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Paper 1 Multiple Choice Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

CHEMISTRY

5072/01

Tuesday 20 September 2011 1 hour

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Write your name, class and index number on the Answer Sheet in the spaces provided. Do not use correction fluid or correction tape. There are forty questions on 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 record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. .

This question paper consists of 16 printed pages, including the cover page and Periodic Table.

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The apparatus below is used to show the diffusion of gases. Which pair of gases X and Y would cause level of the water at L in the U-tube to drop?

A B C D 2.

Gas X CO2 CH4 C 2 H4 Ar

Gas Y O3 H2 N2 CO2

An experiment was set up as shown below.

Distilled water Aqueous copper(II)sulfate

After several days, the liquid in the jar had the same blue colour throughout. This was the result of the movement of A B C D sulfate ions only. copper(II) ions, sulfate ions and water molecules. copper(II) sulfate molecules only. water molecules only.

3.

Two students each carried out a chromatography experiment to see what dyes are present in the brown food colouring from a candy. Their chromatograms are shown : solvent front

Starting line

student 1

student 2

Which statement below best explains the difference in their chromatograms? A B C D 4. Student 1 used a lesser volume of the same solvent than student 2. Student 2 used a different solvent from student 1. Student 1 started the chromatography later than student 2. The concentrations of the food colouring used by students 1 and 2 are different.

When solution X is mixed with solution Y, a white precipitate and a solution Z is formed. The method to obtain white precipitate from the reaction mixture is _____________ A B C D evaporation followed by distillation. evaporation followed by filtration to obtain residue. filtration to obtain filtrate. filtration to obtain residue.

5.

In an experiment, 10.0 cm3 of 1.0 mol/dm3 of aqueous iron(II) sulfate was mixed with 10.0 cm3 of 1.0 mol/dm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide. FeSO4 (aq) + 2NaOH (aq) Fe(OH)2 (s) + Na2SO4 (aq) What did the reaction flask contain when the reaction was completed? A B C D A green precipitate only. A green precipitate in a colourless solution. A white precipitate in a green solution. A green precipitate in a green solution.

6.

The diagram shows a particle of an element in Period 2. e- ee-

ee-

ee-

ee- eWhat could the particle be? A B C D 7. an ion of boron an atom of carbon an atom of neon an ion of nitrogen

Ions of two isotopes of the transition metal, cobalt, are shown below.
58 2+ Co 27 Which of the following statements is true? and 60 2+ Co 27

A B C D

60 2+ 58 2+ Co has 2 more protons than Co 27 27 60 2+ 58 2+ Co Co contains 29 electrons, 2 less than 27 27 60 2+ 58 2+ Co diffuses faster than Co 27 27 58 2+ 60 2+ The number of electrons in Co and Co are 2 less than that of protons 27 27

8.

The atomic structures of two elements whose symbols are P and Q are shown below

What is the mass of one mole of compound formed by reacting P and Q together? 18g A

B C D
9.

25g 32g 43g

At room temperature, tin exists as white tin which has a giant metallic structure. Below 18oC, tin changes slowly to grey tin which has a giant covalent structure (similar to that of a diamond). Which of the statement below is correct?

A B C D
10.

White tin can conduct electricity while grey tin cannot. Both types of tin can conduct electricity. White tin is hard while grey tin is soft. Both types of tins are soft and malleable.

One mole of carbon dioxide (i) (ii) (iii) contains 6 x 1023 carbon dioxide atoms. contains the same number of molecules as 2g of hydrogen gas. has a mass of 28g

Which of the following is correct? (i) only A

B C D

(ii) only (iii) only (i) and (ii) only

11.

When 2.20g of sample of an oxide of nitrogen was analysed, it was found to contain 0.57g of nitrogen. What is the empirical formula of the sample of oxide of nitrogen? NO A

B C D
12.

N2O5 N2 O N2O4

One way to remove poisonous nitrogen monoxide (NO) from motor vehicle exhaust is to inject a stream of ammonia gas into the exhaust vapour. 6NO (g) + 4NH3 (g) 5N2 (g) + 6H2O (g) A car emits 3 dm3 of nitrogen monoxide each kilometre and is driven 40 000 km a year. What volume of ammonia gas is needed each year to clean up the exhaust gas?

A B C D
13.

20 000 dm3 60 000 dm3 80 000 dm3 120 000 dm3

Which of the following diagrams represents molecules of an element?

14.

Which of the following reactions are exothermic?

1. 2. 3. A B C D

6CO2 + 6H2O 2C4H10 + 13O2 H + Cl

C6H12O6 + 6O2 8CO2 + 10H2O HCl

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

15.

A piece of litmus paper was soaked in a concentrated aqueous sodium chloride and supported on a glass slide. The paper was connected to a d.c. supply as shown in the diagram.

Which one of the following shows the correct observations near the negative electrode and the positive electrode after the current had passed through the circuit for 3 minutes?

negative electrode A B C D
16. no change bleached blue red

positive electrode
bleached no change bleached bleached

Which of the following set-up would produce the greatest reading on the voltmeter?

A.

B.

C.

D.

1 mol/dm3 sodium chloride solution

1 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

1 mol/dm3 sugar solution

17.

In an electrolysis experiment involving molten calcium chloride, 1.11g of calcium was deposited at the cathode. Find the volume of chlorine gas liberated at the anode.

A B C D

0.33dm3 0.67dm3 1.33 dm3 1.97 dm3

18.

The following is a half equation for a reaction.

IO3 + qH + + re 1 I 2 + sH 2 O 2

What are the values of q, r and s?

q A B C D
19. 3 5 5 6

r
5 3 6 5

s
6 6 3 3

The metal zirconium (Zr) is above hydrogen in the reactivity series. The ion of zirconium has a charge of 4+. Which of the following equations correctly represents the reaction between zirconium and steam?

A B C D
20.

Zr +2H2O Zr + 4H2O Zr + 2H2O Zr + 4H2O

ZrO2 + 2H2 ZrO4 + 4H2 Zr(OH)2 + H2 Zr(OH)4 + 2H2

Sodium reacts with potassium nitrate according to the equation below.

10Na (s)+2KNO3 (s)

5Na2O (s)+N2 (g)+K2O (s)

Which element has undergone reduction in the above reactions?

A B C D
21.

Nitrogen in potassium nitrate. Oxygen in potassium nitrate. Potassium in potassium nitrate. Sodium.

Which of the following arrangements of electrons is that belonging to an atom of an element with the strongest oxidizing properties?

A B C D

2,1 2,7 2,8,2 2,8,6

22.

In two separate experiments, a substance was decomposed and the gas evolved was collected. The graph shows the total volume of gas collected against time for each experiment.

Which one of the following graphs shows how the speed of reaction varied with time in each experiment?

23.

In the graph, curve X represents the result of the reaction between 2.4g of magnesium ribbon and 50cm3 of 1 mol/dm3 sulfuric acid at 50oC. Which graph could produce curve Y?

A B C D

2.4g of magnesium ribbon at 60oC 25cm3 of 2 mol/dm3 dilute sulfuric acid at 50oC 12.5cm3 of 2 mol/dm3 dilute sulfuric acid at 60oC 2.4g of magnesium powder at 50oC

24.

A new element called londinium has been discovered. It is a white silvery solid with a low melting point. It floats on water and reacts vigorously with it to liberate hydrogen gas. Which family in the Periodic Table would you place this new element in?

A B C D
25.

Alkali metal Alkaline earth metal Halogens Transition metals

In each of three experiments, a halogen was added to separate solutions containing ions of one of the other two halogens. The results are shown in the table. experiment 1 2 3 halogen added X2 Y2 Z2 solution of halide X reaction occurs no reaction Y no reaction no reaction Z reaction occurs reaction occurs -

What were the halogens X, Y and Z? X Y Cl2 I2 Br2 I2 Z I2 Cl2 I2 Br2

A B C D
26.

Br2 Br2 Cl2 Cl2

Which one of the following would distinguish between sodium chloride and sodium bromide solution?

A B C D

Adding chlorine water Adding bromine water Adding sodium hydroxide solution Adding dilute hydrochloric acid

27.

The position of metal X in the reactivity series is: Ca, Mg, X, Al, Zn, Fe. Metal X is best obtained by?

A B C D
28.

reduction of its oxide by heating with coke. reduction of its oxide by heating with hydrogen. electrolysis of its molten oxide. electrolysis of its dilute aqueous nitrate.

An element Z reacts in the following ways. 2Z + O2 2ZO

Z + 2HCl ZO + H2

ZCl2 + H2
no reaction

What is likely to be Z? aluminium A

B C D
29.

calcium lead copper

Four test tubes were set up as shown in the diagrams below. Each piece of iron was protected on one side by a different coating. In which test tube is the iron least likely to rust?
D

30.

X, Y and Z are elements belonging to the same period of the Periodic Table. The oxide of X dissolves in water, forming a solution which changes blue litmus paper to red. Y reacts with water, forming a solution which changes red litmus to blue. The oxide of Z reacts with both acid and alkali.
If the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, the correct order would be

A B C D
31.

X, Y, Z X, Z, Y Y, X, Z Y, Z, X

Which one of the following groups consists of an acid, a base and a salt?

A B C D
32.

CaO, Ca(OH)2, H2SO4 HCl, H2SO4, BaSO4 CaO, HCl, BaSO4 NaOH, NaCl, Na2SO4

A 25cm3 sample of dilute sulfuric acid contains 0.025 moles of the acid. What is the hydrogen ion concentration in the solution?

A B C D

0.25 mol/dm3 0.50 mol/dm3 1.00 mol/dm3 2.00 mol/dm3

33.

Why is it wasteful to add ammonium nitrate fertiliser to soil which has recently been treated with slaked lime, Ca(OH)2?

A B C D

The percentage by mass of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate is low Ammonium nitrate can easily be decomposed Slaked lime has made the soil too basic for ammonium nitrate to act on Ammonium nitrate will react with slaked lime and ammonia is liberated into the air

34.

The rain in Mars was suspected to have a pH value of 4. What could be present in the atmosphere at Mars to cause such pH?

A B C D
35.

oxygen nitrogen carbon monoxide sulfur dioxide

The apparatus shown below was set up to prepare and collect a gas.

Which one of the following gases could be prepared and collected in the apparatus? ammonia carbon dioxide hydrogen Sulphur dioxide

A B C D

36.

The diagram shows the structure of a compound Z.

O H O C H C H H C H H C H H C H C H C H O H

Which prediction about its properties is not likely to be true?

A B C D
37.

It can react with zinc to liberate hydrogen gas. It can turn acidified potassium iodide solution from colourless to brown. It can undergo addition polymerisation. It can undergo condensation polymerisation by itself.

A student investigated the reaction of different vegetable oils with hydrogen. 50 cm3 of hydrogen was passed through 1 g sample of vegetable oils containing a suitable catalyst. The volume of hydrogen remaining after each reaction was recorded.

vegetable oil W X Y Z
Which vegetable oil(s) is/are saturated?

volume of hydrogen remaining / cm3 0 23 50 19

A B C D
38.

W only X and Z only Y only W, X and Z

The ester, CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OOCCH3, has an odour of bananas. Which set of reagents could be used to prepare this ester in the laboratory?

A B C D

CH3CH2CH2CH(CH3)CH2CO2H , CH3OH CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OH, CH3CO2H CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CO2H, CH3OH CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OH, CH3CH2CO2H

39.

How many isomers are present for C3H7OH? 2 A

B C D
40.

3 4 5

In an artificial hip joint, bone cement is used to attach the poly(ethene) cup for the joint to the pelvic girdle. Bone cement is formed by the polymerisation of methyl 2-methylpropenoate. The process is highly exothermic.

Which of the following are correct statements about this polymerisation? (1) The repeat unit of the polymer is

(2) The formation of the cement occurs by addition polymerisation. (3) Less energy is released in making the C C bonds than absorbed in breaking a C = C bond.

A B C D

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3