SECTION A

Answer ALL the questions in this section. You should aim to spend no more than 20 minutes
on this section. For each question, select one answer from A to D and put a cross in the box .
If you change your mind, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a
cross.
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 SECTION B: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. The importance of the element copper (Z = 29) is due to its limited chemical
reactivity and high thermal and electrical conductivity. Copper compounds have
significant biological activity. Like silver and gold, copper can occur in nature as the
pure element, although it is mostly obtained from one of the minerals that contain
copper compounds.The physical properties of copper have resulted in its widespread
use in electrical wiring and in plumbing. Due to its cost and relative softness, the use
of pure copper in coinage has largely been superseded by alloys, some of which
contain no copper at all. Copper is placed in the d-block of the Periodic Table and
forms compounds with two stable oxidation states: copper(I), which resembles
silver(I), and copper(II). The characteristics of copper(II) lead to the classification of
copper as a transition element. Both copper(I) and copper(II) form a range of
complex ions; copper(I) complexes are colourless but copper(II) complexes are
coloured, often blue

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(iii) Explain why the electronic structure of Cu 2+ leads to copper being classified as

a transition element.
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(b) Anhydrous copper(II) sulfate is a white crystalline solid which dissolves in water to

form a solution that has a pale blue colour.

(i) Explain fully why it becomes coloured when it is dissolved in water.

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(ii) Explain why anhydrous copper(II) sulfate has no colour.

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(c) The percentage of copper in a piece of copper tubing was determined by a titration

method. The tubing was weighed, dissolved in concentrated nitric acid and the solution

with all the washings transferred to a 250.0 cm 3 volumetric flask. The pH of the solution

was adjusted before it was made up to the mark with deionised water and mixed

thoroughly. 25.0 cm 3 portions of this solution were titrated with a solution of edta until

concordant results were obtained. The equation for the reaction in the titration is

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(ii) Calculate the percentage by mass of copper in the tubing.

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(b) Write the overall equation for the methanol fuel cell reaction.

State symbols are not required.

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(c) Calculate the emf of this methanol cell

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*(d) Suggest one advantage and one disadvantage of a methanol fuel cell compared

to a hydrogen fuel cell.

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(ii) State the colour changes you would expect to see during this reaction
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(iii) A student suggests that the hydrogen produced by the reaction of the zinc

with hydrochloric acid in this experiment is a serious risk. Evaluate the student’s suggestion (1)

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(ii) State the type of bonding which occurs between the ligands and the chromium(II) ions. (1)

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(iii) Suggest two unusual features in the structure and bonding of this complex
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