1. Draw a labelled diagram of an atom.

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2. The element aluminium has an atomic number of 13 and a mass number of 27.

a How many protons does aluminium have? __________________________________________[1]

b How many electrons does aluminium have? _________________________________________[1]

c How many neutrons does aluminium have? Show how you worked out your answer.
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Draw and label the structure of an atom of aluminium. [3]

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4. Complete the table.

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5. The table contains some data about the elements in Group 7 of the Periodic Table. The elements
are given in the descending order.

a What trends can you see in this group of the Periodic Table?
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b Iodine is the fourth element in this group. Would you expect the melting point of iodine to be
higher or lower than that of bromine?
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c Would expect iodine to be a solid, a liquid or a gas at room temperature? Give a reason for your
answer.
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d Would you expect iodine to have a higher or a lower boiling point than astatine? Give a reason for
your answer
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e Would expect astatine to be more or less reactive than iodine?

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6. Write a word equation for burning sulfur in oxygen
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7. Write a word equation for the reaction between magnesium and sulfuric acid
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8. what is needed for combustion to take place?

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9. What is an exothermic reaction?

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10. How can you tell that burning is an exothermic reaction?

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Burning fuel releases heat into the surroundings

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14. Look at the diagram below.

a Why is ice melting called an endothermic process and not an endothermic reaction?
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b Suggest a change of state, other than ice melting, that is an endothermic process.
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c Is water freezing an endothermic or exothermic process? Explain your answer.

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15. Choose one of the following words or phrase to match each description. Each may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.

burning decreases endothermic evaporation

exothermic increases melting ice

magnesium ribbon placed in hydrochloric acid

sodium hydrogencarbonate added to citric acid

a An example of chemical reaction where heat is given out

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b An example of an endothermic reaction

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c The temperature in an endothermic reaction

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d An example of an endothermic process

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e The type o reaction between calcium and water

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16. Look at the photo of burning magnesium

a When magnesium burns in air, what types of energy is the chemical

energy changed to
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b What sort of reaction is rusting?

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c Which compound is formed when copper reacts with oxygen?

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