Revision Questions

1. Describe a laboratory experiment to test the reactivity of the elements

going down group 1.

1. A small piece of lithium is cut using a small knife.
2. The oil on the surface of lithium is removed by using filter paper.
3. The lithium is placed in the gas jar spoon and heated until it starts to burn.
4. The gas jar spoon is quickly placed into a gas jar filled with oxygen gas.
5. The intensity of the burning and the colour of flame are recorded.
6. The steps 1 to 5 are repeated using sodium and potassium.

Observation:
Lithium burns slowly with red flame.
Sodium burns vigorously with yellow flame.
Potassium burns very vigorously with reddish-purple flame.

Conclusion:
The reactivity of elements of Group 1 increases down the group.

2. Diagram 1 shows an apparatus set-up for an experiment.



Diagram 1
When 15.5 g of copper (II) carbonate is heated strongly, the green powder
changes to black powder and released a colourless gas which turns lime
water becomes cloudy.

(a) Identify the black powder and the colourless gas.
(i) Black powder:

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(ii) Colourless gas:
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(b)Write a complete equation which include physical state for this
decomposition.

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(c) (i) Calculate the number of moles of copper (II) carbonate used.
[Relative atomic mass: C, 12; O, 16; Cu, 64]


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3. Table 1 shows the solubility and electrical conductivity of substances X, Y
and Z.

Substance
Soluble in Electrical conductivity in

Water Organic
solvent
Solid state Molten state Aqueous
state
X Soluble Insoluble No Yes Yes
Y Insoluble Insoluble Yes Yes
Z Insoluble Soluble No No

Table 1
(a) Which substance can be a metal?
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(b) (i) State the type of bonding of substance Z.
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(ii) Explain why substance Z does not conduct electricity in solid and
molten state.

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(c) (i) Describe the melting and boiling points of substance X.
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(ii) Give one example of substance X.
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(iii) Draw the electron arrangement of the compound stated in (c) (ii).
4. Write down the electronic configuration for element X and Y with proton
numbers 36 and 52 respectively.
5. How many pairs of shared electrons in this compound?
O=C=O
6. What is the function of soda lime in an experiment to study about the
reaction between halogens and iron?
7. Draw the atomic symbol for atom L with 10 protons and the nucleon
number of 17.