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CHEMISTRY PAPER 1
SECTION B: Question-Answer
Book B
This paper must be answered in English
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B
(1) After the announcement of the start of the
examination, you should first write your
name and
Candidate Number in the space provided on
Page 1 and stick barcode labels in the space
provided on Pages 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9.
(2) Refer to the general instructions on the
cover of the
Question Paper for Section A.
(3) This section consists of TWO parts, Parts I
and II.
(4) Answer ALL questions in both Parts I and II.
Write your
answers in the spaces provided in this
Question-Answer
Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers
written in
the margins will not be marked.
(5) An asterisk (*) has been put next to the
questions where
one mark will be awarded for effective
communication.
(6) Supplementary answer sheets will be
provided on
request. Write your name, candidate number
and mark
the question number box.
(7) No extra time will be given to candidates for
writing
name, Candidate Number or filling in the
question
number boxes after the ‘Time is up’
announcement.
Candidate Number
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PART I
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1. Tungsten (W) is a metal used in the manufacture of some types of steel.
A sample of tungsten has four isotopes. The abundance of each isotope is shown below:
Isotope Abundance (%)
182
W 26.6
183
W 14.4
184
W 30.6
186
W 28.4
(a) What is meant of the term ‘isotope’?
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(b) Calculate the relative atomic mass of tungsten.
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(c) Besides the manufacture of steel, give ONE daily application of tungsten.
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2. In an experiment, a student added some calcium granules into a beaker of cold water.
(a) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between calcium and water.
(1 mark)
(ii) Draw a labelled diagram of the set-up for carrying out the reaction, with the collection of
any gas.
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(b) The student added a few drops of universal indicator to the content of the beaker after the
experiment.
State your expected observation. Explain your answer.
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3. Some food cans are shown below.
(a) Suggest and explain the method used to prevent the steel body of a food can from rusting.
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(b) Explain why it is NOT advisable to buy a can of food if there are scratches on the body of the
can.
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(c) Some iron objects are coated with zinc to prevent rusting. An advantage of using zinc is that it
continues to prevent rusting even if the layer of zinc is damaged.
State the name of this type of rust prevention and explain how it works.
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4. Alum (KAl(SO4)2•2H2O) is a salt consisting of potassium ions, aluminium ions, sulphate ions and
water of crystallization. It is prepared via the following two steps:
Step 1 Adding an excess of aluminium foil to 25.0 cm3 of 2.00 mol dm–3 potassium hydroxide
solution to form a potassium aluminate solution (KAlO2(aq)).
2Al(s) + 2KOH(aq) + 2H2O(l) 2KAlO2(aq) + 3H2(g)
Step 2 Adding a slight excess of dilute sulphuric acid to the resulting solution to obtain a
solution of KAl(SO4)2 and water.
(a) What mass of aluminium is required to react with the potassium hydroxide solution in Step 1?
(Relative atomic mass: Al = 27.0)
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(b) Identify TWO hazards in Step 1.
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4. (c) Write a chemical equation for the reaction that occurs in Step 2.
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*(d) Describe how you can obtain pure, dry alum crystals from the solution in Step 2.
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5. A student had a pure copper rod and an impure copper rod which was contaminated with silver
and iron. He tried to carry out a copper refining experiment in the laboratory by electrolysis, using
copper(II) sulphate as the electrolyte.
(a) Draw a labelled diagram to show the set-up for the refining of the impure copper rod.
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(b) Describe and explain what would happen at
(i) the impure copper rod;
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(ii) the pure copper rod.
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(c) The student made the following statement:
The concentration of copper(II) ions in copper(II) sulphate solution remains UNCHANGED in
the refining process.
Is this statement correct? Explain your answer.
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6. Nitrogen forms only one chloride, NCl3, while phosphorus forms two chlorides, PCl3 and PCl5.
(a) Account for the fact that nitrogen forms only one chloride while phosphorus forms two.
(1 mark)
(b) Draw the three-dimensional structure of each of the following molecules.
(i) PCl3
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(i) PCl5
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(c) Predict whether a PCl5 molecule is polar. Explain your prediction.
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7. Carbon dioxide is a major greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. The graphs below show the
concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the mean global temperature between 1960
and 2012.
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(a) The presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is important to life on Earth. However, too
much greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can cause global warning.
(i) Explain the importance of greenhouse gases to life on Earth.
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(ii) State ONE severe environmental consequence associated with global warning.
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(b) Explain whether or not the above graphs provide evidence that human activity is causing the
Earth’s temperature to rise.
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(c) Suggest TWO possible ways to prevent further increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere without sacrificing our present standard of living.
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8. One of the components in fuel oil has a molecular formula C26H54. The following equation illustrates a
possible reaction in the cracking process of fuel oil.
C26H54 C20H42 + 2X
(a) Suggest a possible structure of X, and give its IUPAC name.
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(c) Account for the importance of cracking.
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9. Calcium carbonate decomposes on strong heating to form calcium oxide and carbon dioxide.
CaCO3(s) CaO(s) + CO2(g)
Two samples of calcium carbonate were taken, each weighing exactly 1.00 g.
Reaction 1 The first sample was cautiously added to 25.0 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid
contained in a glass beaker. The temperature rise was measured and found to be
1.9 °C.
Reaction 2 The other sample was heated for some time. It was then allowed to cool and then
added to another 25.0 cm3 portion of hydrochloric acid as before.
In both cases, the acid used was in excess.
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(a) Calculate the enthalpy change of Reaction 1.
You may assume that 1.00 cm3 of solution has a mass 1.00 g. Ignore the mass of the solid.
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(Relative atomic masses: C = 12.0, O = 16.0, Ca = 40.1; specific heat capacity of acid = 4.18 J g –1
K–1)
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9. (b) The enthalpy change of Reaction 2 was found to be –196 kJ mol–1. Calculate the enthalpy change
of decomposition of calcium carbonate under the experimental conditions.
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(c) Suggest TWO potential sources of error which are likely to affect the accuracy of the results.
(2 marks)
(d) Suggest why the enthalpy change of decomposition of calcium carbonate is difficult to determine
directly by experiment.
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PART II
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
10. A student carried out an experiment to determine the effect of temperature on the rate of the reaction
between sodium thiosulphate solution and sulphuric acid.
Na2S2O3(aq) + H2SO4(aq) Na2SO4(aq) + SO2(aq) + H2O(l) + S(s)
The student allowed four identical mixtures of sodium thiosulphate solution and sulphuric acid to
react at different temperatures. The following results were obtained.
Temperature (oC) Reaction time (t) (s)
30 166
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(a) Describe how the reaction time (t) could be measured. Draw a labelled diagram of the
experimental set-up.
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10. (b) Describe how the relative rate of reaction could be obtained from each reaction time.
(1 mark)
(c) Describe how the rate of reaction varies with temperature. Explain your answer in terms of the
behaviour of particles.
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(d) Why was it difficult to obtain an accurate reaction time when the reaction is carried out at 10 °C?
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11. The following reaction scheme shows reactions involving an alcohol Y.
(a) Give the structural formula of compound X.
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(b) A mixture of alkenes can be prepared from alcohol Y by passing its vapour over a heated solid R.
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(i) Name the solid R.
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(ii) What type of reaction is taking place?
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(iii) Draw a labelled diagram of the apparatus you would use to prepare and collect the alkenes
from alcohol Y.
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11. (c) Two of the alkenes, A and B, are stereoisomers.
The third alkene, C, is a structural isomer of both A and B.
(i) Draw the structures of alkenes A and B.
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(ii) Stereoisomers A and B exhibit cis-trans isomerism.
State TWO features of these molecules that enable them to exhibit cis-trans isomerism.
(2 marks)
12. The diagram below shows a gas syringe containing a pale brown mixture of N2O4(g) and NO2(g) at
equilibrium at room temperature:
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The plunger is quickly moved from position A to position B at time t1 while the temperature of the
mixture is kept constant.
12. (a) State the expected observation, with reason(s).
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(b) Sketch on the graph below to show the expected variation in the concentration of NO 2(g) in the
mixture until the attainment of a new equilibrium.
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13. The chemical formulae and melting points of four oxides of Period 3 elements are listed below:
Na2O SiO2 SO2 SO3
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Melting point (K) 1 548 1 883 200 290
*(a) Explain the order of melting point of the oxides in terms of structure and bonding.
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(b) Explain, with the aid of an equation, why silicon dioxide is described as an acidic oxide even
though it is insoluble in water.
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END OF SECTION B
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