ISLAMIA ENGLISH SCHOOL ABUDHABI LLC
CHEMISTRY WORKSHEET
GRADE 7
1. Fill in the blanks
a) The melting point of water is 0OC
b) The boiling point of water is 100OC.
c) Calcium reacts with water to make calcium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
d) Exothermic reaction includes the transfer of energy to the surroundings.
e) Endothermic reaction includes the transfer of energy from the surroundings.
f) Water is an example of neutral oxide.
g) The gas which relights a glowing splint is oxygen.
h) A catalyst increases the speed of a chemical reaction.
i) Generally, metal oxides are basic in nature.
j) Carbon dioxide gas will turn lime water into milky / cloudy.
k) Magnesium can protect steel by sacrificial protection, because magnesium is more
reactive then iron.
2. Balance the equations below by writing balancing numbers where necessary. Do not change
the formulae
a) S + O2 → SO2
b) 2 Zn + O2 → 2 ZnO
c) Mg + 2 HCl → MgCl2 + H2
d) 4 Na + O2 → 2 Na2O
e) Zn + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2
f) TiCl4 + 2 H2O → TiO2 + 4 HCl
g) 2 Na + 2 H2O → 2 NaOH + H2
h) N2 + 3 H2 → 2 NH3
i) Mg + CuO → MgO + Cu
j) 3 Rb + P → Rb3P
3. Write the word equations representing the following reactions. Use the description to identify
the reactants and products.
a) Zinc oxide reacts with hydrochloric acid to form zinc chloride and water
Zinc oxide + hydrochloric acid → zinc chloride + water
b) Sodium hydroxide neutralizes hydrochloric acid to make sodium chloride and
water.
Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid → sodium chloride + water
c) Copper carbonate reacts with nitric acid to form copper nitrate, carbon dioxide
and water
Copper carbonate + nitric acid → copper nitrate + carbon dioxide + water
d) Sodium hydroxide neutralizes hydrochloric acid to make sodium chloride and
water.
Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid → sodium chloride + water
e) When iron burns in oxygen, it makes iron oxide.
Iron + oxygen → iron oxide
f) Magnesium reacts with sulfuric acid to form magnesium sulfate and hydrogen
gas.
Magnesium + sulfuric acid → magnesium sulfate + hydrogen
g) Hydrochloric acid and copper oxide react to make copper chloride and water.
Hydrochloric acid + copper oxide → copper chloride + water
h) Magnesium burns in oxygen to make magnesium oxide.
Magnesium + oxygen → magnesium oxide
i) Nickel oxide and sulfuric acid react together to make nickel sulfate and water
Nickel oxide + sulfuric acid → nickel sulfate + water
4. Define the following terms with example.
➢ A catalyst:
A catalyst is a substance which increases the speed of the reaction without itself being
consumed.
Eg: Manganese dioxide (MnO2) is the catalyst in the preparation of oxygen gas.
➢ Amphoteric oxide:
Amphoteric oxides are a group of oxides that can behave as both acidic basic
depending on whether the other reactant is an acid or a base.
Eg: zinc oxide (ZnO) and aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
➢ Neutral oxide:
Some oxides do no react with either acids or bases and thus are said to be neutral
oxides.
Eg: water (H2O), NO, CO
➢ Reactivity:
Reactivity is the tendency of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction.
Eg: potassium is more reactive than calcium
➢ Endothermic changes:
Endothermic changes are changes that transfers thermal energy from the
surroundings.
Eg: melting and evaporation
➢ Inert metal:
Inert metals are metals that do not take part in chemical reactions.
Eg: gold, platinum etc.
➢ Balanced chemical equation:
A chemical equation is said to be balanced when the number of different atoms of
elements in the reactants side equals the number of atoms in the products side.
Eg: 2 H2 + O2 → 2 H2O
5. a) Write the test to identify hydrogen gas.
Collect the gas in an empty test tube.
Place a lighted splint in the gas test tube.
If there is a squeaky pop sound, the gas formed is hydrogen
b) write any one chemical test for water.
• Solid white anhydrous copper sulfate forms blue hydrated copper sulfate if water is
added.
OR
• Anhydrous blue cobalt chloride paper turns pink (hydrated cobalt chloride) in the
presence of water.
6. Underline the correct word or phrase in each bold pair in the paragraph below.
a) Parama holds an ice cube. The ice starts to evaporate / melt. Her hand feels warm /
cold. This is because thermal energy is transferred to / from the hand. The energy makes
the particles in ice start / stop moving around. Melting is endothermic / exothermic.
b) Some metals burn in air. They are reacting with oxygen / hydrogen from the air. The
products of the reactions are hydroxides / oxides. For example, iron fillings burn in air to
make iron oxide / iron hydroxide. Magnesium burns more vigorously than iron.
Magnesium is more reactive / less reactive than iron.
c) Calcium reacts with water to make calcium hydroxide and hydrogen / oxygen gas.
Calcium / potassium is the most reactive metal in the reactivity series. Zinc reacts with
steam to produce zinc oxide / hydroxide along with hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas can
be tested by relighting a glowing splint / burning with a squeaky pop sound.
7. Write whether the given statements are true or false.
• Magnesium is an example of inert metal. False
• Acids react with carbonates to make carbon dioxide gas. True
• Condensing and freezing are examples of endothermic changes. False
• Copper reacts vigorously with water. False
• Reactivity increases from top to bottom in a reactivity series. False
• Inert substances do not take part in chemical reactions. True
• In a word equation, reactants are on the left. True
• “g” is the state symbol for representing gas state. True
• Acidic oxides are formed when a non-metal element combine with oxygen. True
• White anhydrous copper sulfate becomes blue if water is added to it. True
8.
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
Iron
Lead
Copper
Gold
Metal oxide
Metal hydroxide hydrogen
Metal salt hydrogen
It forms magnesium oxide
Nothing happens. Copper is not reactive enough to react with water
t forms magnesium oxide
Test with a lighted splint, it will burn with squeaky pop sound.
9. Write the chemical formula of the following compounds.
I. Sodium oxide
Na+1 O-2
Na2O
II. Calcium iodide
Ca+2 I-1
CaI2
III. Aluminium oxide
Al+3 O-2
Al2O3
IV. Lithium nitride
Li+1 N-3
Li3N
V. Potassium chloride
K+1 Cl-1
KCl
VI. Magnesium oxide
Mg+2 O-2
Mg2O2
MgO
VII. Beryllium nitride
Be+2 N-3
Be3N2
VIII. Magnesium bromide
Mg+2 Br-1
MgBr2
