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CHEMISTRY 2017
Unit 3
Key Topic Test 2 – Combustion

Recommended writing time*: 45 minutes

Total number of marks available: 50 marks

QUESTION BOOK

* The recommended writing time is a guide to the time students should take to complete this
test. Teachers may wish to alter this time and can do so at their own discretion.
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Conditions and restrictions

 Students are permitted to bring into the room for this test: pens, pencils, highlighters,
erasers, sharpeners and rulers. The Chemistry Data Book may be used.
 Students are NOT permitted to bring into the room for this test: blank sheets of paper
and/or white out liquid/tape.
 A scientific calculator is permitted in this test.

Materials supplied
 Question and answer book of 10 pages.

Instructions
 Print your name in the space provided on the top of the front page.
 All written responses must be in English.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised
electronic communication devices into the room for this test.
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SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions

Instructions for Section A

Answer all questions.
Choose the response that is correct for the question.
A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0.
Marks are not deducted for incorrect answers.
If more than one answer is completed for any question, no mark will be given.

Question 1
In an endothermic reaction, the
A. products will have less chemical potential energy than the reactants
B. enthalpy of the products is lower than that of the reactants
C. temperature of the surroundings is increased as the reactants release energy
D. temperature of the surroundings is lowered as the reaction absorbs energy

Use the following information to answer Questions 2 and 3

CS2(g) + 3O2(g)  CO2(g) + 2SO2(g) ∆H = -1704 kJ mol-1

Question 2
How much energy, in kJ, will be released from the reaction of 16 g of oxygen gas?
A. 284
B. 468
C. 852
D. 1704

Question 3
What is the value of ∆H, in kJ mol-1, for the reaction below?

SO2(g) + ½ CO2(g)  ½ CS2(g) + 3/2 O2(g)

A. -852
B. +852
C. +1704
D. +3408

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Question 4
Nitroglycerine is a powerful explosive. It has to be transported very carefully as a significant jolt
is enough to cause an explosion. The reaction of nitroglycerine will involve
A. a high negative value of ∆H and a low activation energy
B. a low negative value of ∆H and a high activation energy
C. a low negative value of ∆H and a low activation energy
D. a high positive value of ∆H and a high activation energy

Question 5
Select the alternative that represents a balanced equation for incomplete combustion of a fuel.
A. 2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g)  4CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)
B. 2C2H6(g) + 5O2(g)  4CO(g) + 6H2O(g)
C. C2H6(g) + 5O2(g)  2CO(g) + 3H2O(g)
D. C2H6(g) + 3O2(g)  2C(s) + 3H2O(g)

Question 6
The volume of CO2 at SLC produced, in litres, from the complete combustion of 4.0 g of carbon
will be closest to
A. 2.3
B. 4.1
C. 8.2
D. 16.4

Question 7
Which of the following fuels will release the greatest amount of energy per gram?
A. methane
B. ethanol
C. butane
D. hydrogen

Question 8
The specific heat capacity of a substance is best described as the
A. amount of energy released when 1 g of a substance is burnt
B. amount of energy required to convert 1 g of solid to a liquid
C. amount of energy required to boil a sample of liquid
D. amount of energy required to raise 1 g of substance by 1 0C

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Question 9
1.0 g of ethanol undergoes complete combustion in reactor A.
1.0 g of ethanol undergoes incomplete combustion in reactor B.
Select the correct comparison of the two reactors.
A. The mass of products will be the same in both reactors as will the amount of energy released
B. The mass of products in reactor B will be less and the amount of energy released will be less
C. Mass is always conserved in reactions so the same mass of products will be in both reactors
D. The mass of reactant in reactor B will be greater than that of reactor A

Question 10
Methane is burnt under a beaker containing 80 mL of water. The initial temperature of the water
is 15 oC. If 8000 J of energy is released by the methane, what will the final temperature of the
water be, in oC?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 39
D. 48

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SECTION B- Short-answer questions

Instructions for Section B

Questions must be answered in the spaces provided in this book.
To obtain full marks for your responses you should
 Give simplified answers with an appropriate number of significant figures to all
numerical questions; unsimplified answers will not be given full marks.
 Show all workings in your answers to numerical questions. No credit will be given for
an incorrect answer unless it is accompanied by details of the working.
Make sure chemical equations are balanced and that the formulas for individual substances
include an indication of state; for example, H2(g); NaCl(s)

Question 1
a. i. Write a balanced chemical equation for the complete combustion of methanol, CH3OH.

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ii. Add the value of ∆H to your equation.

1 + 2 = 3 marks

b. i. Write a balanced equation for the incomplete combustion of methanol to form CO and
water.

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ii. Determine the volume of CO that will be produced from the incomplete combustion of
250.0 g of methanol at 165 0C and 124 kPa.

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1 + 3 = 4 marks
Total 7 marks

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Question 2
The reaction between aluminium and oxygen is known as a thermite reaction. The equation for
the reaction is

4Al(s) + 3O2(g)  2Al2O3(s) ∆H = -3200 kJ mol-1

a. What will be the values of ∆H for each of the following reactions?

i. 2Al(s) + 3/2 O2(g)  Al2O3(s) __________________________

ii. 2Al2O3  4Al(s) + 3O2(g) __________________________

iii. Al2O3  2Al(s) + 3/2 O2(g) __________________________

1 + 1 + 1 = 3 marks

b. Calculate the amount of energy that will be released from the reaction of 1.00 kg of
aluminium.

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3 marks

c. Calculate the amount of energy that will be released from the reaction of 1 kg of oxygen.

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3 marks

d. Use the energy profile outline shown to indicate

- the activation energy
- ∆H for the above reaction.

2 marks
Total 11 marks

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Question 3
Propane is a fuel, one of the main components of LPG.
a. i. Write a balanced equation for the complete combustion of propane gas.
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ii. Which bonds are broken when his reaction occurs?

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2 marks
b. i. What is the value of ∆H, in kJ mol-1, for the combustion of propane?

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ii. What is the value of ∆H, in kJ g-1, for the combustion of propane?

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iii. The density of liquid propane is 0.49 g mL-1. What is the value of ∆H, in kJ L-1, for the
combustion of propane?

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1 + 1 + 2 = 4 marks

c. Calculate the volume of CO2 that will be produced from the complete combustion of 100.0 g
of propane at 450 0C and 120 kPa.

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4 marks
Total 10 marks

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Question 4
Ethanol is added to a burner and the burner is placed under a beaker
containing 200.0 g of water. The temperature of the water is recorded as 15.6
o
C.

a. Write a balanced equation for the complete combustion of ethanol.

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1 mark
b. The mass of the burner and ethanol is recorded before and after combustion.

Mass before 186.2 g

Mass after 184.5 g
i. Determine the amount of energy that will released from the combustion of the ethanol.

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ii. What will the final temperature of the water be? (Assume full heat transfer to the water)

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iii. How do you think the actual temperature change will compare to the theoretical?

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2 + 2 + 1 = 5 marks

c. The water in the beaker is replaced with 200 g of olive oil, also at 15.6 oC. Explain the impact
of this change on
i. the energy released by the ethanol if the same mass is burnt

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ii. the final temperature of the oil.

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1 + 1 = 2 marks

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d. The ethanol in the burner is replaced with methanol. Calculate the energy released from the
combustion of the same mass of methanol.

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2 marks

e. Calculate the volume of CO2 produced at SLC from the combustion of

i. 1.00 mole of methanol

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ii. 1.00 mole of ethanol

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1 + 1 = 2 marks
Total 12 marks

END OF KEY TOPIC TEST

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