Chemistry Class Test 1

Total Marks: /25

Name: ______________________ Class: 9 O’level Date: ______________

Q# 1: (a) Complete the table below to show the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons found in
the atoms shown. [3]

Atom protons neutrons electrons

79
34Se

9
4 Be

56
26 Fe

(b) Neon gas is made up of 90% of neon-20 and 10% of neon-22. Calculate the exact relative atomic mass of
neon.

Answer: ______________[2]

Q# 2: A mixture of ethanol and water can be separated by fractional distillation.

The apparatus below can be used to carry out such a separation in the
laboratory.

(a) Name each piece of apparatus. [3]

A, ………………………………………………………………

B, ………………………………………………………………

C, ………………………………………………………………

(b) What is the purpose of D?

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Q# 3: Chromatography can be used to identify amino acids from a sample of protein.
The diagram shows the chromatogram obtained when four samples of amino acids were analysed.

(a) Why is the origin line drawn in pencil?

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(b) Which amino acids could possibly be the same?

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(c) Which amino acid sample contains more than

one amino acid? Explain your answer.

Sample ………………………………………………………………………………...

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Q# 4: A cooling curve is the opposite of a heating curve.

It shows how the temperature of a substance
changes with time, as it is cooled from a gas to a
solid. Here is the cooling curve for one substance:
(a) What is the state of the substance at room
temperature (20 °C)?

Answer: ______________[1]
(b) What is the melting point of substance?

Answer: ______________[1]
(c) What is the melting point of substance?

Answer: ______________[1]

Q# 5: Use the idea of particles to explain why:

a solids have a definite shape

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b liquids fill the bottom of a container

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c you can’t store gases in open containers

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d you can’t squeeze a sealed plastic syringe that is completely full of water

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e a balloon expands as you blow into it.

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Q# 6: Look at the table.

a Which two gases will mix fastest? Explain.

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b Which gas will take least time to escape from a gas syringe?

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c Would you expect chlorine to diffuse more slowly than the gases in air? Explain.

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