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1
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The substances at the end of a chemical reaction are:

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Products

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2
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The word equation for rust is:

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Iron + water + oxygen

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3
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What is a chemical change?

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A chemical change cannot be reversed, the bonds between atoms or molecules are altered to create a new substance

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4
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What is a physical change?

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A physical change can be reversed

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5
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List four types of physical change

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  1. Shape
  2. Colour
  3. Odour
  4. Feeling
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6
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Example of a physical change

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Ice cream melting

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7
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Example of a chemical change

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Hydrogen and oxygen mixing to form water

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8
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List two ways of protecting iron against rust:

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  1. Galvanising

2. Prevent oxygen or moisture from contacting the metal

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9
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List three ways of speeding up a chemical reaction

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  1. Increase surface area
  2. Increase the amount of reactant
  3. Increase the concentration
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10
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List four observations that provide evidence of a chemical change

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  1. Colour change
  2. Precipitation
  3. Temperature change
  4. Light is emitted/ flames are seen
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11
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What is galvanising?

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Galvanising is to coat a metal in a layer of zinc.

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12
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The word atom comes from the Greek word:

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Atomos, meaning that which cannot be divided

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13
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An element is a substance that:

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Cannot be broken down into other substances

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14
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The period an atom belongs to is also the number of:

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Electron shells an atom has

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15
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What is a compound?

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A compound is a substance that is a combination of two or more elements

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16
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Sea water is an example of:

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A mixture

17
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What is a metalloid?

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A metalloid has features of both metals and non- metals

18
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What are the features of metal?

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The features of metal are:
They are solid at room temp
They can be polished to be shiny
They are good electricity and heat conductors
They are malleable
They can be made into a wire
They usually melt at high temperatures
19
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What are the features of non-metals?

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They cannot be polished to look shiny
They are brittle
They cannot be bent into a shape
Usually poor conductors of heat
Melt at low temperatures
20
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How many non- metals are there?

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22

21
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What are the eight metalloids?

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Boron
Silicon
Arsenic
Germanium
Antimony
Polonium
Astatine
Tellurium
22
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What is a mixture?

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Mixtures can be made up of two or more elements, two or more compounds or a combination of them both.

23
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How do you find the mass number

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It is the sum of the protons and neutrons

24
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How do you find the number of neutrons?

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Mass number - atomic number = number of neutrons

25
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What are the features of a solid ?

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Solids have a definite shape
They take up a fixed amount of space
Can’t be compressed
Cannot be poured

26
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What are the features of liquids?

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Takes up the space of the container it is in
Take up a fixed amount of space
It flows
Cannot be compressed

27
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What are the features of gases?

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Gases spread out
Will not stay in a container without a lid
Gases take up all available space (diffusion)
Can be compressed

28
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What are fluids?

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Fluids are all liquids and gases as they can flow or spread

29
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What is the change from liquid to gas known as?

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Evaporation

30
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What is the change from solid to liquid know as?

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Melting

31
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What is the change from gas to liquid known as?

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Condensation

32
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What is the change from liquid to solid know as?

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Freezing

33
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What is the change from solids to gases know as?

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Sublimation

34
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What happens to particles when the temperature increases?

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The particles move faster

35
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Clouds are formed when:

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Water evaporates

36
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What is the core body temperature of a healthy human?

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37 degrees Celsius

37
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The substances at the beginning of a reaction are:

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Reactants

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