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1.The bones in an adult human skeleton have a mass of
approximately 9kg. Of this, 1 kg is calcium.
The calcium in bones is present as calcium ions, Ca 2+
Copy out and complete the electronic configurations of
the following

(a)

a calcium atom 1s2

a calcium ion
[2]

1s2.

(b) Calculate the approximate number of calcium ions in

an adult human
skeleton.
[The Avagadro constant L = 6 x 1023 mol 1]
[2]
(c) Suggest why calcium atoms are not present in a
human skeleton. [1]
(d) The calcium in bones can be assumed to be present as
calcium phosphate. A phosphate ion has the formula
PO43-.
(i) What is the formula of calcium phosphate?
[1]

(ii) Estimate the percentage, by mass, of calcium

phosphate in an adult human skeleton.
[3]
2. Well over 2,000,000 tonnes of sulfuric acid H2SO4, are
produced in the UK each year.
This is used in the manufacture of many important
materials such as paints, fertilisers, detergents, plastics,
dyestuffs and fibres.
The sulfuric acid is prepared from sulfur in a threestage process.
Stage 1:
The sulfur is burnt in oxygen to produce sulfur dioxide
S + O2 SO2
Stage 2:
The sulfur dioxide reacts with more oxygen using a
catalyst to form sulfur trioxide
2SO2 + O2 2SO3
Stage 3:
The sulfur trioxide is then dissolved in concentrated
sulfuric acid to form oleum, H2S2O7, which is then
diluted in water to produce sulfuric acid.
(a) 100 tonnes of sulfur dioxide were reacted with oxygen
in stage 2.
Assuming that the reaction was complete, calculate
(i) how many moles of sulfur dioxide were reacted
[1]
(ii) the mass of sulfur trioxide that formed.
[1]
(iii) Construct a balanced equation for the formation
of sulfuric acid from oleum.
[1]
(b)

The concentration of the sulfuric acid can be checked by

titration. A sample of the sulfuric acid was analysed as follows.

 10.0 cm3 of sulfuric acid was diluted with water to

make 1.00 dm3 of solution.
The diluted sulfuric acid was then titrated with
aqueous sodium hydroxide NaOH
H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) Na2SO4 (aq)+
2H2O (l)
In the titration, 25.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3 aqueous
sodium hydroxide required 20.0 cm3 of the diluted
sulfuric acid for neutralisation.
(i) Calculate how many moles of NaOH were used.
[1]
(ii) Calculate the concentration, in mol dm-3, of the
diluted sulfuric acid H2SO4.
[2]
(iii) Calculate the concentration, in mol dm-3, of the
original sulfuric acid sent for analysis.
[1]
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