Mid Term 3 Exam

AY: 2024-25
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Name: Grade: 9 Sec:
Subject: Chemistry Date:
Duration: 45 Min Max Marks: 30 M Teacher’s Signature:
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Write your name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen (Grades 1 to 4 can write in pencils)
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Question Marks Marks
Number Allotted Scored
1-5 5M

6-10 15M

11-12 10M

Total Marks Scored:

Grade:

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1. Which compounds contain the same number of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms?

A. W and X B. W and Y C. X and Z D. Y and Z [1]

2. Which structure represents a compound that dissolves in water to form an acidic solution?

3. When rubber is distilled, a chemical called isoprene is formed.

The structure of isoprene is shown below.

Isoprene can be prepared from 3-methylbutan-1-ol.

To which group of compounds does 3-methylbutan-1-ol belong? [1]

Tick one box.

A. Alcohols

B. Alkanes

C. Alkenes

D. Carboxylic acids

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4. Butane reacts as shown.

What is this type of reaction?

A. combustion

B. cracking

C. polymerisation

D. reduction [1]

5. Many plant oils are unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Alkenes are also unsaturated hydrocarbons.

The table shows some properties of four alkenes.

The relative molecular mass of each alkene differs from the next by 14.

Which group of atoms is responsible for this difference?

Tick one box.

A. CH4

B. CH3

C. CH2

D. CH [1]

[Total-5M]

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6. There are three functional groups in compound A.

Name the homologous series of compounds that contains the following structures.

(a) C=C..................................................................................................................................

(b) −OH.................................................................................................................................

(c) −COOH.......................................................................................................................... [Total-3M]

7. Draw the structures of molecules of two different alkenes which both undergo an addition

reaction with steam to form butan-2-ol. Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds.

[Total-2M]

8. Alkenes and carboxylic acids are both families of similar compounds with similar chemical

properties. Alkenes and carboxylic acids have different reactions.

(a) State the term used for a ‘family’ of similar compounds.

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

(b) State the general formula of alkenes.

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

[Total-2M]

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9. The formula C4H10 represents two different structural isomers.

(a) What is meant by the term structural isomers?

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

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

(b) Draw the structures of two structural isomers with the formula C4H10.

Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds.

[2]

[Total-4M]

10. Ethanol can be produced from long chain alkanes such as decane, C10H22, in a two-step

process.

Step 1 Step 2

decane ------------→ ethene------------→ ethanol

For each of the two steps:

• name the type of chemical reaction that occurs

• write a chemical equation.

Step 1: decane to ethene

Type of reaction.......................................................................................................................

Chemical equation..................................................................................................................

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 Step 2: ethene to ethanol

Type of reaction.......................................................................................................................

Chemical equation..................................................................................................................

[Total-4M]

11. The structure of five organic compounds, A, B, C, D and E, are shown.

Answer the questions that follow.

Each letter may be used once, more than once or not at all.

(a) Give the letter of the compound that is propan−1−ol.

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

(b) Give the letter of the compound that has the empirical formula CH2

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

(c) Give the letter of one compound that reacts with bromine in an addition reaction.

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

(d) Give the letters of two compounds that can react with each other to form an ester.

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

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 (e) Draw a structural isomer of compound D. Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds.

[1]

[Total-5M]

12. Two different alcohols can be produced from alkene B by an addition reaction.

(a) Draw the structures of the two alcohols. Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds.

[2]

(b) State the reagent and conditions needed to produce an alcohol from alkene B.

Reagent.............................................................................................................................

Conditions.........................................................................................................................

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

[Total-5M]

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