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Class Test
Form 4 Chemistry

Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. The following statement is about a profession.
He helps to improve quality and
storage of food with the use of
various additives and
What
is the profession mentioned by the above
preservatives.

statement?
A. Geologist
B. Farmer
C. Chemist
D. Doctor

2. The information below shows the four

important steps in scientific method.

4. An experiment is carried out to compare the

rate of corrosion of an iron nail. Which of the
following should be kept constant throughout
the experiment?
I the rate of rusting
II the presence of oxygen
III the presence of water
IV type of nail
A. I and II only
B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. III and IV only
5. The following graph is obtained from the
heating of naphthalene in air.

W collecting data
Y making conclusion
X planning an
experiment

Which
of the following
shows the correct
Z interpreting
data
sequence of the steps in scientific method?
A. W, X, Z, Y
B. X, W, Z, Y
C. Y, Z, W, X
D. Z, Y, X, W
3. The following shows a question that was asked
by a student.
Does the movement of air at the

What
is theofhypothesis
based
on the
the above
surface
the water
affect
rate
problem?
A. The factor that influence the rate of
evaporation is the movement of air at the
surface of water
B. The higher the rate of evaporation, the
shorter is the time taken for evaporation.
C. The rate of evaporation increases when
there is movement of air at the surface of
the water
D. water molecules are able to escape into the
air easily

At the fourth minute shown on this graph,

A. the atoms and molecules of naphthalene are
free to move completely
B. all the molecules are free to move
completely
C. the molecules are arranged tightly but are
free to move completely
D. the molecules are arranged tightly but they
begin to move more freely
6. The diagrams below show the arrangement of
molecules in the three states of manner.

Which state does each diagram show?

A

I
Liquid

II
Gas

III
Solid
1

B
C
D

Solid
Gas
Gas

Gas
Liquid
Solid

Liquid
Solid
Liquid

7. Figure 1 shows an experiment conducted with

liquid bromine.

After a while, the gas jar becomes filled with a

brown gas. What conclusion can you make
about the experiment?

C. Bohr
D. Chadwick
10. Which of the following is correct?

Scientist
Ernest
Rutherford
Neils Bohr

John Dalton

Thomson

I Bromine gas diffuse into the air in the gas jar

II Liquid bromine combines with air to release
a brown gas
III Bromine gas is made up of tiny discrete
particles which occupy the empty spaces
between air molecules
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III only

8. A metal, M, has a melting point of 419oC and

boiling point of 908oC. Which of the following
would represent its particulate arrangement at
400oC?
A.
B.
C.
D.

11. More than 95% of the mass of an atom

comes from
A. Proton only
B. Neutron only
C. Electrons only
D. Protons and neutrons
12. The table below shows the proton number and
the number of electrons in four different
particles.
Particle Proton number Number of electrons
P
11
11
Q
17
17
R
12
10
S
8
8
Which of these particles is an ion?
13.
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
13.
13.
The below symbol represents a chlorine atom.
37

9. The first scientist to suggest the idea of an

atom was
A. Dalton
B. Rutherford

Theory
An atom is a solid
indivisible ball
The nucleus of an atom
consists of protons and
neutrons
An atom consists of
mainly empty space
An atom is positively
charged sphere which
contains electrons

17

Cl

Which of the following is true based on the

symbol?
Proton

Nucleon

Number of
2

A
B
C
D

number
17
17
37
17

number
20
37
17
37

neutrons
37
37
17
20

14. A particle has three electrons, four protons

and five neutrons. Which of the following
statements are true?
I Its proton number is 9
II Its nucleon number is 9
III It carries a charge of +1
IV It is an isotope
A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, III and IV only
15. The electron arrangement of an element with
proton number 16 is
A. 2.8.6
B. 2.7.7
C. 2.8.5
D. 2.8.8
16. Which of the following elements has the
greatest number of valence electrons?
A. 17Cl

Which of the following pairs of particles are

isotopes?
A. W and X
B. X and Y
C. X and Z
D. Y and Z
18. The information shows the nucleon number
and number of neutrons of atom X.
Nucleon number = 13
Number of neutrons = 7
Which of the following statements is true?
A. The symbol of atom X is 13
7

X
B. Atom X has 7 electrons
C. Atom X has 4 valence electrons
D. Atom X is an atom of nitrogen
19. Which of the following isotopes can be used
for medical treatment of patient?
I Cobalt 60
II Carbon-14
III Iodine-131
IV Sodium-24
A. I and II only
B. II and IV only
C. I and III only
D. III and IV only

B. 8O
C. 1H
D 20Ca
17. The table shows the number of protons,
electrons and neutrons of four atoms.
Atom

Number
of
protons

W
X
Y
Z

8
8
12
11

Number
of
electron
s
8
10
10
11

Number
of
neutron
s
9
10
12
12

Answers:
1.11.
20.2.12.
Draw the electron arrangement of an atom of
3.13.
element Y with proton number 17.
4.14.
5.15.
6.16.
7.17.
8.18.
9.19.
10.