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CHEM1902 Exam Paper #2 April-May 2014 Edited
CHEM1902 Exam Paper #2 April-May 2014 Edited
CHEM1902 Exam Paper #2 April-May 2014 Edited
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Materials required:
Answer TWO questions from Part II, using the answer booklet,
ONE from Section A and ONE from Section B
SEMESTER 2 2013/2014
DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).
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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)
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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)
(b) Describe the syntheses and structures of any two allotropes of phosphorous. Use
diagrams to illustrate your answer. (7)
(99)
(a)
(c) (i) Classify HBr, KH and NH3 CH 4 as covalent or saline hydrides.
(3)
(ii) Uand use appropriate balanced equations to describe their reactions
of the hydrides in c(i) above vities with water.
(3)
(iii) State whether the aqueous solutions of these hydrides, (c (ii) above) are
expected to be basic, acidic or neutral. (36)
Describe the syntheses and structures of any two allotropes of phosphorous. Use
diagrams to illustrate your answer.
(76)
(b) With reference to the its structure, explain why ice is less dense than water. (4)
Semester 2 2013/2014
DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).
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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)
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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)
Use equations to show the reactions that lead to the depletion of ozone and the formation
of the ozone hole.Define the ozone hole and use equations to show how it is formed.
Name any two allotropes of sulfur and sketch their structures.
(45)
(iii) Can the ozone hole be filled and the ozone layer restored?
With the aid of equations, explain your answer. (5)
b. i) Group the following solvents as protic or aprotic and write equations for
those that autoionize: Cl3PO, HCl2SO4, IF5, NH3 (8)
ii) Compound A is a group II metal oxide. It is insoluble in water, gives no
reaction with NaOH but dissolves in HCl. Identify compound A and write
an equation to show its reaction with HCl. (5)
(b) (i) Write balanced equations to show the reactions involved in the industrial
production of H2(g). State the conditions for each reaction. (5)
(ii)Suggest one alternative method that could be used in the future for
hydrogen large scale hydrogen production.
(2)
Which of the following do you expect to be stronger and why, S=S or O=O? (5)
(c) Classify Cl3PO and H2SO4 as protic or aprotic solvents and write equations
to show their autoionisations.
(5)
CH3
(1) O3
H3C CH2 C CH CH3 (2) H2O2
B + C
A (1) I2, NaOH SOCl2
(2) H+
D + E F
(10)
(b) Using appropriate examples, discuss the factors affecting the basicity of Amines.
Semester 2 2013/2014
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by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).
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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)
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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)
(7)
(c) Ethyl methyl ketone reacts under acidic conditions with diethylamine to give an
enamine .
ii. Outline the mechanism for the formation of the enamine (6)
22.23. Show how any four of the following transformations may be effected. More than one
step may be necessary. Provide a detailed mechanism for each reaction. (4x6)+1
Semester 2 2013/2014
DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).
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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)
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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)
Br
OH
OH O
O O
O CH2
NH2 O N
H
Semester 2 2013/2014
DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be
handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the
question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).
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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)
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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)