End of Unit Test

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Name

Class
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1 For each of the following substances, write down whether they are
elements, mixtures or compounds. Write your answer in the box.
The first one has been done for you as an example.
Substance

Element, mixture or compound

oxygen

element

carbon dioxide
copper
air
water
soil

[5 marks]
2 Look at the diagrams below. Match the correct diagram to the
description. Write the letter of the diagram in the table.
A

Description

Diagram letter

molecules of an element
molecules of a compound
a mixture of different elements
a mixture of elements and compounds

[4 marks]

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End of Unit Test (continued)

3 Dina saw this word equation in a text book:

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calcium carbonate + dilute hydrochloric acid calcium chloride solution +

water + carbon dioxide.
She decided to try the reaction out for herself. She added the acid to the calcium
carbonate.
a What would she see that shows that a reaction was taking place?

[1 mark]
b From the substances in the word equation, give:
i a pure compound
ii a mixture
[2 marks]
c At the end of the reaction, there were still some pieces of calcium carbonate
left over.
How could Dina separate these solid lumps from the calcium chloride solution?

[1 mark]
d Dina then decided that she would try to get solid calcium chloride from
the calcium chloride solution. Draw a diagram of the apparatus that
she might use to carry out this experiment. Label your diagram.

[2 marks]
e Explain why this method would work in separating the calcium chloride
from the water.

[2 marks]

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End of Unit Test (continued)

4 The graph shows what happens to the temperature of a solid when it was heated
until it melted.
90
80

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Temperature (C)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0

9 10 11 12
Time (minutes)

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

a What happened to the temperature in the first 4 minutes?

[1 mark]
b What happened to the temperature between 4 and 10 minutes?

[1 mark]
c What is the temperature after 2 minutes?

[1 mark]
d When did the liquid start to melt?

[1 mark]
e Put a ring around the number that is closest to the melting point of the solid
in degrees Celsius
40

60

80

100

120
[1 mark]

f How can you tell from these results that the solid is probably pure?

[1 mark]
g The heat was turned off after 11 minutes and the tube was left to cool.
On the grid above, draw the shape of the graph that you would get.
Continue the line as far as 20 minutes.
[2 marks]
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