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Chemistry Paper 1 HL
Chemistry Paper 1 HL
Chemistry
Higher level
Paper 1
1 hour
Instructions to candidates
yyDo not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
yyAnswer all the questions.
yyFor each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on
the answer sheet provided.
yyThe periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper.
yyThe maximum mark for this examination paper is [40 marks].
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15 pages © International Baccalaureate Organization 2018
The Periodic Table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 Atomic number
2
1 H He
1.01 4.00
Element
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.94 9.01 Relative atomic mass 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.90
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
–2–
5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.96 (98) 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.76 127.60 126.90 131.29
55 56 57 † 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.91 137.33 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.2 208.98 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89 ‡ 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Unt Uug Uup Uuh Uus Uuo
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (269) (270) (269) (278) (281) (281) (285) (286) (289) (288) (293) (294) (294)
† 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.12 140.91 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.97
‡
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
232.04 231.04 238.03 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262)
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1. How many moles of FeS2 are required to produce 32 g of SO2? (Ar : S = 32, O = 16)
B. 0.50
C. 1.0
D. 2.0
2. The volume of a sample of gas measured at 27 C is 10.0 dm3. What is the temperature
when the volume is reduced to 9.0 dm3 at the same pressure?
A. −3.0 C
B. 24.3 C
C. 29.7 C
D. 57.0 C
3. An antacid tablet containing 0.50 g of NaHCO3 (Mr = 84) is dissolved in water to give a
volume of 250 cm3. What is the concentration, in mol dm−3, of HCO3− in this solution?
0.250 × 84
A.
0.50
0.50
B.
84 × 0.250
250 × 84
C.
0.50
0.50
D.
84 × 250
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
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5. The values for the first three successive ionization energies for two elements X and Z are given.
X Z
A. Li Be
B. Li C
C. Be Li
D. Be C
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
7. Which species will require the least energy for the removal of one electron?
A. Na+
B. Mg+
C. Al2+
D. C3+
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A. +2 2+
B. +2 0
C. +3 1+
D. +3 2+
A. BF3
B. SO3
C. PF3
D. CO32−
10. How many lone pairs and bonding pairs of electrons surround the central chlorine atom in ClF2+?
A. 0 2
B. 0 4
C. 2 4
D. 2 2
A. CH3CHO
B. CH3CH2F
C. CH3OCH3
D. CH3CH2NH2
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12. What is the number of sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds in the molecule (NC)2C=C(CN)2?
σ π
A. 9 9
B. 5 9
C. 13 5
D. 9 5
13. What is the hybridization of the circled carbon, oxygen and nitrogen atoms?
O
CH3
H3C N
N
O N N
CH3
A. sp3 sp sp
B. sp2 sp2 sp
A. −25
B. −14
C. +8
D. +19
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16. What are the signs of ∆H Ö and ∆S Ö for the reaction, which is spontaneous at low
temperature and non-spontaneous at very high temperature?
∆H Ö ∆S Ö
A. + −
B. − +
C. − −
D. + +
1
A. Cl (g) → Cl (g)
2 2
B. K (g) → K+ (g) + e−
D. Cl (g) + e− → Cl− (g)
18. Samples of sodium carbonate powder were reacted with separate samples of excess
hydrochloric acid.
B. Adding a catalyst
20. Compounds X and Y were mixed and the time taken for a colour to appear was recorded at
various reactant concentrations.
1 0.12 0.16 20
2 0.06 0.16 40
3 0.12 0.08 80
X Y
A. 1 2
1 1
B.
2 4
C. 2 1
D. 2 4
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21. The rate expression for the reaction is: rate = k [NO]2[O2].
NO + NO N2O2 fast
A.
N2O2 + O2 → 2NO2 slow
NO + O2 → NO2 + O slow
C.
NO + O → NO2 fast
NO + O2 NO3 fast
D.
NO3 + NO → 2NO2 slow
Temperature / K Kc
838 1.10 × 10−3
1053 1.67
C. The rate of the reverse reaction is greater than the rate of the forward reaction.
A. minimum minimum
B. maximum minimum
C. maximum maximum
D. minimum maximum
25. What is the order of increasing pH for the following solutions of the same concentration?
A. OH−
B. NH4+
C. H2O
D. PH3
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C. At pH = 7, [HIn] = [In− ]
A. H 2O P4
B. P4 OH−
C. OH− P4
D. P4 P4
A. From the cathode (positive electrode) to the anode (negative electrode) through the
external circuit
B. From the anode (negative electrode) to the cathode (positive electrode) through the
external circuit
C. From the oxidizing agent to the reducing agent through the salt bridge
D. From the reducing agent to the oxidizing agent through the salt bridge
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30. Which is correct for a redox reaction where the standard electrode potential is negative?
A. −1.59
B. +0.11
C. +1.07
D. +1.59
32. Which compounds cause the colour of acidified potassium manganate(VII) solution to
change from purple to colourless?
I. CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
II. (CH3)3CCH2OH
III. CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
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C. Its 1H NMR spectrum shows six signals and it readily undergoes substitution reactions.
D. Its 1H NMR spectrum shows one signal and it forms a single C6H5Br isomer.
35. Which statement about the reaction of a hydroxide ion with the organic reagent is correct?
36. What is the major product of the reaction of HBr with but-1-ene?
A. 1-bromobutane
B. 2-bromobutane
C. 1,2-dibromobutane
D. 2,2-dibromobutane
37. How many chiral carbon atoms are present in one molecule of (CH3)2CHCHClCHBrCH3?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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38. What is the ratio of areas under each signal in the 1H NMR spectrum of 2-methylbutane?
A. 6 : 1 : 2 : 3
B. 3 : 3 : 1 : 5
C. 6 : 1 : 5
D. 3 : 3 : 1 : 2 : 3
39. What are the absolute and percentage uncertainties for the change in mass?
Absolute Percentage
uncertainty / g uncertainty
A. ±0.05 0.1 %
B. ±0.10 0.5 %
C. ±0.05 0.5 %
D. ±0.10 0.1 %
40. Which technique may be used to find the bond lengths and bond angles within a molecule?
A. X-ray crystallography
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B. H NMR spectroscopy
C. Infrared spectroscopy
D. Mass spectroscopy