Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
A substance which dissolves readily in organic solvent would
- A. Be a covalent compound
- B. Have strong electrostatic forces of attraction
- C. have a high melting point
- D. Conduct electricity in molten state
Considered the reaction: H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O (l). The energy change taking place in the reaction above is enthalpy of
- A. formation
- B. hydration
- C. neutralization
- D. solution
Which of the following compounds absorbs moisture from the atmosphere and dissolves in it?
- A. FeCI3
- B. MgSO4.7H2O
- C. Na2SO4
- D. KCI
Water molecules are held together by
- A. covalent bond
- B. hydrogen bond
- C. ionic forces
- D. van der Waals forces
Two elements, P and Q with atomic numbers 11 and 8 respectively , combine chemically to form the compound PxQY. The respective values of x and y are?
- A. 1 and 1
- B. 1 and 2
- C. 2 and 1
- D. 3 and 1
The order of reactivity of five metals is P > Q > R > S > T. Which of the following reactions can occur spontaneously?
- A)\(T + P^+ \rightarrow T^+ + P\)
- B)\(Q + T^+ \rightarrow Q^+ + T\)
- C)\(R + Q^+ \rightarrow R^+ + Q\)
- D)\(T + R^+ \rightarrow T^+ + R\)
Which of the electrons in the following orbitals will experience the greatest nuclear attraction?
- A. 1s electron of helium
- B. 1s electron of potassium
- C. 23 electron of boron
- D. 2s electron of carbon
An example of a solid emulsion is
- A) Butter
- B) Hair cream
- C) Milk
- D) Cod-liver oil
Which type of reaction is illustrated by the following equation? C12H26 → 5C2H4+ C2H6
- A. Addition
- B. Cracking
- C. Hydrogenation
- D. Polymerization
An atom has a core and outside the core an electron occupies an orbital for which the principal quantum number n = 4, L = 0, m = 0 and (s = +\frac{1}{2}\) or \(-\frac{1}{2}\).The atom is likely to be
- A) boron
- B) sodium
- C) potassium
- D) fluorine

