British International School Jeddah

Chemistry department
IB Chemistry – SL /HL
Q1 Assessment 1: S1.1-S1.4, R2.1
October 2023

Instructions to candidates
SL students: Answer only questions 1-12 and 16-22 [60 minutes]
HL students: Answer all questions (1-25) [75 minutes]
Calculators and data booklets are allowed

Name:

Teacher:

Level Total marks Percentage Grade

SL /40

HL /50
Paper 1: Multiple Choice
1. Which is a possible empirical formula for a substance with Mr = 42?

A. CH
B. CH2
C. C3H6
D. C3H8

2. 0.2 mol of sodium hydrogencarbonate is decomposed by heating until constant mass.

2 NaHCO3 (s) → Na2CO3 (s) + H2O (g) + CO2 (g)
How many moles of gas are produced?
A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.3
D. 0.4

3. Which sample contains the fewest moles of HCl?

NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1.
Molar volume of an ideal gas at STP = 22.7 dm 3 mol–1.

A. 10.0 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm–3 HCl (aq)

B. 6.02 × 1024 molecules of HCl (g)
C. 0.365 g of HCl (g)
D. 2.27 dm3 of HCl (g) at STP
4. Naturally occurring gallium consists of the isotopes 71Ga and 69Ga.
What is the approximate percentage abundance of 69Ga?
Mr (Ga) = 69.72.

A. 40 %
B. 50 %
C. 60 %
D. 75 %

5. Which equation represents the deposition of iodine?

A. I2 (g) → I2 (l)
B. I2 (g) → I2 (s)
C. I2 (l) → I2 (g)
D. I2 (s) → I2 (g)

6. Which experimental results support the theory that electrons exist in discrete energy
levels?
A. 1H NMR
B. X-ray diffraction pattern
C. Emission spectra
D. IR spectra
7. 0.10 mol of hydrochloric acid is mixed with 0.10 mol of calcium carbonate.
2HCl (aq) + CaCO3 (s) → CaCl2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
Which is correct?

8. Which is correct?

A. Mixtures are either homogeneous or heterogeneous and their chemical properties are an
average of the individual component properties.
B. Mixtures are never heterogeneous and their chemical properties are an average of the
individual component properties.
C. Mixtures are either homogeneous or heterogeneous and the components retain their
individual chemical properties.
D. Mixtures are never homogeneous and the components retain their individual chemical
properties.

9.
Which represents the shape of an s atomic orbital?
10. What is the ground state electron configuration of an atom of chromium, Cr (Z = 24)?
A. [Ar]3d6
B. [Ar]4s23d4
C. [Ar]4s13d5
D. [Ar]4s24p4

11. Which transition in the hydrogen atom emits visible light?

A. n = 1 to n = 2
B. n = 2 to n = 3
C. n = 2 to n = 1
D. n = 3 to n = 2

34 2−
12. Which is correct for 16 S ?
Questions 13-15 are HL ONLY

13. Which statement explains why the second ionization energy of aluminium is higher
than the first ionization energy of magnesium?

A. Ionization energy increases along period 3.

B. 3p electrons are at a higher energy level than 3s electrons.
C. 3p electrons are further away from the nucleus than 2p electrons.
D. Both have the same number of electrons and aluminium has one more proton.

14. The graph shows the first six ionization energies of an element.

In which group is the element?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
15. What volume of carbon dioxide, CO2 (g), can be obtained by reacting 1 dm3 of methane,
CH4 (g), with 1 dm3 of oxygen, O2 (g)?
CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2H2O (l)
A. 0.5 dm3
B. 1 dm3
C. 2 dm3
D. 6 dm3
Paper 2: Short answer and extended response
16. When heated in air, magnesium ribbon reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide.

(a(i)) Write a balanced equation for the reaction that occurs. [1]

The reaction in (a)(i) was carried out in a crucible with a lid and the following data was
recorded:
Mass of crucible and lid = 47.372 ±0.001 g
Mass of crucible, lid and magnesium ribbon before heating = 53.726 ±0.001 g
Mass of crucible, lid and product after heating = 56.941 ±0.001 g

(a(ii)) Calculate the amount of magnesium, in mol, that was used. [1]

(a(iii)) Assume the reaction in (a)(i) is the only one occurring and it goes to completion, but
some product has been lost from the crucible. Deduce the percentage yield of magnesium
oxide in the crucible. [2]
When magnesium is burnt in air, some of it reacts with nitrogen to form magnesium nitride
according to the equation:
3 Mg (s) + N2 (g) → Mg3N2 (s)
(a(iiii)) Suggest an explanation, other than product being lost from the crucible or reacting
with nitrogen, that could explain the yield found in (b)(iii). [1]

Most nitride ions are 14N3–.

(a(iiiii)) State the number of subatomic particles in this ion.

[1]

(a(iiiiii)) Some nitride ions are 15N3–. State the term that describes the relationship between
14N3– and 15N3–. [1]
17. Fast moving helium nuclei (4He2+) were fired at a thin piece of gold foil with most
passing undeflected but a few deviating largely from their path. The diagram illustrates this
historic experiment.

(a) Suggest what can be concluded about the gold atom from this experiment.

[2]
(b) State the electron configuration of copper. [1]
18. Bromine can form the bromate(V) ion, BrO3−.
(a.i) State the electron configuration of a bromine atom. [1]

(a.ii) Sketch the orbital diagram of the valence shell of a bromine atom (ground state) on
the energy axis provided. Use boxes to represent orbitals and arrows to represent
electrons.

[1]

19. An organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen has 62.02 % carbon
and 10.43 % hydrogen by mass.
(a) Determine the empirical formula of the compound, showing your working. [3]
20. 3.26 g of iron powder are added to 80.0 cm 3 of 0.200 mol dm−3 copper(II) sulfate
solution. The following reaction occurs:
Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)
(a.i) Determine the limiting reactant showing your working. [2]

(a.ii) The mass of copper obtained experimentally was 0.872 g. Calculate the percentage
yield of copper. [2]
21. The emission spectrum of an element can be used to identify it.
(a.i) Draw the first four energy levels of a hydrogen atom on the axis, labelling n = 1, 2, 3
and 4.

[1]

(a.ii) Draw the lines, on your diagram, that represent the electron transitions to n = 2 in the
emission spectrum.
[1]
22. A student determined the percentage of the active ingredient magnesium
hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, in a 1.24 g antacid tablet.
The antacid tablet was added to 50.00 cm 3 of 0.100 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid, which was in
excess.
(a) Calculate the amount, in mol, of H2SO4. [1]

(b) Formulate the equation for the reaction of H2SO4 with Mg(OH)2. [1]

(c) The excess sulfuric acid required 20.80 cm 3 of 0.1133 mol dm−3 NaOH for
neutralization.
Calculate the amount of excess acid present. [1]

(d) Calculate the amount of H2SO4 that reacted with Mg(OH)2. [1]

(e) Determine the mass of Mg(OH)2 in the antacid tablet. [2]

(f) Calculate the percentage by mass of magnesium hydroxide in the 1.24 g antacid tablet to
three significant figures. [1]

Questions 23-25 are HL ONLY

23. Electron transitions are related to trends in the periodic table.

(a) Explain the general increase in trend in the first ionization energies of the period 3
elements, Na to Ar. [2]

(b) Sodium emits yellow light with a frequency of 5.09 × 10 14 Hz when electrons transition
from 3p to 3s orbitals.
Calculate the energy difference, in J, between these two orbitals using sections 1 and 2 of
the data booklet. [1]
24. Properties of elements and their compounds can be related to the position of the
elements in the periodic table.
(a) Sketch a graph to show the relative values of the successive ionization energies of
boron.

[2]

25. The emission spectrum of an element can be used to identify it.

(a.i) Hydrogen spectral data give the frequency of 3.28 × 10 15 s−1 for its convergence limit.
Calculate the ionization energy, in J, for a single atom of hydrogen using sections 1 and 2 of
the data booklet. [1]

(a.ii) Calculate the wavelength, in m, for the electron transition corresponding to

the frequency in (a)(iii) using section 1 of the data booklet. [1]

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