SING YIN SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM SIX MOCK EXAMINATION (2019 – 2020)

CHEMISTRY PAPER 2

Time allowed: 1 hour

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS
(1) This paper consists of TWO sections, Section A and Section C. Attempt ALL
questions in these TWO sections.
(2) Each question carries 20 marks.
(3) Write your answers in the Answer Book provided. Start each question (not part of
a question) on a new page.
(4) A Periodic Table is printed on the back of this Question Book. Atomic numbers
and relative atomic masses of elements can be obtained from the Periodic Table.

Note:
There are only two sections in this Mock Examination paper.
However, you should choose TWO out of the THREE sections in
HKDSE Examination. You are NOT recommended to choose the
question on Materials Chemistry in HKDSE Examination as it is not
covered in our school syllabus.

Not to be taken away before the

end of examination session

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Section A Industrial Chemistry
Answer ALL parts of the question.
1. (a) Answer the following short questions:
(i) Write the chemical equation for the reaction in the production of methanol
from syngas, and state a condition required. (2 marks)
(ii) Styrene, the monomer of polystyrene, can be manufactured by two routes as
listed below:

Route (1):

Route (2):

Suggest a reason why Route (2) is considered as a greener process. (1 mark)

(iii) Explain why the area under a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curve does not
change when temperature of the reaction increases. (1 mark)
(iv) State the property of the membrane used in the electrolysis of brine using
membrane electrolytic cell in chloroalkali industry. (1 mark)

(b) Three trials of an experiment were performed at 25 oC to study the kinetics of the
following reaction:

2ClO2(aq) + 2OH–(aq)  ClO2–(aq) + ClO3–(aq) + H2O(l)

The table below shows the data obtained:

Initial concentration / mol dm–3 Initial rate

Trial
ClO2(aq) OH–(aq) / mol dm–3 s–1
1 0.0250 0.010 1.25 x 10–3
2 0.0101 0.075 1.53 x 10–3
3 0.0356 0.010 2.53 x 10–3

(i) Explain why ‘initial rate’ is commonly used in the study of the kinetics of a
reaction. (1 mark)
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 (ii) Deduce the order of reaction with respect to ClO2(aq) and that with OH–(aq).
(2 marks)
(iii) State the rate equation for the reaction, and calculate its rate constant at the
temperature of the experiment. (2 marks)
(iv) When the experiment in Trial 1 was repeated at a new temperature of 55 oC,
the initial rate of the reaction was 2.50 x 10–3 mol dm–3 s–1. Calculate the
activation energy of the reaction.
(Gas constant R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1;
Ea
Arrhenius equation: log k = constant  ) (2 marks)
2.3RT

(c) The following flowchart shows the manufacture of ammonia by the Haber process
at about 450 oC and 200 atm in the presence of a highly porous catalyst.

(i) Suggest how Gas X can be obtained in industry, and give an equation
involved. (2 marks)
(ii) (1) What is the catalyst used in the Haber process? (1 mark)
(2) Suggest how catalyst can increase the rate of reaction. (1 mark)
(3) Explain why the catalyst used is made in highly porous form. (1 mark)
(iii) Explain why the condenser in the chemical plant can help in separating
ammonia from the reaction mixture. (1 mark)
(iv) It is given that for the formation of NH3(g) in the reactor at 300 oC and
400 atm, the yield of NH3(g) at equilibrium is about 80 %. However, the
operation conditions in the reactor are set at about 450 oC and 200 atm with
the yield of NH3(g) at equilibrium is about 30 %. With reference to the given
information, explain why such operation conditions are chosen in industry.
(2 marks)

END OF SECTION A

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Section C Analytical Chemistry
Answer ALL parts of the question.
3. (a) Answer the following short questions:
(i) A gas turns a moist blue litmus paper red and then whiten. Suggest what this
gas is. (1 mark)

(ii) Suggest a possible chemical test to show the presence of functional

group. (2 marks)
(iii) What is commonly used as the stationary phase for column chromatography?
(1 mark)
(iv) Suggest an instrumental method that can be used to determine the
concentration of ethanol in the blood sample of a drunken driver. (1 mark)

(b) An experiment was performed to determine the concentration of sodium hypochlorite in

a household bleach. 10.0 cm3 of bleach sample was diluted with distilled water to
50.0 cm3. 10.0 cm3 of the diluted solution was transferred to a conical flask. Then
10.0 cm3 of 1.0 M KI(aq) and 20.0 cm3 of 3.0 M H2SO4(aq) were added in the flask. The
resulting mixture was titrated with 0.105 M Na2S2O3(aq), adding starch solution as an
indicator at appropriate time. The titration was repeated several times, and the mean
volume of Na2S2O3(aq) required to reach the end point was 26.45 cm3.

(i) Explain why hydrochloric acid is not suitable in this experiment. (1 mark)
(ii) Describe how 10.0 cm3 of bleach sample can be diluted to 50.0 cm3. (1 mark)
– –
(iii) Write an ionic equation for the reaction between ClO (aq) and I (aq). (1 mark)
(iv) The chemical equation for the titration reaction is as follows:

I2(aq) + 2S2O32–(aq)  2I–(aq) + S4O62–(aq)

Calculate the concentration of sodium hypochlorite in the household bleach.

(3 marks)
(v) (1) Suggest the appropriate time for the addition of starch solution to
the conical flask. Explain your answer. (1 mark)
(2) State the colour change at the end point of the titration after starch
solution is added. (1 mark)

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3. (c) A soluble white solid, X, does not react with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.
Experiments show that compound X contains 68.9 % of C, 4.9 % of H and 26.2 %
of O by mass respectively.
(i) Determine the empirical formula for compound X.
(Relative atomic masses: H = 1.0, C = 12.0, O = 16.0) (2 marks)
(ii) X gives the following infra-red spectrum and mass spectrum:
Transmittance (%)

Wavenumber / cm–1
Relative intensity

m/z

(1) By referring to the infra-red spectrum and the information given in the
table below, deduce the functional group(s) that may be present in X.
(2 marks)

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 Characteristic Infra-red Absorption Wavenumber Ranges

(Stretching modes)

Bond Compound type Wavenumber range /cm1

C=C Alkenes 1610 to 1680
C=O Aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives 1680 to 1800
CC Alkynes 2070 to 2250
CN Nitriles 2200 to 2280
OH Acids (hydrogen-bonded) 2500 to 3300
CH Alkanes, alkenes, arenes 2840 to 3095
OH Alcohols (hydrogen-bonded) 3230 to 3670
NH Amines 3350 to 3500

(2) By referring to the mass spectrum and the result in (1), deduce a possible
structure of X. (3 marks)

END OF SECTION C
END OF PAPER

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