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Secondary 4 Chemistry 5072

WRS 2010'O' leve! Preliminary Examination I

A2 Two isotopes of potassium are ]! K and i3 K'

(a) complete the table on the number of particles found in one atom of each of these
isotopes,

atom in
(b) Draw the electronic structure of the potassium rbn that is formed from
a l!K
the space provided below. lnclude all electrons'
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(c) Potassium reacts with water as shown in the equation: r\t:j
sq)h) Q0esav frfrt\\
When the
A sample oiO.SZSg of potassiunlwas added to 500 cm3 of cold water'
mol/dm3 dilute hydrochloric acid was
r"""tion fras comp'ieiei,-ZSO cm3 of O.2OO
added. The final solution obtained is then labelled as Xr"'

(i) Calculate the number of moles of hydroxide ions formed when the
added to water. Relative atomic mass

f\,.. .{ v"ot
K' 4
\^U.st
rr\t'
of,potassium

*4'u
= 39

K
potassium;

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> 0-01frwPr
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