CHEMICAL EQUATION - Quiz
  • 1. Which statement best defines an element?
A) A substance made up of atoms with the same number of protons
B) A substance made from two or more elements chemically combined
C) A substance that can always be separated physically
D) A mixture of different substances
  • 2. What is the basic building block of an element?
A) An atom
B) A mixture
C) A compound
D) A molecule of water
  • 3. Which of the following is the correct chemical symbol for carbon?
A) C
B) Co
C) Ca
D) Cr
  • 4. Which statement about chemical symbols is correct?
A) The first letter is always capitalised
B) Chemical symbols are written only in lowercase
C) All chemical symbols contain two capital letters
D) The second letter is always capitalised
  • 5. Which of these is a chemical symbol for an element?
A) nA
B) Na
C) NA
D) na
  • 6. What determines the identity of an element?
A) The number of neutrons in its atoms
B) The physical state of the element
C) The number of protons in its atoms
D) The number of molecules present
  • 7. Which of the following exists naturally as a diatomic molecule?
A) Oxygen
B) Argon
C) Helium
D) Neon
  • 8. What is the correct formula for chlorine molecules?
A) Cl
B) Cl?
C) C?l
D) Cl?
  • 9. Where are elements arranged in the periodic table?
A) In order of melting point
B) In alphabetical order
C) In order of atomic number
D) In order of density
  • 10. Which of these is an element?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Sodium chloride
C) Carbon
D) Water
  • 11. What is a compound?
A) A single atom
B) A substance containing two or more different elements chemically combined
C) A substance containing only one type of atom
D) A physical mixture of substances
  • 12. In a compound, elements are combined in what kind of ratio?
A) A fixed ratio
B) A ratio determined by the size of the sample
C) A changing ratio
D) Any ratio
  • 13. What does the chemical formula of a compound show?
A) The mass of the whole sample only
B) The types and relative numbers of atoms present
C) The colour of the compound
D) The temperature at which it forms
  • 14. Which of the following is the formula for water?
A) HO?
B) H?O?
C) OH
D) H?O
  • 15. Which compound contains one nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms?
A) NH?
B) NO?
C) NH?
D) N?H?
  • 16. Which type of compound is formed between a metal and a non-metal?
A) Ionic compound
B) Mixture
C) Elemental molecule
D) Covalent compound
  • 17. Which type of compound contains only non-metal elements joined by covalent bonds?
A) Metallic element
B) Covalent compound
C) Ionic compound
D) Alloy
  • 18. What does the prefix 'di-' indicate in a compound name?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
  • 19. What is the correct name for CO??
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Carbon trioxide
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Cobalt dioxide
  • 20. Which statement best describes a compound?
A) It contains only one element
B) Its components retain all their original properties and can be separated by filtering
C) Its elements are chemically combined and cannot be separated by physical methods
D) Its elements are mixed in any proportion
  • 21. In a word equation, where are the reactants written?
A) Below the arrow
B) On the right-hand side
C) On the left-hand side
D) Above the arrow
  • 22. In a word equation, what are the substances formed called?
A) Reactants
B) Mixtures
C) Catalysts
D) Products
  • 23. What does the arrow in a chemical equation mean?
A) Is equal to in mass only
B) Dissolves in
C) Produces or forms
D) Is heated by
  • 24. Which side of a chemical equation contains the products?
A) The left-hand side
B) Neither side
C) Both sides always
D) The right-hand side
  • 25. What does the state symbol (s) represent?
A) Solution
B) Solid
C) Salt
D) Steam
  • 26. What does the state symbol (aq) mean?
A) A pure liquid
B) Aqueous solution
C) A solid
D) A gas
  • 27. Which state symbol represents a gas?
A) (l)
B) (g)
C) (aq)
D) (s)
  • 28. Why must chemical equations be balanced?
A) To make the equation shorter
B) To make the products heavier than the reactants
C) To show the same number of each type of atom on both sides
D) To show that atoms disappear during reactions
  • 29. Which principle is shown by balancing a chemical equation?
A) Change of state
B) Conservation of temperature
C) Conservation of mass
D) Formation of mixtures
  • 30. Which equation is balanced?
A) 2Al + 3CuO ? Al?O? + 3Cu
B) Al + 3CuO ? Al?O? + 3Cu
C) Al + CuO ? Al?O? + Cu
D) 2Al + CuO ? Al?O? + Cu
  • 31. Balancing of chemical equation is based on the law of
A) Definite proportions
B) Multiple proportions
C) Conservation of mass
D) Conservation of energy
  • 32. Reaction between an acid and a base is called ___
A) Addition reaction
B) Combustion reaction
C) Decomposition reaction
D) Neutralization reaction
  • 33. Tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid reacts with aluminium hydroxide to give a salt and water. The balanced equation for the reaction is
A) 3H2SO4 + 2Al(OH)_3 --> Al2(SO4)_3 + 8H2O
B) H2SO4 + Al(OH)_3 --> Al2(SO4)_3 + 2H2O
C) H2SO4 + Al(OH)_3 --> Al2(SO4)_3 + H2O
D) 3H2SO4 + 2Al(OH)_3 --> Al2(SO4)_3 + 6H2O
  • 34. What are the values of x, y and z respectively in the following equation?

    MnO2 + xHCl --> MnCl2 + yH2O + zCl2
A) 4;2;1
B) 1;2;4
C) 4;1;2
D) 2;4;1
  • 35. Determine the values of w, x, y and z in the following equation:

    wC8H18 + xO2 --> yCO2 + zH2O
A) 2:15;18;16
B) 2;25;16;18
C) 18;16;25;2
D) 25;16;2;18
  • 36. The reaction below, shows the combustion of ethane. The values of a, b, c and d are respectively______

    aC2H6 + bCO2 --> cCO2 + dH2O
A) 7;4;6;2
B) 4;6;7;2
C) 7;4;2;6
D) 2;7;4;6
  • 37. In the reaction below, the values of p,q,r and s are respectively _____

    pC3H8 + qCO2 --> rCO2 + sH2O
A) 4;3;5;1
B) 3;5;1;4
C) 5;1;3;4
D) 1;5;3;4
  • 38. In the neutralization reaction below between Hydrochloric acid and trioxocarbonate (v) salt. The values of a, b, c, d and e are respectively ____

    aHCl + bNa2CO3 --> cNaCl + dH2O + eCO2
A) 1;2;2;1;1
B) 2;2;1;1;1
C) 2;2;1;2;1
D) 2;1;2;1;1
  • 39. In the chemical equation below, the values of a, b, c, d and e are respectively ______

    aCuO + bNH3 --> cCu + dH2O + N2
A) 2;2;3;3
B) 2;3;2;3
C) 3;3;3;2
D) 3;3;2;3
  • 40. The values of x, y, z and w in the equation below are respectively ____

    xNH3 + yO2 --> zN2 + wH2O
A) 4;3;3;6
B) 4;3;6;2
C) 4;3;2;6
D) 6;2;3;4
  • 41. In aFe + bO2 --> cFe2O3, a, b and c represents____
A) 2;3;4
B) 4;3;2
C) 4;2;3
D) 3;2;4
  • 42. Solve for the values of w, x, y and z in the chemical equation below

    wFeS2 + xO2 --> yFe2O3 + zO2
A) 4,;8;2;11
B) 4;11;2;8
C) 11;4;2;8
D) 4;8;2;11
  • 43. Which is among the following formulate is correct for combustion reaction?
A) CxHy + x+y/2O2 --> xCO2 + y/4H2O
B) CxHy + x+y/4O2 --> xCO2 + y/2H2O
C) CxHy + y/4O2 --> xCO2 + y/2H2O
D) CxHy + x+y/4O2 --> xCO + y/2H2O
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