END OF FEBRUARY TEST 2023

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
SINGLE AWARD

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

CLASS…………………………

TOTAL MARKS :50

DURATION: 1 HOUR 30 MINS

INSTRUCTIONS
Use the space provided to answer all questions

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1.Complete the following sentences using words from the list.

Chlorine Diamond high low sharing

Sodium strong transfer weak

Covalent bonds are formed by the ………………… of pairs of electrons.Simple

covalent molecules such as …………………. and bromine have …………
melting points. Giant covalent structures such as ……………….. have many
………………. bonds and have high melting point.
(5)
2. Flourine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are elements in group VII of the
Periodic table.
(a) What name is given to the elements in this group?
……………………………………………………………………………… (1)
(a) Give a reason why these elements are place in group VII of the Periodic
table
……………………………………………………………………………….. (1)
(b) Describe the trend of the reactivity of the elements in group VII
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………….. (1)

( c) The table shows the properties of these elements.

Halogens State at colour Boiling point Density
room g/cm3
temperature
Fluorine Gas Yellow 1.51
Chlorine Green -35 1.56
Bromine Liquid Red-brown 59
Iodine solid 184 4.9

(i)Complete the missing spaces (4)

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(ii)How many electrons does an atom of Flourine have
(a)in total………………………………………………………………… (1)
(b)in the outer most shell…………………………………………………. (1)
(iii) state the use of chlorine………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………… (1)

3.(a)Complete the following table showing tests for various gases.

gas test result
Oxygen relight
Bubble through lime Limewater turns milky
water
Hydrogen Pop sound
(3)

(b) A chlorine atom has 17 electrons.

(i) Draw a diagram to show how electrons are arranged in an atom of chlorine.

(2)

(ii)Draw a diagram to show how electrons are arranged in a chlorine molecule.

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 (2)

(iii) What type of bonding is shown in (ii)

……………………………………………………………………………….. (1)

(iv)State two properties of the chlorine molecule

A……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………….
B…………………………………………………………………………… .
………………………………………………………………………….. (2)

4.(a) When Potassium reacts with water a solution of potassium hydroxide is

formed.
Potassium hydroxide reacts with hydrochloric acid.
(i)Name one of the products from the reaction of potassium hydroxide and
hydrochloric acid
……………………………………………………………………………….. (1)
(ii)What type of reaction is this ……………………………………………….(1)

(iii) Predict the pH of Hydrochloric acid and state the reason for your answer.

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pH…………………………………………………………………………….. (1)
Reason………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..(1)
(b)Potassium hydroxide reacts with ammonium chloride on heating.
(i) What type of substance is Potassium hydroxide in this reaction?
………………………………………………………………………………. (1)
ii)Ammonia is given off in this reaction. Which two statements about ammonia
in the table are correct. Tick two boxes.

Ammonia is an alkaline gas

Ammonia is a liquid at room
temperature
Ammonia reacts with acids to form
ammonium salts
Ammonia turns damp blue litmus
paper red
(2)
(iii) Ammonia has the formula NH3.Calculate the relative molecular mass of
ammonia.

………………………………………….. (1)

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5.The diagram below shows a separating technique. Use it to answer questions
that follows.

(a)Name the technique

……………………………………………………………………………… (1)
(b)What is the purpose of the condenser?
……………………………………………………………………………… (1)
(c) Which substance is left behind in the flask at the end of the experiment?
………………………………………………………………………………. (1)
(d)State the boiling point of pure water …………………………………….. (1)

6.(i) Complete the following equation.

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Mg(s) + ____HCl(aq) MgCl(aq) + H2(g)
(1)
(ii) Name the salt formed in this reaction
……………………………………………………………………………… (1)
(iii) Construct an ionic equation using the equation in (i) above
………………………………………………………………………………. (2)
(iv) State two ions present in hydrochloric acid
…………………………………………………………………………………(2)

7.(a) An isotope of Lead has the mass number of 208.

Complete the table to show the number of sub atomic particles in an atom of
this isotope of Lead.
Type of particle Number of particles
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons

(3)
(b) Use the equation below for the reaction of lead and carbon to answer the
questions.
2PbO(s) + C(s) 2Pb(s) + CO2(g)
(i)State the substance which is oxidised and state the reason
oxidised substance.............................................................. (1)
Reason………………………………………………………………….. (1)
(ii)Define reduction in terms of electron transfer
…………………………………………………………………………… (1)

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