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A
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Workin
ngs/Remarrks
Condenseer allows unreaacted M and N that have boilled off to conveert back into liquid state.
The conddenser is positioned verticallyy so that liquid M and N coulld flow back in
nto the boiling
flask andd continue reactting with each other.
Barium sulphate
s
is inso
oluble.
Alkaline gases turn red litmus paper bblue.
w
in damp litmus
l
paper too form ammoniium hydroxide, which is
Ammonia reacts with water
alkaline.
mus to red thenn bleach.
Chlorine turns blue litm
Cation to
o anion ratio in ionic crystal lattice must sho
ow stoichiomettry of the comppound.
Giant covvalent compouund is insolublee in water.
Electroniic configurationn of O: 2.6 2.8 by providinng 2 electrons to be stable
Electroniic configurationn of F: 2.7 22.8 by providinng 1 electron too be stable
Electroniic configurationn of C: 2.4 2.8 by providinng 4 electrons to be stable
P-Q: Chaange in temperature, average kinetic energyy of molecules increases.
Q-R: No change in tem
mperature, change in state occu
urs. Melting taakes place at 0C.
R-S: Risee in temperaturre of water at liiquid state.
T-U: Boiiling, change inn state, occurs at a fixed temp
perature 100C
C.
Only optiion A consists of one insolubble (calcium caarbonate) and oone soluble (sod
dium chloride))
salt.
Sublimattion is the chan
nge from solid to gaseous statte. Mercury is a liquid at room
m temperature..
Mr of nittrogen and carbbon monoxide is the same. Raate of diffusionn is the same.

% chaange in vol. =

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final no. of mole of gas initial

i
no. of m
mol of gas
initial no. of mol of gas

X 100%

A: 3/6 x 100 %= 50%

B: 5/7 x 100 %= 71.4%
%
C: 2/3 x 100 %= 66.7%
%
D: 3/3 x 100 %= 100%
*note: AL
LL gases have same molar voolume (vol. of one mole).
2HCl + Na
N 2CO3 CO2 + 2NaCl + H2O
No. of mol
m of Na2CO3 = 25 / 1000 x 0.2
0 = 0.005
No. of mol
m of HCl = 0.0005 x 2 = 0.01
Volume of
o HCl = 0.01 / 0.1 x 1000 = 100 cm3
Mass of O in X = 8 - 5.6 = 2.4g
No of moole of O = 2.4 / 16
No of moole of X = (2.4 / 16) x (2 / 3)
For the saame time taken
n, no. of electroons flowing in both the cells is the same.
Since Q and
a S have diff
fferent increasee in mass, no. of
o electrons reqquired to dischaarge each
cation in both cells wouuld be differentt. This implies oxidation statee of cation in both
b
cells is
different and therefore different
d
elemeent and atomicc mass.
I: meltingg is endotherm
mic.
II: boilingg id endotherm
mic
III: combbustion is exothhermic
IV: condensation is exoothermic
Largest innitial concentrration gives fasstest initial ratee of reaction.
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A
B

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B

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A: 40/36.5 = 1.10 mol/ddm3

B: 20/36..5 = 0.548 moll/dm3
C: 10/36..5 x 10 = 2.74 mol/dm3
3
D: 4/36.5
5 x 20 = 2.19 mol/dm
m
At time 0,
0 pH of solutioon should be m
more than 7 duee to presence of NaOH
After neu
utralization (pH
H 7), pH of soluution should be less than 7 duue to presence of excess HCll
Carbon dioxide
d
is acidic.
Test for Al
A 3+ ion with NaOH:
N
Aluminnium hydroxidee (white ppt) iss soluble in exccess of NaOH.
Lead (II) carbonate reaccts with sulphuuric acid to form
m lead (II) sulpphate, which foorms an
insolublee layer over leaad(II) carbonatee, preventing further
fu
reactionn with acid.
H3PO4 + 3NaOH Naa3PO4 + 3H2O
b
reactants is the same, voolume of acid tto volume of base ratio
Since conncentration of both
should bee 1:3
A: oxidattion state of Mg:
M 0 in Mg to +
+2 in MgCl2 [O
O]
oxidattion state of H:: +1 in HCl to 0 in H2 [R]
B: no chaange in oxidatiion state
C: oxidattion state of Cuu: 0 in Cu to +22 in Cu(NO3)2 [O]
oxidattion state of N:: +5 in HNO3 tto +4 in NO2 [R
R]
D: oxidattion state of Cu
u: 0 in Cu to +22 in CuSO4 [O
O]
Oxidaation state of S: +6 in H2SO4 tto +4 in SO2 [R
R]
Organic acids
a
are weakk acids.
One molee of sulphuric acid
a gives two moles of H+ io
ons whereas onne mole of hyddrochloric acid
+
gives onee mole of H io
on.
A: metalss form basic ox
xides; non-mettals form acidicc oxides
B: group number prediccts no. of electrrons involved in bonding, thuus formula of compound.
c
CuSO4 + Na2CO3 Naa2SO4 + CuCO
O3
No. of mole
m of CuSO4 = 4 / 1000 x 1.0 = 0.004
No. of mole
m of Na2CO3 = 8 / 1000 x 11.0 = 0.008
Compounnds remained behind
b
after reaaction: colourless Na2CO3 (aqq) (excess reacctant),
colourlesss Na2SO4 (aq), green CuCO3 (s).
Melting point
p
increasess down the elem
ments of Groupp VII.
Thereforee, Y is below X in the group..
This implies Y has morre protons and less reactive th
han X.
Group VIII elements forrm diatomic molecules.
A: calciuum hydroxide reacts
r
with sulpphuric acid to form
f
salt and w
water only.
C: all carrbonates are inssoluble in wateer except sodiu
um, potassium and ammonium
m carbonates.
D: zinc oxide
o
reacts witth sulphuric accid to form saltt and water onlyy.
Copper iss less reactive than iron. Therrefore, iron dissplaces copper ions from its solution,
s
resulting in copper depoosit.
C 2+ (aq) Fee2+ (aq) + Cu (ss)
Fe (s) + Cu
A: Coppeer does not react with acid beecause it is lesss reactive than hydrogen.
B: Lead (II)
( sulphate is insoluble.
C: Some are colourless e.g. Pb(NO)3
*Note: This is differentt form questionn that is asking for % of nitrogen by mass in
n the
compounnd, in which maass of nitrogenn is compared against
a
Mr of compound.
c
Thus, thee compound whhich contains tthe most numbeer of nitrogen aatoms in the molecular
m
formula should
s
be the correct
c
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Combusttion of fuels in cars and poweer stations prodduces carbon diioxide.

Plants neeed to take in carbon dioxide for photosynth
hesis. Carbon inn glucose comes from
carbon inn CO2.
sunlight

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B
D

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B
B

6CO2 + 12H
1 20
C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Syllabus states that paraaffin (kerosenee) is used as a fuel
f for heatingg and cooking and for
aircraft engines.
A: R, S and
a T contain 4 carbons.
B: Alkyl group (CH3) attached
a
to last carbon atom in
n linear chain iis not considerred as
branchedd chain.
C: S is bu
ut-2-ene.
General formula
f
of alkaane is CnH2n+2
Combusttion hydrocarboon in excess oxxygen gives caarbon dioxide and
a water only.. Therefore, X
is CO2.
Alkenes decolourise
d
bro
omine spontanneously becausee of C=C bondd. Therefore, Y is ethane.
Nylon is polyamide, whhich must conttain amide linkkage.
Terylene is polyester, which
w
must conntain ester linkaage.
Esterificaation involves removal
r
of onee mole of H2O. (-OH from accid and H from
m alcohol)
Mg + 2C
CH3COOH (CH
( 3COO)2Mgg + H2

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