ae Oo {In which of the follo:ving compounds doc: nanganese havean oxidation numberof 7*? (A) MnO (8) MnO, © MnO, (Dy KMnd, Sulphur and oxygen are in the same group of the periodic table because (A) they can react with each other (B) the atomic number of sulphur is'16 * and the relative atomic mass of oxy- gen 16 ° (C) they have the same number of ele: trons in their outer shell (D) _they.can form covalent compounds Which of the following oxides does NOT r act with acids to form only a salt and water? (A) Nao @ CaO © Zo ©) MnO, Which ovo of the following statements about covalent compounds are true? ‘They are mainly solids. T. —They usually have low melting and boiling points, UL They are usually insoluble in water. IV. They.coatain only ions. (A) Land IIT (B) Land IV (© | Mand (D) Shand TV. 012120108 2004 Which of the following methods may be used in the preparation of barium sulphate in the Taboratory? (A) Crystallization (B) Distillation (©) Byaporation (D) Precipitation * Which of the following is NOT a normal salt? (A) Sodiumhydrogencarbonate (B)Potassitimsulphate © — Sodiumearbonate (D) —Potassiumnitrate Which of the following factors would NOT affect the discharge of a particular cation during electrolysis? (A) Position of the cation in the electrochemical series (B) _ Concentrationof the cationin solu- © tion (©) Inertness ofthe electrodé (D).__ Temperatureofthe solution Inthe electrolysis of copper(II) sulphate so- lution with platinum or carbon electrodes, the blue colour of the solution fades because (A) copperis being transferred from an- ode to cathode (B) copper passesinto the solution as ions (©) copperis being deposited atthe cath- ode (D) doth Cu’*and Ht ions migrate to the cathode GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE) 9. Inthe reaction between zinc and dilute sul- 13, phuric acid (A) wateris formed (B) _aninsolublesaltisformed © reutralisationoccurs (D) __oxidationandreduction occur 10. Which ofthe following exhibits allotrophy? (A) Carbon (B) Uranium (©) Butane ) Silicon 14. tem 11 refers to the following table. 11. Which of the substances A, B, C or D is MOST LIKELY sodium chloride? Electrical Conductivity in | Boiling | in the solid Substance | point ec | state | Sion 1.465 no yes 15, 444 no no 2.600 res no 35 no es 12. Twopartcles have the following composition: @ —_10protons, 12 neutrons, 10electrons Gi) 10protons, 11 neutrons, 1electrons ‘They are therefore both (A) allotropes (B) cations (©) isotopes (D) metals 01212010/F 2004 A certain base reacted with a salt, producing, gas which turned damp red litmus paper blue. Which of the following ions does the saltcontain?. (A) Sof> Gy on © coy NH Which of the following can act as oxidising agents? I. | Metallicatoms Tl, Non-metallicatoms II, Metallicions IV. Non-metallicions (A) Ionly (8) IVonly (© Mand ittonly () Land IVonly ‘The number of shared electron pairs in the methane molecule is fA) CD) © ©) | Saas GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE16, 17. 18. 19. A mixture of copper (II) oxide and copper (11) sulphate could BEST be separated by (A) shaking with excess water and then filtering (B) heating the mixture and condens- ing (C)__ shaking with excess water fol- lowed by fractional distillation (D). distilling the mixture ‘Two solutions are mixed in ofder to dem- onstrate endothermic change. Which of the following techniques is MOST appropriate? (A) Taking mass readings (B) Taking temperature readings (C)__ Carefully observing colour changes (D) Monitoring the pH of the solutions Anion with a single negative charge may be converted into a neutral atom of the same element by (A) __losinganelectron (B) — gaininganelectron (©) gainingaproton (D) _losinganeutron Which of the following possible effects of a catalyst on a reaction is NOT correct? (A) [thas noeffecton the yield of prod ucts. (B) _Itisunchanged chemically on com- pletion of the reaction. (C)__Itlowers the energy of the reactants so that the reaction occurs at a Faster rate. (D) [allows equilibriuin to be attained more rapidly in a reversible reac- tion 20. 21 22. 23. 24. Which of the fotlowing halogens is a liquid at room temperature’ (A) Bromine (B)~ Fluorine (©) Chlorine (D)Todine In which of the following does hydrogen have a negative oxidation number? (A) CH, (B) HO, «NH, (D) NaH Which of the following elements does NOT exhibitallotropy? (A) Carbon (B) Phosphorus (©) Sulphur (D) Silicon The atoms of Element X contain nineteen electrons. With which of the following el- cements will the chemistry of X be similar? (A) Aluminium (B) Bromine (©) Lithium (D) Magnesium RCOOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) > RCOONa(aq) + HOW) Which of the following proce describes the reaction above? ss correctly (A) Precipitation (B) Neutralization (C) Reduction (D) Decomposition GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE