CA 3 The Kinetic Molecular Theory

1. The diagram shows a kettle of a boiling water. As the vapour cools it turns into droplets of
liquid water. What change of state is being shown by when water vapour changes into liquid
water?
a. Boiling
b. Condensation
c. Evaporation
d. Sublimation
2. Which term is used for a solid changing into liquid?
a. Boiling
b. Condensing
c. Freezing
d. Melting
3. Some cold water is poured in a conical flask and bung is inserted.
The diagram shows the flask after a few minutes.
What is occurring in the flask?
a. Boiling and melting
b. Condensation and evaporation
c. Freezing and condensation
d. Deposition and sublimation

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4. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
In which state are the particles furthest apart?
a. Ice
b. Water
c. Steam
d. Water & steam
5. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
In which state do particles have the least energy?
a. water
b. Water
c. Ice & water
d. Steam
6. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
In which state are the particles arranged in a regular pattern?
a. Ice
b. Water
c. Ice & water
d. Steam
7. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
In which state are the particles have the highest kinetic energy?
a. Ice
b. Water
c. Ice & water
d. Steam
8. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
Which state of matter is (1) called?
a. Boiling
b. Freezing
c. Condensing
d. Melting
9. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
Which state of matter is (4) called?
a. Boiling
b. Freezing
c. Condensing
d. Melting
10. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
Which state of matter is (2) called?
a. Boiling
b. Freezing
c. Condensing
d. Melting
11. The compound with the formula H2O can exist in three states of matter. The names of these
states of matter are shown in the boxes. The numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 represent changes in state.
Which state of matter is (3) called?
a. Boiling
b. Evaporating
c. Condensing
d. Melting
12. The term deposition is also used for a change of state. Deposition is the change of state
from-
a. solid to liquid
b. liquid to gas
c. gas to solid
d. liquid to solid
13. The diagram shows how the particles are arranged in each of the states. Which states
diffuses the fastest?

a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. All the particles in different statesof matter diffuse at the samerate
14. The diagram shows how the particles are arranged in each of the states. Which statement
best describes the particles in the gas phase?
a. The particles vibrate about fixed position.
b. The particle slide past one another.
c. The particles move freely.
d. The particles do not move at all
15. The diagram shows how the particles are arranged in each of the states. Which letter/s
represent the change in matter that require most energy to change a state to another state ?
a. X, Y and Z
b. Y and Z only
c. X and Y only
d. X only

16. The diagram shows how the particles are arranged in each of the states. Which letter/s
represent the change in matter that release energy to change a state to another state ?
a. X, Y and Z
b. Y and Z only
c. X and Y only
d. X only

17. The diagram show apparatus that can be used to measure

the melting point of a solid. The solid is placed in a small
tube. The small tube is then put into a liquid contained in a
beaker. The liquid is gently heated and the temperature at
which solid Q melts is recorded. What is the name of the
apparatus labelled P?
a. Stirring rod
b. Test tube
c. Caliper
d. Thermometer
18. The diagram show apparatus that can be used to
measure the melting point of a solid. The solid is
placed in a small tube. The small tube is then put
into a liquid contained in a beaker. The liquid is
gently heated and the temperature at which solid
Q melts is recorded. If solid Q melts at 140
degrees Celsius, explain why water is not a
suitable liquid to use in this experiment.
a. Water would boil before solid Q had melted.
b. Water would boil after solid Q had melted.
c. Water would dissolved solid Q.
d. Water would mixed with solid Q

19. Hydrated copper (II) sulfate is a soluble is a soluble solid. A large crystal of this solid is placed
in the bottom of a beaker of water. After two days, the crystal becomes smaller and the
liquid near the bottom becomes blue. Which statement explains these observations?
a. The crystal dissolves
b. The crystal freezes
c. The crystal melts
d. The crystal sublimes
20. Hydrated copper (II) sulfate is a soluble is a soluble solid. A large crystal of this solid is placed
in the bottom of a beaker of water. After two days, the crystal becomes smaller and the
liquid near the bottom becomes blue. After two weeks the crystal has disappeared. Which
statement best describes the appearance of the liquid in the beaker after two weeks?
a. It is all blue
b. It is all brown
c. Only the lower part is blue
d. Only the upper part is blue
21. Hydrogen chloride and ammonia are gases which are given off by cotton wool soaked in
concentrated solutions and placed at either end of a glass tube shown.
When the gases react together they produce ammonium chloride, a white solid. Which line
on the diagram correctly shows where the ammonium chloride is formed?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
22. Many chemical processes involve substances in either the liquid or the gaseous state.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. A Specific mass of a gas has a ficed volume at room temperature
b. A Specific mass of a liquid has a fixed volume at room temperature
c. 25 cm3 of gas contains more particles than 25 cm3 of liquid
d. Liquid particles placed inside a sealed container have fixed position
23. The kinetic particle theory of matter explores the spatial relationship between the particles
in solids, liquids and gases. Which of the following processes causes the distance between
particles to increase by the most?
a. Melting
b. Sublimation
c. Freezing
d. Condensation
24. The following four statements describe the arrangement of particles in a substance.
1. Paerticles are moving in all direction
2. Particles are arranged in neat rows
3. Particles can mmove past each other
4. Pareticles vibrate about their positions

a. 1 and 2 c. 1 and 3
b. 2 and 4 d.. 2 only
25. A student accidentally left a bottle of ammonia in the corner of a laboratory. A few minutes
latter the entire laboratory smelled of ammonia. Which process has occurred?
a. Brownian motion
b. Diffusion
c. Distillation
d. Sublimation
26. A small amount of bleach was accidentally spilled on the kitchen floor. After a while it was
observed that the floor appeared to be dry the whole kitchen smelled of bleach. Which
processes have occurred?
a. Evaporation and diffusion
b. Distillation and diffusion
c. Evaporation and Brownianmotion
d. Evaporation only
27. Matter exists in three
states which are solid,
liquid and gas. Phase
changes occur when
matter changes from
one state to another.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

28. The diagram shows a cup of hot chocolate made which was prepared by mixing boiling water
and chocolate powder.

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
29. A student closed the lid tightly on an empty metal container which was used for paint. She
heated the container over a Bunsen burner on a low flame for a few moments and observed
the sides and top of the container bend outwards slightly.
She then turned off the burner and allowed the container to cool.
Which statement explains her observations?
a. The heat increased the pressure inside the container
b. The heat deformed the metal which then bent
c. The heat made the container reduce in size
d. More air particles entered the container
30. In which changes do the particles move closer together?
a. 3 and 4
b. 1 and 3
c. 4 only
d. 1 and 2
31. Substance X can occur in three different physical states as shown in the diagram.

Which statement is correct?

a. In state 1 the particles vibrate around fixed positions but don’t move
b. Diffusion occurs in the phase change from state 1 to 2
c. The volume of the substance in state 3 is fixed
d. Condensation occurs in the phase change from state 3 to 2

32. A student noted the following observation in his laboratory notebook:

“The particles moved slowly from an area of high concentration
to an rea of low concentration”
Which process is being described?
a. Diffusion of substance in a liquid
b. The particles of a solid during melting
c. A liquid being frozen
d. Diffusion of a substance through air

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33. Compound X is a colorless liquid at room temperature.

a. X(s)
b. X(l)
c. X(g)
d. X(aq)
34. Compound X is a colorless liquid at room temperature. What is the importance of the
temperature at point B?
a. It is the melting point of compound X
b. It is the boiling point of compound X
c. It is the temperature where compound X turns into gas
d. It is the temperature where compound X turns into vapor
35. Compound X is a colorless liquid at room temperature. What is the physical state of
compound X in the region E-F?
a. Gas
b. Liquid
c. Solid
d. Moisture
36. Compound X is a colorless liquid at room temperature. What would be the difference in the
region B-C if an impure sample of X had been used?
a. The temperature at region B-C would be lower.
b. The temperature at region B-C would be higher than 90 degrees Celsius
c. The particles at region B-C will move faster.
d. There is no change.
37. Compound X is a colorless liquid at room temperature. What is the change of state in region
D-E?
a. Boiling
b. Melting
c. Evaporating
d. Condensing
38. The following table gives information about six substances. Which substances are solid at
room temperature?

a. A, B, and C
b. A, C and E
c. B, D and F
d. B, C and E
39. The random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a liquid or gas, caused by
collisions between these particles and the molecules of the liquid or gas.
a. Brownian motion
b. Kinetic Particle Theory
c. Condensation
d. Deposition
40. What process is used to determine the boiling point of a liquid?
a. Diffusion
b. Distillation
c. Sublimation
d. Heating
41. Snow formation at sub-freezing air is an example of –
a. Condensation
b. Deposition
c. Freezing
d. Sublimation

Melting Freezing Boiling Freezing

Condensing Condensation Boiling Sublimation

42. A tea bag is placed in a cup of hot water while another similar teabag is placed in a cup of
cold water. In which cup does the water turn brown ore quickly? Explain using the
movement of particles.
Answer :
The faster they move, the more quickly they will spread out into their container. In the cold
water, the molecules of the tea bag don't have as much energy and therefore, don't move as
fast. As the water is added to the teabag it causes the tea leaves to move and triggers
diffusion of the leaves. The addition of heat (from the hot water) to the tea bag causes its
molecules to move much faster than at room temperature.

43. Suggest other examples of diffusion in everyday life. Give at least five (5) examples.
Answer :
1. When the perfume’s scent spreads in a room
2. Dipping the tea bags in hot water will diffuse the tea in hot water
3. Small dust particles or smoke diffuse into the air and cause air pollution
4. Opening the Soda/Cold Drinks bottle and the CO2 diffuses in the air
5. Food coloring spreads in hot water
6. farting
7. the smell of the food from the kitchen
8. sugar dissolving in water
9. gas exchange when breathing
10. smokes that diffuses the air.
11. The oxygen from the leave cells diffuses to the air.
44. Why is it so important to study the changes in the states of matter?
Answer :
Everything is made up of matter. There are three states of matter which are solid, liquid, and
gas. Each type of matter has a different physical characteristics and all scientists need to fully
understand to make calculations.