FOUNDATION BATCH (7) Pre Test (1) CHEMISTRY Total Marks (50)

Time Limit – 1hr 30min

1. Classify each transformation as melting, freezing, vaporization, condensation, sublimation or

deposition. (8Marks)
a) Beads of water form on the glass of a cool drink in the summer.
b) Wet clothes dry when hung on the clothesline in the sun.
c) Water in a puddle (ရေအငို ်) on the sidewalk turns to ice when the temperature drops overnight.
d) Fog forms on the mirror of the bathroom when a hot shower is taken.
e) A puddle of water slowly disappears.
f) A dish of ice cream becomes a bowl of liquid when left on the kitchen counter on a hot day.
g) solid iodine changes into iodine vapour
h) carbon dioxide gas transform into dry ice at -78.C

2. The photographs show six different elements.

For each photograph, decide whether the element is a metal or non-metal. Give a reason for
your choice. (6Marks)

3. The table gives the melting points and boiling points for five substances.
(6Marks)

Substances Melting point (.C) Boiling point (.C)

Bromine -7.2 59
Chlorine -101.5 -35
Iodine 113.6 184.4
Krypton -157.2 -152.3
Osmium 3000 5000

a) Name the substance in the table with the lowest melting point.
b) Name the substance in the table with the lowest boiling point.
c) Name two substances in the table that are gases at 20 °C.
d) Name two substances in the table that are solids at 20 °C.
e) Complete the sentence using words from the list.
You may use them once, more than once, or not at all.
Solid Liquid Gas
When bromine is heated from 20 °C to 100 °C it changes from a _____ to a _____.
f) Name the change of state that occurs when osmium is heated from 4000 °C to 6000 °C.
4. The diagrams in the boxes show different arrangements of particles. (4Marks)

5. The diagram shows the particles in solid water (ice) and in liquid water. (4Marks)
a) Describe how the particles move in the solid.
b) Describe one difference in the arrangement of the particles in ice and in liquid water.
c) Draw a box of diagram to show the arrangement of particles in gas.

6. In the diagram below, each arrow represents a change of state. (6Marks)

a) Which arrow represents freezing?

b) Which arrow represents condensing?
c) Give the name of the change of state represented by arrow A.
d) Is the process represented by the arrow B heat absorbing or releasing?
e) Which arrow represents the reverse process of condensing?
f) In which state, the particles possess highest kinetic energy?

7. Consider the following processes as a physical change or a chemical change. (6Marks)

a) Burning of wood b) Rusting of iron

c) Dissolving sugar in water d) Boiling of eggs

e) Heating solid iron until it melts f) Tearing paper sheets into pieces
8. Classify the following substances as elements, compounds or mixtures. (6Marks)
a) Iron b) Sulfur dioxide
c) Carbon dioxide d) Pure water
e) Sodium chloride f) Sodium chloride solution
g) Oxygen h) Aluminium
i) Air j) Steel (iron with carbon)
k) Seawater l) Mercury

9. Use the correct words from the list to complete the sentences. (4Marks)
apart attraction fixed highest inside irregular lattice lowest
repulsion rotate strong surface together vibrate weak
The particles in a solid are arranged in a .......1........ pattern (............2.............). The forces of
……3……. between the particles are ...........4............enough to keep them
.........5.......... and so the particles only ...........6.............. When a liquid evaporates, the
particles with the ………7…… energy leave the ............8............. of the liquid first.

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