CENTRE NO.

IN971
FIRST TERM ONLINE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-2020-21
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY - PAPER 4 ( THEORY ) (0620/42)

DATE: 19/10/20 GRADE: 9

MARKS: 60 DURATION: 1 hour 15 mins

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SUBJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

• The total mark for this paper is : 60

• Answer all questions.
• Electronic calculators may be used.
• You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate
units.
• A copy of the Periodic Table is on page 7.
• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question

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1. Use your copy of the Periodic Table to answer these questions.
(a) Choose an element from the Periodic Table to match each description.
You may give either the name or the symbol.

(i) It is the most reactive metal. [1]

(ii) It is the only non-metal which is a liquid at r.t.p. [1]

(iii) An isotope of this element is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors [1]

(iv) This Group VII element is a solid at r.t.p. [1]

(v) This element is in Group V and Period 4. [1]

(vi) This unreactive gas is used to fill lamps. [1]

(b) Predict the formula of each of the following compounds.

(i) germanium oxide

(ii) tellurium bromide [2]

(c) Give the formula of each of the following ions.
(i) strontium (ii) fluoride [2]

[Total: 10]
2.
(a) The symbols of six particles are shown below.
Na+ Ca2+ Kr P Si O2–
Select from the list of particles to answer the following questions.
A particle may be selected once, more than once or not at all.

(i) Which two ions have the same electronic structure? [1]
(ii) Which ion has the same electronic structure as an atom of argon? [1]
(iii) Which atom can form an ion of the type X3–? [1]
(iv) Which atom can form a hydride which has a formula of the type XH4? [1]
(b)
(i) How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in one copper(II) ion

number of protons .....................

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 number of neutrons .....................
number of electrons ..................... [2]

(ii) represents an atom of scandium. How many nucleons and how

many charged particles are there in one atom of scandium?
number of nucleons ....................
number of charged particles ..................... [2]
[Total: 8]

3. Carbon and silicon are elements in Group IV. They both form oxides of
the type XO2.
(a) Silicon (IV) oxide, SiO2, has a macromolecular structure.
(i) Describe the structure of silicon (IV) oxide. [3]
(ii) State three properties which silicon (IV) oxide and diamond have in common.[3]
(iii) Explain why the physical properties of carbon dioxide are different from those
of diamond and silicon (IV) oxide. [1]
[Total: 7]

4. Both strontium and sulfur have chlorides of the type XCl 2. The table below
compares some of their properties.

(a) Use the data in the table to explain why sulfur chloride is a liquid at room
temperature, 25 °C. [2]

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 (b) Strontium is a metal and sulfur is a non-metal. The electron distribution
of a strontium atom is 2 + 8 + 18 + 8 + 2. Show Chemical bonding between
the elements. [2]
(c) Explain the difference in the electrical conductivity of liquid strontium
chloride and liquid sulfur chloride. [3]
(d) Give three differences in physical properties between the Group I metal,
potassium, and the transition element, iron. [3]
[Total: 10]

5. A porous pot has tiny holes in its walls which allow gases to move in or out of the
pot. A teacher filled a porous pot with green chlorine gas. The teacher then placed
the pot in a large jar of air. After 10 minutes, a green colour was seen outside the
porous pot.

Use the kinetic particle model of matter to explain this observation. [3]

A porous barrier can be used to separate uranium fluoride molecules containing

different isotopes of uranium.
(i) State the main use of the radioactive isotope 235U. [1]
(ii) Give one medical use of radioactive isotopes. [1]
[Total: 5]

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6. (a) Match the following pH values to the solutions given below.

1 3 7 10 13
The solutions all have the same concentration.
solution pH aqueous ammonia, a weak base ............
dilute hydrochloric acid, a strong acid ............
aqueous sodium hydroxide, a strong base ............
aqueous sodium chloride, a salt ............
dilute ethanoic acid, a weak acid ............ [5]

(b) Explain why solutions of hydrochloric acid and ethanoic acid with the
same concentration, in mol /dm3 , have a different pH. [2]

(c) Measuring pH is one way of distinguishing between a strong acid and a weak
acid. Describe another method.

method
results [2]
[Total: 9]

7. Rubidium, Rb, is a Group I element. It has similar physical and chemical

properties to the other elements in Group I.
(a) Predict how many electrons there are in the outer shell of a rubidium atom. [1]
(b) Predict one physical property of rubidium which is the same as that of a
transition element such as iron. [1]
(c) Predict two physical properties of rubidium which are different to those of a
transition element such as iron. [2]

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(d)When rubidium is added to cold water a reaction occurs.

(i) Suggest two observations that would be made when rubidium is added to cold
water. [2]
(ii) What would be the colour of the solution if methyl orange was added to it
after the reaction? [1]
(iii) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between rubidium and water. [2]
(iv) Suggest one safety measure that should be used when rubidium is added to
cold water. [1]

(e) The phosphate ion has the formula PO4 3–. Deduce the formula of rubidium
phosphate. [1]

[Total: 11]

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