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3 hrs 20 / 06 / CHEMISTY
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Section B: Wits School of Education
Course or Topic No [s] EDUC 2263 A Paper 2

Course or Topic Name [s] Chemistry II

Paper Number & Title

June 2022
Examination/Test * to be held
during month [s] of

2rd Year
Year of Study

Degrees for which this course is BEd

prescribed
Dr M.M Steven
Internal Examiners [s] name and telephone Mr L.Y Mpaha
extension number [s]
Dr K Moodley
External Examiner [s] name University of Pretoria

Special materials required Periodic table and calculators

[graph paper/calculators etc]

Marks /Time allowance /pages

TOTAL MARKS 150 Total Days

PGS [incl cover] 1+9

 Answer all the questions on this question paper

Instructions to candidates  Each question carries 3 marks
1. What is scientific theory
a) It is a collection of experimental data
b) It is an assertion of scientific fact
c) It is a guess of conjecture about natural phenomena.
d) It is an explanation of natural phenomena that has undergone significant testing.
2. The cationic radius decreases when the Zeff on the ion
a) Remain the same
b) Decrease
c) Increase
d) Fluctuate
3. In comparison of electronegativity, values increase in a period with a decrease in the
a) Atomic size
b) Atomic radius
c) Atomic number
d) Ionic radius
4. After the loss of electron, potassium attains the configuration
a) Argon
b) Neon
c) Xenon
d) Helium
5. Which of the following compounds has the most ionic bonding (has the highest
percentage of ionic character
a) Lil
b) CaF2
c) CsF
d) LiF
6. Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the lowest melting point?
a) NaF
b) Mgf2
c) CaF2
d) RbF
7. Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the highest melting point?
a) LiF
b) LiCl
c) CsF
d) NaBr

8. Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the highest melting point?
a) LiCl
b) CCl4
c) MgCl2
d) NCl3
9. Which of the following elements forms stable compounds containing long chain of the
covalently bonded atoms?
 a) N
b) P
c) Cl
d) C

10. Which of the properties of the alkali metals does not increase with increasing atomic
number?
a) Atomic mass
b) Atomic radius
c) Ionic radius
d) Ionization energy
11. Within a group, as the atomic numbers of the elements increase, the
a) Ionization energies decrease.
b) Atomic masses decrease.
c) Elements become less metallic.
d) Atomic radii decrease.
12. Choose the most metallic element
a) N
b) P
c) As
d) Bi
13. Which element in Group IVA has the strongest metallic character?
a) Pb
b) C
c) Si
d) None of the elements in Group IVA is metallic.
14. Which of the following exhibits the greatest metallic character?
a) Cs
b) Rb
c) K
d) All are equally metallic.
15. Which of the following is not a normal characteristic of a metal?
a) Conductor of electricity
b) Malleability
c) Ability to form cations
d) High electron affinity
16. Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a) Malleable
b) Ductile
c) Luminous
d) Heat conductor
17. The valence electrons in a metal crystal are
a) Delocalized between every two atoms.
b) Localized between every two atoms.
c) Free to travel throughout the crystal.
d) Found only on the surface of the crystal.
18. Which of the following statements is true?
a) An alloy may also be an ore.
b) A mineral may also be an ore.
c) A metal may also be a mineral.
d) A mineral may also be an alloy.
19. Which of the following is the general formula for an alkane?
a) CnHn
b) CnH2n
c) C2nH2n-2
d) CnH2n+2
20. The alkenes are __________ molecules.
a) Unsaturated
b) Paramagnetic
c) Polar
d) Acidic
21. Which of the following processes is not exothermic?

a) Cs+(g) + e– → Cs(g)
b) F(g) + e– →F–(g)
c) Cs(g) → Cs(s)
d) ½F2(g) → F(g)

22. Which pair of species is isoelectronic?

a) Ne and Ar
b) Na+ and K+
c) K+ and Cl–
d) Li+ and Ne

23. Which two species are isoelectronic?

a) Na+ and K+
b) Cl– and F–
c) Ca2+ and Mg2+
 d) Al3+ and Ne

24. All of the following species are isoelectronic except

a) S2–.
b) Ar.
c) K+
d) Na+.

25. For which of the following pairs of species is the difference in radius the greatest?

a) C and F
b) Na and Mg
c) K+ and Br–
d) Li+ and I-

26. Which of the following is the best explanation for a covalent bond?

a) Electrons simultaneously attracted by more than one nucleus

b) The overlapping of two electron-filled orbitals having different energies
c) The overlapping of unoccupied orbitals of two or more atoms
d) A positive ion attracting negative ions

27. During the formation of a chemical bond between two hydrogen atoms, which of the
following statements is always true?
a) Electrons always are between the nuclei of the atoms.
b) A polar covalent bond is formed.
c) One of the hydrogen atoms is ionized.
d) Energy is released during the formation of the bond.
28. A bond in which an electron pair is unequally shared by two atoms is
a) Ionic.
b) Polar covalent.
c) Nonpolar covalent.
d) Coordinate covalent.
29. The measure of the attraction that an atom has for the electrons in a chemical bond is called.
a) Electron affinity.
b) Ionization energy.
c) Electronegativity.
d) Resonance energy.
30. Which of the following atoms is the most electronegative?
a) B
b) Na
c) N
d) Cs
31. The larger the difference in electronegativity between two bonded atoms,
(i) The more ionic the bond.
 (ii) The more covalent the bond.
(iii) The more polar the bond.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 3 only
32. The Lewis formula for phosphine, PH3, has
a) Four bonding pairs
b) Two bonding pairs and two lone pairs.
c) Three bonding pairs and one lone pair.
d) One bonding pair and three lone pairs.

33. The total number of lone pairs of electrons in the Lewis formula for OCl2 is
a) 2.
b) 4.
c) 8.
d) 9.

34. In the Lewis formula for difluorodiazine, N2F2, the total number of lone electron pairs around
the two nitrogen atoms is
a) 0.
b) 1.
c) 2.
d) 3.
35. What is the total number of valence electrons in the azide ion, N3–?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 18
d) 22
36. What is the total number of valence electrons in the ammonium ion, NH4+
a) 8
b) 9
c) 10
d) 11
37. Which of the following statements is true?
a) The triple bond in N2 has a larger bond order and a larger bond length than the single
bond in F2.
b) The triple bond in N2 has a larger bond order and a smaller bond length than the single
bond in F2.
c) The triple bond in N2 has a smaller bond order and a larger bond length than the single
bond in F2.
d) The triple bond in N2 has a smaller bond order and a smaller bond length than the single
bond in F2
38. Which of the following species has the shortest bond distance?
a) CO
b) NO–
 c) O2
d) F2
39. A compound dissolves in water to form an aqueous solution that is a poor conductor of
electricity. The compound may be composed of
a) Covalent molecules.
b) A strong acid.
c) A strong base.
d) A soluble salt.
40. Which of the following is a strong electrolyte in aqueous solution?
a) CH3OH
b) NaCl
c) H2O
d) CH3OCH3
41. Which of the following is a nonelectrolyte in aqueous solution?
a) NH4Cl
b) CH4
c) NaHS
d) Na2S
42. Suppose a small amount of a solid is added to water and, once equilibrium is reached, all the
solid has dissolved. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
a) The solution is supersaturated with solute.
b) The solution is either unsaturated or supersaturated with solute.
c) The solution is either saturated or supersaturated with solute.
d) The solution is unsaturated with solute.
43. Which of the following statements does not accurately describe a characteristic property of
an Arrhenius acid?
a) An Arrhenius acid is a substance that increases the concentration of hydronium ion in
water.
b) An Arrhenius acid reacts with a base to produce a salt and water.
c) An Arrhenius acid turns red litmus blue.
d) An Arrhenius acid tastes sour.
44. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a) An Arrhenius base is an electron-pair acceptor.
b) An Arrhenius acid increases the concentration of hydronium ion.
c) A Brønsted–Lowry base is a proton acceptor.
d) A Brønsted–Lowry acid is a proton donor.
. 45.
Which of the following is not a transition-metal element?
a) Gold
b) Tin
c) Vanadium
d) Scandium
46. Which of the following represents a hypothesis?

a) Sodium reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
 b) Nitrogen gas is a fairly inert substance.
c) Nickel has a silvery sheen.
d) When a substance combusts, it combines with air.

47. The statement, “In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed” is called

a) The Law of Conservation of Mass.

b) Dalton’s Atomic Theory
c) The Scientific Method
d) The Law of Multiple Proportions
48. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a) Once a theory is constructed, it is considered a fact.

b) A hypothesis is speculation that is difficult to test.
c) An observation explains why nature does something.
d) A scientific law summarizes a series of related observations.
49. Decanting is

a) A process in which the more volatile liquid is boiled off.

b) Dissolving a solid into a liquid.
c) Separating a solid from a liquid by pouring off the liquid.
d) Pouring a mixture through a filter paper to separate the solid from the liquid.
50. What element has an electron configuration of 2, 8, 8, 1

a) Neon
b) Phosphorus
c) Potassium
d) calcium
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