PETE Chemistry Grade 11 QUIZ 6 Date:..........

September 2022
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Environmental Chemistry

1. The figure shows a water purification system

(a) One of the major steps involved is chlorination, where chlorine is added.
(i) Explain why chlorine is added.

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(ii) After chlorination, a little sodium hydroxide is added.
Explain the importance of adding sodium hydroxide.

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(iii) Apart from chlorination, give another major process involved in water purification.

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(b) Water obtained at the end of the purification process is not pure but it is clean.
Describe the physical test of pure water.

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 (c) A beaker contains hard water with dissolved CaSO 4 and MgSO4 .
(i) State the type of hardness of the water in the beaker.

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(ii) State two methods of softening the hard water in the beaker.

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(a) Air pollution is one type of pollution due to fast growing number of industries in the world.
(i) Name one pollutant gas from the industries.

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(ii) Describe the effect of your chosen gas on the environment.

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(b) Fertiliser are a common pollutant of soil.
Discuss the dangers of over use of fertilisers with reference to water resources.

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 Industrial Chemistry

1. Ammonia is manufactured by the Haber process, in which nitrogen and hydrogen react together in a
reversible reaction.
(a) State the raw material from which each element is obtained.

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(b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between nitrogen and hydrogen.

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(c) Typical conditions used in the Haber process are a temperature of 450 °C, a pressure of 200 atm and a
catalyst.
(i) Name the catalyst used.

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(ii) State what would happen to the yield of ammonia if the temperature was increased to 800 °C.

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2. The figure shows the stages in the manufacturing process of sulfuric acid.

(a) Name the manufacturing process of sulfuric acid.

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(b) Identify the raw materials A and B.

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(c) Name product C.

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(i) Identify catalyst D.

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(ii) Apart from a catalyst, state two other conditions used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.

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(e) Construct a balanced chemical equation for the formation of sulfuric acid from oleum, H 2 S 2 O 7 , and
water.

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(f) State one use of sulfuric acid.

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