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Can You Get At Least 10 Questions Right In This High School Chemistry Exam?

Quiz: Can You Pass This High School Chemistry Exam? 

In an experiment, 30 mL of water is to be transferred into a conical flask.  
Which piece of equipment would deliver the volume with the greatest accuracy?  


Which of the following is an industrial use of ammonia?

What is the name of this compound?

An esterification reaction is to be performed. Which of the following substances, when added, would increase the yield of the product?

What is the molecular formula of pentanoic acid?

Which combination of equimolar solutions would produce the most basic mixture?

A procedure was used to test water hardness.   
• 5.0 mL of hard water was placed in a test tube.  
• 0.1 mL of liquid soap was added to the test tube.  
• The sample was shaken for 30 seconds.  
• The height of bubbles was measured.  
What would be a suitable control to use with this procedure?  


Cellulose extracted from biomass is able to be used as a raw material in the manufacture  
of polymers because it:  


Which of the following greatly enhanced scientific understanding of the effects of trace elements?

Which row of the table correctly matches an ion with its flame colour during a flame test?

Which of the following is a transuranic element that is most likely to have been produced  
in a nuclear reactor?  


Esterification can be carried out in a school laboratory using this equipment. How could the safety of the process shown be improved?

Excess barium nitrate solution is added to 200 mL of 0.200 mol L–1 sodium sulfate. What is the mass of the solid formed?

Sodium hydrogen carbonate is often used to clean up large spills of acids and alkalis. Why is it a suitable chemical for this application?

Which of the following would NOT have been classified as an acid by Antoine Lavoisier in 1780?

What flame colour do copper ions produce when heated?

What volume of carbon dioxide will be produced if 10.3g of glucose is fermented at 25°C and 100 kPA?

In which layer of the atmosphere is ozone considered a pollutant?

Which of the following compounds is represented by X in the flowchart?

Oh no, you failed! Better luck next time (or just re-do the quiz to get the satisfaction of passing!).

You, my friend, are a chemistry genius! Well done on getting top marks and bragging rights for the rest of the day.

Questions and images were taken from previous HSC Chemistry exams, available on the <a href="https://www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/resources/hsc-exam-papers" target="_blank">NSW Education Standards Authority</a> website.

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