Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level

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 INSTRUCTIONS
 There are Forty questions on this paper.
 Answer all questions.For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
 Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer
sheet.
 Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Write in soft pencil.
 Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the spaces
provided unless this has been done for you.
 Do not use correction fluid.
 You may use a calculator.
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 The total mark for this paper is 40.
 Each correct answer will score one mark.
 Any rough working should be done on this question paper.

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C 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

D 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2

3 Compound X contains the elements C, H and O only. 2.00 g of X produces 4.00 g of carbon
dioxide and 1.63 g of water when completely combusted. What is the empirical formula of X?

A CHO2 B C2H2O C C2H4O D CH2 O2

4 For which molecule is the dipole moment zero?

A CH3 Cl B CH2 Cl 2 C CHCl 3 D CCl 4

5 Which contains the largest number of hydrogen atoms?

A 0.10 mol of pentane

B 0.20 mol of but-2-ene

C 1.00 mol of hydrogen molecules

D 6.02 1023 hydrogen atoms

6 In which pair of species do both species have only one unpaired p electron?

A Ar+ and C– q B B and Ti+ C F and Ga D Se– and Si–

7 What is the minimum mass of oxygen required to ensure the complete combustion of 12 dm 3 of
propane measured under room conditions?

A 60 g B 80g C 120 g D 160 g

8 When hydrogen iodide is reacted with concentrated sulfuric acid, several reactions occur,
including:
8HI + H2SO4 H2S + 4H2O + 4I2

Which row gives the change in oxidation number of iodine and of sulfur in this reaction?

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9 Compound X consists of 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen by mass. What is the
empirical formula of compound X?

A CH2 O B C2H2O C C2H4O D CHO

10 For the element sulfur, which pair of ionisation energies has the largest difference between them?

11 Which ion has both more electrons than protons and more protons than neutrons?

12 Which species contains the smallest number of electrons?

13 Nitric oxide, NO, and bromine vapour react together according to the following equation.

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14 Which series shows molecules in order of increasing bond angle?

15 What is the volume of steam produced when 1.00 g of ice is heated to 323 °C at a pressure of
101 kPa?

16 Solid carbon dioxide, CO2, is similar to solid iodine, I2, in its structure and properties.
Carbon is in Group 14. Silica, SiO2, is a Group 14 compound.

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 Which statement about solid CO2 and solid SiO2 is correct?

17 An article in a science magazine contains the following statement.

‘It is lighter than a feather, stronger than steel, yet incredibly flexible and more conductive than
copper.’
Which form of carbon is being described?

18 Which equation has an enthalpy change of reaction which corresponds to the standard enthalpy
change of atomisation of chlorine?

19 In an experiment, 2.00 mol of hydrogen and 3.00 mol of iodine were heated together in a sealed
container and allowed to reach equilibrium at a fixed temperature. The container had a fixed
volume of 1.00 dm3 . At equilibrium, there were 2.40 mol of iodine present in the mixture.

20 The following data are needed for this question.

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21 Nitrogen dioxide, NO2, is a brown gas.

22 Which row of the table is correct?

23 A large excess of marble chips was reacted with 25 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm–3 hydrochloric acid at

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40 °C.

24 Ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, and ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3, are used as fertilisers. These
salts have different percentages by mass of nitrogen. They have the same effect as each other on the
pH of neutral soil. Which row is correct?

25 Which change alters the activation energy of a given reaction?

26 All the reactants and products of an exothermic reaction are gaseous. Which statement about this
reaction is correct?

27 HOCl(aq) is the molecule that kills bacteria when chlorine is added to water. The following reaction
produces this molecule.

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28 Ammonia is manufactured from nitrogen and hydrogen using the Haber process.

29 The electrical conductivities of two compounds, Y and Z, are shown in the table.

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30 Which formula represents the empirical formula of a compound?

31 Iodine and propanone react according to the following equation.

32 Sulfur can be oxidised in two ways.

33 Hydrogen iodide dissociates into hydrogen and iodine.

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34 The diagram shows the distribution of molecular energies in a sample of gas at a temperature T1.

The activation energy for an uncatalysed reaction of this gas, Ea(uncat), is shown.

35 200 g of water are at 25°C.

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36 The molecules of a gas at a constant temperature, T1, have the distribution of molecular energies
shown in the diagram.

37 Which reaction is not a redox reaction?

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38 The reaction between sulfur dioxide and oxygen is reversible.

39 Which statement about the effect of a catalyst on a reversible reaction is correct?

40 The diagram shows the pathways of a reaction, with and without a catalyst. Which letter
represents the overall energy change for the reaction?

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