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Chemistry GRADE 10
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Answer all questions.
1 Silicon(IV) oxide is a covalently bonded compound.
Which statements are correct?
1 Silicon atoms form four single bonds in silicon(IV) oxide.
2 Oxygen atoms form two double bonds in silicon(IV) oxide.
3 Silicon(IV) oxide has a high melting point.
4 Silicon(IV) oxide contains one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms.

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 3 and 4 [1]

2 Which statements about isotopes are correct?

1 Isotopes are atoms of different elements with the same number of protons.
2 Isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties.
3 Isotopes are atoms with the same relative atomic mass.
4 Isotopes of the same element have the same electronic configuration.

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4 [1]

3 The structures of three substances are shown

Which substances are hard and have a high melting point?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 only C 2 only D 2 and 3 only [1]

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4 Information about four substances, W, X, Y and Z, is shown.

W, X, Y and Z are graphite, poly(ethene), sodium chloride and silicon(IV) oxide but not in that order.
What are W, X, Y and Z?

[1]

5 The structures of diamond and graphite are shown.

Which statement about diamond and graphite is correct?

A Diamond and graphite contain strong covalent bonds between carbon atoms.
B Diamond and graphite have delocalised electrons.
C Diamond and graphite have layered structures.
D Diamond and graphite have low melting points. [1]

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6 How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are there in a 40Ca2+ ion?
A. 20 protons, 40 neutrons, 18 electrons
B. 20 protons, 20 neutrons, 20 electrons
C. 20 protons, 20 neutrons, 22 electrons
D. 20 protons, 20 neutrons, 18 electrons [1]

7 The formula of ammonia is NH3. atoms are bonded to each other covalently.
How many pairs of electrons are involved in forming this molecule?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four [1]

8 Compound X has the following properties.

 If X is added to water it dissolves. If this solution is evaporated, compound X is reformed.
 When X is molten it conducts electricity.
What is the structure and bonding in X?
A. X consists of a small number of atoms, covalently bonded. It has a simple covalent structure.
B. X has a giant covalent structure.
C. X has a metallic structure.
D. X has an ionic lattice. It has a giant ionic structure. [1]

9 Which statement describes the structure of buckminsterfullerene?

A giant covalent
B giant ionic
C giant molecular
D simple molecular [1]

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10 Which term is defined as the sum of the relative atomic masses in a formula unit of an ionic compound?
A relative atomic mass
B relative formula mass
C relative molecular mass
D relative empirical mass [1]

11 This question is about the elements sodium and fluorine and the compound sodium fluoride.
Some properties of sodium, fluorine, and sodium fluoride are shown in Table 3.1

(i) Explain why sodium conducts electricity when it is a solid.

It contains free electrons
....................................................................................................................................................................... [1]
(ii) Complete the dot-and-cross diagram in Fig. 3.1 of a molecule of fluorine.
Show outer shell electrons only.

[2]

(iii) Explain in terms of structure and bonding why sodium fluoride has a much higher melting
point than fluorine.
NaF= ionic structure-strong electrostatic attraction between ions -high energy to break
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F2=NaF= simple covalent structure-weak intermolecular forces- low energy to break
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12 Calcium chloride is an ionic compound.
Complete the dot-and-cross diagram in Fig. 2.1 for the ions in calcium chloride.
Give the charges on each of the ions.

- 2+ -

13 If a piece of magnesium metal is heated and then put into a gas jar of oxygen, a chemical reaction
occurs. The product is a white powder, magnesium oxide.
2Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 2MgO (s)
(a) Solid magnesium oxide does not conduct electricity.
Explain this statement with reference to the structure and bonding of the substance involved.
MgO= ionic structure-strong electrostatic attraction between ions -No free ions
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(b) A typical oxygen atom has a proton number of 8 and a mass number of 16.
(i) What particles does this atom consist of and how many of each particle are there in this atom?
8 protons - 8 neotrons - 8 electrons
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(ii) Explain why this atom is not electrically charged.
No. of positive protons = no. of negative electrons
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(iii) Describe what happens when two oxygen atoms form an oxygen molecule, O2.
each atom shares 2 electrons
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(iv) Draw a dot-and-cross diagram to show this bonding between two oxygen atoms to form an oxygen
molecule.

O O
[2]

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14 Chlorine is in Group 17 of the Periodic Table.

17 17 18

17 18 20
[3]

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© UCLES 2018
The Periodic Table of Elements

Group

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1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1.0 4.0
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
6.9 9.0 relative atomic mass 10.8 12.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 20.2
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg l Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23.0 24.3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 27.0 28.1 31.0 32.1 35.5 39.9
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

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39.1 40.1 45.0 47.9 50.9 52.0 54.9 55.8 58.9 58.7 63.5 65.4 69.7 72.6 74.9 79.0 79.9 83.8
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
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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

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85.5 87.6 88.9 91.2 92.9 95.9 – 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
132.9 137.3 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
actinoids

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Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv

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francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium
– – – – – – – – – – – – –

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
138.9 140.1 140.9 144.4 – 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.1 175.0
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232.0 231.0 238.0 – – – – – – – – – – –

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