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Chemistry Revision Worksheet 1
Grade 8 (Atoms, Periodic Table, Particle
Name: _______________ Model Theory) Date: ________________

1. An inert gas X is used to fill weather balloons.

Which descriptions of X are correct?

2. Which number in the table is -1?

3. The diagram shows part of the periodic table.

a) Answer these questions using only the elements shown in the diagram.

Write down the atomic number and name for an element which:

i) is a transition metal -------------------------

ii) forms an acidic oxide ------------------------

iii) is a reddish-brown liquid ----------------------

iv) reacts violently with water ----------------------------

4.The structure of some halogen compounds are shown below.

i) Describe the type of bonding in compound A.

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ii) State the simplest formula for compound C.

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iii) Explain why compound B does not conduct electricity when solid but does conduct when
molten.

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5. The states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.

a) Write the name given to the state labeled:

i) A ---------------------------------------------------------------

ii) B ---------------------------------------------------------------

iii) C --------------------------------------------------------------
b) Which one of the following best describes the movement of molecules in the liquid state?

i) The molecules are not moving from place to place. --------

ii) The molecules are sliding over each other -----------

iii) The molecules are moving freely --------------------

c) Which of the A, B or C is endothermic?

Explain your answer.

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6. Choose from the following list of substances to answer the questions below.

(bromine, chlorine, iron, mercury, sodium chloride, sulphur)

Name a substance which is

i) a gas at room temperature ---------------------------------------------

ii) a non-metallic liquid at room temperature -------------------------

iii) a compound which is a solid at room temperature ---------------

7. A student set up the apparatus shown in the diagram below.

The white solid is formed because the molecules of hydrogen chloride gas and ammonia gas
move at random throughout the tube and eventually react with each other.

i) State the name given to this random movement of molecules.

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ii) State the name of the white solid formed at X.

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iii) Suggest why the white solid is formed towards one end of the tube and not in the middle.

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iv) What type of chemical reaction takes place when ammonia reacts with hydrochloric acid?

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8. The diagram below shows a simple apparatus that can be used for measuring the melting point
of a solid.

The liquid in the beaker is heated slowly and the temperature at which the solid B melts is
recorded.

i) State the name of the piece of apparatus labeled A.

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ii) Solid B melted at 155o C.

Why would water not be a suitable liquid to put in the beaker when using this apparatus to find
the melting point of solid B?

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iii) Suggest why the liquid needs to be kept stirred.

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9. Look at the list of five elements below.

(Argon, bromine, chlorine, iodine, potassium)

a) Put these five elements in order of increasing proton number.

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b) Select a liquid from the above list.

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10. Which two elements form an alloy when they are heated together?

a) Chlorine and hydrogen b) chlorine and zinc

c) copper and hydrogen d) copper and zinc

11.The electronic configuration of an ion 2.8,8.

What could this ion be?

12. The ‘lead’ in a pencil is made of graphite and clay.

If the percentage of graphite is increased, the pencil slides across the paper more easily.

Why is this?

a) Graphite conducts electricity b) Graphite is a form of carbon

c) Graphite is a lubricant d) Graphite is a nonmetal

13. For which compound is the formula correct?

14. Which diagrams show a process in which an exothermic change is taking place?

a) 1 and 2 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1,2 and 3

15. The chemical properties of an element depend mainly on the number of

a) electrons in the innermost shell b) electrons in the outermost shell

c) fully occupied shells of electrons d) partly occupied shells of electrons

16. An element X is in Group III of the periodic table.

a) the charge on an ion of X. b) the colour of the ion of X.

c) the melting point of X. d) the relative atomic mass of X.

17. The table compares the properties of Group I elements with those of transition elements.

Which entry in the table is correct?

18. Cesium is near the bottom of Group I of the Periodic Table.

What is the correct description of cesium?

19. The diagram shows ethanol burning inside a sealed jar.

The mass of one gas in the jar does not change

Which gas is this?

a) carbon dioxide b) nitrogen c) oxygen d) water vapour

20. The diagram shows an outline of part of the periodic table.

Which two elements could form a covalent compound?

a) Wand X b) W and Y c) X and Y d) X and Z

21. The diagram shows three balloons held by children.

Which of the balloons float up into the air when the children let go?

a) P only b) P and R only c) Q only d) Q and R only