1. Which statement is true about carbon— carbon bonds? (A) Adouble bond is made of a sigma bond and a pi bond. (B) There is higher electron density between the atoms in a single bond than in a double bond, (©) The distance between the nuclei of the carbon atoms is shorter in single bonds than in double bonds. (D) Single bonds are more reactive toward most reagents than double bonds. 2. When butan-L-ol is dehydrated in a suitable piece of apparatus, the product is (A) butane (B) — butene © @) 3. It is true that an electrophile must have (A) apositive charge (B) —anegative charge (©) anon-bonding electron (D) an oxygen or nitrogen atom 4. The correct IUPAC name for the structural formula yet gi H-C—C CH, CHCH, ro HCH, (A) 2,2, 4-trimethyl pentane (B) 2,2, 4trimethyl octane (C) 2,4, 4-trimethyl pentane (D) 2,4, 4trimethyl octane 02212010/CAPE 2011 5. In the reaction between the ethene and bromine, which statement(s) about the seaction mechanism may be true? 1 1 ML (a) (B) © ©) A carbocation forms in the rate determining step. A dative covalent bond forms between the bromide ion and the carbocation, Heterolytic fission of the bromine- bromine bond occurs. Tonly Tand I only Mand 111 only 1, Hand It Which of the following compounds is MOST likely to undergo hydrolysis? (A) () © (©) CHOW C,H,CH,CI C,H,COOH a ~<=>- a GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-3- 7, Which of the following is a pair of optical isomers? cH CHS I | (A) CHs-C-On HO-C~CHs | I cH CH, H H | \ (8) GH.-C-oH HO-~C- GH, ‘tl I CHS CHS HOHKH HHH tid (©) H-C-C-C-~C~0OH Ii ted HHH UH cH ot () H-C-c-on It CH H Iida HO-C-C~C-C-H oe HH HH H CHs td HO-C~C~CHs I | HCH; 8. Hydrogen cyanide adds to ethanal but not to ethene because (A) ~ ethanal is more susceptible to electrophilic attack than ethene (B) _ethanal is more susceptible to free radical attack than ethene (C) _ ethanal is more susceptible to nucleophilic attack than ethene (D) the addition product formed with ethene would be unstable 02212010/CAPE 2011 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,Item 9 refers to the molecule shown in the following diagram. ZA 9. The above molecule is responsible for the flavour in spearmint bubble gum. Which statements about it are correct? 1 0 m1, (A) (B) © ©) It will decolourize bromine, It will be oxidized by hot aqueous acidified KMnO, It will give a positive test with Tollen’s reagent. Land I only Tand Ill only Wand I only 1, Hand I Item 10 refers to the following reaction. cu, : Be Br, = AlBry cH, 10. The product of the following reaction is formed by (A) free radical substitution (B) nucleophilic substitution (©) elimination reaction (D) electrophilic substitution 02212010/CAPE 2011 Bre 12. 13, At which of the carbon atoms (indicated by an arrow and labelled (A), (B), (C) and (D)) in the molecule betow is nucleophilic attack MOST likely? @) (ay The complete reaction of phenol with aqueous bromine is characterised by a (A) ®) (cy @) brown precipitate, a brown solution and a sweet smell brown precipitate, a colourless solution and a sweet smell white precipitate, a colourless solution and an antiseptic smell white precipitate, a brown solution and an antiseptic smell Which of the fotlowing is NOT true about condensation polymerisation? A) @®) © ©) ‘The molecular mass of the polymer is a multiple of the combined masses of its monomers. The polymer can be hydrolysed to form its monomers. The polymer has physical and chemical properties that differ from the monomer units. Small molecules are eliminated during the condensation process. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,14. Which of the following compounds would release a proton MOST readily? A @) «© (Dy CH,CH,OH CH,COOH C,HOH CH,OH 15. A sample of an organic compound with a mass of 0.816 g was completely burned in oxygen and found to produce 1.55 g of carbon dioxide and 0.955 g of water only. ‘The empirical formula of the compound is (A) ®) © (©) CHO CHO, CHO, CHO 16. Which of the following pieces of apparatus possesses the HIGHEST degree of uncer- tainty in measurement? (A) @B) © @) Burette Beaker Pipette _ Measuring cylinder Item 17 refers to the following burette readings: 25.1, 25.2, 249, 248 17. The standard deviation of the readings above is (A) 0.10 (B) 03 (© 015 (D) 018 02212010/CAPE 2011 18, 19, Which of the following graphs illustrates the titration of dilute sulphuric acid with potassium hydroxide solution? “™ a pH 1 Vol of H, $0, B wf ® ow 1 Vol of , 50, , 4 © ow eo Vol of, $0, p) a pH 7 Yo of H, SO, Which of the following statements about gravimetric analysis is NOT true? (A) Gravimetric analysis is a purely quantitative method, (B) — Gravimetricanalysisnever involves the removal of volatile compo- nents of a solid. (©) The analyte can be identified after precipitation and isolation have occurred, (D) The amount of analyte lost due to solvation is assumed to be negli- gible GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE20. 24 2, Treatment of a 10.00 g sample containing a chloride salt with excess silver nitrate solution produced 8.08 g of silver chloride. (Ag= 108, Cl=35.5) The expression for the percentage of chloride in the sample is 143.5 « 808 A 808 100 () 355 10.00 35.5 x 10.00 0.00 5 160, ®) Tas x 808 35.5 x 8.08 C28 x 808 00 © 735% 1006 Dy 135% 10.00 99 35.5 x 808 Which of the following will NOT affect the accuracy of the results in a titrimetric analysis? (A) Purity of reagents (B) Adding excess water to the conical flask (C) Blowing the reagent out of the pipette tip (PD) Overshooting the calibration mark of the volumetric flask The structural features which cause absorption in the UV/VIS region of the electromagnetic spectrum are known as (A) obonds (B) chromophores (©) isolated x bonds (D) Ione pairs of electrons 02212010/CAPE 2011 23, 24, Hexane will not absorb light in the UVivisible region of the spectrum because there isa (A) _latge difference in energy between the bonding and antibonding orbitals (B) large difference in energy between the bonding and non-bonding orbitals, (C) small difference inenergy between the bonding and non-bonding orbitals (D) small difference in energy between the bonding and antibonding orbitals Which of the following pairs do NOT absorb infrared radiation? 1 H,Oand HI Tl. Hyand Cl, Nil, and HCL IV. N,and Br, (A) [and Il only (B) Land IV only (©) Mand fit only (D) Mand IV only In which of the following processes is infra-red spectroscopy MOST likely used? 1. Monitoring atmospheric pollution I Breath-alcohol analysis, TH. Quantitative analysis (A) Lonly (B) Tonly (C) Land Ionly (D) Land Ml only GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE26. 28, a In the mass spectrometer, a molecular ion 27. Which ofthe following isNOTa visualising is formed from a compound by ‘agent in chromatography? (A) loss ofa proton (A) Cellulose (B) gain of an electron (B) Iodine (C) loss ofan electron (©) Ninbydrin (D) fragmentation of the compound (D) Ultraviolet tight Item 28 refers to the following chromatogram which is obtained when a: 1: 1: | mixture of ethanol, propan-1-ol, butan-1-ol and hexan-I-ol is analysed by gas-liquid chromatography, 1 1 Ethanol IT Propan -1- ol IT Butan -1- ol 1V Hexan -1- of —_— 0 3 io Retention time (min) ‘Which compound is present in the HIGHEST concentration? (A) *Bthanol (B) — Butan-I-ol (©) Hexan-1-o1 (D) — Propan-1-ol GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02212010/CAPE 201129. 30. r Ww Which of the following CANNOT be completely separated by fiactional distillation? (A) Tonly . (B) — Honly (C) Land Ionly (D) Wand Itt only Which of the following statements about a partition coefficient may be true? It does not vary with temperature TI, The solute has to be in the same molecular state in both solvents for it to be a constant. I. The two solutions have to be concentrated for ito be a constant, (A) Lonly (B) — Monly (©) Land tonly ©) Wand 02212010/CAPE 2011 31 32, Which of the following are important factors to consider in determining the location of a factory? 1. Proximity to raw materials II. Proximity toa potential workforce III, Potential pollution of air, land and water TV. Availability to a means of transpor- tation (A) i Mandl only (B) T,MandIVonly (©) 1 Wand IV only ©) 1,0, Mand IV When extracting aluminium from its bauxite ore, the bauxite is (A) electrolysed (B) heated with carbon (C) dissolved in molten cryolite to reduce the melting point (D) dissolved in molten cryolite to reduce electricity costs GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE33, 34. 35, <9. Which of the following is represented by C,-C, hydrocarbons? (A) Kerosene (B) Diesel oil (©) Gasoline (D) Refinery gas Item 34 refers to the following fractions of cerude oil, 1. Diesel , I. Petrol IIL Refinery gas IV. Kerosene a ‘The correct order in terms of inereasing boiling point is (A) LU, mLIv @®) LL TIv © mL ©) UL ILAV,1 ‘The essential conditions for the Haber process (A) 2.Atm pressure, 400°C, iron catalyst (B) 2 Atm pressure, 450 °C, no catalyst (C) ~200 Atm pressure, 450 °C, iron catalyst (D) 200 Atm pressure, 1000 °C, no catalyst 02212010/CAPE 2011 36. In the production of sulphuric acid by the contact process the following exothermic reaction takes place: 280,(g) + 0,(g) —Y20s2420°C, 2 atm | 950 (gy 31. 38. Which of the following conditions would favour the forward reaction? 1 Low pressure I. Excess oxygen T. —Low temperature (A) Tonly (B) Land ILonly (© Wand itt only (D) 1, Mand mt Item 37 refers to the manufacture of chlorine by the electrolysis of brine using the diaphragm cell. The anode is made up of (A) steel (B) graphite (C)__ platinum with a coating of asbestos (D) titanium with an inert coating of ruthenium (IV) oxide For which TWO of the following industrial products is chlorine MOST widely used in their manufacture? I. Solvents I, Sodium chloride I. Polyvinylchloride IV. Chlorofluorocarbons (A) Tand Ionly (B) Land 1 only (©) Wand 11 only (D) Mand IV only GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-10- 39. Which of the following industries use 43. sulphuric acid? 1 i Mm. WV. (a) (B) © @) Fertilizer Paint Fibre Detergent 1, Mand II only I, Hand IV only U1, IH and IV only 1, H, Hl and 1V 40. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using chlorine for water purification? (A) Chlorine promotes eutrophication, (B) Chlorine contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer. nm (C) Toxic chlorinated hydrocarbons ‘may be formed. (D) Toxic chlorine gas may threaten nearby homes. 41, Which of the following ions are significant contributors to eutrophication? LPO? I. NO; ul. ~ so 45. Ww ch (A) Land Ilonly (B) Tand Mfonly (©) 1, Mand Uf only () 1.0, Wand Iv 42. Which of the following compounds is NOT a primary pollutant? (a) (B) © (D) Carbon monoxide Nitrogen dioxide Nitrogen monoxide Sulphur dioxide When chlorofluorocarbons are impacted by ultraviolet radiation, chlorine radicals are formed in preference to fluorine radicals. ‘This occurs in the upper atmosphere because (A) thechlorine radical is more reactive than the fluorine radical (B) the fluorine radical is more reactive than the chlorine radical (C)__ the bond enthalpy of the C - CI bond (340 kI mol!) is less than that of the C ~ F bond (484 kJ, mot") (D) the bond enthalpy of the C — Cl bond corresponds to the energy of the ultraviolet radiation Which of the following may be a result of light-induced reaction of pollutants in the air? 1. Global warming I. Photochemical smog II. Greenhouse effect (A) Tonly (8) Monly (C) Land 1 only (D) 1 Mand ttt Which of the following plastics are biodegradable? (A) Polythene terephthalate (B) Low density polyethene (©) Poly (3 ~hydroxybutanoie acid) (D) _Polyvinylchloride IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02212010/CAPE 2011