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This document is the test paper for the January 2019 monthly chemistry test for Grade 8 students. It contains 10 multiple choice questions in Part I worth 2 marks each (20 marks total) and 2 short answer questions in Part II worth 17 and 11 marks respectively. Part II includes questions about reactivity of alkali metals, electronic configurations, ion formation, and naming ionic compounds. The test covers topics related to the periodic table, properties of elements and compounds.

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Chemistry

This document is the test paper for the January 2019 monthly chemistry test for Grade 8 students. It contains 10 multiple choice questions in Part I worth 2 marks each (20 marks total) and 2 short answer questions in Part II worth 17 and 11 marks respectively. Part II includes questions about reactivity of alkali metals, electronic configurations, ion formation, and naming ionic compounds. The test covers topics related to the periodic table, properties of elements and compounds.

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LYCEUM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Monthly Test – January 2019


Paper = 48 × 02
Subject : Chemistry Handwriting = 02 × 02
Class : 8 …....... Total = 50 × 02
Duration : 25 minutes Date : ......................................
Candidate's name : ........................................................... Admission no : ........................
PART – I

Underline the most suitable answer.

(1) Which of the following is not a noble gas ?


(a) Neon (b) Fluorine (c) Argon (d) Helium

(2) ­­­­­­­­­­­ is the most reactive halogen.


(a) Chlorine (b) Iodine (c) Fluorine (d) Bromine

(3) Which of the following represents the electronic structure of three elements in the same
period of the periodic table ?
(a) 2,8,2 2,8,3 2,8,4 (b) 2 2,8 2,8,8
(c) 2,7 2,8 2,8,1 (d) 2,1 2,8,1 2,8,8,1

(4) Which of the following elements are in the same group of the periodic table ?
(a) K , Cl (b) F, Ca (c) Be, Ca (d) He, N

(5) Element X forms a diatomic molecule. An atom of X requires one electron to form a stable
X– ion. What can be deduced about X ?
(a) It is a group I metal. (b) It is a group II metal.
(c) It is a halogen. (d) It is a noble gas.

(6) Which statement about groups in the periodic table is correct ?


(a) All groups contain both metals and non­metals.
(b) Atoms of the elements in the same group have the same total number of electrons.
(c) In group I, reactivity decreases as the atomic number increases.
(d) In group VII, the melting point of the elements increases with the atomic number.

(7) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ is used in toothpaste to prevent tooth decay.


(a) Strontium (b) Caesium (c) Fluorine (d) Barium
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(8) Element Y, necessary for plant growth, can be added to the soil only in the form of
compounds which contain the ion Y1+. What is Y ?
(a) Magnesium (b) Nitrogen (c) Phosphorous (d) Potassium

(9) Which element is used in survival flares ?


(a) Strontium (b) Beryllium (c) Bromine (d) Fluorine

(10) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ is the chemical formula of magnesium nitrate.


(a) MgNO3 (b) Mg(NO3) 2 (c) Mg2NO3 (d) Mg3(NO3) 2
[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]

PART – II

Answer in brief.

(1) (i) Put the metals in the box in order of reactivity starting with the most reactive.
Caesium , Potassium , Lithium ,
Sodium , Rubidium

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(5 marks)
(ii) What is the name of the above group of elements ?
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(1 mark)

(iii) (a) Write the electronic configuration of neon. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­


(1 mark)
(b) What is special about the outer shell of a neon atom ?
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(1 mark)

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(iv) Shown below are two diagrams of atoms.
(a) Complete the atoms by adding the correct number of electrons in each shell.
Lithium Chlorine

X X
Li Cl
X X

(3 marks)
(b) How can each element gain
a full outer shell of electrons ? --------------------- ---------------------
(2 marks)
(c) What would be the charge
on the ions formed ? --------------------- ---------------------
(2 marks)
(d) Write one use of each element. --------------------- ---------------------
(2 marks)
[Total = 17 marks]

(2) (i) Complete the following table.

Name of the Positively Negatively Formula


compound charged ion charged ion

Sodium oxide Na1+ O2– ­­­­­­­­­

Aluminium hydroxide Al3+ ­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­

Potassium bromide ­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­ KBr

2–
Calcium sulphate ­­­­­­­­­ SO4 ­­­­­­­­­

(7 marks)
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(ii) Write the names of the following compounds.


(a) Be(NO3) 2 = ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(b) Li2CO3 = ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(4 marks)
[Total = 11 marks]

END

Ref : NR

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