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St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School

Practice Paper 1
(30 minutes)

Name: ____________________ ( ) Class: ____ Date: _______________

1 Given that the formula of nickel chloride is NiCl2 and the formula of sodium
1. chlorate(V) is NaClO3, the formula of nickel chlorate(V) is

A Ni2ClO3 C Ni(ClO3)4
B Ni(ClO3)2 D NiClO3

2 An element X, occurs as isotopes with mass numbers 107 and 109. The atomic mass
2. of element X is 107.9. The percentage of isotope 107 is therefore closest to:

A 55% B 60% C 75% D 98%

3 Bottle X contains 100 cm3 of 0.1M HCl acid. Bottle Y contains 100 cm3 of 0.1M
CH3COOH acid. Which statement about the two acids is correct?

A Bottle X and Y contains equal numbers of H+ ions

B In Y, there are more CH3COO- ions than CH3COOH molecules.
C There are more Cl- ions than CH3COO- ions.
D In Y, there are less H+ ions than CH3COO- ions.

4 Hydrogen chloride dissolves in methylbenzene forming a non-ionic solution. Which of

the following procedure is the best way to separate hydrogen chloride from
methylbenzene?

A Add water followed by evaporation.

B Add water followed by separating funnel.
C Add ethanol followed by separating funnel.
D Add aqueous sodium hydroxide followed by separating funnel

5 Which of the following statements best describes a trend in the properties of the
elements from left to right across a period of the Periodic Table?

A The number of neutrons in an atom decreases.

B The number of protons in an atom decreases.
C The number of electrons in the outer shell of an atom decreases.
D The size of an atom decreases gradually.

6 The element astatine (At) is beneath iodine in Group VII of the periodic Table.
Which of the following is a likely property of astatine?
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A It burns readily in air.

B It displaces iodine from aqueous potassium iodide.
C It forms basic oxide.
D It can be liberated from its salts by chlorine.

7 Silicon is in Group IV and nitrogen is in group V of the Periodic Table. The formula for
silicon nitride is

A Si2N3 C Si3N4
B SiN2 D Si4N3

8 From which mixture can the underlined substance be obtained by adding water,
stirring and filtering?

A methylbenzene and hexane

B copper and calcium
C lithium carbonate and ammonium chloride
D Zinc oxide and copper(II) oxide

9 X, Y and Z are three transition metals which forms cations X2+, Y2+ and Z+
respectively. Given the following information:

X2+ + Z  no reaction
2 Z+ + Y  Y2+ + 2Z
Y2+ + X  Y + X2+
The order of decreasing reactivity of the metals are

A X, Y, Z C Y, Z, X
B Z, Y, X D Y, X, Z

10 In an experiment, 4.0 cm3 of 1 mol/dm3 aqueous iron(III) chloride was mixed with 4.0
cm3 of 1 mol/dm3 aqueous sodium hydroxide.

FeCl3 + 3NaOH  Fe(OH)3 + 3NaCl

What did the vessel contain when the reaction was completed?

A A green precipitate.
B A green precipitate in a yellow solution.
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C A brown precipitate
D A brown precipitate in a yellow solution.

11 The diagram shows the structure of sodium chloride.

Na+

Cl-

Which statement about this structure is correct?

A Every chloride ion is in contact with only four sodium ions.

B Every chlorine atom is in contact with only six sodium atoms.
C Every chloride ion is in contact with only six sodium ions.
D Every chlorine atom is in contact with only four sodium atoms.

12 Which of the statements below is wrong?

A Ammonium sulfate contains both ionic bonds and covalent bonds.

B Sodium chloride contains only ionic bonds.
C The covalent bonds in covalent substances are usually weaker than
ionic bonds in ionic compounds.
D Nitrogen is unreactive because of the nature of its covalent bond.

13 The number of atoms in 10.8 dm3 of ammonia at room temperature and

pressure is equivalent to that in

A 5.76 g of methane.
B 12.60 g of nitrogen.
C 10.8 dm3 of chlorine.
D 0.45 mol of neon.

14 30 cm3 of aqueous 1.0M sodium hydroxide exactly neutralize 40 cm3 of an

acid of the formula HnX of 0.25M. Hence the value of n is

A 1
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B 2
C 3
D 4

15 The results of a paper chromatography experiment shown below were obtained.

Given that the Rf value of dye P is 0.40, determine the Rf value of dye Q.

A 0.50
B 0.60
C 0.70
D 0.80

16 In a volumetric analysis between an acid (in the burette) and an alkali, a pupil reused
the same titration flask after the first titre. He rinsed the flask with distilled water, and
then with alkali. This will result in

A random errors that do not affect results.

B accurate results as the procedure is correct.
C a higher concentration of acid calculated.
D a lower concentration of acid calculated.
17 An aqueous solution of aluminium sulfate was placed in a test tube and aqueous
sodium hydroxide gradually added from a burette. The height of the precipitate in the
test tube was measured for the various volumes of sodium hydroxide added. Which
one of the following graphs shows the height of the precipitate changes with the
volume of sodium hydroxide added?
A B
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C D

18 In a science laboratory, some sulfuric acid was spilt. Which substance,

when added in excess, would neutralize the acid without leaving an alkaline
solution?

A water C limestone
B potassium hydroxide solution D aqueous ammonia

19 Cobalt atoms and cobalt (II) ions

A have the same number of protons and neutrons.

B have the same number of neutrons and electrons.
C have the same number of protons and electrons.
D have the same number of electrons.

20 Which of the following substances contain the same number of electrons?

A Al3+ and N3-

B N3- and P3-
C Na+ and Cl-
D Ne and Ar

Answers:

1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 D
6 D 7 C 8 B 9 A 10 D
11 C 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 B
16 D 17 C 18 C 19 A 20 A
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