Assessment – IGCSE I

STATES OF MATTER

1. When steam at 100 oC condenses to water at 25 oC , what happens to the water molecules?
A.
B. They move faster and closer together D. They move slower and closer together
C. They move faster and further apart E. They move slower and further apart
2. Why does neon gas, Ne, diffuse faster than carbon dioxide gas, CO 2?
A. Neon atoms have the lower mass. C. Neon is a noble gas.
B. Neon does not form molecules. D. Neon is less dense than air.
3. What could be the melting and boiling point of water containing dissolved impurity?
Melting point Boiling point
A +3 96
B +3 104
C -3 96
D -3 104

4. The molecular mass of ammonia is 17 and hydrogen chloride gas is 36.5. At which labeled position
will the white solid form?

5. In which conversion do water molecules lose speed?

A. ice → water C. steam → ice

B. ice → steam D. water → steam
6. Blue copper (II) sulphate crystals are soluble in water.
 What has happened after one week?

A. Crystallization C. Distillation
B. Diffusion D. Filtration

7. The conical flask contains compound X which is present in solid, liquid and gaseous states.
Which statement is correct?

A. A gaseous X molecule has a lower mass than a liquid X molecule.

B. Energy is released when X changes from liquid to solid.
C. Liquid X is at a lowerr temperature than solid X.
D. Liquid X molecules vibrate about fixed positions.

8. The boiling points of various gases found in the air are shown below.

If the air is cooled, the first substance to condense is water. If the temperature is lowered further,
what is the next substance to condense?

A. Argon C. Nitrogen
B. Carbon dioxide D. Oxygen

9. A colored liquid vaporizes easily at room temperature .Some of the liquid is placed at the
bottom of the sealed jar .Which diagram shows the appearance of the jar after several hours?

10. Which property of gas affects the rate at which it spreads throughout the laboratory?
 A. Colour C. Molecular mass
B. Melting point D. Boiling point

SUBJECTIVE PORTION [15]

1. Methylamine, CH3NH2 (Mass = 31), and hydrogen chloride, HCl (Mass = 36.5) are both gases.
Both are soluble in water. The gases react together to form a white solid, methyl ammonium chloride.
In an experiment to demonstrate rates of diffusion the following apparatus is set up.
Look at the diagram and deduce why white solid forms at C?

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4. The graph below shows heating curve of a pure substance.

a) Suggest the melting point of substance? [1]

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b) Why the substance cannot be water. [1]

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c) Which properties are used to test the purity of substances?

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d) What is the effect of this impurity on the properties mentioned in above question?

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Total: [5]
5. The diagram represents the arrangement of particles in a solid.

a) Describe the movement of particles in solid.

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b) Describe the arrangement of particles in solid.

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c) How does movement and arrangement of particles change as the solid is heated for melting?

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d) Equal masses of steam and of water contain the same no. of molecules. Explain why the
volume of steam is much greater than that of the water.
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Total: [5]
6. The states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
The diagram below shows how the molecules are arranged in these three states.
State the name given to the change of state labeled

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Total: [2]