GRADE 10 Worksheet 04
QUESTION 2:
Grade 10 learners were given the substances in the table below.
brass sand oxygen gas sugar carbon dioxide
copper pure air salt solution table salt magnesium oxide
2.1 From the above table, write down:
2.1.1 An element (1)
2.1.2 A homogeneous mixture (1)
2.1.3 A diatomic gas (1)
2.1.4 A compound which is a solid at 25 °C (1)
2.1.5 A heterogeneous mixture (1)
2.2 The learners perform an experiment to separate a mixture of sand and sugar.
The experiment is done in three steps, as shown in the diagrams below.
Sand and
Glass rod
sugar
H2O(g)
H2O(ℓ) Mixture Y Mixture Y
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
2.2.1 Write down the name of:
(a) The process illustrated in step 2 (1)
(b) The process illustrated in step 3 (1)
(c) Solid X (1)
(d) Mixture Y (1)
2.2.2 Is step 3 a CHEMICAL or PHYSICAL process? Give a reason for
the answer. (2)
QUESTION 4:
4.1 The table below shows the boiling and melting points of substances A to D.
BOILING POINT MELTING POINT
SUBSTANCE
(°C) (°C)
A 78 –117
B 444 133
C –188 –220
D 184 90
4.1.1 Define the term boiling point. (2)
4.1.2 From the above table, write down the LETTER (A–D) that represents the
substance which is a:
(a) Liquid at 100 °C (1)
(b) Solid at 100 °C (1)
(c) Gas at 25 °C (1)
4.1.3 Which ONE of the following diagrams represents the PARTICLE
ARRANGEMENT of substance A at –120 °C? Write
down only I, II or III.
I II III
(1)
4.2 The heating curve of a substance is shown below.
160
120
80
40
4.2.1 Write down the physical state of the substance at t = 15 minutes. (1)
4.2.2 What is the boiling point of the substance? (1)
4.2.3 How will the average kinetic energy of the particles of the substance be affected
between:
(Write down only INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE
SAME.)
(a) t = 0 minutes and t = 5 minutes (1)
(b) t = 5 minutes and t = 10 minutes (1)
4.2.4 Refer to the kinetic molecular theory to fully explain the answer to
QUESTION 4.2.3(b). (3)
QUESTION 5:
Learners are investigating the effect of increasing temperature on two different
substances (1 and 2) over a period.
Study the temperature versus time graphs below and answer the questions
that follow.
5.1 Write down the:
5.1.1 Dependent variable (1)
5.1.2 Independent variable (1)
5.2 Write down an investigative question for this investigation. (2)
5.3 In which phase is substance 1 at -10 °C? (1)
5.4 At what temperature does substance 2 melt? (1)
5.5 Define the term boiling point. (2)
5.6 State the phase change that takes place at B. (1)
Temperature remains constant at B.
5.7 Explain this phenomenon in terms of the spaces and the forces between
the particles. (4)
5.8 Which substance on the graph has the weakest intermolecular force
between the molecules in the liquid phase? Give a reason for the
answer. (2)
5.9 Name the apparatus used to measure the average kinetic energy of the
particles. (1)
5.10 How does the average kinetic energy of substance 1 compare to the
average kinetic energy of substance 2 at 90 °C?
Write down LESS THAN, EQUAL TO or GREATER THAN and give
a reason
for the answer. (2)
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