Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Elements, compounds and mixtures

Elements, compounds and mixtures — practice question

The table presents the properties of four substances.
(a)[2]

Fill in the table to indicate the solubility of calcium iodide in water and whether solid zinc conducts electricity.

(b)[1]

State one piece of evidence from the table that indicates that phosphorus is a simple covalent substance.

(c)[2]

Which detail in the table indicates that sodium chloride is an ionic compound?

(d)[2]

Predict the products formed at the positive electrode (anode) and the negative electrode (cathode) in this electrolysis.

(e)[2]

Deduce how many protons and neutrons are in one phosphorus atom. Use your Periodic Table to help you.

(f)[1]

State whether phosphorus(V) oxide is acidic or basic, and explain your answer.

(g)[1]

What does the term sublimation mean?

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