ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE

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2015 JC2 MID–YEAR COMMON TEST

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CHEMISTRY 9647/01
Higher 2 6 July 2015
Paper 1 Multiple Choice 1 hour

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Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Data Booklet

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in soft pencil.

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Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four
possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the Multiple Choice
Answer Sheet.
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Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.

Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

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Write your name, PDG and NRIC / FIN number, including the reference letter.

Shade the NRIC / FIN number.

Exam Title: JC2 MYCT

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Exam Details: H2 Chemistry / Paper 1

Date: 23/09/2013
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This document consists of 17 printed pages.

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Section A

For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you consider to

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1 Most elements contain more than one isotope, atoms that have the same chemical
properties but different masses.

Which expression correctly defines the term relative atomic mass of an element?
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A the mass of 1 atom of an element relative to the mass of 1 atom of C
B the mass of 1 mole of atoms of an element divided by 6.02 x 1023

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C the mass of 1 mole of atoms of an element relative to the mass of 1 atom of C
D the mass of 1 mole of atoms of an element relative to the mass of 1 mole of 12C atoms

2 In an experiment, 50 cm3 of a 0.1 mol dm–3 solution of a metallic salt reacted exactly with 25
cm3 of 0.1 mol dm–3 aqueous sodium sulfite.

SO32–(aq) + H2O(l)
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The half–equation for oxidation of sulfite ion is shown below.

SO42–(aq) + 2H+(aq) + 2e–

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If the original oxidation number of the metal in the salt was +3, what would be the new
oxidation number of the metal?

A +1 B +2 C +4 D +5
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3 The radioactive isotope 210

84 Po was said to be the agent that poisoned the former Russian
security agent Alexander Litvinenko in London in November 2006.

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84 Po decays to give an element E and emits a high energy –particle (which is a helium
nucleus, 42 He). No other particle is produced. –Particles case irreparable damage to the
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tissues of internal organs.

210 4
84 Po 2 He + E
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Which row in the table correctly describes the nuclear make–up of 84 Po and element E?
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Po E
number of number of number of
neutrons protons neutrons

A 210 80 206
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B 210 82 208
C 126 80 122
D 126 82 124

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4 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

Beams of charged particles are deflected by an electric field. If the particles are all travelling

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at the same speed, through an electric field of constant strength, the angle of deflection is
proportional to their charge/mass ratio.

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In a particular experimental set–up, protons are deflected through an angle of +15o.

Assuming an identical set of experimental conditions, which of the following statements is

not correct? (T is tritium, 3H)

A Hydrogen atoms will not be deflected.

B Electrons will be deflected through an angle of –15o.

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C T+ particles will be deflected through an angle of +5o.
D He2+ particles will be deflected through an angle of +7.5o.

5 The gecko, a small lizard, can climb up a smooth glass window. The gecko has millions of
microscopic hairs on its toes and each hair has thousands of pads at its tip. The result is that

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the molecules in the pads are extremely close to the glass surface on which the gecko is

What is the attraction between the gecko’s toe pads and the glass surface?

A co–ordinate bonds
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B covalent bonds
C ionic bonds
D van der Waals’ forces
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6 Under which conditions will the behaviour of a gas be most ideal?

pressure temperature
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A high high
B high low
C low high
D low low
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7 Which graph correctly describes the behaviour of fixed masses of ideal gases at two different
pressures p1 and p2, where p1 < p2?

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A B
V V p2
p1

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p1
p2

T T

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C D

V V p2
p1 p1

p2

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8 A student conducted an experiment to determine the enthalpy change of solution of MgSO4

in water. 9.00 g of solid MgSO4 was added to 150 g of water and the temperature of the
solution was noted at various time intervals.

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Using the data obtained from the experiment, the following graph was obtained. The specific
heat capacity of water is 4.18 kJ kg–1 K–1.

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time when MgSO4 was added

What is the enthalpy change of solution of MgSO4 based on the data obtained from the
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experiment?

A +80.5 kJ mol–1
B –80.5 kJ mol–1
C –91.4 kJ mol–1
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D +91.4 kJ mol–1

9 An acetate ‘hot pack’ is a useful source of instant low–grade heat, used to increase the
blood’s circulation and relieve the pain of bruises and sprains. The heat is produced when
the following reaction occurs.
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CH3CO2Na(aq) + H2O(l) CH3CO2Na.3H2O(s)

What data is required to calculate the value for the enthalpy change for this reaction?

Hof for CH3CO2Na(aq), H2O(l) and CH3CO2Na.3H2O(s)

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B Hof for CH3CO2Na(s), H2O(l) and CH3CO2Na.3H2O(s)
C lattice energies of CH3CO2Na(s) and CH3CO2Na.3H2O(s)
D Hosolution for CH3CO2Na(s)

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10 A 1 mol sample of ethanoic acid is diluted at constant temperature to a volume V.

Which diagram shows how Ka, the acid dissociation constant, varies with V?

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A B C D

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Ka Ka Ka Ka

0 0 0 0
V V V V

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11 Values for the ionic product of water, Kw, at two different temperatures are given below.

temperature / oC Kw / mol2 dm–6

25 1.00 x 10–14
1.44 x 10–14
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What is correct for pure water at 30 oC?

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A [H+] > [OH–]
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B [H+] = 1.44 x 10–7 mol dm–3
C pH < 7
D pH > 7
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12 10 cm3 of a 0.01 mol dm–3 solution of nitric acid is diluted with 90 cm3 of water.

What is the pH of the resulting solution?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4
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13 The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution is a first order process.

If 10 % of the hydrogen peroxide in a solution of concentration 0.1 mol dm–3 decomposes in

5 minutes at a certain temperature, what percentage of the hydrogen peroxide in a solution
of concentration 0.2 mol dm–3 would decompose in 5 minutes at the same temperature?
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A 5% B 10 % C 19 % D 20 %
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The following information is relevant to questions 14 and 15.

G, H, J and K are oxides of third period elements (Na to S). Some of their properties are given in the

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table below.

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melting point electrical conductivity reaction with
oxides
/ oC when molten H2O

G 2850 good very little

H 1720 poor none
J 1280 good exothermic
K 580 poor exothermic

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14 The structures of oxides can be simple or giant.

Which of the following sets contains only oxides with giant structures?

A G, J
B
C
J, K
G, J, K
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D G, H, J
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15 Which of the following sets gives a neutral solution when a mixture containing the two is
dissolved in water?

A G, H
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B H, J
C J, K
D G, K
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16 Lithium resembles magnesium in its chemical properties.

Which property of lithium compounds is unlikely to be correct?

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A Lithium carbonate decomposes to give carbon dioxide on being heated.

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B Lithium nitrate gives oxygen as the only gas on being heated.
C Lithium oxide in water produces a solution with pH greater than 7.
D Lithium sulfate is soluble in water.

17 The solubility of the silver halides in aqueous ammonia decreases from AgCl to AgI.

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What helps to explain this trend?

A As a more powerful ligand, NH3 can displace Cl– ions and Br– ions, but not I– ions.
B Cl– ions and Br– ions form complexes with NH3(aq), but not I– ions do not.
C The value of the solubility product of the silver halides decreases from AgCl to AgI.
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The covalent bonding between Ag and the halogen atom increases in strength from
AgCl to AgI.

Reaction of conc. H2SO4 with halide ions are not explicitly stated in the syllabus but it is good to
know as you have encountered it in Organic Chemistry (under synthesis of RX) – NaCl/NaBr +
conc H2SO4 to generate HCl (requires ZnCl2 as catalyst) and HBr in situ. HI cannot be formed as
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it is a stronger reducing agent than HBr/HCl and hence will be oxidised by conc. H2SO4 to I2 (read
worked solutions.)
18 The ash from burnt seaweed contains chlorides and iodides of some Group I and Group II
elements. Some seaweed ash was treated with concentrated sulfuric acid and the resulting
fumes passed first through a cold tube and then bubbled through aqueous silver nitrate.
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What would be observed during the experiment?

inside the cold tube with aqueous silver nitrate

A black deposit white precipitate

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B black deposit yellow precipitate

C no deposit white precipitate
D no deposit yellow precipitate
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19 Which statement concerning the transition metals is correct?

A They are the only metals of which the anhydrous chlorides have covalent bonds.
B They are the only metals which give coloured ions in an aqueous solution.
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C They are the only metals which have more than one valency.
D They are the only metals with a complete 4s orbital in their atoms.

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20 Like other transition elements, platinum(IV) chloride combines with ammonia to form
compounds. The co–ordination number of platinum in these compounds is 6. A formula unit
of one of the compounds contains a cation and only two chloride ions.

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What is the formula of this compound?

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A Pt(NH3)3Cl4
B Pt(NH3)4Cl4
C Pt(NH3)6Cl2
D Pt(NH3)6Cl4

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21 Covalent bonds are formed by orbitals overlap. The shape of unsaturated hydrocarbon
molecules can be explained in terms of hybridisation of orbitals.

Which bond is not present in HC CCH2CH CH2 ?

A a  bond formed by 2sp–2sp overlap

B
C
a  bond formed by 1s–2sp2 overlap
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a  bond formed by 2sp2–2sp2 overlap
D a  bond formed by 2sp–2sp3 overlap
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22 Cortisol is a steroid hormone which is released in response to stress and low blood glucose.
Its structure is shown in the diagram below.

OH
O
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HO OH
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How many chiral centres are there in the product formed by reacting cortisol with hot acidified
KMnO4?

A 6 B 7 C 8 D 9
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23 Compound M has the structure as shown below.

CH2Cl

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Cl COCl

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CH2CH CHCl

1 mol of compound M is warmed with aqueous sodium hydroxide. The resulting solution is
cooled and acidified with dilute nitric acid. Excess aqueous silver nitrate is then added to it.

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How many moles of silver chloride is precipitated out?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

24 A Grignard reagent is a magnesium–containing covalent compound which is widely used in

organic syntheses. Ethylmagnesium bromide, CH3CH2MgBr, is an example of a Grignard

bromoethane in a dry, non–polar solvent.

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reagent, which is produced by reacting small pieces of magnesium with a warm solution of

The reaction below shows how the Grignard reagent is used to form 2–methylbutan–2–ol by
reacting with propanone.
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OMgBr OH
step I step II
CH3CH2MgBr + CH3COCH3 CH3 C CH3 CH3 C CH3 + Mg(OH)Br
CH2CH3 CH2CH3
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What is the product formed when CH3CH2MgBr reacts with carbon dioxide and what type of
reaction occurs in step I and in step II?

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step I step II
CH3CH2MgBr + CO2
A CH3CH2 C CH2CH3
nucleophilic acid-base
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substitution reaction H

OH
step I step II
CH3CH2MgBr + CO2
B CH3CH2 C CH2CH3
nucleophilic hydrolysis
substitution OH
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step I step II
C CH3CH2MgBr + CO2
CH3CH2 C CH2CH3
nucleophilic acid-base
addition reaction
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step I step II
D CH3CH2MgBr + CO2
CH3CH2 C OH
nucleophilic hydrolysis
addition

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25 Deuterium, D, is an isotope of hydrogen.

Which compounds will react to produce deuterophenol, C6H5OD, in good yield?

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CO2CH3

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A + NaOD in D2O, with heat

OCOCH3

B + NaOD in D2O, with heat

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OCOCH3

C + DCl in D2O, with heat

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D + D2O
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26 A fresh salad may contain the following compounds.

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P CH3CH2CH2CH=CHCHO, an aroma of tomatoes

Q CH3CH2CH2CH2CH=CHCOCH3, a flavour of mushrooms

R CH3CH2CH2CH2CH=CHCH=CHCHO, an aroma of cucumbers

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If these compounds are all present in the ratio P : Q : R = 2 : 2 : 1, and all are reduced by a
solution of an excess of NaBH4, how many hydrogen atoms would be incorporated on
average per molecule?

A 2.0 B 2.4 C 3.6 D 4.4

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27 Consider the following four compounds.

1 bromoethanoic acid

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2 chloroethanoic acid

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3 2-chlorophenol

4 propanoic acid

What is the relative order of decreasing acidity of these compounds?

A 1 2 4 3

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B 2 1 3 4
C 2 1 4 3
D 3 2 1 4

28 A small peptide X is hydrolysed according to the following reaction.

X
hydrolysis
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2NH2CH2CO2H + NH2CH(CH3)CO2H + 2NH2CH(CH2OH)CO2H
(Mr = 75) (Mr = 89) (Mr = 105)

What is the Mr of X?
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A 359 B 377 C 431 D 449

29 The compounds responsible for the umami flavour of soy sauce are salts of glutamic acid.
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HO2CCH2CH2CH(NH2)CO2H
glutamic acid

Glutamic acid has pKa values of 2.1, 4.1 and 9.5.

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What is the structure of the major species in a solution of glutamic acid at pH 7?

A B

NH2 NH3

O2C CO2
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HO2C CO2H

C D

NH3 NH3
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HO 2C CO2 O2C CO2

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Not in syllabus
30 Which amino acid residue cannot form a hydrogen bond to stabilise the peptide –helix and
so causes a ‘bend’ in the regular shape?

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A B C D
H2NCHCO2H CH2

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NH
H2NCHCO2H H2NCHCO2H CH2
H2C
CH
CH2SH CH2CH2CO2H CH2
CO2H

cysteine glutamic acid phenylalanine proline

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Section B

For each of the question in this section, one or more of the three numbered statements 1 to 3 may be

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correct.

Decide whether each of the statements is or is not correct (you may find it helpful to put a tick against

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the statements that you consider to be correct.)

The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of

A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 2 and 3 1 only

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are correct only are correct only are correct is correct

No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

31 Given weighed samples of the same mixture of magnesium carbonate and barium
carbonate, how can the mole fraction of magnesium carbonate in the mixture be estimated?

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of acid.
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Add a known volume of 0.1 mol dm–3 HCl(aq), in excess, and back titrate the excess

Add an excess of HCl(aq) and measure, at known temperature and pressure, the
volume of CO2 liberated.
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Add an excess of HCl(aq) followed by an excess of H2SO4(aq); filter, dry and weigh
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the precipitate.

32 The diagram shows apparatus that can be used to measure the standard electrode potential
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of copper, Eo.
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Which factors are essential for an accurate Eo to be measured?

1 The hydrogen should be dry.

The Cu2+(aq) should be at a concentration of 1.0 mol dm–3.
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3 The electrode X should be made of platinum.

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33 An acidified solution contains CaCl2, FeCl2 and MnCl2, each of concentration 0.10
mol dm–3. Carbon dioxide is blown through the solution until it is saturated with carbon
dioxide at 25 oC. The concentration of CO32–(aq) in the solution reaches 1 x 10–9 mol dm–3.

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The value of the solubility product of each of the carbonates at 25 oC is given below.

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CaCO3 3.8 x 10–9 mol2 dm–6

FeCO3 3.2 x 10–11 mol2 dm–6

MnCO3 2.5 x 10–13 mol2 dm–6

Which of the following carbonates will not be precipitated?

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1 CaCO3
2 FeCO3
3 MnCO3

34 The diagram represents the Boltzmann distribution of molecular energies at a given

temperature.

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energy

As temperature increases, which of the following statements are correct?

1 The spread of the molecular energies increases.

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2 The number of molecules with energies above any given energy increases.
3 The number of molecules with any given energy increases.

35 On descending Group II from magnesium to barium, which of the following statements are
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correct?

1 The reactivity of the elements with water increases.

2 The energy required for the process M(g) M2+(g) + 2e– decreases.
3 The enthalpy change of hydration of the M2+ ion becomes less exothermic.
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36 When drops of NH3(aq) are added to Cu(NO3)2(aq), a pale blue precipitate is formed. This
precipitate dissolves when an excess of NH3(aq) is added, forming a deep blue solution.

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Which process occurs in this sequence?

1 ligand exchange

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2 acid–base reaction
3 reduction of Cu2+ ions

37 Which reagent can be used to distinguish these 2 compounds?

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O O

HO O O
HO

1
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hot acidified aqueous K2Cr2O7
anhydrous PCl5
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3 aqueous Br2
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38 The following pairs of substances react together.

In which reaction is the formation of a bromide ion involved at some stage?

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1 CH2=CH2 and Br2

2 CH3CHBrCH3 and CH3O–Na+
3 CH3CH2Br and NH3
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39 The mechanism of the iodoform test is given below.

O H O I I O I
OH-

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R C C H R C C H R C C H
H H H

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O O O I
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OH-
R C O R C OH R C C I
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+ CHI3 + CI3 I

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What are the types of reactions shown in this mechanism?

1 nucleophilic substitution
2 acid–base reaction
3 elimination

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Which transformations involve a nucleophile?

1 NHNH2 + (CH3)2C=O (CH3)2C=N NH + H2O

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NaCN OH
2 O + HCN
CN
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3 CH3CH2COCl + NH3 CH3CH2CONH2 + HCl

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