Name: ________________________

MidtermASChem Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________

Time: 40 minutes

Marks: 50 marks

Comments:

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 This question is about atoms and ions.
1.
(a)  Table 1 shows the relative charge and the relative mass for each of the fundamental
particles in an atom.

Complete Table 1.

Table 1

Relative charge Relative mass

Electron −1

Neutron

Proton 1

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(b)  Complete Table 2 to show the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in the selenium
atom and the selenium ion shown.

Table 2

Number of protons Number of electrons Number of neutrons

76Se 34

77Se2−

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(c)  A sample of selenium contains four isotopes.

Table 3 shows the relative abundances of the isotopes in this sample of selenium.

Table 3

76Se 77Se 78Se 80Se

Relative abundance 1.2 1.0 3.1 10.8

Calculate the relative atomic mass of this sample of selenium.

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

Relative atomic mass ________________

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A sample of selenium is analysed using a time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometer.

(d)  The selenium atoms are ionised by electron impact.

Write an equation, including state symbols, to show this ionisation.

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(e)  Describe how the selenium ions are accelerated in the TOF mass spectrometer.

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A different sample of selenium contains a fifth isotope.

(f)  After acceleration, the selenium ion has a kinetic energy of 4.742 × 10−14 J
The ion takes 2.572 × 10−6 s to travel 2.260 m along a flight tube.

Calculate the mass, in kg, of this ion.

v = velocity (m s−1)
KE = kinetic energy of the ion (J)
m = mass of the ion (kg)

Mass of ion ________________ kg

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(g)  Use your answer to part (f) to calculate the mass number of the ion.

(If you could not answer part (f) you should use the value 1.179 × 10−25 kg
This is not the correct answer.)

The Avogadro constant, L = 6.022 × 1023 mol−1

Mass number ________________

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(Total 13 marks)

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 Zinc nitrate can be formed by the reaction
2.
ZnO(s) + 2 HNO3(aq) ⟶ Zn(NO3)2(aq) + H2O(l)

(a)  An excess of zinc oxide is added to 150 cm3 of 1.25 mol dm−3 nitric acid.

Calculate the maximum mass, in g, of zinc nitrate (Mr = 189.4) formed.

Mass _________ g
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(b)  State how pure zinc nitrate can be obtained from the reaction mixture after the excess of
zinc oxide is removed.

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(c)  Zinc nitrate decomposes when heated

2 Zn(NO3)2(s) ⟶ 2 ZnO(s) + 4 NO2(g) + O2(g)

Calculate the total volume, in m3, of gas formed when 1.20 g of zinc nitrate (Mr = 189.4) are
decomposed.

The volume of gas is measured at a temperature of 200 °C and a pressure of 100 kPa

The gas constant, R = 8.31 J K−1 mol−1

Total volume of gas ______________________ m3

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 (d)  Complete the equation for the reaction of zinc with concentrated nitric acid.

_____ Zn + _____ HNO3 ⟶ _____Zn(NO3)2 + NH4NO3 + _____ H2O

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(Total 10 marks)

This question is about structure and bonding.

3.
(a)  The diagram below shows part of the structure of magnesium oxide.

Complete the diagram below by writing the formula of the appropriate ion in each circle.

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(b)  State why molten magnesium oxide conducts electricity.

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(c)  Name and explain the shape of the nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) molecule.

Suggest the value of the bond angle.

Name of shape ______________________________________________________

Explanation of shape _________________________________________________

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Bond angle ____________

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(d)  The table below gives some data about the F2 molecule and the CH3F molecule.

F2 CH3F

Relative molecular mass 38.0 34.0

Boiling point / °C −188 −78

Explain why the boiling point of CH3F is much higher than that of F2

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(e)  Draw the structure of an AlCl3 molecule.

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(f)  Al2Cl6 is produced when co-ordinate bonds form between two molecules of AlCl3

Draw the structure of an Al2Cl6 molecule.

You should show covalent bonds as a line (—) and co-ordinate bonds as an arrow ⟶).
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(Total 12 marks)

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The Periodic Table of Elements
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0
1 4
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 2
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
3 4 atomic (proton) number 5 6 7 8 9 10
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 63.5 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
85 88 89 91 93 96 [98] 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 [209] [210] [222]
Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium lanthanum hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
[223] [226] [227] [261] [262] [266] [264] [277] [268] [271] [272] [285] [286] [289] [289] [293] [294] [294]
Fr Ra Ac* Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh FI Mc Lv Ts Og
francium radium actinium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
* The Lanthanides (atomic numbers 58 – 71) and the Actinides (atomic numbers 90 – 103) have been omitted.
Relative atomic masses for Cu and Cl have not been rounded to. the nearest whole number.

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