S.3/Chemistry//P.

Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School

A Second Term Test 2017-2018 Name:

Class:
S.3 Chemistry
Question-Answer Book Class No.

Date: 20 – 03 – 2018
Time allowed: 45 minutes
No. of pages: 6
Question No. Marks
Full mark: 55

MC /5
This paper must be answered in English.
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INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Write your name, class and class no. in the A2 /4
space provided on page 1.
(2) The questions in this Question-Answer Book A3 /8
carry 55 marks. Answer ALL questions.
(3) Write your answers in the spaces provided in A4 /10
this Question-Answer Book.
(4) A calculator is allowed to use. B5 /7
(5) Please note that for a question with an asterisk
(*), one mark for effective communication in B6 /4
the answer in complete sentences will be
Total /48
awarded.
(6) For Question 6, there is a bonus part carries 3
marks.
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Answer ALL questions.

MULTIPLE CHOICES [5 marks]
Choose the best answers and write the letter in the boxes provided.

1. Which of the following elements is semi-metal?

A. Sodium
B. Silicon
C. Calcium
D. Nitrogen

2. Which of the following statements about atom is INCORRECT?

A. Neutrons are electrically neutral.

B. A proton and a neutron have about the same mass.
C. All atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons.
D. The protons and neutrons of an atom are concentrated at the nucleus.

3. Which of the following statements about an atom is INCORRECT?

A. The numbers of protons and neutrons are the same.

B. The numbers of protons and electrons are the same.
C. The relative charge of electron is -1.
D. Electrons moving around the nucleus of an atom.

4. Theoretically, the maximum number of electrons that can be filled in the fourth electron shell nearest
to the nucleus is

A. 18.
B. 32.
C. 8.
D. 50.

5. The atomic number and mass number of an element L are 15 and 31 respectively. The atom has

A. 16 electrons, 16 protons and 15 neutrons.

B. 15 electrons, 16 protons and 15 neutrons.
C. 16 electrons, 15 protons and 16 neutrons.
D. 15 electrons, 15 protons and 16 neutrons.
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Question 1 2 3 4 5
Answer

SECTION (A) SHORT QUESTIONS [32 marks]

1. Complete the following table. [10 marks] (Name @1, Symbol @0.5, electronic arrangement @0.5)
Atomic Symbol of
Name of the element Electronic arrangement
number (Z) the element

3 Lithium

11

12

20

2. State the meanings of the following chemical terms. [4 marks] each@1

(a) Element

(b) Atom

(c) Atomic number

(d) Mass number

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3. The following diagram is the structure of an atom. [8 marks]

(a) Label the diagram. [5 marks]

(b) Consider the charge of different particles in an atom.

Explain why an atom has no overall charge, which mean electrically neutral. [3 marks]
The relative charge of protons is +1 while the relative charge of electron is -1 @1+1
As the number of protons is equal to the number of electron in an atom. @1
Therefore an atom is electrically neutral.

4. Complete the following table. [10 marks] (2 marks per element: symbol @1, deduct 0.5 for wrong no.)

No. of No. of No. of Atomic number Mass number

Full atomic symbol
protons neutrons electron (Z) (A)

(a) 17 20

(b) 7 6

31
(c)
15
P

(d) 2 2 2

(e) 18 40
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SECTION (B) STRUCTURAL QUESTIONS [20 marks]

5. The following table gives data for some elements. [7 marks]
Elemen
Melting point (C) Boiling point (°C) Electrical conductivity appearance
t
A 7 58 poor reddish-brown
B 1083 2600 good Shiny, silvery
C 630 903 good shiny
D 219 183 poor colourless
E 98 890 good shiny
F 114 184 poor dull

(a) Which of the above elements is/are gas(es) at room temperature ? [1 mark]
D

(b) Which of the above elements is/are metal(s)? [1 mark]

B, C, E

(c) State TWO properties of metals. [2 marks]

They are good conductors of heat (or electricity)./ They are malleable and ductile.
They have a shiny appearance./ High melting point and boiling point compared with non-metal.

(d) (Bonus) A student stated that if a solid could conduct electricity, it must be a metal.
Comment on the statement, with example. [3 marks]
The statement is incorrect. @1
Graphite (a form of carbon) is a solid non-metal that can conduct electricity. @1+1/ (Silicon)

PS: /3
6. Read the following article and answer the questions. [4 marks]
Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating (Carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object by using the
properties of radiocarbon, Carbon-14 (14 C), a radioactive carbon. The older a sample is, the less 14 C
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there is to be detected, and because the half-life of 14 C (the period of time after which half of a given
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sample will have decayed) is about 5,730 years, the oldest dates that can be reliably measured by this
process date to around 50,000 years ago.

(a) Compare 12C and 14 C in terms of number of protons and number of neutrons. [2 marks]
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(b) Do you think 12C and 14 C have the same chemical properties? Explain your answer. [2 marks]
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Yes, this is because they are same kind of atom (or element). / @1+1
Yes, they have same number of protons (or electrons) in their atom. @1+1

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Generic skill 2nd Term Test

in Please ‘’ & Passing
Science write the actual %
Q. no.
A Communication  8
–comprehension
B Communication  7b
–sentence writing
C Critical thinking
–opinion asking/opened ended q.
D Problem solving  6d
E Investigation
i - Fair test (S.1,2,3)
ii - Objective Making (S.2,3)
iii - Procedure writing (S.2,3)  7b
iv - Data treating (S.2,3)
v - Conclusion making (S.2,3)
vi - Safety Precaution OR (S.3)
- Improvement suggesting