PES SS 2 Chemistry 2nd Term Exam (Obj) 2025/2026
  • 1. Solubility is expressed in ______
A) mol/dm-3
B) g/mol
C) dm3
D) mol/dm3
  • 2. A solubility curve shows _____
A) The way a solute dissolves
B) How much substance is dissolved
C) The variation of solubility of a substance with temperature
D) The variation of solubility of a substance with volume
  • 3. Which of the following has two geometric isomers?
A) But-1-yne
B) But-2-ene
C) Butane
D) But-2-yne
  • 4. Geometric isomer is common among ____________
A) Alkanols
B) Alkynes
C) Alkanes
D) Alkenes
  • 5. The molecular formula for glycerol is____
A) C3H5(OOCR)_3
B) C3H5(OH)_3
C) RCOONa
D) C2H4
  • 6. Which of the following is not needed in the laboratory preparation of soap?
A) Baking soda
B) Salt solution
C) Palm oil
D) Distilled water
  • 7. Which of the following is not a type of soap?
A) Water soap
B) Transparent soap
C) Hard soap
D) Toilet soap
  • 8. When soap is added to dirty fabric, _____ penetrate greasy dirt.
A) Soap molecules
B) Hydrophobic tails
C) Soap foam
D) Hydrophilic heads
  • 9. ____ remain suspended in water and are rinsed away while washing.
A) Hydrophobic tails
B) Hydrophilic heads
C) Soap molecules
D) Micelles
  • 10. Detergents are made from ____
A) Ashes
B) Dried soaps
C) Petroleum hydrocarbons
D) Baking soda
  • 11. Which of the following is not a use of soap?
A) Bathing
B) Shampoos
C) Shaving creams
D) Emulsifying oils
  • 12. Which of the following is not a use of detergents?
A) Shaving creams
B) Dishwashing liquids
C) Laundry powders
D) Shampoos
  • 13. The mass of an alpha particles is _________
A) 4 units
B) 6 units
C) 1/1840 unit
D) No mass
  • 14. The electrical charge on beta particles is ________
A) It has no charge.
B) +1
C) -1
D) +2
  • 15. The relative penetration of gamma rays is __________
A) 10 000
B) 100
C) 10
D) 1
  • 16. Half-life shows ____ a radioactive substance decays.
A) How much
B) If
C) How fast or slow
D) Why
  • 17. Which of the following is not a halogen?
A) Iodine
B) Chlorine
C) Tin
D) Fluorine
  • 18. Iodine is a____
A) Greenish yellow gas
B) Pale yellow gas
C) Grey crystalline solid
D) Reddish brown liquid
  • 19. Alkali metals react with oxygen to produce ____
A) Oxides, peroxides, superoxides.
B) Hydrogen gas
C) Trioxonitrates
D) Oxygen gas
  • 20. Which of the following can be used in producing red fireworks?
A) Radium
B) Magnesium
C) Calcium
D) Strontium
  • 21. Alkaline earth metals react with acids to release ___________
A) Hydrogen gas
B) Oxygen gas
C) Nitrogen gas
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 22. Transition elements are ____ elements.
A) f-block
B) p-block
C) s-block
D) d-block
  • 23. The following are examples of transition elements except ____
A) Iron
B) Cobalt
C) Rubidium
D) Nickel
  • 24. The general electronic configuration for transition elements is ___________
A) (n-2)d1-10ns0-1
B) 1s2 2s2
C) They do not have electronic configuration
D) (n-1)d1-10ns0-2
  • 25. The following are oxidation states of chromium except ________
A) -2
B) +6
C) +2
D) +3
  • 26. When metals are extracted from ores, they are not usually ____
A) Much
B) Solid
C) Pure
D) Big
  • 27. Which of the following is most abundant in the universe ( ~70% of universe's mass)?
A) Hydrogen
B) Carbon
C) Oxygen
D) Nitrogen
  • 28. Hydrogen burns in oxygen with a ____ flame to form water.
A) Red
B) Orange
C) Pale yellow
D) Pale blue
  • 29. Which of the following reduces metal oxides to metals?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Hydrogen
C) Nitrogen
D) Water
  • 30. Which of the following reacts slowly with cold water?
A) Carbon
B) Nitrogen
C) Hydrogen
D) Calcium
  • 31. Alkaline earth metals react with hydrogen to form____
A) Ionic halides
B) Hydrogen gas
C) Oxides
D) Oxygen gas
  • 32. Which of the following is used in making ceramics?
A) Magnesium
B) Strontium
C) Barium
D) Aluminium
  • 33. Which for the following can be used for cancer treatment?
A) Chromium
B) Radium
C) Iron
D) Argon
  • 34. Which of the following can be used in making fertilizers?
A) Calcium
B) Radium
C) Argon
D) Iron
  • 35. Which of the following is used in making building materials?
A) Calcium
B) Argon
C) Magnesium
D) Potassium
  • 36. Unstable atoms are called____
A) Nuclei
B) Rays
C) Particles
D) Radioisotopes
  • 37. Which of the following shows a solubility curve with a sharp break at 36oC?
A) HCl
B) H2SO4
C) Na2SO4
D) NaCl
  • 38. Early detergents contained ____ hydrocarbons.
A) Chained
B) Branched
C) Cyclic
D) Straight
  • 39. Modern detergents are made from____ hydrocarbons.
A) Branched
B) Cyclic
C) Linear
D) Chained
  • 40. Soaps are____ biodegradable.
A) Fully
B) Not
C) Partly
D) None of the above
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