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Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ Periodic Trends Question Paper Level O Level Subject Chemistry Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations Topic The Periodic Table Sub-Topic Periodic Trends Booklet Question Paper Time Allowed: 42 minutes Score: /35 Percentage: /100 Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 1 Which statement about the elements in the Periodic Table is correct? A All the elements in the same group of the Periodic Table have the same reactivity. B All the elements with four electrons in their outer shells are metals. C An element in Group II of the Periodic Table would form an ion with a 2– charge. D Elements in the same period of the Periodic Table have the same number of shells of electrons. 2 What happens when a strip of silver is immersed in an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate? A Bubbles of gas will appear. B No reaction occurs. C Pink copper will be deposited on the silver strip. D The silver strip will start to dissolve. 3 Which electronic configurations represent three metallic elements in the same period of the Periodic Table? element 1 element 2 element 3 A 2, 8, 7 2, 8, 8 2, 8, 1 B 2, 1 2, 8, 1 2, 8, 8, 1 C 2, 2 2, 3 2, 4 D 2, 8, 1 2, 8, 2 2, 8, 3 4 An element is in Period 3 and Group VII of the Periodic Table. Which statement about this element is correct? A The element will form 1+ ions. B The element will have 3 electrons in its outer shell. C The element will have 7 electrons in its outer shell. D The element will have 7 shells of electrons in its atom. Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 5 The table contains information about the physical properties of the elements chlorine, copper and iron. melting point boiling point element / °C / °C chlorine –101 W copper X 2582 iron 1539 Y In the table above, what are the correct values of W, X and Y? W X Y A –34 1083 445 B –34 1083 2887 C –34 2887 445 D 445 2887 1083 6 The diagram shows an outline of part of the Periodic Table. W X Y Z Which statements are correct? 1 Elements W, X and Y form coloured compounds. 2 Elements X, Y and Z have high melting points. 3 Elements X and Y act as catalysts. A 1 only B 2 only C 3 only D 1 and 3 only Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 7 The diagram shows the structure of which element in Period 3? A aluminium B magnesium C silicon D sodium 8 The diagram shows an outline of part of the Periodic Table. Y Z W X Which statement is not correct? A The melting point of W is lower than that of Z. B W and Z could react together and form a compound, WZ. C X could form an oxide, X2O3. D Y could form an oxide, YO2. Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 9 In the Periodic Table, how many periods are needed to accommodate the elements of atomic numbers 1-18? A 2 B 3 C 4 D 8 10 An atom of which element has the same electronic configuration as the strontium ion? A calcium B krypton C rubidium D selenium 11 The boiling points of gaseous elements increase as the size of their atoms increases. Which of these noble gases has the highest boiling point? A argon B helium C krypton D neon Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 12 W, X and Y are elements in the same period of the Periodic Table. X forms compounds of formulae XCl 2 and XCl 3. Y forms a solution of pH12 when it reacts with water. The reaction of W with water is similar to the reaction of Y with water but is less vigorous. In which order are the elements in the Periodic Table? left to right along a period A W → Y → X B X → W → Y C X → Y → W D Y → W → X 13 Pieces of material are placed in turn between P and Q in the incomplete electrical circuit shown. P Q bulb Which material would not cause the bulb to light? A aluminium B diamond C magnesium D zinc Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 14 Part of the Periodic Table is shown. The letters are not the symbols of the elements. V W X Y Z Which statement about the elements is correct? A V is more reactive than X. B W is more reactive than Z. C Y is in the same Group as X. D Z has a lower melting point than W. 15 An element X forms an ion X3–. In which group of the Periodic Table will this element be found? A Group I B Group III C Group V D Group VII 16 Which deduction about the element astatine, At, can be made from its position in Group VII? A It forms covalent compounds with sodium. B It is a gas. C It is displaced from aqueous potassium astatide, KAt, by chlorine. D It is more reactive than iodine. Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 17 Radium (Ra) is in the same group of the Periodic Table as magnesium. What is the charge on a radium ion? A 2– B 1– C 1+ D 2+ 18 The diagram shows a simple laboratory apparatus for the preparation and collection of a dry gas. anhydrous calcium chloride What is the gas? A carbon dioxide B chlorine C hydrogen D hydrogen chloride Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 19 The diagram shows part of the Periodic Table. P Q R S T Which pair of letters represents elements that are in the same period? A P and R B P and S C Q and T D R and S 20 Which row shows the correct number of protons and electrons in the ion of an element in Group II of the Periodic Table? 21 Which property is common to calcium, potassium and sodium? A Their atoms all lose two electrons when they form ions. B They all form carbonates which are insoluble in water. C They are all less dense than water. D They are all metallic. 22 Which set of the electronic structures are only found in metals? Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 23 Elements with the code letters Q and R occupy the positions shown in the outline of the Periodic Table. R Q What is the formula of the compound formed between them? A QR2 B Q2R C Q2R3 D Q3R2 24 Lithium and rubidium are both in Group I of the Periodic Table. Which statement is correct? A Lithium atoms and rubidium atoms have the same number of electrons in their outer shell. B Lithium atoms are larger than rubidium ions. C Lithium ions and rubidium ions have the same number of electrons in their outer shell. D Rubidium ions are larger than rubidium atoms. 25 In the Periodic Table, how many periods include the elements of atomic numbers 1-18? A 2 B 3 C 6 D 8 26 Which observation is typical of a solid non-metal element? A It reacts vigorously with chlorine. B It conducts electricity. C It has more than one oxidation state. D It forms an acidic oxide. Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 27 Sulphur and selenium (Se) are in the same group of the Periodic Table. From this, we would expect selenium to form compounds having the formulae A SeO, Na2Se and NaSeO4. B SeO2, Na2Se and NaSeO4. C SeO2, Na2Se and Na2SeO4. D SeO3, NaSe and NaSeO4. 28 Which statement is correct about sulphur, atomic number 16? A Sulphur can form the ion S2–. B Sulphur dissolves in water to form sulphuric acid. C Sulphur forms ionic oxides. D Sulphur will react with metals to produce S6+ ions. 29 Element X is a solid at room temperature. It needs one electron per atom to gain the electronic structure of a noble gas. It is the least reactive element in its group. What is the element X? A At B Cs C F D Li 30 Elements X and Y are in Group VII of the Periodic Table. X is a liquid at room temperature. Y is a solid at room temperature. 1 Atoms of Y have more protons than atoms of X. 2 Molecules of Y have more atoms than molecules of X. 3 Y displaces X from aqueous solutions of X− ions. Which statements are correct? A 1 only B 2 only C 3 only D 1, 2 Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 31 Many properties of an element and its compounds can be predicted from the position of the element in the Periodic Table. What property could not be predicted in this way? A the acidic or basic nature of its oxide B the formula of its oxide C the number of isotopes it has D its metallic or non-metallic properties 32 The element with a proton number 12 has similar chemical properties to the element with the proton number A 2. B 11. C 13. D 20. 33 Sodium, aluminium and sulphur are in the same period of the Periodic Table. What trend in types of oxide occurs across this period? left right A acidic amphoteric basic B amphoteric basic acidic C basic acidic amphoteric D basic amphoteric acidic 34 Two elements are in the same group of the Periodic Table. Which property will be the same for both elements? A the charge on their ions B their electronic structure C their melting point D their reactivity with water or acids Save My Exams! – The Home of Revision For more awesome GCSE and A level resources, visit us at www.savemyexams.co.uk/ 35 Which statement about the Periodic Table is correct? A the melting point of the elements increases down Group I B the reactivity of the elements increases down Group VII C the reactivity of the elements decreases down Group I D the colour of the elements becomes darker down Group VII