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Here's the complete list of questions 1-40, with the exact wording from the
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1. All matter is particulate in nature. This basically means that between separate bits of
matter there are spaces which contain no matter. In science it is called the "atomic
nature of matter." It is generally agreed that the Greek philosopher Leucippus and his
student Democritus were the first to propose this idea, about 440 BC. The primary
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"particle" in chemistry is the atom. However, you probably know that there is a
substructure to an atom that it is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. What is the
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primary particle of matter?

A. Proton
B. Atom ✅
C. Electron
D. Neutron
2. Why do you think the volume of the mixture of coffee and water is less than the sum
of the volumes of unmixed coffee and water?
A. The water is made of tiny particles with no spaces between them.
B. Coffee is made up of molecules bigger than the molecules of water.
C. The water molecules are not tightly packed together, leaving spaces between them.
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D. The coffee molecules combined with the water molecules.
3. What happens when an ice cube melts?
A. It absorbs energy that increases the kinetic energy of particles. ✅
B. It absorbs energy that decreases the kinetic energy of particles.
C. It releases energy that increases the kinetic energy of particles.
D. It releases energy that decreases the kinetic energy of particles. 4

4. Which among the elements has the highest electron affinity?

A. Chlorine ✅
B. Tellurium
C. Germanium
D. Rhodium
5. Which of the following ions in the body is responsible for the formation of strong
bones?
A. Sodium
B. Iron
C. Potassium
D. Calcium ✅
6. What happens when wet clothes are hung on clothes-line in the open air?
A. The clothes will gradually become dry due to condensation.
B. The clothes will gradually become dry due to evaporation. ✅
C. The clothes will gradually become dry because water molecules hung on the clothes
line.
D. The clothes will become dry because the water molecules leave as the clothes are
hung
7. Dmitri Mendeleev organized the chemical elements:
A. by number of electrons
B. by increasing atomic weight and similar properties ✅ 5

C. by increasing atomic number and similar properties

D. in alphabetical order
8. Which of the following tells why gas flows easily?
A. Particles have short distance in between, and so they can slide past one another.
B. Particles have great distance in between, and so they can slide past one another. ✅
C. Particles have short distance in between, and so they do not slide past one another.
D. Particles have great distance in between, and so they do not slide past one another.
9. Which property of a solid is consistent with the micro-view shown in the diagram?
A. No definite shape
B. Can flow
C. Cannot be compressed ✅
D. No definite volume
10. Which subatomic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
A. protons, electrons
B. neutrons, electrons
C. protons, neutrons ✅
D. electrons, atoms
11. Naphthalene balls decrease in size when placed inside our clothes closet. When the
clothes closet was opened, the smell of naphthalene was very strong. What phase
change do the mothballs undergo? 6

A. condensation 7

B. evaporation
C. sublimation ✅
D. melting
12. This is the experiment that tested Thomson's model by bombarding a very thin
sheet of gold with positively-charged alpha particles:
A. alpha particles scattering experiment ✅
B. beta particle scattering experiment
C. gamma particles scattering experiment
D. omega particle scattering experiment
13. What will happen to the balloons when they are rubbed in hair simultaneously?
A. acquire the same charge so it will attract
B. acquire the different charge so it will repel
C. acquire negative charges when rubbed ✅
D. acquire positive charges when rubbed
14. This English scientist noticed that properties of elements repeat with every eighth
element. He attempted to arrange the elements using the octave as a basis in 1864.
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Who was he?

A. Dmitri Mendeleev
B. Lothar Meyer
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. John Newlands ✅
15. Which statement about the reactivity of these metals (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe, H, Cu)
is correct?
A. Zinc is less reactive than Iron. ✅
B. Sodium is less reactive than Calcium.
C. Copper is more reactive than Potassium.
D. Calcium is more reactive than Magnesium. 9

16. Which of the following describes the particulate nature of matter in general?
A. All matter is made of tiny particles. ✅
B. The particles in matter do not move.
C. There is no space in between particles of matter.
D. There is no force acting between the particles of matter. 10

17. Which process involves a physical change?

A. Generation of gas from manure
B. Distillation of water ✅
C. Digestion of food
D. Fermentation of coconut water into vinegar
18. Which illustrates a gas turning into a liquid?
A. Melting of ice
B. Steam from boiling water
C. Rubbing alcohol on your arms
D. Water droplets outside a cold glass of lemonade ✅
19. Which refers to the energy needed to remove an outermost electron from a gaseous
atom?
A. Ionization energy ✅
B. Electronegativity
C. Electron affinity
D. Atomic radius
20. In which period and group is Silver (Ag) located?
A. Period 2, Group 1
B. Period 3, Group 8
C. Period 4, Group 2
D. Period 5, Group 11 ✅ 11
21. What happens when water particles evaporate?
A. Particles absorb heat and the particles gain kinetic energy. ✅
B. Particles absorb heat and the particles lose kinetic energy.
C. Particles release heat and the particles gain kinetic energy.
D. Particles release heat and the particles lose kinetic energy.
22. Which subatomic particle is the heaviest?
A. Electron
B. Neutron
C. Proton ✅
D. Atom
23. Which is TRUE about deposition?
A. It is responsible in cloud formation.
B. It is responsible for snow formation. ✅
C. It occurs when a substance changes directly from solid to liquid.
D. It occurs when a substance turns directly from solid to gas.
24. Mendeleev arranged elements by:
A. Vertical columns ✅
B. Horizontal rows
C. Oval
D. Circular
25. Elements in the same group have the same number of:
A. Protons
B. Neutrons
C. Electrons
D. Valence electrons ✅
26. Which metal reacts most vigorously with cold water?
A. Copper
B. Potassium ✅
C. Magnesium
D. Sodium
27. Metals are refined by using different methods. Which of the following metals is
refined by electrolytic refining?
A. Cu (Copper) ✅
B. Au (Gold)
C. Zn (Zinc)
D. Ag (Silver)
28. Generally, metals are solid in nature. Which one of the following metals is found in
liquid state at room temperature?
A. Na (Sodium)
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B. Fe (Iron)
C. Ar (Argon)
D. Hg (Mercury) ✅
29. Which of the following property is generally not shown by metals?
A. Electrical conduction
B. Sonorous in nature
C. Dullness ✅ 13

D. Ductility
30. In Mendeleev's periodic table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later.
A. Germanium ✅
B. Chlorine
C. Oxygen
D. Silicon
31. Which of the following statement(s) about the modern periodic table are incorrect?
I. The elements are arranged on the basis of their decreasing atomic numbers.
II. The elements are arranged on the basis of their increasing atomic masses.
III. Isotopes are placed in adjoining group(s).
IV. The elements are arranged on the basis of their increasing atomic number.
A. Only I
B. I, II, III ✅
C. I, II, IV
D. IV only
32. Which of the following statements about the modern periodic table is correct?
A. It has 18 horizontal rows known as periods.
B. It has 7 vertical columns known as periods.
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C. It has 18 vertical columns known as groups. ✅ 15

D. It has 7 horizontal rows known as groups.

33. Which of the following are characteristics of isotopes of an element?
I. Isotopes of an element have same atomic number.
II. Isotopes of an element have same atomic mass.
III. Isotopes of an element show same physical properties.
IV. Isotopes of an element share same chemical properties.
A. I, II, IV
B. I, II, III
C. II and III
D. I and IV ✅
34. How are elements arranged in the Periodic Table?
A. Increasing atomic radius
B. Increasing atomic masses
C. Decreasing atomic masses
D. Increasing atomic numbers ✅ 16

35. Elements that has the highest electronegativity is

A. Flourine ✅
B. Sodium
C. Chlorine
D. Oxygen
36. What modifications did early 1900s chemists make to Mendeleev's periodic table?
A. They included chemical characteristics like bonding strength.
B. They also included material characteristics like melting point and density.
C. They arranged the elements using atomic mass rather than atomic number.
D. To arrange the elements, they used atomic number rather than atomic mass. ✅
37. Lithium's atomic number is always 3, and its atom always has three protons.
However, the mass number in the isotope with 3 neutrons is 6 and in the isotope with 4
neutrons is 7. There are only a few isotopes in nature. Lithium, for example, has
isotopes with 3 and 4 neutrons, but neither an isotope with 2 nor an isotope with 5
neutrons exists. Transition metals refer to which group of elements?
A. Group number 1 to 2
B. Group number 13 to 18
C. Group number 3 to 12 ✅
D. Group number 1 to 8
38. Which of the following has a positive charge?
A. Proton ✅
B. Neutron
C. Anion
D. Electron
39. Rutherford's alpha (α) particles scattering experiment resulted into discovery of
A. Electron
B. Proton
C. Nucleus in the atom ✅
D. Atomic mass
40. Which one of the following involves a change of phase?
A. Changing water into steam ✅
B. Mixing vinegar with water
C. Filtering sand from sand and water
D. Grinding coffee beans into powder