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Science Revision Worksheet

Name: ……………………………………………. ( ) Class: Sec ……..

Topics: Structure of Atoms / Elements & Compounds /

Mixtures & Separating Techniques

1 (a) Sodium reacts with chlorine to form sodium chloride as shown in the following
chemical word equation:
sodium + chlorine → sodium chloride

Give two ways in which sodium chloride differs from its constituent elements.

Thought process:
Sodium chloride is a compound. You need to think of how properties of
compounds are different from the constituent elements.

Suggested answer:
o Sodium chloride is a solid at room temperature, while one of its
constituent elements, chlorine is a gas at room temperature.
o Sodium chloride is a edible but both of its constituent elements are
inedible.
o Sodium chloride is a non-conductor of electricity or heat but its
constituent element, sodium is a good conductor of heat and
electricity.

(b) Hamid is given four substances W, X, Y and Z.

W – blue crystals; X – a silvery strip; Y – a clear liquid; Z – black filings

He combines W, X, Y and Z in different ways and records the results in the

table below. Study his results and answer the questions that follow.

Combination of substances Results

W+Z No heat is given off. The result is a mixture of
blue and black.
X+Y Heat and light is given off. A gas is produced.
The silvery strip disappears and the result is a
clear liquid.
W+Y No heat is given off. The blue crystals
disappear. The result is light blue, clear liquid.

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 (i) Which substances will likely produced a compound when combined
together?

X and Y – new product, which is a gas, is formed.

(ii) Which combination will likely result in the formation of a mixture?

W and X

(iii) Which combination will likely result in the formation of a solution?

W and Y

(c) Name the methods used to separate the underlined components in the
following mixtures:

(i) Red dye from a mixture of red dye and blue dye.

Chromatography

(ii) Obtaining pure H2O from seawater.

Distillation

2 An extract of the periodic table is shown below. Use the table to answer the following
questions.

H He
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca Ga Ge As Se Fr Kr

(a) Write the chemical symbols of two other elements in the same period as
Lithium

Thought process:
Period is a horizontal row in the Periodic Table.

Be and B (Choose any element which is on the same row as Li)

(b) Write the chemical symbols of two other elements in the same group as

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 Lithium.

Thought process:
Group is the vertical column in the Periodic Table.

Na and K

(c) Name the element used for the following:

(i) killing bateria in swimming pools.

Ans:Chlorine [1]

(ii) making the frame of tennis rackets.

Ans: Aluminium [1]

(iii) Making fertilisers for farms.

Ans: Nitrogen / Phosphorus [1]

3 State with reasons, whether there is any chemical reaction when the following
substances are mixed together. Write down the name(s) of the product(s)
formed if there is a chemical reaction taking place.

(a) Magnesium heated in air

When magnesium is heated in air, a bright light is observed. The product

obtained is a white powder. Hence, there is a chemical reaction.

Products formed: magnesium oxide

[3]

(b) Sodium chloride and water

When sodium chloride is mixed with water, it will dissolve to form salt
solution. Only a physical change has taken place. No new products
formed.
[3]

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4 Complete the table given below.

Compound Elements present

(a) Nitrogen dioxide nitrogen and oxygen

(b) sodium chloride Sodium and chlorine

(c) Calcium carbonate calcium, carbon and oxygen

(d) iron sulfide Iron and sulfur

[4]

5 Suggest a method of separation in each of the cases given below.

(a) Tea leaves from tea Filtration [1]

(b) Producing pure water from seawater Distillation [1]

(c) Separating iron from the junkyard Magnetic separation [1]

(d) Separating salt from seawater Evaporate to dryness [1]

(e) Separating petrol from crude oil Fractional Distillation [1]

(a) What difference in property allows the pigments in the dye to be separated by
this method?

The difference in solubilities of the pigments in the solvent.

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(b) The dyes in two food colourings, X and Y were analysed using
chromatography. Five pure dyes (labelled A to E) were tested at the same
time. The final chromatogram is shown.

(i) Which pure dye is present in both X and Y?

(ii) Which pure dye is not present in X and Y?

(iii) Which dyes could be mixed to make X?

B and D

(iv) What is the total number of dyes which had been used to make X and
Y?

4 dyes

(c) Besides analyzing food dyes, name one other application of

chromatography.

o Detect the type of ink used in forged cheques

o In urine analysis
o In blood analysis

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