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CHEMISTRY 4TH MODEL EXAMINATION
NUMBER OF ITEM: 80 TIME ALLOWED: 2:30 HOURS
I. This is chemistry model examination IV consistory of 80 multiple choice questions
for each questions. Choose the best answer from the given alternative and write the
leter of your choice on the space provided only.
N.B the information provided in the following table whenever necessary.
Symbole H C N O K I Zn
At.mass 1 12 14 16 39 127 65

Faraday constant= 96500

KH (mol/L.atm)H2 = 8.5 × 10-4
planks content h= 6.626 x10-34 Js/photn
universal gas constant = 8.314J/K.mol
1. Select a carbohydrate that is not correctly matched with its corruspandary giysosidic linkage?
a. Cellulose → β -1,4 -glycosidic linkage
b. Amylopectin → α = 1,4 and α 1,6- glycosidic linkage
c. Sucrose → α - 1,4- glycosidic linkage
d. glycogen→ α ,1 , 4 & β ,1,6 – glycosidic linkage
2. Which of the following is not true concning reaction rates and chemical equilibrium?
a. Chemical reactions must be carried out in closed veasels to attain state of chemical
equilibrium
b. As concentration of reactant in creases, the rate of reaction increase except for zero and
negative order reactions.
c. A catalyst can increase the rate of the reaction by lowering the activation energy of the reaction.
d. The concentration of reactants is necessarily equal to the concentrations of products at
equilibrium.
3. Polyacrylontrite is a polymer primary used for making (wigs) and it has the following partial
structure. What is the percentage of nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen in this polymer?

−C¿|¿ ¿ H ¿−C¿|¿ ¿CN ¿ −C¿|¿ ¿ H ¿ −C¿|¿ ¿CN ¿−C¿|¿ ¿ H ¿ −C¿|¿ ¿ CN ¿ −C¿|¿ ¿H ¿−C¿|¿ ¿ CN ¿ −¿
H ¿ |/¿ ¿ H ¿ |¿ H ¿ |¿ H ¿ |/¿ H ¿ |¿ H ¿ |¿ H ¿ |/¿ H ¿ |¿
a. N =26.42% H=5.66% C= 67.92%
b. N=20.89% H=7.47% C=71.64%
c. N= 23.33% H=6.67% C=70.00%
d. N= 24.28% H=6.36% C=69.38%
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 4. If the total number of monomer units = 4400, then what is the molar mass M0 of poly
acrylonitrile based on question number 3?
a. M0 =2.332 x105 gm/mol
b. M0 =1.804 x105 gm/mol
c. M0 =4.136 x105 gm/mol
d. M0 =3.388 x105 gm/mol
5. Which of the following substance is not correctly method with its corresponding commercial
production?
a. Ammonia → habar process
b. Aluminum → down cell process
c. Sulfuric acid → contant process
d. Nitric acid → ostwald process
6. If you balance an oxidation –reductunreation
Cu + HNO3 → Cu (NO3)2 + NO + H2O using a method of your own choice then what will
be the sum of all caefficents of reactants and products
a. 6 b. 20 c.13 d.23
7. Which substance is a reducing agent in an oxidation reduction reaction provided under question
number 6?
a. Nitric acid b. Nitrogen c. copper d. oxygen
8. Given that the rate constant k1=3.167 ×10-4 51 for the decompositions reaction

CH3- N≡N-CH3 h ead

→
CH3-CH3+ N≡Nat 27℃ . When the temperature is in creased to 127℃ new

rate nostant K2 become as 1000 times the original rate constant K1. What is the approximate
activation energy of the reaction?
a. 2.211 x105J/mol c. 4.422 x 104 J/mol
b. 2.880 x 104 J/mol d. 6.633 x 104 J/mol
9. Which of the following polymers is obtained as a result of condensation pnymerization?
a. Nylon 66 c. poly ethylene
b. Polyvinylchloride d. polypropylere.
10. What will be the net charge when an amino acid having the following general structure is treated
by a solution of pH value13.3?

C ¿ | ¿ CN ¿ − C ¿ ¿ 0 ¿ − ¿
H2N--
H¿ |¿ ¿ ‖¿ OH
a. 0 b. -1 c. +1 d. -2
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 11. Which of the following scientist is not correctly matched with the corresponding contribution to
scince?
a. Albert Einstein → photo electric effect
b. Lou is de- Broglie → wave nature of electron
c. Max plank → electrun
d. Siresac newtun → white light is poly chromatic.
12. Consider the following orbital diagram electron confirmation of pho sphnts (z=15 in to ground
state. It is acceptable or not acceptable? Why?
1S 2S 2P 3S 3P
↿v ↿⇂ ↿⇂↑

a. Not acceptable, because it doesn’t obey the aufban rule

b. Not acceptable, because it doesn’t obey the hund’s rule
c. Not acceptable, because it doesn’t obey the paulis rule
d. Acceptable, because it obey all the rules.
13. If the principal quantum number n=6, azmitual quantum number 1=3 and the magnetic quantum
number m= +2, then the maximum number of election is equal to
a. 2 b.7 c. 14 d.8
14. The decom position of ethanal in to melhane and carbon monoxide is assumed to be 2nd order
reaction with a rate constant value of 0.003 L/mol second at a certain temperature. If the intial
concentration of ethanol. [ CH3CHO]0 = 0.25 M. then what will be the concentration ethanol offer
20 minutes?
a. 0.246M b. 0.190 M c. 0.132 M d.0.060 M
15. If you arrange NaBr, AlF3, MgBr2 and Al Br3 is an increase order of lattice energy, the you will
obtain which of the following arrangements?
a. AlBr3, MgBr2 AlF3,NaBr c. MgBr2, NaBr,AlBr3,AlF3
b. NaBr, AlF3, AlBr, MgBr2 d. NaBr,MgBr2, AlBr3, AlF3
16. Given the chemical equation.
[o ] [o]
CH2OH X Y where [o] stands for a strung oxidizing agent, what do xandy
H2o H2O
represents in this reacting respectively?
a. Carboxylic acid, Al dehyde c. Ketone, carboxylic acid
b. Aldhyde, calboxylic acid d. Calboxylic acid, ketun
17. If the IUPAC name of an aromatic and substituted carboxylic acid is 4- brome – 2 –(ethyl) -6-
methylbenzene carboxylic acid, then the common name of this acid is most likely
a. P-Brumo-o-ethyl-o-methyl benzoic acid c. m-Brumo-o-ethyl-m-methyl benzoic acid

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 b. P-Brumo-m-ethyl-o-methyl benzoic acid d. P-Brumo-o-ethyl-p-methyl benzoic acid

18. What do you call the type of synthetic rubber that is produced in the largest amount each year,
and used primary for making different tires
a. Butyl rubber c. polychloroprene (neoprene) Rubber
b. Polyving chloride d. styrene- Butadine Rubber
19. Which of the following statement is not correctly written about pyranose and furanose?
a. Pyranose is a six membering while furanose is a five membering
b. Pyranose and furanose are homcyclicringss resulted from intermolecular reaction
c. pyranose and furanose are homocyclicripes resulted from intamolulary reaction
d. a ring that is formed by a single glucose molecule is pyranose, while a ring formed by
fructose is an example of furanose
20. Which scientific experiment led to a conculsion that all atoms of substance have very small,
massier, dense, bundle and positively changed region?
a. Oil- drug experiment c. photoelectric effect experiment
b. Cathode ray tube experiment d. alpha particles scattering experiment
21. 100 moles of (NH4)2 Hpo4 has a total number of___ hydrogen atoms and 100 moles of Al(NO3)3
has a total number of____ nitrate ions (NO3) respectively
a. 5.418 ×1024 &1.806× 1024
b. 3.010× 1026 & 6.02× 1025
c. 6.02 ×10 25 & 6.02× 1025
d. 5.418× 10 26 & 1.0806× 1026
22. Consider the following equilibria of four organic a acids and their corresponding PKa values
i. C6H806 + H2O ↔ H3O+ + C6H7O6 pka =4.11
ii. HCOOH + H2O ↔ H3O+ + HCCO pka =3.71
iii. Ch3COOH + H2O ↔ H3O+ + CH3COO pka =4.74
iv. C6h5COOH + H2O ↔ H3O ++ C6H5COO pka =4.19
Which arrangement would exactly represent an increasing order of acid strength?
a. ii, i , iii, iv c. i , ii, iii, iv
b. iii, iv, i , ii d. ii, i ,iv, iii
23. Which set of quantum numbers is not permissible ( acceptable) for an electron with in a catain
atom?
1
a. n=8 l =4, ml = 0 ms= +
2
1
b. n=6 l =3, ml = 4 ms= -
2

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c. n=4 l =2, ml = 1 ms= -
2
1
d. n=1 l =0, ml = 0 ms= +
2

24. Given the acid -base equilibrium reaction between acetic acid and ethyl amine as
CH3 CH2NH2 + CH3 COOH ↔ CH3 CH2NH3+ +CH3 COO- which substances are brunsted Lovery
bases in this equilibrium
a. CH3COOH and CH3CH2NH3+ c. CH3CH2NH2 and CH3CH3COO-
b. CH3CH2 NH3+ and CH3COO- d. CH3CH2NH2 and CH3CH2NH3+
25. Based on question number 24 which substance are conjugted acid base pair?
a. C b. A c. D d. B
26. What mast of potassium iodate (KI3) is required in order to prepare 1000 ml of 0.5N solution
KIO3 according to the reaction KIO3 + SKI + 6HCl→ 6 KCl + 3I2 + 3H2O
a. 107.gm c. 21.4 gm
b. 53.5gm d. 42.8gm
27. The carc in ethruphy (∆ s) is expected to have an extremely negative value for which of the
following process?
a. Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq) → NaCl(s) c. 2H2O(g) → 2H2(g) + O2(g)
b. BaCO3(s) → BaO(s) +CO2(g) d. N2O4(g) + Br2(g) → 2NOBr(g) +O2(g)
28. Which of the following elements does not belong to carbohydrate?
a. Carbon b Nitrogen c. oxygen d. hydrogen
29. The volume of irregularly shaped solids can be determined from the volume what they displace.
When a small piece of galena is added in to a graduated measuring cylinder containing 37.96 cm3
water, it sinks completely and cause the volume of water to be 42.60 cm3 what is the approximate
density of galena wenhing 76.74 gm
a. 4604 kg/m3 c. 16540 kg/m3
b. 2022 kg/m3 d. 1801 kg/m3
30. Which of the following statement is not correctly written about monosaccharide
a. Monosaccharide are either polhydroxaldehydes or polyhyduxyketones
b. The Namur of carbon atoms in mono asaccahride range from 3 to 7 in nature
c. All monosaccharide are reducing sugars
d. All monosaccarides are isomer to each other
31. When gaseous gasoline is burnt in a car engine, the heat released causes the products carbon
dioxide(g) and water (g) to expand which pushas the piston out ward. If these expanding gases do
466 kJ pressure-volume work on the piston and at the same time the system loses 300 kg heat
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 energy to the surrounding then what must the change in intanal energy for such a process be
according to the 1st law of the rmodiramics?
a. ∆ ∈= -166 KJ b. ∆ ∈= + 166 KJ c. ∆ ∈ = - 766 KJ d. ∆ ∈ = + 766 Kg

32. Assume that you want to prepare a dilute solution from a stock of 18M H2SO4 in a chemistry
laboratory. How many mL of concentrated H2SO4 and water would you mix such that 600 mL and
0.5M H2S4 solution is prepared?
a. 66.67ml H2SO4 and 533.33 ml H2O
b. 16.67ml H2SO4 and 583.33 ml H2O
c. 16.678ml H2SO4 and 600 ml H2O
d. 66.678ml H2SO4 and 600 ml H2O
33. Why are silicate minerals not commonly used as source of metals?
a. They are difficult of reduce and concentrate
b. They are rate minerals
c. They usually don’t contain important metals
d. They are only found at excasive depths in the oceans
34. Which of the following is manufactured by chemical reduction?
a. Sn b. Ca c. Na d. Mg
35. The following are step of metallurgy
i. Production of metals
ii. Refining and alloying
iii. Pre treatment
iv. Concentrating ore
a. i ,ii, iii & iv c. iv, ii i, &iii
b. iv, iii, i & ii d. iv, i, iii & ii
36. the second must abundant element in the either crust is
a. oxygen b. aluminum c. silcon d. iron
37. natural rubber is a polymer of
a. butadine c. styrene
b. neoprene d. isoprene
38. Which of the following is an natural polymer?
a. Cotton b. Dacron c. nylon d. polyvenyl chloride
39. Assume that the length of a covalent bond that joins the two hydrogen atoms in hydrogen
molecule (H-H) is observed to be 133 picometrs. The length of the bond expressed in millimeter
is equal to

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 a. 1.33 × 10-3 mm c. 1.33 × 10-11 mm
b. 1.33 ×10-10mm d. 1.33 × 10-9 mm

40. What will be the effect of decreasing temperature for the reaction
2NOCl (g) + 128.37 kJ ↔ 2NO (g) + Cl2 (g) as equilibrium keeping the external pressure
constant?
a. The equilibrium will shift to the forward direction and the amount of NOCl would decrease.
b. The equilibrium will shift to the forward direction and the amount of NOCl would increase
c. The equilibrium will shift to the reverse direction and the amount of NOCl would decrease
d. The equilibrium will shift to the reverse direction and the amount of NOCl would increase
41. Which one of the following is the corect systematic /IUPAC/ name of a subitited organic acid
having the structure shown below?
‖¿ |¿ ‖¿
HO−C ¿ O ¿−CH −C ¿ | ¿ ¿¿ CH ¿ ¿−C ¿ Br ¿ ¿=C ¿ | ¿ ¿−C ¿ O ¿¿−OH¿¿
2 3
CH CH ¿ CH ¿
2 3 |¿ 3
a. 4.5 – Dibromo – 3 –ethyl – 3 –methyl – 4 – Hexendioic acid
b. 2.3 – Dibromo – 4 – ethyl – 4 –methyl – 2 – Hexendioic acid
c. 5.5 – Dibromo – 3 – ethyl – 3 –methyl – 5 – Hexendioic acid
d. 3.3 – Dibromo – 4 – ethyl – 4 –methyl – 3 – Hexendioic acid
42. The chemical reaction between hydroxide ion and methyl bromide passes though the transition
state X before forming the desired product (CH3- OH) as it shown below
OH- + CH3 – Br → X → CH3- OH + Br-
What can be said about the transition state (activated complex ) X?
a. It is highly stable species
b. It is a low energy state species
c. It contains partially formed and partially broken bonds
d. It is a long lived species
43. For each of the following equilibrium reactions. The equilibrium constant in terms of partial
pressure kp and the equilibrium constant kc are exactly equal?
a. CO2 (g) + 2H2o (g) ⇌ CH4 (g) + 2o2 (g)
b. 3H 2(g) + N2 (g) ⇌ 2NH3 (g)
c. CH4 (g) + H2O (g) ⇌ CO2 (g) + 3H2 (g)
d. 2NO (g) + Br2 (g) ⇌ 2NOBr (g)

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 44. Which of the following is not correctly defined?
a. Saturated solution → type of solution that has the maximum amount of dissolved solute at a
given temperature
b. Super saturated solution → type of solution that can dissolve more sultes at a given
temperature
c. Positive duration→ type of devation from Raoults law when the solute – solvent interaction
is less than the solute – solute and sulrent –solveent in teractions
d. Negative deratoum → type of devation from Raoults law when the solute – sovent
interaction is greater than the solute- solute and solvent –solvent interaction
45. Which of the following compound below is most likely to be ionic?
a. CCl4 b. NO2 c. ScCl3 d. ClO2
46. Which of the following compound would be expected to have the highest melting point?
a. BaCl2 b. BaBr2 c. BaF2 d. BaI2
47. Which one of the following is para magnetic?
a. F2 b. H2 c. No+ d. No
48. Which of the following factors doesn’t affect the rate of a chemical reaction that is zero order?
a. Surface area of reactants c. concentration of reaction
b. Temperature d. presence of a catalyst
49. Which of the following titrations will have an equivalence point at a PH > 7.0?
a. Weak acid with a weak base c. strong acid with a strong base
b. Weak acid with a strong base d. strong acid with a weak base
50. Which group of organic compound are predominantly responsible for the delight full o dour of
many fruits such as Banana and pineapples?
a. Carboxylic acids c. Alcholos
b. Esters d. Aldehydes
51. Cyandation is the most successful method of gold extratium as it is shown by the reaction
equation.
4Au (s) + 8 CN- (aq) + O2(g) +2H2O(l ) → 4Au (CN-)2 (aq) +4OH- (aq) a relatively pure gold is
then produced from Au (CN-)2 using zinc as a reducing agent. To which metallurgical techniques
does cy anidation belong?
a. Amalgamation b. Roasting c. froath floatation d. leaching

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 52. Which one of the following chemical equations is not practically done in commercial production
of aqueous sulfuric acid?
a. S8(g) + 8O2 ( g) → 8SO2 (g) c. 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2SO3 (g)
b. SO3 (g) H2O (l ¿ → H2SO4 (aq) d. H2S2O7 (l ¿ + H2O→ 2H2SO4 (aq)

53. Which one of the following metallic elements is not correctly matched with its corresponding ore?
a. Aluminum → Bauxite c. copper → chalcopyrite
b. Lead → cinnabar d. iron → hematite
54. If you add a colorless phenephtalein in dicator in to a beaker contain strongly acidic solution then
its color will be
a. Remain color less c. Yellow
b. Pink d. Bright Red
55. Which substance does not behave as amphotric among the following species
a. HS- b. NH4+ c. H2O d. HCO3-
56. Which type of solute solvent interaction is responsible for the dissolution of KBr in water?
a. Hydrogen boning c. London disperssion
b. Ion –depol attraction d. dipole –diopol force
57. Which of the following is not probable shape of amolucle?
a. GeCl4 = Tetrahadral c. HCN -bent
b. BrF3- T-shape d. PCl5- Triagunal bigyramidal
58. Which one of the following electromagnetic radiation has the largest wave length?
a. Gammarays c. micro waves
b. X-rays d. Radio waves
59. Which of the following is not a basic SI unit?
a. Candela b. Mole c. Second d. gram
60. How many sigma and π it bond present respectively in a cetonitrile shown below

C ¿ | ¿ H ¿ ≡¿
H--
H ¿ |¿
CN
a. 5 δ & 2 π b. 2 π∧¿ 5δ c. 4 δ & 3 π d. 3 π & 4δ
61. One of the following is not an intensive physical property?
a. Volume b. density c. color d. boiling point
62. The number of significant figures in 0.00030040?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 7 d. 6
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 63. Which of the following acid is the strongest?
a. CH3 COOH (Ka= 1.8 × 10-5) c. HCOOH (ka = 1.8 ×10-4)
b. HCN (ka =7.2 × 10-10) d. C6H5 COOH (Ka = 6.3 ×10-5)

64. Which of the following substance under goes hydrolysis in aqueous solution?
a. HCl b. HC2H3O2 c. NH4OH d. NH4
65. Which of the following is the correct increasing order of boiling point (lest to highest) among the
organic compound
a. CH3COOCH3, CH3OCH2CH3, CH3CH2CH2OH, CH3CH2COOH
b. CH3OCH2CH3, CH3COOH3, CH3CH2CH2OH, CH3CH3COOH
c. CH3CH2CH2OH, CH3OCH2CH3, CH3COOCH3, CH3CH2COOH
d. CH3OCH2CH3, CH3CH2CH2OH, CH3COOCH3, CH3CH2COOH
66. Metallic iron was to be platted using zine elctrode immersed in a solution of zink sulfate so as to
form a galvanized iron in the process a current of 9A was following for about 300 minutes. What
was the approximate mass of zinc diposited on the surface of iron according to Faraday’s 1st low
of electrolysis?
a. 94 gram b.47 gram c. 54.6gram d. 109.2 gram
67. Assume that the unsaturated and non-cyclic dicalboxylic acid containing 8 carbon atoms has two
carbon- carbon dauble bords in its structure. The molecular formula of this acid is most likely
a. C8H13O4 b. C8H 16O2 C.C8H2 O2 d. C8H10O8
68. What volume of distilled water is required in order for diluting 48M solution to 36M and 360mL.
Solution?
a. 270 ml b. 120 ml c. 90ml d. 450 ml

69. What organic products are represented by M and R in the reaction equation shown below?
O

CH2O -- C - LiA 1 H 3 M +R
→
SO4
a. - COOH + - COOH c. CO2OH + - CO2OH

b. - CH2OH + - COOH d. CH2OH + - COOH

70. What is the correct IUPAC name of an ester formed from prpanoic acid and phecl in the presence
of amineral acid catalyst.
a. Phenyl propanate c. prpyl becnzyne carboxylate
b. Benzy propanate d. propyl benzonate
71. Which of the following is not true about nitrogen cycle?
a. Nitrogen is the most aboundat gas in the atmosphere
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 b. Atmoshaic nitrogen is less reactive
c. Lighting converts atmospheric nitrogen in to nitrogen oxides
d. The process of releasing nitrogen gas back into the atmosphere is called nitrogen fixatium.

72. What are the starting substances (raw materials) for the production of DAP, the common artificial
fertilizer?
a. NH3 & H3PO4 c. NH3 & H1S4
b. HNO3 & H3PO4 d. NH3 & HNO3
73. Self-reduction process would lead to the extraction of which metal among the following?
a. Nickel b. Zink c. Lead d. Chromium
74. In a carboxylic acid of structure CH3-CH2CH2-CH2-COOH the carbon atom that is nearest to the
carboxyl carbon is known as
a. B-carbon b. α - carbon c. γ -carbon d. δ -carbon
75. What is the right electronic cenfigatiun of an element with 42 electrons?
a. [kr] 5S2 Sd1 c. [kr] 5S2 4d4
b. [kr]4S1 4d5 d. [kr] 5S1 4d5
76. Calculate the molar solubility of hydrogen if the partial pressure of hydrogen is 3atom at 400C
a. 2.8 × 10-4m c. 0.35 × 10-3 m
b. 25.5 × 10-4m d. 17 ×10-4m
77. What is the mole fraction of ethyl alcohol composed of 2 moles of ethyl alcohol and 8 moles of
water?
a. 0.8 b. 0.75 c. 0.2 d.4
78. The wave length associated with an electron of mass m=9.11 × 10-28 gm is
a. 4.04 × 10-15m c. 6.06 × 10-11m
b. 4.04 × 10-12m d. 6.06 × 10-15 m
79. The number of neutron in an atom 226
88 Ra is;

a. 88 b. 314 c. 138 d. 82
80. What is the enthalphy of the for mation of ethylene (C2H4(g)) given the following information
C2H 4(g) + 3O2 (g) → 2CO2 (g) + 2H2O (l) ∆ H rxn = -1411 kJ
C(s) + O2 (g) →CO2 (g) ∆ H rxn = -393.5 kJ
H2(g) + ½ O2 (g) →H2O (l) ∆ H rxn= -295.5 kJ
a. 53kJ b. 732kJ c. -53kJ d. -732kJ

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