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1. Which ion has the most shells that contain electrons? a. Al3+ b. Be2+ c. N3d. S2-

2. Which substance contains covalent bonds but also conducts electricity? a. brass b. graphite c. iodine d. steel

3. Which electron arrangement is that of a metallic element? a. 2, 1 b. 2, 4 c. 2, 5 d. 2, 7

4. Which molecules have the same number of protons? a. O2 and N2 b. Cl2 and Br2 c. CO2 and SO2 d. CH4 and NH3 5. Metals have positive ions in a 'sea of electrons'. Which metal atom provides most electrons for the sea? a. aluminium b. magnesium c. sodium d. zinc

6. Which substance does not have a macromolecular structure? a. diamond b. graphite c. silicon dioxide d. sodium chloride

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7. Which atom has the same electronic configuration as the strontium ion? a. calcium b. krypton c. rubidium d. selenium

8. Element X has an electronic structure 2.8.8.1. Element Y has an electronic structure 2.8.6. What is made when X and Y react? Type of compound covalent covalent ionic ionic formula X2Y XY2 X2Y XY2

a. b. c. d.

9. What is the formula of uranium(VI) oxide? a. U6O b. U2O3 c. UO3 d. UO6

10. Graphite is used to make a. glass b. cutting tools c. electrical wiring d. electrodes

11. Which compound has both ionic and covalent bonds? a. ammonium chloride b. carbon dioxide c. ethy ethanoate d. sodium chloride

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12. Elements X and Y react to form an ionic compound of formula XY. What could be the proton (atomic) numbers of X and Y? X Y a 3 8 b 6 8 c 8 16 d 12 16 13. An atom of an element contains 17 protons, 18 neutrons and 17 electrons. What is the atomic structure of another isotope of this element? protons neutrons electrons 17 20 17 17 18 16 18 18 17 20 18 17

a b c d

14. Which of the following has the highest electrical conductivity? a. aqueous sugar solution b. solid graphite c. solid sodium chloride d. gaseous carbon dioxide

15. Which of the following ions has the same number of electrons as a krypton atom, atomic number 36? a. chlorine b. rubidium c. sodium d. xenon

16. Which of the following is a compound? a. air b. carbon c. oxygen d. steam

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17. In which set do the three particles each have the same total number of electrons? a Clb Fc K+ d Li+ BrNe Ca2+ Na+ INa+ BrK+

18. An ion X+ has 23 nucleons and 10 electrons. What does the nucleus of the ion X+ contain? protons neutrons 12 11 11 12 10 13 9 14

a b c d

19. The table shows information about particles X and Y. number of number of electronic protons neutrons structure X 9 10 2, 8 Y 17 20 2, 8, 8 Which statement is correct for both X and Y? a. they are atoms of metals b. they are atoms of noble gases c. they are isotopes of the same element d. they are negative ions 20. Which substance could be sodium chloride? conduction of conduction of melting substance electricity when electricity when in point/oC liquid aqueous solution a -114 none none b -114 none good c 180 none insoluble d 808 good good

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1. Which physical property of the alkanes does not increase as relative molecular mass increase? a. boiling point b. flammability c. melting point d. viscosity 2. In the polymerization of ethene to form polyethene, there is no change in a. boiling point b. density c. mass d. molecular formula 3. Which polymer has the same type of linkage between its monomers as in a fat? a. polyamide b. polyester c. protein d. starch 4. Cholesterol is an organic molecule that occurs in the blood stream. Which type of compound is cholesterol? a. acid b. alcohol c. alkane d. alkene 5. Which of the following can best be used to distinguish between ethane and ethene? a. lighted splint b. aqueous bromine c. limewater d. litmus solution 6. Methane is used as a fuel. What property is essential for this use? a. it burns exothermically b. it is a gas c. it is odourless d. it has a low boiling point 7. All the members of a homologous series have the same a. empirical formula b. general formula c. molecular formula d. physical properties

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8. Yeast can be used to convert simple sugars to a. ethanoic acid and oxygen b. ethanol and carbon dioxide c. ethanol and oxygen d. starch and carbon dioxide 9. Which type of reaction occurs when soap is formed from fats? a. hydrolysis b. polymerisation c. fermentation d. substitution 10. Octane is an alkane present in petrol. What are the products when octane is completely burned in air? a. carbon dioxide and hydrogen b. carbon dioxide and water c. carbon monoxide and water d. carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water 11. Which compound, on combustion, never forms soot. a. carbon monoxide b. ethanol c. ethene d. methane 12. What is produced when ethanol is boiled with an excess of acidified potassium dichromate(VI)? a. ethane b. ethanoic acid c. ethene d. ethyl ethanoate 13. Which of the following is not made from crude oil? a. aircraft fuel b. diesel oil c. furniture polish d. margarine 14. Which of the following is an ester? a. pvc b. soap c. starch d. terylene

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15. Starch can be broken down into smaller molecules by heating with a dilute acid. What is this type of reaction called? a. cracking b. fermentation c. hydrolysis d. reduction 16. A margarine is described as 'high in polyunsaturates'. What does this type of margarine contain? a. long chain alkane molecules b. many alkene molecules joined by addition polymerization c. molecules containing many C=C bonds d. polymer molecules with -O=C-N-H- linkages 17. Vinegar is a solution of ethanoic acid made by the reaction of ethanol with air. Which gas in air takes part in this reaction? a. carbon dioxide b. nitrogen c. oxygen d. water vapour 18. When must a substance be an alkane? a. when it burns easily in air or in oxygen b. when it contains carbon and hydrogen only c. when it has the general formula CnH2n+2 d. when it is generally unreactive 19. One mole of a hydrocarbon X reacted completely with one mole of hydrogen gas in the presence of a heated catalyst. What could be the formula of X? a. C2H6 b. C3H8 c. C5H10 d. C7H16 20. Nylon (a polyamide) and Terylene (a polyester) are both man-made fibres. Which type of reaction is used to produce both of these polymers? a. addition b. condensation c. fermentation d. hydrolysis

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21. Part of a polymer molecule has the following structure. -CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2From which substance is this polymer made? a. C2H4 b. C2H6 c. C3H6 d. C3H8 22. What type of reaction occurs when soap is formed from fats? a. hydrolysis b. polymerization c. fermentation d. substitution 23. Which of these equations does not represent an addition reaction? a. CH2Cl2 + Cl2 --> CHCl3 + HCl b. C2H4 + Br2 --> C2H4Br2 c. nC2H4 --> -(CH2 - CH2)nd. C3H6 + H2O --> C3H7OH 24. Which set contains all the possible combustion products of methane, CH4? a. carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water b. carbon, carbon monoxide, hydrogen c. carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, water d. carbon monoxide, water 25. Octane is an alkane containing eight carbon atoms per molecule. What is its molecular formula? a. C8H14 b. C8H16 c. C8H18 d. C8H20 26. What is produced when ethanol is boiled with an excess of acidified potassium dichromate(VI)? a. ethane b. ethanoic acid c. ethene d. ethyl ethanoate

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27. What is the linkage between the units in fats and also in Terylene?

28. The structure of butan-1-ol is shown.

Which structure is an isomer of that shown above?

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29. The structures of an acid and an alcohol are shown.

Which pairing of names correctly identify the two compounds? acid alcohol a. ethanoic butanol b. ethanoic propanol c. propanoic propanol d. propanoic butanol 30. The structure of four organic compounds are shown.

Which compounds decolorise bromine water? a. 1 and 2 b. 1, 2, and 4 c. 2 and 4 d. 3 and 4

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31. Which polymer has the empirical formula CH?

32. Which is the structure of ethyl ethanoate?

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33. The structures of three compounds P, Q and R are shown.

Which compounds are isomers of each other? a. P and Q only b. P and R only c. Q and R only d. P, Q and R 34. The structural formula of butenedioic acid is shown.

Which statement about butenedioic acid is not correct? a. it decolorises aqueous bromine b. its aqueous solution reacts with sodium carbonate c. its empirical formula is the same as its molecular formula d. its relative molecular mass is 116

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35. The diagram represents an organic compound that contains three different elements

What could be the compound? a. ethanoic acid b. ethanol c. propane d. propene 36. Which of the following reacts with sodium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide?

37. A polymer has the structure shown.

What is the molecular formula of the monomer? a. C2H4 b. C2H6 c. C3H6 d. C3H8

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38. The structure of the monomer of Perspex is shown.

Which description of Perspex is correct? type of polymer polymer formed by a. carbohydrate condensation polymerization b. ester addition polymerization c. hydrocarbon addition polymerization d. polyester condensation polymerization 39. Which of the following describes the ways in which isomers are identical and different? identical different a. chemical properties molecular formulae b. molecular formulae structures c. physical properties chemical properties d. structure molecular formulae 40. When an animal fat is boiled with aqueous sodium hydroxide, a soap and glycerol are formed. This reaction is an example of a. esterification b. fermentation c. hydrolysis d. polymerization 41. In which chemical reaction does the named product formed have a lower molecular mass than the reactant? a. formation of an ester from ethanol b. formation of ethanoic acid from ethanol c. formation of ethanol from glucose d. formation of ethanol from glucose 42. In the polymerisation of ethene to form poly(ethene), which does not change? a. boiling point b. density c. empirical formula d. molecular mass 43. Why are large alkane molecules cracked to form smaller molecules? a. alkanes with large molecules are not useful b. small alkane molecules can be polymerised c. crude oil does not contain small alkane molecules

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d. to meet the demand for small alkane molecules 44. What is the catalyst used in the preparation of ethyl ethanoate from ethanol and ethanoic acid? a. concentrated sulphuric acid b. nickel c. vanadium(V) oxide d. yeast 45. Which of these polymers is a protein? a. (C2H3Cl)n b. (C2H3NO)n c. (C5H8O2)n d. (C6H10O5)n 46. Which element is least likely to be found in a macromolecule? a. carbon b. hydrogen c. oxygen d. sodium 47. Which statement is true about ethanol? a. it is formed by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene b. it is an unsaturated compound c. it is formed by the oxidation of ethanoic acid d. it reacts with ethyl ethanoate to form an acid 48. Which compound has the empirical formula CH2O and reacts with sodium hydroxide? a. ethanoic acid b. ethanol c. ethyl ethanoate d. methanoic acid 49. Cholesterol is an organic molecule that occurs in the blood stream. What type of compound is cholesterol? a. acid b. alcohol c. alkane d. alkene
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