Drip Too Hard

1. Barium and magnesium are both in Group 2 of the Periodic Table.
Several
bottles on the Group 2 shelf of the chemicals store had damaged labels.
(a) Two bottles are clearly labelled ‘sulphate’. The solid in bottle A dissolves
easily in water but none of the solid in bottle B appears to dissolve when
added to water.
Which of these two bottles contains barium

sulphate?...............................................
(1)
(b) Bottle C, labelled ‘magnesium carbonate’, contains a white powder. When

heated this powder produces a colourless gas that turns limewater cloudy.
State whether this label is correct and explain your answer.
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(c) Describe a test to show that the solid in bottle D is barium hydroxide and
not magnesium hydroxide.
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(d) Bottle E is clearly labelled ‘magnesium nitrate’. When a sample of the

chemical is heated it gives off a brown gas and a gas that relights a
glowing splint.
Give the name of each of the gases formed and write an equation for this
chemical reaction.
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(Total 10 marks)

2. When gaseous ammonia, NH3, is passed into dilute sulphuric acid it reacts to
form a solution of ammonium sulphate, (NH4)2SO4, which may then be
crystallised.
(a) Write the equation for the neutralisation of sulphuric acid by ammonia.
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(b) 2.50 dm3 of impure ammonia gas was passed into excess sulphuric acid.
6.23 g of crystals of ammonium sulphate were produced.
(i) Calculate the amount (in moles) of ammonium sulphate in 6.23 g of

ammonium sulphate (Mr = 132).
(1)
(ii) Calculate the amount (in moles) of ammonia required to produce this
mass of ammonium sulphate.
(1)
(iii) What is the number of moles of pure ammonia in the 2.50 dm 3

sample of impure ammonia?
(1)

(iv) Calculate the percentage purity of the ammonia used in this
experiment. (Molar volume of a gas at the temperature and pressure
of the experiment 24.0 dm3.)
(2)
(v) Calculate the volume of 1.30 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid needed to
make 6.23 g of ammonium sulphate.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)
3. (a) When the Group 2 element calcium is added to water, calcium hydroxide
and hydrogen are produced.
Write an equation for the reaction.
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(b) State the trend in solubility of the hydroxides of the Group 2 elements as
the atomic mass of the metal increases.
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(c) (i) Define the term first ionisation energy, and write an equation to
represent the change occurring when the first ionisation energy of
calcium is measured.
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(ii) State and explain the trend in the first ionisation energy of the Group
2 elements.
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(Total 9 marks)
4. (a) The compounds lithium chloride, sodium bromide and potassium iodide
can be distinguished from one another by the use of flame tests.
(i) Complete the following table.
Compound Flame colour
Lithium chloride
Sodium bromide
Potassium iodide
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(ii) Explain the origin of the colours in flame tests.
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(b) These compounds can also be distinguished from one another by the use
of concentrated sulphuric acid.
(i) State what would be seen when concentrated sulphuric acid is

added to separate solid samples of each of these compounds.
Lithium
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(ii) Write an equation, including the state symbols, for the reaction
between solid lithium chloride and concentrated sulphuric acid.
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(Total 11 marks)
5. (a) Seawater contains aqueous bromide ions. During the manufacture of

bromine, seawater is treated with chlorine gas and the following reaction
occurs:
2Br– + Cl2  Br2 + 2Cl–
(i) Explain the term oxidation in terms of electron transfer.
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(ii) Explain the term oxidising agent in terms of electron transfer.
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(iii) State which of the elements chlorine or bromine is the stronger
oxidising agent and explain the importance of this in the extraction of
bromine from seawater, as represented in the equation above.
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(b) When sodium chlorate(I), NaClO, is heated, sodium chlorate(V) and

sodium chloride are formed.
(i) Write the ionic equation for this reaction.
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(ii) What type of reaction is this?
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(c) During one process for the manufacture of iodine the following reaction
occurs:
2–
2IO3 + 5SO2 + 4H2O  I2 + 8H+ + 5SO 4
(i) Deduce the oxidation number of sulphur in:
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(ii) Use your answers to part (c)(i) to explain whether SO2 has been
oxidised or reduced in the above reaction.

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(iii) Name a reagent that could be used to confirm that a solution
contains iodine, and state what would be seen.
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(Total 12 marks)

6. A student carried out an experiment to find the percentage of calcium
carbonate, CaCO3, in a sample of limestone following his own plan. The
student’s account of the experiment, results and calculation of the mean titre
are given below.
A ccount
I M a s s o f p ie c e o f lim e s t o n e = 5 .2 4 g
II A m e a s u r in g c y li n d e r w a s u s e d t o t r a n s f e r 5 0 c m 3 o f 2 .0 0 m o l d m –3
a q u e o u s h y d r o c h lo r ic a c id ( a n e x c e s s ) t o a 1 0 0 c m 3 b e a k e r . T h e
p ie c e o f lim e s t o n e w a s p la c e d in t h e b e a k e r a n d le f t u n t il t h e r e w a s
no m ore effervescence.
E q u a t io n
CaCO 3 ( s ) + 2 H C l(a q ) C a C l 2 (a q ) + C O 2 ( g ) + H 2 O ( l)
III T h e a c id ic s o lu t io n in t h e b e a k e r w a s f ilt e r e d in t o a 2 5 0 c m 3
v o lu m e t r ic f la s k . A s m a ll a m o u n t o f s o lid im p u r it y r e m a in e d in t h e
f ilt e r p a p e r . T h e s o lu t io n in t h e v o lu m e t r ic f la s k w a s c a r e f u lly m a d e
u p t o 2 5 0 c m 3 w it h d is t ille d w a t e r .
IV A p ip e t t e w a s u s e d t o t r a n s f e r 2 5 .0 c m 3 p o r t io n s o f t h e a c id ic
s o lu t io n t o c o n ic a l f la s k s . T h e s o lu t io n w a s t h e n t it r a t e d w it h
0 .1 0 0 m o l d m –3 a q u e o u s s o d iu m h y d r o x id e .
H C l(a q ) + N a O H (a q ) N a C l( a q ) + H 2 O ( l)
R e s u lt s
1 2 3
B u r e t t e r e a d in g ( f in a l) 1 4 .9 0 1 5 .4 0 3 0 .2 5
B u r e t t e r e a d in g ( a t s t a r t ) 0 .0 0 0 .0 5 1 5 .4 0
T it r e / c m 3
1 4 .9 0 1 5 .3 5 1 4 .8 5
1 4 .9 0 + 1 5 .3 5 + 1 4 .8 5 3
M e a n t it r e = = 1 5 .0 3 3 c m
3

(a) The accuracy of the student’s method was judged to be poor by his
teacher. The teacher suggested that the procedure in II could be improved
and that the titres used to calculate the mean were incorrectly chosen.
(i) Suggest, with a reason, one improvement to the student’s procedure

in II.
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(ii) Recalculate a value of the mean making clear which titres you
choose and giving your answer to an appropriate number of
significant figures.
(2)
(b) (i) Using your answer to (a)(ii), calculate the amount (number of moles)
of sodium hydroxide in the mean titre.
(1)
(ii) Hence state the amount (number of moles) of hydrochloric acid in a

25.0 cm3 portion of the acidic solution transferred in IV.

(1)

(iii) Hence calculate the amount (number of moles) of hydrochloric acid
remaining after the reaction in II.
(1)
(iv) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid transferred to the

beaker in II.
(1)
(v) Hence calculate the amount (number of moles) of hydrochloric acid

used in the reaction in II.
(1)
(vi) Hence calculate the amount (number of moles) of calcium carbonate

and the mass of calcium carbonate in the sample of limestone,
{Mr (CaCO3) = 100}.
(2)

(vii) Hence calculate the percentage of calcium carbonate by mass in the
sample of limestone.
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(c) The burette used in the titrations had an uncertainty for each reading of
±0.05 cm3.
(i) Which of the following should be regarded as the actual value of the
titre in titration 3?
Circle the letter corresponding to your chosen answer.
A between 14.80 cm3 and 14.90 cm3
B between 14.825 cm3 and 14.875 cm3
C between 14.75 cm3 and 14.95 cm3

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(ii) Suggest one reason why a student may obtain volumes outside the
uncertainty of the burette when carrying out a titration.
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(Total 14 marks)
7. (a) Sodium reacts with cold water.
(i) What would you see as the reaction proceeds?
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(ii) Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
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(b) Calculate the volume of gas produced if 3.0 g of sodium reacts with an
excess of water.
(One mole of any gas at the temperature and pressure of the experiment
occupies
24 dm3.)
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
8. (a) Hydrogen chloride can be made from sodium chloride and concentrated
sulphuric acid. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent this
reaction.
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(b) (i) How would you confirm that a solution said to be HCl(aq) contained
chloride ions?
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(ii) Hydrogen chloride is soluble in water. Explain why the solution is
acidic.
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(c) (i) Give a chemical test for chlorine, stating what you would do and what
you would see.
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(ii) Hydrogen chloride can be oxidised to chlorine by lead(IV) oxide,

PbO2. Write the oxidation numbers of lead and of chlorine in the
boxes provided.
PbO 2 + 4H Cl P bC l2 + C l2 + 2H 2O
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(d) Sodium iodide reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid to give iodine, not
hydrogen iodide. Explain why iodides react differently from chlorides in this
case.
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(Total 12 marks)

9. (a) (i) State how a flame test would distinguish between samples of calcium
nitrate, Ca(NO3)2 and barium nitrate, Ba(NO3)2.
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(ii) Explain the origin of the flame colour.
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(b) Write the equation for the action of heat on barium nitrate.
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(c) (i) What is meant by the term polarising power as applied to cations?
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(ii) Give two factors which affect the polarising power of cations.
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(iii) Use this information to explain why it is easier to decompose
magnesium nitrate than barium nitrate by heating.
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(Total 14 marks)
10. (a) Complete the following table:
Element State at room temperature

Chlorine Gas
Bromine
Iodine
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(b) Describe how you could use solutions of silver nitrate and ammonia to
distinguish a solution of sodium iodide from a solution of sodium bromide.
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(Total 6 marks)

11. (a) Complete and balance the following equations:
(i) Ca + O2
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(ii) Na2O + H2O

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(iii) Na2O + HCl

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(b) State and explain the trend in thermal stability of the carbonates of the
Group 2 elements as the group is descended.
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(Total 7 marks)
12. (a) Describe how to use the technique of volumetric analysis to determine
the concentration of aqueous sodium hydroxide given a burette containing
0.100 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid.
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(b) 25 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, concentration 0.100
mol dm–3 was titrated with 0.100 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid.
(i) Write the equation for the complete reaction of sodium hydroxide and
sulphuric acid.
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(ii) Calculate the volume of the 0.100 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid needed to
exactly neutralise 25.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm–3 aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
(2)
(c) A careless student used a conical flask to store the alkali and did not wash
it clean before use in the titration. Assuming that ‘emptying’ the conical
flask actually left 0.20 cm3 of alkali adhering to the inside of the flask.
Calculate the percentage error in the titration result.
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(Total 10 marks)

7 
Li
13. (a) State the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in a 3 ion.
protons: ……………… neutrons: ……………… electrons: ………………

(3)
(b) The mass spectrum of lithium shows two peaks. Their mass/charge ratios
and percentage abundance are shown below.
Mass/charge % Abundance
6.02 7.39
7.02 92.61
Calculate the relative atomic mass of lithium, giving your answer to three
(2)
(c) Describe a test that you would do to distinguish between solid lithium
chloride and solid sodium chloride. Clearly state what you would do and
what you would see with both substances.
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(Total 8.marks)

14. (a) Bromine is a p-block element Define the term p-block element.
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(b) (i) Give the colour and physical state of bromine at room temperature,
Colour ……………………… Physical state ……………..…………….

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(ii) State what you would see when aqueous bromine is added to a
solution of potassium iodide.
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(c) Aqueous bromine will oxidise Fe2+ ions to Fe3+ ions.
(i) Write the ionic half-equation for the reduction of bromine to bromide
ions.
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(ii) Write the ionic half-equation for the oxidation of Fe 2+ ions to Fe3+
ions.
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(iii) Hence write the overall ionic equation for the reaction of Fe 2+ ions
with bromine.
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(d) Chlorine and bromine react with aqueous sodium hydroxide in a similar
way at room temperature.
(i) Write the equation for the reaction of bromine with aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
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(ii) What type of reaction is this?
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(e) Potassium bromide, KBr, reacts with potassium bromate, KBrO 3, in the
presence of dilute sulphuric acid to form bromine, potassium sulphate and
water.
5KBr + KBrO3 + 3H2SO4  3Br2 + 3K2SO4 + 3H2O
(i) Give the oxidation numbers of bromine in
KBr ………………….. KBrO3 ……………….... Br2 .....

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(ii) Which substance in this reaction is the oxidising agent? Give a

reason for your choice.
Substance:
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Reason:
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(Total 15 marks)

15. Two important nitrogen compounds are ammonium nitrate and nitrogen(I) oxide.
These substances can be prepared as shown by the following reactions.
Reaction A NH3(aq) + HNO3(aq)  

 NH4NO3(aq)
heat
Reaction B NH4NO3(s)  N2O(g) + 2H2O(g)
(a) Name the types of reaction illustrated by equations A and B.
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(b) Reaction A was carried out by titration.
10.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm–3 ammonia solution was reacted with nitric acid of
concentration 0.500 mol dm–3.
(i) What piece of apparatus would you use to measure out the 10.0 cm 3
of ammonia solution?
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(ii) What piece of apparatus would you use to add the nitric acid?
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(iii) Suggest a suitable indicator you could use to find the endpoint of this
titration and give the colour change you would expect.
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(iv) What volume of nitric acid would be required to react exactly with the
10.0 cm3 of the ammonia solution?
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(v) This experiment was repeated without the indicator. Describe how
you would obtain dry crystals of ammonium nitrate from the resulting
solution.
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(c) In reaction B, 4.0 g of solid ammonium nitrate reacted.
(i) What is the mass of 1 mole of ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3?
Use the Periodic Table as a source of data.
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(ii) How many moles of nitrogen(I) oxide, N2O, were formed when 4.0 g
of ammonium nitrate reacted?
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(iii) What volume (at room temperature and pressure) will this amount of
nitrogen(I) oxide occupy?
[Molar volume is 24 dm3 mol–1 at room temperature and pressure.]
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(Total 13 marks)
16. The following table was used to record the results of experiments in which
aqueous solutions of halogen elements were added to aqueous solutions of
potassium halides.
(a) (i) The ticked box indicates that a reaction occurred when bromine
solution was added to potassium iodide solution.
Place ticks in appropriate empty boxes to indicate the other

experiments in which you would expect reactions to have occurred.
(1)
(ii) Give ONE observation you would expect to make when bromine
solution is added to potassium iodide solution.
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(iii) Write a balanced ionic equation for the reaction in (ii).
(Omit or delete any spectator ions).
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(iv) Select ONE of the products of the reaction in (ii).
Describe a test you could carry out to confirm its identity, indicating
the result of the test.
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(b) Iodine and its compounds are quite expensive and it is sometimes
worthwhile recovering this element from solutions containing iodide ions.
This can be done by adding a solution of potassium dichromate acidified
with sulphuric acid. Iodine is then precipitated and can be separated from
the mixture.
An unbalanced ionic equation for the reaction is:
Cr2O72– (aq) + H+ (aq) + I– (aq)  2Cr3+ (aq) + I2 (s) + H2O (l)
(i) Identify the two elements which show a change of oxidation number
during the reaction, giving their initial and final oxidation numbers.

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Initial oxidation number.............. Final oxidation

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(ii) Using oxidation numbers (or otherwise), balance the equation:
Cr2O72– + ........H+ + ........I–  2Cr3+ + ........I2 + ........H2O

(1)
(c) The halogen elements have a wide variety of commercial and industrial
uses.
Bromine, for example, is extracted from sea water and used to make
compounds such as bromomethane, CH3Br, an insecticide.
(i) Why must strict precautions be taken if it is necessary to transport

bromine from the extraction plant to another manufacturing site?
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(ii) Suggest ONE environmental concern arising from the use of

gaseous bromomethane to destroy insects in a grain store.
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(Total 11 marks)
17. (a) Calcium and magnesium react vigorously with dilute hydrochloric acid but
with dilute sulphuric acid the calcium stops reacting even though the

magnesium continues.
(i) Write a balanced equation for the reaction between magnesium

metal and dilute hydrochloric acid. Include all state symbols.
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(ii) Calcium reacts slightly more vigorously than magnesium with dilute
hydrochloric acid. Suggest, in terms of atomic structure, why this is
so.
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(iii) Suggest why calcium stops reacting with dilute sulphuric acid after a
few seconds even though it did react initially.
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(b) (i) Write balanced chemical equations for the thermal decomposition of
potassium nitrate and calcium nitrate. Do not include state symbols.
Potassium nitrate
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Calcium nitrate

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(ii) State the relative thermal stability of potassium nitrate and calcium
nitrate and explain how it is related to the sizes and charges of the
ions involved.
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(Total 14 marks)

18. A 1.62 g sample of impure sodium carbonate was dissolved in distilled water
and then made up to 250 cm3. 25.0 cm3 of this solution was put into a conical
flask and three drops of methyl orange indicator added. This was titrated
against a 0.105 mol dm–3 solution of hydrochloric acid until the end point was
reached. The titration was repeated three more times. The results are shown
below.
1 2 3 4
Burette reading (final) 25.30 25.30 25.85 25.95
Burette reading (at start) 0.00 0.50 0.75 1.25
Titre/cm3 25.30 24.80 25.10 24.70
The equation for the reaction is:
Na2CO3 + 2HCl  2NaCl + H2O + CO2
(a) (i) The student was supplied with a burette that may not have been
clean. What precautions should be taken before filling it with the
standard hydrochloric acid solution?
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(ii) Describe the colour change that tells when the end point has been
reached.
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(b) (i) Select the appropriate titres and calculate their mean.
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(ii) Calculate the amount (in moles) of hydrochloric acid solution in the
mean titre.
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(iii) Calculate the amount (in moles) of pure sodium carbonate in 25.0
cm3 of solution.
(1)
(iv) Calculate the amount (in moles) of pure sodium carbonate in 250
cm3 of solution.
(1)
(v) Calculate the mass of pure sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, taken.
(2)

(vi) Calculate the percentage purity of the sample of sodium carbonate.
(1)
(Total 12 marks)
19. (a) (i) Strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)2, is one of the products formed when
strontium reacts with water.
Write a balanced equation for the reaction of strontium with water.
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(ii) Explain why strontium is described as being oxidised in this

reaction.
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(b) An experiment was carried out to measure the solubility of strontium

hydroxide.
Solid strontium hydroxide was added to water until a layer of solid
remained on the base of the container. The mixture was then left
overnight. 25.0 cm3 portions of strontium hydroxide solution were then
measured by pipette and titrated with a
0.100 mol dm–3 solution of nitric acid. 16.9 cm3 of the nitric acid was
needed to react with the strontium hydroxide in the solution.
The equation for the reaction is
Sr(OH)2(aq) + 2HNO3(aq)  Sr(NO3)2(aq) + 2H2O(l)

(i) Why was the mixture left overnight before carrying out the titration?
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(ii) Calculate the number of moles of nitric acid used in the titration.
(1)
(iii) Calculate the number of moles of strontium hydroxide in 1 dm 3 of the

solution.
(2)
(iv) Calculate the solubility of strontium hydroxide in g dm –3.

(2)

(c) (i) Crystals of hydrated strontium nitrate have the formula
Sr(NO3)2.4H2O.
How would you make a dry sample of hydrated strontium nitrate

crystals from a solution of pure strontium nitrate?
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(ii) Hydrated strontium nitrate crystals decompose when heated.

Complete and balance the equation for the reaction.
2Sr(NO3)2.4H2O(s) → ..........H2O(l) + .......... SrO(s) + .......... NO2 (g) + ................

(2)
(iii) A 0.5 mol dm–3 solution of strontium nitrate was mixed with a 0.5 mol
dm–3 solution of potassium sulphate, K2SO4.
Write an equation for the reaction which occurs. Add state symbols to
the equation, using the data below.
Solubility
mol/1000 g water
KNO3 3.75
SrSO4 7.11 × 10–4
(2)

(Total 16 marks)

20. (a) A 2.20 g sample of potassium nitrate, KNO3, was dissolved in water to
produce 50.0 cm3 of potassium nitrate solution.
Calculate the concentration of this solution in mol dm –3.
(2)
(b) A 2.20 g sample of potassium nitrate was heated strongly and the
following reaction occurred.
2KNO3(s)  2KNO2(s) + O2(g)
(i) Calculate the mass of potassium nitrite, KNO 2, produced.
(2)

(ii) Calculate the volume of oxygen gas produced.
(One mole of gas occupies a volume of 24.0 dm3 under the

conditions of the experiment).
(2)
(c) State and explain the trend in the thermal stability of the nitrates of Group I
as the atomic number increases.
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(3)

(d) An analysis of a potassium compound gave the following results.
Element Percentage by mass

potassium 56.5%
carbon 8.7%
oxygen 34.8%
Deduce the empirical formula of this compound.
(3)
(Total 12 marks)
21. (a) Define the term oxidising agent in terms of electron transfer, and suggest
which element in Group 7 is the strongest oxidising agent.
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(2)

(b) Chlorine can react with hydroxide ions to produce chloride ions, chlorate(l)
ions and water.
(i) Write the ionic equation for this reaction. There is no need to include
state symbols.
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(ii) What type of reaction is taking place in (b)(i)?
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(c) (i) Write an equation for the reaction between concentrated sulphuric
acid and solid sodium chloride.
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(ii) State ONE observation that you would make.
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(d) Draw the shapes of the following molecules, and mark on the diagram the
value of the bond angles in each case.
(i) BCl3

(2)

(ii) PCl5
(3)
(Total 12 marks)

22. A laboratory technician is given the task of making up 5 dm 3 of aqueous sodium
hydroxide of concentration 0.100 mol dm–3. The technician finds the following
data on sodium hydroxide.
Formula NaOH
Soluble in water
Solid which absorbs moisture and acidic gases from the air
Solid is corrosive
Reacts with acids in aqueous solution
e.g. 2NaOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq)  Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(i)
The technician prepares the solution and checks its concentration, following the
procedure outlined below.
I The technician calculates the mass of sodium hydroxide needed to

make 5 dm3 of 0.100 mol dm–3 solution.
11 The technician adds 5 dm3 of water to a plastic bucket.
III The technician weighs the calculated mass of sodium hydroxide,

transfers it to the plastic bucket and stirs until the sodium hydroxide
has dissolved.
IV The technician titrates 25.0 cm3 samples of the sodium hydroxide

solution with 0.0500 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid.
V The mean titre is 23.50 cm3 of 0.0500 mol dm–3 sulphuric acid.
(a) Calculate the mass of sodium hydroxide that the technician needs to take,
to make 5 dm3 of solution of concentration 0.100 mol dm–3.
(2)

(b) Calculate the concentration, in mol dm3, of the sodium hydroxide solution
from the titration results in IV and V.
(3)
(c) The actual concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution is not exactly
0.100 mol dm–3 as the technician intended.
(i) Suggest ONE reason for this, which is a consequence of the way in
which the technician makes up the solution.
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(ii) Suggest ONE reason for this, which is a consequence of the

chemical properties of the sodium hydroxide.
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(d) (i) Explain the meaning of the term corrosive as applied to solid sodium
hydroxide.
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(ii) Suggest a safety precaution that the technician should take (apart
from wearing a laboratory coat and eye protection) when weighing
out the sodium hydroxide.
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(Total 9 marks)
23. (a) Draw a ‘dot-and-cross’ diagram for a magnesium ion.
Show ALL the electrons present and give the charge on this ion.
(2)
(b) Why do salts containing magnesium ions give no colour in a flame test?
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(Total 3 marks)
24. This question is about a mixture, M, which contains 80% of potassium bromide,
KBr,
and 20% of potassium chloride, KCl, by mass.
(a) When concentrated sulphuric acid was added to mixture M and the
mixture gently warmed, four different gases were given off.
(i) What would happen to moist universal indicator paper when held in
this mixture of gases?

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(ii) What would you see if a glass rod, dipped into concentrated
ammonia solution, was held in these gases?
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(iii) Which of these gases would be responsible for turning potassium

dichromate(VI) solution from orange to green?
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(b) (i) What would you see when silver nitrate solution is added to a
solution of mixture M?
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(ii) After adding silver nitrate solution to a solution of mixture M in (b)(i),

concentrated ammonia solution is added.
What would you see? Justify your answer.
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(c) The graph below shows how the solubilities of potassium bromide and
potassium chloride vary with temperature.
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S o lu b ility P o ta s s iu m b ro m id e
in 100
w a te r
/g p e r 1 0 0 g
o f w a te r
80
60
P o ta s s iu m c h lo rid e
40
20
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
T e m p e ra tu re / ºC
(i) What is meant by a saturated solution?
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(ii) 125 g of mixture M, containing 80% KBr and 20% KCl by mass, was
added to 100 g of boiling water to make a solution.
Calculate the masses of KBr and KCl present in mixture M.
Use your calculation and the graph to predict which crystals will form
on cooling to 20 °C, and what will be left in the solution.
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(Total 11 marks)
25. (a) (i) Write the ionic half-equation to show the oxidation of calcium, Ca, to
calcium ions, Ca2+.
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(ii) Write the ionic half-equation to show the reduction of water to

hydrogen, H2, and hydroxide ions, OH–.
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(iii) Combine the two ionic half-equations above to produce an equation

which shows the effect of adding calcium to water.
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(iv) State what you would expect to see when calcium is added to water.

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(b) State the trend in solubility of the hydroxides of the Group 2 elements as
the atomic number increases.
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(c) Write an equation to show the reaction between sodium and chlorine, to
produce sodium chloride.
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(Total 8 marks)
26. (a) Identify a halogen which, at room temperature, is:
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(b) Explain why the hydrogen halides, such as hydrogen chloride, HCl, are:
(i) water soluble
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(c) By consideration of intermolecular forces, explain why the boiling
temperature of hydrogen fluoride, HF, is higher than that of hydrogen
iodide, HI.
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(d) Deduce the oxidation number of chlorine in the following:
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(Total 10 marks)
27. You are provided with the following apparatus and materials.
 A burette ready to use filled with a solution of aqueous sodium hydroxide.
 An aqueous solution of 0.0500 mol dm–3 ethanedioic acid.
 Phenolphthalein indicator.
 Access to the full range of laboratory volumetric apparatus.

(a) Describe how you would carry out titrations to find the volume of sodium
hydroxide that reacts with 25.0 cm3 of the aqueous ethanedioic acid.
In your answer you must include how you would detect the end point and
what you would do to obtain a reliable result.
You do not need to include any details of calculations you may carry out
on your results.
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(b) The reaction involved in the titration is
(COOH)2(aq) + 2NaOH(aq)  (COONa)2(aq) + 2H2O(l)
25.0 cm3 of the aqueous 0.0500 mol dm–3 ethanedioic acid required 25.50
cm3 of the aqueous sodium hydroxide for neutralisation.

(i) Calculate the amount (moles) of ethanedioic acid in 25.0 cm 3 of the
solution.
(1)
(ii) Calculate the amount (moles) of sodium hydroxide in 25.50 cm 3 of

the solution.
(1)
(iii) Calculate the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution in mol

dm–3.
(1)

(c) Calculate the mass of hydrated ethanedioic acid, (COOH) 2.2H2O, needed
to make up 200 cm3 of aqueous 0.0500 mol dm–3 solution. Give your
answer to three significant figures.
(3)
(d) When making up the solution of ethanedioic acid a student, by mistake,

uses a 200 cm3 instead of a 250 cm3 volumetric flask. The student
dissolves the mass of ethanedioic acid crystals calculated to make up 250
cm3.
Explain what effect this would have on the student's volume of sodium
hydroxide solution used in the titration.
[No calculation is required in your answer.]
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(Total 14 marks)

28. The foot and mouth virus affects farm animals such as cattle and sheep. One of
the recommended disinfectants used to try to prevent foot and mouth disease
from spreading is sodium carbonate solution.
(a) The sodium carbonate solution is used to disinfect footwear because it is

alkaline and the virus cannot survive if exposed to a pH greater than 9.
Suggest ONE reason why the disinfectant may not destroy all of the virus
present on footwear.
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(b) One method that could be used to determine the concentration of a

solution of sodium carbonate is to titrate it with hydrochloric acid of known
concentration.
A 25.0 cm3 sample of sodium carbonate solution was titrated using 1.00
mol dm–3 hydrochloric acid to determine its concentration. 42.0 cm 3 of acid
was needed to neutralise the sodium carbonate solution. The indicator
used to find the end-point was methyl orange.
(i) Write a balanced equation for the reaction between a solution of

sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid, including appropriate state
symbols.
(2)
(ii) What piece of apparatus should you use to add the hydrochloric
acid?
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(iii) State the colour of the indicator:

in sodium carbonate
solution ............................................................................
at the end-point of the

titration. ........................................................................
(2)

(c) (i) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid added to the
sodium carbonate solution.
(1)
(ii) Use your answer from (c)(i) and your equation from (b)(i) to work out
the number of moles of sodium carbonate in the 25.0 cm 3 sample.
(1)
(iii) Use your answer from (c)(ii) to work out the concentration, in mol
–3
dm , of the sodium carbonate solution.
(1)
(Total 9 marks)
29. In the manufacture of beer, brewers often add small amounts of salts of Group 2
elements to the water used. These salts influence the chemical reactions during
the brewing process.
Two such salts are calcium sulphate and magnesium sulphate.
(a) A flame test can be used to confirm that a sample of a salt contains
calcium ions.
(i) Describe how you would carry out a flame test.
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(ii) A positive test results in a brick-red flame colour. Describe the

changes that occur in calcium ions to produce a colour.
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(iii) Impurities in the salt may lead to other colours being observed in the
flame.
What metal ion is likely to be present if a yellow flame is seen?
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(b) Magnesium sulphate can be used in its anhydrous form, MgSO 4(s), or in
its hydrated form, MgSO4.7H2O(s).
An experiment was carried out to find the enthalpy change when hydrated
magnesium sulphate dissolved completely in water.
excess water
MgSO4.7H2O(s)  MgSO4(aq) + 7H2O(l)
12.3 g of hydrated magnesium sulphate was added to 100 g of water in a

simple calorimeter and the temperature was found to fall by 1.1 °C.
(i) Calculate the energy change, in joules, that occurred in the

experiment, using the relationship
Energy change (J) = 4.18 × mass of water × temperature change
(2)

(ii) Calculate the number of moles of hydrated magnesium sulphate
used in the experiment. Use the Periodic Table as a source of data.
(2)
(iii) Use your answers to (i) and (ii) to calculate the enthalpy change for
the reaction.
Include a sign and units in your final answer, which should be given
to 2 significant figures.
(2)
(c) The enthalpy change as hydrated magnesium sulphate is converted to

anhydrous magnesium sulphate is very difficult to measure. The Hess
Cycle below can be used to find this enthalpy change, ΔHr.
(i) Use the cycle to write an expression for ΔHr using ΔH1 and ΔH2.
(1)

(ii) Use your expression in (c)(i) and your answer from (b)(iii) to calculate
ΔHr.
Include a sign and units in your final answer, which should be given
to 2 significant figures.
(2)
(Total 15 marks)

30. (a) (i) Describe how you would make up exactly 250 cm3 of aqueous
sodium carbonate, of accurately known concentration, from solid
anhydrous sodium carbonate, Na2CO3.
You may assume that you are given a weighing bottle containing an
appropriate amount of sodium carbonate, but that you still need to
find the mass of sodium carbonate by weighing.
You do not need to include details of calculating the concentration in

your answer.
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(ii) Calculate the concentration, in mol dm–3, of a solution containing
1.28 g of anhydrous sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, in 250 cm3 of
solution.
(3)
(b) In a series of titrations, hydrochloric acid was added, from a burette, to

25.0 cm3 portions of the sodium carbonate solution pipetted into conical
flasks. Methyl orange was added as the indicator.
The burette readings are shown in the table below.
1 2 3
Burette reading at 24.80 48.90 24.40
end/cm3
Burette reading at 0.00 24.80 0.00
start/cm3
Titre/cm3 24.80 24.10 24.40
Number of titrations used to calculate the mean (average) titre: 1, 2 and 3

Mean titre = 24.43 cm3 of hydrochloric acid
(i) Give the colour change that would be observed at the end point.
From .....................................................
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(ii) The student carrying out the titrations was criticised by the teacher
for not carrying out at least one more titration.
Suggest a reason why the teacher’s criticism was justified.
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(c) Using the mean titre given and your answer to (a)(ii), calculate the
concentration of the hydrochloric acid in mol dm –3. The equation for the
reaction in the titration is:
Na2CO3(aq) + 2HCl(aq)  2NaCl(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
(2)

(d) Before titration 2, the student rinsed the pipette with water and then
immediately used it to transfer sodium carbonate solution to the conical
flask for the titration.
If 0.5 cm3 of water was present in the pipette, calculate the percentage
error this would cause in the volume of hydrochloric acid needed in this
titration.
(1)
(Total 14 marks)

31. 1-bromobutane can be prepared by the reaction of hydrogen bromide with
butan-l-ol.
C4H9OH + HBr  C4H9Br + H2O
Sodium bromide and sulphuric acid are used to generate the hydrogen bromide
in the reaction flask.
The stages in the preparation are listed below.
 Mix sodium bromide, 50% sulphuric acid and butan-1-ol, then heat the
mixture under reflux for about 30 minutes.
 Rearrange the apparatus for distillation and distil off the impure 1-
bromobutane.
 Transfer the impure 1-bromobutane to a separating funnel so that the 1-

bromobutane may be separated from the aqueous layer and then washed.
 Add anhydrous calcium chloride to the 1-bromobutane and leave to stand.

When the liquid becomes clear, filter off the calcium chloride.
 Carry out a final distillation to obtain pure 1-bromobutane.
Information on 1-bromobutane, C4H9Br
Density 1.3 g cm–3

Boiling temperature 102 C
Harmful by skin absorption
Immiscible with water.
(a) (i) Calculate the maximum mass of 1-bromobutane that may be

prepared from 4.0 g of butan-1-ol if all the other reagents are in
excess.
[Molar masses: butan-l-ol = 74 g mol–1, 1-bromobutane = 137 g mol–
1
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(1)

(ii) In a preparation, 5.9 g of 1-bromobutane is obtained from 4.0 9 of
butan-1-ol. Calculate the percentage yield.
(1)
(b) The diagrams below show the reflux apparatus and the separating funnel
used in the preparation.
C ondenser
(i) Explain the purpose of the vertical condenser in the reflux apparatus.
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(ii) On the diagram of the separating funnel, draw and label two layers to
show
1-bromobutane and water during the washing stage.
(1)
(iii) What is the purpose of adding anhydrous calcium chloride to the 1-

bromobutane?
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(iv) Draw a labelled diagram of the distillation apparatus that is used to

obtain pure 1-bromobutane.
(4)
(c) Give ONE safety precaution (apart from wearing eye protection and a
laboratory coat) that should be taken during the preparation. Give a
reason for your choice.
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(Total 11 marks)

32. Name a metal, in Group 1 or 2, which has compounds that do not give a colour
to the flame in a flame test.
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33. This question is about strontium and some of its compounds.
(a) Complete the electronic configuration of the strontium atom, using s,p,d
notation.
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(b) (i) Write a balanced equation which represents the change that
corresponds to the first ionisation energy of a strontium atom. Include
state symbols in the equation.
(2)

(ii) The first ionisation energy of strontium is marked on the grid below.
Estimate and plot the next THREE ionisation energies for strontium.
(2)
(c) Suggest why strontium compounds are used in distress flares and
fireworks.
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(d) Give the formula of
(i) the strontium ion in strontium

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(ii) strontium
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(e) Write balanced equations for the following reactions, including state
symbols.
(i) Strontium with water to produce strontium hydroxide and a gaseous

product.
(2)
(ii) Solid strontium hydroxide with dilute hydrochloric acid.
(2)
(f) Estimate the pH of a saturated aqueous solution of strontium hydroxide.
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(Total 14 marks)
34. (a) Complete the following table.
Physical state at room

Element Colour
temperature
chlorine
bromine
iodine
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(b) (i) Write the equation for the reaction between concentrated sulphuric
acid and solid potassium chloride, KCl.

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(ii) When potassium bromide, KBr, reacts with concentrated sulphuric
acid, bromine and sulphur dioxide are produced.
Give the oxidation numbers of bromine and sulphur in the reactants

and products. Hence identify the oxidising agent, giving a reason for
your choice.
KBr ................. H2SO4 .................
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35. (a) Complete the electronic configuration for calcium, Ca.
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(b) (i) Define the term first ionisation energy.
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(ii) Explain why the first ionisation energy of calcium is lower than that of
magnesium.
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(c) A sample of magnesium contains three isotopes of mass numbers 24, 25

and 26.
(i) In terms of sub-atomic particles, state ONE similarity and ONE

difference between these isotopes.
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(ii) The following data were obtained from the mass spectrum of this
sample of magnesium.
Peak at m/e %
24.0 78.6
25.0 10.1
26.0 11.3
Calculate the relative atomic mass of this sample of magnesium.

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)
36. Sodium and chlorine react together in a redox reaction to form sodium chloride,
NaCl.
(i) Write the half equation for
the oxidation of sodium, Na
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(ii) Write the equation for the reaction of sodium with chlorine.
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(Total 3 marks)
37. (a) (i) Potassium superoxide contains 54.9 % potassium by mass.

Show that the empirical formula of this compound is KO 2.
(3)
(ii) Give the oxidation number of oxygen in the compound KO 2.
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(1)

(b) Which of potassium nitrate or lithium nitrate has the higher thermal
stability?
Explain your answer.
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(Total 7 marks)
38. A student investigated the ease with which Group 2 metal carbonates thermally
decompose when heated with a Bunsen burner.
XCO3(s) → XO(s) + CO2(g)
The student heated each carbonate separately in a test tube. The volume of
gas collected in a gas syringe was measured after two minutes.

(a) Each test tube must be heated directly by a Bunsen flame in an identical
manner.
Suggest how this can best be achieved.
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(2)
(b) In each experiment, the student used the same number of moles of metal
carbonate.
The mass of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, heated was 0.21 g.
Calculate the mass of barium carbonate, BaCO3, that should be used for a
valid comparison.
(3)
(c) (i) Calculate the maximum volume of carbon dioxide that would be
produced by the complete decomposition of 0.21 g of magnesium
carbonate.
[1 mol of gas occupies 24 000 cm3 under the conditions of the

experiment.]

(2)
(ii) The balance used to weigh the magnesium carbonate is accurate to

± 0.01 g.
Calculate the percentage error in the mass of the magnesium
carbonate weighed.
(1)
(d) The following results were obtained after heating each sample for two
minutes.
Metal carbonate in Volume of gas

the produced
test tube /cm3
None 9
MgCO3 20
CaCO3 13
SrCO3 11
BaCO3 9
(i) Why was a test tube containing no metal carbonate heated?
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(1)
(ii) Describe a chemical test that would be used to confirm the identity of
the gas produced.
Test ......................................................................................................
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Result ...................................................................................................
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(2)

(iii) Use the results in the table to describe the trend in thermal stability of
the Group 2 metal carbonates.
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(2)
(Total 13 marks)
39. (a) Describe TWO observations which can be made when crystals of hydrated
magnesium nitrate are heated.
Observation
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Observation
2 ...........................................................................................................
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(2)
(b) Name ONE of the gases evolved. Describe a test for this gas to confirm its
identity and give the result.
Name of
gas .......................................................................................................
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Test and
result ....................................................................................................
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(2)

(Total 4 marks)

40. (a) Barium carbonate can be converted into barium chloride solution by a
reaction with hydrochloric acid. In a particular experiment, an excess of
barium carbonate was added to 25 cm3 of hydrochloric acid of
concentration 1.0 mol dm–3.
(i) Describe how you would obtain dry crystals of hydrated barium
chloride, BaCl2.2H2O, from the reaction mixture.
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(4)
(ii) Write a balanced equation, including state symbols, for this reaction.
(2)
(iii) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid used in the

experiment.
(1)
(iv) Calculate the mass of one mole of hydrated barium chloride,

BaCl2.2H2O. Use the Periodic Table as a source of data.
(1)

(v) Calculate the theoretical mass of crystals which could be obtained.
(1)
(vi) Suggest a reason why this mass of crystals is unlikely to be obtained

in practice.
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(1)
(b) (i) What colour do barium compounds produce in a flame test?
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(1)
(ii) When carrying out a flame test on a solid, state a suitable material on
which it can be supported in the flame.
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(1)
(Total 12 marks)
41. (a) A few crystals of potassium iodide were put into a test tube with a similar
quantity of phosphoric acid, H3PO4. The mixture was warmed. Misty white
fumes were seen at the mouth of the test tube.
(i) Give the name or formula of the misty white fumes which formed in
this reaction.
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(1)
(ii) Write a balanced equation for the reaction. State symbols are not
required.
H3PO4 + KI → +
(2)
(iii) A sample of the misty white fumes was collected and dissolved in
water.
What reagent would be used to confirm the identity of the halide ion
present in the solution? State what you would expect to see when it
is used.
Reagent ...............................................................................................
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Observation ..........................................................................................
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(2)
(b) If potassium iodide crystals are reacted with concentrated sulphuric acid, a
complicated reaction occurs in which a mixture of gases is produced.
(i) What would you see, other than misty white fumes, when this
reaction occurs? Give ONE observation.
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(1)
(ii) One of the gases in the mixture is hydrogen sulphide, H 2S. It can be
identified by holding a piece of filter paper soaked in a solution of
lead nitrate, Pb(NO3)2, or lead ethanoate, (CH3CO2)2Pb, in the gas.
What would be observed if hydrogen sulphide is present?
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(1)

(iii) Suggest the name of the lead compound which forms in this reaction,
using Stock notation.
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(1)

(iv) The equation below shows how hydrogen sulphide could be
produced from sulphuric acid in a redox reaction.
9H2SO4 + 8KI → H2S + 8KHSO4 + 4H2O + 4I2
Which element is oxidised in the reaction and which is reduced?

Justify your answer by calculating oxidation numbers.
Element oxidised .................................
Initial oxidation number ....................... Final oxidation

number ......................
Element reduced ..................................
Initial oxidation number ....................... Final oxidation

number ......................
(3)
(c) An experiment was carried out to measure the purity of a sample of

potassium iodide.
1.75 g of impure potassium iodide was dissolved in water, and excess

chlorine was passed through the solution. The following reaction occurred.
Cl2(g) + 2KI(aq) → I2(aq) + 2KCl(aq)
The solution was warmed to drive off the excess chlorine and was then
made up to 250 cm3 in a volumetric flask. A titration was used to measure
the concentration of iodine in the solution.
(i) What solution could be used in a titration to measure the

concentration of iodine?
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(1)
(ii) Name a suitable indicator and state the colour change at the end-
point of this titration.
Indicator ...............................................................................................
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Colour change from ......................................

to ...............................................
(2)

(iii) A titration showed that the solution contained 4.8 × 10–4 moles of
iodine, I2, in a 25 cm3 sample. Calculate the number of moles of
potassium iodide, KI, which were in the original impure sample.
(1)
(iv) Calculate the percentage purity of the potassium iodide.

(2)
(Total 17 marks)
42. (a) Calcium reacts with water to produce calcium hydroxide and hydrogen.
Write the equation for this reaction. Give TWO observations that could be
made during this reaction.
Equation
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Observations
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(4)
(b) State the trend in the solubility of the Group 2 hydroxides, as the atomic
mass of the Group 2 element increases.
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(1)
(c) (i) Show that the following data are consistent with the empirical formula
CaN2O6.
Symbol of element % by mass

Ca 24.4
N 17.1
O 58.5
(2)
(ii) Explain why the thermal stability of the Group 2 nitrates increases as
the atomic number of the Group 2 element increases.
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(Total 10 marks)
43. (a) Define the term oxidising agent in terms of electron transfer.
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(1)
(b) (i) Suggest which halogen is the strongest oxidising agent.
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(1)
(ii) What is the physical state of bromine at room temperature?
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(1)
(c) State the appearance of a gas evolved when concentrated sulphuric acid
is added to solid sodium bromide.
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(1)

(d) Give the oxidation number of chlorine in each of the following species.
ClO– ......................................................................
ClO3– ......................................................................
(2)

(e) Chlorine reacts with sodium hydroxide.
Write an ionic equation for this reaction and explain, in terms of oxidation
numbers, why this is a disproportionation reaction.
Equation
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Explanation
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(4)
(f) (i) Write an equation, including state symbols, to show the process that
occurs when the first electron affinity of chlorine is measured.
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(2)
(ii) Explain why the second electron affinity of chlorine would be

endothermic.
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(Total 14 marks)

44. Magnesium oxide is a basic oxide which produces an alkaline solution with
water. Write an equation to show how the oxide ion, O 2–, acts as a base in the
reaction with water.
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(Total 1 mark)

45. This question is concerned with some redox reactions of iodine.
(a) Iodide ions can be converted into iodine using chlorine.

In the laboratory this can be carried out by adding an aqueous solution of
chlorine to one of sodium iodide.
(i) Write an ionic equation, with state symbols, but omitting spectator
ions, for the reaction which takes place.
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(2)
(ii) A hydrocarbon solvent is added to the reaction mixture, which is then

shaken for a few minutes, and the layers allowed to settle. What
colour is this hydrocarbon layer?
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(1)
(iii) The procedure above is repeated using an aqueous solution of

sodium bromide, instead of sodium iodide. Give the colour of the
hydrocarbon layer in this case.
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(1)
(b) Iodine molecules can be converted into iodide ions using sulphur dioxide.
An unbalanced equation is given below.
I2(aq) + SO2(aq) + H2O(l)  I–(aq) + SO42–(aq) + H+(aq)
(i) Give the oxidation number of
iodine in I2 ............ iodine in I– ............
sulphur in SO2 ............ sulphur in SO42– ............

(2)
(ii) Identify, with a reason, the reducing agent in this reaction.
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(1)

(iii) Use the information above, or any other means, to balance the
equation below.
I2(aq) + SO2(aq) + H2O(l)  Ι–(aq) + SO42–(aq) + H+(aq)

(1)
(c) The reaction between iodine and sulphur dioxide can be used to estimate
the concentration of sulphur dioxide, which is used as a preservative in
wines.
In such a determination, a sample of red wine was treated with activated

charcoal in order to decolorise it. After filtration to remove the activated
charcoal, 25.0 cm3 portions of the decolorised wine were titrated with
0.00100 mol dm–3 aqueous iodine, using starch as the indicator. An
average titre of 12.2 cm3 was obtained.
(i) Why is there a need to decolorise the red wine before samples are
titrated?
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(1)
(ii) What is the colour change at the end-point of this titration?
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(1)

(iii) Use the information above and the balanced equation in (b)(iii) to
calculate:
 the number of moles of iodine used in each titration
 the number of moles of sulphur dioxide with which this iodine

reacted
 the concentration, in mol dm–3, of sulphur dioxide in the red

wine.
(3)
(iv) Suggest why the use of activated charcoal leads to an inaccurate

estimate of the sulphur dioxide content of the wine.
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(Total 14 marks)
46. Flame tests were performed on the following compounds of calcium and
sodium.
(i) State the flame colour in each case:
calcium
hydroxide .............................................................................................
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sodium
hydroxide .............................................................................................
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(2)

(ii) Explain the origin of the colours obtained in flame tests.
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(3)
(Total 5 marks)
47. (a) Sodium iodide reacts with chlorine to produce sodium chloride and iodine.
(i) State the oxidation numbers of the iodine and chlorine species in the
spaces provided.
2NaI + Cl2 → 2NaCl + I2
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(2)
(ii) Use these oxidation numbers to explain why this reaction is a redox
reaction.
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(2)

(iii) Calculate the maximum mass of iodine that could be produced from
30.0 g of sodium iodide.
(3)
(iv) Calculate the volume of chlorine gas required to produce this amount
of iodine.
[1 mol of gas occupies 24 dm3 under the conditions of the

experiment]
(1)
(b) (i) Give the colour of iodine and its physical state at room temperature
and pressure.
Colour ........................................................................................
Physical state .............................................................................

(2)

(ii) Write an equation, including state symbols, to represent the process
occurring when the first ionisation energy of iodine atoms is
measured.
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(2)
(Total 12 marks)
48. Before a solution of hydrochloric acid can be used in volumetric analysis, its
concentration must be found accurately.
(a) Suggest why hydrochloric acid cannot be made up as an accurate

(standard) solution from pure hydrogen chloride.
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(1)
(b) The accurate concentration of a solution of hydrochloric acid can be found

by titrating it against a standard solution of sodium carbonate.
This is made by dissolving a known mass of anhydrous sodium carbonate,
Na2CO3, in distilled water. Distilled water is added to make the solution up
to exactly 250 cm3 in a graduated flask.
Give ONE reason why the sodium carbonate is dissolved in distilled water
and then made up to 250 cm3 of solution, rather than just dissolved in 250
cm3 of distilled water.
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(c) The following results were obtained for the titration of 25.0 cm 3 of 0.0500
mol dm–3 sodium carbonate solution, Na2CO3, against hydrochloric acid.
Na2CO3 + 2HCl  2NaCl + CO2 + H2O
Number of titration 1 2 3
Burette reading (final) / 31.10 32.55 30.30
cm3
Burette reading (initial) / 0.00 2.05 0.00
cm3
Volume of HCl used / 31.10 30.50 30.30
cm3
(i) Which TWO titrations should be used to calculate the mean

(average) titre?
Explain your answer.
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(ii) Calculate the mean titre.
(1)
(iii) Calculate the amount (moles) of sodium carbonate, Na 2CO3, in 25.0

cm3 of the 0.0500 mol dm–3 solution.

(1)
(iv) Hence calculate the amount (moles) of hydrogen chloride, HCl, used.
(1)
(v) Calculate the concentration of the hydrochloric acid solution to three

(2)
(Total 9 marks)
49. (a) Write an equation for the reaction of calcium with oxygen to form calcium
oxide, CaO.
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(1)

(b) Draw a ‘dot and cross’ diagram of calcium oxide, CaO, showing all the
electrons. Indicate the charges clearly on your diagram.
(2)
(c) (i) Name the compound formed when calcium oxide reacts with water.
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(1)
(ii) Which pH or pH range would include the pH of a saturated solution of

the product of this reaction?
pH 0–4 5–6 7 8–9 10–14
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(1)
(Total 5 marks)

50. Sodium carbonate forms hydrated crystals. These contain water of
crystallisation and their formula can be written as Na2CO3.xH2O.
The value of x can be found by titrating a sodium carbonate solution, which is

alkaline, with hydrochloric acid as follows:
 7.15 g of hydrated sodium carbonate crystals were dissolved in water and

made up to exactly 250 cm3.
 10.0 cm3 of this solution was pipetted into a conical flask.
 The solution was titrated with hydrochloric acid of concentration 0.100 mol
dm–3.
 20.0 cm3 of the hydrochloric acid was needed.
The sodium carbonate in the crystals reacts as shown.
Na2CO3(aq) + 2HCl(aq)  2NaCl(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
(a) Name a container suitable for making up exactly 250 cm 3 of solution.
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(1)
(b) Suggest a suitable indicator for the titration and state the colour change
you would see at the end-point.
Indicator ...............................................................................................
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Colour change from

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(2)

(c) Calculate the mass of hydrated crystals present in the 10.0 cm 3 sample.
(1)
(d) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid used in the titration.
(1)
(e) Use your answers from (c) and (d) to calculate the mass of the
hydrated crystals which would react with two moles of hydrochloric acid.
(1)

(f) Deduce the molar mass of the hydrated sodium carbonate, using your
answer to (e) and the equation for the reaction.
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(g) The molar mass of sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, is 106 g mol–1. Use this
value and your answer to (f) to work out the value of x in the formula for
the hydrated crystals.
If you did not get an answer to (f) use the value 196 (this is not the answer
you would get if you do the calculation correctly).
(2)
(Total 9 marks)
51. This question is about the chemistry of sodium and magnesium.
(a) Sodium and chlorine react together as shown in the equation.
2Na(s) + Cl2(g)  2NaCl(s)
Is sodium oxidised or reduced in this reaction? Explain your answer.
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(1)

(b) (i) Sodium chloride and magnesium chloride can be distinguished by
carrying out a flame test. State the observation you would make for
each.
Sodium chloride
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Magnesium chloride
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(2)
(ii) Explain the changes which occur when electrons in sodium produce
a flame
colour.
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(iii) Suggest ONE use for the coloured light produced by sodium.
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(1)
(c) Write the electron configuration of a magnesium ion, Mg2+, using s, p

notation.
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(1)
(d) The table below gives some ionisation energies for sodium and

magnesium.
First ionisation Second ionisation
energy / energy /
kJ mol–1 kJ mol–1
Sodium 496 4563
Magnesium 738
(i) Write the chemical equation, with state symbols, which corresponds
to the first ionisation energy of magnesium.
(2)
(ii) Explain why the first ionisation energy of magnesium is greater than
the first ionisation energy of sodium.
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(iii) Predict a value for the second ionisation energy of magnesium.

Explain your choice.
Value ........................................kJ mol–1
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(e) Which atom has the larger radius, sodium or magnesium? Explain your
answer.
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(Total 15 marks)
52. (a) Complete and balance an equation for each of the following reactions. Do
not include state symbols.
(i) Ba + H2O → ...............................................

(1)

(iii) NaCl + H2SO4 → ...............................................
(1)
(b) State the flame colours produced by compounds of:
(i) barium .................................................................................

(1)
(ii) lithium ................................................................................

(1)
(c) Explain how compounds of elements in Groups 1 and 2 produce colours in

the flame test.
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(d) When potassium is burnt in excess oxygen, a compound is produced that
contains 54.9 % potassium.
Calculate the percentage of oxygen present and hence calculate the

empirical formula of this compound.
(3)
(Total 10 marks)
53. Tartaric acid is an organic acid. Volumetric analysis can be used to find out how
many acid, –COOH, groups each molecule of the acid contains.
The formula of tartaric acid can be represented in this acid-base reaction as

HxTa.
Ta represents the rest of the tartaric acid molecule, and x is the number of
hydrogen atoms in the molecule which are part of the acid, –COOH, groups.
The equation for its reaction with sodium hydroxide can be written as follows:
HxTa + xNaOH → NaxTa + xH2O
The value of x can be found by experiment. 25.0 cm3 of 0.110 mol dm –3 tartaric
acid solution was titrated with 0.235 mol dm–3 sodium hydroxide solution, using
phenolphthalein as the indicator. The following results were obtained.
1 2 3
Burette reading (final) / cm3 36.25 23.50 47.35
Burette reading (initial) / cm3 12.30 0.05 24.00
Volume of NaOH used / cm3 23.95 23.45 23.35
(a) In this titration what is the colour change for the phenolphthalein indicator?
From ..................................................

to ........................................................
(1)
(b) State why the mean (or average) titre should be based only on titrations 2
and 3.
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(1)
(c) Calculate the mean titre.
(1)
(d) (i) Calculate the amount (moles) of tartaric acid in 25.0 cm 3 of 0.110 mol
dm–3 solution.
(1)
(ii) Calculate the amount (moles) of sodium hydroxide in the mean titre.
(1)

(iii) Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide that reacts with 1
mol of tartaric acid.
(1)
(iv) Hence state the value of x, which is also the number of –COOH
groups in each tartaric acid molecule.
x = ....................
(1)
(e) Tartaric acid has a molar mass of 150 g mol–1. The percentage
composition by mass is C 32%, H 4%, O 64%.
Use these data to show that the molecular formula of tartaric acid is
C4H6O6.
(4)

(f) Most burettes are capable, if read correctly, of giving a reading which is
±0.05 cm3 of the true value.
Suggest why the experiment is designed to give a titre of between 20 to 30

cm3, rather than 5 to 10 cm3. Justify your answer.
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(Total 13 marks)
54. (a) Hydrogen chloride can be prepared by reacting concentrated sulphuric

acid with solid sodium chloride.
Write an equation for the reaction which occurs. State symbols are
not required.
(2)

(b) When concentrated sulphuric acid is added to solid sodium bromide, the
products of the reaction include sulphur dioxide and bromine.
2H2SO4 + 2NaBr → Br2 + SO2 + 2H2O + Na2SO4
Sulphur and bromine change oxidation number in this reaction.
(i) Write the oxidation numbers at the start and the end of the reaction.
Sulphur changes from ..................... to .....................

(1)
Bromine changes from ..................... to .....................

(1)
(ii) Explain why the numbers in the balanced equation are consistent
with the changes in oxidation number.
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(2)
(c) The boiling points of three hydrogen halides are shown below
Hydrogen halide Boiling point

/K
Hydrogen chloride 188
Hydrogen bromide 206
Hydrogen iodide 238
(i) Explain the trend in boiling point of the three hydrogen halides.

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(2)
(ii) Predict a value for the boiling point of hydrogen fluoride. Explain your
reason for choosing this value.
Predicted value ......................................
Explanation
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(Total 11 marks)
55. (a) Write the equations to show the action of heat on the following solid
nitrates. State symbols are not required.
(i) lithium nitrate, LiNO3.
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(2)

(ii) caesium nitrate, CsNO3.
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(1)

(b) The solubilities of the sulphates and hydroxides of calcium and barium are
shown below. Use the information in the table to answer the questions
that follow.
Substance Solubility Substance Solubility

CaSO4 slightly soluble Ca(OH)2 slightly soluble
BaSO4 insoluble Ba(OH)2 soluble
(i) Both calcium and barium metals react with water to give the metal
hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
What difference would you expect to see after calcium metal and
barium metal have reacted with water?
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(ii) The reaction between barium metal and excess dilute sulphuric acid
stops after a very short time. Suggest an explanation for this.
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(c) Suggest the solubility in water of radium sulphate. Put a cross ( ) in the
correct box.
A Very soluble
B Soluble
C Slightly soluble
D Insoluble
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(d) Write the ionic equation for the reaction of calcium metal with dilute
hydrochloric acid. Include state symbols in your equation.
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(Total 10 marks)
56. A titration is carried out by adding sodium hydroxide solution from a burette to
25.0 cm3 of aqueous 0.0500 mol dm–3 butanedioic acid, (CH2COOH)2, to which
a few drops of phenolphthalein have been added.
(CH2COOH)2(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → (CH2COONa)2(aq) + 2H2O(l)
Diagram I
s o d iu m h y d ro x id e
s o lu tio n
2 5 .0 c m 3 o f
b u ta n e d io ic a c id
+ p h e n o lp h th a le in

(a) A preliminary (‘rough’) titration shows that between 23.0 cm3 and 24.0 cm3
of sodium hydroxide is required to react with the butanedioic acid solution.
Describe the procedure you would follow, using the apparatus shown in
Diagram I, for a second, accurate titration. Include in your description the
colour change at the end point.
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(b) The burette readings recorded by a student carrying out the titrations are
shown in the table below.
Titration
1 2 3
numbers
Burette reading
23.90 23.60 23.65
(final) / cm3

Burette reading
0.00 0.00 0.15
(initial) / cm3
Titre/cm3 23.90 23.60 23.50
Used in mean (
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(i) On Diagram II below, show the level of the sodium hydroxide

solution when the final burette reading is recorded in titration 3.
Diagram II
23
24
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(ii) Calculate the mean (or average) titre.

Show which titres you have used in your calculation by putting a tick (
) in the appropriate boxes in the table above.
(2)
(c) (i) Calculate the amount (moles) of butanedioic acid, (CH 2COOH)2, in
25.0 cm3 of the 0.0500 mol dm–3 solution.
(1)
(ii) Calculate the amount (moles) of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, in the

mean titre.
(1)
(iii) Calculate the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution in mol

dm–3. Give your answer to three significant figures.
(1)
(Total 10 marks)
57. Calcium nitrate decomposes on strong heating.

(a) Balance the equation for the reaction which takes place.
Ca(NO3)2(s) → CaO(s) + NO2(g) + O2(g)

(1)

(b) A little water is added to the solid product of this reaction and the mixture
is tested with full-range pH indicator paper.
(i) What colour will the indicator paper turn?
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(ii) Write the formula of the ion responsible for turning the indicator
paper this colour.
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58. (a) What colour do lithium compounds produce during a flame test?
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(b) In what way do the electronic transfers taking place in the production of a
flame colour differ from those occurring when lithium atoms ionise?
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59. (a) Lithium chloride, potassium carbonate and sodium iodide can be
distinguished using flame tests. Complete the table below.
Formula Flame colour

lithium chloride LiCl
potassium
K2CO3
carbonate
sodium iodide NaI
(2)
(b) Explain the origin of the colours in the flame test.
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(c) Write equations for the following reactions. Do not include state symbols.
(i) Lithium chloride and concentrated sulphuric acid.
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(ii) Sodium iodide solution and silver nitrate solution.

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60. Read the passage below straight through and then more carefully. Answer the
questions that follow.
Fluorine
Fluorine was first isolated by the French chemist Henri Moissan in 1886 after
twenty-five years of continuous research. Fluorine is the most reactive element,
reacting with nearly all organic and inorganic chemicals. It started to be
produced on an industrial scale in the 1940s. It was needed to make
uranium(VI) fluoride, UF6, a chemical essential for the enrichment of uranium
which was needed initially for the first atomic bombs and is now used in some
nuclear power stations.
Fluorine is produced industrially by the electrolysis of an electrolyte made by

dissolving anhydrous potassium fluoride in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride.
Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride is a poor conductor of electricity so it cannot be
electrolysed on its own. A 2:1 mixture of hydrogen fluoride and potassium
fluoride has high electrical conductivity and a melting point of about 70°C. An
aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid cannot be used because hydroxide ions
would be preferentially discharged at the anode.
The electrolysis cell uses a carbon anode and a steel cathode. The anode is
made of hard carbon, not graphite, since graphite would rapidly disintegrate due
to infiltration of the small fluorine atoms between the carbon layers. A typical cell
has up to 40 anodes and contains 1,250 kg of electrolyte. Such a cell can work
at 12 V with a current of 6,000 A producing 4 kg of fluorine per hour. Because of
the hydrogen fluoride impurities, about 2.08 mol of hydrogen fluoride are
needed to make each mole of fluorine, F2. Cells operate at about 90°C. Cooling
is necessary to maintain this temperature. This is achieved by a cooling jacket
around the cell through which water is pumped at 80°C.
Hydrogen gas is collected from the cathode. It is contaminated with hydrogen

fluoride gas which is removed by passing the mixture through sodium or
potassium hydroxide solution. Fluorine gas, also contaminated with hydrogen
fluoride, is collected from the anode. The hydrogen fluoride is removed by
reaction with sodium fluoride to form sodium hydrogen difluoride, NaHF 2. The
electrolyte has to be continually replenished by the addition of hydrogen
fluoride. Fluorine is used immediately or liquefied and stored. Fluorine is
transported as a gas in steel containers.

Fluorine is still used to make uranium(VI) fluoride in a two-step process. First,
uranium(IV) fluoride is made from uranium(IV) oxide and hydrofluoric acid, then
uranium(IV) fluoride is reacted with fluorine directly. An alternative second step
is to react uranium(IV) fluoride with chlorine trifluoride (made by reacting
fluorine with chlorine).
Fluorine is also used to make sulphur hexafluoride, by direct fluorination of

sulphur. The reaction is highly exothermic and is self-sustaining without the
application of heat. Crude gas from the reactor is heated at 500°C to
disproportionate any disulphur decafluoride present.
S2F10(g) → SF6(g) + SF4(g)
The mixture is then washed with sodium hydroxide to remove sulphur

tetrafluoride.
Sulphur hexafluoride is an important gaseous electrical insulator in high voltage

transformers or X-ray equipment.
Fully saturated fluorocarbons made from fluorine have many uses, including
use as refrigerants, lubricants, and in artificial blood. Many anaesthetics, such
as enflurane and isoflurane, are made indirectly from fluorine. Important
inorganic compounds made from fluorine include nitrogen trifluoride and
tungsten hexafluoride used in electronics manufacture and ‘graphite fluoride’
used in battery manufacture.
(538 words)
(Source: adapted from Blue John and family: F, HF and Fluorides by Harold Fielding and Brian Lee,
Chemistry in Britain, April 1978)
(a) (i) Suggest why the electrolytic cell needs to be cooled.
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(ii) Explain why water at 80°C is used to cool the cell rather than water
at a lower temperature.
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(b) Give the oxidation numbers of:
Chlorine in chlorine trifluoride ..................
Sulphur in disulphur decafluoride ..................

(2)
(c) In the production of uranium(VI) fluoride from uranium(IV) oxide, in which

of the reactions is uranium oxidised?
Justify your answer.
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(d) Suggest ONE reason for and ONE reason against the enrichment of
uranium.
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61. The data below shows the decomposition temperatures of the carbonates of
two Group 2 elements.
Compound Decomposition
temperature / °C
MgCO3 400
BaCO3 1360
Use the idea of polarisation of ions to explain why MgCO 3 decomposes more
readily than BaCO3.
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62. (a) State the flame colours of
(i) barium

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(ii) strontium
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(b) When barium is burnt in excess oxygen a compound containing 81.1%
barium and 18.9% of oxygen is formed.
Calculate the empirical formula of this compound.
(2)
(c) (i) Write the equation for the reaction of barium with water. Do not
include any state symbols.
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(ii) When a small piece of barium is added to water, the barium gets
smaller and eventually disappears.
State TWO other observations you could make.
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(iii) What would be the effect of adding a piece of blue litmus paper and a
piece of red litmus paper to the aqueous product of the reaction in
(ii)?
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63. Wine is an aqueous solution of ethanol with traces of other organic compounds
which give the wine its characteristic flavour and aroma. Once opened,
oxidation of the ethanol in the wine produces ethanoic acid.
• A white wine with an ethanol concentration of 2.25 mol dm –3 was opened and
allowed to stand at room temperature for 2 weeks.
• A 25.0 cm3 sample of the wine was transferred to a clean conical flask and
phenolphthalein indicator added.
• Aqueous sodium hydroxide of concentration 0.205 mol dm –3 was added from

a burette until the colour of the indicator changed.
• The titration was repeated and the titre values in cm3 were 26.35, 26.90 and
26.45.
The equation for the neutralisation reaction is
CH3COOH + NaOH → CH3COONa + H2O
(a) (i) Name the piece of apparatus used to measure 25.0 cm 3 of wine.
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(ii) State how the burette should be rinsed.
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(iii) State the colour change at the end-point.
From ...................................................... to
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(b) (i) Explain, by reference to appropriate error limits, what is meant by the
term concordant results.
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(ii) Calculate the mean (average) titre which will be used to calculate the
concentration of ethanoic acid.
(1)
(iii) Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide reacting with

25.0 cm3 of the wine.
(1)
(iv) Hence calculate the concentration of the ethanoic acid, in mol dm –3.
(2)
(v) Calculate the percentage of the ethanol that has oxidised, given that
one mole of ethanol forms one mole of ethanoic acid.
(1)
(c) Suggest why this method would not be effective for the analysis of the
acid content of a red wine.
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64. (a) The diagram shows the type of bonding present in the elements lithium
and sodium in the solid state.
+ + + Io n s
+ +
+ + +
D e lo c a lis e d
e le c tro n s
(i) What name is given to this type of bonding?
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(ii) Suggest why the melting point of lithium is greater than that of
sodium.
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(b) Lithium can react with chlorine to produce lithium chloride. When a sample
of lithium chloride is heated in a Bunsen flame, a red colour is seen.
(i) Draw a ‘dot and cross’ diagram of lithium chloride showing all the
electrons.
Indicate the charges clearly on your diagram.

(2)
(ii) Describe the changes that occur within the lithium ion to produce the
flame colour.
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(iii) Name ONE other metallic element whose compounds produce a red
coloured flame.
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65. (a) (i) What condition is necessary to make a solution containing a mixture
of potassium iodate, KIO3, and potassium iodide from iodine and 4.0
mol dm–3 potassium hydroxide solution?
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(ii) State the oxidation number of iodine in
iodine ...............

potassium iodate, KIO3 ...............
potassium iodide ...............

(2)

(iii) Write a balanced equation, with state symbols, for the reaction
between iodine and potassium hydroxide solution.
(2)
(iv) Explain why this is classified as a disproportionation reaction.
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(b) The purity of a sample of potassium iodate, KIO3, can be found by reacting
it in aqueous solution with two chemicals to form iodine. The quantity of
iodine formed can then be found by titration.
(i) Name these two chemicals.
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(ii) Name the solution used to determine the iodine concentration by

titration.
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(iii) Name the indicator used in this titration and state the colour change.

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66. Which concentrated acid should be used to dissolve a carbonate of a Group 2

metal to carry out a flame test?
A ethanoic acid
B hydrochloric acid
C nitric acid
D sulfuric acid
(Total 1 mark)
67. What colour does a barium salt give in a flame test?
A colourless
B green
C red
D yellow-red
(Total 1 mark)
68. Separate flame tests are carried out with lithium, sodium, potassium,
magnesium, calcium and strontium salts. How many of these metal ions would
colour the flame red?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
(Total 1 mark)

69. A Group 2 element reacts vigorously with water to produce a soluble hydroxide,
which forms a white precipitate when neutralised by sulfuric acid and forms a
carbonate which is very stable to heat. The element could be
A magnesium
B calcium
C strontium
D barium
(Total 1 mark)
70. The Group 2 metals, considered in order of increasing atomic number, show a
decrease in
A first ionisation energy
B nuclear charge
C chemical reactivity
D ionic radius
(Total 1 mark)
71. When a Group 1 metal nitrate is heated, brown fumes are observed. The metal
could be
A lithium
B sodium
C rubidium
D caesium
(Total 1 mark)

72. Methyl orange is red in acidic solutions and yellow in alkaline solutions. What is
the colour of the indicator at the end point of a titration of aqueous sodium
hydroxide solution with hydrochloric acid?
A red
B pink
C orange
D yellow
(Total 1 mark)
73. The volume, in cm3, of 0.25 mol dm–3 hydrochloric acid required to neutralise
100 cm3 of 0.125 mol dm–3 barium hydroxide solution, Ba(OH)2(aq), is
A 25
B 50
C 100
D 200
(Total 1 mark)
74. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A iodine is more electronegative than bromine.
B fluorine is more electronegative than chlorine.
C metallic elements tend to react by loss of electrons.
D chlorine is more electronegative than sulfur.

(Total 1 mark)

75. A commercial production of iodine involves the reduction of a solution of
iodate(V) ions, IO3–, with hydrogen sulfite ions, HSO3–. The equation for the
reaction may be written
xIO3– + yHSO3–  zSO42– + I2 + 3H+ + H2O
What are the balancing numbers x, y and z?
A 5,2,2
B 2,5,2
C 2,5,5
D 5,5,2
(Total 1 mark)
76. Chlorine was used in swimming pools as a bactericide.
The amount of chlorine present can be determined by adding excess potassium

iodide solution to a known volume of swimming pool water. This reacts to form
iodine:
Cl2(aq) + 2I–(aq)  I2(aq) + 2Cl–(aq)
The amount of iodine formed is then found by titration with sodium thiosulfate
solution of known concentration.
The ionic equation for the reaction between iodine and sodium thiosulfate in
aqueous solution is
I2(aq) + 2S2O32–(aq)  S4O62–(aq) + 2I–(aq)
A student carried out the determination of chlorine in a sample of swimming

pool water.
A record of the measurements obtained is given below:
Volume of water sample tested =1000 cm3
Final reading of burette = 16.3 cm3
Initial reading of burette = 7 cm3
Volume added from burette = 9.3 cm3
Concentration of sodium thiosulfate solution = 0.00500 mol dm–

1

(a) (i) The record of measurements reveals faults both in the procedure and
the recording of measurements. State one fault in each of these.
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(ii) Calculate the number of moles of sodium thiosulfate used in the

titration.
(1)
(iii) Use your answer to (ii) to calculate the number of moles of iodine
which reacted.
(1)
(iv) Deduce the concentration of chlorine, in mol dm –3, in the swimming

pool water.
(1)

(b) The disinfecting action of chlorine in swimming pools is due to the
presence of chloric(I) acid, HClO, formed by the reaction of chlorine with
water.
In many swimming pools, chemicals other than chlorine are used to form
chloric(I) acid. This is partly because the use of chlorine gas causes much
more corrosion of metal parts in swimming pools than does chloric(I) acid.
Compounds used to chlorinate swimming pool water in this way include

calcium chlorate(I) and chlorine dioxide.
(i) State and explain the type of reaction that occurs when chlorine
attacks a metal, using the example of iron.
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(ii) Suggest one other reason why the use of chlorine is undesirable in
swimming pools.
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(iii) Give the formula for calcium chlorate(I).
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(iv) Chlorine dioxide, ClO2, undergoes a disproportionation reaction when

it reacts with water.
4ClO2 + 2H2O  HClO + 3HClO3
Explain, in terms of oxidation numbers, why this is a

disproportionation reaction.
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(c) Discuss and explain the science community’s advice that CFCs should no
longer be used in aerosols, foams and refrigerants. Support your answer
with one or more equations.
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1. Barium and magnesium are both in Group 2 of the Periodic Table.

Which of these two bottles contains barium

(b) Bottle C, labelled ‘magnesium carbonate’, contains a white powder. When

State whether this label is correct and explain your answer.

(d) Bottle E is clearly labelled ‘magnesium nitrate’. When a sample of the

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(i) Calculate the amount (in moles) of ammonium sulphate in 6.23 g of

(iii) What is the number of moles of pure ammonia in the 2.50 dm 3

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Write an equation for the reaction.

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(i) Complete the following table.

Compound Flame colour

(ii) Explain the origin of the colours in flame tests.

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(i) State what would be seen when concentrated sulphuric acid is

5. (a) Seawater contains aqueous bromide ions. During the manufacture of

2Br– + Cl2  Br2 + 2Cl–

(i) Explain the term oxidation in terms of electron transfer.

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(b) When sodium chlorate(I), NaClO, is heated, sodium chlorate(V) and

(i) Write the ionic equation for this reaction.

(ii) What type of reaction is this?

(i) Deduce the oxidation number of sulphur in:

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(i) Suggest, with a reason, one improvement to the student’s procedure

(ii) Hence state the amount (number of moles) of hydrochloric acid in a

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(iv) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid transferred to the

(v) Hence calculate the amount (number of moles) of hydrochloric acid

(vi) Hence calculate the amount (number of moles) of calcium carbonate

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Circle the letter corresponding to your chosen answer.

A between 14.80 cm3 and 14.90 cm3

B between 14.825 cm3 and 14.875 cm3

C between 14.75 cm3 and 14.95 cm3

7. (a) Sodium reacts with cold water.

(i) What would you see as the reaction proceeds?

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(ii) Hydrogen chloride can be oxidised to chlorine by lead(IV) oxide,

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10. (a) Complete the following table:

Element State at room temperature

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(ii) Na2O + H2O

(iii) Na2O + HCl

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Calculate the percentage error in the titration result.

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protons: ……………… neutrons: ……………… electrons: ………………