Q1. Solve all the MCQs.

1. The fractional distillation apparatus shown is being used to separate a mixture of two
liquids. A thermometer is missing from the apparatus.

Where the bulb of the thermometer should be placed?

A
B
C

2. A student makes three statements.

1 Calcium ions have a 2+ charge and oxide ions have a 2– charge.

2 Magnesium ions and oxide ions have the same electronic configuration as neon.

3 Calcium ions have three full electron shells and magnesium ions have two full
electron shells.
Which statements are correct?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

3. Four statements about graphite, diamond and silicon (IV) oxide are listed.

1 Diamond and silicon(IV) oxide are both very hard and have similar structures.

2 In diamond, each carbon atom is joined to four other carbon atoms.

3 Silicon(IV) oxide forms a giant structure of silicon and oxygen atoms.

4 Diamond and graphite both conduct electricity because they are both forms of carbon.

Which statements are correct?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1, 2 and 4 C 1, 3 and 4 D 2, 3 and 4

4. Which diagram shows a section of the ionic lattice of sodium chloride?

5. Which diagram represents an alloy?

6. The diagram shows a chromatogram.

Which spot has an Rf value of 0.75?

7. A sample of iodine is at room temperature and pressure.

Which statement about the particles in the sample is correct?

A The particles are arranged in a giant lattice.

B The particles have zero kinetic energy.

C The particles move randomly through the solid.

D The particles vibrate about a fixed point.

8. Element Z, nucleon number 31, forms an ion Z3–.

Where is Z found in the Periodic Table?

A Group III B Group V C Period 4 D Period 5

9. Element X and element Y react together to form a compound.

The electronic configurations of X and Y are X = 2,8,3 and Y = 2,6.

Which row shows the electron transfer that takes place and the type of compound
formed?

10. X is the arrangement of bonds around a carbon atom in graphite.

Y is the arrangement of bonds around a carbon atom in diamond.

Z is the arrangement of bonds around a silicon atom in silicon(IV) oxide, SiO2.

Which arrangements of bonds are the same?

A. X and Y only B. X and Z only C. Y and Z only D. X, Y and Z

Q2. Attempt all questions.

1. Complete the diagram to show the electronic strcutre of potassium ion.
Include the charge on ion. /2

2. Sulfur dibromide is produced when sulfur reacts with bromine.

Complete the diagram to show the dot‑and‑cross diagram for a molecule of sulfur
dibromide. Show only the outer shell electrons. /2
3. This question is about compounds that contain phosphorus.
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(a) The formula for a phosphide ion can be written as P 3–.
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Complete the table to show the number of particles in this phosphide ion. /2

(b) State why the formula for a phosphide ion is P3– rather than P2– or P4–. /1

(c) The formula for a calcium ion is Ca2+.

Deduce the formula for calcium phosphide. /1`

(d) Calcium phosphate, Ca3(PO4)2, is an ionic compound.

Explain why calcium phosphate has a high melting point. /2