[CANDIDATE =PLEASE NOTE: Fae aan rcarnen ar ‘warsem! TEST CODE 01212010 FORM TP 2019053 | 2a outis sausiteaton MAY/JUNE 2019 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE? EXAMINATION CHEMISTRY Paper 01 ~ General Proficiency I hour 15 minutes 07 JUNE 2019 (p.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them. 2. Imaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 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. 4. Onyour answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. ‘Sample Item The SI unit of length is the ‘Sample Answer (A) metre @®DOO (B) second (© newton g (D) kilogram The best answer to this item is “metre”, so (A) has been shaded. 5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Ifyou cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later. 7. You may do any rough work in this booklet. 8. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. 9. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items. b DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2018 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved.Ans 210 A018 Which of the following processes provide evidence of the particulate nature of matter? 1. Diffusion I. Filtration ML. Osmosis (A) Tand I only B) land Ill only (©) Mand Ill only () Mand Item2 refers to the following table which gives the melting points and boiling points of the chlorides of four elements. Melting Point | Boiling Point Element of of Chloride (°C) | Chloride CC) 1 463, 453 248 348 1 973, 1693, Vv 193 333 Which of the elements formsachloridethat is ionic in nature? @ 1 ® ou Mm () WV ‘The arrangements of electrons in atoms of X and Y are 2, 8, 5 and 2, 8, 6 respectively. Which of the following options represents X and Y? x ¥ (A)_[Metal ‘Nonmetal [¢85_[Nonmetal_[Nonmetal (© _[Nonmetal__[ Metal (D)_ [Metal Metal Which of the following BEST describes the formation of a metallic bond? ‘A metallic bond is formed when (A) anionsare held together by negative electrons (B) metal atoms are held together by ‘molecular forces ‘SCF cations are held together by a sea of mobile electrons (D) positive metal ions are heldtogether by a.sea of anions Which of the following elements does ‘NOT form simple ions by gaining or losing electrons? (YX Carbon (B) Copper (© — Caleium (D) Chlorine210 01s An element, X, has 8 electrons in its outer shell. Which of the following are possible isotopes of x? ‘Mass number’ is the number of (A) neutrons minus protons (B)_ electrons plus neutrons neutrons plus protons (D) electrons plus protons ‘The mass of “1 mole of atoms of an element” refers to the quantity of (A) 1atom of the element {BJ anelement which contains 6.0 x 10" atoms (C)__anelement which occupies 24.0 dm? at STP (D) _anelement which combines completely with 12 g of carbon -12 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE210 A015 ‘Some calcium carbonate was reacted with excess dilute hydrochloric acid. The volume ‘tem 10 refers to the following table. of carbon dioxide evolved was recorded and ——| Number of | Number of | Number of plotted against time. Which of the following, Particle | “Protons | Electrons | Neutrons graphs represents the reaction? a 5 5 ; = Ww 16 16 16 wy Ba x 8 8 9 g Y 16 18 16 3 10. Which of the following particles represents H an anion? i @ Vv @) W os ‘Time (iin) O x ® Ba pry ¢ § 3 Items 11-12 refer to the following types of E| substances. 8 i (A) Alkali z (@) Base a "Time (min) (© Salt -— bedi ¢ In answering Items 11-12, each option may : be used once, more than once or not at all. 2 c 11. Which of the substances above can be : described asthe oxide ofa metal? ya, z ‘Time (min) © gs 12. Which of the substances above supplies g protonsasthe ONLY positive ions in aqueous § scisioad! 7) 1 “Time (min)210 A015 1B. 15. 16. Which of the following statements is true 14. The mass concentration of a potassium of an endothermic reaction? chloride solution is 60 g dm®. What is the mass of potassium chloride in 25 em? of (A) Heatisgivenupto the surroundings. this solution? BF Heat is absorbed from the surroundings. (A) 0.0015 g (©) Theproducts have less energy than ®) 015g the reactants. BY Se (D) _Theproducts have the same energy (D) 15.08 as the reactants. When solid lead nitrate is heated, it decomposes balanced equation for this reaction is ving off nitrogen (IV) oxide and oxygen. The (AF 2PW(NO, ),(s) + 2PbO(s) + 4NO,(g) + 0,(8) (B) _ PB(NO,),(s) + PbO(s) + NO,(g) + 0.(g) (C)__ PB(NO,),(s) + PbO(s) + 2NO,(g) + O,(g) (D) —_2PH(NO,),(s) —+ 2PbO(s) +2NO,(g) + 0,8) ‘tem 16 refers to the following information. Which of the following mixtures can be referred to asa standard solution? Element Atomic Number (A) Iodine in 50 om? of ethanol I 3 (B) 30g of sodium chloride in water u 6 (©) Sodium chloride in 50 cm? of water ML 17 (BJ 30 gof iodine in 50 cm’ of ethanol Vv 18 Which TWO elements above, when combined, form MAINLY ionic compounds? (A) Landi ®) Land iit (© Mandiv (D) Mand iv210 A015 18. 19. 2. Items 18-19 refer to the following terms. (A) _ Ionic crystals (B) Simple molecular (©) Macromolecular (D) Metallic In answering Items 18-19, each term may be used once, more than once or not at all. Which of the terms above describes the structure of sodium chloride? Which of the terms above describes the | structure of copper?) Which of the following oxides react with both acids and bases? (A) MgO (B) cud ALO, (D) C20 ‘The equation for the reaction of silicon with chlorine is Si(s) + 2CL(g) — SiCl,(). In this reaction, silicon is the reducing agent and is (4S oxidized with an increase in oxidation state (B) oxidized with a decrease in oxidation state (©) reduced with an increase in oxidation state (D) reduced witha decrease in oxidation state 22. Item 22 refers to one mole of EACH of the following acids. lL HS0, I. CH,COOH MI. (COOH), Which of the acids above would require MORE than one mole of NaOH(aq) for complete neutralization? (A) only Tand Ill only (©) Wand iil only ©) 1, Mand ‘The atomic number of an elementis defined as the number of (A) electrons protons (C)__ protons and neutrons (D) electrons and neutrons210 A015 aye 24, Which of the following diagrams BEST 25. Which of the following statements is true illustrates the course of an exothermic for the equation below? reaction? Mg(s) + H,SO,(aq) > MgSO,(aq) + H,(8) br (A) Hydrogen is oxidized from 0 to+1. @) is reduced from +2 to 0. i (D) __ Mgis reduced from +2 to 0. Which of the following factors will usually increase the rate of catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide? @®) {4F — Increasing the temperature (B) —_Applyinga greater external pressure (c) Using a larger volume of hydrogen peroxide (D) Using the catalyst in lumps rather than in powdered form 27. In which of the following substances Renetion path does hydrogen have a negative oxidation number? © (A) CH, ®) HO, © Ni, Soy Nall Energy 28. In the electrolysis of aqueous copper(I!) sulfate solution using copper electrodes, ‘the anode @) decreases in mass (B) ‘increases in mass (C) _ undergoes no change in mass (D) isthe site where reduetion occurs Energy 0. ON TO THE NEYT PAGE210 A018 29. 30. 31. 32. Which of the following energy changes ‘occurs during the breaking of a chemical bond? (A) Energy is released. Energy is required. (©) There is no energy change. (D) The process is exothermic. Glucose is converted to starch or cellulose by (A) dehydrogenation (B) oxidation and reduction (©) addition polymerization {DF condensation polymerization Which of the following halogens is a I at room temperature? (A) Chlorine BF Bromine (© Fluorine (D) Iodine Which of the following reactions occurs between propene and bromine? wy @®) (©) Precipitation (D) Condensation Ammonia may be produced in the laboratory by heating a mixture of ammonium chloride and (A), ammonium sulfate calcium hydroxide (C) calcium chloride (D) copper 34, 35. 36. 37. 38, ‘The compound CH,CH,CH,CH,OH is called (A) L-propanol (B) propanol (©), 4-butanol 1-butanol Which of the following substances conducts, an electric current and remains chemically unchanged? (A) Aqueous copper(II) sulfate (B) Aqueous sodium chloride (© Sulfur Copper ‘Items 36-38 refer to the following metals. (A) Na ®) Fe © cu @ Al Inanswering Items 36-38, cach option may be used once, more than once or not at all. Which metal does NOT react with an acid to produce hydrogen gas? (C Which metal is covered with a passive layer of oxide? D Which metal reacts readily with water to produce a strongly alkaline solution? px.210 A01s 39. 4L. 42, ‘Cracking’ is the process of breaking down (A) largealkane molecules into smaller alkene and alkane molecules (B) _largealkane molecules into smaller alkane molecules and aleohol (©) complex sugar molecules into simple sugar molecules (D) large polymer molecules into smaller polymer molecules Hexane has the formula C,H,,.. Which of the following statements is true about hexane? 1. Itisa covalent compound. I, It is an unsaturated compound. III. _Itbelongstoa group of compounds known as alkanes. (A) Land tl only Land III only (©) Mand itl only (D) 1, Wand ir A chemistry student wishes to determine the presence of ethanol. Which of the following reagents will he need from the laboratory to accomplish this task? (A) Bromine (B) Organic acid SEF Potassium dichromate (VI) (D) _Astrong reducing agent Which of the following gases is NOT considered to be toxic? (AL. Sulfur dioxide $8) Carbon dioxide (©) Nitrogen dioxide (B) Carbon monoxide 45. 46. 41. Which of the following statements is true of soapless detergents? (A) They are made from fats. (B) They are all biodegradable. (©) They are inorganic materials. ‘They are not affected by hard water. Which of the following substances is a product of a halogenation reaction with ‘methane? (A) Water (8), Ammonia Hydrogen chloride (D) _Nitrogen(1V) oxide Items 45-46 refer to the following ‘compounds. @) CH, (®) GH, (©) CHYCH,),COOH (D) CH,CH,),OH Inanswering Items 45~46, each option may bbe used once, more than once or not at all. Which compound is an aleohol? [) Which compound isan alkene? Which ofthe following features is NOT true of all homologous series of compounds? ‘The members ofa series have (A) the same functional group (B) the same general formula (©) __ similar chemical properties SBF the same empirical formula GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE210 A015 48. 49. -10- A polyamide is formed by a condensation 50. reaction between a molecule containing AS at least one -COOH group and another containing at least one -NH, group (B) atleast one -OH group and another containing at least one -COOH group (©) atleast one -OH group and another containing at least one -NH, group (D) two -OH groups and another ‘containing two -COOH groups solution, when treated with sulfur dioxide gas, becomes green. The solution contains potassium (A) nitrate (B) sulfate {25 — dichromate(V1) (D) — manganate(Vil) 51. The functional group present in carboxylic acids is @ —c=o © i —c— on | H ©) H | —c=C— on When copper(II) carbonateis heated alonein a dry test tube, a gas is evolved and a black residue is formed. This gas is expected to (A) turn red litmus blue (B) relight a glowing splint (©) decolourize acidified aqueous potassium manganate(VII) QPF — form a white prec aqueous calcium hydroxide210 A015 52. le ‘The compound which has the formula 54. CH,CH = CHCH,CH,CH, YI analkene (B) — apolymer (©) acarboxylic acid (D) —anunsaturated acid Which of the following observations is 55. likely when EXCESS aqueous ammonia is added to a solution of copper(II) sulfate and the mixture is shaken? (A) Green solution (B), Green precipitate §S Deep blue solution (D) Light blue precipitate Potassium is a metal, From this statement alone, it may be deduced that potassium (A) issoft (B)__isvery reactive (©) __hasalow melting point QD} isa.good conductor of electricity Which of the following procedures can be used to identify ammonia gas? (A)__ Passing the gas through lime water (B) Placing a burning splint in ajar of the gas (©) Placing a glowing splint ina jar of the gas (8) Placing moist red and blue paper in a jar of the gas GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,210 AO1S 56. 57. =12- Which of the following reactions is LEAST likely to occur? (A) Fe(s) + Cu(NO,),(aq) —> Fe(NO,),(aq) + Cu(s) {BJ Pb(s) + Fe(NO,),(aq) -> Pb(NO,),(aq) + Fets) (©) Cus) + 2AGNO,(aq) > Cu(NO,),(aq) + 2Ag(s) (©) Mg(s) + Zn(NO.),(aq) > Mg(NO,),(aq) + Zn(s) Item 57 refers to the following table which shows the reaction of four metals, W, X, Y and Z, with water or steam. The table also shows the products formed when nitrates of each metal are heated. Metal_| Reaction with Water/Steam | Products Formed When Nitrate is Heated W_ | No reaction Metal, NO, and O, X | Reacts with steam but not —_| Oxide, NO, and O, with cold water Y _ | Reacts rapidly with cold water | Nitrite and oxygen Z__ | Reacts slowly with cold water | Oxide, NO, and O, Which of the metals above is likely to form a soluble hydroxide? “a w @® x sey Y @) Zz The fermentation of sugars, using glucose as the substrate, can be represented by the equation (A) C,H,,0, + C,H,,0, > C,H,,0,, + H,0 (B) CO, +61 + CH,,0,+ 60, (PF CH,0,-+2C,H,0H+2C0, (D) C,H,,0, + 60, 6CO, +610210 01s -13- Which metal appears between copper and 60. Which of the following gases will give a aluminium in the reactivity series and is an positive test with dry cobalt chloride paper? important component in haemoglobin? a) 0, 3 Lead ®) 4, Iron © ©, (©) Zine or 6 (D) Magnesium END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.