EXERCISE ■ 111

I. Choose the correct answer : charge or negative charge

1. The substance which is not a com pound (a) atom (b) radical

(a) Salt (b) Water ( c) molecule ( d) valency

(c) Graphite (d) Sand

5. Substances formed as a result of a chemical

2. A substance that decomposes on heating

reaction

(a) Oxygen (b) Phosphorous

(a) atoms (b) reactants

(c) Mercuric oxide (d) Sulphur

(c) products ( d) molecules

3. Elements are represented by

6. The symbols of Gold, Silver, are respec-
(a) Symbol (b) Ion
tively
( c) Cation (d) Anion
(a) Au, S (b) Au, Sv

4. A group of non-metals possessing positive

(c) Ag, Au (d) Au, Ag
 7. A formula tells about 4. Set I Set II

(a) an element (i) Iron and sand (a) Controlled boiling

(b) number of atoms of each element

(ii) Sugar solution (b) Separating funnel
( c) gives a mathematical formula
(iii) Two miscible liquids (c) Fractional
( d) the source of the compound
distillation
8. The molecular formula is a short form
(iv) Two immiscible (d) Magnetic
representation of
liquids separation
(a) a compound (b) a mixture

( c) an element (d) an ion IV. State whether the following statements

are True or False :

9. Compounds of oxygen
1. A homogeneous mixture is a pure sub­
(a) bromides (b) oxides
stance.
(c) chlorides (d) sulphides

2. All pure substances are not compounds but

10. The change in which a new substance is
all compounds are pure substances.
formed

(a) Physical change (b) Chemical change 3. Separation of mixtures depends on chemi­

( c) Reversible change cal properties.

(d) Temporary change 4. The symbols of sodium, mercury, gold and

II. Give one word answers : silver are derived from their Latin names.

1. A mixture in which the composition is uni­

5. Homogeneous mixture has uniform but not
form.
fixed composition.
2. The name of the scientist who gave the

name electron. V. Find the odd one out :

3. Electrons, protons and neutrons are known 1. Boron, Germanium, Arsenic, Calcium, An­

as : timony

4. The instrument used for separating two im­

2. Chlorine, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Steam, Nitro­
miscible liquids with difference in densities.
gen
5. Elements with properties between that of

VI. Select the suitable word from the words

metals and non-metals.
given below and fill in the blanks. A word
III. Match the following :
can be used more than once.

1. Column A Column B
metalloid, electrons, hydrogen, metallic,
(i) Potassium (a) Hg
proton, oxygen, xenon, neutron, atomicity,
(ii) Phosphorous (b) S
graphite
(iii) Mercury (c) K

(iv) Sulphur (d) P 1. The non-metal which is a good conductor

is _
2. Set I Set II

2. The particle(s) that is / are not negatively

(i) Silicon (a) Inert gas element
charged in the atom is / are _
(ii) Helium (b) Non-metallic element

3. Polonium is a _
(iii) Lead ( c) Metallic element

4. The gaseous elements in the given list are

(iv) Carbon (d) Metalloid

3. Set A Set B
5. Platinum is a ______element.
() Water (a) Heterogeneous

mixture 6. The most abundant free element that is not

(ii) Hydrogen (b) Element very abundant in the earth is _

(iii) Salt solution ( c) Compound

7. The particle that was discovered the last
(iv) Iron and sulphur (d) Homogeneous

mixture
 8. As sulphur has eight atoms to a molecule IX. Each question contains two statements.

its is eight. Statement A is an Assertion Statement and

Statement R is the Reason Statement. Each

9. The particle that balances the charge of the

electron in the atom is _ question has four choices out of which only

one is correct. Choose the correct one.

10. Water molecule has double the number of

atoms as the number of Choose A if Statement A is true, Statement R

a[OS. is true; Statement R is correct explanation for

statement A
VII. Fill in the blanks :
Choose B if Statement A is true, Statement R
1. Kalium is the Latin name of _
is true; Statement R is not correct explanation

2. The name of the element based on the for statement A

planet Uranus is and its symbol

Choose C if Statement A is true, Statement R
IS _
is false
3. 1S the combining capacity of
Choose D if Statement A is false, Statement R
elements.
is true
4. Respiration is an example of _
1. Statement A : A compound is a pure sub­
5. An IS the smallest
stance.
unit of matter.
Statement R : Atoms of different elements
6. Protons carry charge.
combine in a fixed ratio by m as s .

7. The particles of matter take part in a

2. Statement A : An atom is electrically neu­
chemical reaction are called _
tral.

8. The atomicity of Helium is _

S t a t e m e n t R : The number of protons is

9, are malleable and ductile. equal to the number of electrons in an atom.

10. Non-metals have valency. 3. Statement A : Calcium ion is a divalent ion.

11. In a chemical reaction _

Statement R : Calcium atom loses two elec­

are rearranged. trons to carry two positive charges.

VIII. Tick (3 ) the most suitable answer from 4. Statement A : Compounds are always ho­

the alternatives suggested in the following : mogeneous.

1. B o il i n g Point and M e lt i n g Point are Statement R : Particles of compounds can­

(physical / chemical) properties. not be seen separately.

5. Statement A : Each component in a mixture

2. Reaction of an element with other elements
retains its individual properties.
are (physical / chemical)

properties. Statement R : Components can be s e p a ­

rated by physical means only.

3. To identify pure substances the

(physical / chemical) properties are com­ X. Answer the following questions using one

pared with those of known substances. or two sentences.

1. Write the symbols for the following

4. The most abundant element in the universe
elements
is (hydrogen / helium).
Calcium, aluminium, iron, p h o s p h o ru s ,

5. At room temperature, the liquid non-metal carbon, fluorine, bromine.

IS and liquid metal is 2. Write the elements represented by the fol­

(bromine I mercury). lowing symbols.

 K,Fe,Cu, H g , A g , C , N 11. Name three different methods in each case

3. Classify the following into elements and for separation of

compounds.
(a) Solid-solid mixture

Sodium, Water, Oxygen, Chlorine, Carbon

(b) Solid- liquid mixture

dioxide, Sulphur, Hydrochloric acid.

(c) Liquid-liquid mixture
4. Classify the following elements into metals
12. Give an example of
and non- metals.
(a) Homogeneous mixture
Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium, Oxygen,
(b) Heterogeneous mixture
Aluminium, Sulphur.
( c) Monoatomic molecule

5. What does each of the following represent? ( d) Diatomic molecule

(a) 3H, (b) 40 ( e) Triatomic molecule

(e) 2C0, () 5CI (f) Polyatomic molecule

6. What are pure and impure substances? (g) a solid non-metal

(h) a liquid metal

7. Name a technique used to separate:
13. Classify the following as pure substances
(a) Iron and Sulphur
and mixtures
(b) Salt in sea water
(i) Common salt (ii) Milk
( c) Ammonium chloride and sand
(iii) Bronze (iv) Sea-water
(d) Coconut oil and water
(v) Copper wire (vi) Carbon dioxide
( e) Chalk powder and water
14. Name the four categories in which ele­
(f) Sand and water (g) Sand and iodine
ments have been classified.
(h) Alcohol and water
15. Name the two most abundant elements in
8. Name the change of state in which naph­
the earth's crust.
thalene changes into vapour.
16. Name the two most abundant metals in the
9. What is sublimation? Give three examples
earth's crust.
of substances that sublime.
17. Name the three most common elements

10. Differentiate between: Evaporation and present in the human body.

Boiling. Give one similarity between the

18. What are compounds? Give any two char­

two. acteristics of compounds.