Question I Answer all questions.

For each question, there are four possible answers A, B, C

and D. Choose the one you consider correct. Each correct answer will score one mark. A
mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT a physical property?
A. flammability B. hardness C. solubility D. density
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2. The smallest unit of matter is
A. a compound B. an atom C. a molecule D. a proton
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3. Which is an example of phase change?
A. oil floating in water
B. oxygen diffusing in water
C. paper burning
D. water freezing
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4. Balance the following equation by inserting the correct numbers in the blanks.
____ SnO2 + ____ H2 → ____ Sn + ____ H2O

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5. Balance the following equation by inserting the correct numbers in the blanks.
____ KOH + ____ H3PO4 → ____ K3PO4 + ____ H2O
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Balance the following equation by inserting the correct numbers in the blanks.
____ NH3 + ____O2 → ____ NO + ____ H2O
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Balance the following equation by inserting the correct numbers in the blanks.
____ Fe + ____ Cl2 = ____ FeCl3
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8. What conclusion can be drawn from the chart and caption shown here?

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Fish require five to six parts per million (ppm) of dissolved oxygen and cannot live at levels
below two ppm.
A. Warmer water holds less oxygen.
B. Fish cannot survive in water at 25°C.
C. As temperature increases, oxygen dissolves more quickly.
D. By doubling water temperature, the amount of dissolved oxygen is decreased by half.
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9. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Atoms can be destroyed in chemical reactions.
B. Matter is composed of atoms.
C. All atoms of any given element are identical.
D. Atoms of different elements have different properties.
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10. Which of the following is NOT a phase change?
A. wood burning
B. water freezing
C. ice melting
D. water condensing
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11. The graph shows the solubility of different substances as a function of temperature. What
conclusion is NOT true based on the information in the graph?

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The solubility of some substances decreases as water temperature increases.
B. The solubility of sodium bromide (NaBr) is changed very little by increasing the
temperature.
C. If you want more sodium nitrate (NaNO3) to dissolve in water, increase the temperature.
D. Increasing the temperature of water will not increase the solubility of sugar (C 12 H22O11) in
water.
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12. The graph shows the density of freshwater as it relates to water temperature.

What can you conclude about the density of water from the graph?
A. The density of water increases as temperature increases.

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 B. The density of water is lowest at the highest temperatures.
C. The density of water decreases as temperature increases.
D. The density of water is highest at the lowest temperatures.
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13. Which of the following statements about atoms is NOT true?
A. Matter is composed of atoms.
B. Atoms are created and destroyed in chemical reactions.
C. All atoms of a given element are identical.
D. A given compound always has the same relative number and kind of atoms.
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14. Which of the following is NOT a change of state?
A. dew forming B. gold liquefying C. boiling water D. blending fruit
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15. Which of the following is a physical property?
A. heat of combustion B. flammability C. reactivity D. boiling point
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16. Matter exists in solid, liquid, and gas states. A substance may change between these three
states. State changes can alter the physical properties of a substance, as depicted in the
following models.

Which summary best explains the model of the states of matter?

A. Liquids have a fixed shape like solids, but assume the volume of the container like gases.
B. Liquids have a fixed volume and shape, like solids. Gases assume the volume and shape
of the container.
C. Liquids have a fixed volume like solids, but assume the shape of the container like gases.
D. Liquids assume the volume and shape of the container, like gases. Solids have a fixed
volume and shape.

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17. Hydrogen peroxide molecules are composed of two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms.
Water is also composed of hydrogen and oxygen, but water has one fewer oxygen atom than
hydrogen peroxide does. Which of the following statements best describes the chemical
reaction shown in the equation below?

A. Hydrogen peroxide is being made out of water and air.

B. Hydrogen peroxide is decomposing into pure water.
C. Hydrogen peroxide is decomposing into water and oxygen.
D. Water and oxygen are combining to make hydrogen peroxide.
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18. Which of the following statements is supported by the information in the chart?

A. Mercury and bromine are liquids at room temperature.

B. Iron has a higher melting point than carbon.
C. Iron has a higher boiling point than gold.
D. Mercury, bromine, iron, carbon, and gold are all metals.
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19. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?
A. rubber B. wood C. metal D. plastic
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20. What always stays the same when a chemical reaction takes place?
A. the number of atoms
B. the number of molecules
C. the amount of gas

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21. Change of phase is a process whereby matter changes form (solid, liquid, gas). Which one of
the following constituents a phase change?
A. condensation of water vapour
B. photosynthesis
C. digestion of food
D. dry-cleaning
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22. Cobalt is a transition element. A particle of cobalt contains 24 electrons and has a nucleon
number of 60. Which statement about this particle is correct?
A. It is a 3+ ion.
B. It is a 3– ion.
C. It contains 24 neutrons.
D. It contains 24 protons
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23. Which particle contains the greatest number of electrons?
A. Mg2+ B. N3– C. Ne D. S2–
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24. What numbers are needed in the blank spaces to balance the chemical equation?
S8 + __F2 → __SF6
A. 5, 8
B. 24, 8
C. 6, 10
D. 8, 24
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25. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of metals?
A. Hard
B. Malleable
C. Bad conductors of heat
D. Good conductors of electricity

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26. All matter is made of what?
A. electrons B. compounds C. energy D. atoms
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27. Which conclusion is supported by the data in the graph?

A. Solubility always increases as temperature increases.

B. At 40°C, KCl has the highest solubility of the salts in the table.
C. The rate of change in the solubility of KNO3 changes as temperature increases.
D. The solubility of NaCl does not increase with increasing temperatures above 80°C.
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28. What is a property of all metals?
A. conducts electricity
B. hard
C. low melting point
D. reacts with water
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29. Which statement about an atom of fluorine, 919 F 19 is correct?
A. It contains more protons than neutrons.
B. It contains a total of 28 protons, neutrons and electrons.
C. Its isotopes contain different numbers of protons.
D. Its nucleus contains 9 neutrons.

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30. Propane burns in oxygen.
C3H8 + xO2 → 3CO2 + yH2O
Which values of x and y balance the equation?
X Y
A 5 4
B 7 4
C 10 8
D 13 8

31. How many electrons are used to form covalent bonds in a molecule of methanol, CH3OH?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
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32. The formulae of some ions are shown. Which formula is not correct?
Positive ion Negative ion
Ti4+ PO43-
Al3+ SO42-
Mg2+ NO3-
K+ Cl-
A. Al3(SO4)2 B. K3PO4 C. Mg(NO3)2 D. TiCl4
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33. The number of particles in atoms W, X, Y and Z are shown.

protons electrons neutrons

W 6 6 6
X 6 6 7
Y 7 7 7
Z 7 7 8

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Which statement is correct?
A. W and X are isotopes of carbon.
B. X and Y are isotopes of nitrogen.
C. X has a mass number of 12.
D. Z has an atomic number of 8.
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34. Pure water has a boiling point of 100 °C and a freezing point of 0 °C.
What is the boiling point and freezing point of a sample of aqueous sodium chloride?
Boiling point (°C) Freezing point (°C)
A 98 -2
B 98 2
C 102 -2
D 102 2
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35. On a hot summer day, chocolate candy can melt in your pocket. How can you get the
chocolate to return to a solid?

A. Add heat
B. Leave it in your pocket
C. Cool it in the refrigerator
D. Leave it outside.
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Question II. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end
of each question or part question. Show all the steps in any calculations and state the units.
1.(a) Place each of the following in its correct state of matter: [3]
Water ice steam

(b) Place each of the following in its correct state of matter at room temperature: [6]
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 Diamonds, perfume, helium, vinegar, metal, air
Solid Liquid Gas

(c) . Classify each substance as an element, compound, or mixture. [6]

Water (H2O) :___________ Glucose (C6H12O6 ) : ___________
Hydrogen (H) : ___________ Oxygen (O2) : ___________
Salt (NaCl) : ___________ Saltwater (NaCl) : ___________

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