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Brass is an element.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brass is not an element but it is an alloy made of copper and zinc the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.

What is formed if a mixture of powdered iron and sulphur is heated in a test tube?

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  1. An element

  2. A mixture

  3. A compound

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A mixture is made when you combine matter in a way where the components can be separated again. A compound results from a chemical reaction between components, forming a new substance. For example, you can combine iron filings with sulfur to form a mixture. All it takes is a magnet to separate the iron from the sulfur. On the other hand, if you heat the iron and sulfur, you form iron sulfide, which is a compound.
$Fe+S \rightarrow FeS$

Which of the following is a compound?

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  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Iron

  3. Oxygen

  4. Air

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
A compound is mixture of elements and molecules ,
Iron - element
Hydrogen - element
$CO _2$ - compound
Air - mixture
Oxygen - element

Who defined element as basic form of matter that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions?

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  1. Wilhelm Weins

  2. William J. Crooke

  3. Antonie L. Lavoisier

  4. Carl Bosch

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antonie L. Lavoisier defined element as basic form of matter that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions

Which of the following is not a compound?

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  1. Sugar

  2. Common Salt

  3. Diamond

  4. Plaster ofParis

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Diamond is the purest form of elemental carbon so it is not a compound.

Which one of the following is a compound?

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  1. The black residue left when sugar is charred

  2. Nitrogen gas

  3. Air

  4. Carbon dioxide

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Among these only carbon dioxide is a compound.

Compound is a substance formed from two or more elements chemically bonded in a definite proportion.
Example- Carbon dioxide, water, glucose, etc.
In the given options,
A- the black residue that is left after charring sugar is carbon. Carbon is an element in pure state.
B- Nitrogen gas is a molecule as it is composed of only one element ie., Nitrogen so this can't be termed as a compound.
C- Air is a homogeneous mixture of different gases.

What is the name of the element having chemical symbol I?

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  1. Iodine

  2. Iron

  3. Indium

  4. Iridium

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The names and symbols of the element is as follows:

Indium ( In)
Iodine (I)
Iridium (Ir)
Iron (Fe)

Gases mix at the molecular level. In an experiment, oxygen molecules were added to hydrogen molecules. This on burning became a substance that had both oxygen and hydrogen. What is this product?

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  1. Mixture

  2. Compound

  3. Both a mixture as well as a compound

  4. Solution

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The product is water. It is formed after a chemical change (burning) and the properties of water is different from hydrogen and oxygen.

Which of the following do not show the properties of the constituents?

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  1. Water

  2. Air

  3. Sugar solution

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Water is a compound having hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio of 2:1 and properties of water as chemical compound is different from the hydrogen and oxygen elements.

Two elements M and X have electronic configurations 2, 8, 3 and 2, 8, 6 respectively. Identify the correct formula of the compound formed.

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  1. MX$ _2$

  2. M$ _2$X

  3. M$ _2$X$ _3$

  4. $M _3$X$ _2$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Given that the electronic configuration of X = 2,8,3 and Y = 2,8,6. Thus the valencies they posses to attain noble gas configuration are; X = +3 and Y = -2. Therefore the formula of the compound formed can be written as; $M _{2}X _{3}$.