Chemistry Higher Level Semester 1 Grade 11 exam

Multiple choice questions 15 marks 22 minutes

Student name: _____________________________________________

1. Which equation correctly describes the reaction that occurs when sodium metal is added
to water at room temperature?

A. 2Na(s) + 2H2O(aq) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)

B. 2Na(s) + 2H2O(aq) → 2NaOH(s) + H2(g)
C. Na(s) + H2O(l) → NaOH(s) + H2(g)
D. 2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)

2. Which contains the greatest number of atoms?

A. 1.0 mol of hydrogen gas

B. 6.02 x 1023 atoms of hydrogen

C. 1.0 g of hydrogen gas

D. 1.0 mol of hydrogen atoms

3. A sample of argon gas occupies 49.6 cm3 at a temperature of 22 oC and a pressure of

99.3 kPa. What volume (in cm3) will the same amount of argon gas occupy at a temperature
of 25 oC and a pressure of 101.2 kPa?

A. 49.6 x x

B. 49.6 x x

C. 49.6 x x

D. 49.6 x x
 4. Silver chloride is an insoluble salt. What mass of silver chloride will be precipitated when
25.0 cm3 of 0.500 mol dm-3 silver nitrate solution is added to 25.0 cm3 of 0.500 mol dm-3
barium chloride solution?

A. 35.8 g

B. 17.9 g

C. 1.79 g

D. 3.58 g

5. When 20.0 cm3 of a hydrocarbon is combusted completely it produces 60.0 cm3 of carbon
dioxide and 80.0 cm3 of water vapour. Assuming all the volumes are measured at the same
temperature and pressure, what is the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon?

A. C3H4

B. C6H4

C. C3H8

D. C6H8

6. Which statement is correct about

A. It contains 20 protons.
B. It contains 20 neutrons.
C. It contains 20 electrons.
D. It contains 19 electrons.

7. Boron has a relative atomic mass of 10.81. There are two stable isotopes of boron,
boron-10 and boron-11. What is the abundance of boron-10 in naturally occurring boron?

A. 81.3%
B. 19.0%
C. 81.7%
D. 8.10%
 8. The graph shows a plot of the 1st ionization energies of the first twenty elements against
atomic number.

Which statements about the graph are correct?

I. The linear shapes between B and N and between Al and P provide evidence for Hund's rule.

II. The differences between the values for He and Li and between Ne and Na provide evidence for
main energy levels.

III. The drop in values between B and Be and between Al and Mg are due to p sub-levels being
lower in energy than s sub-levels.

A. I and II only

B. II and III only

C. I and III only

D. I, II and III
 9. Which is the correct orbital diagram (arrows in boxes) for the 4s and 3d orbitals in the Fe3+
ion?

A.

B.

C.

D.

10. Which period in the periodic table is the element with the electron configuration
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d5 located?

A. 5

B. 7

C. 4

D. 3

11. Which is the largest ion?

 12. Which statement explains why atomic radii decrease across a period?

A. The outer electrons are in the same main energy level and the number of protons increases
across the period.

B. The electronegativity increases across a period.

C. The number of neutrons in the nucleus increases across the period which increases the
attraction to the electrons.

D. The ionization energy generally increases across a period.

13. What is the value for x in iron(III) hexacyanide, [Fe(CN)6]x ?

A. 6+

B. 3+

C. 3−

D. 6−

14. Which accounts for the fact that solid anhydrous copper(II) sulfate is white?

A. The energy emitted by the complex produces a continuous spectrum.

B. White is the complementary colour of the colour absorbed when an electron is promoted from
a lower to a higher orbital in the split d sub level.

C. The d sub level is completely full.

D. The d sub level is not split.

 15. A student determined the molar mass of calcium carbonate by reacting a known mass of
solid calcium carbonate with a known quantity of excess hydrochloric acid. Once all the
calcium carbonate had reacted the excess hydrochloric acid was titrated with standard
sodium hydroxide solution. The value obtained for the molar mass of calcium carbonate
was 97.2 g mol-1.

What was the percentage error in this experiment?

A. 3.0%

B. 2.8%

C. 10.8%

D. 5.6%