9H Using Chemistry SATS Questions

Gold Activity: Answer Q 1 to 9 Diamond Activity: Answer Q 5 to 13

Further Extension Questions For All Students: When activity complete answer Q 14 & 15

1. The information below gives some properties and some uses of different types of
plastics.

Draw one line from each plastic to link the plastic to its best use.

p la s tic u se

A
is h a rd a n d d o e s c u s h io n s f o r
n o t c r a c k e a s ily c a r s e a ts

B
c a n b e m a d e in t o c lo t h s e a t c o v e r s
a s q u a s h y fo a m fo r a r m c h a ir s

C
c a n b e m a d e in t o w in d s c r e e n s fo r
t h in , b e n d y f ib r e s m o to r b ik e s

Level 3 3 marks

2. (a) Link each material to a use and to the property which makes it good for this use.

Use each property only once.

One has been done for you.

m a t e r ia l use p ro p e rty
saucepan
ru b b e r tra n s p a re n t
b o tto m

copper c lim b in g
f le x ib le
ro p e

n y lo n w in d o w s tro n g

good
g la s s c ric k e t b a t
c o n d u c to r

w oo d c a r ty re h a rd

4 marks

(b) Metals such as copper and lead can be used to cover church roofs.

Give two properties which make these metals suitable for this.

1. ..................................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................................
2 marks

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3. Some chemical reactions change raw materials into useful substances.

(a) Draw lines to connect each raw material to the substance produced from it.

raw substance
material produced

clay glass

ore metal

sand pottery

wood paper
4 marks

(b) Listed below are five changes.

Tick the boxes by the two chemical changes.

making yoghurt from milk

boiling water in an electric kettle

burning petrol in a car engine

diluting orange juice with water

making aluminium cans from a block of aluminium metal

2 marks
Level 4 Maximum 6 marks

4. The diagrams show two Bunsen burners. One burner has the air hole closed, and the
other has the air hole open.

a ir h o le c lo s e d a ir h o le o p e n

(a) Explain why opening the air hole of a Bunsen burner makes the flame hotter.

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1 mark

(b) Natural gas is methane, CH4. It is burned in a Bunsen burner.

Complete the word equation for the chemical reaction in the clear blue flame.

methane + ............................. ............................. + .............................

2 marks
Level 5 Maximum 3 marks

5. Two pupils heated some copper carbonate in a crucible. They recorded the mass of the
crucible and contents before and after heating.

e m p t y c r u c ib le c r u c ib le a n d c r u c ib le a n d
c o p p e r c a r b o n a te c o p p e r o x id e

m a s s = 5 0 .0 0 g m a s s = 5 1 .2 4 g m a s s = 5 0 .8 0 g

The word equation for this reaction is:

copper carbonate copper oxide + carbon dioxide

(i) What mass of carbon dioxide is given off in this reaction?

Give the unit.

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1 mark

(ii) What is the name of this type of chemical reaction?

Tick the correct box.

c o m b u s t io n

o x id a tio n

r e d u c tio n

th e rm a l
d e c o m p o s itio n
1 mark

(b) The pupils then heated some magnesium in another crucible. They worked carefully and
did not lose any of the magnesium oxide which formed.
They recorded the mass of the crucible and contents before and after heating.

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 e m p t y c r u c ib le c r u c ib le a n d c r u c ib le a n d
m a g n e s iu m m a g n e s iu m o x id e

m a s s = 5 0 .0 0 g m a s s = 5 0 .1 2 g m a s s = 5 0 .2 0 g

(i) Write a word equation for the reaction.

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1 mark

(ii) Why does the mass of the contents of the crucible increase in this reaction?

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1 mark

(iii) What is this type of chemical reaction called?

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1 mark
Level 6 Maximum 5 marks

6. Shuli investigated differences between physical and chemical changes.

She put three chemicals in separate crucibles and weighed each one.
She heated each crucible as shown below.
She weighed each crucible again when it had cooled down.

She recorded her observations in a table as shown below.

experiment name of chemical observations change in

mass

A magnesium The silvery magnesium increase

(a silvery solid) burned brightly in air.
A white powder was
formed.

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 B potassium The purple crystals decrease
permanganate crackled and turned black.
(purple crystals) A colourless gas was
given off.

C zinc oxide The white powder turned no change

(a white powder) pale yellow on heating.
It turned white again on
cooling.

(a) (i) In experiment A, magnesium reacts with a gas in the air.

Complete the word equation for the reaction in experiment A.

magnesium + ..................................... ...................................................

2 marks

(ii) Explain the increase in mass in experiment A. Use your word equation to help you.

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1 mark

(b) The gas given off in experiment B re-lit a glowing splint.

Give the name of this gas.

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1 mark

(c) Name the white powder left at the end of experiment C.

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1 mark

(d) In each experiment, did a chemical change or a physical change take place?
Tick one box for each experiment.

experiment chemical change physical change

1 mark
Level 6 Maximum 6 marks

7. An experiment was set up to investigate rusting. Some clean, shiny, iron nails were
sealed in a glass bottle containing some tap water. The sealed bottle was then placed on
a top-pan balance. The reading on the balance was 549.8 g.

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 The sealed bottle was left for one week. After one week the nails were rusty.

(a) (i) What would you expect the reading on the balance to be after one week?

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1 mark

(ii) Give a reason for your answer.

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1 mark

(b) (i) Rust is an oxide of iron. Another oxide of iron is iron(III) oxide.
Write a word equation for the formation of iron(III) oxide from its elements.

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1 mark

(ii) Which one of the following words describes the formation of iron(III) oxide
from its elements?

combustion condensation decomposition oxidation

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1 mark
Level 6 Maximum 4 marks

8. People with arthritis often have a hip replacement which allows them to move more
easily. The replacement joint is a ball of steel alloy on the end of a shaft. The shaft is
cemented into the femur. The ball fits into a socket which is screwed into the hollow of
the pelvic bone.

(a) Tick two properties of steel alloy that make it suitable for use as the ball in a hip
joint.

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 unreactive magnetic

good thermal conductor high density

good electrical conductor strong

2 marks

(b) The socket is sometimes made from a high density plastic. Suggest two physical
properties, other than those listed in part (a), which make plastic a good material for
the socket.

1. .................................................................................................................

2. .................................................................................................................
2 marks
Level 6 Maximum 4 marks

9. Jessica was investigating the rusting of iron. She set up five experiments as shown
below, and left the test-tubes for three days.

A B C

ir o n n a il in d is t ill e d w a t e r i r o n n a il in t a p w a t e r ir o n n a il a n d a c h e m ic a l
w h ic h h a s b e e n b o ile d to to a b s o rb w a te r v a p o u r
r e m o v e d i s s o lv e d g a s e s

D E

ir o n n a il in s e a w a t e r ir o n n a il in v in e g a r

Jessica wrote the following results in her book.

Testtube observation

A nail slightly rusty

B nail still shiny
C nail still shiny
D nail very rusty
E nail slightly rusty, bubbles of gas seen

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 (a) Explain why the nails had not rusted in test-tubes B and C.

in test-tube B .

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in test-tube C .

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2 marks

(b) In test-tube E the iron nail reacted with the vinegar.

(i) Is vinegar acidic, alkaline or neutral?

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1 mark

(ii) When the iron reacted with the vinegar, bubbles of gas were formed.
What gas was formed?

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1 mark

(c) Before putting the iron nail in test-tube D, Jessica weighed the nail.
After three days she dried and weighed the nail and the rust which had formed.

(i) How did the total mass of the nail and rust compare to the mass of the nail
at the beginning?

1 mark

(ii) Give the reason for your answer.

1 mark

(d) Jessica concluded that the presence of salt in the water made the nail rust more quickly.
Explain why she drew that conclusion from her experiments.

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1 mark
Level 6 Maximum 7 marks

10. Magnesium burns in air giving a very bright light.

(a) Complete the word equation below to show this reaction.

magnesium + ............................................. .............................................

1 mark
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 The diagram shows four gas-jars. Each contains a different gas. Burning magnesium is
put into each jar.

a ir e x h a le d a ir n it r o g e n oxygen

(b) In one of the gas-jars, the magnesium goes out immediately.

Name the gas in this jar.

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1 mark

Explain your answer.

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1 mark
Level 7 Maximum 3 marks

11. An experiment was set up as shown in the diagram.

th e rm o m e te r

c o tto n
th re a d
c o tto n w o o l

p ie c e
o f z in c s o lu tio n
of C uSO 4

b a la n c e 1 0 8 .7 5 g

(a) (i) What is the name of the compound, CuSO4, which is dissolved in the water before
the start of the experiment?

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1 mark

(ii) Give the two products formed by the reaction which occurs when the zinc is
lowered into the solution of CuSO4.

1. .........................................................................................................

2. .........................................................................................................
2 marks

(iii) Give one other metallic element which will react in a similar way to zinc.

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1 mark

(b) The flask and contents shown above were weighed and the temperature was noted The
zinc was lowered into the solution and the flask was swirled. After five minutes, the mass
and temperature were recorded again.

What change, if any, would there be in the mass of the flask and contents?

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1 mark

(c) The experiment was repeated using a piece of silver instead of zinc.

What change, if any, would you see in the colour of the solution?

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1 mark
Level 7 Maximum 6 marks

12. Hydrogencarbonate indicator solution changes colour when the amount of carbon dioxide
dissolved in it changes. This is shown in the table.

c o lo u r o f in d ic a t o r
a m o u n t o f d is s o lv e d c a r b o n d io x id e
s o lu t io n

r e d d is h o r a n g e s a m e a m o u n t o f c a r b o n d io x id e a s in t h e a ir

y e llo w m o r e c a r b o n d io x id e t h a n in t h e a ir

p u r p le le s s c a r b o n d io x id e th a n in t h e a ir

Five test tubes were set up as shown below. Air was bubbled through hydrogencarbonate
indicator solution, which was then poured into each test tube.

The test tubes were left in sunlight for two hours.

(a) (i) What would be the colour of the indicator solution in tube A?
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1 mark

(ii) Name the process taking place in the cells of the snails which causes this colour
change.

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1 mark

(b) (i) What would be the colour of the indicator solution in tube B?

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1 mark

(ii) Name the process taking place in the cells of the waterweed which causes this
colour change.

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1 mark

(c) The colour of the indicator solution in tube C did not change. Explain why.

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1 mark

Tube D is wrapped to keep the light out. It contains waterweed but no snails.

(d) After twenty four hours in the dark what would be the colour of the indicator solution in
tube D?

Tick the correct box.

Reddish orange

Yellow

Purple
1 mark
Level 7 Maximum 6 marks

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13. Ammonium nitrate is used as a garden fertiliser. It is manufactured by the reaction between
ammonia gas and nitric acid. The diagram below represents stages in the process for making
ammonium nitrate.

s ta g e A

A m m o n ia a n d n it r ic a c id r e a c t t o g iv e a s o lu t io n o f
a m m o n iu m n it r a t e .

s ta g e B

W a t e r s e p a r a t e d fr o m t h e a m m o n iu m n it r a t e s o lu tio n
t o g iv e s te a m a n d m o lte n a m m o n iu m n it r a t e .

s ta g e C s ta g e D

T h e s te a m c o n d e n s e s C o ld a ir is b u b b le d
to fo r m w a te r. th r o u g h t h e m o lt e n
a m m o n iu m n it r a te to
fo r m s o lid a m m o n iu m
n it r a t e .

(a) Ammonia is an alkaline gas. In stage A, an alkali reacts with an acid. What effect does an
alkali have on an acid?

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1 mark

(b) The formula for ammonium nitrate is NH4NO3.

(i) How many different elements are there in ammonium nitrate?

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1 mark

(ii) How many atoms are represented in the formula for ammonium nitrate?

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1 mark

(c) Potassium nitrate is also a fertiliser. It can be made from the reaction between potassium
hydroxide and an acid.
Complete the word equation for the reaction, naming the acid used.

+ ....................... + ...........................
potassium potassium
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 hydroxide nitrate
2 marks
Level 7 Maximum 5 marks

Extension Questions

14. (a) A pupil heated 1.24 g of copper carbonate strongly. The chemical reaction which took
place is represented by the equation:

CuCO3(s) CuO(s) + CO2(g)

After the solid which remained had cooled, he weighed it.

He found that its mass was 0.80 g.

(i) Why did the pupil find a decrease in mass in this experiment?

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1 mark

(ii) He then heated the 0.80 g of solid again. When he weighed it after cooling, its mass
was still 0.80 g. Explain why it had not changed in mass this time.

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1 mark

(b) (i) In another experiment, he burnt magnesium ribbon in air. He found that the mass of
the powder formed was greater than the original mass of the ribbon. Explain this.

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1 mark

(ii) Write the balanced equation for the reaction which takes place when magnesium
burns in oxygen.

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1 mark
Level 7 Maximum 4 marks

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15. One product of photosynthesis is glucose, C6H12O6.

(a) Complete and balance the symbol equation for photosynthesis.

............................. + ............................... C6H12O6 + .................................

2 marks

(b) Glucose is converted in plants into molecules such as starch.

The formula of starch is (C6H10O5)n.

Write the formulae of the two products of the complete combustion of starch.

1. .........................................................

2. .........................................................
1 mark

(c) Octane is a fuel used in aircraft. Burning octane gives the same products as
burning glucose. Suggest why.

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1 mark

(d) Methane has the formula CH4. When very little oxygen is present, burning methane
produces carbon monoxide.

Write a balanced symbol equation for this reaction.

............................. + ............................ ........................ + ...........................

2 marks
Level 8 Maximum 6 marks

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