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Chemistry/Paper 1/The Periodic Table
CAIEO-Level5070-o · Paper 1

The Periodic Table

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Q222025 May/Jun·P111MMedium-Easy

Element X is in Period 2 of the Periodic Table. X reacts with magnesium to form an ionic compound with the formula MgX2\text{MgX}_2.

What is X?

Options

A   chlorine
B   fluorine
C   oxygen
D   sulfur

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Q232025 May/Jun·P111MEasy

Rubidium is an element in Group I of the Periodic Table.

Which statement about rubidium is correct?

Options

A   It has a higher melting point than potassium.
B   It reacts with water to produce an acidic solution.
C   It reacts with water to produce oxygen gas.
D   It is more reactive than potassium.

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Q242025 May/Jun·P111MMedium-Easy

Which statement is correct?

Options

A   Noble gases are unreactive because they all have eight electrons in their outer shells.
B   The Group VII element astatine, At2\text{At}_2, is expected to be a black solid at room temperature.
C   The reactivity of the elements in both Group I and Group VII increases down the group.
D   When aqueous chlorine is added to aqueous potassium bromide, there is no change in colour.

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Q252025 May/Jun·P111MMedium-Easy

M is a metal that forms coloured compounds.

M is extracted from its oxide either by heating with carbon or by electrolysis.

M reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.

What is M?

Options

A   copper or magnesium
B   copper only
C   iron or magnesium
D   iron only

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Q222025 May/Jun·P121MEasy

Which statement about elements in the Periodic Table is correct?

Options

A   Across a period, elements at the left-hand side of the Periodic Table are more metallic than those at the right-hand side.
B   Down a group, elements at the top of the group lose electrons more readily than those at the bottom of the group.
C   Elements in the same group of the Periodic Table have the same number of completed shells of electrons.
D   Elements in the same period of the Periodic Table have the same number of electrons in the outer shell.

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Q232025 May/Jun·P121MEasy

Rubidium and caesium are both elements in Group I of the Periodic Table.

Which prediction comparing rubidium and caesium is correct?

Options

A   Caesium has the higher density and the greater reactivity.
B   Caesium has the higher density; rubidium has the greater reactivity.
C   Rubidium has the higher density and the greater reactivity.
D   Rubidium has the higher density; caesium has the greater reactivity.

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Q242025 May/Jun·P121MMedium-Easy

Three statements about the halogens are listed.

  1. All halogens are non-metallic diatomic molecules.
  2. Chlorine displaces both bromine and iodine from aqueous solutions of their salts.
  3. The halogens become more reactive on descending Group VII of the Periodic Table.

Which statements are correct?

Options

A   1, 2 and 3
B   1 and 2 only
C   1 and 3 only
D   2 and 3 only

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Q252025 May/Jun·P121MEasy

Which statements about neon are correct?

  1. It is unreactive.
  2. It has strong intermolecular forces.
  3. It has a full outer shell of electrons.

Options

A   1, 2 and 3
B   1 and 3 only
C   1 only
D   3 only

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Q202025 Oct/Nov·P111MMedium-Easy

Part of the Periodic Table is shown.

W, X, Y and Z are not the correct symbols of the elements.

Which statement is correct?

Options

A   The compound formed between X and W has covalent bonds.
B   W and Y are both gases at r.t.p. that contain covalent bonds.
C   X and Y react together more vigorously than Z and Y at r.t.p.
D   X and Z both have two outer-shell electrons.

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Q212025 Oct/Nov·P111MEasy

The Group I metals lithium, sodium and potassium show trends in their melting points and in their reactions with water.

Which statement is correct going down the group from lithium to potassium?

Options

A   Their melting points decrease and their reaction with water becomes less vigorous.
B   Their melting points decrease and their reaction with water becomes more vigorous.
C   Their melting points increase and their reaction with water becomes less vigorous.
D   Their melting points increase and their reaction with water becomes more vigorous.

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