iL SIERRA LEONE MUSLIM CONGRESS SENIOR seconeane SCHOO! | KISSY MESS-MESS FREETOW! FIRST EXAMINATION HEMI: = ION all questi ily and the alkali mental 9) Why is the element hydrogen (H) placed above both halogen Family family of element? e Support your answer with some specific example (b) Write the equation representing the reaction of Be wi why? (c) a is the atomicity of the molecules below? 2» HCl, 2CH2, HCOOH, Ss, NHs” hemicat (d) How does the periodic table tells ‘you which element belongs to the same che family? (e) Which of the element has highest melting point? QU (i)Na ii)ca_ ivy {f) How does the trend for the alkali metal compare with the tren (8) Why do we propose that hydrogen (H) is a family by itself? ith H,0 (water). It can be dangerous d for the noble gas? 2 B (Answer four estion: 2. je Write formula for the fluorides formed by Li, C, Na, Cs, Be, K ) Write formula for the hydrides formed by O.N.F on hat (c) Does the trend in melting point for the halogens resemble that of the noble gases or t for the alkali metals? Explain. °” | (d) If a sodium atom loses an electron, what atom does't electron population. now resemble? ( . (e) If fluorine (F) ato gains and electron what atom does it electron population tow resemble? E8 * 3. (aAn atom X has 11 proton, 12 neutron and 11 electrons mo (i) Write the symbol of the atom in terms of subatomic particles. fy. (ii) Write the electronic configuration of atom x 3 (iil) When the atom x carried +2 (x"2) write its electronic tonfiguration of it (iv) Which group in the periodic table does atom X belongs? (b) If we are given the models below epresent the filling of orbitals in an atom i) 15, 25, 2p; 35 ii) [1] pra ] 2 gl wm [AN] x4} 2 " [4S] [NaxhN] GS] v) 15, 35%, 3P®, 252, 2P® “State which rule(s) are violated or obeyed by each model above and state the rules. av -~of Sy,. (a) (i) Write the electronic configurati (c) What isthe difference between, He, Co, (a) What is the difference between d, HCI, Se, CeHe, CaHa, CH, S & p orbitals in term of their (i) Strength (ii) Disintegration (e) Li, Na and K which one of them re; act siowly and violently with water (HO). '0n of each of t! eu fi)cu (cea) he following ions of copper (il) Give the number of unpaired ele (b) Explain briefly what happen to hal chemical equation, (c) Manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) which one of them | (a) Why do group (1) element. 'm Is more paramagnetic. Ctrons in each of the lons in 4a (i) above. ogens when they react with cold and hot alkalis with 's have low melting and boiling point than croup (2) elements? {e) What happens to the melting points of the increases? Why do you think this happen? (a) How does the aufban principle, in connection with the Period low, load to the format of the periodic table? (b) State the periodic law, and explain its relation to electronic configuration (use Na with Ca and Be and Al in your explanation). . (c) Name the element describe in each of the following: ° (i) Smallest atomic radius in group 6, (li) Largest atomic radius in period 3 (iti) Period 4 element with filled outer level and why in period 4 (iv) Lowest ionization energy in group 5 alkali metal elements ‘as the mass number (4) In what region of the periodic table will ou find elements with relatively high lonization energy, with relatively low ionization energy? {a) Does the reaction of a man group metal oxide in water produce af acidic solution or a basic solution? Write a balanced equation for the teaction of a group 2 oxide with water ee (b) How many unpaired electrons aré present in-the ground state of an atom from each of || the following groups? (i) 2. (ii) 5 (ii) 8 (ivy . . (c) (i) Why is the colour of salt is white? Explain. wine ._ {li What happen to the colour of salt in the aqueous and solid state? Explain. (d) What happen to Nitrogen.and oxygeit in terms.of increase or decrease in ionization energy. Explain °; * ‘ (e) Phosphorous is in group 5 while magr nesium and Berellium are in group 2. Why? And ~ < Swhat will be there period and block. : * ‘ 5.