General Chemistry (12e) Ebbing, Gammon,
Koenigsmann, & Wu | ALL CHAPTERS ISBN:
978-8214194401
🧪 General Chemistry (12e) – Practice Questions (Exam Style)
🔹 1. Atomic Structure
1. What is the charge of a proton?
A. −1
B. 0
C. +1
D. +2
✅ Answer: C
2. Which particle determines the identity of an element?
A. Neutron
B. Electron
C. Proton
D. Isotope
✅ Answer: C
🔹 2. Periodic Table
3. Elements in the same group have the same:
A. Atomic mass
,B. Number of neutrons
C. Valence electrons
D. Atomic radius
✅ Answer: C
4. Which element is most reactive metal?
A. Na
B. Mg
C. Al
D. Fe
✅ Answer: A
🔹 3. Chemical Bonding
5. A covalent bond involves:
A. Transfer of electrons
B. Sharing of electrons
C. Neutron exchange
D. Proton exchange
✅ Answer: B
6. Ionic bonds form between:
A. Two nonmetals
B. Metal and nonmetal
C. Two metals
D. Noble gases
✅ Answer: B
🔹 4. Stoichiometry
7. What is the molar mass of water (H₂O)?
H = 1, O = 16
2(1) + 16 = 18 g/mol
, ✅ Answer: 18 g/mol
8. How many moles are in 36 g of water?
36 ÷ 18 = 2 moles
✅ Answer: 2 mol
🔹 5. Gases
9. Which gas law relates pressure and volume?
A. Charles’s Law
B. Boyle’s Law
C. Avogadro’s Law
D. Dalton’s Law
✅ Answer: B
10. If volume increases, pressure will:
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Stay same
D. Become zero
✅ Answer: B
11. Isotopes differ in number of:
A. Protons
B. Electrons
C. Neutrons
✅
D. Energy levels
C
12. Mass number equals:
A. Protons only
B. Protons + neutrons
C. Neutrons only