Exam Questions And Quiz Test Inorganic Chemistry

Exam Questions And Quiz Test Inorganic Chemistry
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1. When a little sulphur in a spoon is heated, it burns with a blue flame which slowly disappears after some time and we can feel a pungent odour. This pungent odour is due to
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Sulphur gas
(d) Sulphuric acid
Ans. (b)

2. The formula of Baking soda is
(a) Sodium carbonate
(b) Sodium bicarbonate
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) Sodium hydroid
Ans. (b)

3. Which of the foll6wing is a weak base?
(a) NaOH
(b) KOH
(c) NH4OH
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

4. A basic salt that is used in daily life is
(a) Sodium acetate
(b) Sodium chloride
(c) Ammonium sulphate
(d) Sodium carbonate
Ans. (b)

5. Which of the following is spread on icy roads to melt ice in cold countries?
(a) Sodium bicarbonate
(b) Rock salt
(c) Sodium hydroxide
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)

6. Which of the following is a hydrated salt?
(a) Ca(OH) 4
(b) MgCO3
(c) MgSO.7H2O
(d) BaSO4
Ans. (c)

7. Calcium phosphate can be obtained by reacting calcium hydroxide with
(a) Phosphoric acid
(b) Nulphuric acid
(c) Nitric acid
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans. (a)

8. Epsom salt is
(a) CuSO4
(b) CaSO4
(c) MgSO4
(d) Na2SO4
Ans. (c)

9. What happens when hydrated copper sulphate is heated?
(a) It becomes colourless
(b) It turns into anhydrous salt
(c) It loses water of crystallization
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)


10. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Only organic acids conduct electricity
(b) Only mineral acids conduct electricity
(c) All acid solutions, whether organic acids or mineral acids, conduct electricity
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

11. Which of the following acid is also known as battery acid that is used in car batteries?
(a) H2SO4
(b) HCI
(c) HNO3
(d) H3PO4
Ans. (a)


12. What happens to the colour of litmus paper when a drop of acid falls on it?
(a) Colour fades
(b) From blue it turns red
(c) From red it turns blue
(d) Remains unchanged
Ans. (b)

13. The term ‘pH’ comes from
(a) Hydrogen purity
(b) Pure Hydrogen
(c) Hydrogen power
(d) Purity of Hydrogen
Ans. (c)

14. The pH of 1 x 10-8 M HC1 solution is
(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) None of the above
Ans. (d)

15.While mixing H2SO4 with water which of the• following precautions should be taken?
(a) Never add acid to water
(b) Never add water to acid
(c) Add the lighter heavier liquid
(d) Avoid sunlight
Ans. (b)


16. Which of the following may be regarded as weak electrolytes?
(a) NaC1
(b) CH3COONa
(c) HC1
(d) CH3COOH
Ans. (d)

17. The pH of three solutions A, B, C is 6, 4, 8 receptivity which of the following is the correct option?
(a) A>B>C decreasing acidic strength
(b) C>B>A increasing acidic strength
(c) B>A>C is decreasing acidic strength
(d) C>B>A decreasing acidic strength
Ans. (c)

18. An aqueous solution of NaCl is
(a) Acidic
(b) Basic
(c) neutral
(d) Either acidic / basic
Ans. (c)

19. ‘Alum’ is an example of
(a) Single salt
(b) Double salt
(c) Acids
(d) None of above
Ans. (b)

20. All salts are
(a) Strong electrolytes
(b) Weak electrolytes
(c) Non electrolytes
(d) Either weak or strong
Ans. (d)

21. An aqueous solution of CH3COONa is
(a) Acidic
(b) Basic
(c) Amphitricha
(d) Either Acklic/Basic
Ans. (b)

22. A pH -2 solutions is more acidic than one with pH 6 by a factor of
(a) 4000
(b) 2
(c) 10000
(d) 8000
Ans. (c)

23. Electro refining which is based on phenomenon of Electrolysis where
(a) Impure metal is made anode and pure metal is cathode
(b) Impure metal is cathode and pure metal is anode
(c) Pure metal makes both anode and cathode
(d) None of the above

24. Which of the following is an example of strong electrolyte?
(a) NH4OH solution
(b) NaOH
(c) CH3COONa
(d) HCN
Ans. (b)

25. The loss of water of crystallization to the atmosphere by a compound is termed
(a) deliquescence
(b) dehydration
(c) efflorescence
(d) hydrolysis
Ans. (c)

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1. Noble gases exist as individual
(a) Atoms
(b) Molecules
(c) Ions
(d) Compounds
Ans. (a)


2. Electropositive atoms tend to form
(a) Negative ions
(b) Positive ions
(c) Covalent bonds
(d) Metallic bonds
Ans. (b)


3. Electrovalent compounds are usually
(a) Solids with low melting points solids with
(b) High melting points
(c) Volatile liquids
(d) Organic compounds



4. In electrovalence
(a) Molecules lose electrons forming atoms
(b) Molecules gain electrons forming atoms
(c) Atoms share electrons
(d) Atoms lose or gain electrons forming ions
Ans. (d)


5. A double bond between two carbon atoms is formed by
(a) The transfer of two electrons from one carbon atom to the other
(b) The transfer of one electron from one carbon atom to the other
(c) Two shared electron pairs
(d) The sharing of two electrons
Ans. (c)

6. Which of the following is a non-polar molecule?
(a) NH3
(b) HC1
(c) CCl4
(d) H2O
Ans. (c)

7. The bonding in ammonium chloride
(a) is covalent only
(b) is electrovalent only
(c) Consists of three covalent nitrogen- hydrogen bonds and an electrovalent bond between the ammonia molecule and the chlorine atom.
(d) Consist of four covalent nitrogen-hydrogen bonds and one electrovalent bond between the ammonium ion and chloride ion.
Ans. (d)

8. Which amongst the following has smallest size?
(a) Na
(b) Al
(c) Na+
(d) Al3+
Ans. (d)


9. Which amongst the following can lose 2 electrons to acquire the configuration of argon?
(a) N
(b) Mg
(c) Ca
(d) Be
Ans. (c)


10. Two electronegative atoms combine to form
(a) Ionic bond
(b) Covalent bond
(c) Coordinate bond
(d) Can’t be predicted
Ans. (b)


11. An element with low ionization energy combines with an element having high electron affinity to form
(a) Ionic bond
(b) Covalent bond
(c) Dative bond
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)


12. The actual formula of sodium chloride is
(a) NaC1
(b) Na+ C1-
(c) (Na+ Cl-)n
(d) NanCln
Ans. (c)

13. Which of these has a triple covalent bond?
(a) PH3
(b) CO2
(c) A1C13
(d) C2H2
Ans. (d)

14. The number of covalent bonds in ethylene is
(a) 2 double bonds, 2 single bonds
(b) 2 double and 4 single bonds
(c) 2 single and 2 double bonds
(d) 1 double and 4 single bonds
Ans. (d)

15. When an alkali metal combines with halogen, it will form
(a) Always covalent bond
(b) Always ionic bond
(c) May be covalent or ionic
(d) Will not combine at all
Ans. (b)

16. An element ‘X’ belongs to group 11 while an element ‘Y’ belongs to group 17 of the periodic table. They are expected to form
(a) An ionic compound with formula X Y
(b) An ionic compound with formula XY2
(c) A covalent compound with formula XY2
(d) A covalent compound with formula X2Y
Ans. (b)

17. Which amongst the following will not conduct electricity?
(a) NaC1
(c) CaF2
(b) MgC12
(d) C6H12O6
Ans. (d)

18. Which amongst the following has a polar covalent bond?
(a) NaC1
(b) NH3
(c) O2
(d) CaO
Ans. (b)

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Chemistry Quiz - Questions & Answers on Atoms
1. The fundamental particles not present in the nucleus of hydrogen atom is
(a) electron
(b) Proton
(c) Neutron
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)


2. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in M Shell of an atom are
(a) 8
(b) 32
(c) 18
(d) 25
Ans. (c)


3. The oil drop experiment by R.A. Mullikan was performed to find
(a) Charge on the neutron
(b) Charge on the electron
(c) Charge on the Proton
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)


4. The experiment which led to the discovery of nucleus was performed by
(a) Goldstein
(b) J.J. Thomson
(c) Dalton
(d) Rutherford
Ans. (d)


5. The electronic configuration of the element with Atomic number 19 is
(a) 2, 8, 7
(b) 2, 9, 8
(c) 2, 8, 8, 1
(d) 2, 10, 7
Ans. (c)


6. An element has electronic configuration 2,8,4. It will be classified as
(a) Metal
(b) Non metal
(c) Metalloid
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)


7. Amongst element X (2, 8, 6) and Y (2, 8, 8) which is more reactive and why?
(a) X because it is a metal
(b) Y because it is non metal
(c) Because it has 6 valence electrons
(d) Y because it is gas
Ans. (c)

8. Which of these is a pairs of isobar?
(a) 6C12, 8O16
(b) 6C13, 6C14
(c) 20Ca40, 18Ar40
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)



9. The e/m value for cathode rays
(a) Varies with the nature of the gas
(b) Does not vary with the nature of gas
(c) Could not be determined by J.J. Thomson
(d) Both (b) and (c) are correct
Ans. (b)


10. Isotopes differ in
(a) no. of electrons
(b) no. of protons
(c) no. of neutrons
(d) Chemical reactivity
Ans. (c)

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1. An element has 12 neutrons in its nucleus. To which group of the periodic table it will belong?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) Impossible to predict
Ans. (d)


2. The element with atomic number 9 resembles in properties with the element having atomic number
(a) 19
(b) 17
(c) 36
(d) 27
Ans. (b)

3. Atomic number and not the atomic weight is the fundamental property of an element was enunciated by?
(a) Dalton
(b) Bohr
(c) Mosley
(d) Mendeleev
Ans. (c)


4. Elements in a period have same
(a) Number of valence electrons
(b) Valency
(c) Number of shells
(d) Volume
Ans. (c)


5. Elements belonging to the same group have similar properties because
(a) They have similar electronic configuration of the outermost shell
(b) Their atomic numbers go on increasing as we move down the group
(c) all of them the metallic elements
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)


6. The atoms of elements belonging to the same group of periodic table have the same
(a) Number of protons
(b) Number of electrons
(c) Number of neutrons
(d) Number of electrons in the outermost shell
Ans. (d)


7. Which of the following is the correct order of relative sizes?
(a) I->I+>I
(b) I->I+>I+
(c) I>I+>I-
(d) I+>I->I
Ans. (b)


8. On moving horizontally across a period, the number of electrons in the outermost shell increases from- to-
(a) 2, 8
(b) 2, 18
(c) 1, 8
(d) 1, 18
Ans. (c)



9. Which of the following hydroxides is most basic?
(a) Be(OH)2
(b) Ba(OH)2
(c) Ca(OH)2
(d) Mg(OH)2
Ans. (b)


10. The element with smallest size in the 4th period is
(a) Chlorine
(c) Fluorine
(b) Iodine
(d) Bromine
Ans. (d)


11. The most metallic element in the fifth period is
(a) Silver
(b) Rubidium
(c) Gold
(d) Rhodium
Ans. (b)






12. Element ‘A’ has Electronic configuration 2,7 ‘B’ has configuration 2,8,6, ‘C’ has configuration 2,8,8 while ‘D’ has 2,8,7. Which element will show similar chemical properties?
(a) A and C
(b) A and D
(c) B and C
(d) B and D
Ans. (b)


13. Law of Triad was proposed by
(a) Newland
(b) Gay Lussac
(c) Mendeleev
(d) Dobereiner
Ans. (d)

14. Third period of the periodic tables contains the following number elements.
(a) 2
(b) 18
(c) 8
(d) 32
Ans. (c)


15. The element with electronic configuration 2, 8,6is
(a) Metallic with valency 2
(b) Non-metallic with valency 2
(c) Metalloid with valency 2
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)

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1. Identify alkenes from the following
(a) C2H2
(b) C2H6
(c) C3H6
(d) C3H4
Ans. (b)

2. Which of the following salt gets hydrolyzed in aqueous solution? A salt of
(a) Weak acid and weak base
(b) Strong acid and weak base
(c) Weak acid and strong base
(d) all of these
Ans. (d)

3. Which of the following Hydrocarbon is used as a fuel?
(a) CO2
(b) C4H10
(c) CH3OH
(d) CH3COOH
Ans. (b)

4. When SO2 dissolves in water the acid formed is
(a) Sulphuric acid
(b) Sulphurous acid
(c) Sulphonic acid
(d) Oleum
Ans. (b)

5. Neopentane and Isopentane are
(a) Allotropes
(b) Isobars
(c) Isomers
(d) Homologues
Ans. (c)

6. CO2 turns lime water milky, due to the formation of
(a) Ca(HCO3) 2
(b) CaCO3
(c) Ca(OH)2
(d) CaO
Ans. (d)


7. Which of the following pa are members of a Homologous series?
(a) CH3O CH3 dH3CH2 - OH
(b) CH3 - CHO; CH3 CH2CHO
(c) CH3CH2 COOH; CH3COOCH3
(d) (CH3)2 CH-OH; CH3 CH2 CH2 - OH

8. Ammonium chloride is a salt of
(a) weak acid and a weak base
(b) weak acid and a strong base
(c) strong acid and a strong base
(d) strong acid and a weak base
Ans. (d)

9. Many salts absorb water from the atmosphere. This property is called
(a) hydration
(b) dehydration
(c) liquescence
(d) efflorescence
Ans. (c)

10. Carboxylic group is present in
(a) Ethylene
(b) Methanoic acid
(c) Formaldehyde
(d) Ethanol
Ans. (b)


11. The reaction of metal with acid results in the formation of
(a) only Hydrogen gas
(b) only salt
(c) both salt and hydrogen gas
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following compounds has a double bond?
(a) C14H28
(b) C15H32
(c) C12H22
(d) C16H34
Ans. (a)

13. Which of the following acid does not react with metals?
(a) Sulphuric acid
(b) Phosphoric acid
(c) Carbonic acid
(d) Nitric acid
Ans. (c)
14. The no. of isomers of C6H14 is
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 17
Ans. (b)


15. Two neighbors of Homologous series differ by
(a) CH
(b) CH2
(c) CH3
(d) CH4
Ans. (b)

16. Which of the fol1oing is an organic acid?
(a) Sulphurous acid
(b) Nitric acid
(c) Hydrochloric acid
(d) Formic acid
Ans. (d)

17. Sodium hydroxide is
(a) A base
(b) An acid
(c) An alkali
(d) Both base as well as alkali
Ans. (a)

18. The second Homologue of alkyne is
(a) CH
(b) C2H2
(c) C2H4
(d) C3H4
Ans. (d)


19. The reaction of acetic acid and sodium hydroxide results in the formation of
(a) Acidic salt
(b) Basic salt
(c) Neutral salt
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)

20. Which of the following base is used as antacid to neutralize stomach acidity?
(a) Mg(OH) 2
(b) KOH
(c) Ca(OH) 2
(d) NaOH
Ans. (a)


21. The product formed when the white substance obtained by burning magnesium is dissolved in water is
(a) Magnesium oxide
(b) Magnesium carbonate
(c) Magnesium hydroxide
(d) Magnesium sulphate
Ans. (c)


22. The reaction of ammonium hydroxide and carbonic acid results in the formation of
(a) Ammonium chloride and water
(b) Ammonium carbonate and water
(c) Only ammonium carbonate
(d) Only water
Ans. (b)

23. The acidity of soil, which is due to excessive use of fertilizer aminonium sulphate, can be neutralized by adding
(a) Lime
(b) Caustic soda
(c) Washing soda
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)

24. When bitten by ant, the sting causes irritation due to the presence of
(a) A base in the sting
(b) Formic acid in the sting
(c) Poisonous chemicals
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (b)


25. When an oxide of a non-meal reacts with water which of the following is formed?
(a) Acid
(b) Base
(c) Salt
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)