EXCERCISE SCIENCE

CHAPTER 5. INTERACTION OF MATTER

1. Baking soda is a white solid.

Vinegar is a colourless solution.
Chen adds baking soda to vinegar.
The mixture fizzes and bubbles and a colourless solution is made.
The temperature of the mixture goes down.
Two of the substances made are carbon dioxide and water.
(a) Chen concludes a chemical reaction has taken place.
Write down two observations that support his conclusion.
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2 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2]

(b) Write down the names of the reactants in this reaction.

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(c) Which product is a colourless liquid?

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2. This question is about the properties of gases.

Look at the table that shows some properties of four gases.

(a) Write down two other properties of all gases.

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 (b) Blessy thinks that all gases are colourless.
Explain why Blessy is not correct.
Use information from the table in your answer.
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3. This question is about melting point and boiling point.
(a) Describe the change of state that happens at the melting point.
From ………………………………………… to ……………………………………………………………. [1]

(b) What is meant by the words boiling point?

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(c) Ethanoic acid has a melting point of 17 °C and a boiling point of 118°C.
Room temperature is 25°C.
Tick (√) one box to show if ethanoic acid is a solid, liquid or gas at room
temperature.
solid
liquid
gas
Explain your answer.
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4. The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.

Here is a diagram of the three states of matter of water.

(a) Name substance A and substance B.

A …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
B ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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 (b) Name process X.
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(c) Name process Y.
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(d) Name process Z.
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5. This question is about dissolving.

Draw a line between the word and its correct meaning. [3]

6. Chen cooks some rice.

He puts the rice in boiling water.
He keeps the water boiling for 15 minutes until the rice is cooked.
(a) What is the temperature of the boiling water?
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(b) Describe how Chen separates the rice from the water.
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 (c) What type of change is cooking rice?
Tick () the correct answer.
Reversible ▢ Irreversible ▢
Explain your answer.
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7. Here is a table of information about some materials.

One of the materials is water.

Circle the material that is water. [1]

A B C D E

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 8. Priya investigates the melting point of some unknown substances.
Here are the results of her investigation.

(a) Complete the sentence.

Choose from the list.
Gas liquid solid
The temperature in the laboratory is 25 °C.
Substance E is a ……………………… in the laboratory. [1]

(b) Priya thinks that substance D is water.

Explain why.
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(c) Priya finds more information so she knows substance D is water.

Suggest what information she finds.
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