ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS & MIXTURES

WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS

FORMATIVE WORKSHEET
KEY
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a d a * b A MT a MT a c
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b a c MT MT a d d MT c *
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* a * b a, b MT a, b, c a d a, b c
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c d b a b, d c c b b, c, d a d
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b c d d c c a a a c c
MT = Matching Type ; * = Subjective questions
HINTS/ANSWERS TO THE SELECTED QUESTONS
4. Mercury and Gallium. 7. a - iii, b - v, c - iv, d - i, e - ii 9. i - q, ii - r, iii - p, s
15. l,q - i, m, p - iii, n, o - ii 16. p, t - iii, q, s - i, r - ii 20. a - iii, b- v, c- i, d- iv, e - ii
22. Fractional crystallisation
23. One of the components of mixture is either lighter than the other or is soluble in water
25. Using a suitable solvent
28. p - ii, q-iv, r-i, s- iii

CONCEPTIVE WORKSHEET
KEY
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a, b a a d b d a * * * c
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* d c d a,c,d b, d c b c a,b,d b
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c a, b b,c,d a,b a,b a,c d b b a a,c
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a c a c c b d b c d b,c
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a a d a b b c d b a,b b
* = Subjective questions
8. Oxygen 9. Noble gases 10. 60 12. Mixture
12 9th Class Chemistry
oil and petrol:
SUMM ATIVE WORKSHEET The two liquids in the mixture of kerosene and petrol
are miscible. Hence, they are separated by using
KEY fractional distillation method, in which the liquid
having the lower boiling point boils off first. It is
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then cooled and condensed.
a a b d d b abcd a b iii) Lead sulphate from a mixture of lead
sulphate and lead chloride:
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Lead sulphate and lead chloride can be separated
c abcd c bd abd abcd c b b by fractional crystallizaiton. The mixture is added
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 to water and boiled. It is cooled and the crystals of
less soluble substances are formed and are
b abcd b acd c b a separated from the solution by filtering it. The left
out solution is again heated and cooled resulting in
HOTS WORKSHEET the crystallisation of a more soluble component.
13. a. Fractional distillation
1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a b. Evaporation
5. a 6. b c. Filtration
7. (i) oxygen (ii) zinc 14 i) Sulphur from a mixture of sulphur and
(iii) iodine (iv) antimony iron filings.
(v) bromine (vi) mercury The mixture of sulphur and iron filings is spread on
(vii) graphite a plain surface or dish. A powerful magnet is moved
8. i-D, ii-A, iii-C, iv-B, v-E over the mixture. Iron filings are attached to the
9. i. Compoundii. Mixture magnet. Sulphur is left behind on the plain surface.
iii. Compound iv. Mixture ii) Separate a precipitate of lead sulphate
v. Mixture vi. Mixture obtained by adding sulphuric acid to a
vii. Compound viii. Compound solution of lead nitrate.
10. Sodium chloride is considered a compound because The mixture is kept in a flask for some time without
of the following reasons: disturbing it. The precipitate settles down in the flask.
i) Sodium chloride cannot be separated into its The cleared solution is poured off from the top.
constituents, sodium and chlorine, by any physical Thus, the precipitate is separated from the mixture.
methods (such as filtration, evaporation, distillation, iii) Oil from a mixture of oil and water.
sublimation, using magnet, etc.,) The mixture of oil and water is passed through a
ii) The properties of sodium chloride are entirely separating funnel. Water, being the heavier
different from those of its constituents, sodium and component, settles in the lower layer and trickles
chlorine. down the separating funnel. The lighter component,
iii) The composition of sodium chloride is fixed. It oil is left behind in the funnel.
contains sodium and chlorine combined together in iv) Iodine from a mixture of powdered iodine
a fixed proportion. It has a definite formula, NaCl. and ammonium chloride.
11. i. Heterogeneous ii. Homogeneous The mixture is taken into an evaporating dish and is
iii. Homogeneous iv. Homogeneous heated. Iodine, being highly sublimable, sublimes
v. Heterogeneous leaving behind ammonium chloride.
12. i) Pure water from sea water:Sea water is v) Powdered charcoal from a mixture of
placed in the distillation flask. It is heated, using copper oxide and powdered charcoal.
the tripod stand. This is connected to the Leibig’s The mixture of powdered charcoal and copper oxide
condenser. Here, the vapour condenses to form is dissolved in water. Copper oxide is settled at the
pure water. The liquid formed is collected in the bottom and charcoal floats over water. The charcoal
receiver. Salt is left behind in the flask. is removed from the top and is separated from
ii) Kerosene oil from a mixture of kerosene water.
15. i - b, ii - d, iii - c, iv - a, v - c
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