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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

CHEMISTRY 5070/3
PAPER 3 Practical Test
Thursday 24 JUNE 1999 Morning 1 hour 30 minutes

Candidates answer on the question paper.

Additional materials:
As listed in Instructions to Supervisors
Mathematical tables

TIME 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Answer both questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
You should show the essential steps in any calculation and record all experimental results in the
spaces provided on the question paper.
If you are using semi-micro methods in Question 2, you should modify the instructions to suit the size
of apparatus and the techniques you are using.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Question 1 carries 35% of the total marks and Question 2 carries 65%.
Mathematical tables are available.
Qualitative Analysis notes for this paper are printed on page 8.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

TOTAL

This question paper consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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1 Solution Q is aqueous sodium hydroxide of unknown concentration.
Solution P is 0.100 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid.

(a) Put P into the burette.

Pipette a 25.0 cm3 (or 20.0 cm3) portion of Q into a flask and titrate with P, using the
indicator provided. Record your results in the table, repeating the whole procedure as
many times as you consider necessary to achieve consistent results.

Results

Burette readings

Titration number 1 2

Final reading/cm3

Initial reading/cm3

Volume of P used/cm3

Best Titration results (✔)

Summary
Tick (✔) the best titration results.

Using these results, the average volume of solution P required was ……………. cm3

Volume of solution Q used was .…………… cm3 [12]

(b) P is 0.100 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid

Using your answer to (a) calculate the concentration, in mol/dm3, of sodium hydroxide
in Q.

Concentration of sodium hydroxide in Q is ……………. mol/dm3 [2]

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2 You are provided with three solutions, R, S and T, which have been prepared by
dissolving three different metal oxides in dilute nitric acid. Carry out the following
experiments on the solutions and record your observations in the table.

Test
Test Observations with Solution R
No.

1 (a) To a portion of the test solution,

add aqueous sodium hydroxide
until a change is seen.

(b) Add excess aqueous sodium

hydroxide to the mixture from (a).

2 (a) To a portion of the test solution, add

aqueous ammonia until a change is
seen.

(b) Add excess aqueous ammonia to

the mixture from (a).

3 To a portion of the test solution, add an

equal volume of aqueous potassium iodide
and leave to stand for a few minutes.

4 To a portion of the test solution, add an

equal volume of dilute sulphuric acid.

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Test
Observations with Solution S Observations with Solution T
No.

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Conclusions

Give the name of the metal present in R ........................................................................................

Name the section of the Periodic Table in which the metal in S is found ........................................

Is the metal oxide used to prepare T acidic, amphoteric or basic?

(Underline the correct answer) [3]

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NOTES FOR USE IN QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Test for anions

anion test test result

–
carbonate (CO23 ) add dilute acid effervescence, carbon dioxide
produced
–
chloride (Cl ) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add white ppt.
[in solution] aqueous silver nitrate
iodide (I –) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add yellow ppt.
[in solution] aqueous lead(II) nitrate
nitrate (NO–3) add aqueous sodium hydroxide then ammonia produced
[in solution] aluminium foil; warm carefully
–
sulphate (SO24 ) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add white ppt.
[in solution] aqueous barium nitrate

Test for aqueous cations

cation effect of aqueous sodium hydroxide effect of aqueous ammonia

aluminium (Al 3+) white ppt., soluble in excess giving a white ppt., insoluble in excess
colourless solution
ammonium (NH+4 ) ammonia produced on warming –
2+)
calcium (Ca white ppt., insoluble in excess no ppt. or very slight white ppt.
copper(II) (Cu2+) light blue ppt., insoluble in excess light blue ppt., soluble in excess giving
a dark blue solution
+
iron(II) (Fe2 ) green ppt., insoluble in excess green ppt., insoluble in excess
+
iron(III) (Fe3 ) red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess
zinc (Zn2+) white ppt., soluble in excess giving a white ppt., soluble in excess giving a
colourless solution colourless solution

Test for gases

gas test and test result

ammonia (NH3) turns damp red litmus paper blue
carbon dioxide (CO2) turns limewater milky
chlorine (Cl 2) bleaches damp litmus paper
hydrogen (H2) “pops” with a lighted splint
oxygen (O2) relights a glowing splint
sulphur dioxide (SO2) turns aqueous potassium dichromate(VI) green

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