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Chemistry
Paper 1
May
2016
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SEKOLAH SRI KDU
KOTA DAMANSARA

MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2016

CHEMISTRY

Paper 1

One hour fifteen minutes

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

1. This question paper consists of 50 questions.

2. Shade your answer on the separate Answer Sheet provided.

This question paper contains 16 printed pages.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Question 1 to 50 are followed by four options A, B, C and D. Choose the

BEST option for each question and blacken the corresponding space on the objective answer
sheet.

1. Which process occurs when iodine solids are heated at room conditions?

A Boiling
B Sublimation
C Melting
D Condensation

2. Diagram below shows the electron arrangement of a boron atom.

Which of the following is true about the boron atom?

A The proton number is 5

B The nucleon number is 3
C The number of electrons is 3
D The number of valence electrons is 5

3. What is meant by isotopes?

A Atoms of different elements with the same mass.

B Atoms of different elements with the same number of protons.
C Atoms of same element with different nucleon number.
D Atoms of different elements with different number of neutron.

4. Diagram below shows an atomic model

electron

nucleus

Which of the following scientists introduced this atomic model?

A Ernest Rutherford
B John Dalton
C Sir Joseph John Thomson
D Niels Bohr
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5. Which of the following interconversion of the states of matter involves the release of
energy?

A Melting
B Condensation
C Boiling
D Evaporation

6. Substance Q is a liquid at room temperature.

Which of the following is the melting point and boiling point of Q?

Melting point/C Boiling point/C

A -4 48
B - 20 -5
C 32 80
D 405 900

7. The following information is regarding the subatomic particles of an atom.

The electron arrangement: 2.4

Number of protons: 6
Number of neutrons: 6

Which of the following diagrams represents the atom?

A B C D

8. What is the mass of nitrogen that is contained in 3.01 x 1023 molecules of nitrogen?
[Relative atomic mass: N =14; NA = 6.02 X 1023 mol-1]
A4g
B8g
C 14 g
D 28 g

9. An element has an electron arrangement of 2.8.3. If the nucleus of atom J has 14

neutrons, what is the proton number and the nucleon number of element?

Proton number Nucleon number

A 13 14

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B 13 27
C 14 27
D 27 13

10. Acetamide solids are heated until they melt. Which of the following graphs represents
the temperature versus time graph?

A B C D
Temperature Temperature Temperature Temperature

Time Time Time Time

11. The following equation represents the reaction of the extraction of iron from iron
oxide.
Fe3O4 3Fe + 2O2

What is the mass of iron that can be extracted from 58 g of iron oxide?
[Relative atomic mass: 0 = 16; Fe = 56]

A 14 g
B 28 g
C 42 g
D 56 g

12. The relative molecular mass of X(OH)2 is 90. What is the relative atomic mass of
element X?

A 17
B 56
C 45
D 73

13. What is the number of atom found in 0.5 mol of carbon dioxide? [NA=6.02x1023]
A 3.01 X 1023
B 6.02 X 1023
C 5.01 X 1023
D 9.03 X 1023

14. 4.80 g of element P combines with 3.20 g of element Q. What is the empirical formula
for the compound produced? [Relative atomic mass: P = 24; Q = 16]

A PQ

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B P2Q
C PQ2
D P2Q3
15. The molecular formula of butanoic acid is C3H7COOH. What is the empirical formula
of butanoic acid?

A CH20
B C2H20
C C2H40
D C3H40

16. Which chemical equation is balanced?

A Na2O + H2O NaOH

B 2K + 2H2O 2KOH + H2
C CaCO3 + HNO3 Ca(NO3)2 + H2O + CO2
D Mg + HCI MgCl2 + H2

17. Which of the following contains the same number of molecules as in 0.05 g of sulphur
dioxide gas? [Relative atomic mass: H = 1; C = 12; N = 14;0 = 16; S = 32]

A 0.14 g of nitrogen
B 0.8 g of oxygen
C 1 g of water
D 1.1 g of carbon dioxide

18. Why does the size of the atoms decrease from sodium to argon in the period 3?

A the number of valence electrons increases

B the electronegativity of the elements increases
C the attraction of the nucleus for electrons in the shells increases
D the properties of the elements change from metallic to non-metalic

19. Which of the following is true about chloride ion and potassium ion?
[Proton number of potassium = 19; chlorine = 17]
A Have the same number of electrons
B Have the same number of protons
C Have the same number of neutrons
D Have the same number of charges

20. P is below Q in the same group in the Periodic Table. If the proton number of Q is 3,
what is the electron arrangement of atom P?
A 2.8.1
B 2.8.3
C 2.8.6
D 2.8.8.2
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21. Diagram below shows part of the Periodic Table.

Which of the following shows the arrangement of the size of atom in ascending order?

A P, Q, R, S
B Q, P, S, R
C R, S, P, Q
D S, R, Q, P

22. Element X is located in the same group but above bromine in the Periodic Table.
Which of the following statements is correct about X?

A Does not react with alkali metal

B Dissolves in water to form an acidic solutions
C Reacts with iron to form a white solid
D Burns vigorously in air

23. A gas is used to fill the electric bulb. In which group is the gas located in the Periodic
Table?

A Group 14
B Group 15
C Group 16
D Group 18

24. Which of the following compounds has a high melting point?

A Hydrogen chloride
B Phosphorus(V) chloride
C Tetrachloromethane
D Magnesium chloride

25. P, Q and R are located in the same period of the Periodic Table of Elements.
P forms acidic oxide, Q forms basic oxide and R forms amphoteric oxide.
Which of the following shows the elements in ascending order of the proton number
in the Periodic Table?

A P, R, Q
B Q, R, P
C Q, P, R
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D R, Q, P
26. Elements X, Y and Z are located in the same period in the Periodic Table. The
property of oxides are shown below.

Oxide X: Amphoteric
Oxide Y: Acidic
Oxide Z: Basic

Which of the following is true for oxide X, Y, and Z

Oxide Reaction with alkaline Reaction with acid

A Y does not dissolve dissolve
B Z dissolve does not dissolve
C X does not dissolve does not dissolve
D X dissolve dissolve

27. Table 2 shows the proton numbers of elements X and Y.

Elements Proton number

X 6
Y 8

Which compound is formed between elements X and Y?

Compound formula Type of bonds

A XY Ionic bond
B XY2 Covalent bond
C XY2 Ionic bond
D X2Y3 Covalent bond

28. Table 1 shows the electron arrangement of atoms K, L, M and N.

Ato Electron
m arrangement
K 2.4
L 2.8.1
M 2.8.2
N 2.8.7

Which pair of atoms forms a compound by transferring electrons?

A K and L
B K and N
C L and M
D M and N

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29. The electron arrangement of atom X is 2.4 and the electron arrangement of atom Y is
2. 7. Element X and Y can react to form a compound. Which of the following is true
about the formation of the compound?

A A covalent compound is formed

B Atom X releases four electrons
C Atom Y receives one electron
D The compound formed has a formula of X2Y

30. In an experiment, 4.4 g of carbon dioxide gas is produced when carbon is completely
burnt in air. What is the volume of carbon dioxide formed, measured at room
temperature and pressure? [Relative atomic mass of C = 12 an O = 16; 1 mole of gas
occupies 24dm3 at room temperature and pressure]

A 0.6 dm3
B 1.2 dm3
C 2.4 dm3
D 4.8 dm3

31. The electron arrangement of atom Z is 2.8. 1. Which of the following is the number of
protons and electrons of Z+ ion?

Number of proton Number of electron

A 10 11
B 11 11
C 11 10
D 10 12

32. Diagram below shows the electrolysis of copper(II) nitrate solution using copper as
electrodes.

Which of the following half equations represents the reactions at the anode and
cathode?

Anode Cathode
A 4OH- 2H2O + O2+ 4e 2H+ + 2e H2
B Cu Cu2+ + 2e Cu2+ + 2e Cu
C 4OH- 2H2O + O2+ 4e Cu2+ + 2e Cu
D Cu Cu2+ + 2e 2H+ + 2e H2

33. Which factor does not affect the electrolysis of an electrolyte?

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A Type of electrode
B Concentration of electrolyte
C Volume of electrolyte
D Position of ions in the electrochemical series

34. Table below shows the observation of electrolysis of a substance using carbon
electrodes.
Electrod Observation
e
Anode A greenish-yellow gas is released
Cathode A colourless gas which bums with a 'pop'
sound when tested with a lighted splinter

The electrolyte maybe

A hydrochloric acid
B concentrated potassium chloride solution
C copper(Il) chloride solution
D concentrated magnesium bromide solution

35. Diagram below shows the electron arrangement of a compound formed between
atoms X and Y.

Which of the following statements is true about the compound?

A It is formed when formed when Y atom donates 4 electrons to 2 X atoms.

B Each atom of X has 8 valence electrons in the molecule.
C Atom Y has 4 valence electron
D The Y atom forms single covalent bond with each X atom.

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36. Diagram below shows the set-up of the apparatus for electrolysis.

Which of the following substances could light up the bulb?

A Propanol
B Glucose solution
C Ethanoic acid in tetrachloromethane
D Sodium chloride solution

37. Diagram below shows the electrolysis of 1.0 mol dm-3potassium iodide solution.

Which of the following are the products fomed at the carbon electrodes X and Y?

Carbon electrode X Carbon electrode Y

A Oxygen Hydrogen
B Iodine Hydrogen
C Hydrogen Oxygen
D Iodine Potassium

38. Diagram below shows the set-up of apparatus of electrolysis of molten lead(II)
bromide.
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Brown gas is released at the anode. What is the product formed?

A Oxygen
B Hydrogen
C Bromine
D Nitrogen dioxide

39. Diagram below shows the standard representation for the atoms of two elements, X
and Y.

Which of the following represents the electron arrangement for a compound formed
when element X reacts with element Y?

40. The equation shows the reaction that occurs when ethanol burns in air

C2H5OH + x O2 y CO2 + z H2O

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Which values of x, y and z are needed to balance this equation?

x y z
A 2 2 2
B 2 2 3
C 2 3 3
D 3 2 3

41. Diagram below shows the set-up of apparatus of an electrolytic cell.

It was found that the bulb is not light up when potassium iodide powder is used in the
cell. What should be done to make the bulb to light up?

A Heat potassium iodide strongly

B Increase the number of batteries
C Add methylbenzene into the beaker
D Replace carbon electrodes with copper electrodes

42. How many electrons are shared between the atoms in a molecule of methane, CH4,
and in a molecule of water, H2O? [proton number of C = 6, H = 1, O = 8]

methane water
A 4 2
B 4 4
C 8 2
D 8 4

43. Nitrogen and hydrogen react together to form ammonia.

N2 + 3H2 2NH3

When completely converted, 7 tonnes of nitrogen gives 8.5 tonnes of ammonia.

How much nitrogen will be needed to produce 34 tonnes of ammonia?

A 7 tonnes
B 8.5 tonnes
C 28 tonnes
D 34 tonnes

44. The following electrolysis circuit is set up, using inert electrodes P, Q, R and S.

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At which of the electrodes is a halogen produced?

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

45. The chemical properties of an element depend mainly on the number of

A electrons in the innermost shell.
B electrons in the outermost shell.
C fully occupied shells of electrons.
D partly occupied shells of electrons.

46. 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

47. The diagram shows a light bulb.

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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.

48. Which statement about gaseous hydrogen chloride and solid potassium chloride is
correct?

A Hydrogen chloride is covalent but potassium chloride is ionic.

B Hydrogen chloride is ionic but potassium chloride is covalent.
C They are both covalent compounds.
D They are both ionic compounds.

49. For which compound is the formula correct?

compound Formula
A ammonia NH4
B carbon monoxide CO2
C iron(III)oxide Fe3O2
D zinc hydroxide Zn(OH)2

50. The table compares the properties of alkali metals with those of transition elements.
Which entry in the table is correct?

Property Alkali metal Transition elements

A catalytic activity low high
B density high low
C electrical conductivity low high
D melting point high low

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Prepared by: Mr Kaneson Iyaroo
Vetted by: Ms Stella Poon
Approved by: The Principal

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