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CHIJ ST JOSEPH'S GONVENT
SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1
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Secondary 2 Express Friday, 6 May 2016
50 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Section B
Answer all questions in the spaces proVided.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Show all your rrrorking on the same page as the rest of the ansvyer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Electronic calculator may be used in this paper.
The total of the marks for this paper is 40.
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Total
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f The table below shows the electronic structures of four elements.
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W 2.6
x 2.8.7
Y 2.8.2
z
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2.8.6
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C
D
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an atom of Y and two atom of X
two atoms of Y and two atoms of Z
A magnesium chloride
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B magnesium oxide
G magnesium ribbon
D magnesium sulfate
3 Which of the following cannot be deduced from the number of valence electrons in an
atom?
4 Three elements, W, X and Y are in the same period of the Periodic Table.
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What is the anangement of these elements in the increasing order of atomic number?
A X,W,Y
B X,Y, W
c Y,x,w
D Y,W,X
Sec 2 Exp ChemisEy/SA'1/'16 ffurn Over
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How many electrons are shared between sulfur and oxygen atoms?
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A 6
B 8
c 12
D 16
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B
steam
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Which of the following changes of state of water is exothermic?
c
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water !ce
8 A gas which forms white precipitate with limewater is produced when marble chips
(calcium carbonate) is reacted with solution X.
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delivery tube
stopper
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flask
limewater
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test tube
marble chips
and solution X
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B
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aqueous ammonia
bleach
table salt
vinegar
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I The information below gives the colours of three different indicators, P, Q and R, at
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different pH values.
pHvalue 0 L 2 3 4 5 6 7 B I 10 11 72 18 !4
colourless
P
red colourless
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lndicator
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What colour will be observed if all three indicators were added to water?
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blue
B colourless
C red
D yellow
10 Which statement best explains why a shaken can of carbonated drink explode when
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opened?
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1 Hydrogen can form ions with different charges, H* and H- For
Exarninels
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(a) Fill in the table below to show the number of suFatomic particles in
H atom and H-ion.
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proton neutron electron
H atom 1 1
H- ion 0
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(c) fn the space below, draw a diagram to show the 'dot and cross'
diagram of sodium hydride, NaH. Only the valence electrons need to
be shown.
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Y 7 7 7
z 11 11 12
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(i) particles X and Y are isotopes of the same element,
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particle Z reacts readily.
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3 The diagrams show the names and models of three substances. For
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dioxide
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phosphorus trichloride carbon sodium chloride
(a) In the space below, draw a 'dot and cross' diagram to represent
phosphorus trichloride.
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(b) Explain why carbon dioxide exists as a gas but sodium chroride is a
solid at room temperature and pressure.
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4 When zinc reacts with sulfuric acid, the temperature of the solution increases For
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rapidly.
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(ii) State the chemical formula of all the products from the reaction.
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(b) What type of energy change can we classifiT the above reaction?
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(c) Sketch a graph to represent how the temperature of the reaction will
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change against time.
temperature
of reaction/oC
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time/min
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Use
tube
empty
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glass
bottle
hot boiling
water beaker
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water
trough
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(b) Using ideas of kinetic particle theory, explain your answer in (a).
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131
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6 (a) An experiment was carried out to compare the acidity of some ftuit For
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juices, An alkali, sodium hydroxide solution was used to neutra[ise 25.0
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Use
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fruit juice
needed for neutralisation lcm3
apple 10
lemon 16
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pineapple 6
grapefruit 14
Iime 12
(i)
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Using the information from the table, identify whieh fruit juice has
the lowest pH. Explain your answer.
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(ii) Name the gas that will be produced when sodium carbonate is
added to the fruit juices.
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(b) Sodium hydroxide also reacts with ammonium nitrate to give out a
pungent gas. Describe how the gas can be tested.
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End of paper
Question 1 2 3 4 5
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Answer B c A A G
Question 6 7 8 I
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Answer A D D D B
1a H atom:0n 1
H- ion: 1p,2e
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b hydrogen atoms gain 1 electron 1
c Na+ (8 e) 1m
H- (2e;1 dot, 1 cross Xm
2ai They have 7/ same number protons hence they are of the same element but X 1
b
configuration[this is with BODJ
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has 1 less neutrons ftom Z (or qu.ote the numben X has 8 neutrons but Y has 7
neutrons/different number of neutrons
I They need to lose 1 e to obtain a fully filled valence shell/ stable noble gas
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Students who wrote both roman numerals and number form are not awarded the 1
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mark. They showed lack of precision in their answers.
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I Yes,
There's free movinq ions in aqueous and moften state 1
3a PCls
one P and 3Clwith sharing of a pairof electron between each P and Cl )1m
correct number of valence e for Cl and P) 1m
b Carbon dioxide has a low boiling point but sodium chloride has a high melting 1
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point.
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(a) zinc + sulfuric acid zinc sulfate + hydrogen 1
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(b) Exothermic reaction . 1
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Temp ("C)
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ExDthermic
r+qction Time (min)
increase
lf students simply wrote spacing between air particles will increase, they are not
awarded the mark as this is not account for.
Volume of air will increase hence pushing gas out of the delivery tube 1
Max
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6ai lemon juice 1
it needs the greatest volume of sodium hydroxide to remove the acidicity/
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remove the excess Hydrogen ions
lt carbon dioxide gas 1