WorksheetsScience Form 4 Chapter 9
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
The diagram 1 shows an experiment carried out to compare the formation of rust by
pure iron and an alloy iron.
Predict the correct observation after three days.
Iron nail does not rust.
Iron nail becomes more shiny.
Steel nail does not rust.
Steel nail becomes rusty.
The properties of alloy P are listed above. Alloy P can be used to make
cars
trumpet
bridges
aeroplane
Which diagram shows the structure of an alloyl?
The main component in clay is
aluminium silicate
silica
silicon dioxide
lead oxide
These apparatus are made from
Lead crystal glass
Soda-lima glass
Fused silica glass
Borosilicate glass
Ceramic can be used to make these except
bulb
tableware
tiles
dentures
The following information is about an alloy.
What is the alloy?
Duralumin
Superconductor alloy
Pewter
Steel
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of glass?
Hard and brittle
Transparent
Porous
Does not conduct heat and electricity
Starch is made from monomers of
cellulose
glucose
amino acids
isoprene
Polythene is made from monomers of
ethene
methyl methacrylate
chloropylene
plastic
This diagram shows the process of
polymerisation
sublimation
depolymerisation
addition
Which of the following is a natural polymer?
Nylon
Protein
Glucose
Amino acid
Natural rubber is made up of many units of
glucose
neoprene
isoprene
methyl methacrylate
‘Bronze is harder than copper’. Which of the following is the best to explain the statement?
Atoms in bronze are arranged closely packed and less empty spaces.
Layers of atoms in bronze are not easily slide over each other.
Atomic size of copper and tin is different.
Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin
What is the composition of brass?
30% tin and 70% copper
10% tin and 90% copper
30% zinc and 70% copper
10% zinc and 90% copper
Which of the following statements below is true?
Copper is more ductile than brass
Brass is more malleable than copper
Iron is shinier than stainless steel
Iron is more resistant to corrosion than steel
Which of the following mixture forms a light and strong alloy to make the body of a speeding boat?
iron and carbon
Aluminium and copper
Copper and nickel
Tin and lead
Alloying can harden the metals because
the foreign atoms can prevent layers of atoms from sliding over each other
the foreign atoms produce stronger attractive forces between the metal atoms
the foreign atoms are stronger and harder
the foreign atoms increase the energy of the metal atoms
Which of the following characteristics belong to pure metals?
I. Ductile
II. Malleable
III. Brittle
IV. Good conductor of electricity
I and II
I and IV
I, II and IV
I, II, III and IV
Which of the following properties does not belong to an alloy as compared to its pure metal?
Stronger
More corrosion resistant
Harder
More malleable
Diagram above shows the arrangement of atoms in brass. Which of the following could be atoms X and Y?
X : Copper Y: Tin
X: Zinc Y: Copper
X: Iron Y: Carbon
X: Copper Y: Zinc
Which of the following alloy is used to make the body of an aeroplane?
Brass
Duralumin
Steel
Pewter
The main element present in brass and bronze is
copper
lead
zinc
tin
Alloy is a ...
A chemical compound with combination between metal and non-metal
A salt contain of two or more elements where the main element is non-metal
Mixture of two or more elements where the main element is metal
Ceramic materials have high melting points.
True
False
Most ceramic materials have good insulation properties.
False
True
2. Silica is a compound that contains silicon dioxide and exists naturally in _________________.
clay
sand
air
3. What are the properties of soda -lime glass?
chemically inert
easy to shape
low melting point
Which types of glass has high resistance to heat and chemicals compared to soda-lime glass?
soda-lime glass
lead crystal glass
borosilicate glass
8. The main component of clay is _________________.
boron silicate
aluminium silicate
boron oxide
lead oxide
9. Bulb is made up of _______________.
fused silica glass
lead crystal glass
soda-lime glass
10. Laboratory apparatus are made up of _________________.
lead crystal glass
soda-lime glass
borosilicate glass
11. What are the examples of applications of ceramic?
dentures
glass prism
bulb
glass window
tiles for flooring
Large molecules made up of small monomers are called
polymers
peptides
peptones
monomers
Monomers of ethene in thousand numbers react together in addition polymerization to produce
polyamides
polyesters
poly(ethene)
all of them
Which of these is an example of synthetic polymer?
cotton fibers
rubber
wool
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
What is the name of the reaction used to make polymers?
polymerization
cracking
polygonization
precipitation
Which polymers occur naturally?
Starch and Nylon
Starch and Cellulose
Proteins and Nylon
Proteins and PVC
A rubber tapper finds that latex coagulates after several hours. What substance should be added into the latex to prevent it from coagulating?
Formic acid
Sodium chloride solution
Ammonia solution
Nitric acid
Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber.
Nowadays in industrial vulcanization, latex is heated or exposed to _______________ to produced vulcanized rubber.
ammonia solution
disulphur dichloride
concentrated hyrdochloric acid
methanoic acid
The aircraft tyres are made from vulcanized rubber. What property of vulcanized rubber makes it suitable to be used for making these aircraft tyres?
it resist to oxidation
it is harder and stronger
it can maintain their elasticity
it can take the tremendous stress and strength
Substance P turns white latex milk into yellow solid. What is substance P?
Ammonia solution
Ethanoic acid
Potassium hydroxide solution
Potassium chloride solution
A lorry wants to transfer latex from a rubber estate to a rubber factory. Which substance can be added to the latex to prevent it from coagulating?
Distilled water
Tetrachloromethane
Acetic acid
Diluted sodium hydroxide solution
Which of the following is the correct structure of vulcanised natural rubber?
The protein membrane of natural rubber is surrounded by negative charge. What is the name of a process if the natural rubber is added with ethanoic acid?
Vulcanisation
Polymerisation
Coagulation
Hydrogenation
What is vulcanization?
A process whereby rubber is reacted with oxygen.
A process whereby rubber is reacted with sulphur
A process whereby rubber is reacted with methanoic acid
A process whereby rubber is reacted with ammonia
Fresh latex will coagulate if left overnight because
Latex produce lactic acid
Latex oxidised by oxygen in the air
The bacteria in the air react on the protein membrane to produce lactic acid
The bacteria in the air react on the protein membrane to produce alkaline solution
