Name: ________________________( ) Date: / /2011

Class: 3A1/ 3A2

3 Normal Academic Science Chemistry March Holiday E- Assignment

Topics:
 Chapter 1: Measurement In Chemistry
 Chapter 2: Methods Of Purification And Analysis
 Chapter 3: The Three States Of Matter
 Chapter 4: Elements, Mixtures & Compounds
 Chapter 5: Atomic Structure

Multiple Choice Questions:

Q1) The diagram below shows the arrangement of particles in two different states
I II

What is the name of the process which causes the change in the arrangement of the
particles from state I to II?
A melting
B boiling
C sublimation
D evaporation (
)

Q2) Use the data in the table to find out which substance is a liquid at a temperature at 25°C?

Substance Melting point/ °C Boiling point/ °C

A 2508 4632
B -114 78
C -256 -245
D 100 285
(
)

Q3) In which of the following are the particles the most disorderly arranged?
A water at 100°C
B ice water at 0°C
C steam at 100°C
D ice at 0°C (
)

Q4) Which property of an ethanol would you use to check its purity?
A melting point
B boiling point
C solubility in water
 D smell and colour (
)

Q5) Which one of the following graphs shows the process of boiling a liquid?

temperature temperature

time time
A B

temperature temperature

time time
C D
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)

Q6) The diagram below shows a method by which a certain solid element can be separated
from a mixture of that solid with sodium chloride.
Which of the following could be the element?
A Carbon
B Copper
C Iodine
D Magnesium

(
)

Q7) Fractional distillation, a technique used to separate a mixture involves

A filtration and evaporation.
B evaporation and crystallization.
 C boiling and condensation.
D evaporation and condensation. (
)

Q8) A certain sugar was heated with dilute hydrochloric acid.

The resulting solution Z together with some known sugar solutions for reference,
was analyzed by chromatography. The results of chromatogram shown below suggests
that the sugar was broken down by dilute hydrochloric acid into

X X X X X X
glucose lactose galactose fructose maltose Z

A glucose and fructose.

B fructose and lactose.
C galactose and maltose.
D maltose and glucose.
( )

Q9) Which of the apparatus is best used to measure 34.2 cm3 of a liquid?
A beaker
B pipette
C burette
D measuring cylinder (
)

Q10) Which apparatus would be best for measuring out exactly 25.0 cm3 of liquid?
 (
)

Q11) Sodium chloride dissolves in water.

What is the simplest method for recovering all the sodium chloride from the solution?
A Chromatography
B Evaporation
C Filtration
D Precipitation (
)
Q12) Some common salt has been mixed with sand.
What is the correct order for carrying out the stages needed to purify the salt using water
as a solvent?
A Dissolving → filtering → crystallizing → evaporating
B Dissolving → filtering → evaporating → crystallizing
C Filtering → evaporating → dissolving → crystallizing
D Filtering → dissolving → crystallizing → evaporating (
)
Q13) Which of the following lists contains an element, a compound and a mixture?
A copper, water and brass B iron, sodium and sea water
C calcium, steel and carbon D helium, carbon and gold (
)

Q14) Which diagrams correctly show the molecules in ammonia, nitrogen and hydrogen?

ammonia nitrogen hydrogen

A

C
 D

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)

Q15) Bromine atom and bromine ion

A have the same number of electrons.
B have the same number of protons.
C have the same valence electrons
D have the same number of protons and electrons (
)

Q16) Which statement about isotopes is incorrect?

A Isotopes are atoms of the same element but with a different number of
neutrons.
B Isotopes have slightly different in its physical properties.
C Isotopes have the same number of electrons.
D Isotopes do not have identical chemical properties. (
)

Q17) What is the atomic structure of the atom X?

Given that X2+ has atomic number 6 and mass number 16.

electrons protons Neutrons

A 6 6 6
B 8 6 10
C 6 6 10
D 6 6 8
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)

Q18) An unknown element M contains 183 neutrons and has a nucleon number of 272.
Which of the following symbols represents an atom M?
272 272 183 361
A M B M C M D M
183 89 89 183

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)

Q19) What is the reading of the volume of liquid shown in the measuring cylinder?
 A 20.9 cm3
B 29 cm3
C 30 cm3
D 32 cm3 (
)
Q20) What is the reading of the thermometer as shown in the diagram?

A 50.7 oC
B 57 oC
C 58 oC
D 62 oC (
)
Q21) The diagram below shows the reading of water in a measuring cylinder before and after
an object is placed inside it. What is the volume of the object?

A 20 cm3
B 45 cm3
C 55 cm3
D 25 cm3 (
)

Q22) The diagram below shows a chromatogram obtained when a sample of black ink P was
analysed together with three other known dyes Q, R and S.
 Which of the following statements about the above chromatogram is incorrect?

A. P is made up of four dyes

B. Q and S contain only one dye each
C. P can be made by mixing the dyes Q, R and S together
D. P contains a dye not found in dyes Q, R and S. (
)

Q23) Compound X melts at 40 oC, boils at 120 oC and is not soluble in water.
Which apparatus can be used to obtain pure X from a mixture of X with water?

A B C D (
)

Q24) The diagrams below show the particles in different states of matter.
Which diagram shows the particles in the liquid state?

A B C D (
)

Q25) Which statement provides the best evidence that matter may exist as tiny particles
moving at random?

A Smoke rising from a burning joss stick.

B Water vapour condensing on a cold window.
C Mercury forming small globules on the surface of a table.
D The spreading of the smell of perfume in a room. (
)
Q26) Heat energy is given out when ________________________________________ .

A a solid melts to form a liquid

B a liquid boils to form a gas
C a liquid evaporates to form a vapour
D a gas condenses to form a liquid (
)

Q27) A solid substance is heated from room temperature. Which of the following graphs
correctly shows its temperature plotted against time?

(
)

Q28) Which one of the following statements about the particles in a solid is incorrect?

A The particles are closely packed together.

B The particles move about randomly at slow speed.
C There is strong attractive force between particles.
D The particles vibrate at fixed position. (
)

Short Questions:

1 Name the apparatus shown in the following diagrams.

 (a) ________________ (b) _____________________ (c) _______________

2 The diagram below shows a process used to obtain pure ethanol from a mixture of water
and ethanol. Label all the parts as indicated.

3 The graph below shows the temperature of a solid substance when heated, plotted against
time.
 Name the states of the substance during the following stages.

P – Q: ________________

Q – R: _________________

R – S: _________________

4 Fill the blanks with the correct options from the list given below:

Sublime
(a) _______________takes place where a liquid changes into gas at temperature below
than its boiling point.

gases
(b) Temperature is measured in _______________________ using a thermometer.

(c) A solid ________ to form liquid when heated.

(d) Some solids when heated, they _____________ directly into a gas.

freezing
(e) All _________ can exist as either a solid, liquid or gas.

(f) The ___________ particle theory of matter states that all matter is made up of
particles which are constantly moving.

(g) ___________ is usually measured second(s) using a stopwatch or stopclock.

(h) The temperature at which all of a solid becomes a liquid is called ___________.

(i) In __________, the particles are further apart and move past one another freely.

(j) The process where a liquid cools to become a solid is known as ____________.
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