1. Which of these changes is exothermic?
c) the products contain more energy
a) evaporation
b) thermal decomposition
c) respiration
d) melting
2. which of these changes is endothermic?
a) freezing b) neutralization
c) photosynthesis d) combustion
3. Which element is always present in
fuels like coal, oil and natural gas?
a) hydrogen b) carbon
c) oxygen d) nitrogen
4. Natural gas burns more easily than
other fuels. This is because
a) it is more exothermic
b) it is a gas
c) it is colourless
d) it has a low density
5. Most fuels contain small amounts of
sulphur. When they burn, a gas which
pollutes tgeh atmosphere and causes acid
rain is formed. It is called
a) carbon monoxide b) carbon
dioxide
c) sulphur dioxided) sulphur trioxide
6. Methane (CH4) is the main constituent
of natural gas. When it burns, it produces
890 kJ of heat per mole. How much heat
would be produced if 64 g f methane were
burnt?
a) 890 kJ b)1780 kJ
c) 2670 kJ d) 3560 kJ
7. Which of these reactions would you
expect to be endothermic?
a) 4K(s) + O2(g) 2K2O(s)
b) H2(g) 2H(g)
c) 2NaOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq)
Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)
d) 2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l)
8. An endothermic reaction is one in which
a) the reaction vessel gets hot
b) light is given out
than the reactants
d) chemical bonds are made
9. Which of the following energy profile
diagrams best shows an endothermic
reaction?
10. Which pair of elements, described by
their proton number, will react together
most exothermically?
a) 2 and 8 b) 12 and 16
c) 3 and 10 d) 19 and 9
11. A volume of 100 cm3 of 1 mole dm-3
sodium hydroxide solution was added to
100 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid.
The maximum rise in temperature
recorded was T1. The experiment was
repeated with 50 cm3 of each solution and
the rise in temperature this time was T2. It
is found that
a) T1 is equal to T2
b) T1 is half the value of T2
c) T2 is half the value of T1
d) T2 is quarter the value of T1
12. A fuel cell is a device for
a) converting electrical energy
efficiently into chemical energy
b) converting chemical energy
efficiently into electrical energy
c) recharging accumulators
d) burning fuel efficiently
14 Samples of four different substances are added to separate volumes of water.

The temperature changes are measured.

For which substance does an exothermic reaction occur?

substance added temperature change

A ammonium chloride decrease
B ethanol none
C ice decrease
D sodium increase

15 The diagram shows crystals of copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4. 5H2O, being heated.

crystals

steam

heat

The crystals change colour.

Which two terms describe this change?

A endothermic and dehydration

B endothermic and hydration C
exothermic and dehydration D
exothermic and hydration

18 Which process is endothermic?

A adding water to anhydrous copper(II) sulphate

B burning magnesium to make the oxide

C heating water to make steam
D neutralising acidic industrial waste
13 Coal, methane and hydrogen are burned as fuels.

Which descriptions of this process are correct?

what happens to the fuel type of reaction

A oxidised endothermic
B oxidised exothermic
C reduced endothermic
D reduced exothermic