Year 10 Unit 1 Multiple Choice Test

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Write in pen. You may use a Periodic table. Circle the correct answer.

1. The centre of an atom is called the

a. Proton
b. Nucleus
c. Neutron
d. Electron
2. How many neutrons are there in a fluorine atom?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 10
d. 19
3. How many electrons can the first electron shell hold?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 6
d. 8
4. Which of these Period 2 elements is the least reactive?
a. Lithium
b. Oxygen
c. Fluorine
d. Neon
5. When element X gains two electrons what ion will form?
a. Xb. X+
c. X2d. X2+
6. What
a.
b.
c.
d.

is the formula of potassium oxide?

KO
KO2
K2O
KO3

7. How many single covalent double bonds are there in a molecule of

carbon dioxide?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4
8. When magnesium burns in air the mass of the products

a.
b.
c.
d.

Is greater than the mass of reactants.

Is less than the mass of reactants.
Is the same as than the mass of reactants.
Can not be compared to than the mass of reactants.

9. When calcium carbonate is heated strongly it

a. Forms an alkali
b. Boils
c. Combusts
d. Decomposes
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.

What is limewater is used to test for?

Alkalis
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Oxygen

a.
b.
c.
d.

Which is not a material used to make concrete?

Cement
Sand
Water
Iron

a.
b.
c.
d.

How is iron most commonly extracted from its ore?

Heating with carbon
Heating with a more reactive metal
Electrolysis with carbon electrodes
Electrolysis with iron electrodes

11.

12.

13.
When copper is purified which half equation shows what
happens at the anode?
a. Cu2+ + 2e- ---> Cu
b. Cu+ + 1e- ---> Cu
c. Cu ---> Cu2+ + 2ed. Cu ---> Cu+ + 1e14.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Steel is an alloy of
Iron and copper
Iron and carbon
Iron and nickel
Copper and nickel

a.
b.
c.
d.

Crude oil is separated in to various fractions by

Chromatography
Combustion
Filtration
Fractional Distillation

15.

16.

A hydrocarbon with the formula C2H6 is

a. Ethane

b. Propane
c. Ethene
d. Propene
17.
Which of these is not a problem caused by combustion of
petrol?
a. Depletion of fossil fuels
b. Acid rain
c. Smog
d. Damage to the ozone layer
18.
a.
b.
c.
d.

When a fuel burns, the reaction can be described as

Combustion
Exothermic
Oxidation
All of the above terms

19.
The production of smaller, more useful hydrocarbons from
longer ones is called
a. Combustion
b. Cracking
c. Decomposition
d. Distillation
20.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A positive test for an alkene is when bromine water turns

Dark blue to colourless
Orange/brown to dark blue
Orange/brown to colourless
Colourless to orange/brown

21.
Small units that join together to form long chain polymers are
called
a. Peptide
b. Nucleotide
c. Monomer
d. Dimer
22.
An alkene with the formula C3H6 can polymerised to make the
polmer
a. Polythene
b. Polypropene
c. Polystyrene
d. PVC
23.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of these is not a property of high density polythene?

Strong
Flexible
Biodegradable
Recyclable

24.
a.
b.
c.
d.

An advantage of recycling plastics is that

It saves crude oil resources
It uses less energy than making new plastic
Plastics are not sent to landfill
All of the above

a.
b.
c.
d.

Ethanol can be produced by

Fermentation of sugars
Hydration of ethene with steam
Both a. and b.
None of the above

25.

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