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CARIBBEAN COUNCIL
ADVANCEDPROFICIBNCYEXAMINATION
CHEMISTRY - UNIT 1
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90minutes

( 26MAY2010(a.m.))

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

I. This test consists of 45 items. You will have 90 minutes to answer them.

2. In addition to this test booklet. you should have an answer sheet and a Data Booklet.

3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A). (B), (C), (D). Read each item you
are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

I 4. Onyouranswersheet.findlhenumberwhichcorrespondstoyouritemandshadethespacehaving
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

WhichofthefollowingislheHIGHESTenergytransilioninanorganiccompound?
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(A) n too• Sample Amwer
(B) n to x•
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The best answer to this item is "o too•'', so answer space (C) has been shaded.

5. Ifyouwanttochangeyouranswer,besuretoeraseitcompletelybeforeyoufillinyournewchoice.
6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you
cannot answer an item, omit it and goon to the next one. You may return to the omitted item later.
Your score will be the total number of correct answers.
7. You may do any rough work in this booklet
8. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
9. The use of silent. non-programmable calculators is allowed.

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1. A radioaclive element M of mass number A, s. Which of the following faclors increases the
and atomic number Z, undergoes p decay, · first ionisation energy of an atom?
followed by a decay. The final elemenl, N ..
will be (A) Greater nuclear charge
(B) Larger atomic radius
(C) Larger number of valence electrons
(A) ~-IN (D) Increased screening by inner
electrons
(B) A-z• N

6. The bonds in SO,2- ion are BEST described

(C) A-4N as
Z+I

(A) covalent and polar

(D) A-4N (B)
:Z-1 ionic and polar
(C) polar, covalent and single
(D) polar, covalent and double
2. 'Yhat is the average rela1ive atomic mass of
bromine, given lhe following isotopic masses
and relalivc abundance? 7. The bond angles in the PH, molecule are the
same as thal ofNC13• Its shape would BEST
"Br- 50.?% "Br- 49.5% be described as

(A) 78.99 (A) bipyramidal

(B) 79.90 (B) pyramidal
(C) 79.99 (C) tetrahedral
(0) 80.01 (0) trigonal

3. An ion Z" contains 23 protons. What is the 8. Which of the following is true about 5 dm'of
elecirollic coofiguration of Z'+? hydrogen and 5 dm' of oxygen al O'C and
,IOI kPa? They
(A) [Ar) 3<1° 4s'
(B) [Ar) 3d' (A) contain the same numlrer of
(C) [Ar] 3d'4s2 moleculcs
(D) [Ar] 3d6 4s2 (B) possess the same amount of kinetic
energy
(C) react completely with each other
4. A Tr bond results from the overlapping of (D) react to produce 5 dm' of water

(A) twos orbitals

(B) one s and one p orbital 9. Which of the following solids has a giant
(C) two p orbitals end-<>n molecular lattice?
(D) two p orbitals sideways
(A) Copper
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Magnesium oxide
(D) Silicon dioxide

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10. The simplest fonnula for a compound that 13. Which of the following gases is MOST likely
contains 50% S and 50% 0 by mass is to behave like an ideal gas?

(A) Anunonia
(A) so (B) Heliwn
(B) so, (C) Methane
(D) Oxygen
(C) s,o
(D) s,o, Item 14 refers to the following information.

1be enthalpy of solution of sodium chloride

at 298 K can be calculated from the data
Item 11 refers to the following information.
given below.
A piece of copper metal is placed in silver
NaCl(s) -+ Na•(g) + CJ-(g);
nitrate solution, as shown in the diagram
below.
-- AH=+787kJmo1· 1

CuMetal Na• (g) +water -+ Na•(aq);

AH "'-406 kJ mol- 1
'---
c1- (g) +water -+ c1-(aq);
~

AH,.-377kJmol· 1
11. Which of the following would MOST likely
be observed? 14. Which is the correct value for the enthalpy
of solution?
(A) Copper metal dissolves and the
solution remains colourless. (A) -1570 kJ mot-1
(B) Copper metal is deposited and the (B) -4kJmot-•
solution turns blue. (C) +4 kJ mo1-•
(C) Silver metal fonns and the solution (D) +1570kJmot-'
remains colourless.
(D) Silver metal forms and the solution 15. What is the standard heat of reaction
turns blue. (AH.....,.,.,) at 101.325 kPa of pressure and
298 K, for the equation given below?

12. A gas in a syringe occupies a volume of Zn (s) + Cu2• (aq)-+ Zn'• (aq) +Cu (s)
50 cm' and has a pressure of 0.49346
atmospheres. What is the pressure of the
gas if the plunger of the syringe is pushed in, AH"- "'+64.4kJmo1- forCu 1 2
•

reducing the volume of the gas to 20 cm'? 8

t.H ....,.,. ;-152.4kJmol-' for Zn'•
(1 atmosphere= 10 l 325 Pa)
t . H ' - ;OforbothZnandCu
(A) 20kPa
(B) 125 kPa (A) -217 kJ mot-'
(C) 20000kPa (B) -88.0 kJ mo1-1
(D) 125000kPa (C) +88.0 kJ mo1-1
(D) +217kJmot-•

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16. The rate law for a given reaction is Rate= k (A ] 2 (B]. What are the units fork?

(A) mo1- 2 c1m-2 s·'

(B) mol dm-3 s- 1
(C) mo1- 1 dm 3 s- 1
(D) mo1-2 dm 6 s-•

Item 17 refers to the table which shows the rate results for the reaction A+ B ~ C

LAJ !DJ Kate of Keacuon

Experiment
(mol dm-') (mol dm-') (mol dm-•s-1)
I 0.10 0.10 0.()()32
2 0.10 0.20 0.0032
3 0.20 0.20 0.0064

17. What is the overall order of the reaction?

(A) z.ero
(B) First
(C) Second
(D) Third

Item 18 refers to the following information.

The Boltzmann distribution of molecular energies at two temperatures, T 1 and T 2, is shown below.

18. Which area represents the additional number of molecules having the activation energy, E •• at the
higher temperature, T2?

(A) X
(B) y
(C) X+Y
(D) X-Y

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19. Which of the following statements does 23. li:t pure ethanol (C,H,OH), the following
NOT refer to a system in dynamic equilibrium can exist with ammonium ions.
equilibrium? NH; + C 2H,OH ~ NH, + C,H,OH/

(A) The reaction is reversible. Which of the following combinations

(B) The amounts of all the species in the describes the function of NH,• and C,H,OH
system remain constant. according to Brtlnsted-Lowry theory?
(C) The concentrations of all reactants
and products are equal. NH/ C,H50H
(0) The rate of the forward reaction is
equal to the rate of the backward (A) Acid base
reaction. (B) Base acid
(C) Conjugate acid base
20. For the reaction (D) Acid conjugate
base
H, (g)+ 12 (g) ~ 2HI(g) reaching

equjlibrium at 444 °C, at I atm pressure, the

Item 24 refers to the figure below which
value of KP is 50.
shows the pH change as propanoic acid is
What .is the value of KP at a pressure of 2 tilrared with sodium hydroxide.
atm at the same temperature?

(A) 25
12
(B) 50 pHUI
(C) 100
(D) 200 8
6
4
21. In the Haber process,
2
N,(g) + 3H,(g) ~2NH,(g), aH = -90
• Vol ohodlum bydro:dde added (cm 3)
kJmo1-•,
24. Which indicator is MOST suitable for this
the MAXIMUM yield of ammonia is obtained reaction?
at
Indicator pH range
(A) high temperature and low pressure
(B) high temperature and high pressure (A) Thymolblue 1.2-2.8
(C) low temperature and high pressure (B) Methyl orange 2.9-4.6
(D) low temperature and low pressure (C) Methyl red 4.2-6.3
(D) Phenolphthalein 8.3-10.0

22. Which of the following acids is the

WEAKEST?

Acid K, (mol dm-3)

(A) 4.9x Hr' 0

(B) l.7x 10-'
(C) 6.3 x IO-'
(0) 1.3 x 10-3

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25. A buffer is made by dissolving 28.8 g of Item 28 refers to the electrochemical cell
sodium benzoate, C,H,COONa, in 1 dm3 of below.
0.4 mol dm-• benzoic acid, C,H,COOH.
K...,..,.,c..,id) =6.4 x 10-'mol dm-3• The pH Zn(s) I Zn>+ (aq) II Ag•(aq) /Ag(s)
of the buffer is
28. From which half-cell do electrons originate?
(A) 2.3
(B) 3.9 (A) Ag•(aq) I Ag(s)
(C) 4.2
(D) 5.0 (B) Zn(s)/ Zn2•(aq)

(C) Ag+(aq)/Ag(s) II Zn(s) fZn>+(aq)

26. The solubility product, K , at 298 K for three
Group ll metal sulphatesis given below. (D) Zn(s) tzni+(aq) II Ag• (aq) /Ag(s)

K 8p(mol 2dm°")
Item 29 refers to the following diagram.
I. caso, 2.4 x 10-'
Win
n. SrSO, 3.2 x 10-7
Ill. BaSO, 1.6 x 10-10

Which metal sulphate would precipitate out

of solution if equal volumes of I 0-3 mol dm·'
solution containing the sulphate ion and the
Group II metal are mixed?

(A) !only
(B) I and ll only 29. Which of the following does NOT occur in
(C) II and Ill only the cell shown above?
(D) I, II and m
(A) Electrons flow through the wire
from the zinc to the magnesium
27. Barium carbonate is more soluble in water electrode.
than in aqueous sodium carbonate because (B) Magnesium ions migrate into the salt
bridge.
(A) all barium salts are insoluble (C) No current flows when the salt
(B) barium ions cannot displace sodium bridge is removed.
icm (D) The reaction at the magnesium
(C) sodium carbonab: is ionic but barium electrode is
carbonate is not Mg (s) -4 Mg'• (aq) + 2e-.
(D) a common ion effect is present in the
BaCO,INa,CO, mixture

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Item 30 refers to the diagram of the hydrogen electrodl' below.

Hz(&) at o·c ~
and 1 atm / r - - Salt bridp

PlaliUed -+---;r--t-
pladaum -4--1.0 mol dm-3 e+
electrade

30. What needs to be changed to give this hydrogen electrode an E 0 = O.OOV ?

(A) The concentration of H • ions
(B) The metal used for the electrode
(C) The temperature of the gas
(D) The pressure of the gas

31. Which of the following graphs BEST illustrates the variation in melting points of the elements Na to Ar?

Melting
(A) poinl("C)

NaM,AI Si P • NaMgAISi PS

Melting Melliq
poilll("C) poinl("C)
(C) (D)

NaM,Al Si P S Cl Ar NaM1AISi P S Cl Ar

32. The element, P, in Eel, has an oxidation slate of

(A:) +I
(B) +3
(C) +4
(D) +5

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33. Which of the following sets of properties is true for the oxide of sulphur?

Property of Oxide I n III IV

State at 25 "C Solid Solid Liquid Gas

Bondingandstructureinoxide Ionic lattice Giant covalent Covalent Covalent

molecular molecular

pH of aqueous solution IO 1 0 3

(A) I
(B) II
(C) Ill
(D) IV

34. Calcium carbonate decomposes at a lower 36. The high melting point of graphite can be
temperature than barium carbonate because attributed to the

(A) calcium oxide is less stable than (A) delocalised electrons

barium oxide (B) hexagonal arrangement of the carbon
(B) the calcium ion is larger than the atoms
barium ion (C) strong covalent bonds within the
(C) the lattice energy of calcium oxide layers
is larger than that of barium oxide (D) van der Waals' forces between the
(D) the standard enthalpy of formation of layers
calcium oxide is less negative than
that of barium oxide
37. Silicon dioxide has a structure similar to that
of diamond. What are the advantages de-
35. Group II elements of the periodic table have rived from using silicon dioxide ceramics
when compared with steel?
(A) highmeltingpointsbutlowdensities
(B) highmehingpointsandhighelectrical I. Silicon dioxide is less likely to deform
CXlllductivities under compression.
(C) low densities but high electrical II. Silicon dioxide has a higher melting
CXlllductivities point
(D) low melting points and poor electrical Ill. Silicon dioxide is more resistantto oxi-
conductivities dation.

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

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38. Based on its position in Group VII of the 42. Cu(ll) sulphate gives
periodic table, astatine, at room temperature
and pressure, is MOST likely a (a) a deep blue solution with e1<cess NH,(aq)

(A) solid (b) a yellow-green solution with excess

(B) ~ concentrated HCI.
(C) brown gas
(D) colourless gas Which of the following can be deduced from
these observations?

39. Which of the following is NOT formed I. The complex ion [Cu(NH,),J'• is formed
when chlorine reacts with hot aqueous in (a).
alkali?
II. [Cu(NH,),J'• has a higher stability
constant than [Cu(H,0)6 ]'•.
(A) H;o
(B) NaCl [CuCl4J'- has a lower stability constant
lll.
(C) NaClO than [Cu(H,0) 6] 2•.
(DJ NaClO,
(A) I and II only
(B) I and llI only
40. 1be species containing ions or molecules (C) II and III only
linked to a central atom by coordinate bonds (D) I, II and III
is known as a

(A) ligand 43. The ionic equation for the formation of chromiwn
(B) complex hydroxide from chromiwn(Ill) sulphate and dilute
(C) catalyst NH 3 (aq) is
(D) coordination number
(A) Cr,+(aq) +Off (aq)--> Cr,OH (s)

Item 41 refers to the information below. (B) Cr"'(aq) + 30H-(aq) --> Cr(OH), (s)
Melting Point Density
Element (C) Cr"'(aq) + OH-(aq)--> Cr(OH)'• (aq)
(oC) (g cm-3)

I 1538 (D) Cr"'(s) + 30H-(I)--> Cr(OH), (s)

7.86
II 660 2.70
III 328 11.34

41. The transition elements are MOST likely

(A) !only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D )' II and III only

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Item 44 refers to the following information.

White precipitate White precipitate

soluble in excess insoluble in excess

44. Which of the following reagents does NOT

aid in the identification of 2•?x
(A) Aqueous KI
(B) Dilute HCI
(C) Dilute HN03
(D) Dilute ff,SO,

Item 45 refers to the following information.

Aqueous BaCl 2 followed by excess dilute HCI is added to EACH of four unknown
solutions, I, II, III and IV. 'The following observations are noted.

I. A white precipitate is formed which dissolves in the acid to liberate a gas which
decolourises MnO; aq).m·c
Il. No precipitate is formed.
Ill. A dense white precipitate is formed which is insoluble in excess acid.
IV. A white precipitate is formed that dissolves in the acid to liberate a gas, which
forms a white precipitate with Ca(OH)2(aq).

45. Which of the following options correctly identifies the ions which may be present in
EACH solution?

I II m IV

(A) so 2- CI- HCO- co 2-

' ' '
(B) so42- NO- soi... co 32-
' 3

. (C) so3 2-
c1- s2- co 32-
(D) so32- NO- so 2- co 32-
3 •

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