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3 Structure of Matter
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A. Choose the most appropriate answers.
1. Water contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of
b. 2:1.
a. 1:2.
c. 14:8. d. 7:4.
2. Which one of these is not correct about an atom?
a. It can take part in a chemical reaction.
b. It may or may not exist independently.
c. It is the smallest particle of an element.
d. Different elements may have the same atoms.
3. The symbol of nitrate is
a. Na.
b. NO,.
d. Ne.
c. N.
and sulphur always in a ratio of
4. Iron sulphide consists of iron
b. 17:4.
a. 4:7
d. 6:14.
C. 14:6.
Most substances around us are
b. compounds.
a. elements.
d. molecules.
C. mixtures.
at all?
6. Which does not combine
a. Helium
c. Copper
b. Hydrogen
d. Chlorine DO
7. Which is a balanced equation?
a. Zn + HCI ’ ZnCl, + H, b. N, + H, ’ NH,
c. MgO + HCI ’ Mg(CI), + H,0 d. 2Na + 2H.0 ’ 2NaOH + H,
B. Give one word for the following.
element
1. The combining capac1ty of atoms of an
2. The Latin narne for copper
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the ancient Indian chemist, to very
3. The name given by Acharva Kanad
small particles of matter
4. The smallest particle of a compound
5. The left-hand part of a chemical equation
C. Write True or False.
1. Atoms of elements may or may not exist independently.
2. The valency of helium is zero.
3. Most elements are found in the free state in nature.
4. The percentage of oxygen present in the earth's crust is 64 0.
5. The smallest particle of salt is salt atom.
6. In a mixture, the original atoms or molecules undergo a chemical change.
7. Most of the pure elements are obtained by breaking up a compound into S
constituent elements.
D. Fillin the blanks.
1. There are about different elements.
2 is a mixture of several gases.
3. A/An is the smallest particle of an element.
4. The molecules of hydrogen, oxygen, etc. have two atoms each. They are known as
elements.
5. The formula for aluminium sulphate is
6. The valency of neon is
E. Answer these questions.
1. What is a chemical equation?
2. Is the smallest particle of salt a salt atom? If not, explain why?
3. Name three elements whose symbols are derived from their Latin names.
4. Name three elements with their symbols that occur in the free state in nature.
S. What is a molecule? Give twO examples of molecules.
6. Differentiate between compounds and mixtures.
7. Write a unique property of water and each of its constituents.
chemically. Give
8. When two or more elements are brought together, they do not always ract
any tWO reasons.
Give reasons.
9. Is tap water a mixture or a compound?
represent?
10. What is aformula? What does it
11. What is atomicity?
before writing a formula?
12. What information do you need to know
ammonia? Write the steps involved.
13, How will you write the formula of
said to be balanced?
14. When is an equation
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