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Periodic Table Questions

1. Part of the periodic table is shown.

The letters used are not the symbols of the elements.

P R S

(a) Use the letters P, Q, R, S and T in your answers.

Each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Give the letter of

(i) a group 7 element ..................................................

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(ii) a group 0 element ..................................................

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(iii) a solid at room temperature ..................................................

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(iv) a metal ..................................................

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(v) a gas at room temperature ..................................................

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 (b) The group 7 elements and their compounds are used to manufacture many products.

Draw one line from each group 7 element to a use of the element or one of its compounds.

element use

as an antiseptic

chlorine

in purification of water

fluorine

in toothpaste

iodine

in making steel

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(Total 8 marks)
2. Here is a list of gases.

carbon dioxide

chlorine

hydrogen

nitrogen

sulphur dioxide

(a) Use these gases to answer the following questions.

Each gas may be used once, more than once or not at all.

From the list:

(i) name a halogen;

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(ii) name the gas which makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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(b) The gas which forms about 20% of the Earth’s atmosphere is not found in the list.

(i) Name this gas.

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 (ii) Why is this gas important to animals?

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(c) Millions of years ago, the Earth’s atmosphere was mainly steam.
Today, there is much less steam in the atmosphere.
Explain what has happened to the steam.

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(Total 6 marks)

3. Use the substances from the list to complete the following table.

argon
carbon dioxide
chlorine
iron
potassium
sodium chloride

Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.

Description Substance

An unreactive gas, consisting of

separate atoms ...................................................................................
A metal that reacts with water to
form an alkaline solution ...................................................................................

A solid used to de-ice roads

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A green gas
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A gas that turns limewater
milky ...................................................................................

A metal used as a catalyst

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4. Magnesium burns in oxygen to form magnesium oxide.
Sodium burns in chlorine to form sodium chloride.

(a) Complete the word equations for these reactions.

(i) magnesium + oxygen  ................................................................................

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(ii) .............................. + chlorine  sodium chloride

(1)

(b) What substance is formed when magnesium burns in chlorine?

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(c) Use substances from the box to answer the following questions.

chlorine magnesium magnesium chloride

oxygen sodium sodium chloride

Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.

Give the name of

(i) a halogen ........................................................................................................

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(ii) a salt ...............................................................................................................

(1)

(iv) a substance often added to food .....................................................................

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(Total 6 marks)

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5. A small piece of sodium is dropped into a large beaker of water.
It reacts to form sodium hydroxide solution and a gas.

(a) Describe three things you would see in this experiment.

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(b) Give the name of the gas formed by this reaction.

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(c) Sodium hydroxide solution has a pH of 14.

Complete the sentence using a word from the box.

acidic alkaline
neutral

Sodium hydroxide solution is …………………................................……………..

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(d) The reaction between sodium and water is exothermic.

How would the temperature of the water change during the reaction?

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(Total 7 marks)

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6. David carries out a reaction to form iron chloride from iron powder and chlorine using the
apparatus shown.

iron powder

chlorine

Heat

The equation for this reaction is

2Fe + 3Cl2  2FeCl3

(a) Describe what you would see when iron reacts with chlorine.

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(b) Explain why chlorine reacts faster with iron powder than with lumps of iron.

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(c) Iron also reacts with bromine to form iron bromide.

Write the balanced equation for this reaction.

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(d) An atom of chlorine contains 17 electrons.

Complete the diagram to show the arrangement of electrons in a chlorine atom.

Use an × to show each electron.

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(Total 7 marks)

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7. The elements in group 7 of the periodic table are called halogens. Bromine and chlorine are two of the
halogens.

(a) Use the periodic table to complete the table below.

bromine chlorine
symbol Br
total number of electrons 35 17
electrons in outer shell 7
colour red-brown yellow-green
physical state at room
liquid
temperature
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(b) Chlorine reacts with sodium to form sodium chloride.

Bromine has a similar reaction with sodium.

(i) Write a word equation for the reaction of bromine and sodium.

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(ii) Bromine is less reactive than chlorine.

Use the periodic table to find the name of a halogen which is more reactive than chlorine.

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(Total 6 marks)

The Reactivity Series

8. What is the order of increasing reactivity of the elements in group 1 and in group 7 of the periodic table?

group 1 group 7
A from caesium to lithium from iodine to fluorine
B from caesium to lithium from fluorine to iodine
C from lithium to caesium from fluorine to iodine
D from lithium to caesium from iodine to fluorine

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9. In which of these mixtures would the substances react?

A chlorine and sodium fluoride solution

B iodine and sodium fluoride solution
C chlorine and sodium bromide solution
D bromine and sodium chloride solution
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10. The diagram shows the results of some sacrificial rust protection experiments.
When zinc is connected to iron, electrons transfer from zinc to iron. This causes?
A. zinc atoms to change to zinc ions
B. zinc ions to change to zinc atoms
C. iron atoms to change to iron ions
D. nothing
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11. Which of the following is a definition of reduction?

A. gain of electrons
B. loss of electrons
C. loss of hydrogen
D. gain of oxygen
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12. Which of these reactions is possible?

A. platinum + sulphuric acid ==> platinum sulphate + hydrogen

B. copper + zinc oxide ==> copper oxide + zinc
C. gold + tin chloride ==> gold chloride + tin
D. zinc + iron sulphate ==> zinc sulphate + iron
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TOTAL 51 Marks

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