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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

Semester l □ Semester II
Supplemental/Summer School □
Examinations of December □ /April/May
/July □ 2013/14
Originating Campus: Cave Hill □ Mona
St. Augustine □

Mode: On Campus
By Distance □

Course Code and Title: CHEM1902 - INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY B

Date: Time:

Duration: 2 Hours. Paper No: 2

Materials required:

Answer booklet: Normal □ Special
Not required □

Calculator: Programmable □ Non Programmable

(where applicable)

Multiple Choice answer sheets: numerical □ alphabetical ■ 1-20 ■ 1-100 □

Auxiliary/Other material(s) – Please specify:
CHEMISTRY ANSWER BOOKLET

Candidates are permitted to bring the following items to their desks:

Instructions to Candidates: This paper has 9 pages & 24 questions.

This paper has TWO (2) parts.

There are TWENTY multiple choice questions (MCQs) in Part I;
use the MCQ answer card for Part I

Answer TWO questions from Part II, using the answer booklet,
ONE from Section A and ONE from Section B

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DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

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Part I (50 marks)

Use the provided MCQ answer card for this part.
Use a soft black pencil to shade in your ID number.
Choose (by shading in) the best answer.

There will be 20 MCQ

Part II (50 marks)

Candidates are reminded that the examiners shall take into account the proper use of the
English Language in determining the mark for each response.

Begin each question on a new page

The numbers in brackets on the right hand side of the paper are the marks allocated.

Section A – Inorganic Chemistry

Answer ONE question

20. Answer all parts.

(a) Using Be as an example, discuss three (3) ways in which period 2 elements are
analomous with respect to their heavier congeners. List three (3) ways in
which Be is anomalous when compared with the other members of group 2. Give
the reason for each anomaly listed and use an example to illustrate in each case.
(9)

(b) Describe the syntheses and structures of any two allotropes of phosphorous. Use
diagrams to illustrate your answer. (7)
(99)
(a)
(c) (i) Classify HBr, KH and NH3 CH 4 as covalent or saline hydrides.
(3)
(ii) Uand use appropriate balanced equations to describe their reactions
of the hydrides in c(i) above vities with water.
(3)
(iii) State whether the aqueous solutions of these hydrides, (c (ii) above) are
expected to be basic, acidic or neutral. (36)

Describe the syntheses and structures of any two allotropes of phosphorous. Use
diagrams to illustrate your answer.
(76)
(b) With reference to the its structure, explain why ice is less dense than water. (4)

21. Answer all parts.

(a) (i) What is the role of polar stratospheric ice clouds in the formation
of the ozone hole?

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DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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Use equations to show the reactions that lead to the depletion of ozone and the formation
of the ozone hole.Define the ozone hole and use equations to show how it is formed.
Name any two allotropes of sulfur and sketch their structures.
(45)

(ii) Which of the following do you expect to be stronger and why,

S=S or O=O? (4)

(iii) Can the ozone hole be filled and the ozone layer restored?
With the aid of equations, explain your answer. (5)

b. i) Group the following solvents as protic or aprotic and write equations for
those that autoionize: Cl3PO, HCl2SO4, IF5, NH3 (8)
ii) Compound A is a group II metal oxide. It is insoluble in water, gives no
reaction with NaOH but dissolves in HCl. Identify compound A and write
an equation to show its reaction with HCl. (5)

(b) (i) Write balanced equations to show the reactions involved in the industrial
production of H2(g). State the conditions for each reaction. (5)

(ii)Suggest one alternative method that could be used in the future for
hydrogen large scale hydrogen production.
(2)
Which of the following do you expect to be stronger and why, S=S or O=O? (5)
(c) Classify Cl3PO and H2SO4 as protic or aprotic solvents and write equations
to show their autoionisations.
(5)

Section B – Organic Chemistry

Answer ONE question

21.22. Answer all parts

(a) Determine the structures B-F in the reaction scheme below

CH3
(1) O3
H3C CH2 C CH CH3 (2) H2O2
B + C
A (1) I2, NaOH SOCl2
(2) H+

D + E F
(10)

(b) Using appropriate examples, discuss the factors affecting the basicity of Amines.
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DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)

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(7)

(c) Ethyl methyl ketone reacts under acidic conditions with diethylamine to give an
enamine .

i. Give the structure of the enamine (2)

ii. Outline the mechanism for the formation of the enamine (6)

22.23. Show how any four of the following transformations may be effected. More than one
step may be necessary. Provide a detailed mechanism for each reaction. (4x6)+1

Semester 2 2013/2014

The University of the West Indies Course Code 20…./…./…

DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

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Br
OH

OH O

O O

O CH2

NH2 O N
H

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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The University of the West Indies Course Code 20…./…./…

DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

…………………………......... ……………………………………………..
First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)

………………………………. …….………………………………….
Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20…../…../…… Date: 20…../…../……