CONFIDENTIAL CHM420/TEST1/NOVEMBER2023

ANSWER SCHEME

TEST 1

CHM420

GENERAL CHEMISTRY

OCT 2023 – FEB 2024

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QUESTION 1 ANSWER MARKS

i) element ½ marks
ii) homogeneous mixture ½ marks 2 marks
a)
iii) heterogeneous mixture ½ marks
iv) compound ½ marks

Taylor X’s measurements are the most precise 1 mark

b) Taylor Y’s measurements are the least accurate and the least precise 1 mark 3 marks
Taylor Z’s measurements are the most accurate 1 mark

0.625 g/L x 1 kg/1000 g x 1L/ 0.001 m3 = 0.625 kg/m3 1 mark 2 marks

c)
½ marks ½ marks

d) Extensive property depends on how much matter is being considered. 1 mark

QUESTION 2
i) Barium hydroxide 1 mark
(a) ii) Sulfurous acid 1 mark 3 marks
iii) HgCl2 1 mark

Element Nickel (Ni) Bromine (Br)

Mass (g) 25.5 74.5
Mole 25.5 = 0.4343 74.5 = 0.9322
58.71 ½ marks 79.92 ½ marks
(b) 4 marks
Mole ratio 0.4343 = 1 0.9322 = 2.1
0.4343 ½ marks 0.4343 ½ marks
Empirical formula NiBr2 1 mark
Name Ni (II) bromide 1 mark
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c(i) 2Al (s) + 3Cl2 (g) → 2AlCl3 (s) 1 mark
Mol Al = 7.5 g / 26.98 g.mol-1 = 0.2780 mol Al ½ marks
Mol Cl2 = 24.8 g / 70.92 g.mol-1 = 0.3497 mol Cl2 ½ marks

If Al is limiting reactant:
2 mol Al = 2 mol 2AlCl3
0.2780 mol Al = 0.2780 mol AlCl3 1 mark
(ii) 4 marks
If Cl2 is limiting reactant:
3 mol Cl2 = 2 mol 2AlCl3
0.3497 mol Cl2 = 0.2331 mol AlCl3 1 mark

Cl2 is limiting reactants. 1 mark

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0.2780 mol – 0.2331 mol = 0.0449 mol 1 mark

(iii) 2 marks
0.0449 mol Al x 26.98 g/mol Al = 1.211 g Al 1 mark

Mass of AlCl3 = 0.2331 mol AlCl3 x 133.36 g.mol-1

= 31.09 g 1 mark
(iv) 2 marks
% yield = 17.9 g / 31.09 g x 100% = 57.57% 1 mark
QUESTION 3
i) Ge: [Ar] 4s23d104p2 ½ marks
(a) ii) Fe: [Ar] 4s23d6 ½ marks 2 marks
iii) Zn: [Ar] 4s23d10 ½ marks
iv) Ni: [Ar] 4s23d8 ½ marks
Al: Orbital 2p is not completely filled with electrons. Disobey Hund’s rule.1 mark
b) B: The total number of electrons filled in all subshell is incorrect. 1 mark 3 marks
F: The total number of electrons filled in all subshell is incorrect. 1 mark
1/λ=RH(1/n21−1/n22) ½ marks
Use constant: RH = 1.9074 ×107m−1 ½ marks
1/λ = RH(1/n21−1/n22)
= 1.0947×107 m−1 (1/12−1/32) ½ marks
c) = 1.0947×107 m−1× 0.8889 3 marks
= 0.973×107 m−1
λ = 1.027×10-7 m ½ marks

Lyman series 1 mark

QUESTION 4
The elements are arranged by increasing number of protons (atomic number)
(a) ½ marks, there are repeating patterns of chemical and physical properties ½ 1 mark
marks.
Atomic number Z= 43
Electronic configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d5 ½ marks
Period: 5 ½ marks, Block: d ½ marks, Group 17 ½ marks
(b) 4 marks
Atomic number Y= 64
Electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f7 5s2 5p6 5d1 6s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 ½ marks
Period: 6 ½ marks, Block: f ½ marks, Group: 3 ½ marks
i) +2 ½ marks
(c) 1 mark
ii) 0 ½ marks
The atomic radius of a chemical element is a measure of the size of its atom,
usually the mean or typical distance from the centre of the nucleus to the
(d) 2 marks
outermost isolated electron 1 mark. Atomic radii increase going down a group due
to added energy levels and increases shielding effect 1 mark.
Total 40 marks