Term – 1 Final Practice Chemistry Grade – 9 Name: _____________________

States of Matter (Particulate Nature of Matter)

1. In which conversion do H2O molecules lose speed?

A ice → water B ice → steam C steam → ice D water → stea

2. At which temperature does a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium chloride begin to boil?
A 96oC B 99oC C 100oC D 104oC
3. Which diagram shows the process of diffusion?

4. The diagram shows an apparatus used to compare rates of diffusion.

At which labelled position did a white deposit of ammonium chloride form?

5. Bromine is a liquid with a low boiling point and a strong smell.

A technician spilt some bromine in the corner of a room which is free of draughts. After thirty seconds the bromine
could be smelt on the other side of the room.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain why the bromine could be smelt on the other side of the room.

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6. In a light bulb, the tungsten wire may get so hot that it melts and breaks.
This graph shows the heating curve for tungsten.

(i) Use the graph to give the boiling point of tungsten ..................................................................... [1]
(ii) Predict the temperature when the tungsten wire breaks. ............................................................. [1]
(iii) Is tungsten a solid, a liquid or a gas at room temperature, 20 °C? ............................................. [1]
(iv) ) Explain how the curve shows that a pure sample of compound X was used.
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7. A teacher placed a crystal of copper(II) sulfate in a test tube of water.
After some time, a blue colour was observed at the bottom of the test tube. After a week, the blue
colour has spread throughout the test tube.

(a) Use the kinetic particle theory to explain these observations.

In your answer, discuss:
The arrangement and motion of the particles in solid crystals at start of the activity.
The arrangement and motion of the particles in the solution
The names and processes which are occurring.

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Experimental Techniques
1. A student separates salt from a mixture of salt and sand.
What is the correct order of steps for the student to take?

2. Which piece of apparatus should be used for the accurate measurement of 30.0 cm 3 of a liquid?

A a beaker B a burette C a conical flask D a measuring cylinder

3. Limonene can be extracted from lemon peel by steam distillation.

(i) State the name of the pieces of apparatus labelled A, B and C.

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B ..........................................................................

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4. The diagram shows the chromatogram obtained by analysis of a single dye.

Three measurements are shown.

How is the Rf value of the dye calculated?

5. Speed of a reaction can be investigated in school lab. A student was provided with only a thermometer,
a stopwatch, balance and a measuring cylinder.
What could the student measure?
A 10.5 g solid, 24 cm3 liquid, 45 seconds and 25 °C only B 10.5 g solid and 25 °C and 24 cm3 liquid only
C 24 cm3 liquid and 45 seconds only D 25 °C and 45 seconds only
6. The outline diagrams show three methods of separation.

What are the three methods called?

7. The colours present in some blackcurrant sweets can be separated by chromatography.
The colours are water-soluble dyes.
The diagrams show how the colours can be extracted from the sweets.

(a) Complete the empty boxes to name the pieces of apparatus. [7]
The apparatus below was used to carry out the chromatography.

(b) (i) Name the solvent used. ……………........ ............................ [1]

(ii) Label, with an arrow, the origin on the diagram. [1]

(c) Sketch, in the box, the chromatogram you would expect

if two different colours were present in the sweets. [1]

8. The diagrams show four methods of purifying substances.

A B C D

(a) Which of these methods, A,B,C or D, is best used for

(i) separating the different colours in a sample of ink?
(ii) separating two liquids with different boiling points?
(iii) separating mud from water?
(iv) making crystals of copper sulphate from copper sulphate solution? [4]

9. Which of the following is the best method of obtaining pure water from ink?
A chromatography B distillation C filtration D freezing
Periodic Table
1. Which properties does a transition element have?

2. Eight elements are numbered in the diagram of a Periodic Table.

Which numbers represent two relatively soft metals

in the same group?

A 1 and 2 B 3 and 4 C 5 and 6 D 7 and 8

3. Vanadium is a transition metal.

What are its likely properties?

4. The diagrams show the arrangement of electrons in three different atoms.

Which atoms are metals?

A 1 and 2 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

5. The diagram shows a light bulb.

Why is argon used instead of air in the light bulb?
A Argon is a good conductor of electricity.
B Argon is more reactive than air.
C The filament glows more brightly.
D The filament lasts for a longer time.

6. The equation shows the reaction between a

halogen and aqueous bromide ions.
X2 + 2Br–(aq) → 2X–(aq) + Br2
1 2 3
Which words should be written in gaps 1, 2 and 3?

7. An element does not conduct electricity

but it does exist as diatomic molecules.
In which area of the Periodic Table is the
element to be found?
8. Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are halogens.
(a) Complete the table by filling in the blank spaces.
(b) Predict the boiling point of iodine. [1]
(c) When chlorine is bubbled through a solution of
potassium bromide, the solution turns orange - red.
When iodine is mixed with potassium bromide,
no colour change occurs.
(i) Write a word equation for the reaction between chlorine and potassium bromide. [2]
(ii) Put the elements bromine, chlorine and iodine in order of reactivity. [2]
Most reactive _______________, ___________________ and ____________________ Least reactive.
9. The list below shows some of the substances which are found in the liquid which drains through the
waste.
Aluminium, calcium carbonate, iron, copper, magnesium, neon, sodium sulphate, zinc.
From this list choose
(i) a metal that is a noble gas. .................................................................
(ii) a transition metal. ……..........................................................
(iii) a metal which is in Group II of the periodic table. ………......................................................
(iv) a substances that are compounds ...........................and ...............................
(v) a metal which is used to make gardening tools. …….......................................................... [5]
10. List the physical and chemical properties of group-I and transition metals.
Group – I metals Transition Metals
1. 1.
Physical
2. 2.
properties
3 3.
1. 1.
Chemical
2. 2.
properties
3. 3.
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
1. The diagram shows models of various elements.

(a) Define the term element. …………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

(b) Which one of the models A to E represents a solid containing diatomic molecules? ……………………….. [1]
(c) Which two of the models A to E represent gases? ………………………………and ……………………….. [1]
(d) (i) Which one of the models A to E represents diamond? ……………………………………………………… [1]
(ii) State the name of the element present in diamond. …………………………………………………………….. [1]
(iii) State a use of diamond other than in jewellery………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(e) which of the above structure represents metals? ……………………………………………………………….. [1]
(f) Match up the metals in the boxes on the left with their uses on the right. The first one has been done for you.
2. For which substance is the type of bonding not correct?

3. (a) Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show

the electron arrangement in a molecule of ammonia.
Show outer shell electrons only. [2]
(b) Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the
electron arrangement in a molecule of chlorine.
Show outer shell electrons only. [2]

(c) Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the

electron arrangement in a molecule of hydrogen chloride.
Show outer shell electrons only. [2]

4. The diagrams show the electron arrangements

in the atoms of four elements.
Which element does not form a covalent bond?

5. The diagram shows the structure of hydrogen peroxide.

What is the total number of electrons used for bonding in this molecule?

6. The table shows the electronic structures of four atoms.

Which two atoms combine to form an ionic compound?

7. How many electrons are shared between the atoms

in a molecule of methane, CH4, and in a molecule of
water, H2O?

8. The table shows the properties of some substances.

Which substance is a covalent compound?

9. The table gives the properties of four substances.

Which substance is a solid metal at room temperature?
10. Which substance could be sodium chloride?

11. Use the substances named in the table

to answer the following questions.
(a) Name the substances that are not solids at
room temperature and pressure.

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(b) Which substance is a liquid over the largest

temperature range?

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(c) Name the substances that are non-metallic elements. ................................................................ [1]

(d) Which two substances conduct electricity when molten? ............................................................ [1]
(e) Explain, using ideas about structure, why methane and silicon dioxide have different melting points.

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12. The letters X, Y and Z represent different atoms.

What can be deduced from the proton numbers and nucleon numbers of X, Y and Z?
A X and Y are the same element. B X and Z are the same element.
C X has more protons than Y. D Z has more neutrons than Y.
238
13. An element X has two isotopes, X and 235X.
How does 238X differ from 235X?
A It has 3 more protons and 3 more electrons. B It has 3 more protons, but no more electrons.
C It has 3 more neutrons and 3 more electrons. D It has 3 more neutrons, but no more electrons.
14. Atoms of elements X and Y have the electron configurations 2,5 and 2,8,5 respectively.
Which deduction about these elements can be made from this information?
A The atoms are isomers. B The atoms are isotopes.
C The elements are in the same group of the Periodic Table.
D The elements are in the same period of the Periodic Table.
15. Which of the following contains the same number of electrons as an atom of neon?
A Cl– B Li C Li+ D O2–
16. In which option do the three particles each have the same number of electrons?

A Cl– Br– I– B F– Ne Na+ C K+ Ca2+ Br– D Li+ Na+ K+

17. The diagram shows the nuclei of five different atoms.

(a) Which atom has an atomic number of 3?

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(b) Which atom has a mass number of 6?

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(c) Which two atoms are isotopes of the same element? ………………. and ….…………….……… [1]
Explain, why you chose the above atoms as isotopes
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18. Tritium is an isotope of hydrogen.
An ion of tritium has the following structure.

(a) Complete the following table to show the names and

charges of the particles in this tritium ion. [3]

(b) Using the symbol T to represent tritium, give the formulae of

(i) the ion shown above ................................................................................... [1]

Two isotopes of potassium are

(c) Complete the table about the number of particles
found in one atom of each of these isotopes. [2]

(d) define the term isotopes

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19. What is the nucleon number of the isotope of uranium, 𝑈?

A 92 B 143 C 235 D 327

20. The diagram shows part of the Periodic Table.

Which pair of letters represents elements that are in the same period?

A P and R B P and S C Q and T D R and S