Chemistry X - Basic - Complete
Chemistry X - Basic - Complete
Chemistry X - Basic - Complete
Marks Summary
1 mark x5 = 5 marks
2 marks x 8 = 16 marks
3 marks x 3 = 9 marks
5 marks x 1 = 5 marks
1-Mark Questions
1. What is meant by a decomposition reaction?
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3. Name one metal and one non-metal which are in a liquid state at room temperature.
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4. How would the tendency to lose electrons change as you go from left to right across a period?
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2-Mark Questions
6. Define oxidation and reduction in terms of gain or loss of hydrogen (with one example of each).
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7. While diluting an acid, why do add the acid to water and not water to the acid?
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8. Suggest any two activities to arrange sodium, magnesium and copper in order of decreasing
reactivity.
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9. Give an example each of an open chain and a branched chain hydrocarbon with 5 carbon atoms.
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10. Draw the structures of ethanoic acid and bromopentane. Show the isomers of bromopentane.
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11. Explain why the 1st period of the Periodic Table has only 2 elements while the 2nd group has 8.
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12. How does the electronic configuration of an element relate to its position in the Periodic Table?
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3-Mark Questions
14. Balance the following equations and mention the type of reaction.
a. KMnO4 K 2MnO4 MnO2 O2
b. NaOH H2SO4
Na 2SO4 H2O
c. MnO2 HCl
MnCl2 Cl2 H2O
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16. Write balanced equations for the following reactions, stating the essential conditions:
a. Ethanol to Ethene b. Ethanol to Ethanoic acid c. Ethene to Ethanol.
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5-Mark Questions
17. Answer any one of the following groups of questions for 5 marks.
a. What would be the electron dot structure of a molecule of sulphur which is made of 8 atoms?
b. Show the formation of Na2O by the transfer of electrons.
c. Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?
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a. What determines which element will be the first and which element will be the last in a period?
b. What are the positions of isotopes of an element in the modern periodic table?
c. Where should hydrogen be placed in the Modern Perioidic Table? Why?
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