Chemistry Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which of the following products are formed during anaerobic respiration in yeast?

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    Acetic acid + energy
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    Lactic acid + carbon dioxide + energy
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    Ethanol + carbon dioxide + energy
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    Lactic acid + energy
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Answer : 3. "Ethanol + carbon dioxide + energy"
Explanation :

1. Yeast breaks down glucose, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide and energy.

2. Yeast reacts anaerobically.

Q:

Which of the following elements is NOT a component of baking soda?

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    Hydrogen
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    Calcium
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    Sodium
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    Oxygen
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Answer : 4. "Oxygen"
Explanation :

1. Which of the following calcium elements is not a component of baking soda?

2. The chemical formula of baking soda is NaHCO3, which is composed of four elements sodium, hydrogen, carbon and oxygen.

3. Baking soda is an alkaline substance used as a leavening agent in baking.

Q:

Which law was studied in the year 1787, in which it was said that the volume of a gas increases with its absolute temperature and if its absolute temperature decreases, then its volume will decrease?

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    Boyle’s law 
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    Dalton’s law 
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    Avogadro’s law 
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    Charles's law
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Answer : 4. "Charles's law"
Explanation :

1. Charles's law (also known as volume law) is an experimental gas law.

2. The volume of a gas increases with its absolute temperature and as its absolute temperature decreases its volume also decreases.

3. Charles's law was studied in the year 1787.

Q:

Identify a class of compounds that has a functional group –OH.

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    Alcohol
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    Ethane
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    Ketone
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    Aldehyde
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Answer : 1. "Alcohol"
Explanation :

1. That class of compounds, which contain a functional group –OH, is called alcohol.

2. Alcohols contain a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl group (-OH) along with a carbon atom.

3. The hydroxyl group is a polar group, which makes the alcohol soluble in water.

Q:

Hydrogen resembles the properties of which two groups of the periodic table?

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    Group 2 and Group 17
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    Group 1 and Group 3
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    Group 1 and Group 17
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    Group 2 and Group 4
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Answer : 3. "Group 1 and Group 17"
Explanation :

1. Hydrogen matches the properties of the first group and seventh group of the periodic table.

2. Following is some additional information about the properties of hydrogen.

- Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas.

-Hydrogen is a major component of water.

- Hydrogen can be used as fuel.

Hydrogen is used in the chemical industry to make many types of products.

Q:

In 1845, which German chemist published a method for the synthesis of acetic acid, a natural product containing two carbon atoms?

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    Friedrich Wohler
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    Marcellin Berthelot
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    Joseph Gay-Lussac
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    Hermann Kolbe
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Answer : 4. "Hermann Kolbe"
Explanation :

1. In 1845, the German chemist who published a method for the synthesis of 'acetic acid', a natural product containing two carbon atoms, was Hermann Kolbe.

2. He created carbon disulfide with chlorine, and the end result was carbon tetrachloride.

Q:

Which of the following will be a negative ion?

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    If it has more electrons than protons
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    If it has more electrons than neutrons
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    If it has more protons than electrons
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    If it has more protons than neutrons
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Answer : 2. "If it has more electrons than neutrons"
Explanation :

If an atom has more electrons than protons, it is a negative ion or anion. If it has more protons than electrons, it is a positive ion.

Q:

What do you call the drugs that bind to the receptor site and inhibit its natural function?

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    Antidepressants
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    Agonist
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    Antagonists
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    Depressants
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Answer : 3. "Antagonists"
Explanation :

1. Name: Antagonist

2. Mechanism of action: By binding to the surface of the receptor, they cause opposition to the natural function.

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