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Chemistry Matters for GCE ‘O’ Level (2 Edition): Full Solutions to Textbook Questions Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Kinetic Particle Theory

Test Yourself 1.1 and 1.2 (page 6)

1. (a) Gaseous
(b) Solid
(c) Arrangement in (a): Arrangement in (b):

gas solid

2. (a) The particles in a liquid are closely packed. However, the particles are not held in fixed positions.
The particles cannot be compressed but they can move freely throughout the liquid.
(b) Ice is a solid. The particles are closer together than in water vapour, giving it a higher density. In
water vapour, the particles are much farther away from each other, giving it a very low density.
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(1 g of ice has a volume of about 1.09 cm , 1 g of water has a volume of 1.0 cm and 1 g of water
3
vapour has a volume of about 1333 cm . Note: Ice has a larger volume than water as water
expands on freezing.)

Try It Out (page 13)

plastic sheet stones

large
small water container
plant
collecting
sand vessel

To obtain more water, more plants can be placed inside the large container.

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Test Yourself 1.3 (page 15)

1. Temperature/°C

100 –
liquid

80 – solid and liquid

70 –

solid
40 –

0 Time/min

2. (a) Sublimation has occurred. The mothball must be made of a substance that sublimes.
(b) Alcohol is volatile and evaporates upon absorbing heat from the skin.

3.
Heat taken in by the particles Heat given out by the particles
sublimation, evaporation, boiling, melting condensation, freezing

Test Yourself 1.4 (page 19)

1. Chlorine, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen

2. Removal of unpleasant smells; removal of polluting gases; spreading of smell of flowers and
perfumes

3. (a) Beaker III

(b) Beaker I
The higher the temperature, the higher the rate of diffusion.

Get it Right (page 21)

(a) False. Gases have mass.

(b) False. A solid is made up of tiny particles that are able to vibrate in fixed positions.
(c) True
(d) False. When a solid is heated, its particles gain enough heat energy to overcome the attractive
forces between them. They then begin to break away from their fixed positions. The solid melts to
become a liquid.
(e) True
(f) True
(g) False. The lower the molecular mass, the higher the rate of diffusion.
(h) True

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Let’s Review (pages 21–22)

Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B

Section B: Structured Questions

1. (a) The smell given out by perfume is made up of tiny gas particles that move around freely. The
particles diffuse from a region of higher concentration (the person) to a region of lower
concentration (the other parts of the room).
(b) An increase in temperature increases the speed of the particles.

2. (a) (i) E
(ii) C and D
(iii) A and B
(b) As the temperature drops from 80°C, the gas particles lose kinetic energy and move
more slowly.  
Eventually the movement of the particles is slow enough for the gas to change to a liquid at 58°C. On
further cooling, the particles move slowly until the temperature reaches −7°C and the liquid
becomes a solid. The particles can now only vibrate in fixed positions. As the temperature cools
further to −10°C, the particles vibrate more slowly in their fixed positions.

Section C: Free-Response Question

1. (a) 50°C
(b) 26°C. The temperature shown in the graph does not drop below 26°C.
(c) The particles gain kinetic energy and move more rapidly until they reach their boiling point of
128°C. They now have sufficient energy to overcome the forces of attraction holding them
together. X is now a gas.
(d) AB, BC and CD
(e)
Temperature/°C

140 gas
liquid + gas
128

liquid

solid + liquid
50

solid
30

0
Time/s

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