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Monthly Test 1 (May 2014)
Advanced Subsidiary

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Unit 1: The Core Principles of Chemistry

Topics: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Time: 1 hour

Material required: Nil

SECTION A
Answer ALL questions.
For questions 113, in Section A, select one answer from A to D and put a cross in the box.
If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box

and then mark your

new answer with a cross

1. Which of the following ions would be deflected least in a mass spectrometer?
A.

35

Cl+

B.

35

C.

37

D.

37

Cl2+
Cl+

Cl2+

2. In a mass spectrometer, positive ions are accelerated by?

A. bombarding them with fast-moving electrons.
B. bombarding them with fast-moving protons.
C. passing them between charged plates.
D. passing them through a magnetic field.

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3. Which of the following ions has the smallest ionic radius?

A. Ca2+
B. K+
C. S2
D. Cl
4. The mass spectrum of an element is shown below.

The relative atomic mass of the element is

A. 69.4
B. 69.8
C. 70.0
D. 70.2
5. The first five ionization energies of an element, Z, are:
790, 1600, 3200, 4400, 16100 kJ mol1 , In which group of the Periodic Table is Z found?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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6. Which of the following graphs shows the variation in the ionic radius of the Group 2 elements?

7. The electronic configurations of the atoms of four different elements are given below. For which
element would you expect the value of the first ionization energy to be the largest?
A. 1s1
B. 1s2
C. 1s2 2s1
D. 1s22s2
8. Which pair of atomic numbers represents elements which are both in the p-block of the Periodic
Table?
A. 4, 8
B. 6, 12
C. 8, 16
D. 10, 20

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9. The nucleus of a

23

11

Na atom contains

A. 11 protons and 12 neutrons.

B. 11 protons and 12 electrons.
C. 23 protons and 11 neutrons.
D. 23 protons and 11 electrons.
10. Four sequences of ionization energies of elements, in kJ mol1, are shown below.
A 590 1145 4912 6474 8144

520

496

419

403

376

C 1000 1251 1521 419

631

658

650

653

717

590

(a) The sequence giving the first ionization energies of elements going down a Group in the Periodic
Table is
A
B
C
D
(b) The sequence showing the first five ionization energies of calcium is
A
B
C
D
(c) The sequence showing the first ionization energy of successive elements, in which atomic number
increases by one each time, starting with an element in Group 6 is
A
B
C
D
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11. The electronic structure of an atom of an element in Group 6 of the Periodic Table could be
A. 1s2 2s2 2p2
B. 1s2 2s2 2p4
C. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 4s2
D. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6
12. The first five successive ionization energies of an element, X, are shown in the table below.

Ionization energy

first

second

third

fourth

fifth

Value/ KJ mole-1

590

1100

4900

6500

8100

Which ion is X most likely to form when it reacts with chlorine?

A. X+
B. X2+
C. X3+
D. X4+
13. The first five ionization energies of an element, Z, are:
790, 1600, 3200, 4400, 16100 kJ mol1
In which group of the Periodic Table is Z found?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 15 MARKS

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Section B
Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
14. Some atomic radii are given below.

Element

Atomic radius/ nm

Sodium , Na

0.191

Aluminium , Al

0.130

Chlorine , Cl

0.099

Potassium , K

0.235

(a) (i) Explain why a chlorine atom has a smaller radius than a sodium atom.

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(b) (i) Complete the electronic configuration of aluminium.

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1s2..........................................................................................................................................................

(ii) Give the formula of the aluminium ion in aluminium oxide, Al2O3.
State and explain how the radius of this ion compares with the radius of an aluminium atom.

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Formula of ion ............................................................................................................................................

Explanation ..................................................................................................................................................
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(iii) Explain how successive ionisation energy data show that aluminium is in Group 3 of the Periodic
Table.

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(Total for Question 14 = 6 marks)
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15. (a) Define the term first ionization energy.

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(b) Write an equation, with state symbols, to illustrate the process occurring when the second ionization
energy of sodium is measured.
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(c) The graph below shows the variation in the first ionization energies of some of the
elements in Period 3.

(i) On the graph, use crosses to show the approximate values of the first ionization energies for the elements
Na, P and S. Join the crosses to complete your graph

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* (ii) Explain why the first ionization energies generally increase across the period sodium to argon (Na to
Ar)
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* (iii) Explain why the first ionization energy of aluminium is less than that of magnesium.

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(d) Place the following species

S+,

S,

in order of increasing first ionization energy, starting with the lowest.

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Lowest first highest first ionization energy ionization energy

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(Total for Question 15 = 13 marks)

16. (a) Define the term

(i) atomic number

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(ii) mass number

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(b) The graph shows the variation in melting temperatures of the elements across Period 3
(Na to Ar) of the Periodic Table.

(a) Complete the table below to show the type of structure and bonding for the elements
shown.

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Element

Structure

Bonding

Sodium
Silicon
Sulphur

(b) Explain why silicon has a much higher melting temperature than sulfur.

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*(c) Explain why the melting temperature increases from sodium to aluminium.

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(Total for Question 16 = 9 marks)

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17. (a) A mass spectrometer can be used to determine the isotopic composition of a sample of an element.
The diagram below represents a low-resolution mass spectrometer in which four areas have been identified.

Name the process occurring in each of the areas labelled A, B, C and D.

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Area A ....................................................................................................................................................
Area B ....................................................................................................................................................
Area C ...................................................................................................................................................
Area D ...................................................................................................................................................

(b) Natural boron contains two isotopes with relative isotopic mass of 10.0 and 11.0.
The relative atomic mass of boron is 10.8 (to three significant figures).
Calculate the percentage abundance of the two boron isotopes.

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(Total for Question 17 = 7 marks)
TOTAL FOR PAPER = 50 MARKS

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