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ST JOHN CONVENT SECONDARY SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY / SCIENCE PAPER 2
GRADE 11 TERM TWO 2020 -HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

Read these instructions first

1 Answer all questions in SECTION A .IN YOUR NOTE BOOK

2 Answer all questions in Sections B and C IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

3 Use a copy of the PERIODIC TABLE as much as possible.

4 Diagrams and graphs should be drawn using soft pencil.

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SECTION A (Multiple Choice) 35 marks

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11 A salt is made by adding an excess of an insoluble metal oxide to an acid.

How is the excess metal oxide removed from the mixture?

A chromatography B crystallisation C distillation D filtration

12 The compound magnesium nitrate has the formula Mg(NO3)2.

What is the relative formula mass of magnesium nitrate?

A 86 B 134 C 148 D 172

13 A molecule of sulfuric acid has the structural formula shown.

How many electrons are involved in forming all the covalent bonds in
one molecule?

A6 B8 C 12 D 16
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14 Element X has a lattice of positive ions and a ‘sea of electrons’.

Which property will X have?

A It conducts electricity by the movement of ions and electrons.

B It has a high melting point.
C It is decomposed by an electric current.
D It is not malleable.

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20 The four pieces of apparatus shown below are used in chemical experiments.

Which statement about the apparatus is correct?

A The burette measures the volume of liquid added in a titration.

B The measuring cylinder measures the mass of a substance used in an
experiment.
C The pipette measures the volume of gas given off in a reaction.
D The thermometer measures the density of a solution.

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31 What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between calcium
and water?

A Ca + H2O → CaOH + H2
B Ca + H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2
C Ca + 2H2O → CaOH + H2
D Ca + 2H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2
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32 Which of the following compounds exist?

33 A mixture of sulfur and iron filings needs to be separated. The solubilities of

sulfur and iron filings in water and carbon disulfide are shown in the table
below.

What are possible methods of separating the sulfur and iron filings?
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34 The diagram shows an incomplete circuit.

Which substance causes the lamp to light when added to the glass tube?

A aqueous sodium chloride

B aqueous sugar
C solid sodium chloride
D solid sugar

35 The diagrams show the structures of two forms, P and Q, of a solid element.

What are suitable uses of P and Q, based on their structures?

SECTION B (Structured) 64 marks

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1 Some oxides of some elements are listed:

CO CO2 Na2O MgO Al2O3

SiO2 P4O10 SO2 Cl2O7 Cr2O3

a) Answer the following equations using only oxides from the list. Each oxide
may be used once, more than once or not at all.

Give the formulae of an oxide

i) which is the main cause of acid rain ………………………………..

ii) which would give a pH of solution 14 when water is added…………………………

iii)which is coloured……………………………….

iv)which is the impurity in iron ore……………………………………..

v) which is amphoteric……………………………...

vi) which is neutral………………………………… [6]

b) Amphoteric oxides and neutral oxides are different from each other.

i) What is meant by the term amphoteric oxide?

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ii) What is meant by the term neutral oxide?

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7 a) Balance the following chemical equations.

i) K(s) + H2O(l) KOH(aq) + H2(g)

ii) C4H10 (g) + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g)

iii) N2(g) + H2(g) NH3(g)

iv) Na + Cl 2 NaCl

v) Fe(OH)2 + O2 + H 2O Fe(OH)3 [5]

b) Give the correct chemical formulae of the following compounds.

Name of compound formulae

1 sodium oxide

2 iron (III) hydroxide

3 magnesium carbonate

4 ammonium phosphate

5 Zinc chloride

6 Nitric acid

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c) Chlorine is a diatomic gas.

What do you understand by the term diatomic?

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SECTION C (ALTERNATIVE TO PRACTICAL) 21 marks

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END OF HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

LEARN TO LOVE YOUR STUDIES, MY CHILDREN-ST A.M FUSCO

MR. T. SIKAPIZYE
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