Assiut University

Faculty of Science
Chemistry Department Question Bank
Subject: General Chemistry (C-100)
Students: First Level “Credit Hours System”

Q1: Answer (T) for True sentences Or (F) for False sentences: (One mark for each)
1. A gas can be liquefied by lowering the temperature and increasing the pressure.
2. At very low pressure, for all gases compressibility factor is approximately equal to 1.
3. Emulsion is a liquid-liquid dispersion that is small drops of one liquid dispersed in
another one.
4. The charges on colloidal particles are due to the absorption of some ions from
solution.
5. The standard hydrogen electrode representation is: Pt(s), H2 (1 atm, gas)| H+ )1M).
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6. The emf of a cell (E cell) can be calculated from: E cell =Eanode –Ecathode.

7. Standard hydrogen electrode consists of a platinum electrode immersed in a 1M

solution of CH3COOH maintained at 25°C.
8. The Van der Waal’s constants “a” and “b” are different for different gases.
9. The gas molecules can move freely dependent of each other.
10. Pressure of real gas is higher than that of ideal gas.
11. The diffusion of liquid is much slower process relative to gases.
12. At extremely low pressure, real gases behave ideally.
13. Nernst equation is mathematical expression between the electrode potential and its
ions concentrations.
14. A redox reaction is spontaneous when its Eocell is negative value.
15. Zn can displace hydrogen from dilute acid solution, while Cu cannot.
16. For the third spectral emission line in the Palmer series for H-atom: n2 = 3.
17. The repulsion between bonding pairs is greater than the repulsion between
nonbonding pairs of electrons.
18. The hybridization of C in CO2 molecule is sp.
19. The bond angle in NH3 is smaller than that in H2O.
20. The bond angle in BeCl2 is smaller than that in H2O.
21. The bond angle in BeCl2 is greater than that in SO2.
22. The bond angle in NO2- species is smaller than that in NO2 molecule.
23. The geometrical shape of NH3 is trigonal planar.
24. Lewis structure predicts the correct magnetic properties of the O2 molecule.
25. The B2 molecule is diamagnetic.
Q2: Choose the correct answer in each of the following: (One mark for each)
(1) When equal volumes of two different gases are mixed, the partial pressure of each gas is:
(a) Nearly same; (b) almost constant; (c) equal to total pressure; (d) none of these
(2) Which of the following gases will have lowest rate of diffusion at the same temperature
and pressure?
(a) H2; (b) O2; (c) CH4; (d) NO2
(atomic weights: hydrogen = 1.008, carbon = 12.011, nitrogen = 14.007, oxygen =
15.9994)
(3) If the pressure and absolute temperature of 5 litres of a gas are doubled, its volume would
be:
(a) 2½ litre; (b) 3 litre; (c) 5 litre; (d) 10 litre
(4) Which of the following preparation method does not belong to the condensation methods
of colloids preparation?
(a) Reduction method; (b) ionic equilibrium method;
(c) hydrolysis method; (d) peptization method
(5) A gas is expanded at a constant temperature, which of the following statement is correct?
(a) The pressure of the gas molecules increases;
(b) The kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases;
(c) The kinetic energy of the gas molecules remains the same;
(d) The number of molecules of the gas increases
(6) Which is not true about the solid state?
(a) They have definite shape and volume;
(b) They have high vapour pressure;
(c) They have high attractive forces among their molecules;
(d) They have high density and low compressibility.
(7) The potential of the cell made of Zn|Zn2+ (0.25 M) and Cu|Cu2+ (0.15 M) at 25 °C is:
(a) 1.19 V; (b) 1.09 V; (c) 1.11 V; (d) 1.29 V
(8) For electrochemical cell Pt(s), H2 (1 atm, gas)|H+ (1 M)||Ag+|Ag(s), which one of the
following statements is true?
(a) H2 liberated at anode and Ag is deposited at cathode;
(b) H2 liberated at cathode and Ag is deposited at anode;
(c) Oxidation occurs at cathode;
(d) Reduction occurs at anode
(9) The density of a gas is 3.48 g/L at STP, what is its molecular mass? (R = 0.0821 atm L mol-1 K-1)
(a) 44.6 g/mole; (b) 77.9 g/mole; (c) 32.0 g/mole; (d) 147 g/mole
(10) For a gas, which pairs of variables are inversely proportional to each other if all other
conditions remain constant)?
(a) P, T; (b) P, V; (c) V, T; (d) n, V
(11) ….. stated that electrons can only be in certain discrete orbits.
(a) Planck (b) Bohr (c) de Broglie (d) Heisenberg
(12) ….. stated that it is not possible to determine with accuracy both the position and the
velocity of an electron at the same time.
(a) Planck (b) Bohr (c) de Broglie (d) Heisenberg
(13) The magnetic quantum number (mℓ) describes the orbital’s ……….
(a) size (b) shape (c) energy (d) orientation in space
(14) The splitting of a spectral line into several components in the presence of a static
magnetic field is called ….. effect.
(a) Bohr (b) Planck (c) Zeeman (d) Sommerfeld
(15) …… suggested the presence of elliptical orbits in atoms in addition to the spherical
orbits.
(a) Bohr (b) de Broglie (c) Zeeman (d) Sommerfeld
(16) …… suggested that particles of matter should show wave characteristics under certain
circumstances.
(a) Bohr (b) de Broglie (c) Zeeman (d) Sommerfeld
(17) For the third line of Paschen series, n2 is …..
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
(18) The ……… series of hydrogen spectrum appears in the ultraviolet region
(a) Lyman (b) Balmer (c) Paschen (d) Brackett

(19) The ….... molecule has a polar covalent bond.

(a) NaCl (b) Cl2 (c) HF (d) KCl

(20) The bond in NaCl molecule is ……………….

(a) ionic (b) non-polar covalent (c) polar covalent (d) dative
(21) Which of the following is the correct set of quantum numbers for the outermost electron
of sodium atom?
(a) n = 3, ℓ = 1, mℓ = +2, ms = -1/2 (b) n = 3, ℓ = 0, mℓ = 0, ms = +1/2
(c) n = 3, ℓ = 1, mℓ = 0, ms = +1/2 (d) n = 3, ℓ = 3, mℓ = 0, ms = -1/2
(22) The total number of sublevels in each principle level is equal to the …….……..…
quantum number
(a) principal (b) angular momentum (c) magnetic (d) spin

(23) In the Lewis structure of SF6, the sulfur atoms contains ……. lone pairs.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
(24) The BF3 molecule contains ……… double bond(s).
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
(25) The C atom in the CO2 molecule contains ……… lone pairs.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

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Standard electrodes potentials are: E = + 0.80 V, E = + 0.34 V, E = – 0.76 V
Ag/Ag+ Cu/Cu2+ Zn/Zn2+

(Atomic numbers: H=1, Be=4, B=5, C=6, N=7, O=8, F=9, Na=11, S=16, Cl=17, K=19)
Further questions in Atomic Structure course:
Question One: Choose the correct answer:
1. The O atom in the CO2 molecule contains ……… lone pairs.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. The number of bonding electron pairs around the P atom in the PCl5 molecule is ………
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 10
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3. The CO3 molecule has ….... resonance structures.
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
4. The hybridization of O in water is ………….
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2

5. The hybridization of O in CO2 is ………….

(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) sp3d

6. The hybridization of N in NH3 is ………….

(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) sp3d
7. The hybridization of S in SF4 is ………….
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2

8. The hybridization of P in PCl5 is ………….

(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp3d (d) sp3d2

9. The geometrical shape of BF3 molecule is …………….…..

(a) trigonal planar (b) trigonal pyramidal (c) seesaw (d) T-shaped
10. ….. has the smallest bond angle.
(a) BeCl2 (b) CH4 (c) NH3 (d) H2O
11. ……. is trigonal pyramid.
(a) BF3 (b) ClF3 (c) NH3 (d) all of the preceding
12. The bond angle of the trigonal planar shape is ………..
(a) 90o (b) 109.5o (c) 120o (d) 180o
13. The bond order in H2+ species is …….
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
14. The bond order in O2 molecule is …..
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

15. The bond order in He2 is ……….

(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
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16. The bond order in He2 is ……….
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
17. …. is paramagnetic.
(a) O2 (b) O22+ (c) O22- (d) all of the preceding
18. …. does not exist
(a) He2 (b) He2+ (c) He2- (d) all of the preceding
19. The highest energy electrons in the C2 molecule occupy the ..…. orbital.
 (a)  (b) * (c) π (d) π*
20. The B2 molecule contains ….. unpaired electrons.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

Question Two: Put true () or false (X) for each of the following:
21. In an antibonding molecular orbital, the nuclei are attracted to an accumulation of
electron density outside the internuclear region.
22. The bond order in N2 molecule is 2.
23. The O2 molecule is paramagnetic.
24. He2+ does not exist
25. An anti-bonding molecular orbital has a nodal plane between the two atoms forming the
bond

(Atomic numbers: H=1, He=2, Be=4, B=5, C=6, N=7, O=8, F=9, Na=11, Al=13, P=15,
S=16, Cl=17, K=19, Ca=20)