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Q1.
Potassium hydrogencarbonate (KHCO3) decomposes on heating.
Three possible equations for the decomposition are
0.08
0.059
0.099
0.04
(b) Use the information in the table to explain which equation, 1, 2 or 3, represents the
decomposition of potassium hydrogencarbonate.
(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q2.
When sodium is burned in air, one of the products is a pale yellow solid, X.
(a) A sample of solid X was found to contain 1.15 g of sodium and 0.80 g of oxygen.
Na = 23
O = 16
1.15/23=0.05
0.80/16=0.05
Formula of X .....................2NaO.
When magnesium is burned in air, it reacts with oxygen, O2, to form magnesium oxide,
MgO
A class of students investigated the relationship between the mass of magnesium burned
and the mass of magnesium oxide formed.
Lift the lid from time to time until there is no sign of further reaction
Allow the crucible and lid to cool and reweigh
Repeat the heating, cooling and reweighing until two consecutive masses are the
same
Calculate the mass of magnesium oxide formed
(a) (i) Why is it necessary to lift the lid from time to time while heating?
(1)
To let oxygen in
(ii) Why is it necessary to repeat the heating until two consecutive masses are the
same?
(1)
(b) Calculate the mass of oxygen required to completely react with 0.6 g of magnesium to
form magnesium oxide.
The equation for the reaction is
2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
(2)
Write a chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium and nitrogen to form
magnesium nitride.
(1)
........Mg + N2 -- MgN2
Q4.
Tungsten is a useful metal. It has the chemical symbol W.
......................tungsten oxide....
(ii) Balance the equation for the reaction between WO3 and hydrogen.
(1)
What is the maximum mass of tungsten he could obtain from 59.6 g of tungsten fluoride?
(ii) Starting with a different mass of tungsten fluoride, he calculates that the mass of
tungsten formed should be 52.0 g. In his experiment he actually obtains 47.5 g of tungsten.
Q5.
(a) Crystals of hydrated zinc sulfate, ZnSO4.xH2O, contain water of crystallisation.
A student used the apparatus shown to remove and collect the water of crystallisation
from the crystals in order to find the value of x.
He placed a sample of hydrated zinc sulfate crystals in tube A and reweighed it.
He repeated this process until two consecutive masses were the same. This is
known as 'heating to constant mass'.
When hydrated zinc sulfate crystals are heated gently, they decompose according to
the following equation:
ZnSO4.xH2O → ZnSO4 + xH2O
(i) Calculate the mass of ZnSO4 formed after heating to constant mass.
(1)
.......................4.83g........
.
(ii) Calculate the mass of water collected after heating to constant mass.
(1)
........................3.78g
.
(iii) The relative formula mass of ZnSO4 is 161
Use this information, and your answers to (a)(i) and (a)(ii), to calculate the value of x in
the formula ZnSO4.xH2O
X = n(H2) + n (ZnSO4)
x = .........7...............