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    This document contains questions about various chemistry concepts including atomic structure, properties of elements, reactivity of metals, chemical reactions, and energetics. It asks students to identify subatomic particles, draw electron configurations, describe reactions of alkali metals and halogens, arrange elements by reactivity, discuss displacement reactions and examples, identify oxidation reactions, explain why carbon can be used to extract iron from its ore, write word equations for preparation of salts such as potassium chloride and calcium nitrate, describe differences between exothermic and endothermic reactions, identify apparatus used to measure heat change, name variables and safety precautions for an experiment investigating heat released by combustion, define collision theory, and describe which form of magnesium would burn more

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    Pre‐IGCSE 

    Chemistry paper (33Marks) 

    1. These questions are about the atomic structure of an atom. (4M) 

    a. Calculate the number of electron and neutrons of this atom. (1) 

        Electron     =    …………………………. 

        Neutron     =    …………………………. 

     b. Draw the arrangement of electrons of oxygen atom. (1) 

                       (atomic number of oxygen is 8) 

     
     

    c. Describe the name of subatomic particles which have positive charge? (1) 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    d. Explain why is the whole atom neutral? (1) 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

     
     

    2. These questions are related about the alkali metals, halogen and noble gas. (6M) 

    a. How can you prove that the resulting solution is alkaline solution when alkali metals react with water? 
    (2) 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    b. Give the color and physical state of bromine at room temperature? (2) 

    Color = …………………………………………………. 

    Physical state = ……………………………………. 

    c. Although group I metals can be called alkali metals, what property is not a typical property of metal? 
    (1) 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    d. Explain why is argon gas unreactive? (1) 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    3. These question are related about the reactivity of metals and their extraction. (8M) 

    a. Arrange the following elements in order of increasing reactivity. (2) 

    Calcium, carbon, iron, copper, gold, lead 

     
    b. Discuss the uses of displacement reaction with relevant examples. (2)   

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    c. Give an example of an oxidation reaction? (1) 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    d. Explain why can carbon be used to extract iron from its ore. (1) 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    e. Explain whether the reaction take place or not when the magnesium chloride reacts with calcium. (2) 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    4. These question are related about the preparation of salts. (4)  

    a. Give the word equation to prepare the following salt. (3) 

    potassium chloride 

    lead sulfate 

    Calcium nitrate 

    b. Name any two laboratory apparatus to measure the volume of a liquid. (1) 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 
    5. These questions are related about the chemical energetics. (11) 

    a. Describe the differences between the exothermic and endothermic reaction. (2) 

    Exothermic reaction  Endothermic reaction 
       

       

    b. Burning is a chemical reaction where heat is given out. IT is an exothermic reaction. Lisa has four fuels 
    to investigate to find out which one gives out the most heat. She used the apparatus like this. 

     
    A 
     

     
    B 
     

    I. identify the apparatus labelled as A and B. (2) 

    A = ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 

    B = ………………………………………………………………………………………. 

     
     

    ii. Name any two variable that Lisa should keep the same in this investigation. (2)  

    1.      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

    2.      ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

    iii. Name one safety precaution Lisa should take while she is carrying out this investigation. (1) 
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 
    c. Define collision theory. (1) 
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 
    d. A student burns the magnesium in the flame. Among magnesium powder and magnesium 
    ribbon, which one will be burnt more quickly and why?                                                                  (2)   
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 
    e. Describe the word equation for this process of burning of magnesium. (1) 
     
     
     
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

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