01/05/2020
sample model exam
KOMBOLCHA GENERAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION PREPARATORY SECONDARY
SCHOOL CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS FOR GRADE 12
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
Avogadro’s No = 6.02 x1023 mole
Mass of electron = 9.11x10-31kg
Gas constant (R) = 8.314 J/mol K = 0.082 L.atm/mol. K
Planks constant (h) = 6.626x10-34 JS/photons
Faraday’s constant (F) = 96500C/mol
Ryberg’s constant (RH) = 2.18x10-18J
Velocity of light (C) = 3x108 m/s
Atomic number (Z) and mass number (A)
Element H He Li Be B C N O F Ne
A 1 4 7 8 11 12 14 16 19 20
A Na Mg Al P K
23 24 27 31 39
Element H He Li Be B C N O F Ne
Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Z Na Mg Al P K
11 12 13 15 19
Element V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ag Au
A 51 52 55 56 59 58.7 64 65 108 197
A Hg Ti Kr Sc
201 48 84 45
Element V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ag Au
Z 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 47 79
Z Hg Ti Kr Sc
80 22 36 21
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE ALTERNATIVES
1. Among the following SI units which one is not basic?
A. Kelvin B. Candela C. Second D. Atmosphere
2. Which one of the following measurement contains four significant figures?
A. 0.06 B. 5.004 C. 0.0009 D. 0.0027
3. Which one of the following is NOT true about random errors?
A. They affect the precision of the result
B. They vary in magnitude and direction
C. They cause the data to be scattered more or less symmetrically around the main value
D. They lie only in one direction for a set of measurements
4. The agreement or closeness among several measurements of the same quantity is
A. Accuracy B. precision C. systematic error D. random error
5. The general statement that summarizes facts that come from many experiment is
A. Observation B. hypothesis C. theory D. law
6. Which one of the following EMR has the lowest wave length?
A. γ-ray B. radio wave C. micro wave D. X-ray
7. What is the frequency a radiation that has wave number of 1.7x106m-1?
A. 2.3x1014s-1 B. 8.2x1014s-1 C. 5.1x1014s-1 D. 12.3x1014s-1
8. Which one of the following molecule violet octet rule?
A. NF3 B. NH3 C. NO2 D. H2O
9. Among the following molecules which one has sp3d2 hybrid orbitals?
A. SCl6 B.CH4 C. BF3 D. PCl5
10. Which one of the following molecules is not diamagnetic?
A. O2-2 B. N2 C. O2 D. F2
11. 1g of powdered magnesium reacts faster than 1g of magnesium ribbon in 2 molar HCl
solution is due to
A. surface area B. concentration C. temperature D. catalysts
12. Which one has the highest bond order? (Atomic number: F= 9, O= 8, Be= 4, N= 7)
A. N2 B. F2 C. O2 D. Be2
13. The rate of a reaction may be expressed by R=K[A]x[B]y. The following results were
obtained during the rate determination experiment.
Experiment [A] in mol/L [B] in mol/L Rate in mol/LS
1 1.2x10-3 4.4x10-3 1.2x10-2
2 2.4x10-3 4.4x10-3 2.4x10-2
3 1.2x10-3 1.1x10-3 3x10-3
A. Rate= k[A]2[B] B. Rate= k[A][B] C. Rate= k[A][B]2 D. Rate= k[A]2[B]2
14. Which one of the following compounds contains both ionic and covalent bonds?
A. AlCl3 B. Mg3N2 C. NaCN D. NaCl
15. Which one of the following intermolecular forces in covalent compound is the strongest?
A. Hydrogen bonding C. induced - dipole
B. Dipole- dipole D. London force
16. Among the following substances which one has the largest bond angle?
A. C4H10 B. C2H2 C. NH3 D. H2O
17. The intensity of a radiation is related to its
A. Wave length B. frequency C. wave number D. amplitude
18. Which one of the following ions has the smallest radius?
A. 13Al3+ B. 12Mg2+ C. 11Na+ D. 9F-
19. The element neon has two isotopes, 2010Ne and 2110Ne. If the relative atomic mass is 20.18
amu, what is the percentage abundance of 2010Ne?
A. 20% B. 21% C. 82% D. 75%
20. The maximum number of electrons in an atom posses a quantum number n=5, լ=2, mլ= -1
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 10
21. Which element would you expect has the highest second ionization energy (IE2)
A. Al B. 12Mg C. 11Na D. cannot be determined
22. Which one of the following set of quantum number is NOT permissible?
A. n =3, լ=2, mլ=1, ms=+
C. n =4, լ=3, mլ=1, ms= -
B. n =2, լ=1, mլ=0, ms= -
D. n =2, լ=0, mլ=1, ms=+
23. Calculate the energy of transition from energy level 3 to energy level 2 in hydrogen
emission spectrum? (RH = 2.18x10-18 J)?
A. 5.45x10-19 J B. – 5.45x10-19 J C. – 2.42x10-19 J D. - 3.03x10-19 J
24. For zero order reaction which one of the following factor does not affect the rate of
reaction?
A. Surface area B. temperature C. presence of catalysts D. concentration
25. Which one of the following chemical is manufactured by Ostwald process?
A. Ammonia B. sulfuric acid C. hydrochloric acid D. nitric acid
26. Which one of the following radioactive emission from the nucleus of an atom would
change the mass of an atom?
A. γ- emission B. β- emission C. α- emission D. x- ray
27. One among the following quantum numbers determines the orientation of orbitals in
space?
A. principal quantum number C. azimuthal quantum number
B. magnetic quantum number D. spin quantum number
28. Which one of the following is NOT the properties of ionic compounds? Ionic
compounds:
A. Contain molecules as fundamental units
B. Conduct electricity in molten or aqueous
C. Soluble in polar solvents
D. Have relatively high melting point and boiling point
29. Which one of the following molecule has linear shape?
A. IF2- B. XeF2 C. IO2F2- D. ICl4-
30. The number of resonance structures for CO32- are
A. 9 B. 6 C. 3 D. 2
31. In the simple decomposition reaction: AB (g) → A (g) + B (g), rate =k [AB]2 and K=
0.2 L/mol.s. How long will it for [AB] to reach one-third of its initial concentration of
1.5M?
A. 4.3s B. 7s C. 10.2s D. 13.4s
32. In which order/s the half-life (t1/2) is independent of the initial concentration of the
reactant?
A. Zero order B. 1st order C. 2nd order D. zero and 1st order
33. For the following reaction: 2H2S (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2S (g) +2H2O (g), what would happen
to [O2] if H2S is removed?
A. Decreased B. remains the same C. increases D. has no effect
34. Consider the reaction: 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2SO3 (g) + heat, which of the following
condition increases the concentration of SO3?
A. Increasing temperature C. adding catalyst
B. Decreasing pressure D. removing SO3 as soon as formed
35. Which of the following factor does not influence the position of equilibrium?
A. Catalysts B. temperature C. concentration D. pressure for gaseous reactants and
products
36. The greatest increase in the rate for the reaction between A and B with rate
R = K [A][B]2 will be caused by
A. Doubling the concentration of A C. doubling the concentration of B
B. Tripling the concentration of A D. lowering temperature
37. For the reaction C (s) + CO2 (g) ↔ 2CO (g), the partial pressure of CO2 and CO are 2
atm and 4 atm respectively at equilibrium. What is the value of KP for this reaction?
A. 4 atm B. 0.5 atm C. 8 atm D. 32 atm
38. In which case Kc and Kp are equal?
A. Δn = 1 B. Kc < RT C. Δn = 0 D. T=R
39. Which of the following particle was discovered by the cathode ray experiment?
A. Electron B. neutron C. nucleus D. proton
40. At 4250c, Kp = 4.18x10-9 for the reaction 2HBr (g) ↔ H2 (g) + Br2 (g), in which direction
the equilibrium shifts when 0.2 atm HBr (g), 0.01 atm H2 (g) and 0.01 atm Br2 (g) are
introduced to a reaction vessel?
Right B. left C. neither direction D. cannot be determined