2020 HKDSE Date: 3rd Feb. 2020 (Mon.

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CHEM
Name of student:
PAPER 1B ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY
EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2020
Group no.: X1 / X2 / X3

MOCK EXAMINATION
Seat no.:
CHEMISTRY PAPER 1B
SECTION B : Question-Answer Book B
Section B
Question no. Marks
This paper must be answered in English
Part I
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Total no. of pages: 15
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B
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(1) After the announcement of the start of the examination,
you should first write your name, group no. and seat no. 5 /8

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(2) Refer to the general instructions on the cover of the 8 /4

Question paper for Section 1A. 9 /8
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(3) This section consists of TWO parts - Parts I and II.
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(4) Answer ALL questions in both Parts I and II. Write your Part II
answers in the spaces provided in this Question- 11 /5
Answer Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers 12 /7
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announcement.

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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
PART I
1. Consider the following experimental setup for the migration of ions. A small crystal of copper(II) dichromate
is put in the middle of the filter paper soaked with sodium sulphate solution. A 20V d.c. supply is connected.

small crystal of copper(II) dichromate

electrode A electrode B

(a) Describe the observable change(s) during the experiment. (1 mark)

(b) Explain why sodium sulphate solution should not be replaced by sodium sulphite solution for this experiment.
(1 mark)

(c) Describe and explain how to modify the above setup, to show that the result mentioned in part (a) is NOT
because of diffusion. (2 marks)

2. As rainwater is slightly acidic, it can erode rock containing calcium carbonate.

(a) With relevant equations, explain briefly how rainwater attacks rocks. (3 marks)

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(b) With an aid of a chemical equation, explain briefly why rock of calcium carbonate is eroded more quickly at a
very high temperature. (2 marks)

3. Polytetrafluoroethene PTFE, commonly known as Teflon, is an addition polymer used in making non-stick
coating of frying pans. The monomer of Teflon is tetrafluoroethene. At the temperature above 300 oC, Teflon
coatings start to break down, releasing toxic gas called pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). This chemical
is carcinogenic.
(a) Draw the repeating unit of Teflon. (1 mark)

(b) Explain why the melting point of Teflon is higher than polyethene. (2 marks)

(c) Suggest ONE safety precaution when cooking food with a non-stick frying pan. (1 mark)

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4. The diagram below shows a kind of button cell making from silver oxide, zinc powder and sodium hydroxide
paste.

zinc powder

(a) What is the role of sodium hydroxide paste in this cell? (1 mark)

(b) During discharging, the chemical reaction occurs at the negative pole is represented by the following half
equation. Zn (s) + 2OH- (aq)  Zn(OH)2 (s) + 2e-
Meanwhile, silver oxide is converted to silver respectively at positive pole.
(i) Write the half equation for the reaction occurred at the positive pole.

(ii) State the ionic equation for the cell reaction.

(2 marks)
(c) State and explain the change of the e.m.f. of the cell if zinc powder is replaced by copper powder, while other
materials remain unchanged. (2 marks)

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5. Consider the following set-up. When the circuit is closed, oxygen gas is collected in test tube Q of device C.

graphite
copper graphite graphite
Graphite salt bridge silver
Test tube Q

potassium nitrate acidified potassium iron(II) nitrate copper(II) sulphate

solution permanganate solution solution solution

device A device B device C

(a) State the direction of electron flow in the external circuit across the voltmeter. (1 mark)

(b) For the device A,

(i) what is the role of device A in the above experimental setup?

(ii) write the half-equation for the reaction occurred on the copper electrode.

(2 marks)
(c) For the device C,
(i) With reference to the electrochemical series, state and explain the observable change on the silver
electrode.

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 (ii) The electrolyte of copper(II) sulphate is toxic to aquatic life. Describe how the electrolyte is treated before
being discharged.

(4 marks)
(d) Device B acts as a chemical cell to generate electricity. Suggest ONE physical method to increase the cell
e.m.f. but not changing the chemicals of it. (1 mark)

*6. Methyl red is an indicator used in acid-base titration. The diagram below shows the colours of the indicator in
different pH ranges.
Red Orange Yellow

pH 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Suppose you carry out an acid-base titration for determining the molarity of a sample solution of sodium
hydroxide. 25.0 cm3 of the solution is titrated against standard ethanoic acid solution with methyl red as the
indicator. However, the storage container of the standard ethanoic acid was not kept tightly closed overnight.
With reference to the above information, state and explain whether the molarity of the sodium hydroxide solution
is over-estimated or under-estimated. Mathematical derivation is necessary. (6 marks)

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7. The question refers to the following microscale experiment. 150 cm3 of 2.0M dilute hydrochloric acid is slowly
added to the 20.0 gram zinc granules. A colourless gas P is formed. The gas is then passed through the tube
containing excessive amount of copper(II) oxide powder which is under strong heating.

Container X

(a) Calculate the volume of gas P in the unit of cm3 produced under room temperature pressure. (2 marks)

(b) For the reaction between gas P and copper(II) oxide,

(i) state the observable change of copper(II) oxide powder.

(ii) if 3.6 gram of copper produced, calculate the % yield.

(3 marks)
(c) Explain the role of container X with water in this experiment. (1 mark)

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8. You are given samples of ethanoic acid and hydrochloric acid. They both have the pH of 3.0.
(a) Calculate the molarity of hydrogen ion in the solutions of pH 3.0. (1 mark)

(b) After diluting the acid samples by 10 times, it was found that the pH value of hydrochloric acid is increased to
4.0. However, the pH value of ethanoic acid was found to be lower than 4.0. Explain this chemical phenomenon.
(3 marks)

9. Liquid hydrazine, N2H4, is sometimes used as a rocket propellant.

(a) In a rocket, liquid hydrazine is reacted with liquid hydrogen peroxide to produce nitrogen and water vapour.
(i) Write a balanced equation for this reaction.

(ii) Use the data in the table below, draw the enthalpy cycle diagram to determine the standard enthalpy change
of reaction in part (a) (i).

Substances N2H4(l) H2O2(l) H2O(g)

ΔHf / kJ mol1 50.6 187.8 285.8

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 (iii) By referring to the result in part (ii), calculate the heat change (Unit: kJ g-1) of the reaction of 1 gram of
reaction mixture of liquid hydrazine and liquid hydrogen peroxide under standard conditions.

(6 marks)
(b) If the heat change of the reaction of 1 gram of reaction mixture of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas is -15.88 kJg-1
Which one, hydrogen gas or liquid hydrazine is a better rocket propellant? Explain. (2 marks)

10. Consider the bromination of propane and propene,

(a) Write the equation for the reaction between propene and bromine solution in tce. Your answer should label the
structures of both major and minor products. (1 mark)

(b) The bromination of propane adopts the mechanism of free radical chain substitution.
(i) By using structural formulae, write ONE relevant equation for the formation 1-bromopropane for each of
the following processes.
(I) Chain propagation

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 (II) Chain termination

(ii) If mono-substituted bromopropane is the desirable product, which reagent propane or bromine, should be
used in excess?

(3 marks)
(c) Explain why 1-bromopropane has a higher boiling point than propane. (2 marks)

PART II
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

11. An organic compound P has the molecular formula of C5H10O. It does not have any cyclic structure and it is
optical active. Compound P can decolourize bromine solution to form a compound which does not have optical
activity. Compound P can be oxidized by refluxing with acidified dichromate solution, forming compound Q.
Compound Q can react with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine to form a coloured ppt. of compound R but does not
form any silver mirror with Tollens’ reagent.

(a) Base on the above information, draw the possible structures of

(i) Compound P

(ii) Compound R

(2 marks)
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(b) What is the meaning of “optical activity”? (1 mark)

(c) Draw a labelled diagram of the experimental setup for the oxidation of compound P to Q. (2 marks)

12. Sodium ethanoate CH3COO-Na+ is a salt of strong alkali and weak acid. It gives an alkaline solution when
dissolving in water. It is because ethanoate ion reacts with water to form hydroxide ions. The chemical equation
is shown below.
CH3COO (aq) + H2O (l) CH3COOH (l) + OH- (aq)
The equilibrium constant Kc of the reaction is 5.56 x 10-10 mol dm-3

(a) Write an expression for the equilibrium constant Kc of the above reaction. (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the molarity of OH- if the initial concentration of CH3COO- (aq) is 1.0 M. (3 marks)

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(c) You are given that at 25oC, [H+ (aq)] [OH- (aq)] is equal to 10-14 mol2 dm-6.
Use the result in part (b) to calculate the pH value of the sodium ethanoate solution. (2 marks)

(d) For pure water, the value of [H+ (aq)] [OH- (aq)] is 0.31 x10-14 mol2 dm-6 at 10 oC. Calculate the pH of pure
water at 10oC. (1 mark)

13. The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile is the active ingredient of tear gas commonly called as CS, which
is used as a riot control agent. The chemical structure of CS is shown below.

It is because the boiling point of CS is 310 oC. That is why it requires heat released from the reaction between
an oxidant, potassium chlorate(V) KClO3 and magnesium powder for rapid vaporization. However, if the
temperature of CS is heated to greater than 275oC, CS will start to decompose to form hydrogen cyanide gas. If
the temperature is up to 650oC, other dioxin compounds are also produced.

(a) Explain why CS has a high boiling point. (3 marks)

(b) State the hazard of hydrogen cyanide. (1 mark)

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(c) One of the possible structures of dioxin is shown below.

By referring to the structure, explain why dioxin can stay in human body tissues for a very long time. (1 mark)

14. The most common oxidation states for iron in its compounds are +2 and +3. Iron(II) chloride is prepared by
reacting iron with dilute hydrochloric acid while iron(III) chloride is prepared by heating iron with chlorine gas.
(a) Write chemical equations for the formation of iron(II) chloride and iron(III) chloride respectively. (2 marks)

(b) The reaction between peroxodisulphate ions (S2O82) and iodide ions (I) is very slow.
(i) Explain why the reaction is slow in rate of reaction.

(ii) This reaction can be catalysed by adding iron(III) ions. State the relevant ionic equations to explain how
iron(III) ions catalyse the reaction.

(4 mark)

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*15. Using magnesium and chromium as examples, discuss TWO differences in chemical properties of main group
metals and transition metals. (5 marks)

END OF SECTION B
END OF PAPER

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