Revision Questions
Year 10 Advanced Science 1 & 2
1) Draw a picture of a beryllium atom (4 protons, 5 neutrons, 4 electrons). Show the location of the
protons, neutrons and electrons.
2) Fill in the table below
Particle Charge
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Whole atom
3) An atom has an atomic number of 3 and a mass number of 7. Determine the
a. number of protons: ____ c. number of electrons: ____
b. number of neutrons: _____ d. name of the atom: ____________
4) Why is the atom above neutral?
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5) Answer the following questions about the periodic table.
a. The elements are ranked in order of increasing ______________.
b. The position of an element on the periodic table is determined by the number of
_____________________________ found in its atoms.
c. The columns are called ____________________________
d. The rows are called _______________________________
e. Elements in the same _________________ have similar properties.
f. The ___________ elements are found on the left of the table
g. The ____ ________ elements are found on the right.
h. Metalloids are found _________________________________.
i. Give an example of a metalloid. _______________________
j. What are the names of the following groups in the periodic table?
1: _________________________________
2: _________________________________
17: ________________________________
18: ________________________________
k. Give two elements that would have properties similar to sodium.
____________________, ____________________
l. What happens to the reactivity of the alkali metals as you move down through the group?
Explain the trend.
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6) Draw the electron configuration and write the electron configuration for each of the following atoms
in their ground state:
Neon
Fluorine
Sodium
7) Why is a neon atom stable?
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8) Why is a fluorine atom unstable?
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9) What does a fluorine atom do to become stable in the presence of a sodium atom?
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10) Why is a sodium atom unstable?
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11) What does a sodium atom do to become stable in the presence of a fluorine atom?
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12) What is an ionic bond?
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13) Draw a diagram showing how sodium and fluorine atoms can form an ionic bond to become stable.
14) What is a covalent bond?
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15) Draw a diagram showing how two fluorine atoms form a covalent bond to become stable.
16) What group of the periodic table are ions with the following charges found in:
+1 _____________________________
+2 _____________________________
-1 _____________________________
-2 _____________________________
17) Fill in the table below.
Ion What has happened to the electrons?
Mg2+ Lost two
I-
Fe3+
O2-
18) Predict the charge of these atoms passed on their position in the periodic table.
a. Br _______________ c. Rb ______________
b. Sr _______________ d. Kr _______________
19) Work out the formula of the ionic compounds produced below.
F- S2- O2-
Li+
Ca2+
Cr3+
20) Work out the formula of the ionic compounds produced below.
OH- SO42- PO43-
Na+
Ca2+
Cr3+
NH4+
21) What is the rule used for naming cations and anions?
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22) What do the following prefixes mean?
Mono: _________________________________
Di: _________________________________
Tri: _________________________________
Tetra: _________________________________
Penta: _________________________________
23) Predict the formulae of these covalent compounds:
Carbon tetrachloride: _________________________
Sulfur trioxide: _________________________
Diphosphorus pentoxide _________________________
24) Give the formula for the substances below.
a. Oxygen gas: _______ c. Carbon dioxide gas: _______
b. Chlorine gas: _______ d. Methane gas: _______
25) Briefly describe and give examples of
a. Alkali metals
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b. Halogens
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c. Noble gases
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d. Isotopes
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26) Calculate the relative molecular mass of these compounds.
H2O
H2SO4
Al2(SO4)3
27. Balance the following chemical equations.
28. For the word equations below write balanced formula equations.
a) hydrogen gas + oxygen gas water
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b) magnesium + oxygen gas magnesium oxide
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c) nitrogen gas + hydrogen gas ammonia
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d) sodium + water sodium hydroxide + hydrogen gas
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e) carbon dioxide + calcium hydroxide calcium carbonate + water
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f) lead nitrate + potassium iodide potassium nitrate + lead iodide
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g) copper (II) chloride + ammonium carbonate copper (II) carbonate + ammonium chloride
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h) iron (III) sulfate + potassium hydroxide iron (III) hydroxide + potassium sulfate
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