Victorian Certificate of Education

CHEMISTRY
2020 UNIT 1 AND 2 DIAGNOSTIC TEST

STUDENT NAME:

Reading time: 5 minutes

Writing time: 40 minutes

TOTAL /40 marks

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Permitted items:
▪ Students are permitted to bring: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers
▪ Students are allowed a scientific calculator
▪ Student are NOT permitted to bring into the room: blank sheets of paper and/or white
out liquid/tape
▪ No dictionary is allowed in this exam

Materials Supplied:
▪ Question Booklet
▪ VCAA Chemistry Data Booklet

Instructions:
▪ Write your full name in the space provided above on this page.
▪ Multiple choice responses should be circled in the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet,
attached at the end of the test
▪ For Section B, all written responses must be written in spaces provided for each question

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised
electronic devices into the classroom during this test.
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Instructions for Section A

▪ Answer all questions on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions.
▪ Record your answer by circling the appropriate letter on the answer sheet.

Section A – Multiple Choice (15 marks)

1. The molecule that contains a non-polar covalent bond is:

A. H2O
B. NH3
C. C2H4
D. HCl
(1 mark)

2. Which of the following is the second member of the alkene homologous series?

A. Ethene
B. Propene
C. Ethane
D. But-1-ene
(1 mark)

3. The melting temperatures of some common molecular substances are given below.

Substance Melting Temperature (°C)

Br2 -7
Cl2 -101
HCl -74
HBr -85

The substance with the weakest forces between molecules is:

A. Br2
B. Cl2
C. HCl
D. HBr
(1 mark)
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4. The number of possible isomers for the hydrocarbon C4H9Cl is:

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
(1 mark)

5. Of the following bonds, the bonds with the least polarity is:
A. H–F
B. N–H
C. H–O
D. H–C
(1 mark)

6. Which one of the following substances will form a precipitate when added to a solution of
potassium sulfate?

A. Ammonium chloride
B. Sodium carbonate
C. Lead nitrate
D. Potassium bromide
(1 mark)

7. A 100 mL standard solution of zinc nitrate, Zn(NO3)2, is prepared. What would the
concentration of this solution be when 15.0 g of zinc nitrate is used?

A. 0.0119 M
B. 0.792 M
C. 0.119 M
D. 0.00792 M
(1 mark)

8. A solution was prepared by adding 900ml of water to 100ml of a 0.1 M HCl solution. The final
concentration of the HCl solution is:

A. 0.011M
B. 0.001M
C. 0.01M
D. 1.0M
(1 mark)
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9. The products produced when a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium metal
are:

A. Salt and water

B. Salt, water, and carbon dioxide
C. Salt and carbon dioxide
D. Salt and hydrogen gas
(1 mark)

Use the following information to answer Questions 10 and 11

The structural formula of a compound of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon is shown below.

10. Identify the functional group found in this organic molecule:

A. Hydroxyl
B. Carboxyl
C. Amino
D. Methyl
(1 mark)

11. Which one of the following statements about the compound (M = 72 g mol–1) is correct?

A. The empirical formula is different to the molecular formula

B. In 3.6 g of the compound, there is 0.05 mol of atoms present
C. In a sample of the compound, dispersion forces are the only intermolecular bonding present
D. There are 6.02 x 1023 oxygen atoms in 2 mol of the compound
(1 mark)
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12. The combustion of propane gas (C3H8) with excess oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water
according to the following equation.

___ C3H8 + ___ O2 → ___ CO2 + ___ H2O

Which coefficients would balance the equation?

A. 1, 3, 3, 4
B. 1, 2, 1, 2
C. 1, 1, 1, 1
D. 1, 5, 3, 4
(1 mark)

13. For the equation:

4NH3 (l) + 5O2 (g) → 4NO (g) + 6H2O (g)
Which of the following statements is correct?

A. 2 × n(NO) = 3 × n(H2O)
B. n(H2O) = 1.5 × n(NH3)
C. n(NO) = 0.8 × n(O2)
D. n(NH3) = 2 x n(NO)
(1 mark)

14. Aluminium can react with oxygen to form aluminium oxide according to the balanced equation
shown below:
4Al (s) + 3O2 (g) → 2Al2O3 (s)
How many moles of aluminium are required to form 2.0 mol of Al2O3?

A. 0.50 mol
B. 1.0 mol
C. 3.0 mol
D. 4.0 mol
(1 mark)

15. Which of the following is not an acid-base reaction?

A. Na2CO3 (s) + H2SO4 (aq) → Na2SO4 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)

B. NH3 (g) + HCl (g) → NH4Cl (s)

C. C3H8 (g) + Cl2 (g) → C3H7Cl (g) + HCl (g)

D. K2O (s) + H2O (l) → 2KOH (aq)

(1 mark)

End of Section A
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Instructions for Section B

▪ Answer all questions in the spaces provided
▪ In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown
▪ Unless otherwise indicated, diagrams are not drawn to scale

Section B – Short Answer (25 marks)

1. Complete the following table by writing either the name or the ionic formular is the appropriate
spaces:

Name Ionic Formula

Lithium nitrate LiNO3

Tin Sulfide SnS

Calcium phosphate Ca3 ( PO4 )2

Iron (III) Oxide Fe2O3

Copper chloride CuCl2

Ammonium hydroxide NH4OH

Iron(III) carbonate Fe2(CO3)3

(7 marks)

2. 25.00mL aliquots of a standard solution of sodium carbonate were placed into conical flasks
with an indicator, and then titrated with an unknown concentration of nitric acid. The molarity
of sodium carbonate was 3.34 M. The results from the titration are recorded in the table below:

Titration Initial reading (mL) Final reading (mL) Titre (mL)

1 0.00 23.04 23.04
2 23.04 44.52 21.48
3 1.20 22.74 21.54
4 22.74 44.26 21.52

a. Write the balanced chemical equation for this titration reaction

Na2CO3 (aq) + 2HNO3 (aq) → 2NaNO3 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O(l)
1mk - correct products/1mk - correct balancing
-1 from paper for incorrect states (2 marks)
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b. Calculate the average titre in mL

(1 mark)
21.48 + 21.54 + 21.52
Avg. titre =
3
Avg. titre = 21.51 (1) (2dp)

c. Calculate the amount (in mol) of sodium carbonate that was neutralised
(1 mark)
n(Na2CO3 ) = c V
n(Na2CO3 ) = 3.34  0.02500
n(Na2CO3 ) = 8.35  10−2 mol (1) (3sf )

d. Calculate the amount (in mol) of nitric acid used during the titration
(1 mark)
n(HNO3 ) = 2  n(Na2CO3 )
n(HNO3 ) = 2  8.35  10−2
n(HNO3 ) = 0.167mol (1) (3sf )

e. Calculation the concentration of the nitric acid

(1 mark)
n
c(HNO3 ) =
V
0.167
c(HNO3 ) =
0.02151
c(HNO3 ) = 7.76molL−1 (1) (3sf )
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3. A branched hydrocarbon, A, has the following semi-structural formula:

CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3

a. Draw the structural formula of hydrocarbon A:

(2 marks)

(1) Correct structure

(1) Shows all bonds

b. Give the IUPAC name for the hydrocarbon A

3 − methylpentane (1)

(1 mark)

c. An unbranched hydrocarbon, B, with the same molecular mass as hydrocarbon A has the
semi-structural formula:

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3

Explain why hydrocarbon B has a higher melting point than hydrocarbon A

Hydrocarbon B has stronger dispersion forces between molecules (1)

because it is a straight chain molecule that can pack together more tightly than hydrocarbon A (1).

(2 marks)
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4. In an experiment to explore the Haber process, 0.275g of hydrogen gas and 1.35g of nitrogen
gas are placed in a sealed glass vessel and heated. A reaction occurs to produce ammonia
according to the following equation:
N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) → 2 NH3 (g)
a. Determine the number of moles of each reactant present, and hence state which reactant
is limiting
(3 marks)
1.35
n(N2 ) = = 0.0482mol (1)
2  14.0
0.275
n(H2 ) = = 0.1375mol (1)
2  1.0

3
n(H2 needed ) =  n(N2 ) = 0.1446mol  H2 is limiting (1)
1
[must include some sort of calculation to determine the limiting reactant]

b. What mass of ammonia would be produced, assuming all the limiting reactant is used up?
(2 marks)
2
n(NH3 ) =  n(H2 )
3
2
n(NH3 ) =  0.1375
3
n(NH3 ) = 0.0917mol (1)

m ( NH3 ) = 0.0917  (14.0 + 3  1.0 )

m ( NH3 ) = 1.6g (1) (2sf )

c. Determine the mass of the excess reactant remaining in the vessel at the end of the
reaction
(2 marks)
1
n(N2 excess) = 0.0482 −  0.1375
3
−3
n(N2 excess) = 2.37  10 mol

m ( N2 ) = 2.37  10 −3  ( 2  14.0 )
m ( NH3 ) = 0.0663g (1) (3sf )

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CHEMISTRY
2020 UNIT 1 AND 2 DIAGNOSTIC TEST

STUDENT NAME:

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet (Section A)

Directions: Record your answer by circling the correct option below. You may detach this page.

1 A B C D
2 A B C D
3 A B C D
4 A B C D
5 A B C D
6 A B C D
7 A B C D
8 A B C D
9 A B C D
10 A B C D
11 A B C D
12 A B C D
13 A B C D
14 A B C D
15 A B C D

Total marks for Section A: