CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS & A LEVEL CHEMISTRY: COURSEBOOK

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Coursebook answers
Chapter P2
Self-assessment questions
1 a copper and water / steam c i anomalous result
excess
b hydrogen
ii omit / ignore this result or get that
burning group to repeat their experiment
hydrogen iii not all the copper oxide was reduced
gas

heat
oxide of
copper Exam-style questions
1 a i T
 he rate of diffusion will decrease
c mass of (tube and) porcelain boat;
as the Mr of the drug increases; [1]
mass of (tube) boat and oxide of
any sensible explanation, e.g.
copper before heating;
because heavier molecules must
mass of (tube) boat and its contents move more slowly than lighter
left after heating particles as their kinetic energy is
d i s ubtract the mass of (tube and) the same at any given temperature. [1]
porcelain boat from the mass of ii Rate of diffusion (units of
(tube) boat and its contents left distance/time, e.g. mm per hour)
after heating up y-axis and Relative molecular
ii subtract the mass of (tube) boat mass Mr (no units – allow g mol−1)
and its contents left after heating along x-axis; [1]
from the mass of (tube) boat and any negative line on graph (curve
oxide of copper before heating or straight line). [1]
e b i relative molecular mass / Mr [1]
straight line ii rate of diffusion (or time to travel
Moles of oxygen

a certain distance) [1]

c Use same concentration / moles per
unit volume [1]
and same volume added to Petri dish.[1]
Measure calculated mass of dye
0 powder on electric balance (measuring
Moles of copper
to 2 decimal places) and make up to
2 a 0.44 % required concentration in a volumetric
13.24 flask. [1]
b mol of Cu = 63.5
= 0.209
Keep all Petri dishes at the same
mol of O =
3.26
= 0.204 temperature. [1]
16.0
Measure the distance the dye has
ratio of Cu:O = 1 : 1 penetrated the gelatin disc at regular
formula = CuO time intervals. [1]

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Have replicate plates running at same

time or repeat experiments. [1]
d Wear protective gloves and eye
protection when weighing dyes, and
making and transferring solutions. [1]
Carry out experiment with all dishes
in a fume cupboard. [1]
e A suitable table drawn, showing dyes
and their relative molecular masses,
time, distance; [1]
repeats/replication and rate of
diffusion; [1]
e.g.

Dye Relative molecular Time / min Distance dye travels / mm or cm Rate of diffusion / mm or
mass (or molecular or h cm per min or h
Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean
mass in g mol−1)
A 486
B 534
C 686
D 792
E 886

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