Catholic Junior College

JC1 Mid-Year Examinations

Higher 2

CHEMISTRY 9729
Paper 2 Structured Questions Tuesday 8 May 2018
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

Additional Materials: Data Booklet

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Write your name and class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

The use of an approved scientific calculation is expected, where appropriate.
A Data Booklet is provided.
For Examiner’s Use
At the end of examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each Paper 1
question or part question. 15
Q1 /9

Q2 /6

Q3 /10
Paper 2 Q4 /5

Q5 /10

40

Paper 3
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Paper 2

Answer all questions in this section.

You are advised to spend not more than one hour on this section.

1 Sodium chlorate(I), NaClO, is a strong oxidising agent and often used in household bleach.
Under acidic condition, ClO− reacts with iodide ions, I−, to form iodine, I2, and chloride, Cl− ions.

(a) Write balanced half-equations and hence construct an overall ionic equation for the
reaction between ClO− and I− under acidic condition.

Oxidation: ………………………………………………………………………….………………

Reduction: …………………………………………………………………………………………

Overall: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

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The percentage of NaClO in a household bleach can be determined by reacting NaClO with an
acidified iodide solution to form iodine and then titrating with thiosulfate solution.

10.0 cm3 of a household bleach was pipetted and the solution was made up to a volume of
250 cm3 in a volumetric flask.

25.0 cm3 of this solution was first acidified and added to an excess of potassium iodide to give
iodine and chloride ions.

The iodine produced can then be determined by titrating with a 0.0950 mol dm −3 solution of
sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3.

2 S2O32− + I2  S4O62− + 2 I−
The results obtained are shown below.

Titration number 1 2 3
Initial burette reading / cm3 0.00 10.00 14.50
Final burette reading / cm3 24.55 34.40 38.80
Volume of Na2S2O3 used / cm3

(b) Suggest an indicator for the iodine-thiosulfate titration.

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(c) Complete the table and use the results to calculate the number of moles of S2O32− ions
required to react with I2 produced in 25.0 cm3 of the solution.

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(d) Calculate the amount, in moles, of NaClO in the 10.0 cm3 household bleach and hence
determine the percentage by mass of NaClO in the household bleach.
(Given density of household bleach solution = 1 g cm−3)

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2 The orbitals illustrated below are of the same scale but not necessarily placed in any order. Na+
has all of these orbitals completely filled.

z z
y y

x x
(A)
(B)

y y y
z z z

x x x

(C)
(D) (E)

(a) State the electronic configuration of Na+.

……….………………………………………………………………………………………...….[1]

(b) A stable anion, X− is isoelectronic to Na+. By considering the electronic configuration and
nuclear charge, state and explain which ion, X− or Na+, is larger in size.

………….……………………………………………………………………………….…………....

……….………………………………………………………………………………………...….[1]

(c) An element Z has one less proton than element X. Identify element Z and state which of
the orbitals (A−E) is/are not fully filled in an atom of element Z.

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(d) The diagram below shows the deflection of a beam of Na+ in an electric field.

Sketch on the same diagram, the deflection pathways of 19F– relative to 23Na+ in the same
electric field, indicating clearly the angle of deflection for 19F–.

23
Na+

10°
Source

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3 Sodium azide, NaN3, is a chemical found in safety airbags in cars and can be produced by
reacting nitrous oxide, N2O, and sodium amide, NaNH2, according to the equation below.

N2O(g) + NaNH2(s) → NaN3(s) + H2O(l) Reaction 1

When the car undergoes a head-on collision, a series of chemical reactions occur in the gas
generator chamber, producing nitrogen gas to fill the airbag.

The table below gives data about some physical properties of N2O, NaNH2 and NaN3.
N2O NaNH2 NaN3
Melting Point / °C −91 210 275

Appearance colourless gas colourless crystals white solid

Does not conduct Conducts when in Conducts when in

Electrical Conductivity
electricity molten/aqueous state molten/aqueous state

(a) Draw the dot-and-cross diagram of NaNH2, showing the outer electrons only.

[1]

(b) In terms of structure and bonding, explain the difference in electrical conductivities of
NaNH2 and N2O.

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………[2]

(c) Draw a possible structure of N3– ion, clearly showing the presence of a dative covalent
bond. On your structure, state the bond angle.

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(d) Explain, with the aid of a clearly labelled diagram, why NaN3 is soluble in water but not N2.

………………………………………………………………………………………………...........

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(e) (i) Reaction 1 can also be used to form other Group 1 metal azides. Predict and explain
the lattice energies of Group 1 azides down the group.

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………………………………………………………………………………………………...

………………………………………………………………………………………………...

……………………………………………………………………………………..…........[2]

(ii) Comproportionation is a chemical reaction where two reactants, each containing

the same element but with a different oxidation number, form a product in which
the elements involved reach the same oxidation number. Identify the element which
underwent comproportionation reaction in Reaction 1.

..…………………….……………………………………………………………………[1]

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4 The relationship pV = nRT can be derived from the laws of mechanics by assuming ideal gas
behaviour for gases.

(a) State the two main basic assumptions of the kinetic theory as applied to an ideal gas.

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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(b) A flask with a volume of 100 cm3 was first weighed with air filling the flask. Air was then
completely removed and the flask was filled with another gas X. The weighings, measured
at 31 oC and 1.01 x 105 Pa are shown.

Mass of flask containing air = 45.620 g

Mass of flask containing X = 45.611 g

(i) Given that the density of air is 0.00120 g cm–3, show that the mass of X that filled
the flask is 0.111 g.

[1]

(ii) Hence, calculate to 1 decimal place, the relative molecular mass, Mr, of X.

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5 Butane–1,3–diol is commonly used as a solvent for food flavouring agents and as a precursor
for some polymers.

(a) The composition by mass of butane–1,3–diol consists of: 53.3% carbon, 11.1% hydrogen
and 35.6% oxygen. The relative molecular mass of butane–1,3–diol is 90.0.

Determine the empirical and molecular formulae of butane–1,3–diol.

[2]

(b) (i) Define the term standard enthalpy change of combustion of butane–1,3–diol.

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(ii) In an experiment, 1.00 g of butane–1,3–diol is burnt to heat a beaker containing

100 g of water. The standard enthalpy change of combustion of butane–1,3–diol is
–2500 kJ mol–1. Using any relevant information in (a), determine the heat energy
released and hence, the expected temperature rise of the water in the beaker.
(Given: specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J g–1 K–1)

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(iii) If the process to heat the beaker containing 100 g of water in (b)(ii) is only 80%
efficient, deduce the actual temperature rise of the water in the beaker.

[1]

(c) Butane gas, C4H10, which is commercially used in Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) mixtures,
can be obtained from butane−1,3−diol via a series of chemical reactions.

Butane gas burns in oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water only. By writing a balanced
equation for the combustion of butane and using the table below, construct a simple energy
cycle to determine the standard enthalpy change of combustion of butane.

Standard enthalpy change of formation

CO2(g) −393 kJ mol−1
H2O(l) −286 kJ mol−1
C4H10(g) −125 kJ mol−1

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