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MCQS

1 . In which substance are the particles furthest apart at room temperature?

A ethanol
B methane
C salt
D sugar

2 .An experiment is carried out to separate a mixture of two dyes. A line is drawn on a piece
of chromatography paper and a spot of the dye mixture placed on it. The paper is dipped
into a solvent and left for several minutes.

Which statement about this experiment is correct?

A. The dyes must differ in their boiling points.

B. The dyes must differ in their solubilities in the solvent.
C. The line must be drawn in ink.
D. The line must be placed below the level of the solvent.

3. An aqueous solution contains barium iodide.

It is possible to obtain a solution that contains Ba 2+(aq) but no I–(aq) by adding ……1……
until no more ……2…… precipitate forms. Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?
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4. A solid mixture contains an ionic salt, X, and a covalent organic compound, Y.

Two students suggested methods of separating the mixture as shown.

5. What do the nuclei in hydrogen molecules contain?

A electrons and neutrons

B electrons and protons
C neutrons only
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D protons only

Q6. Aluminium is extracted from purified bauxite by electrolysis but iron is extracted
from haematite by reduction with coke. Why is iron not extracted by electrolysis?

A Haematite needs to be purified but bauxite does not.

B Iron is less reactive than aluminium.
C Reduction with coke is cheaper than electrolysis.
D Reduction with coke gives a purer product than electrolysis.

Q7. Which property makes aluminum ideal for making food containers?

A conducts electricity
B conducts heat
C mechanical strength
D resistance to corrosion

Q8. Which columns describe the hydrocarbons ethane and ethene?

1 2 3 4

state at room temperature Gas gas liquid liquid

reaction with oxygen burns burns burns burns
reaction with aqueous no reaction decolourizes bromine no reaction decolourizes
bromine bromine

A 1 (ethane) and 2 (ethene)

B 1 (ethane) and 4 (ethene)
C 2 (ethene) and 3 (ethane)
D 3 (ethane) and 4 (ethene)
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9. Winston Churchill, a British Prime Minister, had his false teeth electroplated with
gold. The teeth were coated with a thin layer of carbon and were then placed in
the apparatus shown.

Which row is correct?

Terminal X is The carbon powder could be

A negative diamond
B negative graphite
C positive diamond
D positive graphite
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21. A yellow precipitate is formed in the experiment shown

A .Particles collide, diffuse and then react.

B. Particles collide, react and then diffuse.
C. Particles diffuse, collide and then react.
D. Particles diffuse, react and then collide

22. A student is asked to measure the time taken for 4.00 g of magnesium carbonate
to react completely with 25.0 cm 3 (an excess) of dilute hydrochloric acid.
Which pieces of apparatus does the student need?

A. balance, clock, pipette

B .balance, clock, thermometer
C. balance, pipette, thermometer
D. clock, pipette, thermometer

23 .Chromatography and fractional distillation can be used to separate compounds.

In which type of separation is a thermometer needed for checking that complete
separation has
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occurred?

A .chromatographic separation of two colourless solids

B .chromatographic separation of two solids of different colours
C .fractional distillation of two colourless liquids
D. fractional distillation of two liquids of different colours

Qs24. Which reaction involves oxidation?

A heating hydrated copper(II) sulfate in the air

B polymerization of ethene
C rusting of iron
D thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate

Qs25. Which molecular structure shows hexene?

Qs26. The diagram shows three repeat units in the structure of an addition polymer.

Which alkene monomer is used to make this polymer?

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Qs27. Steel is made by adding ....... 1 ....... to molten iron to remove ....... 2 ....... from
the iron. Stainless steel is ....... 3 ....... resistant to corrosion than mild steel.
Which words complete the gaps 1, 2 and 3?
1 2 3

A basic oxides acidic impurities less

B basic oxides carbon more
C oxygen acidic impurities less
D oxygen carbon more

Qs28. One mole of each alkane undergoes complete combustion.

Which alkane will produce seven moles of products?

A CH 4

B CH2 6

C CH3 8

D CH4 10

Qs29. Z is a compound that:

● can be formed, as the only other product, when the alkane C H is cracked to produce butane
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● decolourises bromine water

● has a branched chain structure.
What is the formula of Z?
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Qs30. A compound decolourises acidified potassium manganate(VII).

What could this compound be?

1 magnesium chloride, MgCl2

2 iron(II) chloride, FeCl

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3 ethanol, C H OH
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A 1, 2 and 3
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 3 only

31. The diagram shows a molecule of vinyl chloride (used to make pvc).

32 Which apparatus could be used to electroplate an iron nail with copper?

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33 .Two elements X and Y form ionic compounds, XBr 2 and Y2O3. The compounds are
separately
melted and electricity is passed through the liquids.
What are the products at the cathodes?

A .bromine and oxygen

B. bromine and Y
C. oxygen and X
D. X and Y

34. Which change can take place during electrolysis?

A .lead(IV) oxide → lead(II) oxide + oxygen

B .concentrated hydrochloric acid → hydrogen + chlorine
C. sodium hydroxide + nitric acid → sodium nitrate + water
D. lead(II) nitrate + sulphuric acid → lead(II) sulphate + nitric acid

35 The diagram shows an experiment.

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36 Charcoal and uranium are used as sources of energy.

Which of them are oxidised when used in this way?

37 Magnesium reacts with acids to produce hydrogen gas.

Under which set of conditions is hydrogen formed the most slowly?
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38 When written as formulae, which compound has the greatest number of oxygen atoms?

A calcium oxide
B copper(II) oxide
C iron(III) oxide
D potassium oxide

39 The equation explains the colour change that occurs when aqueous potassium hydroxide
is added to aqueous potassium dichromate(VI).

K2Cr2O7 + 2KOH → 2K2CrO4 + H2O

Orange yellow

As a result of adding an excess of aqueous potassium hydroxide to aqeous potassium

dichromate(VI), what happens to the oxidation state of the chromium and the pH of the
reaction mixture?

40 An oxide of element X dissolves in water to form a solution of pH 5.

Which line in the table is correct?
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