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A Level CHEMISTRY
Revision Test
Topic 5: Formulae, Equations & Amounts

Time: 30 mins
Date Mark Grade/Effort

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Follow up questions and corrections

Q1. The definition of the mole is

   A      the amount of any substance which occupies a volume of 24 dm3 at room temperature and
                pressure.
   B      the amount of any substance containing the same number of identical entities as there are in
                exactly 12 g of the carbon-12 isotope.
   C      the number of atoms in exactly 12 g of the carbon-12 isotope.
   D      the number of molecules in exactly 2 g of hydrogen at room temperature and pressure.
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Q2. Which of the following statements is true? The Avogadro constant is the number of
   A   grams of any element which contains 6.02 × 1023 atoms of that element.
   B   atoms contained in one mole of any element.
   C   atoms contained in one mole of any monatomic element.
   D   particles (atoms, molecules or ions) required to make one gram of a substance.
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Q3. Use the Avogadro constant to calculate the number of atoms in 1 mol of carbon dioxide.
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Q4. The ideal gas equation is: PV = nRT ( where the gas constant R = 8.31 J mol-1 K-1).

(a) Which are the correct units for pressure, volume and temperature?
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   A kPa, dm3, K
   B kPa, m3, K
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   C Pa, dm , K
   D Pa, m,3
K

(b) A sample of dry gas is found to occupy 2.850 dm3 at 22.0°C and 101,000 Pa.

How many moles of the gas are present?

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Q5. Which of these solutions does not contain the same total number of ions as the others?

   A     10.00 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3  NaCl(aq)

   B     20.00 cm3 of 0.050 mol dm-3  NaCl(aq)
   C     20.00 cm3 of 0.050 mol dm-3  MgCl2(aq)
   D     13.33 cm3 of 0.050 mol dm-3  MgCl2(aq)
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Q6. Oxygen gas, O2, can be converted into ozone, O3, by passing it through an electric discharge.
3O2(g) → 2O3(g)
In an experiment, a volume of 300 cm3 of oxygen was used but only 10% of the oxygen was converted into
ozone. All volumes were measured at the same temperature and pressure.
What is the total volume of gas present at the end of the experiment, in cm3?
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Q7. When sodium hydrogencarbonate was added to dilute hydrochloric acid, a temperature rise of 11 °C
was measured using a thermometer graduated at 1 °C intervals.
The uncertainty for each thermometer reading is ± 0.5 °C.
Calculate the percentage error in the temperature rise of 11 °C.
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Q8. An impure sample of sodium hydrogencarbonate, NaHCO3, of mass 0.227 g, was reacted with an
excess of hydrochloric acid. The volume of carbon dioxide gas evolved was measured at room temperature
and pressure and found to be 58.4 cm3.

The molar mass of sodium hydrogencarbonate is 84 g mol−1.

(a) By first calculating the mass of sodium hydrogencarbonate present in the impure sample, calculate the
percentage purity of the sodium hydrogencarbonate. Give your answer to two significant figures.
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(b) Suggest why the carbon dioxide should not be collected over water in this experiment.
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Q9. A series of titrations is carried out using the same conical flask. Before carrying out each titration, the
conical flask must be

   A   rinsed with ethanol.

   B   rinsed with distilled or deionised water.
   C   rinsed with the solution that it will contain.
   D   dried to remove all traces of liquid.
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Q10. A student carried out an experiment to determine the concentration of ethanoic acid in a solution of
vinegar.

The student used a measuring cylinder to measure out 25.0 cm3 of the vinegar solution.
This solution was then transferred to a 250 cm3 volumetric flask and the liquid level was carefully made
up to the mark with distilled water.
A pipette was used to transfer 25.0 cm3 portions of the acidic solution to conical flasks.
The solution was then titrated with sodium hydroxide solution, concentration 0.100 mol dm−3, using
phenolphthalein as the indicator. 

(a)  In this titration, what is the colour change of the phenolphthalein indicator?
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(b)  Explain why the mean titre should be based only on titrations 2, 3 and 4.
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(c)  Calculate the concentration of the ethanoic acid in the original vinegar solution in g dm−3.
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 (e)  Suggest, with a reason, how the student's method of preparing the diluted solution could be
improved.
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Improvement
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Reason
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(f)  The burette used in the titration had an uncertainty for each reading of ± 0.05 cm3.

Suggest ONE reason why a student may obtain volumes outside the uncertainty of the burette when
performing a titration.
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Markscheme (Topic 5 Test)
Q1. B
Q2. C
Q3.
1.8 x 1024
Q4.
D

1.17 (1) x 10-1 (1)

Q5. C
Q6.
290 (cm3)

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Q8.

Q9. B
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