1.

The amount of oxygen in the air is increased by

a) buring b) photosyntehsis
c) respiraiton d) ecaporation

2. Which element when burns in air forms an alkaline

oxide?
a) magnesium b) sodium
c) calcium d) potassium

3. When air is liquified and then allowed to boil,

nitrogen gas comes off first. This is because
a) nitrogen gas is less soluble than oxygen
b) oxygen gas is less soluble than nitrogen
c) oxygen has a lower boiling point than nitrogen
d) nitrogen has a lower boiling point than oxygen

4. Ordinary air contains aobut 21% ocygen. However, 6. In a factory producing liquid air, one of the pipes
when river water is boiled, over 25% of oxygen carrying dry, air at -80oC became blocked with a
is released. The explanation for this is that white solid. What is this white solid?
a) oxygen gas is more souble in water than a) argon b) carbon dioxide
nitrogen c) ice d) nitrogen
b) river water is cleaner than the air
c) the carbon dioxide gas in the air pushes out the 7. Which of these pollutant gases in the air does not
oxygen gas contribute to acid rain?
d) the water cycle evaporates some of the oxygen a) carbon dioxide b) carbon monoxide
c) nitrogen dioxide d) sulphur dioxide
5. Oxygen gas is produced in the laboratory by the
catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. 8. Poisonous carbon monoxide is found in exhaust
2H2O2(aq) 2H2O(aq) + O2(g) fumes because
Which graph best represents the decomposition a) it is present in petrol
of two moles of hydrogen peroxide? b) it is formed when petrol burns in a liminted
supply of air
c) it is present in the air taken into the engine
d) it is formed by the hot exhaust

9.
22 Air is a mixture of gases.

79% nitrogen 20% oxygen

1% other gases

Which substance is present in the other gases and is also unreactive?

A argon
B carbon dioxide
C hydrogen
D water vapour