ADUVIE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ABUJA
FIRST TERM CAT – 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: Chemistry
CLASS: Year 10
TIME: 1 hour 15 mins
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions.
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (1 mark each)
1. An atom that contains 7 protons belongs to which element?
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Fluorine
D. Neon
2. Which subatomic particle carries a negative charge?
A. Proton
B. Electron
C. Neutron
D. Nucleon
3. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is known as its —
A. Atomic number
B. Mass number
C. Electron number
D. Nucleon charge
4. The atomicity of phosphorus (P₄) is —
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
5. Which of the following best describes a chemical change?
A. Ice melting
B. Dissolving sugar in water
C. Iron rusting
D. Evaporation of alcohol
6. An atom of sodium (¹¹Na²³) contains —
A. 11 protons and 12 neutrons
B. 12 protons and 11 neutrons
C. 23 protons
D. 23 electrons
7. Which of these scientists proposed the plum pudding model?
A. Dalton
B. Rutherford
C. J.J. Thomson
D. Chadwick
8. Which of the following is not a branch of chemistry?
A. Physical chemistry
B. Inorganic chemistry
C. Mechanical chemistry
D. Organic chemistry
9. A molecule of chlorine gas (Cl₂) is —
A. Monoatomic
B. Diatomic
C. Triatomic
D. Polyatomic
10. Which of the following statements about isotopes is
true? A. They have the same number of neutrons
B. They have different numbers of protons
C. They have the same number of protons but different
neutrons D. They have different atomic numbers
11. The central part of an atom where protons and neutrons are found is the —
A. Electron cloud
B. Nucleus
C. Shell
D. Orbital
12. A change that can easily be reversed is called a —
A. Chemical change
B. Physical change
C. Permanent change
D. Biological change
13. All are careers in chemistry except
A. Food technologist
B. Pharmacist
C. Economist
D. Industrial chemist
14. Which of the following is a fine chemical?
A. Sulphuric acid
B. Caustic soda
C. Ethanol
D. Sodium carbonate
15. The electron configuration of oxygen (atomic number 8) is —
A. 2,6
B. 2,8
C. 2,4
D. 2,2,4
16. The correct order in scientific investigation is —
A. Hypothesis → Observation → Experiment
B. Observation → Hypothesis → Experiment
C. Experiment → Law → Hypothesis
D. Observation → Theory → Hypothesis
17. What is the charge on an atom that has lost two
electrons? A. -2
B. +2
C. 0
D. -1
18. Which of these elements has three electron shells?
A. Sodium (Na)
B. Neon (Ne)
C. Magnesium (Mg)
D. Aluminum (Al)
19. The modern atomic model describes electrons as —
A. Stationary particles
B. Occupying fixed orbits only
C. Existing in regions called orbitals
D. Resting inside the nucleus
20. Which of the following chemicals is classified as a heavy chemical?
A. Sulphuric acid
B. Ethanol
C. Glucose
D. Acetone
FIRST TERM CAT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
TIME ALLOWED: 1 HR 20 MINS
INSTURCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTION AND ALL QUESTIONS CARRY 1 MARK
EXCEPT OTHERWISE STATED.
CLASS: YEAR 10
PARTICLE ELECTRON PROTON NEUTRON
A 12 12 12
B 12 12 14
C 10 12 12
D 10 8 8
E 9 9 1O
The above describes some particles
(a) Which three particles are neutral atoms ?
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(b) Which particle is a negative ion ?
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(c) What is the charge of this particle ?
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(d) Which particle is a positive ion ?
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(e) What is the charge of this particle?
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2. Use the table above to identify A—E
The following statements are about the particles that make up the atom.
For each statement, write
P if it describes the proton
E if it describes the electron
N if it describes the neutron
(A) The positively charged particles
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(B) Found with the proton in the nucleus
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(C) Held in shells around the nucleus
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(D) The negatively charged particles
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(E) The particles with negligible mass
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(F) The number of the particle is found by subtracting the proton number from
the electron number
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3. The atoms of elements are represented by a set of three letters as shown
below
Y
ZX
(a) What does these letters stand for ?
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(II) Y ………………………………………….
(III) Z …………………………………………
B. Atom is made up three fundamental particles. Two of these particles carry
charges, while the other particle does not. Two of these particles are also
located at the centre of the atom, with the third particle revolving round the
centre
I. Name these fundamental particles
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II. Which of these particles carry charges and what type of charge do they
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III. Which two particles are located at the centre?
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IV. What name do we give to the centre?
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V. Which particle revolves round the centre?
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VI. If the centre of the atom contains 8 particles that are charged, how many
particles are revolving round this centre?…………………………….. VII.
Complete the following statement, the 8 charged particles in the centre of the
atom indicates the …………. and ………….. of the atom
VIII. If the numbers of the charged and uncharged particles in the centre of an
atom are 7 and 9 respectively, What is the mass number of the
atom?…………………………………..
IX. What is the proton number of the atom? ………………………………. 4.
Atoms of the same element are alike and differ from atoms of other elements.
This is one of the ideas from Dalton’s atomic theory.
i. Which discovery rendered the idea
invalid?…………………………………….
ii. How has this idea been modified by modern atomic theory?
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Iii. Draw and label the structure of the modern atomic theory
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5. An atom of element X has 81 electrons and 124 neutrons, I. How
many protons has it? ……………………………………….. II. What
would you expect the mass number to be?
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6. Define chemical industries
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Ii. Name any five division of chemical industries
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[Link] the term Heavy chemicals
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Iii. Name five heavy chemicals
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Iv. State 2 reasons why your answers in (iii) above are referred to as heavy
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7. Define atomic number and mass number of an element i.
Atomic Number:
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Ii. Mass Number
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Iii. Define Isotopy
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Iii. Write the symbol of three elements that exhibit Isotopy stating their mass
number and atomic number respectively
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Iv. Silicon (atomic number 14) has three isotopes, silicon 28, silicon 29 and
silicon 30. Their relative percentage by number of abundance is 92.2, 4.7 and 3.1
[Link] the relative atomic mass of silicon
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