Year 10 Chemistry

Sample Entrance Examination

Time allowed: 30 minutes

Name: ________________________________

Total : 40 marks
INSTRUCTIONS :
 Spend 30 minutes on this section.
 You may use a calculator.
 You will need a pencil and ruler.
 Work through as many questions as you can, showing all relevant workings.
 If you do not understand a question, miss it out and go on to the next one.
 When you have done all you can, return to any questions that you may have
missed.
 When you have finished check your answers
1 Sort the following materials into the correct column in the table:

air magnesium oxide crude oil iron oxygen

Elements Compounds Mixtures

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2 The diagrams below represent elements, compounds and mixtures.

Choose from the following list the best description of each diagram

 an element
 a compound
 a mixture of elements and compounds
 a mixture of compounds

A B C D

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3 a There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.

(i) which state of matter can be most easily compressed?

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(ii) which state of matter keeps its own shape?

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(iii) which state of matter takes the shape of the bottom of the container it is in?

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 b Look at the diagram below about that shows how the states of matter can be changed.

(i) What is the name of the process when a solid turns into a liquid?

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(ii) What is the name of the process when a gas turns into a liquid?

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(iii) What is the name of the process when a solid turns into a gas?

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4 This question is about acids and their reactions.

a Universal Indicator solution can be used to show that a solution is acidic, neutral or
alkaline.

A student puts a few drops of Universal Indicator solution into pure water in a test tube.
She then adds hydrochloric acid until she sees no further colour changes.

Describe the changes in colour that you would expect to see during the student’s
experiment.

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b Acids can react with alkalis, bases and metals to form salts.

For example hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide to form the salt sodium
chloride. Water is also produced in this reaction.

Give the names of the salts produced in the following reactions.

i) hydrochloric acid and potassium hydroxide .................................................................

ii) sulfuric acid and magnesium hydroxide .................................................................

iii) sulfuric acid and copper oxide .................................................................

iv) nitric acid and lead carbonate .................................................................

v) hydrochloric acid and zinc .................................................................

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c Acids are often described as corrosive or irritant.

They have to have hazard symbol on their bottles.

i) Write the word corrosive next to the appropriate symbol.

ii) Write the word irritant next to the appropriate symbol.

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5. The diagram shows a lithium atom which has atomic number 3 and mass number 7.

electron
proton
neutron

In the space below draw a similar labelled diagram of an atom of boron, showing its electron
arrangement and numbers of protons and neutrons. Boron has an atomic number of 5 and a
mass number of 11.

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6 The composition of six particles is given in the table.

number of number of number of

particle
protons neutrons electrons
A 6 8 8
B 8 8 6
C 6 6 8
D 8 6 6
E 6 6 6
F 6 8 6

Choose from the letters A-F in your answers.

a Give the letter of one particle which is neutral. .......................................................

b Give one particle which is a positive ion. .......................................................

c Which particle has the greatest mass? .......................................................

d Give one particle which is an isotope of particle F .......................................................

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7 Six samples of magnesium ribbon were heated in crucibles with a lid and the following results
obtained

You are not expected to have done this experiment – it is testing your data analysis and graph
drawing skills.

Mass of magnesium Mass of magnesium Mass of oxygen

Experiment
/g oxide /g combined /g

1 0.12 0.20 0.08

2 0.24 0.40 0.16

3 * 0.60 0.24

4 0.48 0.80 0.32

5 0.60 1.00 *

6 0.72 0.72 0.00

a Complete the above table of results * [2]

b In which experiment did the magnesium fail to react?

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c Using the figures in the table above, plot a graph of the mass of magnesium oxide
against the mass of magnesium use the graph paper on the following page.
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d Use the graph to work out what mass of magnesium oxide should have been produced
in experiment 6.

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