Name: ________________________

Maths Pack 3
Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________

Time: 49 minutes

Marks: 42 marks

Comments:

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Q1.
A sample of 2.18 g of oxygen gas has a volume of 1870 cm 3 at a pressure of 101 kPa.

What is the temperature of the gas?

The gas constant is R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1.

A 167 K

B 334 K

C 668 K

D 334 000 K
(Total 1 mark)

Q2.
Which of the following solutions would react exactly with a solution containing 0.0500 mol
sulfuric acid?

A 50.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm−3 KOH

B 100.0 cm3 of 2.00 mol dm−3 KOH

C 100.0 cm3 of 2.00 mol dm−3 Ba(OH)2

D 50.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm−3 Ba(OH)2

(Total 1 mark)

Q3.
30 cm3 of xenon are mixed with 20 cm3 of fluorine. The gases react according to the
following equation. Assume that the temperature and pressure remain constant.

Xe(g) + F2(g) → XeF2(g)

What is the final volume of gas after the reaction is complete?

A 50 cm3

B 40 cm3

C 30 cm3

D 20 cm3

(Total 1 mark)

Q4.

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 A saturated aqueous solution of magnesium hydroxide contains 1.17 × 10 –3 g of Mg(OH)2
in 100 cm3 of solution. In this solution, the magnesium hydroxide is fully dissociated into
ions.

What is the concentration of Mg2+(aq) ions in this solution?

A 2.82 × 10–2 mol dm–3

B 2.01 × 10–3 mol dm–3

C 2.82 × 10–3 mol dm–3

D 2.01 × 10–4 mol dm–3

(Total 1 mark)

Q5.
Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid according to the following equation.

Mg + 2HCl MgCl2 + H2

A student calculated the minimum volume of 2.56 mol dm –3 hydrochloric acid required to
react with an excess of magnesium to form 5.46 g of magnesium chloride (Mr = 95.3).

Which of the following uses the correct standard form and the appropriate number of
significant figures to give the correct result of the calculation?

A 4.476 × 10–2 dm3

B 4.48 × 10–2 dm3

C 4.50 × 10–2 dm3

D 44.8 × 10–3 dm3

(Total 1 mark)

Q6.
There are 392 mol of pure gold in a bar measuring 10 cm by 10 cm by 40 cm.
What is the density of gold in kg dm −3?

A 193

B 19.3

C 1.93

D 0.193

(Total 1 mark)

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Q7.
The oxidising agent in solution A is sodium bromate(V), NaBrO3. A laboratory technician
wanted to make up enough of this solution for use in a class practical.

Calculate the mass of sodium bromate(V) needed to prepare 5.00 dm 3 of a 5.00 × 10–
3 mol dm–3 solution.

Show your working. Give your answer to the appropriate precision.

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(Total 2 marks)

Q8.
A student was given a powder made from a mixture of anhydrous barium chloride and
anhydrous magnesium chloride. The student dissolved 1.056 g of the powder in water in a
conical flask and added an excess of sulfuric acid.
A white precipitate formed and was filtered off, washed and dried.
The mass of this solid was 0.764 g.

Identify the white precipitate and calculate the percentage, by mass, of magnesium
chloride in the powder.

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(Total 4 marks)

Q9.
Ethene reacts with steam in the presence of an acid catalyst to form ethanol.

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 CH2=CH2(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ CH3CH2OH(g)

(a) Write an expression for the equilibrium constant Kc for this equilibrium.
Deduce the units of Kc.

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(b) An equilibrium mixture was found to contain 0.700 mol of ethene, 1.20 mol of steam
and 4.40 mol of ethanol at a temperature T. The volume of the container was 2.00
dm3.

Calculate a value of Kc for this equilibrium at this temperature.

Give your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.

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(Total 4 marks)

Q10.
The diagram represents two glass flasks, P and Q, connected via a tap.

Flask Q (volume = 1.00 × 103 cm3) is filled with ammonia (NH3) at 102 kPa and 300 K. The
tap is closed and there is a vacuum in flask P.
(Gas constant R = 8.31 J K−1 mol−1)

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 (a) Calculate the mass of ammonia in flask Q.
Give your answer to the appropriate number of significant figures.

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(b) When the tap is opened, ammonia passes into flask P. The temperature decreases
by 5 °C. The final pressure in both flasks is 75.0 kPa.
Calculate the volume, in cm 3, of flask P.

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(Total 6 marks)

Q11.
2 mol of ideal gas X are stored in a flask of fixed volume.

Which of the following changes would lead to the greatest increase in pressure inside the
flask?

A Increasing the temperature from 20 °C to 200 °C

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 B Adding another 1 mol of gas X into the flask at
fixed temperature
C Adding 0.5 mol of argon gas and increasing the
temperature from 20 °C to 150 °C
D Removing 0.5 mol of gas X and increasing the
temperature from 20 °C to 300 °C
(Total 1 mark)

Q12.
Phosphoric(V) acid (H3PO4) is an important chemical. It can be made by two methods.
The first method is a two-step process.

(a) In the first step of the first method, phosphorus is burned in air at 500 ºC to produce
gaseous phosphorus(V) oxide.

P4(s) + 5O2(g) → P4O10(g)

220 g of phosphorus were reacted with an excess of air.

Calculate the volume, in m3, of gaseous phosphorus(V) oxide produced at a

pressure of 101 kPa and a temperature of 500 ºC.
The gas constant R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

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(b) In the second step of the first method, phosphorus(V) oxide reacts with water to
form phosphoric(V) acid.

P4O10(s) + 6H2O(l) → 4H3PO4(aq)

Calculate the mass of phosphorus(V) oxide required to produce 3.00 m 3 of

5.00 mol dm–3 phosphoric(V) acid solution.

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(c) In the second method to produce phosphoric(V) acid, 3.50 kg of Ca 3(PO4)2 are
added to an excess of aqueous sulfuric acid.

Ca3(PO4)2(s) + 3H2SO4(aq) → 2H3PO4(aq) + 3CaSO4(s)

1.09 kg of phosphoric(V) acid are produced.

Calculate the percentage yield of phosphoric(V) acid.

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(d) Explain whether the first method or the second method of production of phosphoric
acid has the higher atom economy.
You are not required to do a calculation.

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(Total 12 marks)

Q13.
Compounds containing Cu2 +, OH– and CO32− ions are sometimes described as basic
copper carbonates.

(a) Solid Cu2(OH)2CO3 is added to an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid.

A solution of copper(II) chloride is formed, together with two other products.

(i) Write an equation for the reaction.

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 (ii) Suggest one observation that could be made during the reaction.

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(b) A 5.000 g sample of a different basic copper carbonate contains 0.348 g of carbon,
0.029 g of hydrogen and 1.858 g of oxygen.

(i) State what is meant by the term empirical formula.

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(ii) Calculate the empirical formula of this basic copper carbonate.

Show your working.

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(Total 7 marks)

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Mark schemes

Q1.
B
[1]

Q2.
D
[1]

Q3.
C
[1]

Q4.
D
[1]

Q5.
B
[1]

Q6.
B
[1]

Q7.
Mr of sodium bromate(V) = 150.9
and
Mol sodium bromate(V) = 5.00 x (5.00 x 10–3) = 0.0250 M1
Lose M1 if 151 used (final answer may appear as 3.78).
1

Mass sodium bromate(V) = 0.025 x 150.9 = 3.77 g M2

Lose M2 if answer not to 3 sig figs.
Correct answer without working scores M2 only.
1
[2]

Q8.
Identifies precipitate as being BaSO4
1
Moles of Barium sulfate = mass/Mr
(= 0.764 / 233.4)
= 0.003273 moles
Allow conseq if Mr BaSO4 or BaCl2 incorrect
1

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 Mass of Barium chloride = 208.3 × 0.003273 = 0.6818 g
1

Percentage of Magnesium chloride

Do NOT penalise incorrect precision here
Allow range 33.7-35.5% (rounding errors penalised
elsewhere in paper)
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[4]

Q9.

(a)
Penalise missing brackets or use of (); allow correct
molecular formulae in correct expression (and allow
CH2CH2); ignore powers shown as 1
1

M2 mol−1 dm3
Units must be in simplest form on one line (or dm 3 mol−1)
Units are consequential on expression in M1 (mol −1 dm3 only
scores if it is the units for the expression in M1)
1

(b)
10.5 (3sf) scores both marks;
Correct value to 2sf (10) or 4sf or more (10.476...) scores 1
mark
Volume not used is CE=0
If use incorrect expression for Kc in part (b) then no marks in
part (b)
1

M2 10.5 (must be 3sf)

If a value from the question is copied incorrectly into the
expression, could still score M2 if then used correctly in
calculation (AE -1)
Ignore units
1
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Q10.
(a) n = PV/RT
If PV=nRT rearranged incorrectly then M3 only
1

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Mass = M2 × 17 = 0.696 (g) (3 sig figs only)

Allow 0.695 or 0.697
1

(b) If pV = nRT

Incorrect unit conversion loses M1 only; can get M2/M3 if

possible volume obtained

= 1.34 × 10−3 m3
Inserts correct numbers (inc pressure in Pa)
1

Volume of Q in m3 = 1.00 × 10−3

Volume of bulb P = 1.34 × 10 −3 – 1.00 × 10−3

Volume of bulb P = 3.42 × 10 −4 m3

No subtraction M1 only
1

= 342 cm3 (Allow 310 − 342 cm3)

Alternative method also worth full credit
(note if mol in M2 of 05.1 rounded to 0.04 this could lead to a
final answer of 3.1 × 10−4 m3 so allow range 310 − 342 cm3
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Q11.
C
[1]

Q12.
(a) Correct conversion of temperature and pressure (773 and 101 × 10 3)
Correct answer with or without working scores 4 marks
1
No moles P = (220 / 4 × 31.0) = 1.77
Max 2 (M1 and M3) if 31.0 used
(=0.451 m3 or if 220/31 rounded to 2 sf ie 7.1 then 0.452)
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V = nRT/P (correct rearrangement or insert of values V =
1.77 × 8.31 × 773/101 × 10 3 =0.1128 m3)
Max 2 (M1 and M3) if 284 (P4O10) used then 0.0493
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V = 0.113 (m3)

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 Must be 3 sig figs
1

(b) No moles H3PO4 = 3 × 103 (dm3) × 5 = 15,000 (mols)

Correct answer with or without working scores 3 marks
If M1 incorrect then can only score M2
1

No moles phosphorus(V) oxide = ( = 3,750 mols)

If M2 incorrect can only score M1

1
1.1 × 106 or1.07 × 106 or 1.065 × 106 (g)
or 1,100 or 1,070 or 1065 kg
or 1.1 or 1.07 or 1.065 tonne
= (3.75 × 103 × 284.0)
Min 2 sig fig
1

(c) No moles Ca3(PO4)2 (= 3.50kg =) = 11.28

Correct answer with or without working scores 4 marks
If M1 incorrect can only score M2 and M3
1
Theoretical No. moles H3PO4 = 11.28 × 2 = 22.56
If M2 incorrect can only score M1 and M3
1
Theoretical mass H3PO4 = 22.56 × 98(.0) = 2211
If M3 incorrect can only score M1and M2
1

or Actual No. moles H3PO4 produced = = 11.12

49 – 49(.312) (%)

(d) Method 1 / (a) & (b) because only one product / no other
products formed / atom economy = 100% (even though two
steps)
Allow calculations
Do not allow if P2O5 is formed
Allow converse explanation
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Q13.
(a) (i) H2O + CO2 (as products in any equation)
Allow H2O + H2CO3
1

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 Cu2(OH)2CO3 + 4HCl → 2CuCl2 + 3H2O + CO2
Allow multiples
Ignore states
1

(ii) Bubbles or fizzing or effervescence

Or solid disappears
Or blue(-green) solution
Do not allow dissolves
Ignore CO2 gas or gas evolved
1

(b) (i) Simplest (whole-number) ratio of atoms of each element in a compound

Allow atoms of Cu, H & O in this compound
1

(ii) Mass of copper = 2.765

Dividing masses by Ar
1

Correct whole number ratio of integers

or
Cu:C:H:O
3:2:2:8
or
Correct empirical formula Cu 3C2H2O8
Any order
Ignore Cu3(OH)2(CO3)2
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