PETE Chemistry Grade 11 QUIZ 1 Date:........

May 2022
Name:…………………………………..

Student Number:……………………………. MARKS: 𝟑𝟎

Matter & mole calculation

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(a) Choose from the terms provided below to answer questions (i) to (iii) of (a).

buckministerfullerene carbon dioxide chlorine condensation fluorine

freezing magnesium ion methane nitrogen oxygen sulfide ion

Each term may be used once, more than once or not at all.

Which term refers to

(i) a change from gas to liquid state,

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(ii) a homonuclear molecular allotrope of carbon,

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(iii) a non-diatomic molecule with a linear shape.

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(b) Concentrated ammonia solution gives off ammonia gas and concentrated hydrochloric acid gives off
hydrogen chloride gas. The two gases react to produce a white solid ammonium chloride. The apparatus is
set up as shown.

After ten minutes, a white solid is observed where the two gases meet.
(i) Write the chemical formula of ammonium chloride.

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(ii) Name the process that caused the movement of ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases in the glass
tube.

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 (iii) State and explain at which point, W, X or Y, a white solid of ammonium chloride is formed.

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2. The table below gives information about some elements of the Periodic Table.

(a) Complete the table by filling in the missing information. [3]

(b) Aluminium has metallic bonding in its structure.
(i) Explain the meaning of the term metallic bonding.

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(ii) By referring to the structure of aluminium, explain why pure aluminum is malleable.

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 (c) Chlorine gas reacts with magnesium to form an ionic compound.
(i) Name the ionic compound formed.

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(ii) In terms of electron transfer, describe how chlorine atoms reacts with magnesium atoms.

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(iii) State and explain in which states of matter an ionic compound will conduct electricity.

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3. In an experiment, 42 g of an unknown compound XCO3 reacts completely with hydrochloric acid to produce
12 𝑑𝑚3 of carbon dioxide.

XCO3 + 2HCl ⟶ XCl2 + CO2 + H2 O

(i) Calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide produced in the reaction at room temperature and
pressure.

number of moles =......................................... mol [1]

(ii) Determine the number of moles of XCO3 used in the reaction.

number of moles =......................................... mol [1]

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 (iii) Calculate the relative formula mass, 𝑀𝑟 , of XCO3

𝑀𝑟 =.......................................... [2]

(iv) Calculate the relative atomic mass, 𝐴𝑟 , of X in XCO3.

𝐴𝑟 =.......................................... [1]

(v) Use the Periodic Table to identify element X.

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(b) In another experiment, 265 g of sodium carbonate reacts with excess hydrochloric acid. Calculate
(i) the volume of carbon dioxide gas produced in the reaction at room temperature and pressure,

Volume ............................ dm3 [3]

(ii) the number of water molecules produced in the reaction.

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