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YEAR 11 PRELIMINARY
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
CHEMISTRY
2009
1 Hour
Student Name.Teacher..
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
TOTAL MARKS 50
Section I 15 marks
(Questions 1 15)
Section II 35 marks
(Questions 16 - 23)
A Data Sheet and Periodic Table are provided with this paper
1
Section I 15 marks
Attempt Questions 1 15. Allow about 15 minutes for this part.
Use the multiple choice answer sheet provided
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1. A mixture of ethanol and water can be separated by:
A
B
C
D
centrifugation
distillation
decanting
crystallisation
2. An atom has a mass number of 46 and an atomic number 26. The atom would be:
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
the biosphere
the hydrosphere
the atmosphere
the lithosphere
nitrogen
oxygen
fluorine
neon
poor conductor
malleable
brittle
low melting point
8. A hard, rigid substance that would have a very high melting point and be a non-conductor of electricity
in the molten state would be:
A
B
C
D
CO2
SiO2
PbO2
TiO2
9. Which of the following compounds would have the highest melting point?
A
B
C
D
NaCl
HCl
CO2
SiCl4
be very hard
have a low melting point
conduct electricity well
be easily distorted
3
Solder is a common alloy used in plumbing. Which metals are present in solder?
A
B
C
D
13. Which of the atom pairs with electron configurations below could form a covalent bond?
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
IONIC
X
Y
Z
Y
COVALENT METALLIC
Y
Z
X
Z
X
Y
Z
X
Section II 35 marks
Attempt Questions 16 23. Allow about 45 minutes for this part.
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Question 16 (3 marks)
Calcium chloride absorbs moisture from the atmosphere. A 46.75 g sample of moist calcium chloride
was heated in a drying oven to remove all the water. The final mass of the sample was 19.08 g
a. Determine the percentage composition of water in the sample
Question 17 (5 marks)
a. Draw the Lewis electron dot diagram for the oxide ion
b. Draw the Lewis electron dot diagram for the oxygen molecule
d. Indicate how the formation of bonds in ZnO differ from the formation of bonds in
the O2 molecule?
Question 18 (5 marks)
The table below lists the properties of five substances known to be magnesium, diamond, iodine,
potassium chloride and hydrogen chloride.
Property
Melting point (oC)
Solid conducts electricity
Soluble in water
Aqueous solution conducts
electricity
A
3880
No
No
N/A
B
-114
No
Yes
Yes
C
650
Yes
Yes
N/A
D
114
No
No
N/A
E
770
No
Yes
Yes
Use the information in the table to identify substances A, B, C, D & E and justify (give a reason)
your answers
Question 19 (3 marks)
Write the formula for the following:
a. carbon monoxide........
b. ammonium hydroxide
c. sodium hydrogen carbonate
Question 20 (7 marks)
During your course you performed a first hand investigation to compare the properties of TWO elements
with the properties of the compound obtained by reacting these two elements.
a. Outline the experimental steps that were necessary for you to carry out this experiment.
Present the results you obtained in a table (use at least 1 set of results for each substance)
b. Identify TWO hazards in this experiment, and describe how you dealt with these hazardous
situations
Question 21 (3 marks)
Use a copy of the periodic table of the elements to name an element which has:
a) A valency of +2..
b) A valency of 1 and is found in period 4
c) A member of the actinide series..
d) An alkali metal.
e) a member of the Noble gases...
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b. Zinc reacts with copper (II) sulfate to form copper metal and zinc sulfate
c. Reaction of magnesium with sulfuric acid will produce a salt and a gas
Question 23 (6 marks)
a. Write a balanced equation to show the electrolysis of water. (Include states)
c. Compare the molecular changes that take place during the electrolysis of water with those that
occur during the boiling of water. Include one diagram to illustrate your answer