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Fundamentals of chemistry

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19 Class 9 Chemistry questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. What is the relative atomic mass of oxygen?

    • 1 16
    • 2 2
    • 3 32
    • 4 8
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    Correct answer: 16

    Oxygen atoms have a relative atomic mass of 16.

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  2. How many atoms are present in one molecule of H2SO4?

    • 1 3
    • 2 9
    • 3 5
    • 4 7
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    Correct answer: 7

    2 hydrogen + 1 sulphur + 4 oxygen = 7 atoms.

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  3. What is the mass of one mole of water, H2O? (H = 1, O = 16)

    • 1 20 g
    • 2 18 g
    • 3 34 g
    • 4 16 g
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    Correct answer: 18 g

    Molar mass = 2 x 1 + 16 = 18 g.

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  4. The number of particles in one mole of any substance is:

    • 1 3.01 x 10^23
    • 2 1.2 x 10^24
    • 3 6.02 x 10^22
    • 4 6.02 x 10^23
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    Correct answer: 6.02 x 10^23

    This is Avogadro's number.

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  5. A substance made of only one kind of atom is called:

    • 1 A solution
    • 2 A mixture
    • 3 An element
    • 4 A compound
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    Correct answer: An element

    An element contains only one kind of atom.

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  6. How many moles are there in 36 g of water? (molar mass 18 g/mol)

    • 1 3
    • 2 2
    • 3 0.5
    • 4 1
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    Correct answer: 2

    Moles = mass / molar mass = 36 / 18 = 2.

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  7. Which of these is a compound?

    • 1 Oxygen
    • 2 Iron
    • 3 Hydrogen
    • 4 Water
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    Correct answer: Water

    Water contains hydrogen and oxygen chemically combined.

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  8. The symbol of sodium is:

    • 1 S
    • 2 Na
    • 3 So
    • 4 Sd
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    Correct answer: Na

    Sodium is Na, from natrium.

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  9. The formula of carbon dioxide is:

    • 1 CO2
    • 2 CO
    • 3 C2O
    • 4 CO3
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    Correct answer: CO2

    Carbon dioxide is CO2.

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  10. Which of these is a mixture?

    • 1 Water
    • 2 Salt
    • 3 Air
    • 4 Iron
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    Correct answer: Air

    Air contains several gases that are not chemically combined.

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  11. A pure substance made of one kind of atom is a(n):

    • 1 Element
    • 2 Mixture
    • 3 Compound
    • 4 Solution
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    Correct answer: Element

    An element contains only one kind of atom.

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  12. The molar mass of carbon dioxide (C = 12, O = 16) is:

    • 1 28 g/mol
    • 2 60 g/mol
    • 3 44 g/mol
    • 4 32 g/mol
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    Correct answer: 44 g/mol

    12 + 2(16) = 44.

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  13. How many moles are in 9 g of water? (H = 1, O = 16)

    • 1 2 mol
    • 2 0.5 mol
    • 3 1 mol
    • 4 0.9 mol
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    Correct answer: 0.5 mol

    Molar mass is 18, so 9 ÷ 18 = 0.5 mol.

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  14. The number of particles in one mole is:

    • 1 6.022 × 10²³
    • 2 3.011 × 10²³
    • 3 1.66 × 10⁻²⁴
    • 4 6.022 × 10²⁰
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    Correct answer: 6.022 × 10²³

    This is Avogadro's number.

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  15. One mole of any gas at STP occupies:

    • 1 11.2 dm³
    • 2 22.4 dm³
    • 3 44.8 dm³
    • 4 1 dm³
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    Correct answer: 22.4 dm³

    Molar volume at STP is 22.4 dm³.

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  16. The relative atomic mass of an element is measured compared with one twelfth of an atom of:

    • 1 Nitrogen-14
    • 2 Hydrogen-1
    • 3 Oxygen-16
    • 4 Carbon-12
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    Correct answer: Carbon-12

    Carbon-12 is the standard.

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  17. An atom that has lost one electron becomes a:

    • 1 Anion
    • 2 Neutral atom
    • 3 Cation
    • 4 Molecule
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    Correct answer: Cation

    Losing electrons leaves a positive charge, which is a cation.

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  18. What is the mass of 2 mol of sodium chloride? (Na = 23, Cl = 35.5)

    • 1 23 g
    • 2 58.5 g
    • 3 35.5 g
    • 4 117 g
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    Correct answer: 117 g

    Molar mass 58.5 g/mol times 2 gives 117 g.

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  19. Which of these is a molecule of an element?

    • 1 CO₂
    • 2 H₂O
    • 3 NaCl
    • 4 O₂
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    Correct answer: O₂

    O₂ contains atoms of one element only.

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