KAIRI SECONDARY SCHOOL – CHEMISTRY FORM 2

KAIRI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY REVISION QUESTIONS

MARCH 2020-03-17

1] The following table gives the structure of 5 different atoms. Study it to answer the questions that
follow. (A, B, C, D and E do not represent the actual symbols of the elements ).

ATOM PROTONS ELECTRONS NEUTRONS

A 5 5 6
B 9 9 10
C 10 10 11
D 15 15 16
E 10 10 12
(a) what is the mass number of atom B

(b) which of the atoms has a mass number of 11?

(c) which atoms represent isotopes of the same element?

(d) give a reason for the answer in (c) above.

(e) what is the atomic number of atom D?

2] the following table gives some information about 5 different atoms. Study it to answer the
questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of elements.

ATOM ATOMIC NUMBER MASS NUMBER

V 8 16
W 11 23
X 12 26
Y 12 27
Z 17 35
(a) give the electronic structure of atoms in terms of the first [K], second [L]v and third [M] energy
levels

(b) which of the atoms belong to non metallic elements

(c)which of the atoms belong to an element that reacts vigorously in water

(d) to which group of the periodic table does element Z belong

(e)which two atoms have identical chemical reactions

(f) give a reason for the answer above

(g)give the formulae of the most suitable ions of V and Y

(h) give the formula in terms of letters representing the atoms of the compound formed between X
and Z

3] four elements A, B, C, and D have the following electronic arrangements (LETTERS NOT ACTUAL
SYMBOLS OF ELEMENTS)

A= 2.8.1

B= 2.8.4

C=2.8.7

D=2.8.8

(a)which of the elements is a reactive non metal?

(b) give a reason for your answer above

(c) which of the elements is a metal

(d)which of the elements hardly forms ions

(e) do these elements belong to the same or to different periods of the periodic table? Give a
reason.

(f) which element will react vigorously with water?

(g) give the formula of the oxide of the element A and state its nature

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