Year 10 Chemistry PRACTICE Test | Atomic Structure & The Periodic Table 2017

Name: _____________________ [54 marks]

Multiple Choice Questions [10 marks]

1. Which statement is true? 2. The elements which make up the compound
CaSO4 are:
a) Neutrons are negatively charged
b) Protons are positively charged a) Calcium, sodium and oxygen
c) Electrons have no charge b) Carbon, sodium and oxygen
d) The nucleus is made up of only neutrons c) Calcium, sulfur and oxygen
d) Carbon, strontium and oxygen

3. Group 2 elements are called: 4. 3 Sn(NO3)2 is made up of:

a) Noble gases a) 1 lot of Sn, 2 lots of N and 3 lots of O

b) Halogens b) 3 lot of S, 2 lots of N and 6 lots of O
c) Alkaline earth metals c) 3 lots of Sn, 6 lots of N and 18 lots of O
d) Alkali metals d) 3 lots of S, 5 lots of N and 9 lots of O

5. The elements of a group in the periodic table: 6. How many electrons lie in Chlorine’s outer most
shell?
a) Have the same number of valence electrons a) 17
b) Have the same number of isotopes b) 35
c) Have the same number of occupied energy c) 36
levels d) 7
d) Change from metallic properties to non-
metallic properties

7. The elements of a period in the periodic table: 8. Elements in group 7 are most likely to
a) Have the same number of valence electrons a) gain electrons to form cations
b) Have the same number of isotopes b) lose electrons to form anions
c) Have the same number of occupied energy c) gain electrons to form anions
levels d) lose electrons to form cations
d) Change from metallic properties to non-
metallic properties

9. The maximum number of electrons that the first 10. Identify the most reactive element below:
energy level of an atom can hold is: a) Hydrogen
b) Lithium
a) 16 c) Sodium
b) 8 d) Potassium
c) 4
d) 2
Short Answer Questions

Subatomic Particles [15 marks]

1. Which type of subatomic particle (proton, neutron or electron) best fits the following descriptions?
(a) The least massive subatomic particle. _________________________________________________

(b) The number of these determines which type of element the atom is. ________________________

2. Consider the following element:

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a) Define the atomic number of an element. State the atomic number of the atom represented above.

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b) Define the mass number of an element. Hence, state the number of neutrons in the atom represented
above.

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3. Consider the following element:

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a) State the number of electrons present in this atom_________________________________

b) State whether fluorine would lose or gain electrons. ________________________________

c) Is fluorine likely to form an anion or a cation? _____________________________________

d) Draw diagrams of the following:

fluorine atom fluoride ion

Electronic configuration: Electronic configuration:

The Periodic Table [5 marks]

4. Shown below is part of a Periodic Table of the elements.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 H He
2 Li Be B C N O F Ne
3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
5 Rb Sr I Xe
6 Cs Ba Ra

a) In which group is Ga? _______________________________

b) In which period is Ba? _______________________________

c) What is the name given to the column of elements that are shaded? _____________________

d) Write the symbol for an element that belongs to the Halogens. _________________________

e) Explain why the elements He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe and Ra are unreactive.

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Ionic Compounds [16 marks]

5. Complete the following table.

Name Symbol Protons Electrons Charge of Ion Electron configuration

Beryllium atom

Beryllium ion

Potassium atom

Potassium ion

Oxygen atom

Oxygen Ion

6. Write the chemical name for the following compounds.

1. CuCl2 ________________________________________

2. Na2O ________________________________________

3. Al(NO3)3 ________________________________________
 7. Complete the table below to write the correct formula for the following ionic compounds.

Name of Ionic Compound Cation Anion Formula

a) lead sulfate

b) potassium carbonate

c) aluminium oxide

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8. Write word equations and balanced chemical equations for the following reactions:
Solution A: Sodium Phosphate Solution B: Potassium Hydroxide

Word equation: __________________________________________________________________________

Balanced Chemical equation: _______________________________________________________________

Solution A: Magnesium Fluoride Solution B: Lithium Carbonate

Word equation: __________________________________________________________________________

Balanced Chemical equation: _______________________________________________________________

Balancing Equations [8 marks]

9. Balance the following equations:

a) P4 + O2 à P4O10

b) Na + HCl à NaCl + H2

c) P4 + Cl2 à PCl5

d) H3PO4 + Sn(CO3)2 ® Sn3(PO4)4 + H 2O + CO2

e) Na3PO4 + KOH à NaOH + K3PO4

f) MgF2 + Li2CO3 à MgCO3 + LiF

g) P4 + O2 à P2O3

h) AlBr3 + K2SO4 à KBr + Al2(SO4)3

Common Ions

Positive Ions (Cations) Negative Ions (Anions)

+
Na sodium ion Cl- chloride ion
-
K+ potassium ion F fluoride ion
Br - bromide ion
Mg2+ magnesium ion
I - iodide ion
Ca2+ calcium ion -
NO3 nitrate ion
Al3+ aluminium ion
CH3COO- ethanoate ion
Pb2+ lead ion
CO32- carbonate ion
Cu2+ copper (ll) ion
HCO3- hydrogencarbonate ion (bicarbonate ion)
Ba2+ barium ion
SO42- sulfate ion
Zn2+ zinc ion
HSO4- hydrogensulfate ion (bisulfate ion)
Ag+ silver ion
S2- sulfide ion
Fe2+ ferrous ion (iron (ll) ion) O2- oxide ion
Fe3+ ferric ion (iron (lll) ion) OH - hydroxide ion
Ni2+ nickel ion PO4 3- phosphate ion (orthophosphate ion)
NH4+ ammonium ion HPO42- monohydrogenphosphate ion
H+ hydrogen ion H2PO4- dihydrogenphosphate ion
 PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
1 2
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1.008 4.003

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
6.941 9.012 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.06 35.45 39.95

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.90 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.70 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.59 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80

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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Indium Tin Antimony Tellurium Iodine Xenon
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 (97) 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3

55 56 571 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)

87 88 892 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
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Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn FI Lv
Francium Radium Actinium Rutherfordium Dubnium Seaborgium Bohrium Hassium Meitnerium Darmstadtium Roentgenium Copernicium Flerovium Livermorium
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (271) (272) (270) (276) (281) (280) (285) (289) (293)

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
1 Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Lanthanide Series Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
140.1 140.9 144.2 (145) 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0

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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
2 Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Actinide Series Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
232.0 231.0 238.0 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262)