NESA NUMBER:______________________________

CHERRYBROOK TECHNOLOGY

HIGH SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY 2019
Preliminary Chemistry
AP2 Examination
General Instructions
Total marks - 70
● Reading time – 5 minutes
● Working time – 2 hours Part A
● Board approved calculators may be used
● Write using black or blue pen Total marks (20)
● Draw diagrams using pencil
This section has 20 multiple choice questions.
● A data sheet and a Periodic Table are
provided Allow about 25 minutes for this part.
● A multiple choice answer sheet is given on a
separate sheet. Part B
● Write your NESA number at the top of the
Total marks (50)
first page and on the multiple choice answer
sheet Attempt Questions 21 – 32

Allow about 1 hour 35 minutes for this part.

This paper MUST NOT be removed from the examination room

Part A – Multiple Choice Questions (20 Marks)

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Attempt Questions 1-20
Allow about 25 minutes for this part

1. In an experiment, 20 mL of water is to be transferred into a conical flask.

Which piece of equipment would deliver the volume with the greatest accuracy?
A. Volumetric (or bulb) pipette
B. Beaker
C. Test tube
D. Measuring cylinder

2. Water has a higher boiling point than ammonia because:

A. its melting point is higher.
B. the hydrogen bonding is stronger.
C. covalent bonds are stronger.
D. the molecule is smaller.

3. Which row of the table correctly matches an ion with its flame colour during a flame test?
Ion Flame colour

A. Copper Blue-green

B. Calcium Blue-green

C. Carbonate Orange-red

D. Barium Orange-red

4. Which of the following provides the best reason for graphite and diamond to be allotropes of
carbon?
A. Carbon has a valency of four.
B. Their atoms have similar properties.
C. Their atoms have different properties.
D. Their atoms are arranged differently in a crystal.

5. How many oxygen atoms would be present in 2 moles of glucose, C6H12O6?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 6 x (6.022x1023)
D. 12 x (6.022x1023)

6. 1000 mL of water vapour was decomposed to produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.

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 Which of the following gives the correct volumes of gases formed?

Hydrogen (mL) Oxygen (mL)

A. 500 500

B. 667 333

C. 1000 500

D. 1000 1000

7. How many moles of gas are present in 6.2 L of C2H2 at 25°C and 100 kPa pressure?
A. 0.25 mole.
B. 0.025 mole
C. 0.32 mole
D. 0.0025 mole

8. Which of the following statement best outlines the trend in electronegativity across a period in
the periodic table?
A. Electronegativity decreases across a period as the number of protons in the nucleus
increases.
B. Electronegativity increases across a period as the number of protons in the nucleus
increases.
C. Electronegativity increases across a period as the number of neutrons in the
nucleus increases.
D. Electronegativity decreases across a period as the number of neutrons in the nucleus
increases.

9. 5.0 g of copper (II) carbonate was heated to produce a black solid, containing copper 2+ ions.
What is the mass of this black solid substance?
A. 1.8 g
B. 2.5 g
C. 3.2 g
D. 5.8 g

10. The solubility rules for a range of compounds (salt) are as shown below:

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 Anion present in compound (salt) General Solubility Rule

Nitrate All salts are soluble

Sulfate Most salts are soluble except

Lead (II), Mercury(II), Silver(I), Barium(II)
Chloride Most salts are soluble except
Lead (II), Mercury(II), Silver(I)
Carbonate Most salt are insoluble
Salts containing Group 1 cations or ammonium
cations are soluble
Hydroxide Most salt are insoluble
Salts containing Group 1 cations, ammonium cations
or barium cations are soluble

Students were given an unknown solution, labelled X. This solution contained an ionic compound.
They performed the following tests on solution X in three test tubes labelled 1,2,3. The results
were recorded in the table below.

Test tube Test Precipitate formed

1 Add copper(II) sulfate Yes
2 Add sodium chloride No
3 Add silver nitrate No

Which of the following could be the name of the ionic compound, X?

A. Sodium sulfate
B. Barium nitrate
C. Lead(II) nitrate
D. Silver nitrate

11. Which of the following is NOT a chemical reaction?

A. Potassium nitrate dissolving into water and temperature of water decreases.
B. Sodium bicarbonate dissolving into vinegar and bubbles of gas are released.
C. Mixing a colourless solution of lead nitrate with another colourless solution of potassium
bromide to produce a bright yellow solid substance.
D. Magnesium dissolving in hydrochloric acid and heat is released.

12. A student reacted a piece of marble chip (calcium carbonate) with diluted vinegar. The
correct balanced equation for this reaction is:

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A. CaCO2 (s) + CH3COOH2(aq) → CH3COCa (aq) + CO2(s) + H2O(l)
B. CaCO3(s) + 2CH3COOH(aq) → (CH3COO)2 Ca (aq) + CO2(s) + H2O(l)
C. CaCO2 (s) + 2HCl(aq) → Ca Cl 2 (aq) + CO2(s) + H2O(l)
D. CaCO3(s) + CH3COOH2(aq) → (CH3COO)Ca (aq) + CO2(s) + H2O(l)

13. Which statement about bonding is correct?

A. Bond breaking is endothermic and requires energy.
B. Bond making is exothermic and requires energy.
C. Bond breaking is exothermic and releases energy.
D. Bond making is endothermic and releases energy

14. Which types of reactions are always exothermic?

I. Neutralization
II. Decomposition
III. Combustion

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

15. Excess magnesium, was added to a beaker of aqueous

hydrochloric acid. A graph (line 1) is obtained when the
mass of the beaker and contents was plotted against
time.

What change in the experiment could produce line 2?

A. The same mass of magnesium in smaller pieces.
B. The same volume of a more concentrated hydrochloric acid.
C. A lower temperature.
D. A more accurate instrument to measure time.

16. At 25 °C, 200 cm3 of 1.0 mol L–3 nitric acid is added to 5.0 g of magnesium powder and a
gaseous product is collected. If the experiment is repeated using the same mass of magnesium
powder, which conditions in the table below will result in the same volume of gas?

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 Volume of HNO3 Concentration of HNO3 Temperature
cm3 mol L–3 °C

A. 200 2.0 25

B. 100 1.0 35

C. 100 2.0 25

D. 150 1.0 15

Use the equations below to answer Question 17.

17. What is ∆H, in kJ, for the following reaction?

MnO2(s) + C(s) → Mn(s) + CO2(g)

A. + 914
B. – 914
C. – 126
D. + 126

18. A lump of zinc was added to aqueous nitric acid and the volume of hydrogen gas produced
was measured every minute. The results are plotted on the graph below.

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Which graph (A, B, C or D) would you expect if the same mass of powdered zinc was added to
nitric acid with the same concentration?

19. Use the energy profile diagram below to answer this question.

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 The enthalpy change for the reaction above is:
A. W
B. Y
C. Z
D. X

20. Use the following bond energy data to determine the enthalpy change, ∆H for the reaction.

CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

A. ∆H = – 380 kJ mol-1
B. ∆H = – 808 kJ mol-1
C. ∆H = + 158 kJ mol-1
D. ∆H = – 624 kJ mol-1

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Part B – 50 Marks (Allow about 1 hour 25 minutes for this part)
Attempt Questions 21 - 32
Spare pages are provided at the back of this exam paper if you need rewriting or extending an
answer. Clearly indicate which question you are answering if you need these pages.
Question 21 (4 Marks)

Iodine-131 decays through both beta and gamma emission. Iodine-123 decays through gamma
emission only. Iodine-131 is used for diagnosis and therapy whereas Iodine-123 is used only for
diagnosis.

a. With reference to the information and the table, justify the different uses of these two
radioisotopes. (2 Marks)

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b. Write the equation representing the decay of Iodine-131 by beta emission. (1 Mark)

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c. Which of the following are isotopes of the same element? (1 Mark)

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Question 22 (2 Marks)

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Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a chemical once widely used as a solvent.
a. Construct an electron dot formula for carbon tetrachloride. (1 Mark)

b. Identify the shape of the carbon tetrachloride molecule. (1 Mark)

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Question 23 (4 Marks)
a. Calculate the amount of iron needed to react with oxygen to produce 3.5 g of iron (III) oxide.
The equation for this reaction is:

Show all relevant steps in your calculations. (2 Marks)

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b. In an experiment, 0.98 g of magnesium combined with chlorine gas to form 3.8 g of

magnesium chloride. Use this information to find the empirical formula of magnesium
chloride. Show all relevant steps in your calculations. (2 Marks)

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Question 24 (6 Marks)
A student used the following pieces of
equipment (labelled A, B, C and D) to
produce a diluted solution of barium
hydroxide of 0.0005 M concentration
from a bottle containing 0.050M
barium hydroxide.

a. Outline a method the student could use to produce the solution accurately. (3 Marks)
Ensure equipment A to C is clearly identified in your method.

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b. Calculate the mass of barium hydroxide present in 100ml of this diluted solution.
All steps in the calculations must be shown. (3 Marks)

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Question 25 (2 Marks)
Carbon monoxide reacts with chlorine to form phosgene,

1.0 mole of Cl2 was mixed with 1.0 mol of CO in two separate 1.0 L containers at two different
temperatures - T1 and T2 , and the concentration of COCl2 was measured. The results of these
reactions are given below.

Which of the temperatures, T1 or T2 is the higher? Justify your answer. (2 Marks)

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Question 26 (2 Marks)

Calculate the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a 250L hot water system from
15 oC to 70 oC. Assume that 1 mL has a mass of 1 gram. All steps in the calculation must be
shown. (2 Marks)

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Question 27 (7 Marks)
A student sets up a galvanic cell using two standard half cells as illustrated below. Beaker 1
contains 100 cm-3 of 1 mol L-1 of aluminium nitrate and Beaker 2 contains 100 cm-3 of 1 mol L-1
of copper nitrate.

The solutions are connected to each other with a salt bridge consisting of a piece of filter paper
soaked in an appropriate electrolyte.

a. Name a solution that could be used as the electrolyte for the salt bridge in the illustrated cell.
(1 Mark)

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b. Write the half cell equation for the chemical process that takes place in beaker 1.
(1 Mark)

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c. Calculate the standard voltage produced by the cell in FIGURE 1. All steps in the calculation
must be shown. (2 Marks)

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 Question 27 continued
d. With reference to Figure 1, the student wants to investigate how the voltmeter reading can
be affected if he makes the following modifications as shown below:
(i) removing the salt bridge (ii) replacing the electrode and the (iii) replacing the electrode and the
solution in beaker 2. (i.e. tin solution in beaker 1. (i.e. zinc
electrode in 1 mol/L tin nitrate) electrode in 1 mol/L zinc nitrate)

For each of these modifications ((i), (ii) and (iii) , select ONE alphabet (W, X, Y or Z) from the
list below which will represent the correct observation of the voltmeter reading.
W: increase in the voltmeter reading (i.e. larger deflection of its pointer)
X: decrease in voltmeter reading (i.e. smaller deflection of its pointer)
Y: no change in voltmeter reading
Z: zero voltmeter reading

Complete the table below by listing W, X, Y or Z (as the correct observation) for each of these
modifications and include relevant explanations. You may use the alphabet W, X , Y or Z more
than once in the table below.
(3 Marks)

Modification Observation Relevant explanation

(i)Removing the salt
bridge only.

(ii) Replacing the

copper electrode in
beaker 2 by a tin
electrode.

(iii) Replacing the

aluminium electrode
in beaker 1 with a
zinc electrode.

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Question 28 (3 Marks)

In the production of ammonia at 25.00C, the standard entropy change for the reaction was found
to be −198.0 J K-1 mol-1 .

Calculate the standard Gibbs free energy for the production of ammonia.
All steps in the calculation must be shown. (3 Marks)

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Question 29 (3 Marks)

Use the data provided to find the enthalpy change for the following reaction, by applying Hess’s
Law. CS2(l) + 3O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2SO2(g)

Reaction Δ H (kJ/mol)

C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) -394

S(s) + O2(g) → SO2(g) -297

C(s) + 2S(g) → CS2(g) +88

All steps in the calculation must be shown. (3 Marks)

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Question 30 (6 Marks)
In an experiment, calcium carbonate reacted with hydrochloric acid. The product, carbon dioxide
gas (CO2) was collected in a tube and its volume was measured over a period of time. The results
of the experiment was recorded in the table below.

a. Plot a graph showing volume of CO2 produced on the y-axis against the time on the x-axis.
(3 Marks)

b. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute
hydrochloric acid. (1 Mark)

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c. Calculate the mass of calcium carbonate required to produce 31.5 mL of carbon dioxide gas.
Show all relevant steps in your calculations. (2 Marks)

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Question 31 (7 Marks)

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 A beaker, labelled P contains 50 mL of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) solution with a concentration
of 1.0x 10-2 mol L-1.

a. How many moles of sodium ions are in beaker P? All steps in the calculation must be shown.
(2 Marks)

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b. 80 mL of 0.01 M hydrochloric acid is added to the contents of beaker P.

i. Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid in 80 mL of 0.01 M hydrochloric acid.

All steps in the calculation must be shown. (2 Marks)

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ii. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium
carbonate. (1 Mark)

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c. Identify the limiting reagent in the reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate
in beaker P and justify your answer. (2 Marks)

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Question 32 (4 Marks)

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Acetylene gas (C2H2) is used in welding metals together. When this gas is combined with oxygen
it produces a flame with temperatures around 2 800 oC.

a. Write a balanced chemical equation for the complete combustion of acetylene.

(1 Mark)

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b. Using the following data, calculate the heat produced when 104.144 g of acetylene undergoes
complete combustion. All steps in the calculations must be shown. (3 Marks)

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NESA NUMBER:___________________________

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Part A: Multiple Choice 20 marks
Select the best alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question.
Indicate your response with an X in the appropriate space on the grid below.
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