NAME: ………………………………………………………… TEACHER: …………………………………………….

SET: ………….

MERCHANT TAYLORS’ SCHOOL

IGCSE CHEMISTRY
4THS CROSS SET TEST 1 – DECEMBER 2022 – TEST A
TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES

MARK %

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Topics Assessed
1. States of Matter
2. Atomic Structure
3. Formulae and Equations

Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided on the paper.

A copy of the Periodic Table is provided on the back page.
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1. A substance is heated at a constant rate and its temperature is taken every minute.

During the heating, the substance undergoes one change of state.

The results are shown on the graph below.

Explain the shape of the graph in terms of the changes in the movement and arrangement of the particles
as the substance is heated.
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(Total for question = 4 marks)

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 2. (a) Define the term isotopes.
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(b) Complete the table about two atoms of zinc.

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Number of protons in Number of electrons Number of neutrons

Mass number
an atom in an atom in an atom

30 30 34

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(c) In a sample of iridium, 37.3% of the atoms have a mass number of 191 and the remainder
have a mass number of 193. Use this information to calculate the relative atomic mass of iridium.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
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(Total for question = 9 marks)

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2. Give the correct chemical formulae for the following substances.

a) Ammonium carbonate
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b) Iron (II) nitrate
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c) Magnesium oxide
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d) Aluminium hydroxide
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(Total for question = 4 marks)

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3. Balance the following equations and add state symbols;

(a)
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....... CaCO3(………) + ....... HCl (………) ⎯→ ……..CaCl2(………) + ....... CO2(………) + ....... H2O(………)

(b)
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....... Al (……..) + ....... H2O (……….) ⎯→ ....... Al2O3 (……….) + ....... H2 (……….)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

4. Write chemical equations for the following reactions state symbols are not required:

(a) Sodium reacting with chlorine gas to form sodium chloride

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(b) Magnesium reacting with nitric acid to form magnesium nitrate and hydrogen
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(c) Lithium hydroxide reacting with iron(III) chloride to form iron(III) hydroxide and lithium chloride
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(Total for question = 9 marks)

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5. Write the electron configurations of the species listed below;

(a) A potassium atom ………………………………………………….

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(b) An oxygen atom ………………………………………………….

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(c) A calcium ion, Ca2+ ………………………………………………….

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

6. Define the relative atomic mass, Ar of an element.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

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7. The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.

The diagram shows the arrangement of particles in a solid and in a liquid.

(a) (i) Complete the diagram by circles to represent the particles in a solid and liquid.
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Y Z

Solid Liquid Gas

sOLI sOLID sOLI
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(ii) Two changes of state, Y and Z, are labelled on the diagram. Name these state changes
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(b) Which of the following substances will be a solid at 20 °C and will melt when placed in a beaker of
hot water at 80 °C?
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 (c) Table below shows the melting points and boiling points of four substances, W, X, Y and Z.

Using the information in the table

(i) give the letter of the substance that is a solid at 20 °C

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(ii) give the letter of a substance that is a liquid at 50 °C

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(Total for question = 6 marks)

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8. Ammonium chloride decomposes in a reversible reaction. The equation for this reaction is

An experiment involving ammonium chloride can be used to show the process of diffusion.
The diagram shows the apparatus at the start of the experiment.

At the end of the experiment, a white solid forms in the test tube.
Explain which position, A, B or C, shows where the white solid forms.
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(Total for question = 3 marks)

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9. Write chemical equations for the following reactions state symbols are not required:

(a) Calcium reacting with iron(II) chloride to form calcium chloride and iron.
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(b) Ethane (C2H6) reacting with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.
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(Total for question = 5 marks)

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