EXAMINATION SET B CHEMISTRY 5072/01 For GCE ‘O’ Level Paper 1 Multiple Choice 1 hour Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No additional materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and circle your choice on the Question Paper. Each correct answer will score one mark. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers. ‘Any rough working should be done on the Question Paper. Acopy of the Data Sheet is printed on page vi A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page vill.34 1 The diagrams below show the arrangement of particles of the same substance but at different temperatures Loe Sateee | o At 10°C At 60°C. Which one of the following is most likely to be the substance represented above? Melting point (°C) Boiling point (°C) A -50 -10 B -10 0 c 0 50 D 20 80 2 An experiment was set up as shown below. lid— —= | air =— distilled water purple potassium manganate(VIl) solution After a few days, the two liquids had the same colour throughout. Which one of the following changes will cause the colour of the two liquids to be the same in the shortest time? A Increase the temperature of the two liquids. B Decrease the temperature of the distilled water. © _ Increase the pressure of the air above the liquids. D Increase the temperature of the potassium manganate(VIl) solution. Examination Set B35 3. Which of the following apparatus should be used for measuring 23.4 cm® of a solution? cl 4 Whatis the most suitable method of determining if a sample of water is pure? A thermometer 5 Which of the following pairs are isoelectronic (have the same electronic configuration)? A B c D H> and He Cr and Ar Al and P&- Mg?* and Ca* :xamination Set B36 6 Anatom of neodymium has the following symbol. ‘Nd An isotope of the neodymium atom will have A 144 nucleons, 61 protons. B C 85 neutrons. D 61 electrons. 7 The electronic configurations of 3 elements, X, Y and Z are shown below. X 2.8.8.1 Y 281 Z 287 What can be deduced from the electronic configurations? A Xis more reactive than Y. BZ forms the ion Z* C Zis more reactive to Y than X. D X and Y form acidic oxides. 8 Element X is a gas at room temperature. It reacts with calcium metal to form a white solid with the chemical formula Ca3X>. Which one of the following is a possible electronic configuration of X? A 23 B 25 Cc 283 D 285 9 Whats the total number of bonded (shared) and unbonded electrons in a molecule of nitrogen? n= Bonded electrons Unbonded electrons A 2 0 B 2 4 c 6 4 D 6 8 Examination Set B37 10. The structure of sodium chloride is represented by the diagram shown below. Which one of the following compounds has the same structure as sodium chloride? A. calcium bromide B_ carbon monoxide © copper D magnesium oxide 11 Which of the following substances could be hydrogen chloride? | ] Electrical conductivity Substance | Melting point | Boiling point |} | in liquid state | in aqueous state a | low low none | none B | lw low none good c | __ high high none | none D high high good good 12. If the number of molecules in 35.5 g of chlorine is x, what is the number of molecules in 36 g of water? A 05x Bx Cc 2x D 4x Examination Set B38 13 The reaction between manganate(VIl) ions and iron({I) ions can be represented by the following equation. MnO,-(aq) + 5Fe®*(aq) + 8H*(aq) > Mn@*(aq) + 5Fe**(aq) + 4H.0(|) Ifa 25.0 cm? solution containing iron(|!) ions decolourises exactly 23.0 cm? of 0.050 molidm? of the purple manganate(VIl) solution, what is the concentration of the iron(II) ions in the solution? a 828.0% 0.080 mova? B Foe moldm? see ney move? Dap REE O - molidm? 14 When 5 dm? of hydrogen sulfide reacts with 9 dm? of oxygen according to the equation below, what is the maximum volume of sulfur dioxide that can be produced, given that all volumes are measured at the same temperature and pressure? 2H,8(g) + 302(g) > 280,(9) + 2H,O(!) 5 dm? 6 dm? 9 dm? 14.dm? vom > 15 What volume of 0.2 mol/dm? sodium hydroxide solution can be prepared from 16 g of solid sodium hydroxide pellets? A 0.4dm* B 08dm? Cc 1.0 dm D 20dm? 16 In an industrial process, molten sodium is obtained through electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. The other product is chlorine gas. If the amount of sodium metal obtained is 230 g, what is the volume of chlorine gas obtained at room temperature and pressure? A 60dm> B 120 dm? © 240 dm3 D 480 dm? Examination Set B39 17 The diagram below shows the set-up of the electrolysis of copper!) sulfate solution using graphite electrodes. electrodes copper(|t) sulfate solution Which one of the following will occur? A Copper is plated on the cathode. B Coppers plated on the anode. © Oxygen is discharged at the cathode D Hydrogen is discharged at the anode. 18 Which one of the following processes is endothermic? A Oxidation of iron to form iron(II!) oxide B Formation of aluminium iodide from aluminium and iodine C Photosynthesis to produce starch in plants D Combustion of methane to form carbon dioxide and water 19. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes easily to form water and oxygen gas. 2H,0,(aq) > 2H,O(\) + O29) Given that the bond energy of O = O is 496 kJ/mol and that of O — O is 146 kJ/mol, what is the amount of heat change when one mole of hydrogen peroxide decomposes? 102 kJ AH = +102 kd AH = —204 kd AH = +204 kJ A AH ooo amination Set B40 20 As the temperature increases, the rate of reaction also increases because A the collision frequency increases and the activation energy decreases. B the collision frequency increases and the heat of reaction, AH, decreases. € the collision frequency and the energy of the particles both increase. D there is no change to the collision frequency but the activation energy decreases. 21 When hydrochloric acid is added to some marble chips (calcium carbonate) in a conical flask and the total mass of the flask and its contents is weighed, the following graph, labelled experiment 1, is obtained. At the end of the reaction, all the reactants are used up. mass experiment 1 experiment 2 —_—_—__—_+time If the experiment is repeated again, what changes must be necessary so as to definitely obtain the graph for experiment 2? Marble chips Hydrochloric acid A_use more same concentration but larger volume B nochange same volume but higher concentration C use less larger volume and higher concentration D grind to powder no change 22 Which one of the following formulae consists of Mn at the highest oxidation state? A Mn B MnO © Mno, D MnO, 23 Based on the reaction given below, which is the strongest reducing agent? Cr(s) + Fe*(aq) > Cr°(aq) + Fe(s) Cr Fe* crs Fe vou Pb Examination Set Ba 24 Glass is silicon dioxide. Which of the following will cause glass bottles to fuse (join permanently) with glass stoppers easily? A. alcohol B hydrochloric acid © aqueous sodium hydroxide D distilled water 25 The following three statements are possible reasons why zinc hydroxide is amphoteric. (1) Itis a metal hydroxide. (2) It reacts with acids to form salts. (3) It reacts with bases to form salts. Which set of reasons are valid? A (1) and (2) B (1) and (3) C (2) and (3) D (1), (2) and (3) 26 Which one of the following acid solutions will have a pH closest to 7? A 0.20 molidm? hydrochloric acid B_ 0.10 mol/dm? sulfuric acid C 0.20 mol/dm? ethanoic acid D 0.20 mol/dm? sodium hydroxide solution 27 Awhite precipitate is obtained when an unknown colourless solution reacts with acidified aqueous barium nitrate. Which one of the following could be present in the colourless solution? A calcium sulfate B copper(I) nitrate C zinc nitrate D potassium sulfate mination Set B28 29 30 31 32 42 A sample of polluted gas turns limewater milky and acidified potassium dichromate green. Which pair of gases could be in the sample? A carbon monoxide and ammonia B carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide C chlorine and sulfur trioxide D hydrogen chloride and methane Which one of the following is not a property of a Group | element? A Its salts are soluble in water. B its bromide is colourless. C Its oxidation state is either 0 or +1 D Its melting and boiling points are higher than those of iron. Indium is found in Group III of the Periodic Table. The formula of the sulfide of indium is likely to be A nS B in,Ss, C IngSp. D IngSs. Which of the following statements is true about the atoms of elements in the same period in the Periodic Table? A They have the same atomic radius. B_ They have the same number of electron shells. C Their electron shells are never completely filled. D Their outermost shells have the same number of valence electrons. Which pair of elements reacts most vigorously? A. sodium and chlorine B caesium and chlorine C sodium and iodine D caesium and iodine Examination Set B43 33. X, Y and Z are three metals. Based on the equation and statements below, deduce the reactivity of the three metals, starting from the most reactive. com> X80, + ¥ > YSOq + 2X ZSO, decomposes easily at room temperature to form Z. X80. and YSO, will only decompose above 250 °C. XYZ Y%Z ZY.X ZXY 34 Which of the following statements about metals is always correct? A B c D All metals have high melting and boiling points. All metals will be oxidised in air to form oxides. All metals are very good conductors of electricity. All metals will react with acids to form a salt and hydrogen gas. 35 Which of the following is true of a homologous series? A B c D The members share the same general formula The members share the same empirical formula. The boiling point decreases as the molecules of the members get bigger and heavier. Each member differs from the successive member by one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. 36 What is produced when alcohol is mixed with concentrated sulfuric acid? A B c D alkane alkene carboxylic acid ester Examination Set B44 37 Which of the following conditions is inappropriate for the fermentation of sugar to form ethanol? A B c Anaerobic condition (having an environment without oxygen) for the yeast to grow ‘Temperature of 50 °C or higher to speed up the reaction Preventing air or oxygen from entering the reaction vessel so that ethanol will not be oxidised and the yeast can thrive Presence of water as a solvent for sugar so that it can come into contact with the yeast 38 When butene is bubbled into bromine water, the reddish-brown bromine water slowly decolourises. What type of reaction occurs? A B c D addition substitution condensation displacement 39. Trichloropropene undergoes addition polymerisation to form polytrichloropropene. Which one shows the structural formula of the addition polymer, polytrichloropropene? A a ca co cf cd co —c— C—c—cC—C Cc H c@oH CG oH Cc | | CH; Cl CHs Cl Examination Set B45 40 Which of the following pairs of monomers can undergo polymerisation to form the polymer with the structure shown below? it of | yoemn a H H H H A ° ° and | \ H—o—C-=+C—o—H B ° ° and \ | H H H—O—C-m-C—O—H c ° ° a and = H—N-™-C-—O—H H H ° i i and Hw C—N—H | ination Set B