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9th grade (MYP-4)
Nature of matter
Worksheet (1)
Name: ___________________
Choose the correct answer for each of the following:
1. The diagram shows particles in a solid, a liquid and a gas. Which arrow represents
freezing?
2. A coloured liquid vaporises easily at room temperature. Some of the liquid is placed at
the bottom of a sealed gas jar. Which diagram shows the appearance of the jar after
several hours?
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5. The diagrams show the arrangement of particles in the three states of matter.
6. A solid metal is heated until it turns to vapour. The graph shows the temperature of the
metal during this process. Which part of the graph represents the metal melting?
7. What could be the melting point and boiling point of water containing a dissolved
impurity?
melting point / C
boiling point / C
100
104
100
104
trapped air
air particles
expands
get larger
expands
contracts
get smaller
contracts
in a solid
11. In which of the following are the particles arranged in a regular pattern?
A a crystal
B a gas
C a liquid
D a solution
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After two minutes, a white solid was seen at point X, where fumes of hydrogen chloride
and ammonia had reacted.
(a) State the name of the white solid formed at point X. ...........................................
(b) Use ideas about particles to explain these observations.
2. Sketch the heating curve for pure Ethanol, between 30 oC and 100oC. Mark in the
temperatures at which water changes state and its state for each sloping part of the
graph. (Note that for pure ethanol, the melting point is -15 oC and the boiling point is
78oC)
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4. Explain why the pressure of a gas in a sealed container increases with heating?
5. If you put a cup of hot tea on an accurate balance, the reading will drop as you watch it.
Why?
Good Luck
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