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Chemistry the Earths Resources 5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are the particles bonded together in metals?

a)

Attractive forces between positive and negative ions

b)

Covalent bonds

c)

Attractive forces between atoms and delocalised electrons

2.

Which of these properties is typical of metals?

a)

Low melting point

b)

Low boiling point

c)

Good conductor of electricity

3.

An (a)   is a mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.

4.

Monomers affect the properties of the (a)   they produce

5.

(a)   polymers will soften or melt easily when heated

6.

In the past, firefighter uniforms were made from wool. Wool is obtained from sheep. Why are many fabrics made from polymers instead of wool? Tick one box.

a)

Polymers are man-made

b)

Polymers are more hard-wearing

c)

Wool is more easily available

d)

Wool is more flame resistant

7.

Bronze is an alloy of copper and ______________.

a)

aluminium

b)

iron

c)

magnesium

d)

tin

8.

Some musical instruments are made of brass.Parts of these instruments can be gold plated. What is the carat number of pure gold?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

22

d)

24

9.

Poly(ethene) is made of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Poly(ethene) is a thermosoftening polymer. Figure 3 shows the structure of a thermosoftening polymer. Complete the sentence.Between the polymer chains in a thermosoftening polymer there are no (a)   .

10.

Heating would cause a thermosoftening polymer to

a)

condense

b)

dissolve

c)

melt