S 1 CHEMISTRY HOLIDAY WORK

Name:

Stream

Instructions:
Attempt all the questions without help from any other party. Only consult if you really have to.

1. The diagram shows a Sodium atom and a sodium ion.

Key : The nucleus of A and B Contains 23 particles each.

(a) Which diagram represents a Sodium ion and a sodium atom? Give reasons for your answer

(b) Sodium is in group 1 of the periodic table. How can you tell this from its electron structure?

(c) Find the number of neutrons in A and B

40

2. (a) (i) Explain what is meant by the numbers in the symbol 20Ca ?

40
(ii) Use the numbers to state the number of protons, neutrons and electrons found in 20Ca
Protons

Neutrons

(iii) Write the electrons configurations of

40
20

Ca

Electrons

2+

and draw its electrons structure.

(b) Other isotopes of Calcium are Calcium-42, Calcium-44 and Calcium-46.

(i) What is mean by an isotope?

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A
(ii) Write the symbols for the above isotopes of calcium in the form Z X
Isotope

Calcium-42

Calcium-44

Calcium-46

Symbol
3. (i) The table below shows the electronic arrangements of six atoms, A to F.
atom

Electron arrangement 2.8.6

2.8.8

2.8.3

2.8.8.6

2.5

Use the letters representing the atoms to select the following

(a) Two atoms from the same group of the periodic table
(b) The ion K+ ...
(c) Two noble gases ..
(d) An atom which has 3 electrons in its outside shell. .
(e) An atom which has 5 electrons in its outside shell. .
(f) An atom with the atomic number 24. ..
(ii) Complete the following
Atoms are the ________ particles of matter that can exist on their own. They are made up of
particles called protons, ________ and electrons. Protons have a ________charge and
electrons have a _________ charge.
The protons are found in the _______ of the atom. In a neutral atom, the number of protons
must _________ the number of electrons. If they do not, the particle will be called an
_______. The number of protons in an atom is called its ________ ________. The total
number of particles in the nucleus gives the ________ ________ of the element.
The atoms of different elements are _________. They must contain different numbers of
________ and ________, although they may have the same number of ________.
4. Use the following periodic table to answer questions that follow
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

T
S

U
O

17

18

V
X

1. The element that would have would produce

an ion with a 2+ charge.
A. Q
B. S
C. U
D. V

2. Which of the following elements would form a 2anion?

A. S
B. T
C. U
D. V

3. The element is a transitional metal

4. Which of the following has only noble gases?

A. A
B. R
C. W
D. Z

A. Y and Z
B. W and Y
C. W and X
D. V and X

5. Which of the following is an alkali earth

metal
A. Q
B. A
C. S
D. V

6. Which of the following has only halogens ?

A. Y and Z
B. W and Y
C. W and X
D. V and X

5. The following diagram shows a set up of simple distillation.

(a)(i) Identify substance P.

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(ii) What is the objective of substance
P______________________________________________________________________________

(b)

Identify the distillate collected in the receiver.

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(c)Suggest how you would determine that the distillate collected is a pure substance.
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(d)

Label the water in and water out on the diagram.

(e)State one possible mistake in the set up and explain the significance of the mistake.
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