INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

Academic Year 2010-2011

Grade IX – Chemistry
One mark questions:
1. State the following laws
(a) Law of conservation of mass.
(b) Law of constant proportions.
2. (a) State the various postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory of
matter
(c) Which postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory can explain the law
of constant proportion.
3. Copper sulphate reacts with sodium hydroxide to form blue
precipitate of copper hydroxide and sodium sulphate. In an
experiment, 15.95g of copper sulphate reacted with 8g of sodium
hydroxide to form 9.75g of copper hydroxide and 14.2g of sodium
sulphate. Show that theses data verifies the law of conservation of
mass.
4. Magnesium and oxygen combine in the ratio of 3:2 by mass to
form MgO. What mass of oxygen gas would be required to react
completely with 24g of Mg.
5. Differentiate between atoms and molecules.

6. Identify the following

(a) 3H and 3H2 (b) 2Cl and 5Cl2
7. Define the following and give eg:
a) Monoatomic molecule
b) Diatomic molecule
c) Triatomic molecule
d) Tetra atomic molecule
e) Poly atomic molecule
f) Atomicity.
8. Define the atomic mass unit.
9. Find out the chemical formula for the following compounds.
(a) Ammonium bicarbonate
(b) Aluminium phosphate
(c)Iron (III) Chloride
(d) Cupric Sulphate.
(e) Magnesium Sulphate.
(f) Sodium oxide
 (g) Hydrogen bromide
(h) Calcium hydroxide
(i) Potassium carbonate
(j) Calcium sulphide
(k)Aluminum sulphide
10. Find out the molecular mass for the following molecules.
a. Cl2 (atomic mass of Cl=35.5u)
b. O2 (atomic mass of O=16u)
c. H2SO4 (atomic mass of H= 1u, s=32u, 0=16u)
d. Al2(CO3)3 (atomic mass of Al = 27u, C = 12u, O = 16u)

11. Find out the formula unit mass for the following compounds.
(a) NaOH [at. mass of Na = 23u, O=16u, H = 1u)
(b) CaO [at. mass of Ca = 40u, O=16u]

12. Find out the total number of atoms in the following compounds.
a) (NH4)3PO4
b) Al2(SO4)3
c) Ca3(PO4)2
d) K2SO4

13. Define the following :

a) Molecular mass
b) Formula unit mass

Prepared by
Mrs. Harifa. , IX – XII Girls.