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24 Which diagram represents helium gas?

C A C

D B
B D

25 How do the halogens and alkali metals form their respective ions?
The diagram above shows a purification set-up of water with salt impurity.
Halogens Alkali metals
Where is the location of the salt left after purification is complete?
A gaining electron gaining electron
B gaining electron losing electron
22 In which conversion do water molecules lose speed?
C losing electron gaining electron
D losing electron losing electron
steam

26 Elements in the Periodic Table are arranged according to their

water ice
A atomic number.
B nucleon number.
A ice → water C number of electrons.
B ice → steam D number of neutrons.
C steam → ice
D water → steam

27 An element Y has two isotopes, 238Y and 235Y.

23 Which changes occur when a liquid at 50OC becomes a gas at 120OC?
How does 238Y differ from 235Y?
Density Energy of Attractive forces
particles between particles A It has 3 more protons and 3 more electrons.
B It has 3 more protons.
A decreases decreases increases C It has 3 more protons and 3 more neutrons.
B decreases increases decreases D It has 3 more neutrons.
C increases decreases increases
D increases increases decreases

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28 Equal volumes of N2 and H2 gases are reacted, according to the following
chemical equation, to form 180 cm3 NH3 gas. What is the total volume of N2 and 33 The diagrams show a method used to separate a mixture of sodium chloride and
H2 gas initially? calcium carbonate.

3H2(g) + N2(g) → 2NH3(g)

A 180 cm3 Mixture of Glass rod Filter Filtrate

B 270 cm3 sodium evaporated to
chloride and Solid X dryness, solid Y
C 360 cm3
D 540 cm3 calcium left
carbonate

water
29 The raw material used to remove the acidic impurity in the iron extraction process
is heat
filtrate
A coke. heat
B limestone.
C hot air.
D carbon monoxide. What could solid X and solid Y be?

Solid X Solid Y

30 Oxygen is placed in Group VI of the Periodic Table because A Calcium carbonate Sodium hydroxide
B Calcium chloride Sodium carbonate
A it has 6 valence electrons. C Sodium chloride Calcium carbonate
B it can form negative ion. D Calcium carbonate Sodium chloride
C it has 6 electron shells.
D it can form covalent bond by sharing 2 electrons.

34 Which of the following substances is used to neutralise acidity in soil?

31 Which of the following is a metal? A Ammonium nitrate

B Calcium hydroxide
Electrical Electrical Melting point Solubility in C Magnesium sulfate
conductivity conductivity water D Potassium chloride
in solid in liquid

A no yes high yes

B no no low no 35 Four aqueous solutions have the pH values shown in the table.
C yes yes high no
D no no low yes solution P Q R S
pH 2 6 8 10

If pairs of solutions are mixed, which pair must produce a solution that turns red
32 Which two substances react to form a salt and water only? litmus paper blue?

A dilute ethanoic acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide. A P and Q

B dilute hydrochloric acid and magnesium. B Q and R
C dilute sulfuric acid and sodium carbonate. C P and R
D aqueous silver nitrate and aqueous sodium chloride. D R and S

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36 Solution X has a pH of 1, it undergoes chemical reactions as shown in the
diagram below. 39 The following observation shows the production of a white precipitate from an
aqueous reagent X and aqueous zinc sulfate.
React with
aqueous silver aqueous reagent X + aqueous zinc sulfate → white precipitate
X nitrate Y
Colourless solution White precipitate Which of the following could the aqueous reagent X be?

Sodium Acidified barium

React with hydroxide nitrate
sodium oxide
A x x
B  x
C  
D x 
Z
Colourless solution : possible X: not possible

What is the identity of solution X?

40 The diagram shows the apparatus in an experiment to study the composition of
A sodium chloride air.
B sulfuric acid
C hydrochloric acid → air
D sodium hydroxide

37 Two aqueous solutions, X and Y, are mixed together. Which one of the following
pairs would not give a white precipitate?

X Y
A barium nitrate sodium sulphate A reagent that A reagent that water
B calcium nitrate sodium carbonate removes oxygen removes carbon
C lead(II) nitrate sodium chloride dioxide
D magnesium nitrate sodium sulphate
A volume of 1000 cm3 of air is passed into the apparatus.
What is the composition and volume of the gas collected in the measuring
cylinder?
38 Which of the following shows the correct reactivity trend of the elements in Group
I and Group VII when comparing down the group? Composition Volume/cm3

Group I Group VII A nitrogen and other gases 800

B pure nitrogen 200
A decreases increases C nitrogen and other gases 200
B increases decreases D pure nitrogen 800
C increases increases
D decreases decreases

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D C B C B A D D B A
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C A D B D C D B C A