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SECTION A1- A4 CHEMISTRY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following techniques or processes may be used to separate a mixture of plant pigments into individual components?

a)

Fractional distillation.

b)

Solvent extraction

c)

Paper chromatography

d)

Centrifugation

2.

Which of the following apparatus/ instruments is most suitable for obtaining both cooking oil and water from a mixture of the two?

a)

Filter funnel

b)

Separating funnel

c)

Fractionating column

d)

Volumetric flask

3.

A separating funnel can be used to separate a mixture of

a)

water and sodium chloride

b)

water and ethanol

c)

water and kerosene

d)

kerosene and solid sodium chloride

4.

A substance X, with boiling point of 58°C, is miscible with another liquid Y, of boiling point 94°C. A mixture of these two liquids can BEST be separated into its components by

a)

fractional distillation

b)

simple distillation

c)

use of a separating funnel

d)

sublimation

5.

Which of the following statements illustrates osmosis?

a)

Pollen dust in random motion in water

b)

Movement of perfume molecules through the air in a room

c)

Movement of water molecules across a cellophane membrane into a concentrated glucose solution

d)

Movement of food colouring molecules in a dilute aqueous solution

6.

Which of the following processes provides evidence in support of the particulate nature of matter?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Filtration

7.

In descending Group VII of the periodic table, which TWO of the following trends occur?  

I. The density of the elements increases.    

II. The relative atomic mass of the elements decreases.  

III. The melting point of the elements increases.  

IV. The reactivity of the elements increases.

a)

I and III

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

II and IV

8.

Radioactive isotopes are NOT normally used in the

a)

determination of the age of fossils

b)

treatment of cancer

c)

treatment of influenza

d)

powering of certain types of submarines

9.

Which of the following elements has SEVEN in its outer shell?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Chlorine

10.

Which of the following processes provide evidence of the particulate nature of matter?    

I. Diffusion.

 II. Filtration.

III. Osmosis.

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

11.

The atomic number of an element is defined as the number of:

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

electrons and neutrons

12.

The element that is used to determine the relative atomic mass of other elements is

a)

Carbon -10

b)

Carbon -12

c)

Carbon -13

d)

Carbon -14

13.

In which of the following processes, radioactive isotopes are NOT used?

a)

Radiotherapy

b)

Carbon dating

c)

Metal extraction

d)

Energy generation

14.

An atom with atomic structure as shown below, contains

a)

14 protons, 13 neutrons

b)

13 protons, 27 neutrons

c)

13 protons, 14 neutrons

d)

27 protons, 13 neutrons

15.

When X and Y are stirred together in a beaker and the mixture filtered, X and Y are both present in the filtrate. Which of the following could describe the mixture formed by X and Y?      

I. Solution.    

II. Colloid.      

III. Suspension.

a)

I only

b)

III only

c)

I and II only

d)

II and III only

16.

The atoms shown below are isotopes because they

a)

react vigorously with water

b)

have the same relative atomic mass

c)

have the same number of protons

d)

conduct electricity

17.

Which of the following operations results in sublimation?

a)

Heating of solid sodium chloride

b)

Cooling of oxygen gas

c)

Heating of ethanol

d)

Heating of iodine crystal

18.

Which of the following separation technique is NOT used during the extraction of the sucrose from sugarcane?

a)

Filtration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Centrifugation

d)

Chromatography

19.

Which set of the elements has atoms with TWO electrons in their outer shell?

a)

The halogens

b)

Period 2 elements

c)

Group II elements

d)

The transition elements

20.

Atoms of isotopes X and Y, have:.      

I. The same number of electrons.

II. The same number of protons.

III. Different number of neutrons.

a)

III only

b)

II and III only

c)

I and II only

d)

I, II and III