Grade 11SL_Revision Worksheet Assessment-02

1. (a) Photosynthesis enables green plants to store energy from sunlight as glucose.
(i) Write the equation for photosynthesis. [1]

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(ii) Explain how photosynthesis is being employed to control global warming. [2]

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(b) Glucose can be converted to ethanol through fermentation:

(i) Determine the energy efficiency of this conversion in terms of the enthalpies
of combustion of the reactants and products. Use section 14 of the data
booklet. [1]

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 (ii) Suggest one reason, other than energy density and specific energy, why
ethanol may be considered a more useful fuel than glucose. [1]

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2. (a) State the major form of energy produced by the combustion of coal. [1]

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(b) The equation for the combustion of octane is:

(i) Determine the mass of carbon dioxide, in g, produced when 1 kJ of energy is

produced. Use section 14 of the data booklet. [3]

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(ii) Suggest a piece of evidence that leads some people to not accept a causal link between
the industrial emission of greenhouse gases, such as CO2 , and global warming. [1]
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3. Energy production often has associated costs.

(a) Calculate the mass of CO2 produced per 1000 kJ of heat obtained from the combustion of
ethanol. Use section 13 of the data booklet [2]

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(b) The GWP of methane is approximately 21. Estimate the heat absorbed by one mole of methane
relative to a mole of carbon dioxide. [2]

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4. (i) Write the equation for the complete combustion of ethanol. [2]
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(ii) Determine the enthalpy change for the combustion of ethanol, in kJ mol−1, using section 11 of
the data booklet. [3]

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(iii) Draw the structure of a section of a polymer formed from three monomers of but-2-ene. [1]

5. The element sulfur has many industrial uses.

(a) (i) Determine the standard enthalpy of reaction , in kJ mol-1, for the oxidation of SO2 to SO3 .

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(ii) Explain the polarity of the . . Use section 17 of the data booklet. [2]

6. The combustion of 0.1 moles of sulfur (S) was demonstrated in a school laboratory
using the following apparatus in a fume cupboard.

(i) Calculate the enthalpy of combustion of sulfur, ΔHc , in kJ mol-1 from this data. Use sections 1 and
2 of the data booklet. [2]

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