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2013 S1 Science

Chemistry Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Miss Raja

1) In the diagrams below:


N is a nitrogen atom
O is an oxygen atom
C is a carbon atom.
a) Draw one line from each diagram to its correct description. One line has been done for you.

2013 S1 Science

Chemistry Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Miss Raja

b) The diagram below shows a hydrogen atom. Use words from the box to write the correct labels on
the diagram.
alloy

electron

group

nucleus

2) The diagrams below show the arrangement of atoms or molecules in five different substances
A, B, C, D and E.
a) Each of the circles

and

represents an atom of a different element.

Give the letter of the diagram which represents:


(i)a mixture of gases;..............
(ii)a single compound...............

2013 S1 Science

Chemistry Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Miss Raja

b) The diagram below shows a model of a chemical reaction between two substances.

(i) How can you tell from the diagram that a chemical reaction took place
between substance P and substance Q?
________________________________________________________________________
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(ii) Substance P is carbon.
Suggest what substances Q and R could be.
substance Q ______________________________
substance R ______________________________
*(iii) How does the diagram show that mass has been conserved in this reaction?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3) The diagrams represent the arrangement of atoms or molecules in four different substances,
A,B, C and D.

2013 S1 Science

Chemistry Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Each of the circles ,


(a)

, and

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represents an atom of a different element.

(i)Which substance is a compound?______________________________


(ii)Which substance is a mixture?______________________________
(iii)Which two substances are elements?______________________________
(iv)Which two substances could be good thermal conductors?_____________________
(v)Which substance could be carbon dioxide?______________________________

4) Hydrogen and helium have both been used in airships.

a) Circle the property which both hydrogen and helium have that makes an airship float in air.
Colourless

Less dense than air

More dense than air

b) Helium is safer than hydrogen because it does not burn in oxygen.


Draw a ring around the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Helium is now used in airships because it is

2013 S1 Science

Chemistry Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Miss Raja

5) The table below shows information about five elements.


element

melting point (C)

boiling point (C)

conducts electricity

colour

59

no

brown

218

183

no

colourless

1535

2750

yes

silvery

113

445

no

yellow

1083

2567

yes

orange

(i)Which two of these elements are likely to be metals?


Write the letters.
............................... and ...............................
(ii)Which element in the table is liquid at room temperature?
Write the letter.
.......................
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(b)What is the chemical symbol for copper?
Tick the correct box.

Cr

Cu

Co

Ca

(c) How many atoms of iron and oxygen are there shown in the formulas for FeO and Fe2O3?

2013 S1 Science

Chemistry Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures


compound

number of atoms
of iron

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number of atoms
of oxygen

FeO
Fe2O3
6)

(a)From the substances named above, give:


(i) the name of a metal;
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(ii) the name of an element which is a non-metal;
.............................................................................................................
(iii) the name of an element which will rust;
.............................................................................................................
(iv) the name of a compound.
.............................................................................................................

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