Chemical and Metal Reactions exam question booklet

levels 5-7 (2006-2007)

Level 5
! An alloy is a mixture of elements.
The table shows the mass of each element present in 100 g of five different alloys,
b"on#e$ solde"$ steel$ stainless steel and b"ass!
mass o% each element in 00 & o% allo'
allo' lead
(g)
tin
(g)
copper
(g)
inc
(g)
carbon
(g)
iron
(g)
chromium
(g)
nic!el
(g)
b"on#e " #$ 1
solde" %& '(
steel 1 ##
stainless steel )0 &0 10
b"ass %) ''
(a) *hich allo' in the table above contains an element which is a non+metal,
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(b) *hich t(o allo's in the table contain only t(o metals,
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(c) Another alloy called nichrome contains only the elements chromium and nic!el.
100 g of nichrome contains &0 g of chromium.
-ow much nic!el does it contain,
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(d) /efore 1##&, two+pence coins were made of brone.
0teel rusts but brone does not rust.
(i) *hy does brone not rust,
1se information in the table above to help you.
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(ii) 2usting re3uires water and a gas from the air.
4ive the name of this gas.
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Level 6
2! 0huli investigated differences between physical and chemical changes.
0he put three chemicals in separate crucibles and weighed each one.
0he heated each crucible as shown below.
0he weighed each crucible again when it had cooled down.
0he recorded her observations in a table as shown below.
ex)e"iment name o% chemical obse"vations chan&e in
mass
A magnesium
(a silvery solid)
The silvery magnesium
burned brightly in air.
A white powder was formed.
increase
/ potassium
permanganate
(purple crystals)
The purple crystals crac!led
and turned blac!.
A colourless gas was given
off.
decrease
5 inc oxide
(a white powder)
The white powder turned
pale yellow on heating.
6t turned white again on
cooling.
no change
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(a) (i) 6n experiment A, magnesium reacts with a gas in the air.
5omplete the word e3uation for the reaction in experiment A.
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(ii) 8xplain the increase in mass in experiment A. 1se your word e3uation to
help you.
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(b) The gas given off in experiment / re+lit a glowing splint.
4ive the name of this gas.
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(c) 9ame the white powder left at the end of experiment 5.
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(d) 6n each experiment, did a chemical change or a physical change ta!e place,
Tic! one box for each experiment.
ex)e"iment chemical chan&e )h'sical chan&e
A
/
5
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Level 6
*! A science teacher showed her class three experiments, A, / and 5.
The experiments and the word e3uations for the reactions that too! place are shown
below.
All the experiments were done in a fume cupboard.
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c a l c i u m
c a r b o n a t e
i s h e a t e d
e x ) e " i m e n t +
0 1 & ' " $
c a l c i u m
c a r b o n a t e
c a l c i u m o x i d e f o r m s i n
t h e t e s t t u b e
c a r b o n d i o x i d e
i s c o l l e c t e d h e r e
( o " d e q u a t i o n i r o n 7 s u l p h u r i r o n s u l p h i d e
i r o n f i l i n g s a n d s u l p h u r
a r e h e a t e d t o g e t h e r
e x ) e " i m e n t ,
( o " d e q u a t i o n c o p p e r 7 c h l o r i n e ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
h o t c o p p e r i s
a d d e d t o c h l o r i n e
e x ) e " i m e n t C
p i e c e o f c o p p e r c o v e r e d
w i t h b r o w n i s h s o l i d
c o p p e r
c h l o r i n e
(a) <rom the substances in experiments A, / and 5, above, give the name of=
(i) one metallic element>
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(ii) one non+metallic element>
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(iii) t(o compounds.
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(b) 6n experiment /, the iron filings weighed &.0 g at the beginning of the experiment
and the iron sulphide produced weighed &.( g.
8xplain this increase in mass.
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(c) 5omplete the word e3uation for the chemical reaction in experiment 5.
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Level 7
-! (a) 0asha placed small samples of four different metals on a spotting tile.
0he added drops of calcium nitrate solution to each metal.
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s p o t t i n g t i l e
0asha repeated the experiment with=
fresh samples of the four metals and copper nitrate solution
fresh samples of the four metals and iron nitrate solution.
*ill a reaction ta!e place when each of the metals is added to each of
the solutions,
1se the reactivity series below to help you.
most "eactive calcium
magnesium
aluminium
inc
iron
lead
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least "eactive copper
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6n the table below=
place a tic!, , to show that a reaction too! place
place a cross, ?, to show that no reaction too! place.
Two have been done for you.
salt

solution
metal
co))e" i"on ma&nesium #inc
calcium nitrate
copper nitrate ?
iron nitrate ?
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(b) Three pairs of chemicals are listed below.
A reaction only ta!es place with two of the pairs.
@raw a line from each reaction to the correct result.
@raw only th"ee lines.
)ai" o% chemicals "esult
calcium carbonate 7 hydrochloric acid no reaction
magnesium 7 hydrochloric acid
a chloride, carbon dioxide and
water are formed
copper 7 hydrochloric acid
a chloride and hydrogen
are formed
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Level 7
5! (a) The diagrams below show the arrangement of atoms or molecules in five different
substances A, /, 5, @ and 8.
8ach of the circles , and represents an atom of a different element.
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4ive the letter of the diagram which represents=
(i) a mixture of gases>
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(ii) a single compound.
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(b) The diagram below shows a model of a chemical reaction between two
substances.
(i) -ow can you tell from the diagram that a chemical reaction too! place
between substance A and substance B,
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(ii) 0ubstance A is carbon.
0uggest what substances B and 2 could be.
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(iii) -ow does the diagram show that mass has been conserved in this
reaction,
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