BELADI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL JEDDAH 2013

NAME: _________________________

MARKS OBTD: ___________

CLASS: VIII

TOTAL MARKS: 15

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY

TEACHERS SIGN: ____________

SECTION A
a)

Write short answers (any four).

(1x4=4 mks)
a) What chemical reaction takes place in a green plant in
presence of sunlight?

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b) Define oxidation.
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c) Why is nitrogen used inside food satches?

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d) Why is an atom neutral ?

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e) What is mass number of an atom ?

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II. Write answer in detail , any one question .( 3 mks )
a) Write various ways to retard or slow down rusting process.
OR
b) How are electrons arranged in an atom?
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SECTION B
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. The protons are ____________________ charged and the neutrons are
neutral.
2. Protons and neutrons have the same _________________.
3. In an atom ,the number of electrons ______________________ the number
of protons in the nucleus.
4. The atomic number is the number of ____________ in the nucleus.This is
the _________ as the number of electron in the atom.
5. Elements in the _____________________ in the periodic table have similar
properties because they have the same number of ________________ in
_________________ shells .
6. The number of electrons in the outer shell is the same as the
_________________________ in the periodic table.

7. The mass of the atom is concentrated in the ___________________.

8. The particles in the nucleus are _____________ and ________________.
III. Draw the atomic structure of C,N,O .

IV. Name the following atoms.

V. Mention the discoveries made by these scientists: 1 mark

a) J.J Thompson
b) Ernest Rutherford

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