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O-LevelChemistryAtomic Structure5070/11 · May/June 2019 · Q281 Mark

Palladium is an element, atomic number 46. Some of its properties, and the properties of its compounds, can be predicted from its position in the Periodic Table. Which row is correct?

Apredicted property of palladium: Its density is similar to the density of sodium., predicted property of palladium compounds: Some of them can act as catalysts.
Bpredicted property of palladium: Its density is similar to the density of sodium., predicted property of palladium compounds: They are white in the solid state.
Cpredicted property of palladium: It is present in compounds in more than one oxidation state., predicted property of palladium compounds: Some of them can act as catalysts.
Dpredicted property of palladium: It is present in compounds in more than one oxidation state., predicted property of palladium compounds: They are white in the solid state.

✓ Correct answer

C: predicted property of palladium: It is present in compounds in more than one oxidation state., predicted property of palladium compounds: Some of them can act as catalysts.

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Atomic Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 28.

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