Unit 1 - Review Questions
Unit 1 - Review Questions
Unit 1 - Review Questions
1) Identify each of the following properties of sodium chloride as either physical or chemical.
Also, indicate whether the physical properties are qualitative or quantitative.
a) It is soluble in water.
b) It melts at 801C.
c) It reacts with sulphuric acid to form hydrogen chloride gas.
d) It forms cubic crystals.
e) It has a density of 2.2 g/mL.
f) It has a salty taste.
2) Describe three physical properties that can be used to distinguish between
a) salt and sugar
b) water and alcohol.
3) Identify the following changes as being either physical or chemical.
a) burning of leaves d) formation of clouds
b) grinding coffee beans e) disappearance of mothballs
c) tarnishing of silver
4) State one difference between each pair of items:
a) a mechanical mixture and a solution
b) a mechanical mixture and a compound
c) an element and a compound
5) Classify each of the following as an element, compound, solution, or mechanical mixture:
a) vinegar (acetic acid and water) d) muddy water
b) hydrogen gas e) water
c) carbon monoxide gas f) pizza
Also, state which of the above are pure substances.
6) Complete the following table:
atomic atomic mass number number number
symbol number number of protons of neutrons of electrons
40
20 Ca
58 28
36 48
7) What is an isotope?
13) Which has the largest atomic radius Cl, Si, or Mg? Why?
14) For each of the following, show the three steps involved in the formation of the ionic
compound and draw its Lewis structure:
a) potassium sulphide d) sodium nitride
b) beryllium fluoride e) cesium iodide
c) aluminum fluoride f) magnesium nitride
15) For each of the following, classify the bonding as being covalent, polar covalent
or ionic:
a) I2 c) NCl3 e) SF6 g) Mg3N2 i) OF2
b) RbI d) Ca3N2 f) SrBr2 h) AlF3 j) Cs2S
16) Consider the compounds beryllium oxide (Be0) and carbon monoxide (CO). One of
the compounds has a melting point of -215C and the other has a melting point of
2530C. Match each compound with the melting point it is most likely to have.
17) Draw the Lewis Structure for each of the following covalent compounds:
a) HBr f) C2Cl2F2 k) PBr5
b) F202 g) BCl3 l) SiH4
c) Br20 h) H2Se m) CBr4
d) C2Cl2 i) SeH6 n) C2Br4
e) SiS2 j) C2Cl6 o)C3H4