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IGCSE Chemistry Whistlestop

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the concentration of the solution produced by adding 0.30 mol of NaCl to 0.25 dm3 of water?

Ans = _._ mol/dm3

(a)  

2.

What is the atomic number of this element?

(a)  

3.

Empirical formula is the simplest _____ ______ _____ of atoms in a compound.

(a)  

4.

In the experiment to find the empirical formula of magnesium, why must we lift the lid of the crucible when magnesium burns?

a)

To allow MgO smoke out of the crucible

b)

To ensure that we heat to constant mass

c)

To check that there is a glow of burning magnesium

d)

To allow oxygen to enter the crucible

5.

Why, when reducing copper oxide as above, should we run the gas through before lighting it?

a)

To remove oxygen from the tube & prevent the risk of an explosion

b)

To prevent the oxidation of the copper

c)

To reduce the copper oxide

d)

To ensure the copper does not reoxidise

6.

What is the volume of 0.125 moles of carbon dioxide in cm3?

(a)  

7.

The definition of an acid: an acid is a (a)   donor

8.

Base + acid -->

a)

salt + hydrogen

b)

metal oxide + hydrogen

c)

salt + water

d)

salt + water + carbon dioxide

9.

Which one of these compounds, when reacted with sulphuric acids, reacts quickly initially then stops?

a)

Copper oxide

b)

Aluminium

c)

Copper carbonate

d)

Calcium carbonate

10.

The equation H+(aq) + OH-(aq) --> H2O is the ionic equation for (a)  

11.

What are the correct formulas of the acids you need to know for IGCSE?

a)

NiHO, SO3, ClOH

b)

HNO3, H2SO4, HCl

c)

HNO2, H2SO3, HCl

d)

HNO3, HSO4, HCl

12.

What colour is methyl orange in alkali?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Pink

13.

Which halogen is the most reactive?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Chlorine

c)

Bromine

d)

Iodine

14.

What colour change would you see when adding potassium iodide to bromine water?

a)

orange --> colourless

b)

None

c)

colourless --> orange

d)

orange --> brown

15.

Which of these increase down group VII?

a)

Reactivity

b)

Proton number

c)

Shielding

d)

Distance of the outer shell from the nucleus

16.

In the reaction between chlorine water and potassium bromide solution, which species would get oxidised?

a)

Cl2

b)

Br-

c)

Br2

d)

Br-

17.

Which of the following conduct electricity?

a)

Molten sodium bromide

b)

Sodium chloride solution

c)

Graphite

d)

Buckminsterfullerene

18.

Which is the best explanation for why pentane has a higher boiling point than ethane?

a)

Pentane has more bonds, which require more energy to break.

b)

Pentane has stronger intermolecular forces of attraction, which require more energy to overcome.

c)

Pentane has more branching, which means its molecules don't stack together as well.

19.

Which of the following are properties of buckminsterfullerene

a)

Hard

b)

Shiny

c)

Slippery

d)

Conducts electricity

20.

Which of these has the highest initial rate?

a)

Magnesium powder with 100 cm3 of 0.5 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

b)

Magnesium lumps with 100 cm3 of 0.5 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

c)

Magnesium powder with 200 cm3 of 0.3 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

d)

Zinc powder with 200 cm3 of 0.3 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

21.

If acid is the limiting reagent, which of these will produce the most hydrogen gas?

a)

Magnesium powder with 100 cm3 of 0.5 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

b)

Magnesium lumps with 100 cm3 of 0.5 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

c)

Magnesium powder with 200 cm3 of 0.3 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

d)

Zinc powder with 200 cm3 of 0.3 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

22.

Increasing the concentration of a solution increases the number of particles per unit (a)  

23.

Increasing the concentration of a solution increases the (a)   of successful collisions.

24.

Which of these are reasons that increasing temperature increases rate?

a)

Higher temp --> lower activation energy

b)

Higher temp --> greater proportion of collisions with energy > activation energy

c)

Higher temp --> increased frequency of collisions

d)

Higher temp --> more particles available for collision

25.

A catalyst is a substance that provides an a__________ r_______ p______ with a lower activation energy

(a)  

26.

What are the mistakes with this graph?

a)

Reagents and products are the wrong way around

b)

The arrow for the activation energy should be pointing upwards only

c)

The arrow for delta H should be pointing downwards only

d)

The y axis should be labelled delta H.