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

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

    wC8H18 + xO2 --> yCO2 + zH2O
A) 2;25;16;18
B) 18;16;25;2
C) 25;16;2;18
D) 2:15;18;16
  • 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;2;6
B) 4;6;7;2
C) 2;7;4;6
D) 7;4;6;2
  • 37. In the reaction below, the values of p,q,r and s are respectively _____

    pC3H8 + qCO2 --> rCO2 + sH2O
A) 3;5;1;4
B) 5;1;3;4
C) 1;5;3;4
D) 4;3;5;1
  • 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) 2;1;2;1;1
B) 1;2;2;1;1
C) 2;2;1;1;1
D) 2;2;1;2;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;3;2;3
B) 2;2;3;3
C) 3;3;2;3
D) 3;3;3;2
  • 40. The values of x, y, z and w in the equation below are respectively ____

    xNH3 + yO2 --> zN2 + wH2O
A) 4;3;6;2
B) 4;3;2;6
C) 6;2;3;4
D) 4;3;3;6
  • 41. In aFe + bO2 --> cFe2O3, a, b and c represents____
A) 2;3;4
B) 4;2;3
C) 4;3;2
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;11;2;8
B) 4;8;2;11
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/4O2 --> xCO2 + y/2H2O
B) CxHy + y/4O2 --> xCO2 + y/2H2O
C) CxHy + x+y/2O2 --> xCO2 + y/4H2O
D) CxHy + x+y/4O2 --> xCO + y/2H2O
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