INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2

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Annexure(s): 1

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

COURSE: ND: Analytical Chemistry

ND: Chemical Engineering

SUBJECT:

CODE(S): INC200S /INC201S

DATE: 20 August 2012

DURATION: 90min

MARKS: 80marks

EXAMINER: M Ackermann / S Adonis

INTERNAL F Wewers EXTERNAL

MODERATOR: MODERATOR:

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 Read ALL questions carefully before starting

 Periodic Table is attached

REQUIREMENTS:

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Section A

1. 1.1 Give the noble-gas-core abbreviated notations for the electron

configuration of

(a) chromium 2
(b) nickel 2

1.2 Make use of the electron configuration of nickel to explain what

ferromagnetism is. 2
(6)
2. Associate, giving the main forces between particles, each of the solids

K2CrO7 , Hg , SiO2 , CHI3

with one of the following sets of properties:

(a) a very hard substance that melts at about 3000 C.

(b) an orange non-conducting solid that melts at 800 C to give an
electrically conducting liquid.
(c) a yellow solid with a characteristic odour having a melting point of
120 C.
(d) a gray lustrous electrically conducting liquid. (6)

3. Choose, with reasons, which substance in each of the following pairs has
the higher boiling point:

3.1 HCl or HI 3
3.2 CaO or KBr 4
3.3 NO or N2 3
3.4
O 3
or CH3CH2OH
3.5

or 3
(16)

4. Use reaction equations to briefly discuss energy changes involved in the

formation of solid magnesium chloride from solid magnesium and chlorine
gas. (5)

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5. Study the structure below and answer the following questions:

(a) Is the structure body-centered cubic (bcc) or face-centered cubic

(fcc)? Explain your answer. 3

(b) What is the coordination number of the ion in the shaded unit cell? 1
(4)

6. An isolated ion had no definite size, but in a crystal, it is possible to assign

a “radius” to ions.

Briefly discuss the two (2) main factors that will influence the magnitude of
ionic radii. (4)

7. The approximate radii of the Na + and Cl- ions are 99 pm and 181 pm
respectively.

(a) Calculate the radius ratio of NaCl. 1

(b) What can be predicted (determined) from the radius ratio? 2

(3)

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Section B

1. Hydrogen resembles both the alkali metals and the halogens in its chemical behaviour.
Give the facts that support this statement. (4)

2. Briefly describe the industrial manufacture of hydrogen. (5)

3. Distinguish between the four types of hydrides. Give one example for each. (8)

4. Give three industrial uses of hydrogen. (3)

5. Briefly explain why lithium can only form the (normal) monoxide, Li 2O. (2)

6. Discuss the Castner-Kellner process briefly, by naming the following compounds or

cell components:

6.1) the starting material

6.2) the metal used as cathode
6.3) the major product
6.4) useful by-products (5)

7. Name the THREE types of oxides formed by alkali-metals and discuss their tendencies
to form these oxides. (6)

8. The oxides named in question 7 above are unstable in the presence of water. Write
down the reaction equation that shows the reaction of the oxide of potassium with
water. (2)

9. Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, also known as soda ash, is an important compound of

sodium. It is prepared industrially through the Solvay process, which can be
represented by the three steps shown below. Fill in the missing reagents or products:

CaCO3 CaO + (9.1)

(9.2) + NaCl + H2O + (9.3) NaHCO3 + NH4Cl
NaHCO3 + heat (9.4) + H2O + CO2 (4)

10. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of stability:

NaBr ; KBr ; LiBr (1)
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