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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)

You are advised not to spend more than 40 minutes on this section.

For Questions 1 to 20, there are four possible answers labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the
one you consider to be correct and indicate your answers on the separate answer sheet
provided.

1 10 dm3 of polluted air is passed through lime water, Ca(OH)2, so that all of the carbon
dioxide present is precipitated as calcium carbonate. The mass of calcium carbonate
formed is 0.05 g. What is the percentage, by volume, of carbon dioxide in the air
sample? (All gas volumes are measured at r.t.p.)

A 0.05 % B 0.11 %

C 0.12 % D 0.30 %

2 When 10 cm3 of a gaseous hydrocarbon was burnt in 70 cm3 of excess oxygen, the
final gaseous mixture contained 30 cm3 of CO2 and 25 cm3 of unreacted O2. All
gaseous volumes were measured under room temperature and pressure.

What is the formula of the hydrocarbon?

A CH4 B C2H4

C C3H6 D C3H8

3 In which of the following reactions does H2O2 act only as an oxidising agent?

A Ag2O + H2O2  H2O + 2Ag + O2

B 2Ce4+ + H2O2  2Ce3+ + O2 + 2H+

C ClO– + H2O2  Cl– + H2O + O2

D Mn2+ + H2O2 + 2OH–  MnO2 + 2H2O

4 Which factor helps to explain why the first ionisation energies of the Group 1 elements
decrease from lithium to sodium to potassium to rubidium?

A The nuclear charge of the elements decreases.

B The outer electron is in a ‘s’ subshell.

C The repulsion between paired electrons increases.

D The increase in the number of inner electron shells.

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5 Which one of the following represents the electronic configuration of the N– ion in the
ground state?

1s 2s 2p

6 HCl is stable to heat, but HI decomposes into its elements when heated. Which of the
following statement accounts for the difference?

A HI is a stronger reducing agent than HCl.

B HI is more volatile than HCl.

C The H–I bond is weaker than the H–Cl bond.

D The I–I bond is weaker than the Cl–Cl bond.

7 X, Y and Z are elements in the same period of the Periodic Table. The oxide of X is
amphoteric, the oxide of Y is basic and the oxide of Z is acidic. What is the order of
increasing ionic radius for these elements?

A X, Y, Z B X, Z, Y

C Y, X, Z D Y, Z, X

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8 The oxide and chloride of an element L are separately added to water. The two
resulting solutions have the same effect on litmus.

Which element could L be?

A sodium

B magnesium

C silicon

D phosphorus

Which of the following statements are correct for the sequence of compounds below
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considered from left to right?

NaF MgO AlN SiC

1 The electronegativity difference between the elements in each compound

increases.

2 These compounds are isoelectronic to each other.

3 The bonding becomes increasingly covalent.

A 2 and 3 only

B 1 only

C 1 and 2 only

D 2 only

10 Which one of the following sets of compounds consists of a giant ionic structure, a giant
covalent structure and a simple covalent structure?

A C6H5CO2H, P4O10 and SiC

B BaO2, ICl3 and H3PO4

C C(diamond), AlCl3 and BCl3

D BCl3 , BaCl2 and SiO2

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11 Which of the following best describes the change in bond angle in water when the ion
H3O+ is formed?

A increases to approximately 107o

B increases to approximately 109o

C decreases to approximately 107o

D decreases to approximately 109o

12 In which of the following pairs of compounds is the second compound more polar than
the first compound?

first compound second compound

A HCN BeCl2
B NH3 PH3

C SO2 SeO2

D CH3Cl CCl4

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13 Urea is a product of animal metabolism. It can also be used as a fertiliser.

The diagram shows angle x in this molecule.

Which statements about the structure of urea are correct?

1 Angle x is approximately 120o.

2 The molecule has one  bond.

3 The molecule has only two lone pairs of electrons.

4 The molecule can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds.

A 2 and 3 only

B 1 only

C 1, 2 and 4 only

D 2 and 4 only

14 Sodium hypobromite, NaOBr, is commonly used as a germicide and antiparasites. It

conducts electricity in aqueous solution.

What type of bonding is present in NaOBr?

1 ionic bond
2 covalent bond
3 instantaneous dipole – induced dipole
4 permanent dipole – permanent dipole

A 1, 2 and 4 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 1 and 3 only
D 1 and 4 only

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15 The enthalpy change of reaction, Hr, between calcium and water to produce calcium
hydroxide and hydrogen gas can be measured in the laboratory.
Hr
Ca(s) + 2H2O(l) Ca(OH)2(s) + H2(g)

Ca(s) + O2(g) + 2H2(g)

What information, other than that obtained in the experiment above, is needed to
calculate a value for the enthalpy change of formation of Ca(OH)2(s)?

A enthalpy change of vapourisation of calcium

B enthalpy change of combustion of hydrogen

C first and second ionisation energies of calcium

D lattice energy of calcium hydroxide

16 What is meant by the term dynamic equilibrium?

A an equilibrium that is constantly changing its position

B an equilibrium where the forward and reverse reactions are taking place at
different rates

C an equilibrium where the forward and reverse reactions are taking place at
the same rate

D an equilibrium which has not yet settled to a constant state

17 The value of the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction to form ethyl ethanoate from
ethanol and ethanoic acid is 4.0 at 60oC.

C2H5OH(l) + CH3CO2H(l) CH3CO2C2H5(l) + H2O(l)

What is the number of moles of ethyl ethanoate formed when 1.0 mol of ethanol and
1.0 mol of ethanoic acid are allowed to reach equilibrium at 60oC?

A 1 B 2 C 1 D 3
3 3 4 4

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18 Ammonia is manufactured by the Haber process, in an exothermic reaction.

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)

Assuming that the amount of catalyst remains constant, which change will not bring
about an increase in the rate of the forward reaction?

A decreasing the size of the catalyst pieces

B increasing the pressure

C increasing the temperature

D removing the ammonia as it is formed

19 The following data was obtained from the studies of the reaction between O 2 and NO
in a vessel at constant temperature.

experiment 1 2 3

initial concentration of NO/ mol dm–3 0.40 0.40 0.60

initial concentration of O2/ mol dm–3 0.60 0.90 1.20

initial rate of reaction/ mol dm–3 s–1 1.08 1.62 4.86

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the above system?

A The reaction is zero order with respect to O2.

B The rate constant k has units of mol–1dm3 s–1.

C The rate equation is rate = k[NO][O2].

D The overall order of the reaction is three.

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20 The rate equation for the reaction 3A(g) + B(g)  C(g) is

rate = k[A]2[B] where k is the rate constant.

Two experiments using the same initial amounts of both A and B were carried out at
temperature T K and same initial pressure.

The data is shown below.

experiment volume of reaction vessel initial rate of reaction

1 V R
2 2V (with addition of an inert gas) R’

Which of the following shows the relationship between R and R’?

1
A R’ = R
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1
B R’ = R
4

C R’ = R

D R’ = 8R

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