Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NAME: REF: 2024 -25/ SCI/T2/STD 9/PS

CLASS: SUBJECT: Chemistry

DATE: TOPIC: Complete Syllabus

Matter in our surroundings

1. The property to flow is unique to fluids. Which one of the following statements is
correct?

(i) Only gases behave like fluids

(ii) Gases and solids behave like fluids

(iii) Gases and liquids behave like fluids

(iv) Only liquids behave like fluids

2. During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the
phenomenon of

(i) diffusion

(ii) transpiration

(iii) osmosis

(iv) evaporation

3. Few substances are arranged in the increasing order of 'forces of attraction'

between their particles. Which one of the following represents a correct arrangement?

(i) Water, air, wind

(ii) Air, sugar, oil

(iii) Oxygen, water, sugar

(iv) Salt, juice, air

4. Which condition out of the following will increase the rate of evaporation of water?

(i) Increase in temperature of water

(ii) Decrease in temperature of water

(iii) Less exposed surface area of water

(iv) Adding common salt to water

5. In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of

hydrogen gas would increase?

(i) Increasing the pressure on hydrogen gas contained in a closed container

(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container

(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas

(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the volume of the
container

(a) (i) and (iii)

(b) (i) and (iv)

(c) (ii) and (iii)

(d) (ii) and (iv)

[Link] a glass tumbler of hot water is kept in a freezer, which graph represents its
temperature change over time?

7. When 50 g of sugar is dissolved in 100 mL of water, there is no increase in volume.

What characteristic of matter is illustrated by this observation?

[Link] happens when an inflated air balloon is pricked with a pin? Name the property
of the gaseous state exhibited by this observation.

[Link] the process which occurs when a drop of Dettol is added to water.

[Link] which physical state of matter do the following statements apply?

(i) Incompressible, no fixed shape

(ii) Compressible, no definite volume

[Link] energy of particles of water in three vessels A, B, and C are EA, EB, and EC

respectively and EA > EB > EC. Arrange the temperatures, TA, TB, and TC of water in

the three vessels in increasing order.

[Link] are gases compressible but not liquids?

13.(i) Why do we wear cotton clothes in summers?

(ii) Why do we feel cold, when we keep acetone and ether on our palm?

14. A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102∘C at normal atmospheric
pressure. Is the water pure? Will this water freeze at 0∘C? Comment.

15. Water as ice has a cooling effect, whereas water as steam may cause severe burns.
Explain these observations.

16. With the help of an activity show that diffusion becomes faster with increase in

17. (i) What is meant by the word 'Latent' in latent heat?

(ii) Explain with the help of water:

(a) latent heat of fusion, and

(b) latent heat of vapourisation.

[Link] do people sprinkle water on the roof after a hot sunny day?

Is Matter around us pure?

[Link] of the following statements are true for pure substances?

(i) Pure substances contain only one kind of particles.

(ii) Pure substances may be compounds or mixtures.

(iii) Pure substances have the same composition throughout.

(iv) Pure substances can be exemplified by all elements other than nickel.

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i) and (iii)

(c) (iii) and (iv)

(d) (ii) and (iii)

2. A mixture of sulphur and carbon disulphide is:

(i) heterogeneous and shows Tyndall effect.

(ii) homogeneous and shows Tyndall effect.

(iii) heterogeneous and does not show Tyndall effect.

(iv) homogeneous and does not show Tyndall effect.

3. Which of the following are homogeneous in nature?

(i) ice

(ii) wood

(iii) soil

(iv) air

(a) (i) and (iii)

(b) (ii) and (iv)

(c) (i) and (iv)

(d) (iii) and (iv)

4. Which of the following are physical changes?

(i) Melting of iron metal

(ii) Rusting of iron

(iii) Bending of an iron rod

(iv) Drawing a wire of iron metal

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

5. Classify each of the following as homogeneous or heterogeneous mixtures:

soda water, wood, air, soil, vinegar, filtered tea, Brass

[Link] of the following materials fall into the category of a "pure substance"?

(i) Ice

(ii) Milk

(iii) Iron

(iv) Hydrochloric acid

(v) Calcium oxide

(vi) Mercury

(vii) Brick

7. Which of the following will show "Tyndall effect"?

(i) Salt solution

(ii) Milk

(iii) Copper sulphate solution

(iv) Starch solution

8. How can you convert a saturated solution into an unsaturated solution?

9. Write the dispersed phase and dispersion medium in an emulsion.

[Link] two examples of suspension.

11. Which type of solution is formed when milk and water is mixed uniformly?

[Link] one example for each of the following:

(i) Aerosol

(ii) Solution

[Link] the amount of glucose required to prepare 250g of 5% solution of glucose

by mass.

14. How do sol and gel differ from each other? Give one example.

[Link] why particles of a colloidal solution do not settle down when left
undisturbed, while in the case of a suspension they do.

16. An unknown substance ‘A’ on thermal decomposition produces ‘B’ and ‘C’. What is
‘A’—an element, a compound or a mixture?

Atoms and Molecules

1. Which of the following metal has highest melting point?

(a) Copper (b) Silver

(c) Sodium (d) Tungsten

2.A sample of pure water, irrespective of its source contains 11.1% hydrogen and
88.9% oxygen. The data supports

(a) law of constant proportions

(b) law of conservation of mass

(c) law of reciprocal proportions

(d) law of multiple proportions

3. The formula of chloride of a metal M is MCl3, then the formula of the phosphate of
metal M will be

4. Identify the correct statements.

(a) In a compound such as water, the ratio of the mass of hydrogen to the mass of
oxygen is always 8 :1.

(b) If 9 g of water is decomposed, 1 g of hydrogen and 8 g of oxygen are always

obtained.

(c) In ammonia, nitrogen and hydrogen are always present in the ratio 3 :14 by mass.

(d) Many compounds are composed of two or more elements and each such
compound has the same elements in the same proportions.

(i) 1 and 3 (ii) 1, 2 and 3 (iii) 2 and 4 (iv) All of these

5. The number of atoms present in a molecule of a substance is called

 (a) molecularity (b) atomicity (c) valency (d) reactivity

6. Which of the following is a triatomic molecule?

(a) Carbon-di-oxide (b) Ammonia (c) Helium (d) Sugar

[Link] valency of nitrogen in ammonia is

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 4

8. Which of the following represents a polyatomic ion?

(a) Sulphide (b) Chloride (c) Sulphate (d) Nitride

9. Latin name for gold is

(a) aurum (b) kalium (c) natrium (d) ferrum

10. All noble gas molecules are

(a) monatomic (b) diatomic (c) triatomic (d) both a and b

11. Match the columns by choosing the correct option.

(a) A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3

(b) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

(c) A - 3, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4

(d) A - 1, B - 4, C - 3, D – 2

[Link] the anion and cation that constitute the molecule of calcium oxide

[Link] atomic number of three elements A, B and C are 9, 10 and 13 respectively. Which

of them will form a cation?

14. Write down the chemical formula for the following compounds:
(a) Aluminium carbonate
(b) Calcium sulphide
(c) Zinc carbonate
(d) Copper phosphate
(e) Magnesium bicarbonate
(f) Aluminium hydroxide.

[Link] the difference between 2O, O 2 and O3.

16. Calculate the formula unit mass of

(a) Ca(OH)2

(b) Mg(HCO 3)2

[Link] K and L shells of an atom are full, then what would be the total number of electrons
in the atom?

Structure of Atom

1. How is the valency of an element determined if it has more than 4 electrons in its

outermost shell?

(a) Subtracting the number of electrons from 4

(b) Adding the number of electrons to 4

(c) Subtracting the number of electrons from 8

(d) Adding the number of electrons to 8

2. Which element has a valency of 2?

(a) Carbon

(b) Nitrogen

(c) Oxygen

(d) Sulphur

3. How is the atomic number defined mathematically?

(a) Atomic Number (Z) = No of neutrons (n)

(b) Atomic Number (Z) = No of protons (p+)

(c) Atomic Number (Z) = No of electrons (e-)

(d) Atomic Number (Z) = No of isotopes (I)

4. What is the mass number of an atom?

(a) The sum of protons and electrons

(b) The sum of neutrons and electrons

(c) The sum of protons and neutrons

(d) None of the above

5. What are isotopes?

(a) Elements with the same number of protons but different neutrons

(b) Elements with the same atomic and mass numbers

(c) Elements with the same number of protons and neutrons

(d) Elements with the same valency

6. Elements with valency equal to one are

(a) always metals

(b) always metalloids

(c) either metals or non-metals

(d) always non-metals

7. Which of the following statement is always correct?

(a) An atom has equal number of electrons and protons.

(b) An atom has equal number of electrons and neutrons.

(c) An atom has equal number of protons and neutrons.

(d) An atom has equal number of electrons, protons and neutrons.

8. Which part of the atom was discovered by Rutherford's alpha particle scattering
experiment?

9. What are Canal rays?

10. If an atom contains one electron and one proton, will it carry any charge or not?

11. Why is an atom neutral in spite of the presence of charged particles in it?

[Link] does a proton differ from an electron?

13. Helium atom has atomic mass of 4𝑢 and has 2 protons in its nucleus. How many

neutrons does it have?

[Link] was the main drawback of Rutherford's model of atom?

15. Mention any two points which Rutherford put forward to explain the nuclear model
of an atom.

16. Describe Bohr's model of atom.

[Link] total number of electrons in Nitrogen is 7. What is its valency?

[Link] has 8 protons and 8 neutrons whereas sulphur has 16 protons and 16
neutrons. What is the mass number of oxygen and sulphur.

19. What happens to the element ' 𝑍 ' if it can gain three electrons?
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20. In the notation N, what do the numbers 14 and 7 denote?
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21. Which isotope is used as a fuel in Nuclear reactors?

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22. Will Cl and Cl have different valencies? Justify your answer.

23. Why did Rutherford select a gold foil for his 𝛼-ray scattering experiment?

24. Write the electronic configuration of any one pair of isotopes and isobars.
[Link] following data represents the distribution of electrons, protons and neutrons in
atoms of the elements: A, B, C, D:

Answer the following questions:

(a) Describe the electronic configuration of B.

(b) Is element ' B ' a metal or a non-metal, why?

(c) Which two elements are pair of Isotopes?

(d) Which two elements are pair of Isobars?