Ministry of Education

St Mary’s School
Science Department
Third Trimester
Test # 1
Chemistry 10th

“He went in and said to her, Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favor! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28
Total points: 55 points
Name:________________________________ Grade:_____________ Date:____________

Do not scratch, erase or use liquid corrector on your answers, if you do, they will be
considered as wrong. No claims accepted for answers and procedures written with pencil.
Explain your reasoning for each response. Show your calculations using the appropriate
number of significant figures.

I. Complete, identify, and balance the following equations. (25 pts.)

a.) Energy is added to ferrous sulphate to yield (three products).
b.) Glucose undergoes cellular respiration to produce.
c.) Oxalic acid is mixed with sodium hydroxide to produce.
d.) Lithium reacts with air (oxygen and nitrogen) to yield.
e.) Diphosphorous pentoxide is placed in water to produce.

2.) In single and double displacement reactions, do any of the atoms change their charge when
forming the compounds in the product side of a balanced chemical equation? Explain your
reasoning. (10 pts)

3.) A synthesis reaction consists of two reactants that bond together and form a compound.
Can two compounds be used as reactants for a synthesis reaction? Explain your reasoning in a
maximum of a 5-line, paragraph. (5 pts)

4.) What is the difference between a thermal decomposition reaction and a combustion
reaction? Explain your reasoning in a maximum of a 5-line, paragraph. (5 pts)

5.) Hydrogen peroxide is a potent bleaching agent that decomposes in the presence of a
catalyst. In which side of the equation, reactant or product, does it take more energy to break
the bonds for this chemical reaction? Explain your reasoning in a maximum of a 5-line,
paragraph. (10 pts)

“Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.” – Johann
Wolfgang Von Goethe