ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 1 MCQ Test With Answer

A species having positive or negative charge is called:

• Electron A
• Ion B
• Proton C
• Atom D

If four moles of sulpur dioxide are oxidised to sulphur trioxide, how many moles of oxygen molecules are required

• 0.5 A
• 1.0 B
• 1.5 C
• 2.0 D

He Ar and Ne are:

• Mono-atomic molecules A

• Hetero atomic molecules

  B

• Poly-atomic molecules

  C

• Diatomic molecules

  D

Metal tend to lose electrons, becoming:

• Metals

  A

• Positively charged

  B

• Negatively charged

  C

• (a)And (c)

  D

Ascorbic acid contains 40.92% carbon, 4.58%, hydrogen and 54.4% oxygen. The empirical formula is

• C₃H₄O₃ A
• C₂H₄O₃ B
• C₃H₅O₄ C
• C₂H₃O₁ D

Atoms and molecules can either gain or lose electrons, forming charge particles called:

• Positrons

  A

• Photons

  B

• Ions

  C

• Electrons

  D

The percentage of which element in the organic compound is determined by the difference method

• Carbon A
• Hydrogen B
• Nitrogen C
• Oxygen D

X-ray work has shown that the diameters of atom are of the order of

• 8 x 10^-10m A
• 2 x 10^-10m B
• 8 x 10^-8m C
• 2 x 10^-8 m D

3.01 x 10²²Ag⁺ions is present in

• 85 grams AgNO₃ A
• 0.85 g AgNO₃ B
• 8.5 g AgNO₃ C
• 18.5 g AgNO₃ D

Determination of atomic masses and invention of system of writing symbols was made by:

• J. Berzelius A
• Democritus B
• Dalton C
• None of above D

First atomic theory was put forward by an English school teacher:

• Maxewell A
• Newton B
• Sanger C
• John Dalton D

When nitrogen is 5.6 grams in NO₂. then number of moles of NO₂is

• 0.5 A
• 0.4 B
• 0.04 C
• 0.05 D

Which has greater number of moles

• 0.1 g sodium A
• 6.02 x 10²⁰atoms of magnesium B
• 20 cm³0.1mole per dm³of NaOH C
• 12.2 dm³of nitrogen at standard
  [A_rNa = 23, Mg = 24, O = 16]
  D

Which one of the following compounds does not have the empirical formula CH₂O?

• Ethanoic acid, CH₃CO₂H A
• Ethanol, CH₃CH₂OH B
• Glucose, C₆H₁₂O₆ C
• Methanal, HCHO D

Molecules of High molecular weight usually greater than 10,000 are called:

• Macro molecules A
• Mega molecules B
• Poly molecules C
• Gega molecules D

The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5. What is the mass of 2 mol of chlorine gas

• 142 g A
• 71 g B
• 35.5 g C
• 18.75 g D

Hemoglobin contains nearly:

• 10,000 atoms A
• 100 atoms B
• 1000 atoms C
• 1 atom D

C₆H₁₂O₆and C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ are:

• Mono-atomic molecules A
• Diatomic molecules B
• Poly-atomic molecules C

• Hetero atomic molecules

  D

• 84.84 % A
• 89.89% B
• 81.81% C
• 90.90% D

Covalent compound s mostly exist in the form of:

• Protons

  A

• Atoms

  B
• Neutrons C

• Molecules

  D

When 0.1 g of magnesium is treated with an excess of hydrochloric acid, what volume of gas at room temperature and pressure will be produced

• 10 cm³ A
• 25 cm³ B
• 48 cm³ C
• 100 cm³ D

A compound X contains 50% sulphur and 50% oxygen by mass. What is the empirical formula of compound X?

• SO A
• SO₂ B
• SO₃ C
• SO₄ D

How many moles of hydrogen atoms does 3.2 g of methane, CH₄, contain?

• 0.02 A
• 0.2 B
• 0.4 C
• 0.8 D

A compound having empirical formula C₃H₃O and its molecular mass is 110.02. Its molecular formula is

• C₃H₃O A
• C₆H₆O₂ B
• C₉H₉O₃ C
• C₃H₆O₂ D

Which statement about molecule is incorrect ?

• Molecules of a substance are similar A
• Hemoglobin is a homo atomic molecules B
• Oxygen molecule is a macro molecule C
• It exist independently D

Matter is defined as any thing which occupies space and:

• Molecules A
• Mass B
• Compound C
• Molecules D

What is the volume in cm³of 3.01 x 10²³molecules of O₂gas at S.T.P

• 1000 cm³ A
• 11000 cm³ B
• 1120 cm³ C
• 11200 cm³ D

Which one of the following statements is not correct

• A molecule is the smallest particle of an element which can exist independently A
• He is a molecule of helium B
• S₈is a molecule of sulphur C
• O₃is a molecule of oxygen D

Two different hydrocarbon each contain the same percentage by mass of hydrogen. It follows that they have the same

• Empirical formula A
• Number of atoms in a molecules B
• Number of isomers C
• Relative molecular mass D

Formation of a cation is:

• Exothermic process A
• Non-endothermic process B
• Endothermic process C
• None of above D