Name:

Teacher :

Ms Gulline

Ms Dodd

Circle your teachers name

STRATHFIELD GIRLS HIGH

SCHOOL

2010 Year 11
Mid Year Examination

Preliminary Chemistry
General Instructions
Reading time - 5 minutes
Working time - 1 hour
Write using black or blue pen. Draw
diagrams using pencil.
Calculators may be used
A Periodic Table is provided at the back of
this paper
Write your name and teachers name on this
cover page and on the
Multiple Choice Answer Sheet.

Total Marks = 50
Part A Pages 2 - 5
Multiple Choice -15 marks
Questions 1 - 15 (1 mark each)
Allow about 20 minutes for this section
Part B Pages 6 - 11
Written Responses - 35 marks
Attempt questions 16 23
Allow about 40 minutes for this section

Exam Requirements
1 exam paper
Periodic Table (Detach from back of exam)
Multiple Choice Answer Sheet (Detach from back of exam)
WRITE ALL ANSWERS IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACES PROVIDED IN THE
EXAMINATION PAPER

Part A: Questions 1 15 Multiple Choice Questions (ONE mark each)

Total =15 marks
Allow about 20 minutes for this part
Use the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet attached to the back of this paper to record your
answers to this section. You may remove this answer sheet.
For each question, select the alternative (a), (b), (c) or (d) that best answers the
question. Place a cross X in the box on the Multiple Choice Answer sheet that
corresponds to this answer.

1.

Which of the following contains only pure substances?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

oxygen, steel, salt

silver, steel, sodium
water, nitrogen, aluminium
water, air, salt

2.

The following table lists some properties of four elements.

Element
P
Q
R
S

Melting point (C)

1410
-7
321
-101

Boiling point (C)

3267
59
767
-34

Which of the elements listed is bromine?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

P
Q
R
S

3. A substance that consists of molecules containing one atom is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

argon
calcium
chlorine
water

4. A typical atom of phosphorus has

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

15 protons, 31 neutrons and 15 electrons

31 protons, 15 neutrons and 31 electrons
15 protons, 16 neutrons and 16 electrons
15 protons, 16 neutrons and 15 electrons
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5. The best way to separate a mixture of cooking oil and water to obtain both
components of the mixture is to
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

distil the mixture.

evaporate the mixture.
filter the mixture.
use a separating funnel.

6. Which property distinguishes an element from a compound?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Each element has unique properties

Elements are pure substances
Elements have a fixed composition
Elements cannot be decomposed by chemical or physical means

7. What is shown in the diagram?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

An element
A compound
A mixture of compounds
A mixture of an element and a compound

8. From the positions of gallium and selenium in the periodic table, the formula for
gallium selenide should be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

GaSe
GaSe3
Ga2Se3
Ga3Se2

9. Milk is an example of a mixture found in the

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere

10. Which of the following elements is a semi-metal?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Barium
Germanium
Manganese
Iodine

11. Which of the following is a chemical change?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Dissolving iodine in ethanol

Melting lead
Burning magnesium ribbon
Evaporating salt water

12. Identify the group below in which all of the substances have covalent bonds.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Oxygen, water, sodium chloride

Oxygen, carbon dioxide, water
Sodium chloride, barium oxide, potassium fluoride
Oxygen, calcium oxide, hydrogen chloride

13. In which of the following is the valency of the chromium ion +3?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

CrCl2
Cr2O3
CrO2
CrO3

14. In the first twenty elements on the periodic table, the number of elements that are
liquids and gases at 25C are
Liquid elements

Gaseous elements

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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15. In the following table, the substance which is most likely to be metallic is:
Melting point
(C)

Boiling point
(C)

Electrical conductivity Electrical conductivity

in liquid state
in solid state

(a)

660

2467

Yes

Yes

(b)

113

445

No

No

(c)

801

1465

Yes

No

(d)

-219

-183

No

No

Part B Questions 16 23
Total 35 marks
Write your answers in the spaces provided on this question paper.
Allow about 40 minutes for this part

Question 16 (3 marks)

Marks

The table below shows the effect of heating an element and a compound.

Substance

Appearance
of substance
at 25C

Observation when
substance is heated in a
test tube in a Bunsen
burner flame

Observation when
heated substance in the
test tube is cooled back
to 25C

Pink solid

Forms a black solid

Black solid remains.

Yellow solid

Forms a dark yellow

liquid

Yellow solid reforms.

Based on the information in the table, classify each of the substances A and B as an
element or a compound and justify your classification.
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Question 17 (4 marks)

Marks

A student was provided with a mixture of iron (II) oxide, marble chips and sodium
sulfate. She was also supplied with the following information about the properties
of the three components which made up the mixture.

Component

Appearance of
substance

Melting
point (C)

Solubility in
water

Density
(g/cm3)

Iron (II) oxide

Powdered
black solid

1360

insoluble

5.7

Marble chips

Large round
white /brown
pieces

1339

insoluble

2.7

Sodium sulfate

Powdered
white solid

884

soluble

2.7

Describe a procedure that the student could use to separate this mixture in the
science laboratory and recover each of the components.

Question 18 (6 marks)

Marks

A chemist heated a sample of magnesium in a flask containing chlorine gas. The

magnesium reacted with the chlorine gas to form a compound.
(a)

Name and write the formula of the compound formed.

(b)

Explain the formation of this compound. Use Lewis electron dot diagrams
to support your answer.

Question 19 (4 marks)

Marks

In your course you performed a first-hand investigation to decompose a carbonate

and identify the products formed.
(a) Identify the carbonate that was used in your investigation.

(b) Outline the process used to decompose the carbonate.

(c) Name ONE of the products of this process and describe the test that you used
to identify this product.

Question 20 (5 marks)
Complete the diagram below to show the decomposition of water.

Explain the difference in the energy required to decompose water compared to the
energy required to evaporate water.

Question 21 (3 marks)

Marks

Name a metal element and account for a use of this metal element in terms of its
physical properties.

Question 22 (6 marks)
Chlorine gas reacts with calcium to form the compound calcium chloride.
Chlorine gas will also react with nitrogen to form nitrogen trichloride.
(a) Write the chemical formula for nitrogen trichloride.

(b) Describe the properties of melting point and electrical conductivity for the
compound nitrogen trichloride.

(b) Explain why calcium chloride will conduct electricity in the molten state
(melted), however, it does not conduct electricity as a solid.

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Question 23 (4 marks)

Marks

In your chemistry course you have used models to demonstrate substances or

processes. With reference to one model that you have used, discuss the advantages
and disadvantages of using models in Chemistry.

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PRELIMINARY CHEMISTRY
MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2010
MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET
Name:____________________________________________________

Teacher :

Ms Dodd

Ms Gulline

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