ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE

2016 JC 1 PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY 8872/01
Higher 1 4 October 2016
Paper 1 Multiple Choice 45 minutes

Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

Data Booklet

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There are twenty–five questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are
four possible answers A, B, C and D.
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Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

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Exam Title: JC1 PROMO

Exam Details: H1 Chemistry / Paper 1

Date: 04/10/2016

This document consists of 9 printed pages.

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Section A

For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you consider
to be correct.

1 A particular sample of krypton, consisting of a mixture of isotopes with their corresponding

relative abundances, is given in the table below.

relative isotopic mass % abundance

80 2.4
82 16.7
83 11.6
84 51.9
86 17.4

Which of the following corresponds to the Ar of the sample?

A 84.0 B 83.8 C 83.0 D 82.5

2 Group I and Group II ionic hydrides react with water.

H–(s) + H2O(l) OH–(aq) + H2(g)

In an experiment, 1 g samples of each of the following ionic hydrides are treated with an
excess of water.

Which sample produces the greatest mass of hydrogen?

A LiH B NaH C CaH2 D MgH2

3 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

Uranium is able to form water–soluble salts in which it exists in different oxidation states.

In an experiment, 20.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm–3 Un+ ions was found to react with 40.00 cm3 of
0.0200 mol dm–3 MnO4– ions in acidic medium.

If UO22+ ions were produced in the reaction, what is the value of n in Un+?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

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4 When Fe is reacted with Fe3+(aq) ions, Fe2+(aq) ions are formed.

Assuming the reaction goes to completion, how many moles of Fe and Fe3+(aq) would
result in a mixture containing equal number of moles of Fe3+(aq) and Fe2+(aq) once the
reaction had taken place?

moles of Fe moles of Fe3+(aq)

A 1 2
B 1 3
C 1 5
D 2 3

5 9
Be is used in the production of ‘fast neutrons’.

How many neutrons are present in 0.09 g of 9Be?

[L = Avogadro constant]

A 0.04L B 0.05L C 0.09L D 0.45L

6 Covalent bonds are formed by orbital overlap. The shape of unsaturated hydrocarbon
molecules can be explained in terms of hybridisation of orbitals.

H H
Which bond is not present in N C C C C H ?
H H

A a  bond formed by 2p–2p overlap

B a  bond formed by 1s–2sp overlap
C a  bond formed by 1s–2sp2 overlap
D a  bond formed by 2sp2–2sp3 overlap

7 Which pair of compounds satisfies both of the following conditions?

(i) The first compound has a larger bond angle than the second compound.
(ii) The first compound is more polar than the second compound.

first compound second compound

A NH3 SF6
B IF3 PH3
C H2O HCN
D BeCl2 CH4

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8 The boiling point of ammonia, NH3 (–33 °C) is greater than that of hydrogen chloride, HCl
(–85 °C).

Which statement is a correct explanation of this?

A There are more atoms in an ammonia molecule than there are in a hydrogen chloride
molecule, so instantaneous dipole–induced dipole interactions are stronger in NH3.
B The N–H bond in the ammonia molecule is stronger than the Cl–H bond in hydrogen
chloride molecule.
C There are, on average, more hydrogen bonds between ammonia molecules than
there are between hydrogen chloride molecules.
D The hydrogen bonding between ammonia molecules is stronger than the permanent
dipole–permanent dipole interactions between hydrogen chloride molecules.

9 Refer to the molecule below.

HO O
C H
b H
O C c
C
a H
O

Which of the following shows the correct information with regard to the various labeled
bond angles?

Smallest bond angle  Largest bond angle

A a c b
B b a c
C c b a
D a b c

10 Which structural change does not take place when Al2Cl6 vapour dissociates into AlCl3
vapour at a high temperature?

A Bond angles increase.

B Fewer pairs of electrons are shared.
C The structure changes from giant molecular to simple molecular.
D The shape of the molecule changes from three dimensional to planar.

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11 Which diagram best represents the structure of solid magnesium oxide?

A B

C D

12 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

An unknown amount of butane was burnt under a vessel containing 1 kg of water at 25 C,
it was found that the temperature of the water rose to 65 C.

Given that 25% of the energy evolved from the combustion of butane, C4H10, was lost to
the surroundings and the enthalpy change of combustion of butane is 2090 kJ mol1,
what is the amount of butane burnt?

A 0.07 mol B 0.08 mol C 0.107 mol D 0.173 mol

13 Given the following enthalpy changes

I2(g) + 3Cl2(g) 2ICl3(s) Ho = –214 kJ mol–1

I2(s) I2(g) Ho = +38 kJ mol–1

what is the standard enthalpy change of formation of iodine trichloride, ICl3?

A –88 kJ mol–1
B –138 kJ mol–1
C +138 kJ mol–1
D +176 kJ mol–1

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14 The heat liberated in the neutralisation given below is –114 kJ mol–1.

2NaOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq) Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)
By using this information, what is the most likely value for the heat liberated in the following
neutralisation?
Ba(OH)2(aq) + 2HCl(aq) BaCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l)

A –57 kJ mol–1 B –76 kJ mol–1 C –114 kJ mol–1 D –171 kJ mol–1

15 The graph shows the results of an investigation of the initial rate of hydrolysis of maltose
by the enzyme amylase. In the experiments, the initial concentration of maltose is varied
but that of amylase is kept constant.
rate

[maltose]
Which of the following cannot be deduced from the above information?

A When [maltose] is low, the rate is first order with respect to maltose.
B When [maltose] is high, the rate is zero order with respect to maltose.
C When [maltose] is high, the rate is zero order with respect to amylase.
D When [maltose] is high, all the active sites in the amylase are occupied by the
maltose molecules.

16 The decomposition

2N2O5 4NO2 + O2

is first order with respect to N2O5.

In an experiment, 0.10 mol of pure N2O5 was put in an evacuated flask. It was found that
there was 0.025 mol of N2O5 left after x minutes.

Which statement is true?

x
A The half–life of N2O5 is minutes.
2
B The time taken for 0.20 mol of N2O5 to reduce to 0.10 mol is x minutes.
C The mole ratio of the products to reactants is 5 : 1 after x minutes.
D There was 0.0125 mol of N2O5 left after 2x minutes.

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17 A reversible reaction is catalysed.

Which statement about this system is correct?

A The molecules collide more frequently.

B The catalyst alters the mechanism of the reaction.
C The average kinetic energy of the molecules increases.
D The catalyst alters the composition of the equilibrium mixture.

18 Which one of the following statements is correct about a reaction for which equilibrium
constant is independent of temperature?

A The activation energies for both forward and backward reactions are zero.
B The enthalpy change of reaction is zero.
C Its rate constants do not vary with temperature.
D There are equal numbers of moles of reactants and products.

19 The Haber process is an industrial process for manufacturing ammonia from hydrogen and
nitrogen gas. The reaction is as shown below:

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) H = –92 kJ mol–1

Which of the following statement best describes the conditions for the process?

A High temperature and pressure is required for a high yield of ammonia.

B Low temperature and low pressure is required for a high yield of ammonia.
C The temperature employed cannot be too high otherwise the reaction will be too
slow.
D The pressure employed during the process cannot be too high due to high costs.

20 A mixture of steam and carbon monoxide will form an equilibrium mixture, as shown by the
equation.
H2O(g) + CO(g) H2(g) + CO2(g)

If 1.0 mol of steam and 1.0 mol of carbon monoxide are allowed to reach equilibrium,
33.3% of the resulting mixture is hydrogen.

What is the value of the equilibrium constant, Kc?

A 4.0 B 2.0 C 1.0 D 0.25

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Section B

For each of the question in this section, one or more of the three numbered statements 1 to 3 may be
correct.

Decide whether each of the statements is or is not correct (you may find it helpful to put a tick against
the statements that you consider to be correct.)

The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of

A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 2 and 3 1 only
are correct only are correct only are correct is correct

No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

21 Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

What do the ions 36S2– and 37Cl– have in common?

1 Both ions have more neutrons than electrons.

2 Both ions have an outer electronic configuration 2s2 2p6.
3 Both ions contain the same number of nucleons in their nuclei.

22 Which enthalpy change could always be correctly represented by the enthalpy diagram
shown?

reactants

enthalpy (H)
H
products

reaction pathway

1 bond energy
2 combustion
3 neutralisation

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23 Which equation correctly describes the reaction whose ∆H is the standard enthalpy
change of formation at 298K?

3
1 2Fe(s) + O2(g) Fe2O3(s)
2
2 H+(aq) + OH–(g) H2O(l)
3 2C(s) + 6H(g) C2H6(g)

24 The reaction of P and Q proceeds by the two–stage process shown.

slow
P + Q R
fast
R + P 2S

Which statements about this reaction are correct?

1 The initial rate of formation of S can be increased by adding R.

2 The relative molecular mass of S is higher than that of P.
3 The concentration of R will always exceed that of S.

25 Each of the following equilibria is subjected to two changes carried out separately:

(i) The pressure is reduced at a constant temperature

(ii) The temperature is increased at constant pressure

For which of the following equilibria will both of these changes result in an increase in the
proportion of products?

1 N2O4(g) 2NO2(g); ∆H = +57 kJ mol–1

2 4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) 4NO(g) + 6H2O(g); ∆H = –950 kJ mol–1
3 H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g); ∆H = +53 kJ mol–1

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H1 Chemistry 8872 AJC 2016 JC1 PROMO Paper 1 – 25 marks

Question Question
Key Key
Number Number
1 B 16 A
2 A 17 B
3 D 18 B
4 C 19 D
5 B 20 A

6 B 21 D
7 A 22 C
8 D 23 D
9 A 24 B
10 C 25 D

11 A
12 C
13 A
14 C
15 C

A 7
B 6
C 6
D 6

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