YEAR 10 SCIENCE

Chemistry Test – Term 1 2021

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Teacher:

Instructions:
 Complete all multiple-choice answers on the sheet attached by
circling the best answer

/15 Multi-choice
Assessment Marks: Student Score: / 45
/30 Short answer
Percentage: Grade:
Comment: See NEXUS for results
Multiple Choice Questions: Circle the correct response on the answer sheet at the end of the test.

For Question 1, 2 and 3 consider the following chemical reaction:

Mg + S2  MgS

Question 1.

In the above reaction:

A Mg is the product

B MgS is a reactant

C Magnesium and sulphur are the products

D there are two reactants

Question 2.

The above reaction is best classified as:

A decomposition

B combustion

C combination

D precipitation

Question 3.

The above reaction could be balanced by numbers in the following order:

A 2, 1, 2

B 1, 2, 2

C 1, 2, 1

D 2, 2, 1

Question 4.

Given that the symbol for iron is Fe and the formula for hydroxide ion is OH−, the formula for Iron (II)
hydroxide is:

A FeOH

B Fe3(OH)2

C Fe2(OH)3

D Fe(OH)2

Multiple Choice Questions…continued

Question 5.

Calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid. The equation is:

CaCO3 + 2HCl  _______ + CO2 + H2O.

The missing chemical in the reaction is calcium chloride. The chemical formula for calcium chloride is:

A CaCl

B Ca2Cl

C CaCl2

D 2CaCl

Question 6.

In the compound rubidium carbonate (Rb2CO3), the rubidium ion would have a charge of:

A +2

B –2

C +1

D –1.

Question 7.

A solid that forms when two solutions are mixed is called:

A a precipitate

B a soluble salt

C an element

D an isotope

Question 8.

Which of the following equations can be completed correctly by replacing X with 2H2O?

A NH3(g) + 2O2(g) → HNO3(l) + X

B 2HCl(aq) + MgS(s) → MgCl2(aq) + X

C CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + X

D CuCO3    +   H2SO4          CuSO4    +      X    +    CO2

Multiple Choice Questions…continued

Question 9.

Which of the following reactants can take part in a combustion reaction?

A hydrochloric acid and marble chips

B hydrochloric acid and sodium thiosulphate

C magnesium and hydrochloric acid

D methane (natural gas) and oxygen

Question 10.

The calcium ion (Ca2+) contains 20 protons and:

A 20 electrons

B 18 electrons

C 22 electrons

D 40 electrons

Question 11

Of the choices below, which one is not an ionic compound?

A PCl5

B CrCl6

C PbCl2

D NaCl

Question 12.

‘The mass of the reactants must equal the mass of the products’ best sums up:

A collision theory

B combustion of fuel

C conservation of mass

D formation of elements

Multiple Choice Questions…continued

Question 13.

Which of the following is a BALANCED equation?

A NH3(g) + 2O2(g) → HNO3(l) + 2H2O

B NH3(g) + O2(g) → HNO3(l) + H2O

C NH3(g) + 2O2(g) → HNO3(l) + H2O

D NH3(g) + O2(g) → HNO3(l) + 2H2O

Question 14.

How many oxygen, O, atoms are there in one unit of calcium nitrate, Ca(NO3)2?

A 1

B 3

C 6

D 9

Question 15.
The charge on the iron ion in the salt Fe2O3 is __________.

A +1

B +2

C +3

D -5

End of multiple-choice questions – Test paper continued

Short Answer Questions: Write responses in the spaces provided

Question 1 [Total 6 marks]

An outline of the Periodic Table is shown below.

Z U

V X W

Q Y

a. What type of bonding would exist in a compound containing elements X and W? (1 mark)

b. What type of bonding would exist in a compound containing elements W and Z? (1 mark)

c. Explain why bonding cannot exist between elements V and U. (2 marks)

d. Write the chemical formula for the compound containing Z and Q. (1 mark)

e. When element Y combines with the phosphate ion, the compound Y3(PO4)2 forms. Determine the
charge on element Y. (1 mark)

Short Answer Questions…continued

Question 2 [Total 4 marks]

Lead oxide will split when heated according to the following equation:

2Pb3O4(s) 6PbO(l) + O2(g)

This reaction occurs faster in the presence of strontium chloride, but it does not take part in the reaction.

A young chemist decided to investigate the effect of altering the temperature of the reactant on the
overall reaction rate.

a. What type of chemical reaction is this reaction involving lead oxide? (1 mark)

b. The investigation’s independent variable is: (1 mark)

c. The investigation’s dependent variable is: (1 mark)

d. List one variable the young chemist should be careful to control (to make this a ‘fair test’). (1 mark)

Question 3 [Total 8 marks]

Complete the table below:

Chemical Name Chemical Formula

K2S

Sodium nitride

Mg(NO3)2

Tin (IV) phosphate

Silver carbonate

Ammonium phosphide

Potassium sulphate

LiOH
Question 4 [Total 2 marks]

Identify the chemical reaction type for each of the following chemical equations. Reaction types include:

single replacement, double replacement, combination (synthesis), decomposition, combustion

a. 4Fe + 3O2 → 2Fe2 _______________________________________________________

b. 2Al(NO3)3 + 3H2SO4 → Al2(SO4)3 + 6HNO3 ____________________________

Question 5 [Total 10 marks]

Use the tabulated information to construct balanced chemical equations from the supplied word equations.

Name Formula Name Formula Name Formula

Calcium oxide CaO Hydrochloric acid HCl Propane C3H8

Sodium carbonate Na2CO3 Nitric acid HNO3 Acetylene C2H2

Calcium nitrate Ca(NO3)2 Sodium chloride NaCl Calcium carbonate CaCO3

Balanced chemicalequation

Calcium oxide + nitric acid  calcium nitrate

+ water

Sodium carbonate + hydrochloric acid

 sodium chloride + carbon dioxide + water

Propane + oxygen gas  carbon dioxide

+ water

Acetylene + oxygen gas  carbon dioxide

+ water

Calcium carbonate  calcium oxide

+ carbon dioxide

(2 x 5 = 10 marks)
Total marks = 45 marks
End of test paper