Chemistry Chapter 1-4

1. Which diagram represents molecules of hydrogen gas?

2. Which substance on the chromatogram is a pure substance?

3. The atomic (proton) number of potassium is 19.

The mass (nucleon) number of potassium is 39.

Which statement describes a neutral atom of potassium?

A It contains 19 electrons and 20 neutrons.

B It contains 19 electrons and 39 neutrons.
C It contains 20 electrons and 19 neutrons.
D It contains 39 electrons and 19 neutrons.
4. Molecules of W, X and Y are shown.

What are W, X and Y?

5. Which row shows the formulae of sodium hydroxide and of potassium hydroxide?

6. Which statement about atoms and molecules is correct?

A Atoms gain or lose electrons to become molecules.
B Atoms of the same element contain the same number of molecules.
C Molecules are the simplest unit of an atom.
D Molecules contain atoms which are covalently bonded
7. The chromatogram obtained from inks P, Q, R, S and T is shown

Which inks contain the colour yellow?

A P and R B Q and S C R and T D S and T

8. Which diagram represents a mixture of two elements?

9. The atomic number of argon is 18.

The mass number of argon is 40.
How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in an argon atom?

10. What is the formula of sulfuric acid?

11. Which statement describes oxygen molecules at room temperature and pressure?

A They are closely packed and move around slowly.

B They are closely packed and vibrate about a fixed point.
C They are loosely packed and move around rapidly.
D They are loosely packed and vibrate about a fixed point.

12. Which piece of equipment can be used to measure exactly 21.6 cm3 of dilute sulfuric acid?

13. Which compound contains covalent bonds?

14. Which method is used to separate an insoluble salt from a mixture of the salt and water?
A crystallisation
B distillation
C filtration
D fractional distillation

15. Some information about a sodium ion is shown.

16. Potassium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
What are the products of this reaction?

A potassium chloride and hydrogen

B potassium chloride, water and carbon dioxide
C potassium oxide, carbon dioxide and chlorine
D potassium oxide, hydrogen and chlorine

17. Which methods of separation depend on the substances in a mixture having different boiling
points?

A crystallisation and distillation

B evaporation and filtration
C fractional distillation and chromatography
D fractional distillation and distillation

18. Which row describes an element and a compound?

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Which apparatus is used to separate the two liquids?

A P and Q B P only C Q only D R only

20. Iodine is a non-metal.

It is a solid at room temperature.
What is a property of iodine?

A It can be stretched into a wire.

B It is brittle.
C It is a good conductor of electricity.
D It is a good conductor of heat.

21. The atomic number of argon is 18.

The mass number of argon is 40.
How many protons, neutrons and electrons are in an argon atom?
22. Potassium reacts with water in an exothermic reaction.
potassium + water  ......X...... + ......Y......

What are substances X and Y?

23. The structures of three molecules are shown

24. Which symbol equation is balanced?

25. The apparatus used to remove sand from a mixture of salt and sand is shown.

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27. The positions of elements P, Q, R, S and T in the Periodic Table are shown.
The letters are not the symbols for the elements.
28. Which diagram shows how a mixture of dyes in a food colouring are separated?

29. Which process produces a chemical change?

A adding ethanol to water
B adding sodium to water
C boiling water
D melting ice

30. Sodium and potassium are Group I metals.

Chlorine and bromine are Group VII non-metals.
Which statement describes the formation of a covalent bond?
A Potassium and bromine combine by sharing a pair of electrons.
B Sodium and chlorine combine by electron loss and gain.
C Two bromine atoms combine by electron loss and gain.
D Two chlorine atoms combine by sharing a pair of electrons.
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