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Catholic Junior College

JC1 Mid-Year Examinations
Higher 2

CHEMISTRY 9729
Section A Multiple Choice Monday 1 July 2019
Section C Free Response 1 hour
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Data Booklet
Writing papers

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Section A
Write in soft pencil.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
Write and/or shade your name, NRIC / FIN number and HT group on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet in
the spaces provided.

There are fifteen 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 record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Multiple
Choice Answer Sheet.

Read the instructions on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet very carefully.
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.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.

Section C
Write your name and class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.

At the end of the examination, faster all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 9 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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Section A (30 minutes)

1 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

How many hydrogen atoms are present in 15 g of ethanoic acid, CH3CO2H?
[L = Avogadro constant]

1 L
A B C L D 60 L
L 4

2 The famous chemist Sir Humphrey Davy worked out that the formula of a yellow explosive gas
was ClO2 by decomposing it completely to form chlorine and oxygen only.

If Davy started with 200 cm3 of ClO2, what volumes of chlorine and oxygen were produced at the
same temperature and pressure?

volume of chlorine / cm3 volume of oxygen / cm3

A 67 133
B 100 200
C 200 200
D 200 400

3 1.00 × 10–3 mol of black lead(II) sulfide requires 0.136 g of hydrogen peroxide (Mr = 34.0) for a
complete reaction to form a white pigment. Lead(II) ions remains unchanged in this reaction. Half
equation of the hydrogen peroxide equation is given below:

H2O2(aq) + 2H+(aq) + 2e– → 2H2O(I)

What is the final oxidation state of sulfur in the white pigment?

A +6 B +4 C +2 D 0

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4 What is the electronic configuration of an element in ground state with a first ionisation energy
higher than that of each of the elements either side of it in the Periodic Table?

A 1s22s22p63s2
B 1s22s22p63s23p1
C 1s22s22p63s23p2
D 1s22s22p63s23p4

5 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

Which particles have a half filled set of p orbitals?

1 O– ion
2 N atom
3 S+ ion

A 2 and 3 B 1 only C 1, 2 and 3 D 2 only

6 In an experiment, a sample of the element Americium (Am) was vapourised, ionised and then
passed through an electric field. Analysis revealed that a beam of 241Am+ gives an angle of
deflection of 2°.

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What would be the approximate angle of deflection for a sample of Ca+ ions under the same
electric field?

A 1.0°
B 2.0°
C 6.0°
D 12.0°

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7 At high temperatures, Al2Cl6 dissociates to form AlCl3.

Al2Cl6 2AlCl3

Which diagram correctly describes the bonding in both Al2Cl6 and AlCl3?

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8 Bromine trifluoride is a liquid at room temperature. It shows an electrical conductivity high enough
to indicate that some auto-ionisation occurs, which is represented by the following equation:

2BrF3 BrF2+ + BrF4–

Which one of the following is correct regarding BrF2+ and BrF4–?

1 BrF2+ is linear.
2 The bond angle around the Br atom is larger in BrF2+ than that in BrF4–.
3 There are more lone pairs of electrons around the Br atom in BrF2+ than that in BrF4–.

A 1 only B 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3 only

9 What is the strongest intermolecular force present in the respective compounds?

H2S CS2 PCl3

A pd – pd id – id pd – pd

B id – id id – id id – id

C pd – pd pd – pd id – id

D hydrogen bonding pd – pd pd – pd

Where: pd – pd represents permanent dipole – permanent dipole interactions

id – id represents instantaneous dipole – induced dipole interactions

10 Which of the following observations can be explained by hydrogen bonding?

A The Mr of ethanoic acid, CH3CO2H, is 120 instead of 60 in non-polar organic solvents.

B Ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, has a relatively high melting point of 338°C.

C CH3CH2SH, has a higher boiling point than CH3CH2CH3.

D Hydrogen chloride, HCl, dissolves readily in water.

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11 Which of the following statements is a correct assumption of an ideal gas?

1 Gas particles undergo inelastic collisions (kinetic energy is not conserved).

2 There are insignificant forces of attraction between gas particles.
3 The gas particles have negligible size compared to the volume in which the gas is
contained.

A 1 only B 1 and 2 only C 2 only D 2 and 3 only

12 Flask X contains 1 dm3 of argon at 2 kPa pressure and flask Y contains 2 dm3 of neon at
1 kPa pressure.

When the flasks are connected at constant temperature, what is the final pressure in kPa?

A 0.75 B 1.33 C 1.50 D 3.00

13 Which of the following has an exothermic enthalpy change?

A N2(g)  2N(g)

B F(g) + e‒  F‒(g)

C Ba(g)  Ba+(g) + e‒

D MgO(s)  Mg2+(g) + O2‒(g)

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14 The values of two lattice energies are given below:

Lattice energy / kJ mol‒1

NaCl ‒786

CaO ‒3414

Which of the following statements help to explain the difference between these two values?
1 There is stronger electrostatic attraction between in CaO.
2 The enthalpy changes of hydration of Ca2+ and O2– are more exothermic.
3 There is shorter internuclear distance in CaO.

A 1, 2 and 3
B 1 and 2
C 1 and 3
D 2 and 3

15 The standard enthalpy change of the following reaction is –572 kJ mol–1.

2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(l)

Values of the relevant bond energies are given in the table below.

Average bond energy / kJ mol‒1

H–H 436

O=O 496

O–H 460

What is the value for the standard enthalpy change of vaporisation of water?

H2O(l) → H2O(g)

A –100 kJ mol–1 B –50 kJ mol–1 C +50 kJ mol–1 D +100 kJ mol–1

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Section C (30 minutes)

Write your answers on the writing paper provided. Leave two lines between the answers to consecutive
parts of the question.

1 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

(a) Hydroquinone is a key component used in traditional photo processing, and it has the
following composition by mass: C, 66.7%; H, 3.7%; O, 29.6%. Calculate the empirical
formula of hydroquinone. [2]

(b) (i) Another component included with hydroquinone is sodium sulfite, NaSO3, which acts
as antioxidant by reacting with oxygen present. Construct the half-equation of SO2-
3
oxidised to form SO2-
4 in an acidic condition. [1]

(ii) Given the reduction half-equation

O2 + 4H+ + 4e– → 2H2O

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construct a balanced equation of the reaction between O2 and SO3 in an acidic
condition. [1]

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(c) Sulfur in both SO3 and SO4 makes use of 3d orbitals, in addition to 3s and 3p in forming
the covalent bonds. Each orbital can have a maximum of two electrons.
(i) State one similarity shared between all the 3d orbitals, other than that described
above. [1]

(ii) State one difference between 3p and 3d orbitals. [1]

(iii) Sketch the 3dxz orbital indicating clearly the labelled axes. [2]

(d) A popular analogy of atomic structure of carbon is given as, “Six bees flying in a stadium,
around the beehive”. The bees represent the electrons while the beehive represents the
nucleus.
Suggest briefly (in a few short sentences) one similarity and one difference between this
analogy and the scientific understanding of the movement of electrons. [2]

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(e) Hydrazine, N2H4, is a colourless, oily liquid with an ammonia-like odour, and a boiling point
of 114 °C. It is used as a rocket propellant and in fuel cells. Hydrazine can be formed from
its elements according to the equation in reaction 1. The structure of hydrazine contains a
single N–N covalent bond.

N2(g) + 2H2(g) → N2H4(l) reaction 1

You are also provided with the following data,

N2H4(l) + O2(g) → N2(g) + 2H2O(l) ∆H = –622 kJmol–1

H2(g) + ½O2(g) → H2O(l) ∆H = –286 kJmol–1

(i) What is meant by the term, standard enthalpy change of formation of a

compound? [1]

(ii) Without making any calculations, deduce and explain by reference to relevant bond
energy values in the Data Booklet, whether reaction 1 above is likely to be exothermic
or endothermic. [1]

(iii) Construct a fully labelled energy cycle and use it to calculate the enthalpy change of
formation of hydrazine. [3]

(f) (i) Draw the dot-and-cross diagram for hydrazine, showing clearly the valence electrons
only. [1]

(ii) Use the VSEPR Theory to predict the shape of hydrazine and bond angle by
considering the number of bond pairs and lone pairs around the central N atom. [2]

(g) (i) When 1.00 g of hydrazine is vaporised at 115 °C, the vapour occupies a volume of
360 cm3 and exerts a pressure of 300 kPa. Calculate the relative molecular mass of
hydrazine, using the ideal gas equation, pV= nRT. [1]

(ii) Apart from assuming that hydrazine vapour obeys the ideal gas equation, state
another assumption made in your calculations in (g)(i). [1]

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