Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Elements, compounds and mixtures

Elements, compounds and mixtures — practice question

A list of symbols and formulae is given below. Br$_2$ CH$_4$ C$_2$H$_4$ Cl$^-$ CO$_2$ Cr$^{3+}$ Cu$^{2+}$ H$_2$ K$^+$ N$_2$ N$^{3-}$ O$_2$ SO$_4^{2-}$ Use these symbols and formulae to answer the questions that follow. Each symbol or formula can be used once, more than once or not at all.
(a)[1]

State which symbol or formula matches: (a) a molecule containing exactly five atoms

(b)[1]

(b) a diatomic molecule of an element in Group VII of the Periodic Table

(c)[1]

(c) an ion formed when an atom gains one electron

(d)[1]

(d) an ion which forms a green precipitate when a few drops of aqueous sodium hydroxide are added to it

(e)[1]

(e) a compound produced by the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate

(f)[1]

(f) a product of photosynthesis.

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