Drill 2 ( 2018 ) Sem 1 3.

The phase diagram of a covalent substance is shown below:

1. A plot of pV against P at constant temperature for 1 mol of a gas is

shown as below :

X
pV

What is the significance of the region marked X ?
A The gas molecules are far apart and attractive forces can be
ignored.
B The gas molecules are far apart and intermolecular attractions
make the gas more compressible.
C The gas molecules are close together and the volume of the gas
molecules can be ignored.
D The gas molecules are close together and the repulsive forces
make them harder to compress.
The following statements are correct except
A When the substance proceeds from X to Y, its physical state
changes form solid to liquid.
B Beyond the point D, the liquid and the gaseous state is
indistinguishable.
C Along Y to Z , the change takes place at constant temperature.
D L represents the boiling point of the substance.

4. Metallic bond is
2. The thermal decomposition of N2O5 obeys first order kinetic. At
A due to a strong electrostatic attraction between the positive
45oC , a plot of ln(N2O5) versus t gives a slope of
cations and negative sea of mobile electrons.
– 6.18 x 10-4 min-1. What is the half-life of the reaction?
B due to the donation of valence electrons the metal atoms.
A 4.28 x 10-4 min B 6.18 x 10 -4 min
C a special bond formed between the valence electrons and the
C 1122 min D 1618 min
metallic atoms.
D a dipole-dipole attraction between the delocalised electrons and
the metallic atoms.
5. X, Y and Z are three hydrides from Group 14, 15 and 16. Which of 8. The buffer capacity of a solution is a measured of the amount of
the following is not true about the hydrides? acid or base that the solution can absorb without any significant
A X , Y and Z are using sp3 hydridisation. change in pH. What are the concentrations of NH3 (aq) and NH4Cl
B The bond angle in X < Y < Z. (aq) that will produce the maximum buffer capacity?
C The number of the lone pair of electrons increases from X to [NH3 (aq)] [NH4Cl (aq)]
Z. A 2.0 1.0
D X , Y and Z are simple covalent molecules. B 1.0 2.0
C 2.0 2.0
6. The pH of the healthy person is in the range of 7.35 to 7.45 . Which D 5.0 0.5
statement explains how the human blood system maintains it pH
within the range if there is an excess of H+ ion?
A They are eliminated by sweating.
B They are neutralised by HCO3 - ions in the blood. 9. A mixture of 20 cm3 of oxygen and 50 cm3 of hydrogen is sparked
C They are neutralised by H2CO3 in the blood. continuuously. What is the theoretical decrease in volume? ( All gases
D They are neutralised by OH- ions in the blood. measured at room temperature and pressure).
A 10 cm3 B 20 cm3 C 40 cm3 D 60 cm3

7. The decomposition of calcium carbonate is an endothermic process

according to the equation: 10. What is the valence electronic configuration of an element X, which
CaCO3 (s) CaO (s) + CO2 (g) forms oxides XO2 and XO3, acids H2XO3 and H2XO4?
Which of the following can be used to increase the yield of carbon A ns2 np2 B ns2 np4
dioxide? C ns2 np5 D (n-1)d5 ns1
A adding a suitable catalyst.
B decreasing the volume of the vessel.
C Increasing the temperature.
D Adding aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. 11. Which of the following species is NOT V shaped?

A O3 B CH3+ C SO2 D H2O

12. In an acid-base titration, 25.0 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 of an acid is 14. A 3.245 g sample of chloride of titanium was reduced with
titrated with 0.1 mol dm-3 of a base. The variation of pH against the sodium to metallic titanium. After the resultant sodium chloride was
volume of based added is shown as follows: washed out , the residual titanium metal was dried and weighed as
0.891 g. What is the empirical formula of this titanium chloride?
A TiCl B TiCl2 C TiCl3 D TiCl4

15. The solubility of calcium hydroxide is 0.5 g dm-3 . Calculate the value
of Ksp ( mol 3 dm-9 ) of calcium hydroxide.
A 1.23 x 10-6 B 3.09 x 10-7
C 6.18 x 10-7 D 0.50

The diagram could represent the titration between

A nitric acid and aqueous ammonia solution.
B hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide.
C sulphuric acid and aqueous potassium hydroxide.
D ethanoic acid and aqueous ammonia solution.

13. Given that the set of quantum numbers for a multi-electron

atom:+ 2, 0 , 0, + ½ and +2, 0 , 0 , - ½ , what is the next allowed
set of higher n and l quantum numbers for this atom in its ground
state?
A n = 2, l =0 B n=2,l=1
C n = 3 , l =0 D n = 3, l =1
Section B (c) Both carbon and silicon are Group 14 elements. They form dioxide, CO2
and SiO2 . Carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature but silicon dioxide is a
16. (a) Atoms or ions that contain the same number of electrons are called solid with high melting point. Account for the difference.
isoelectronic. Those that contain the same number of neutrons are called
isotonic. Those that contain the same number of protons are call isotopic.
Five ions are given below :
V 3 ,
31
15 W 2 ,
32
15
31
15 X  , 32
16Y
2
, 35
17 Z

Which of the above ions are

(i) Isoelectronic : [2]

(ii) Isotonic :

(iii) Isotopic :

[3]

(b) Among the five ions in part (a) , which of the ions would be
deflected the most in the electric field? Give your reason.

[2]
 17. (a) The diagram below shows the boiling point-composition graph of a A solution with composition at X is heated until boiling.
mixture of hydrogen fluoride
(i) What is the boiling point of this solution?

[1]

(ii) What is the vapour composition at this boiling point?

[1]

(iii) Explain why a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and water show negative
deviation from Raoult’s Law.

[2]
Temperature

(iv) If the solution of with composition X is boiled for a long time. What will be
the temperature when the boiling point stops changing?

[1]

(b) A mixture of liquid P and Q behaves ideally. At a constant temperature, T the

vapour pressure of pure P and Q are 120 and 40.0 kPa respectively and the mole
fraction of P in the solution is 0.60.

(i) Calculate the total vapour pressure of the liquid mixture at temperature T.

[3]
18. (a) Ammonium perchlorate (NH4ClO4 ) is a solid rocket fuel used to propel All the lines in the atomic hydrogen spectrum can be summarized in an
the space shuttle. When heated above 200oC, it decomposes to several gaseous equation known as Rydberg equation as follows:
products; nitrogen, chlorine, oxygen and water vapour.
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(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the decomposition of ammonium
perchlorate at 800oC. (i) Name the series of lines represented by B and C.
(ii) State the spectra region of B.
(ii) The sudden appearance of hot gaseous products in a small initial volume (iii) What are the values of n and m represent in B in the Rydberg
leads to a rapid increase in pressure and temperature that gives the rocket its equation?
thrust. What total pressure of gas would be produced at 800oC by igniting [4]
7.00 g of ammonium perchlorate in a 0.5 dm3 vessel. Assuming the gaseous
products behave ideally.

(iii) Calculate the partial pressure of chlorine in the mixture of gas produced.

[7]

(b) When an electrical discharge passes through gaseous hydrogen at low

pressure, electromagnetic radiation is emitted.

Explain what processes within a hydrogen atom cause radiation to be

emitted.

[4]

(c) If the radiation in (b) is passed through a spectrometer, several series of

converging lines are observed.
19 .

(b) The relationship between reaction rate constant k and absolute temperature T can be
represent by the Arrhenius equation :

(i) What do you understand about activation energy?

(ii) Given that A for this reaction is 4.8 x 109 dm3 mol-1 s-1. Calculate its Ea.

(4 marks )
(c)

(7 marks)

(3 marks)