VERCHILDS HIGH SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY

FORM 5 - Savannah

TEST #2

Name Of Student: ___________________________________________________________

School I.D. Number: _________________________________________________________

Class: ______________________________________________________________________

Name Of Teacher: Lordsfavour Anukam

Territory: St. Kitts and Nevis

Topics: Impact of Metals on Living Systems and the Environment, Reaction of Carbon

Compounds and Non Metals

SECTION A - Items 1 - 9 are multiple choice items. Each item has four suggested answers

lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item, then SHADE the choice which is BEST using a

PENCIL ONLY.

1. What is the state of nitrogen at room temperature and pressure?

(A) Solid

(B) Liquid

(C) Gas

(D) Plasma

2. Which of the following is a property of non-metals in their elemental form?

(A) High melting points

(B) Brittle
(C) Good conductors of electricity

(D) Ductile

3. Which non-metal is a major component of Earth's crust and is essential for plant growth?

(A) Nitrogen

(B) Oxygen

(C) Carbon

(D) Phosphorus

4. Which non-metal is commonly used in making matches due to its ability to ignite

spontaneously?

(A) Phosphorus

(B) Sulfur

(C) Selenium

(D) Chlorine

5. Which of the following is a halogen?

(A) Oxygen

(B) Fluorine

(C) Nitrogen

(D) Hydrogen

6. What is the state of bromine at room temperature and pressure?

(A) Solid

(B) Liquid

(C) Gas

(D) Plasma
7. Which non-metal is known for its strong odor and is used in water purification?

(A) Chlorine

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Nitrogen

(D) Oxygen

8. Which non-metal is present in all acids?

(A) Oxygen

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Nitrogen

(D) Sulfur

9. What is the common property of noble gases?

(A) High reactivity

(B) Existence as diatomic molecules

(C) Low boiling points

(D) Inertness

SECTION B - Write the correct letter, A, B, C, D, E next to the questions in this section. You

may choose any letter more than once.

A. Carbon
B. Nitrogen
C. Flourine
D. Oxygen
10. Which non-metal is essential for life and forms the basis of organic compounds?

________________________________________________________(1 mark)

11. What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

________________________________________________________(1 mark)

12. Which non-metal is essential for the formation of organic molecules in living organisms?

___________________________________________________________________(1 mark)

13. Which non-metal is used in the purification of drinking water due to its ability to absorb

impurities?__________________________________________________________(1 mark)

14. Which non-metal is commonly found in the Earth's atmosphere and is essential for

respiration?

___________________________________________________________________(1 mark)

SECTION C - Fill in the blank spaces using the MOST SUITABLE terms.

15. What is the general trend of non-metallic character across a period in the periodic table?

_________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

16. _________________________________, _______________________________,

______________________, &____________________ are properties of Non Metals. (4 marks)

SECTION D - Answer ALL the questions in complete sentences.

17. What is the term "oxidation" in the context of metals?

___________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________(2 mark)

18. What is the term "reduction" in the context of metals?

___________________________________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________________________(2 mark)

19. What is the term "corrosion," and how does it affect metals?

___________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________(2 mark)

20. List 2 environmental concerns associated with the extraction of metals, and how they can be

solved

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________(4

marks)

Total: 30 Marks