TBAT Chemistry - Collected Questions

TBAT Chemistry - Collected Questions (source: [Link]/tbat-chemistry/)

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01. The diagram shows the result of dropping a purple crystal into water.

Which processes take place in this experiment? [Image 45]

02. Which row about elements, mixtures and compounds is correct? [Image 46]

03. What are the relative charge and relative mass of an electron? [Image 47]

04. The atomic structures of four particles, W, X, Y and Z, are shown.

Which particles are isotopes of the same element? [Image 48]

05. Which row shows the properties of an ionic compound ? [Image 49]

06. Which row describes the formation of single covalent bonds in methane? [Image 50]

07. Which equation represents the neutralisation of nitric acid using sodium hydroxide?

A) NaOH(aq) + HNO3(aq) -> NaNO3(aq) + H2O(l)

B) NaOH(l) + HNO3(l) -> NaNO3(l) + H2O(aq)

C) NaOH(l) + HNO3(aq) -> NaNO3(l) + H2O(l)

D) NaOH(l) + HNO3(l) -> NaNO3(l) + H2O(l)

08. What is the relative formula mass of ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3?

A) 108 B) 80 C) 122 D) 150

09. Concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is electrolysed using inert electrodes. Gases X and Y are

produced at the electrodes shown. What are X and Y? [Image 51]

10. Which statement about hydrogen fuel cells is correct?

A) The reaction in a fuel cell is endothermic.

B) Hydrogen fuel cells do not produce carbon dioxide.

C) The waste from a hydrogen fuel cell is an acidic gas.

D) Hydrogen fuel cells do not need oxygen.

11. A reaction pathway diagram is shown. [Image 52]

B) The temperature of the surroundings increases.

C) The reaction rate increases during the reaction.

D) The reaction transfers thermal energy to the surroundings.

12. Lumps of calcium carbonate react with dilute hydrochloric acid as shown.

CaCO3 + 2HCl -> CaCl2 + H2O + CO2

Which change in conditions decreases the rate of the reaction?

A) increasing the concentration of the acid

B) increasing the temperature

C) increasing the size of the lumps of calcium carbonate

D) increasing the volume of the acid

13. Solid copper (II) sulfate exists in two different forms, anhydrous and hydrated.

One of these forms is blue and the other is white. The change between these two forms is

reversible.

blue form <-> white form

What is the blue form and how is the change from the blue form to the white form brought about?

[Image 53]

14. Four redox equations and statements about the equations are shown. [Image 54]

Which statements about the equations are correct?

A) 1 and 2

B) 1 and 3

C) 3 and 4

D) 2 and 4

15. Sodium hydroxide forms an alkaline solution with a pH of 14.

Which indicator turns yellow when added to this solution?

A) thymolphthalein B) methyl orange C) litmus D) universal indicator

16. Which row identifies an acidic oxide and a basic oxide? [Image 55]

17. A Student makes aqueous copper (II) chloride by adding excess copper (II) carbonate to dilute

hydrochloric acid. What is the next step in the method in the formation of solid copper (II)

chloride?

A) titration B) evaporation C) crystallisation D) filtration

1. aluminium is more metallic than sodium.

2. Beryllium is more metallic than carbon.

3. Boron is more metallic than lithium.

4. Magnesium is more metallic than silicon.

A) 1 and 3 B) 3 and 4 C) 1 and 2 D) 2 and 4

19. Which row shows the trend in melting point, density and reactivity as Group is descended? [Image

56]

20. Which row describes a similarity and a difference between chlorine and bromine? [Image 57]

21. Which statement describes transition elements?

A) They have high densities and low melting points.

B) They have high densities and high melting points.

C) They have low densities and low melting points.

D) They have low densities and high melting points.

22. Which diagram shows the electronic structure of a noble gas? [Image 58]

23. Which gas is made when powdered zinc is added to dilute hydrochloric acid?

A) chlorine B) oxygen C) carbon dioxide D) hydrogen

24. Which metal is used in aircraft manufacture because it has a low density?

A) potassium B) copper C) aluminium D) iron

25. The diagram represents the structure of a solid. Which solids does the diagram represent? [Image

59]

26. Three students, X, Y and Z, are told that solid P reacts with dilute acids and also conducts

electricity.

The table shows the students' suggestions about the identity of P. Which students are correct?

[Image 60]

27. Which substances in the air are needed for iron to rust?

A) water and carbon dioxide B) oxygen only C) water only D) oxygen and water

28. Part of the reactivity series of metals is shown. [Image 61]

A) HCl B) Ar C) H2S D) C2H6

30. There are two stable isotopes of bromine.

The mass number of isotope 1 is 79.

The mass number of isotope 2 is 81.

Which statement is correct?

A) The isotopes have the same number of outer electrons.

B) The isotopes have different chemical properties.

C) The isotopes have different numbers of protons.

D) The isotopes have the same number of neutrons.

31. Which statement about ions and ionic bonds is correct?

A) Positive ions are formed when atoms lose protons.

B) Bromine atoms form negatively charged bromide ions.

C) Potassium iodide contains negatively charged potassium ions.

D) Ionic bonds form between elements in Group VII of the Periodic Table.

32. Part of the Periodic Table is shown. Which type of chemical bonding is present in the oxide of F

and in the oxide of G? [Image 62]

33. Elements X and Y react to form a compound. Element X loses two electrons and element Y gains one

electron. What is the charge on the ions of elements X and Y and what is the formula of the

compound? [Image 63]

34. Which statement about graphite explains why it is used as an electrode?

A) It has a giant covalent structure. B) It contains ions. C) It has mobile electrons. D)

It is a metal.

35. Methane, CH4, burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water.

What is the balanced equation for this reaction?

A) CH4(g) + 2O2(g) -> CO2(g) + H2O(g)

B) CH4(g) + 3O2(g) -> CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

C) CH4(g) + O2(g) -> CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

D) CH4(g) + 2O2(g) -> CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

36. The equation for the thermal decomposition of sodium hydrogen carbonate is shown.
 2NaHCO3 -> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2

The Mr of sodium hydrogen carbonate, NaHCO3, is 84.

The Mr of sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, is 106.

In an experiment, 2.1 g of sodium hydrogencarbonate is heated but not all of it decomposes. All

of the carbon dioxide is collected and measured at room temperature and pressure. The total volume

of carbon dioxide produced is 0.21 dm^3.

The volume of 1 mole of a gas at room temperature and pressure is 24 dm^3.

(Questions continue on the original page up to Q52. For full set, see source.)