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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION; MARK THE ANSWER ON THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE

ANSWER SHEET USING A SOFT PENCIL.

1. Which method should be used to separate a mixture of two liquids?

A Crystallisation

B. Electrolysis

C. Filtration

D. Fractional distillation
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2. The pie chart shows the composition of air.

What are the gases in in parts 1,2 and 3 of the pie chart?

3. A steel works and a chemical works are built near to a city. The limestone buildings in the

city begin to crumble.

Which gas is most likely to cause this damage?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Carbon monoxide

C. Oxygen

D. Sulphur dioxide
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4. A newspaper article claims that carbon dioxide is formed as follows.

(i) During respiration

(ii) When calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid

(iii) When methane burns in air

Which statements are correct?

A. 1,2 and 3

B. 1 and 2 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 2 and 3 only

5. Which substance is used in the purification of water?

A. Calcium sulphate

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Chlorine

D. Sodium chloride

6. The diagram shows a light bulb.

Why is argon used instead of air in the light bulb?

A. Argon is a good conductor of electricity

B. Argon is more reactive than air

C. The filament glows more brightly

D. The filament lasts for a longer time

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7. Which two gases produced from the burning of petrol in motor vehicles contribute to the

formation of acid rain?

A. Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide

B. Carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide

C. Carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide

D. Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide

8. The diagrams show the growth of four plants.

Which element is acting as a fertilizer?

A. Cl

B. N

C. Na

D. S
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9. Gas is released in all of the examples below.

Which gas do they all produce?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Hydrogen

C. Methane

D. oxygen

10. Coal, hydrogen, methane and gasoline(petrol) are commonly used as fuels.

How many of these fuels are solids, liquids or gases?

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11. Hydrogen- oxygen fuel cells can be used to power cars. Platinum is used as a catalyst. The

amount of energy produced per gram is shown for three fuels.

Which statement is correct and is an advantage of a hydrogen- oxygen fuel cell?

A. Hydrogen is difficult to store

B. Hydrogen produces less energy per gram than methane or petrol

C. Platinum is rare and expensive

D. The only product is water

12. The diagram shows how water is treated to make it suitable for drinking.

What happens in Stage 2?

A. Condensation

B. Sublimation

C. Evaporation

D. Filtration
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13. Which process removes carbon dioxide from the earth’s atmosphere?

A. Combustion

B. Heating limestone

C. Photosynthesis

D. Respiration

14. The fractional distillation of petroleum is shown.

Which fraction is least volatile?

A. Bitumen

B. Diesel oil

C. Gasoline oil

D. Refinery gas

15. Which material is the main source of the molecules that are used to make most plastics?

A. Air

B. Coal

C. Limestone

D. Petroleum
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16. Metals can be joined together by welding them at a high temperature.

Why is an argon atmosphere often used?

A. Argon has a low density

B. Argon is colourless

C. Argon is inexpensive

D. Argon is unreactive

17. A candle is burned in a fixed volume of air.

How do the percentage of carbon dioxide and oxygen change?

18. What are the products when limestone (calcium carbonate) is strongly heated?

A. Calcium hydroxide and carbon dioxide

B. Calcium hydroxide and carbon monoxide

C. Calcium oxide and carbon dioxide

D. Calcium oxide and carbon monoxide

19. What is petroleum?

A. An aircraft fuel

B. A central heating fuel

C. A mixture of carbohydrates

D. A mixture of hydrocarbons
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20. Which statement explains why iron is used as the catalyst in the manufacture of ammonia?

A. More ammonia is produced in a given time

B. The catalyst is unchanged at the end of the reaction

C. The catalyst neutralises the ammonia

D. The purity of the ammonia is improved

21. A sample of rain water (pH=4) is passed down a glass column packed with marble chippings

(sodium carbonate). The water coming from the bottom of the column is collected in a

beaker. The pH is now 6.

What causes the change in pH?

A. The acid has been filtered

B. The acid has been neutralised

C. The acid is made more concentrated

D. The acid is precipitated

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22. Which process do not use oxygen?

1. Burning natural gas

2. Heating a room with an electric fire

3. Welding apparatus

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 3 only

D. 1,2 and 3

23. The presence of nitrates in soil can be shown by warming the soil with aqueous sodium

hydroxide and aluminium foil.

Which gas is given off?

A. Ammonia

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Nitrogen dioxide

24. Air is a mixture of gases. The two main gases present are the elements nitrogen and oxygen.

Another element that is present in air is

A. Argon

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Hydrogen

D. Sulphur dioxide
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25. Give the formula of a compound found in unpolluted air.

A. NO2

B. SO2

C. CH4

D. CO2

26. In which row is the air pollutant not correctly matched with its source?

27. A factory burns coal with a high sulphur content. Which pollutant is most likely to lead to the

death of the trees?

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Lead compounds

D. Sulphur dioxide

28. What is the correct order of abundance of the gases in the air?
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29. Argon is a noble gas used to fill light bulbs. What is the approximate percentage of argon in

air?

A. 1%

B. 20%

C. 79%

D. 99%

30. Acid rain is formed when sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen dissolve in rain water. Which

problem is not caused by acid rain?

A. Breathing difficulties

B. Dying trees

C. Erosion of statues

D. Lowered pH of lakes

31. A farmer moves his cows into a concrete shelter for protection. There is a little access for

fresh air once the door is closed. Which gases would increase in amount in the shelter?

A. Carbon dioxide and carbon mono oxide

B. Carbon di oxide and methane

C. Carbon monoxide and oxygen

D. Methane and oxygen

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32. A sample of air from a town centre was analysed and found to contain mainly nitrogen and

oxygen, but also traces of four gases below.

Which of these gases is a pollutant?

A. Argon

B. Carbon di oxide

C. Sulphur di oxide

D. Water vapour

33. Which pollutant found in air does not have an effect on respiration?

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Lead compounds

C. Oxides of Nitrogen

D. Sulphur di oxide

34. Many car exhaust systems contain a catalytic converter. State the use of catalytic converter?
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35. Pure air contains nitrogen, oxygen and small amounts of other gases. The noble gases have

been left out of the table. Which row shows the composition of dry, unpolluted air?

36. Catalytic converters are used to remove some gaseous pollutants from car exhaust fumes.

Which gas is removed from the fumes by oxidation?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Carbon monoxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Nitrogen oxide

37. Water must be purified before it is suitable for use in the home.

Which processes are used to remove solid impurities and bacteria?

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38. The diagram shows some uses of water in the home.

For which uses is it important for the water to have been treated?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

39. Which gas is colourless and poisonous?

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Chlorine

C. Hydrogen

D. Nitrogen

40. Two experiments involving water are described.

1 Water turns purple when potassium manganite(VII) is added to it.

2 Adding water to sodium causes the temperature to increase. Which row describes the role

of water in 1 and 2?
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