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Secondary 2 July Revision
Secondary 2 July Revision
(iii) Density
(iv) Hardness
6.(a) Name one metal and one non-metal which exist in liquid state at room temperature.
(b) Name the most abundant metal and non-metal in the earth's crust.
H He
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca
Look at the row from lithium (Li) to neon (Ne).
(a) What is this row of the Periodic Table called?
(b) Which element in it is the least reactive? Why?
Look at the column of elements from lithium (Li) to potassium (K).
(c) What is this column of the table called?
(d) Of the three elements shown in this column, which one is the most reactive?
(ix) To separate iron filings and sulfur powder, what method should you use?
(a) filtration (b) sorting (c) magnet (d) boiling
(x) Which mixture separation method would use to separate sugars from water?
(a) filtration (b) magnet (c) boiling/evaporation (d) sorting
(xi) A mixture is always a solution but a solution is not always a mixture.
(a) True (b) False
(xii) To get salt out of a solution (separating salt from water), we could try ________.
(a) melting it (b) using a magnet (c) evaporating the water so the salt is left
behind (d) using the solute to re-dissolve it
(xiii) Evaporation means going from a liquid to a ________.
(a) liquid (b) solid (c) gas (d) colloid
(xiv) Melting means going from a ________ to a liquid.
(a) liquid (b) solid (c) gas (d) colloid
(xv) Condensing means going from a gas to a ________.
(a) liquid (b) solid (c) gas (d) colloid
(xvi) Freezing means going from a liquid to a ________.
(a) liquid (b) solid (c) gas (d) colloid
(xvii) Which of the following is NOT a mixture?
(a) water (b) hot chocolate made with milk (c) a boiled sweet
(d) coffee made up with hot water
(xviii) Which of the following mixtures could not be separated into its components by
decanting?
(a) beans in hot water (b) sand in water (c) coffee in hot water
(xix) If something has been dissolved in water, how could you separate it from the water
again?
(a) by decanting it (b) by evaporating the water (c) by dissolving it in milk
(xx) Which of these are methods of separating a solid from a liquid?
(a) Decanting, filtering and dissolving
(b) Decanting, filtering and evaporating
(c) Decanting and dissolving
(xxi) When rain falls, this is because the water vapour in the clouds is condensing into
liquid ________.
(a) hydrogen (b) oxygen (c) water (d) nitrogen
24. Complete the table to show the differences between compounds and mixtures.
Compounds Mixtures
Number of types of atoms
(a) Write the letter of the diagram that shows a single compound.
(b) Write the letter of the diagram that shows a single element.
(c) Write the letter of the diagram that shows a mixture of an element and a compound.
(d) Write the letters of the diagrams that show gases that exist as single atoms.
(e) Write the letters of the diagrams that show gases that exist as molecules.
(f) Write the letter of the diagram that shows a mixture of elements.
(g) Write the letter of the diagram that shows a mixture of compounds.
26. The table gives data for four elements. Each element is represented by a symbol.
(a) Give the numbers of the elements in the table which are metals.
(b) Give the numbers of the elements in the table which are likely to be shiny.
(c) Give the numbers of the elements in the table which are likely to be malleable.
(d) Give the numbers of the elements in the table which are likely to be non-metal.
27. The students want to investigate mass changes when metals burn in air.
What is the mass changes of calcium when it burns?
They draw the apparatus for investigating the mass change of calcium when it burns to
make calcium oxide.
(a) They must open the lid a few times as they heat. Suggest why.
(b) They write down their results.
Mass of crucible + lid = 30.00 g
Mass of calcium = 0.40g
Mass of crucible + lid + calcium oxide = 30.56 g
(i) Calculate the mass of calcium oxide made.
(ii) Calculate the mass of oxygen that joined with the calcium in this experiment.
(c) They write the conclusion below. “In their investigation, the mass increased”.
Add a scientific explanation to improve their’s conclusion.