Monthly Test Examination October 2021

SRI LANKAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

CLASSES 10 G / R
SUBJECT Chemistry
PAPER
45 minutes
DURATION

Marks
% Grade Q.No
Allocated Obtained
1 10
2 7
3 7
4 6
Total 30

Candidate Name
Index Number

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name and candidate number.
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
• The total mark for this paper is 30.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets (Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
question.)

Advice
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• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Paper is set by – Mr. Dasun Adeesha

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The Periodic Table of the Elements
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0
1 4
H He
hydrogen helium

Key 1 2

7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20

Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
3 4 atomic (proton) number 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 63.5 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

85 88 89 91 93 96 [98] 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 [209] [210] [222]
Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium lanthanum hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon

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55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

[223] [226] [227] [261] [262] [266] [264] [277] [268] [271] [272]
Fr Ra Ac* Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Elements with atomic numbers 112-116 have been reported but not fully
francium radium actinium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium authenticated
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

* The lanthanoids (atomic numbers 58-71) and the actinoids (atomic numbers 90-103) have been omitted.

The relative atomic masses of copper and chlorine have not been rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Answer all questions

Q1.

The diagram represents an atom of an element.

(a) Use information from the diagram and the Periodic Table to answer these questions.
(i) Give the atomic number of the atom.
(1)
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(ii) Name the part of the atom that contains protons and neutrons.
(1)
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(iii) Give the group in the Periodic Table that contains this element.
(1)
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(iv) Give the period in the Periodic Table that contains this element.
(1)
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(v) Give the name of this element.
(1)
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(vi) Give the charge on the ion formed from this element.
(1)
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(b) A sample of the element contains two isotopes, X and Y.
(i) Explain what is meant by the term isotopes.
(2)
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(ii) The table shows the mass number and percentage abundance of each isotope in this sample of
the element.

Calculate the relative atomic mass (Ar) of the element.

(2)

Ar = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 10 marks)

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Q2.
Lead nitrate and potassium iodide react to form the insoluble solid lead iodide.

Crystals of lead nitrate and potassium iodide are placed at opposite ends of a container of water.

Solid lead iodide forms after several minutes.

The diagram shows the container at the start and after several minutes.

(a) Name the two processes that occur before the solid lead iodide forms.
(2)
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2 ..........................................................................................................................................

(b) Explain why solid lead iodide takes less time to form when the reaction is repeated using water at a
higher temperature.
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(c) The formula for lead nitrate is Pb(NO3)2

(i) Give the number of different elements in lead nitrate.
(1)
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(ii) Give the charge on the lead ion in Pb(NO3)2
(1)
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(d) Complete the chemical equation for the reaction between lead nitrate and potassium iodide.
(1)
Pb(NO3)2(aq) + ............................... KI(aq) → PbI2(s) + ............................... KNO3(aq)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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Q3.

(a) The diagram shows part of the Periodic Table, with elements represented by the letters L, M, Q, R
and T.
The letters in the diagram represent elements but are not their chemical symbols.

Use the Periodic Table to help you answer this question.

(i) Give the letter that represents the element that is a non-metal.
(1)
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(ii) Give the letter that represents the element with the greatest number of protons.
(1)
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(iii) Give the formula of the compound that forms when element L reacts with element M.
(1)
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(iv) Give a reason why elements L and Q react in a similar way.
(1)
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(b) A sample of element Q contains three different types of atoms.
The table gives the mass number of each atom, and the percentage of each type of atom in the
sample.

(i) State the name given to atoms of the same element that have different mass numbers.
(1)
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(ii) Calculate the relative atomic mass (Ar ) of element Q.
Give your answer to one decimal place.
(2)

Ar = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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Q4.

This question is about chemical elements.

Use the Periodic Table to help you answer this question.

(a) (i) Identify the element with atomic number 5

(1)
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(ii) Give the symbol of a metallic element in Period 3
(1)
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(iii) Identify the element whose atoms contain 14 protons.
(1)
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(iv) Identify the element whose atoms have the electronic configuration 2, 5
(1)
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(v) Give the name of the compound formed between oxygen and the element with atomic number 13
(1)
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(b) The position of an element in the Periodic Table can be used to predict its properties.
(i) Which group contains elements that are all unreactive?
(1)
A Group 2
B Group 5
C Group 6
D Group 0

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Total Marks for this paper = 30