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KIDS CAMPUS SCHOOL (SENIOR SECTION)

MID TERM EXAMINATION
SESSION 2023 – 2024
GRADE IX

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY 0620/P2

TIME: 45 MINUTES FULL MARKS: 40

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Paper 2 | IGCSE MCQ

You must answer on the multiple-choice answer sheet.

You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet

• Soft clean eraser
• Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

INSTRUCTIONS
• There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
• For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider
correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
• Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
• Write in soft pencil.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in
the spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
• Do not use correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You may use a calculator.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 40.
• Each correct answer will score one mark.
• Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
• The Periodic Table is printed in the question paper.
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1 The equation shows the reaction between magnesium and sulfuric acid.
[Ar: H, 1; O, 16; Mg, 24; S, 32]

Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2

In this reaction, which mass of magnesium sulfate is formed when 6 g of magnesium react with
excess sulfuric acid?

A 8 B 24 C 30 D 60

2 Two atoms of magnesium, Mg, react with one molecule of oxygen, O2.

What is the formula of the product?

A MgO B MgO2 C Mg2O D Mg2O2

3 Copper(II) oxide reacts with ammonia.

The left hand side of the balanced equation for this reaction is:

3CuO + 2NH3 →

What completes the equation?

A 3Cu + 2HNO3
B 3Cu + 2N + 3H2O
C 3Cu + N2 + 3H2O
D 3Cu + 2NO + 3H2O

4 What is the relative formula mass, Mr, of CaCO3?

A 50 B 68 C 100 D 204
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5 A molecule, Z, contains two atoms of oxygen, six atoms of hydrogen and three atoms of carbon.

What is the formula of Z?

A CH3CH2CHO
B CH3COCH3
C C2H5CO2H
D C3H6CO2H

6 What are the electrode products when molten silver iodide is electrolysed between inert
electrodes?

7 Iron forms an oxide with the formula Fe2O3.

What is the relative formula mass of this compound?

A 76 B 100 C 136 D 160

8 In athletics, banned drugs such as nandrolone have been taken illegally to improve performance.
Nandrolone has the molecular formula C18H26O2.

What is the relative molecular mass, Mr, of nandrolone?

(Relative atomic mass: H = 1; C = 12; O = 16)

A 46 B 150 C 274 D 306

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9 The structure of an organic compound, X, is shown.

H H
H H
C C
H C
H
C C
H H
C C
H H
H H

What is the molecular formula of X?

A C6H9 B C6H12 C C7H12 D C7H14

10 What is the relative molecular mass, M r, of nitrogen dioxide?

A 15 B 23 C 30 D 46

11 A compound contains one atom of calcium, two atoms of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen.

What is the correct chemical formula of the compound?

A CaO2H2 B HOCaOH C H2CaO2 D Ca(OH)2

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12 The formulae of compounds W, X and Y are shown.

W CuSO4.5H2O
X MgSO4.7H2O
Y Cu(NO3)2.6H2O

Which statement is correct?

A W contains twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms.

B X contains the most oxygen atoms.
C Y contains the most hydrogen atoms.
D Y contains the same number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

13 Which relative molecular mass, Mr, is not correct for the molecule given?

molecule Mr

A ammonia, NH3 17
B carbon dioxide, CO2 44
C methane, CH4 16
D oxygen, O2 16

14 A compound with the formula XF2 has a relative formula mass of 78.

What is element X?
A argon
B calcium
C neon
D zirconium
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15 What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between calcium and water?

A Ca + H2O → CaOH + H2

B Ca + H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

C Ca + 2H2O → CaOH + H2

D Ca + 2H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

16 The equation shows the reaction between magnesium and sulfuric acid.

Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2

(Mg = 24, H = 1, S = 32, O = 16)

In this reaction, what mass of magnesium sulfate will be formed when 6 g of magnesium reacts
with excess sulfuric acid?

A 8 B 24 C 30 D 60

17 A compound has the formula CH3CO2H.

How should the relative molecular mass, Mr, of this compound be calculated?

A 12 + 1 + 16
B 3(12 + 1) + 2(12 + 16) + 1

C (4 × 12) + (2 × 1) + 16

D (2 × 12) + (4 × 1) + (2 × 16)
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18 The equation for the reaction between magnesium and dilute sulfuric acid is shown.

Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2
Mr of MgSO4 is 120

Which mass of magnesium sulfate will be formed if 12 g of magnesium are reacted with sulfuric
acid?

A 5g B 10 g C 60 g D 120 g

19 Methane, CH4, burns in the air to form carbon dioxide and water.

What is the balanced equation for this reaction?

A CH4(g) + O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

B CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

C CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + H2O(g)

D CH4(g) + 3O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

20 The relative formula mass, Mr, of copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4, is 160.

Which mass of sulfur is present in 160 g of copper(II) sulfate?

A 16 g B 32 g C 64 g D 128 g

21 What is the relative molecular mass (Mr) of HNO3?

A 5 B 31 C 32 D 63
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1 An aluminium atom has a nucleon number of 27 and a proton number of 13.

How many neutrons does this aluminium atom contain?

A 13 B 14 C 27 D 40

2 An atom of element Q contains 19 electrons, 19 protons and 20 neutrons.

What is Q?

A calcium
B potassium
C strontium
D yttrium

3 The table shows the atomic structure of four atoms.

Which atom is not a metal?

 4 Which statement about atoms is correct?

A Atoms contain protons and electrons in the nucleus.

B Neutrons are negatively charged.
C Protons are positively charged.
D The nucleon number is the number of neutrons.

5 Which diagram correctly shows the ions present in the compound potassium fluoride?

–
+ e e
e e e e
e e
e e e e e e
A K+ e e e e e e F–
key
e e
e e e e = nucleus
e e
e = electron
+
– e e
e e e e
e e
e e e e e e
B K– e e e e e e F+
e e
e e e e
e e

e e + –
e e e e
e e
e e e e e e
C K+ e e e e e e F–
e e
e e e e
e e

–
e e +
e e e e
e e
e e e e e e
D K– e e e e e e F+

e e
e e e e
e e
 6 What do the nuclei of 11H hydrogen atoms contain?

A electrons and neutrons

B electrons and protons
C neutrons only
D protons only

7 The table shows the nucleon number and the number of neutrons in one atom of isotopes W, X,
Y and Z.

nucleon number of
isotope
number neutrons

W 3 18
X 3 20
Y 3 20
Z 4 22

Which statement about W, X, Y and Z is correct?

A W and X are isotopes of the same element.

B X and Y are isotopes of elements in the same group of the Periodic Table.
C Y and Z are isotopes of elements in the same period of the Periodic Table.
D Z has a higher proton number than Y.
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8 What do the nuclei of 11H hydrogen atoms contain?

A electrons and neutrons

B electrons and protons
C neutrons only
D protons only

9 The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5.

When calculating relative atomic mass, which particle is the mass of a chlorine atom compared
to?

A a neutron
B a proton
C an atom of carbon-12
D an atom of hydrogen-1
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10 Atoms contain electrons, neutrons and protons.

What is the definition of nucleon number?

A the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

B the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
C the total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom
D the total number of particles in an atom

11 The diagram shows the atomic structure of an element X.

key
e
p proton
n n e electron
p
p n p
n neutron
n p n

What is X?

A aluminium
B beryllium
C boron
D fluorine
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12 Which statements comparing the properties of electrons, neutrons and protons are correct?

neutrons and protons are only electrons and

both heavier than electrons neutrons are charged

A


B

C 

D  

13 The atomic structures of four particles are shown.

Which two particles are isotopes?

A W and X B W and Y C X and Z D Y and Z

14 Two atoms, X and Y, can be represented as shown.

41 45
20 X 20 Y

Which statement is not correct?

A X and Y are atoms of different elements.

B X and Y are isotopes.
C X and Y have different mass numbers.
D X and Y have the same number of electrons.
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15 Two atoms have the same relative atomic mass but different chemical properties.

Which row about the proton and neutron numbers of these atoms is correct?

16 What do the nuclei of 11H hydrogen atoms contain?

A electrons and neutrons

B electrons and protons
C neutrons only
D protons only

17 The table shows the numbers of particles present in the nuclei of four atoms or ions.

protons neutrons electronic structure

1 1 22 2,8,8
2 1 20 2,8,8
3 1 21 2,8,8,1
4 2 20 2,8,8,2

Which two particles belong to the same element?

A 1 and 2 B 1 an
a C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4
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18 What is different for isotopes of the same element?

A nucleon number
B number of electron shells
C number of electrons in the outer shell
D proton number

19 Which element has the atomic structure shown?

e e

e e
key
e e e electron

e e n neutron
e 16n e
e e nucleus

e e

A Al B P C S D Si

20 How many atoms of hydrogen are there in a molecule of ethanol, C2H5OH?

A 1 B 2 C 5 D 6

21 Which statement about a neutron is not correct?

A It can be present in different numbers in atoms of the same element.

B It has no electrical charge.
C It is always found in the nucleus of an atom.
D It weighs much less than a proton.
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22 Element X, 9 X , forms a compound with element Y, 19 Y .

Which statement describes the bonding in the compound formed?

A X and Y share electrons.

B X gives away one electron to Y.
C Y gives away one electron to X.
D Y gives away two electrons to X.

23 The table shows the numbers of atoms present in the formula of some compounds.

Which row is not correct?

numbers of atoms formula

A 1 × calcium, 1 × carbon, 3 × oxygen CaCO3

B 1 × carbon, 5 × hydrogen, 1 × oxygen C2H5OH
C 1 × hydrogen, 1 × oxygen, 1 × sodium NaOH
D 2 × hydrogen, 4 × oxygen, 1 × sulfur H2SO4

24 An element, X, can be represented as ba X .

Which statement is correct?

A The number of protons in an atom of X is a.

B The exact position of X in the Periodic Table can be found from a.
C The relative atomic mass of X is b.
D The total number of electrons in one atom of X is b.
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25 The diagram shows the structure of an atom of element X.

e
key
e e e = electron
n = neutron
5p p = proton
6n
= nucleus

e e

What is X?

A boron
B carbon
C sodium
D sulfur