Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

CHEMISTRY 9701/04
Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions For Examination from 2016
SPECIMEN PAPER
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Data Booklet

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MCQ

1 The equation for the reaction between bromate(V) ions and bromide ions in acid
solution is
BrO3–(aq) + 5Br –(aq) + 6H+(aq) o 3Br2(aq) + 3H2O(l)
The rate equation for this reaction is
rate = k[BrO3–][Br–][H+]2

When the concentrations of all of the reactants are doubled, the rate increases by a
factor of
A 2
B 4
C 8
(1)
D 16
2 The equation for the manufacture of ethanol by the reaction of ethene and steam
with a catalyst of phosphoric(V) acid is
C2H4(g) + H2O(g) U C2H5OH(g) ¨H = –45 kJ mol–1

(a) The highest equilibrium yield of ethanol is obtained at

A high temperature and high pressure.

B low temperature and low pressure.
C low temperature and high pressure.
D high temperature and low pressure. (1)

(b) The units of the equilibrium constant, Kc, for this reaction are

A mol dm–3
B dm3 mol–1
C mol2 dm–6
D dm6 mol–2 (1)

(c) The equilibrium constant for this reaction increases when

A the pressure is increased.

B more catalyst is added.
C the temperature is decreased.
D ethanol is removed from the reaction mixture. (1)
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3 Titrations were carried out using aqueous solutions with concentration 1.0 mol dm–3.
The titration curves below were obtained.

14 14
12 12
10 10
8 8
pH pH
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
Volume added / cm3 Volume added / cm3
A B

14 14
12 12
10 10
8 8
pH pH
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
Volume added / cm3 Volume added / cm3
C D

(a) Which curve would be obtained for the titration in which hydrochloric acid is
added to aqueous ammonia?
(1)
A
B
C
D

(b) For which titration would methyl orange not be a suitable indicator?
Use the data on page 19 of the Data Booklet.
(1)
A
B
C
D
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

Structured

1 (a) (i) Describe and explain the trend observed in the thermal stability of the carbonates of the
Group 2 elements.

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...................................................................................................................................... [3]

(ii) By quoting suitable data from the Data Booklet suggest how the thermal stabilities of zinc
carbonate and lead carbonate might compare to that of calcium carbonate.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(b) Describe and explain qualitatively the trend in the solubilities of the hydroxides of the Group 2
elements.

...................................................................................................................................................

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.............................................................................................................................................. [4]

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2 Acetals are compounds formed when aldehydes are reacted with an alcohol in the presence of an
acid catalyst. The reaction between ethanal and methanol was studied in the inert solvent dioxan.

H+
CH3CHO + 2CH3OH CH3CH(OCH3)2 + H2O
ethanal methanol acetal A

(a) In an experiment, the concentrations of the reactants and products were measured. The
results are shown in the table below.

[CH3CHO] [CH3OH] [H+] [acetal A] [H2O]

/ mol dm–3 / mol dm–3 / mol dm–3 / mol dm–3 / mol dm–3
at start 0.20 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.00

at equilibrium (0.20–x) x

at equilibrium 0.025

(i) Complete the second row of the table in terms of x, the concentration of acetal A at
equilibrium. The first one has been done for you. [3]

(ii) Using the [acetal A] as given, 0.025 mol dm–3, calculate the equilibrium concentrations of
the other reactants and products and write them in the third row of the table. [4]

(iii) Write the expression for the equilibrium constant for this reaction, Kc, stating its units.

Kc =

units = .......................................................... [2]

(iv) Use your values in the third row of the table to calculate the value of Kc.

Kc = .......................................................... [1]

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(b) When the initial rate of this reaction was measured at various starting concentrations of the
three reactants, the following results were obtained.

experiment [CH3CHO] [CH3OH] [H+]

relative rate
number / mol dm–3 / mol dm–3 / mol dm–3
1 0.20 0.10 0.05 1.00
2 0.25 0.10 0.05 1.25
3 0.25 0.16 0.05 2.00
4 0.20 0.16 0.10 3.20

(i) Use the data in the table to determine the order with respect to each reactant.

order with respect to [CH3CHO] ...........................................................

order with respect to [CH3OH] ...........................................................

order with respect to [H+] ........................................................... [3]

(ii) Use your results from (i) to write the rate equation for the reaction.

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

(iii) State the units of the rate constant in the rate equation.

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

(iv) Calculate the relative rate of reaction for a mixture in which the starting concentrations of
all three reactants are 0.20 mol dm–3.

relative rate = .......................................................... [1]

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3 Chlorine gas and iron(II) ions react together in aqueous solution as follows.

Cl2 + 2Fe2+ → 2Cl − + 2Fe3+

o
(a) The diagram below shows the apparatus needed to measure the E cell for the above reaction.

(i) In the spaces below, identify what the five letters A−E in the above diagram represent.

A .................................................................

B .................................................................

C .................................................................

D .................................................................

E ................................................................. [5]

o for this reaction, and hence decide which

(ii) Use the Data Booklet to calculate the Ecell
direction (left to right, or right to left) electrons would flow through the voltmeter V when
switch S is closed.

o = ........................................................... V
Ecell

direction of electron flow .......................................................... [2]

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(b) Iron(III) chloride readily dissolves in water.

FeCl3(s) → Fe3+(aq) + 3Cl −(aq)

(i) Use the following data to calculate the standard enthalpy change for this process.

species ∆H of kJmol−1
FeCl3(s) −399.5
Fe3+(aq) −48.5
Cl −(aq) −167.2

∆H o = ............................................ kJ mol−1 [2]

(ii) A solution of iron(III) chloride is used to dissolve unwanted copper from printed circuit
boards.

When a copper-coated printed circuit board is immersed in FeCl3(aq), the solution turns
pale blue.

Suggest an equation for the reaction between copper and iron(III) chloride and use the
Data Booklet to calculate the E o for the reaction.

equation ............................................................................................................................

E o = ...................................................... V [2]

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MCQ
01 D

02 (a) C (b) B (c) C

03 (a) A (b) B

Structured
1 (a) (i) carbonates become more stable down the Group/higher decomposition temperature (1)
cation/M2+ radius/size increases down the group/M2+ charge density decreases (1)
anion/carbonate ion/CO32– suffers less polarisation/distortion (1) [3]

(ii) ionic radii quoted: Ca2+: 0.099 nm, Zn2+: 0.074 nm, Pb2+: 0.120 nm (1)
thus we expect ZnCO3 to be less stable, but PbCO3 to be more stable (1) [2]

if candidate states PbCO3 is more stable than ZnCO3 (or converse) with no reference to
CaCO3 (1)

(b) hydroxides become more soluble down the group (1)

both lattice energy and hydration decrease (1)
but lattice energy decreases more than hydration energy
so enthalpy of solution become less endothermic (1) [4]

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2 (a)
[CH3CHO] [CH3OH] [H*] [acetal A] [H2O]
/mol dm−3 /mol dm−3 /mol dm−3 /mol dm−3 /mol dm−3
at start 0.20 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.00
at equilibrium (0.20 − x) (0.10 – 2x) 0.05 x x
at equilibrium 0.175 0.05 0.05 0.025 0.025

(i) 3 values in second row 3 × (1) [3]

(ii) 4 values in third row 4 × (1) [4]

(iii) Kc = {[acetal A][H2O]}/{[CH3CHO][CH3OH]2} (1)

units = mol−1dm3 (1) [2]

(iv) Kc = 0.0252/(0.175 × 0.052) = 1.4(3)(mol−1dm3) [1

(b) (i) Order w.r.t [CH3CHO] = 1

Order w.r.t. [CH3OH] = 1
Order w.r.t [H+] = 1 [3]

(ii) rate = k[CH3CHO][CH3OH][H+] [1

(iii) units = mol−2 dm6 s−1 [1]

(iv) rate will be 2 × 4 = 8 times as fast as reaction 1 (relative rate = 8) [1]

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3 (a) (i) A is Cl2/chlorine (1)
B is NaCl or HCl or Cl − [or words] (1)
C is salt bridge or KCl/ KNO3 (1)
D is platinum/Pt (1)
E is Fe2+ + Fe3+ or mixture of Fe(II) + Fe(III) salts (1) [5]

(ii) Eo = EoR − EoL = 0.77 − 1.36 = (−)0.59 (V) (ignore sign) (1)
(since R.H. electrode is negative electrons flow (from right) to left or to the chlorine
electrode or anticlockwise or from (beaker) E to (beaker) B (1) [2]

(b) (i) ∆Ho = 3 × (−167.2) + (−48.5) − (−399.5) (1)

= −150.6 or 151 (kJ mol−1) (1)
correct answer only (2) [2]

(ii) 2Fe3+ + Cu → 2Fe2+ + Cu2+ (1)

(or molecular: 2FeCl 3 + Cu → 2FeCl 2 + CuCl 2)
Eo = 0.77 − 0.34 = (+) 0.43 (V) (1) [2]
(no mark for −0.43V)

[Total: 11]