Memon Academy

END TERM 3 EXAMINATON

Year 7

CANDIDATE k
NAME

CENTER Year 8
ADMISSION
NUMBER

NUMBER

CHEMISTRY

Friday 7th July, 2023

1 HOUR

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are required.

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer all questions.

 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
 Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
 Do not write on any bar codes.
 You should show all your working in the booklet.

INFORMATION

 The total mark for this paper is 50.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]

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1. Metals are electrical conductors. State three other physical properties of most metals.
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2. Hazard symbols warn about the dangers of a substance. Draw a line to match each hazard
symbol to its correct description.

3. Look at the diagrams showing the particles in a solid and a gas.

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 (a) Gases are easily compressed (squashed) but solids are not easily compressed. Explain
why.
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(b) Solids keep their own shape but gases fill the container they are put in. Explain why.
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4. This question is about materials. Draw a straight line to match each material to its correct
description.

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5. Copy and complete the following sentences.
a. A solid has a ………………………….shape. Solid cannot be ….………………… A
liquid has a fixed ……………………………………………..and cannot be
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b. Which properties of a solid are shared with a liquid but not with a gas?
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c. Which property is shared by a gas and a liquid?
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d. Which property of a gas means it can be used in a car tyre?

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 e. Which property of a liquid is used when petrol is pumped from the tank to the engine
of a car?
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6. Chen tests some chemicals with Universal Indicator. His results are shown on a pH chart.

Use the pH chart to answer the questions.

(a) Write down the pH of vinegar.
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(b) Paint stripper is tested with Universal Indicator. Write down the colour of the
Universal Indicator after the test.

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(c) Pure water is neutral. Write down the pH of a neutral solution.

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(d) Which chemical in the pH chart is the most acidic?

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7. Complete the sentences below using the appropriate word.

brittle conduct cut ductile
electricity malleability metal ring
Metal are shiny when freshly …………………………………or polished. They are
strong and if you tap them they ………………………………..like a bell. Metals
……………………….heat energy and ……………………….. .Metals are
…………………………………, which means they can be beaten into shape. They
are………………………………., which means that they can be drawn out into wires.
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8. Complete the table below.

Substance Litmus color Type of Substance

Hydrochloric acid Red
Sodium hydroxide Alkali
Water Purple
Lemon juice
Calcium hydroxide Alkali
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9 a. Why do you think the properties of different soils are important for growing crops?
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b. what is a soil ?
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c. Explain why sedimentary rocks are porous
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10. a. What is weathering?
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b. what is chemical weathering?
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11. Sedimentary rocks are formed in layers. Look at the diagram of layers of sedimentary
rocks.

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(a) Which layer has the youngest fossils?
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c. What is a fossil?
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d. Explain how sedimentary rocks are formed
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12. Blessy slowly adds sodium hydroxide solution to dilute hydrochloric acid in a beaker. As
she adds the sodium hydroxide solution to the acid, Blessy measures the pH of the mixture in
the beaker. Look at the graph of her results.

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(a) Sodium hydroxide solution is an alkali. Write down the name of the type of reaction
that happens when sodium hydroxide solution reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
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(b) Explain why the pH increases as the sodium hydroxide solution is added to the dilute
hydrochloric acid.
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(c) (c) What is the volume of sodium hydroxide solution added when the pH is 7.0?
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