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HKDSE Chemistry 25-Minute Test Guide

The document is a 25-minute test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions related to chemistry concepts, including chemical changes, gas properties, and laboratory procedures. Each question requires students to select the correct answer from four options, covering topics such as the behavior of substances under heat, methods of separation, and reactions of various chemicals. The test is designed to assess students' understanding of fundamental chemistry principles as outlined in the HKDSE New Chemistry curriculum.

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HKDSE Chemistry 25-Minute Test Guide

The document is a 25-minute test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions related to chemistry concepts, including chemical changes, gas properties, and laboratory procedures. Each question requires students to select the correct answer from four options, covering topics such as the behavior of substances under heat, methods of separation, and reactions of various chemicals. The test is designed to assess students' understanding of fundamental chemistry principles as outlined in the HKDSE New Chemistry curriculum.

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25-minute Test Part I

25-minute Test

Part I

Planet Earth

Name: ________________________ ( ) Class: ____________ Date: ________________

There are 20 multiple-choice questions in total.


Answer ALL questions. Marks: / 20
Time allowed: 25 minutes

1. Which of the following processes is a chemical change?


A. Crystallization of sea water
B. Distillation of sea water
C. Electrolysis of sea water
D. Evaporation of sea water

2. Refer to the following set-up:

hydrated copper(II)
sulphate crystal

heat

What can be observed after some time?


A. The hydrated copper(II) sulphate crystals turn from blue to white.
B. The hydrated copper(II) sulphate crystals turn from white to blue.
C. The hydrated copper(II) sulphate crystals turn from blue to pink.
D. The hydrated copper(II) sulphate crystals turn from pink to blue.

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3. Consider the following conversion:

carbon dioxide excess carbon dioxide


Limewater X Y

Which of the following combinations is correct?


X Y Colour change from X to Y
A. Calcium oxide Calcium hydroxide From colourless to milky
B. Calcium oxide Calcium carbonate From milky to colourless
C. Calcium carbonate Calcium hydroxide From colourless to milky
D. Calcium carbonate Calcium hydrogencarbonate From milky to colourless

4. Which of the following statements about performing a flame test is INCORRECT?


A. Concentrated hydrochloric acid is needed.
B. The solid sample should be heated in a luminous Bunsen flame.
C. The solid sample should be in powdered form.
D. A platinum wire can be used to perform the test.

5. Different gases in air can be separated by fractional distillation because they have different
A. densities.
B. boiling points.
C. melting points.
D. freezing points.

6. Solid X is subjected to three tests and the results are shown in the following table.

Test Result
Flame test A lilac flame is seen.
Addition of dilute hydrochloric acid Colourless gas bubbles evolve.
Silver nitrate test No observable change.

Which of the following solids might X be?


A. Potassium carbonate
B. Potassium chloride
C. Magnesium carbonate
D. Magnesium chloride

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7. Which of the following diagrams represents the arrangement of particles in a mixture of an


element and a compound?
(Particles of different colours represent atoms of different elements.)
A. B.

C. D.

8. Which of the following methods is most suitable for obtaining pure water from sea water?
A. Crystallization
B. Distillation
C. Evaporation
D. Filtration

9. Which of the following combinations about metal extraction methods is correct?


Metal Extraction method
A. Aluminium Heating the ore with carbon
B. Silver Electrolysis of the molten ore
C. Platinum Mechanical separation
D. Lead Heating the ore strongly in air

10. Which of the following word equations is INCORRECT?


A. calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid  calcium chloride + carbon dioxide
B. calcium carbonate  calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
C. calcium hydroxide + carbon dioxide  calcium carbonate + water
D. calcium oxide + water  calcium hydroxide

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11. Refer to the following set-up:

wet iron wool

10 cm

water

Which of the following diagrams shows the most probable result after several weeks?
A. B.
wet wet
iron wool iron wool
8 cm
10 cm

water water

C. D.
wet wet 2 cm
iron wool 5 cm iron wool

water water

12. Which of the following is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?
A. Argon
B. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen

13. Which of the following hazard warning labels should be shown on a gas jar containing oxygen?
A. B.

C. D.

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14. Which of the following substances does NOT contain calcium carbonate?
A. Chalk
B. Marble
C. Quicklime
D. Limestone

15. Which of the following solutions can be used to test for the presence of chloride in a solution?
(1) Silver nitrate solution
(2) Dilute hydrochloric acid
(3) Dilute nitric acid
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

16. Which of the following processes produce(s) oxygen?


(1) Heating silver oxide
(2) Electrolysis of sea water
(3) Fractional distillation of liquid air
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

17. Which of the following methods can be used to distinguish between potassium carbonate and
sodium chloride?
(1) Performing a flame test
(2) Adding distilled water
(3) Adding dilute hydrochloric acid
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

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18. Which of the following are advantages of carrying out microscale experiments?
(1) Reducing the amount of chemicals used
(2) Reducing the amount of chemical waste produced
(3) Obtaining more accurate experimental results
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

19. Which of the following statements are correct?


(1) Hydrogen relights a glowing splint.
(2) Calcium carbonate gives a brick-red flame in the flame test.
(3) Water turns dry cobalt(II) chloride paper from blue to pink.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

20. Which of the following are the expected observations when excess dilute hydrochloric acid is
added to solid calcium carbonate?
(1) A hissing sound is heard.
(2) A colourless solution forms.
(3) Colourless gas bubbles evolve.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

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Suggested answers
1. C
A chemical change is a change in which one or more new substances are produced.
During electrolysis of sea water, hydrogen, chlorine and sodium hydroxide (solution) are
produced. Hence, it is a chemical change.
2. A
Hydrated copper(II) sulphate crystals are blue. Under strong heating, the water of crystallization
is driven out from the crystals, and anhydrous copper(II) sulphate (powder) forms. Anhydrous
copper(II) sulphate is white.
3. D
Limewater is a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide. It reacts with carbon dioxide to form
calcium carbonate.
calcium hydroxide + carbon dioxide  calcium carbonate + water
∴ X is calcium carbonate.

Calcium carbonate is insoluble in water. Thus, the limewater turns from colourless to milky.
Calcium carbonate reacts with excess carbon dioxide and water to give calcium
hydrogencarbonate.
calcium carbonate + carbon dioxide + water  calcium hydrogencarbonate
∴ Y is calcium hydrogencarbonate.

Calcium hydrogencarbonate is soluble in water. Thus, the milky limewater becomes


colourless/turns clear again.
4. B
A non-luminous Bunsen flame (blue flame) should be used in performing a flame test.
5. B
In fractional distillation, different gases in air boil at different temperatures. Gases with lower
boiling points boil off at lower temperatures while gases with higher boiling points boil off at
higher temperatures.

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6. A
X contains potassium as it gives a lilac flame in the flame test.
X contains carbonate as it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to give colourless gas bubbles.
X does not contain chloride as it has no reaction with acidified silver nitrate solution.
7. D
Option (A): It is a mixture of two compounds.
Option (B): It is a mixture of two elements.
Option (C): It is a pure element.
8. B
Sea water is a mixture of mainly water and salts. Water has a much lower boiling point than all
of the salts. During distillation, the water in sea water boils first. The steam formed is then
cooled and condenses as pure water.
9. C
Option (A): Aluminium can be extracted by electrolysis of its molten ore.
Option (B): Silver can be extracted by heating its ore strongly in air.
Option (D): Lead can be extracted by heating its ore with carbon strongly.
10. A
The word equation for the reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is:
calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid  calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water
11. B
The wet iron wool would react with oxygen in the air. As the oxygen inside the test tube is
removed, the pressure inside the test tube is reduced. The atmospheric pressure would force the
water in the trough into the test tube. As oxygen occupies about 20% by volume of air, the
height of air in the test tube would decrease by about 20% accordingly, i.e. from 10 cm to 8 cm.
(Note: The values are approximate values only.)
12. D
Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust.
Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the atmosphere.

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13. A
Option (A): Oxidizing
Option (B): Corrosive
Option (C): Flammable
Option (D): Explosive
Oxygen supports burning but it is not flammable.
14. C
Quicklime is calcium oxide.
15. C
Silver nitrate test can be used to test for the presence of chloride in a substance. To test for the
presence of chloride in a solution, excess dilute nitric acid is added to a sample of the solution,
followed by silver nitrate solution. The formation of a white precipitate indicates the presence of
chloride in that sample of solution.
16. C

heat
Statement (1): silver oxide silver + oxygen (a chemical change)
electrolysis
sea water hydrogen + chlorine + sodium hydroxide (solution)
Statement (2):
(a chemical change)

fractional distillation
Statement (3): liquid air nitrogen + oxygen + argon

(a physical change)
17. B
Statement (1): Potassium carbonate gives a lilac flame when heated while sodium chloride gives
a golden yellow flame.
Statement (2): Both dissolve in distilled water to form a colourless solution.
Statement (3): Potassium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to give colourless gas
bubbles while sodium chloride does not.
18. A
Experiments carried out on a microscale may not necessarily give more accurate results than
those carried out on an ordinary scale.

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19. C
Oxygen relights a glowing splint but hydrogen does not.
20. D
The equation of the reaction is:
calcium carbonate + dilute hydrochloric acid  calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water
Statement (1): When listened carefully, a faint hissing sound is heard. This is because
effervescence occurs in the reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid.

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When calcium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid, a faint hissing sound is heard due to effervescence, a colorless solution forms, and colorless gas bubbles evolve. The products of this reaction are calcium chloride, carbon dioxide, and water .

During the electrolysis of sea water, a chemical change occurs where hydrogen gas, chlorine gas, and sodium hydroxide solution are produced. This is significant as it involves the decomposition of water and salts to form useful products such as chlorine for disinfection and hydrogen as a potential fuel .

In a flame test, oxygen does not produce a distinctive flame color but supports combustion and enhances the visibility of metal ion colors. An oxidizing hazard symbol (O with a flame) should be associated with oxygen as it supports combustion rather than being flammable itself .

A non-luminous Bunsen flame is necessary for a flame test because it provides a consistent blue flame that doesn't mask the colors produced by metal ions. A luminous flame can introduce impurities and its yellow color can interfere with observing the distinct flame colors of substances .

Fractional distillation separates gases in air based on their different boiling points. During the process, gases with lower boiling points boil off at lower temperatures while those with higher boiling points boil off at higher temperatures, allowing for their separation .

To test for chloride presence, add excess dilute nitric acid followed by silver nitrate solution to the sample. A white precipitate formation indicates chloride presence. This test relies on the precipitation of silver chloride, which is insoluble, distinguishing chloride ions accurately .

Platinum is typically extracted using mechanical separation because its physical properties allow it to be easily separated from other materials without needing chemical processes such as heating or electrolysis .

A flame test is suitable because potassium carbonate produces a lilac flame, whereas sodium chloride produces a golden yellow flame. These distinct colors allow for easy differentiation between the two substances .

A mixture of an element and a compound can be identified by examining particle arrangements. Elements have uniform particles, while compounds show repeated patterns of different particle types. A mixture would show randomized distribution of the element's particles and the compound's pattern .

Microscale experiments offer benefits such as reducing the amount of chemicals used and minimizing chemical waste, leading to safer and more environmentally friendly laboratory practices. They do not necessarily provide more accurate results but improve efficiency and safety .

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