Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Arrangement of elements

Arrangement of elements — practice question

This question concerns elements from different groups of the Periodic Table and the compounds they form.
(a)[1]

Explain why nitrogen is placed in Group V. Refer to electronic configuration in your answer.

(b)[2]

Use Table 5.1 to work out the physical state of tellurium at 650 ^{\circ}C. Give a reason for your answer.

(c)[2]

State the colour and physical state of bromine at room temperature and pressure.

(d(i))[3]

Describe what is observed when sodium is added to water.

(d(ii))[1]

Finish the word equation for sodium reacting with water: sodium + water → [BLANK] + hydrogen.

(e)[2]

Complete the symbol equation for this reaction: Na2CO3 + [BLANK] → Na2SO4 + CO2 + [BLANK].

(f(i))[2]

State the colour change observed when sodium hydroxide is added to water containing thymolphthalein. from [BLANK] to [BLANK].

(f(ii))[1]

Complete the sentence about an alkali using one of the words from the list. An alkali is a soluble [BLANK].

(g)[3]

Complete the dot-and-cross diagram in Fig. 5.1 for sodium fluoride so that the electronic configuration of each ion and the charge on each ion are shown.

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