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CHEMISTRY
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QUESTIONANDANSWERBOOKLET
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THELSON:2011VCEChemistryUnit4TrialExaminationQuestionandAnswerBooklet
SECTIONA:MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
InstructionsforSectionA
Answerallquestionsinpencilontheanswersheetprovidedformultiplechoicequestions.
Choosetheresponsethatiscorrectorthatbestanswersthequestion.
Acorrectanswerscores1,anincorrectanswerscores0.
Markswillnotbedeductedforincorrectanswers.
Nomarkwillbegivenifmorethanoneansweriscompletedforanyquestion.
Question1
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEinregardstoactivationenergy?
A. Inanexothermicreaction,theactivationenergyismorethantheenergyreleasedwhenthenew
bondsform.
B. Activationenergyistheamountofenergyreleasedwhennewbondsform.
C. Thefractionofmoleculesabletoovercometheactivationbarrierchangeswiththetemperature.
D. Theactivationenergyforanendothermicreactionwillbethesameastheactivationenergyofthe
reversedreaction.
Question2
Thevalueofanequilibriumconstant,K,foraparticularreactionisfoundto4.6.Whichofthefollowingis
themostlikelyscenarioofthereaction?
A. Thesolutionisprimarilymadeupofreactants.
B. Thesolutionisprimarilymadeupofproducts.
C. Thesolutionismadeupofasignificantnumberofbothreactantsandproducts.
D. Thescenariocannotbedeterminedwithoutfurtherinformation.
Question3
Forthereactiongivenbelow,thevalueoftheequilibriumconstant,K,is8.
2A+3B 2C+4D
Assumingthesameconditionsarekept,anotherreactionisrun:
4C+8D 4A+6B
ThevalueofKforthisnewreactionwouldbe:
A. 16
B. 64
C. 0.125
D. 0.0156
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Questions4and5refertothefollowinginformation.
AlsoknownastheHaberProcess,acommonequilibriumreactionisshown:
3 2 H 92.22 kJ mol
Question4
Assumingequilibrium,whichofthefollowingscenariosWOULDNOTresultinanetforwardreaction?
A. additionofH2reactant
B. decreaseinvolume
C. decreaseintemperature
D. additionofAr(g)
Question5
Inaseparatereaction,3molofN2and3molofH2isaddedtoa2Lvesselandissealed.Afteraperiodof
time,inwhichitisdeemedtobeatequilibrium,theconcentrationofNH3is0.5molL1.
Theequilibriumconstantforthisparticularreactionisclosestto:
A. 0.05
B. 0.50
C. 5.00
D. 50.0
Question6
NuclearFissionisanalternativemethodtoproduceenergy.Itsadvantagesinclude(butarenotlimitedto)
beingabletoproducelargeamountsofenergythatisstoredwithinthenucleusofanatom,andhavingan
environmentalimpactlessthanthatofburningfossilfuels.
Whichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribestheprocessofnuclearfission?
A. measuringthehalflifeofcertainelementstodeterminetheirradioactivedecay.
B. bombardinglargeatomswithneutronsinordertobreakaparttheirnuclearforce.
C. reactingtwolighternucleiinordertoformasingle,heaviernucleus.
D. excitingnucleitohigherenergylevelsinordertogathertheheatproducedwhenphotonsareemitted.
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Question7
BiochemicalFuelsareoneofthemanyrenewableenergysourcesthatarebecomingincreasinglypopularas
apossiblesourceofenergyforthefuture.
Whichofthefollowingisnotatypeofbiochemicalfuel?
A. methane
B. ethanol
C. octane
D. methylstearate
Questions8and9refertothefollowinginformation.
Thehydrogenoxygenfuelcellisbecominganattractiveoptionforportableenergygenerationinthenear
distantfuture.
Question8
Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectcombinationofthecharacteristicsofthehydrogenoxygenfuelcell?
Question9
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueforordinaryfuelcells?
A. Allfuelcellsusehydrogenasafuel.
B. Allfuelcellsconsistofanelectrolytematerialthatissandwichedbetweentwoelectrodes.
C. Allfuelcellshaveaninputfuelthatpassesovertheanodewhereitsplitsintoionsandelectrons.
D. Allfuelcellswillruncontinuouslyaslongasfuelissupplied.
Question10
Forthefollowingreaction;
2 ; 57
Whichofthefollowingalternativesiscorrectwhenthetemperatureincreasesabove25C?
pOH(ofpurewater) IonisationConstantofWater(Kw)
A. Increases Increases
B. Increases Decreases
C. Decreases Increases
D. Decreases Decreases
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Questions11referstothefollowinginformation.
Areactionbetweenhydrochloricacidandbariumhydroxideisshownbelow.
2 2
Question11
TheresultantpHwhen50.0mLof1.00MHClisaddedto50.0mLof0.500MBa(OH)2is?
A. 0.6
B. 1.7
C. 7.0
D. 12.7
Question12
Inanotherreaction,a100mLsolutionoftheabovemixtureisfoundtohaveapHof4.Whatvolumeof
watermustbeaddedtoraisethepHto6?
A. 0.9L
B. 2.0L
C. 9.9L
D. 10.0L
Question13
ElectrorefiningofCopperisacommonindustrialpracticetoremoveimpuritiesfromwhatisknownas
BlisterCopper.
WhichofthefollowingsubstancesinblistercopperisNOToxidisedattheanode,giventhatthepotential
differenceexertedacrossthetwohalfcellsisjustenoughtocauseoxidationofcopper?
A. silver
B. copper
C. zinc
D. nickel
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Question14
Thedepositionofalayerofmetalonthesurfaceofanothermetalbyelectrolysisisknownas
electroplating.
Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectstatementregardingtheobjectbeingplatedinthisprocess?
A. Itisactingasthenegativeelectrode,andisthecathode.
B. Itisactingasthenegativeelectrode,andistheanode.
C. Itisactingasthepositiveelectrode,andisthecathode.
D. Itisactingasthepositiveelectrode,andistheanode.
Questions15and16refertothefollowinginformation.
Anelectrolyticcellwasconstructed,andatthecathodethefollowinghalfequationforthedepositionof
aluminiumatomsisshown:
Al 3e Al
After10seconds,amassgainbythedepositionofaluminiumontheelectrodewas0.81g.
Question15
Assumingnomassislostduringthisreaction,thechargepassedthroughthecelloverthe10secondsis
closestto
A. 2.5C
B. 87C
C. 2900C
D. 8700C
Question16
Asecondcellisconstructedusingthesameapparatus,howeverthistimethecurrentishalved.
Whatmasswouldbedepositedifthesamereactionoccurredfor5minutes?
A. 0.405g
B. 4.050g
C. 12.15g
D. 24.30g
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Question17
PhosphoricAcid(H3PO4)isacommoncatalystanddehydratingagent.Sinceitisatriproticacid,the
followingreactionsoccur;
1:
2:
3:
Outofthesereactions,whichwouldpossessthehighestKavalue?
A. Reaction1
B. Reaction2
C. Reaction3
D. Unabletobedeterminedwithoutfurtherinformation
Question18
Accordingtothefollowingreaction;
; 176kJmol1
Theamountofenergythatwouldbeproducedif30.0gofNH3isreactedcompletelywithexcessHClwould
beclosestto
A. 176J
B. 176,000J
C. 311,000J
D. 0.311J
THELSON:2011VCEChemistryUnit4TrialExaminationQuestionandAnswerBooklet
Questions19and20refertothefollowinggalvaniccells.
Astudentisgiventwogalvaniccellsbyhisteacher,asshownbelow.Thestudentstaskistocorrectly
determinetheidentityofthe3elementsX,YandZwhichrepresentrealelementsusedinthe
constructionofthesetwogalvaniccells.
Question19
Onthebasisofthepolarityoftheelectrodesshownabove,whichoneofthefollowingreactionswouldnot
beexpectedtooccurspontaneously?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Question20
Inordertodeterminewhateachoftheelementswere,thestudentsetupanothersetofgalvaniccells(at
298K,1.0mol1solutionsand1atm).Hethoughtthatifhecoulddeterminethestandardcellpotential
differences,hecoulddeterminetheidentityofhisunknownmetals.Unfortunately,hisvoltmetercould
onlygiveapproximatereadings.Thesereadingsareasshown:
X&Z=0.500.70V
Y&Z=0.050.25V
WhichofthefollowingcouldbetheidentityofXandYrespectively?
A. zinc,nickel
B. tin,iron
C. manganese,magnesium
D. magnesium,calcium
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InstructionsforSectionB
Answerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
Toobtainfullmarksforyourresponsesyoushould
givesimplifiedanswerswithanappropriatenumberofsignificantfigurestoallnumericalquestions;
unsimplifiedanswerswillnotbegivenfullmarks.
showallworkinginyouranswerstonumericalquestions.Nocreditwillbegivenforanincorrect
answerunlessitisaccompaniedbydetailsoftheworking.
makesurechemicalequationsarebalancedandthattheformulasforindividualsubstancesincludean
indicationofstate;forexample,H2(g);NaCl(s)
Question1
OntheplanetEcorus,ammonia(NH3)ispresentasaliquid,andinthisplanettheroleofammoniais
analogoustothatofwateronEarth.Likewater,ammoniacanundergoautodissociationasperthe
followingequation:
2NH3(l) NH4+(am)+NH2(am)
Kam=[NH4+][NH2]=1.0x1022(atambienttemperature)
The(am)statereferstoasubstancedissolvedinammonia,analogousto(aq)forwater.
Inthisplanet,pHandpNH2aredefinedaslog10[NH4+]andlog10[NH2]respectively.Assumethatthe
speciesarepresentatambienttemperature.
a. Whatistherelationshipbetween[NH4+]and[NH2]inneutralammonia?
1mark
b. Therefore,statethepHofneutralammonia.
1mark
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Supposewedissolvewater(whichexistsasasolidinthisplanet)intoammoniatoformasolution.
c. Explainwhywateractsasanacidwhendissolvedinammoniabyreferringthebehaviourofammonia
whendissolvedintowateronEarth.
1mark
Wateractsasaweakacidinammonia.IgnoreanypossibilityofOHactingasanacid.
d. WriteabalancedequationforthereactionbetweenwaterandammoniainEcorus.Includestatesin
youranswer.
2marks
e. WriteanexpressionfortheKaofwaterinammoniaintermsoftheconcentrationsoftheappropriate
species.Donotusethesymbol[H+].
1mark
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TheKaofwaterinammoniais1.8x105atambienttemperature.
f. DeterminethepHofthesolutionif4.25gofpuresolidwaterisdissolvedin475.0mLofpure
ammonia,withboththesolutionandthewateratambienttemperature.
3marks
g. Writethreeassumptionsthatyoumadeinthecalculationperformedinpartf,andjustifywhythese
assumptionsarevalid.
3marks
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Question2
When0.01gofthesparinglysolublesaltsilverchlorideisinsertedinto100.0mLwatertoformasaturated
solution,itsaqueousphaseestablishesequilibriumwithitssolidphaseasperthefollowingequation:
Kspisanequilibriumconstant.Thefollowingrelationholdsforasaturatedsolutionofsilverchloride:
Ksp=[Ag+][Cl]=1.6x1010M2.
ThesolubilityofAgClistheconcentrationofAgCl(aq)inmolL1whenanexcessofsolidsilverchlorideis
mixedwithpurewatertoformasaturatedsolutionofAgCl,wheretheaqueousandthesolidphasesarein
equilibrium.
a. WhatisthesolubilityofAgClinmolL1?
2marks
b. A0.20gblockofsodiumchlorideisdissolvedintothis100.0mLmixtureofAgClandwater.Themass
ofthesolidisobservedtoincrease.Explainthisobservation.
2marks
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A1.00x105gsampleofpureAgClwasaddedto50.0mLofwater,thena50.0mLaliquotof2.00x102M
sodiumchloridewasaddedtothismixture,andequilibriumwasestablished.
c. CalculatethefinalmassoftheAgClprecipitate.Stateanyreasonableassumptionsthatyoumake.
4marks
d. Wouldanincreaseintemperaturefrom298KincreaseordecreasethesolubilityofAgCl?Explainyour
answerusingequilibriumprinciples.
2marks
Total10marks
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Question3
At698Khydrogenandiodinegasestablishesequilibriumwithhydrogeniodideasperthefollowing
equation:
H2(g)+I2(g) 2HI(g)
AclosedcontainercontainsamixtureofH2,I2andHI(allinthegaseousphaseat698K),whichisinitiallyat
equilibrium.Thefollowingchangesaremadeinthefollowingorder:
adecreaseinvolumeatconstanttemperatureat2minutes
injectionofasampleofHI(g)intothereactionmixtureat10minutesatconstantvolume
Thesystemreestablishesequilibriumbeforethesecondchangeismade.
a. Ontheaxesbelow,thereactionratetimeandconcentrationtimegraphs.Labeltheaxesandlines
drawn.Include:
therateoftheforwardandbackreactionsintheratetimegraph
theconcentrationsofeachspeciesintheconcentrationtimegraph
Ratetimegraph Concentrationtimegraph
4marks
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b. Explainthechangeintheratetimegraphat10minutesusingcollisiontheory.
2marks
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Question4
Circlethechemicalthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
Belowisatableofthereactionconditionsofthereversiblereactions:
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a. Inashortparagraph,describethereasonsforwhythereversiblereaction(s)thatoccur(s)duringthe
productionofyourchemicalisgenerallydoneunderthespecificconditionsoutlinedabove.Referto
boththerateofreactionandthepositionofequilibriuminyouranswer.
6marks
b. Nametwousesofyourselectedchemical,andoutlinehowitschemicalpropertiesmakeitsuitablefor
theseuses.
4marks
Total10marks
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Question5
Ammoniumnitrate(NH4NO3)isachemicalwithmanyuses.Itisanexplosive,butitcanalsobeusedinice
packs.Dissolutionofammoniumnitrateinwaterresultsinadecreaseinthetemperatureofthewater.
a. Explainwhetherthedissolutionofammoniumnitrateinwaterisendothermicorexothermic,basedon
theinformationgivenabove.
1mark
A0.243gsampleofammoniumnitratewasdissolvedin200.0gofwaterinasolutioncalorimeter.The
temperatureofthewaterdecreasedfrom296.41Kto296.14K.
b. Determinetheheatofdissolutionpermoleofammoniumnitrateusingthespecificheatcapacityof
wateronly(4.18Jg1K1).
2marks
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Anotherwaytodeterminetheheatofdissolutionofammoniumnitrateinwaterisbycalibratingthe
solutioncalorimeter.Acurrentof3.10Awaspassedthroughasecondidenticalcalorimeter(also
containing200.0gofwater)for30.0secondsatavoltageof6.00V.Thetemperatureofthecalorimeter
anditscontentsincreasedfrom294.32Kto296.41K.Another0.243gsampleofammoniumnitratewas
dissolvedinthewaterinthecalorimeter,andthetemperatureofthecontentsagaindecreasedfrom
296.41Kto296.14K.
c. Determinethecalibrationfactorofthiscalorimeterandusethistorecalculatethemolarheatof
dissolutionofammoniumnitrate.
3marks
d. Whichofthecalculatedvaluesfortheheatofdissolutionismoreaccurate?Explainyouranswer.
1mark
ConsiderthereactionNH4NO3(aq)NH4NO3(s).
e. Determinetheheatoftheabovereactionpermoleofammoniumnitratebasedonyourcalculations
performedinthisquestion.Usethemoreaccuratevaluethatyoucalculated.
1mark
Total8marks
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Question6
Consideragalvaniccellwiththefollowingspecifications:
Halfcell1: Halfcell2:
Pbelectrode Nielectrode
2+
1.00MPb solution 1.00MNi2+solution
- Saltbridgeismadeoutofaqueouspotassiumnitrate.
- Thehalfcellsareconnectedtoavoltmeter.
- Thetemperatureofthecellis298K.
a. Sketchadiagramoftheabovegalvaniccell.Indicate:
thespeciespresentineachhalfcellandthecompositionofeachelectrode
thecathodeandtheanode,andtheirpolarities
thedirectionoftheelectronflow
thedirectionoftheflowoftheionsinthesaltbridge
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b. Writedown:
i. abalancedoverallequationfortheredoxreaction
ii. thestandardelectrodepotentialofthecell(ECELL)
1+1=2marks
Thestandardpotentialdifference(ECELL)betweentwohalfcellsisthepotentialdifferencebetweenthe
twohalfcellsunderstandardconditions.Theactualpotentialdifferencebetweenthetwohalfcells(ECELL)
variesaccordingtotemperatureofthehalfcellsandtheconcentrationoftheionicspecies;itmayormay
notbeequaltoECELL.
c. Isthestandardpotentialdifference(ECELL)equaltotheactualpotentialdifference(ECELL1)betweenthe
abovetwohalfcellswiththeabovespecifications?Explain.
1mark
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Nowconsiderthisgalvaniccell(Cell2).
Halfcell1: Halfcell2:
Pbelectrode Nielectrode
2+
0.100MPb solution 2.00MNi2+solution
- Saltbridgeismadeoutofaqueouspotassiumnitrate.
- Thehalfcellsareconnectedtoavoltmeter.
- Thetemperatureofthecellis304K.
d. Isthestandardpotentialdifference(ECELL)isequaltotheactualpotentialdifference(ECELL2)between
thetwonewhalfcellswiththeabovespecifications?Explain.
1mark
ThepotentialdifferenceofthenewhalfcellcanbecalculatedusingtheNernstequation:
ECELL=ECELL log
whereRistheuniversalgasconstant,TisthetemperatureinKelvin,FisFaradaysconstant.
e. Determinethepotentialdifference(ECELL)betweenthetwohalfcellsinthesecondgalvaniccell.
2marks
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Asolutionof0.100MPb2+and2.000MNi2+wasmadeup,andanadequatenumberofnickelandcopper
granulesaddedtothismixture.Themixtureisatatemperatureof304K.Thissolutioncanbeviewedas
havingapotentialdifferencebetweenthereactantsandtheproductswhichisinitiallyequaltothe
potentialdifferencecalculatedinparte.Astheredoxreactionproceeds,thepotentialdifferencebetween
thereactantsandtheproductsdecreasesto0Vandthentheconcentrationsoftheionicspeciesremain
constant.
AtECELL=0V,thereactionmixtureofNi2+andCu2+isinequilibrium.
f. UsingtheNernstequation,determinetheequilibriumconstantofthereactionwritteninpartbiat
304K.
2marks
g. Hence,calculatethefinalconcentrationsofNi2+andCu2+inthemixture.
2marks
Total14marks
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Question7
Electrorefiningisatechniquetopurifysolidmetalsviaelectrolysis.Oneelectrodeiscomprisedofathin
sheetofpurecopper,whilsttheotherelectrodeiscomprisedoftheimpurecoppersample.After
electrolysisoccurs,thecopperfromtheimpurecoppersampleisdepositedontothepuresheet.
Belowisanincompletediagramoftheapparatususedforelectrorefining.Notethatthedirectionof
electronflowisgiven.
a. Completethediagramoftheapparatususedforelectrorefining.Label:
theanodeandcathode,andtheirpolarities.
theelectodewiththepurecoppersample,andtheelectrodewiththeimpurecoppersample
thecationspresentinsolution
directionofelectronflow
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Thereareothermetalspresentintheimpurecoppersamplethatbehaveuponelectrolysisaccordingto
theirreactivity.
b. Circlethemetalsthataremorereactivethancopperunderstandardconditions.
Ni Fe Pb Co Au Sn Zn Ag
1mark
c. Whathappenstothemetalsyouhavecircledduringelectrolysis?
1mark
d. Whathappenstotheuncircledmetalsduringelectrolysis(i.e.metalslessreactivethancopper)?
1mark
Theinitialmassoftheimpurecoppersampleactingasanelectodeis1.00g.Thetechnicianperformingthe
electrorefiningmadeamistakeinswitchingtheterminals,sothatcopperfromthepuresheetwasbeing
depositedontotheimpurecoppersample.The3.00Acurrentwasrunfor2.00minutes.Afterthe2
minutes,thereisstillcopperremainingonthethinsheet.
d. Whatisthefinalmassoftheimpuresampleofcopper?
3marks
Total10marks
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