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Chapter 1 The Atmosphere

A. Multiple Choice Questions (c) It is a compound because it contains

two different elements, carbon and
1. B. Nitrogen oxygen, chemically combined
2. B. 20 % together.
3. D. Nitrogen
4. A. Oxygen 4. Example of physical change:
5. C. Carbon dioxide Boiling water to become steam.
6. B.
Example of chemical change:
Burning charcoal in air, it changes from
carbon to carbon dioxide.

5. (a) Chemical change.

7. C. Alloy Zinc reacts with dilute acids to form
8. D. Burning sulplur in air. new substances, zinc ions and
9. A. It burns in air. hydrogen gas.
(b) Physical change.
B. Fill in the Blanks Wax melts becoming molten wax. In
the process, no new substance is
1. mixture formed.
2. compounds
3. only one 6. The density of oil is lower than that of
4. compound, chemical methods water.
5. elements, compounds, physical, chemical
7. The boiling point of a substance can be
C. Comprehensive Questions determined without changing its chemical
composition.
1. Oxygen / Nitrogen / Carbon dioxide /
Noble gases / Water vapour (Any two)
8.
2. Example of a mixture: Coffee Physical Chemical
Components contained: Water, milk and property property
coffee powder (Or any correct example) (a) It has high It reacts with water
melting point. to form calcium
3. (a) It is a mixture. It contains two hydroxide.
compounds (i.e. water and salt) (b) It is less dense It burns in
physically combined together. than air. air/oxygen to form
(b) It is a mixture because it contains water.
different elements, such as iron, (c) It is a colourless It turns lime water
carbon, chromium, nickel, gas at room milky.
physically combined together. conditions.

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9. (a) Air 10. (a) It is a colourless gas at room

(b) Liquid nitrogen will boil first
because it has lower boiling point
than oxygen.
(c) Fractional distillation of liquid air
(d) It involves a physical change.
Because there is a change of states
only. No new substance is formed.
temperature and pressure.
It does not conduct electricity.
It has very low melting and boiling
points.
(b) Put a glowing splint into a test tube
containing oxygen. The splint will
relight.
(c) It involves a chemical change
because oxygen reacts with carbon
in the splint to form carbon dioxide.

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