GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL

NAME: _______________________________(
SECONDARY TWO EXPRESS
CLASS: _______
SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY)
DATE: _______
JUNE HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Separation Technique
1. Explain how you would collect a dry sample of salt from a mixture of salt and sand.

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2.

Paper chromatography was used to investigate a series of dyes P, Q, R and S.

The resulting chromatography is shown below.

marker

starting line

a) Suggest a suitable solvent for the above experiment. ___________________________

b) Which dyes are pure substances? __________________________________________
c) The marker is a mixture of which two dyes? _________________________________

3.

Atoms & Molecules

By using the periodic table, complete the following table.
chemical
symbol

proton
number

mass number

number of
protons

Mg

4.

electrons

12
15

Fe

neutrons

15
26

Write down the electronic configuration of a silicon atom. _________________________________

5.

Draw the electronic structure of a fluorine atom.

6.

Write down the number of valence electrons present in a phosphorus atom. _____________________

7.

Kinetic Particle Theory

Substance Z melts at 10C and boils at 110C .
a) Draw the arrangement of the particles of substance Z at room temperature in the box provided below.

b) Explain in terms of particulate model of matter, what happens when Z melts.

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8.

Measurement & Experimental Techniques

Complete the table by writing down the most appropriate apparatus.
Task
Measure 25.5 cm3 of sodium nitrate solution

Apparatus

Measure 56.4 g of iron filings

Measure 20.0 cm3 of potassium sulfate solution
Measure 67 cm3 of carbon dioxide gas

Solution & Suspension

The graph below shows the solubility of some substances in water against temperature. Answer the questions that follow
by referring to this graph.

Solute A
Solubility (g/100 g of water)

9.

Solute B

Solute C

Temperature (C)
a) Using the solubility curve, answer the following questions.
i) At 20 C, which solute is the most soluble? _________________________
ii) What mass of solute A will dissolve at 50 C? ________________________
iii) Which substance shows that its solubility is least affected by the change in temperature?
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iv) What is the amount of solute A formed when a saturated solution is cooled from 80 C to 50 C?

v) Determine if it possible to dissolve 20 g of solute C in 50 cm3 of water at 80C?

Explain your answer.

vi) 63 g of solute dissolve in 300 cm3 of water to form a saturated solution at 30C.
Identify the solute.

Chemical Changes
10. Sulfur burns in air to form sulfur dioxide.
a) Name the type of chemical reaction that occurred. _______________________________
b) Write a word equation to represent the reaction.
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c) Write a balance equation for the reaction above.
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d) Write down one difference between the reactants and products of this reaction.
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e) In another reaction, calcium carbonate decomposes on heating.
i)

State the products of this reaction. ________________________________________

ii)

Describe a test to determine the identity of the gas produced in the above reaction.
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11. Given the chemical formula of the following substance, complete the table below.
Substance

Chemical Formula

Substance

Chemical Formula

hydrochloric acid

HCl

zinc sulfide

ZnS

magnesium chloride

MgCl

zinc oxide

ZnO

sulfur dioxide

SO2

sodium hydroxide

NaOH

copper (II) sulfate

CuSO4

copper (II) hydroxide

Cu(OH)2

sodium sulfate

Na2SO4

a)

Word Equation : magnesium + hydrochloric acid magnesium chloride + hydrogen

Balanced chemical equation:
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b)

Word Equation : zinc sulphide + oxygen zinc oxide + sulfur dioxide

Balanced chemical equation:
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c)

Word Equation : sodium hydroxide + copper (II) sulfate copper (II) hydroxide + sodium sulfate
Balanced chemical equation:
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