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Q4-Q5 17
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TOTAL 40
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 Any rough working should be done in this question paper booklet ONLY.
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FIRST VERIFICATION USE Advisor Officer 1 Officer 2

Q1-Q3 23

Q4-Q5 17

TOTAL 40

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1. The Haber process is used to manufacture ammonia, NH3, from the reaction between
nitrogen and gas X.

(a) (i) Explain why nitrogen is described as an element but ammonia is described as a
compound.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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(ii) Name gas X and the raw material it is obtained from.

Gas X ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Raw material ………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

(iii) The reaction vessel contains solid Y.

Identify solid Y.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

(iv) State the purpose of solid Y.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

(b) (i) Name the type of reaction that occurs between ammonia and sulphuric acid

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii) Give the name and formula of the ammonium compound Z

Name ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Formula …………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

[Total: 9]

2. The diagram shows a Bunsen burner.

(a) The Bunsen burner uses methane as a fuel.

Methane has the formula CH4.
Give the names of the two elements in methane. [2]
………………………………. and ………………………..
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(b) When methane burns it reacts with a gas in the air.

Give the name of this gas.
……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(c) (i) Name the two substances that form when methane burns in plenty of air.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………. .[2]

(ii) Name the poisonous gas that forms when methane burns in a shortage of air.
……………
…………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

[Total: 6]

3. (a) Nitrogen oxides are present in in small quantities in the exhaust fumes.

(i) Complete the following equation for the formation of nitrogen dioxide.

[1]

(ii) State one harmful effect of nitrogen dioxide on organisms.

…………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(b) Sulphur dioxide is an atmospheric pollutant which is only found in small amounts in
car exhausts.

(i) What is the main source of Sulphur dioxide pollution of the atmosphere?

………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii)Sulphur dioxide is oxidized in the air to sulphur trioxide. The Sulphur trioxide

may dissolve in rainwater to form a dilute solution of sulphuric acid, H2SO4.

State the meaning of the term oxidation.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]
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(iii)Calculate the relative molecular mass of sulphuric acid.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1]

(iv)Sulphuric acid reacts with metals such as iron.

Complete the following word equation for the reaction of sulphuric acid with iron.

Sulphuric acid + iron ……………………... + ………………………………….. [2]

(v)What effect does acid rain have on buildings made of stone containing

calcium carbonate?

………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

[Total: 8]

Total Q1-Q3: 23 marks

4. (a) Two of the gases in air are nitrogen and oxygen. Name two other gases present
in unpolluted air.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

(b) Two common pollutants in air are Sulphur dioxide and lead compounds. State the
source and harmful effect of each.

Sulphur dioxide

Source
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Harmful effect
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [3]

Lead compounds
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Source
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Harmful effect
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

(c) Respiration and photosynthesis are two of the processes that determine the percentage
of oxygen and of carbon dioxide in the air.

(i) Name another process that changes the percentages of these two gases in
air.

………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii) The equation for photosynthesis is given below.

This is an endothermic reaction

Complete the reaction for respiration.

[2]

[Total: 10]
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5. The diagram shows a typical fractionating column used to separate crude oil into factions.

(a) The diagram shows the names of some of the fractions. State the name of Fraction A and
the name of Fraction F
Fraction A…………………………………………………………………………. [1]

Fraction F …………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(b) When hydrocarbons undergo incomplete combustion, a poisonous gas can form.
(i) State the condition that causes incomplete combustion.

………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii) Identify the poisonous gas.

……………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(c) Another problem with using hydrocarbon fuels is the formation of substances that cause
an environmental problem. This sequence of equation shows how one of these
substances forms.
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State the name of the product of each of these products

SO2………………………………………..

SO3………………………………………

H2SO4………………………………….. [3]

[Total: 7]

Total Q3-Q4: 17 marks

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