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Mock IGCSE Sample Examination Paper

CHEMISTRY PAPER 1 Multiple Choice 45 minutes

Answer questions on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet.


Answer all questions.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 11.

There are forty questions on this paper.


For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C, and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in pencil on the Multiple Choice
Answer Sheet.

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1 In which of these are the particles arranged in a regular pattern, at room temperature?
a oxygen
b iodine
c mercury
d water

2 Which statement is correct, about the diffusion of one gas into another?
a Once the gases are fully mixed, the particles stop moving.
b The particles of both gases continue moving in a random way.
c The heavier gas sinks to the bottom of the mixture.
d The gases combine to form a new product.

3 You are asked to find how it takes for 0.05 g of magnesium ribbon to react completely
with 10 cm3 (an excess) of dilute acid. Which set of apparatus will you need?
a balance, clock, pipette
b balance, clock, thermometer
c balance, pipette, thermometer
d clock, pipette, thermometer

4 Which mixture cannot be separated by fractional distillation?


a crude oil (petroleum)
b liquid air
c alcohol and water
d a solution of salt in water

5 Which is the nucleon number for the sodium ion?


a 11
b 22
c 23
d 34

6 Which do these two diagrams represent?

p p
n n e
n

a different atoms of the same element


b ions of the same element
c atoms of two different elements in the same period
d atoms of two different elements in the same group

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7 The table describes the structures of four particles.

particle number of number of number of


protons neutrons electrons
N 7 7 7
N32 7 7 X
Mg 12 Y 12
Mg21 12 12 Z

Which are the correct values of X, Y, and Z?

X Y Z
A 7 10 10
B 9 11 11
C 10 12 10
D 10 12 12

8 Which diagram shows the correct bonding for water?

A B C D

O O O O

H H H H H H H H

9 Which substance has a giant structure, in which each carbon atom forms a tetrahedron with
four other carbon atoms?
a silicon dioxide
b graphite
c methane
d diamond

10 A chemical has a relative molecular mass of 100.


Which of these could it be?
a H2O
b H2SO4
c CaCO3
d C14H16

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11 When ethene is burned, carbon dioxide and water are formed:


C2H4 1 3O2 xCO2 1 yH2O
Which values of x and y balance the equation?

x y
A 1 2
B 2 2

C 2 4

D 4 4

12 Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) and calcium oxide (CaO) are ionic compounds.
Electricity is passed through the molten compounds, in two separate experiments.
Which are the products at the cathodes?
a magnesium and calcium
b magnesium and oxygen
c oxygen and calcium
d chlorine and oxygen

13 You want to electroplate an iron key with copper. Which pair of materials would be suitable,
for the positive electrode and the electrolyte?

positive electrode electrolyte


A iron iron(II) sulfate
B iron copper(II) sulfate
C copper iron(II) sulfate
D copper copper(II) sulfate

14 Which equation shows hydrogen acting as a fuel?


a 2H2O 1 energy 2H2 1 O2
b 2H2 1 O2 1 energy 2H2O
c 2H2 1 O2 2H2O 1 energy
d 2H2O 2H2 1 O21 energy

15 Only one of these changes is endothermic. Which one?


a snow melting on the pavement
b methane reacting with oxygen
c hydrochloric acid neutralising sodium hydroxide
d water vapour condensing on a window

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16 When water is added to anhydrous cobalt chloride, the following reaction occurs:
CoCl2 (s) 1 6H2O (l) CoCl2. 6H2O (s)
The reaction can be reversed.
Which row gives the conditions required to reverse this reaction?

heating adding water


A
B
C
D

17 In which of these is the first chemical in the equation not oxidised?


a 2NO2 N2O4
b 2H2 1 O2 2H2O
c 2Mg 1 CO2 2MgO 1 C
d 2CO 1 O2 2CO2

18 Zinc reacts with acids, giving hydrogen gas.


Which of these conditions will give the slowest reaction?

zinc acid temperature/C


A pieces concentrated 50
B pieces dilute 25
C powder concentrated 50
D powder dilute 25

19 In flour mills, extractor fans are used to remove fine flour particles from the air, to prevent
an explosion. The risk of explosion is because the flour particles:
a have a very large surface area
b group together to form larger particles
c catch fire spontaneously on colliding with air particles
d catalyse the reaction between gases in the air

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20 Two tests were carried out on an unknown compound.


The results are shown in the table.

Test A solution of sodium Aluminium foil was added


hydroxide was added. and the mixture was heated.

Observation a green precipitate forms ammonia gas forms

What is the name of the unknown compound?


a ammonium sulfate
b copper(II) nitrate
c iron(II) nitrate
d iron(II) sulfate

21 Sodium hydroxide is added to water. Which change in pH could occur?


a 1 7
b 7 1
c 7 14
d 14 7

22 Which of these is a characteristic property of bases?


a turn blue litmus red
b react with ammonium salts to give ammonia gas
c react with most metals giving hydrogen gas
d dissolve in water to give a weakly acidic solution

23 You can use the pairs of compounds below to prepare salts. For one pair, there will be
no more fizzing when the reaction is complete. Which pair?
a copper(II) carbonate 1 hydrochloric acid
b magnesium oxide 1 sulfuric acid
c copper(II) oxide 1 nitric acid
d sodium hydroxide 1 sulfuric acid

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24 Six elements are numbered, in this outline of the Periodic Table.

1 3 5
4
2 6

Which numbers represent two reactive non-metals in the same group?


a 1 and 3
b 3 and 4
c 1 and 2
d 5 and 6

25 Fluorine is above chlorine in Group VII of the Periodic Table.


The boiling point of fluorine is i than that of chlorine.
The reaction of fluorine with iron is ii than that of chlorine.
Which row gives the correct missing words?

i ii
A higher more vigorous
B higher less vigorous
C lower more vigorous
D lower less vigorous

26 Which property do all metals have?


a They are strong.
b They conduct electricity.
c They form soluble basic oxides.
d They react with oxygen.

27 For many uses, alloys are preferred to pure metals. This is usually because
a most pure metals are too reactive to use on their own
b alloying gives a heavier and less brittle solid
c pure metals are not malleable enough for most purposes
d alloys can made with the right properties for a given use

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28 Strips of metal X are placed in solutions of two metal sulfates.


This table shows the results:

copper(II) sulfate iron(II) sulfate


metal X copper forms no reaction

The order of reactivity for the three metals (the most reactive first) is:
a X, copper, iron
b iron, copper, X
c iron, X, copper
d copper, X, iron

29 A metal lies between aluminium and sodium in the reactivity series.


Which is the most likely method for extracting it from its ore?
a heating the ore with carbon
b electrolysis of the molten ore
c roasting the ore in a limited supply of air
d heating the ore with sodium

30 Which chemical is used to remove acidic impurities, during steel making?


a chromium
b carbon dioxide
c calcium oxide
d sodium hydroxide

31 Anhydrous copper(II) sulfate reacts with water in this way:


CuSO4 (s) 1 5H2O (l) CuSO4. 5H2O (s)
This reaction can be used as a test for water, because
a the anhydrous and hydrated compounds have different colours
b there is a significant temperature rise when the water is added
c when water is added, the compound dissolves
d the reaction can be easily reversed

32 Which method of rust prevention does not rely on keeping oxygen away?
a paint the iron
b cover the iron with grease
c coat the iron with plastic
d alloy the iron with another metal

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33 Exhaust gases from cars may contain acidic oxides of nitrogen, as a result of
a the incomplete combustion of compounds in petrol
b the presence of nitrogen compounds in petrol
c reactions with the catalyst, in the cars exhaust system
d the reaction between nitrogen and oxygen, in the car engine

34 Which elements, essential for plants, do fertilisers provide?

carbon potassium phosphorus nitrogen


A
B
C
D

35 Which products are obtained when limestone (calcium carbonate) is heated?


a calcium oxide and carbon
b calcium, oxygen, and carbon
c calcium oxide and carbon dioxide
d calcium hydroxide and carbon dioxide

36 Which fraction, from the fractional distillation of petroleum, is used as feedstock


for making other chemicals?
a bitumen
b gasoline
c fuel oil
d naphtha

37 Pentane is a typical alkane. Which two words complete these statements correctly?
Pentane is generally chemically i
Pentane ii be used as a fuel.

1 2
A unreactive cannot
B unreactive can
C reactive cannot
D reactive can

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38 Three organic compounds, X, Y, and Z, are members of the same homologous series.
This means they have
a the same functional group
b the same number of carbon atoms in their molecules
c the same molecular formula
d the same physical properties

39 Below are the structural formulae for four compounds. One is a saturated compound
which reacts with magnesium in solution, to give hydrogen gas. Which one?

A CH2OH B CO2H C CO2H D CH2OH

CH2 CH CH2 CH

CH3 CH2 CH3 CH2

40 A hydrocarbon forms an addition polymer. Which will also be true for this hydrocarbon?
a It is soluble in water.
b It has molecules with very long chains.
c It turns damp blue litmus paper red.
d It turns bromine solution colourless.

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DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Group
I II III IV V VI VII 0
1 4
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2

7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg A Si P S C Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84

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
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
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
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209

Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg T Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

226 227
Fr Ra Ac
Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89

140 141 144 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
*58-71 Lanthanoid series
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
90-103 Actinoid series Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
a a = relative atomic mass 232 238
Key X X = atomic symbol Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
b b = proton (atomic) number 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm 3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

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