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Chemistry Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

Paper 2 Theory Total Marks: /45

Name: ___________________________________

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Read These Instructions First

Answer on the question paper. No extra paper is required.

Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a lead pencil for any diagrams or graphs.

Electronic calculators may be used.

You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
A periodic table is provided at the end of the paper.

Good Luck!
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1. Sodium is a metal.
a. State two physical properties of sodium which are different from most other metals.

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(2)
b. Complete the electronic configuration of a sodium atom. Show all electrons.

(1)

c. The equation shows the reaction of sodium with water.

2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
Calculate the minimum mass of sodium, in grams, needed to produce 300cm3 of
hydrogen gas at room temperature and pressure.
Give your answer to three significant figures.

Mass of Sodium ____________________ g (3)

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d. Sodium reacts with oxygen to form the ionic solid sodium oxide, Na2O.
Explain, in terms of movement of electrons, how Na2O is formed by the reaction of
sodium with oxygen.

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e. Sodium chloride is an ionic compound which is a solid at room temperature. It is

soluble in water.
i. Suggest one other physical property of sodium chloride.

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ii. Describe the structure of sodium chloride molecule.

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iii. One end of an electric wire is connected to a chunk of a sodium chloride crystal
and the other end to a battery. Ali is asked to hold the chunk in his hand. He
doesn’t feel any electric current.
Explain why?

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[Total: 15]
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2. The table shows some properties of four Group VII elements.

a. Complete the table by estimating i) the boiling point of bromine ii) density of
liquid bromine at its boiling point. (2)

b. Use the information in the table to suggest the color of astatine.

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c. Explain why chlorine is used in water treatment.

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d. Chlorine reacts with aqueous potassium iodide. The products are aqueous potassium
chloride and aqueous iodine.
i. Construct the chemical equation for this reaction.

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ii. Explain why potassium chloride doesn’t react with iodine.

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e. Hydrated nickel(II) chloride has the formula NiCl2.xH2O. It has a relative formula
mass of 238.
Calculate the value of x in this formula.
[The relative atomic mass of nickel, Ni, is 59]
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x = _____________________ (2)

[Total: 8]

3. Silicon is an element in Group IV of the Periodic Table.

a. One of the isotopes of silicon is:

Deduce the number of electrons, neutrons and protons in one atom of this isotope of
silicon.
Number of electrons __________________________________

Number of neutrons __________________________________

Number of protons ___________________________________ (3)

b. Silicon reacts with nitrogen when heated to produce silicon nitride, Si3N4.
Construct the equation of this reaction

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c. The structure of silicon dioxide is shown:

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i. Describe two similarities in the structures of silicone dioxide and diamond.

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ii. Explain why silicon dioxide has a high melting point.

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d. The structure of a compound of silicon is shown.

Deduce the molecular formula of this compound.

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e. Draw a ‘dot-and-cross’ diagram for a silicon (IV) chloride molecule, SiCl 4.

Only include the outer shell electrons. (1)

[Total: 10]
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4. Molybdenum steel is made by reducing a mixture of MoO3 and Fe2O3 with aluminum.
MoO3 + 2Al Mo + Al2O3
Fe2O3 + 2Al 2Fe + Al2O3

a. Molybdenum steel contains 20.0% by mass of molybdenum. Calculate the mass of

MoO3 needed to make 1000g of molybdenum steel.
Give the answer to three significant figures.
[The relative atomic mass of molybdenum, Mo, is 96.]

Mass of MoO3 _________________________ g (3)

b. Acid U is a compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

A 6.30g sample of U contains 1.68g of carbon and 0.14g of hydrogen.
i. Calculate the empirical formula of U.

Empirical Formula_______________________ (3)

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ii. A 0.086g sample of U is completely neutralised by 12.7cm3 of 0.150 mol/dm3

KOH.
One mole of U reacts with two moles of KOH. Calculate the relative formula
mass of U.

Relative formula mass________________________ (3)

c. Barium chloride can be prepared by reacting barium carbonate with dilute

hydrochloric acid.
BaCO3 + 2HCl BaCl2 + H2O + CO2

Excess barium carbonate is reacted with 40.0cm3 of 1.50 mol /dm3 hydrochloric acid.
After purification the percentage yield of barium chloride was 75.0%. Calculate the
mass of barium chloride prepared. Give your answer to three significant figures.
[Mr : BaCl2 , 208]

Mass of barium chloride_______________________ g (3)

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