Section A (10 marks)

1. The reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid is represented by the following
equation:
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) ZnCl2(aq)+ H2(g)
A student wants to determine the rate of reaction in a school laboratory. Which of the
following methods is the most suitable?.
A.

Determine the volume of hydrogen gas released per unit time.

B.

Determine the change in temperature of the solution per unit time.

C.

Determine the change in the concentration of zinc chloride per unit time.

D.

Determine the change in the concentration of hydrochloric acid per unit time.

2. The rate of reaction for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide decreases with time
because
A.

product of reaction decreases.

B.

volume of hydrogen peroxide decreases.

C.

concentration of hydrogen peroxide decreases.

D.

temperature of hydrogen peroxide decreases with time.

3. The diagram shows the energy profile of a reaction. Ea is the activation energy for this
reaction.

What will change the activation energy from Ea to Ea?

A.

Catalyst

B.

Temperature

C.

Concentration

D.

Total surface area

4. Which of the following explains the meaning of effective collision?

A.

The reaction that causes a reaction.

B.

The collision that has low activation energy.

C.

The collision which takes place before a reaction.

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D.

The collision where its energy is less than the activation energy.

5. If you want to cook 100 potatoes within short time, which is the most suitable method?.
A.

Fry the potatoes in a wok.

B.

Boil the potatoes in a pan.

C.

Steam the potatoes in a steamer.

D.

Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker.

6. A reaction between sulphuric acid and zinc carbonate produces carbon dioxide gas. The
reaction is completed in 60 seconds and the maximum volume of gas produced is 30
cm3. What is the average rate of reaction?.
A.

0.5 cm3 s-1

B.

1.8 cm3 s-1

C.

2.0 cm3 s-1

D.

4.0 cm3 s-1

7. Which of the following structural formulae shows an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

A.
C.

B.

8.

D.

The equation below shows a chemical reaction

Based on the equation given, name the reaction.

A. Hydrogenation
B. Polymerization
C. Halogenation
D. Substitution

9. Which of the following compounds is an organic compound?

A. Glucose, C6H12O6
B. Carbon dioxide, CO2
C. Carbonic acid, H2CO3
D. Calsium carbonate, CaCO3
10. Diagram below shows the structural formula of pent-1-ene.

Which of the following are the structural formulae and names for the isomers of pent-1ene?

A. I and IV
B. II and III
C. I, II and IV
D. I, II, III and IV
Answer for section A.

1. .

2. .

3. .

4. .

5. .

6. .

7. .

8. .

9. .

10. .

Section B (20 marks)

1. An experiment is carried out to study the decomposition of 25 cm 3 of hydrogen peroxide
at room temperature with the presence of manganese (IV) oxide as a catalyst.
The results of the experiment are shown in Table 1 below:

Time/s

30

60

90

120

150

180

Volume of gas/cm3

17

29

34

36

36

36

Table 1
a.

Write the balance equation for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with
the presence of catalyst.
2H2O2 2H2O + O2
[1 mark]

b.

Draw a graph of volume of gas against time for the reaction.

X axis and Y axis are labeled with unit. - 1 mark

All points are plotted correctly.

- 1 mark

Smooth curve.

- 1 mark
[3 marks]

c.

Based on the graph in (b), calculate:

i.

The average rate of reaction in the first minute.

29 0

= 0.483 cm3s-1

60 0
[1 mark]
ii.

The rate of reaction at 60 seconds.

Tangen at the curve is shown

- 1 mark

3 -1

(Accept 0.2 0.3 cm s )

- 1 mark
[2 marks]

d.

The rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is very low. Based on the

collision theory, explain how the presence of catalyst increases the rate of
decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

The presence of catalyst provides an alternative path with

a lower activation energy

More colliding particles are able to overcome the lower activation energy//
frequency of effective collision increase.
[3 marks]

2. a. Table 2 shows the physical properties of some alkanes.

Alkane
Butane
Pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane

Melting point (C)

-138
-130
-96
-91
-57
Table 2

i.

Boiling point(C)
-1
36
69
126
126

What is the physical state of hexane at room temperature?.

Liquid
[1 mark]

ii.

Write the structural formula of octane and pentane

H H

H H

H H

H H

Octane
-

Pentane

Accept branched chain

[2 marks]

iii.

Explain why the melting point of octane is higher than the melting
point of pentane.

The molecular size of octane is bigger than pentane.

The intermolecular forces of attraction

H
H stronger.
Br in octane are

More heat is required to overcome the stronger

H forces.
C C H
I
Br Br

Max : 2 marks
[2 marks]

b. Alkenes are reactive compound because of the existence

H carbon-carbon double
H of
H H
II
H2, nickel
bond. Write the structural formula for the product of each
reaction.
H Cof the
H
C following
H C C H
H H
III
5H2O(g)

OH

[3 marks]
c. For reaction III in question (b.), write the chemical equation and catalyst used.
Chemical equation

: C2H4 + H2O C2H5OH

Catalyst

: phosphoric acid
[2 marks]

Section C(20 marks)

3. a. Hexene (C6H12) and hexane (C6H14) both have 6 carbon atoms but hexene burns with
sootier flames as compared with hexane. Explain why.
[Atomic mass of C, 12; H,1].
[5 marks]
b. Butane and butene can be differentiating using acidified potassium manganate (VII)
solution. Complete the table to show the results of the test.
[1 mark]
Procedure
Acidified potassium manganate (VII)

Observation
Purple colour is decolourised.

solution is added to butene.

Acidified potassium manganate (VII)

Purple colour remains/ unchanged.

solution is added to butane.

Explain why there is a difference in these observations.

[4 marks]
a. Percentage of carbon in hexane
= 72 X 100%

= 83.72%

86
Percentage of carbon in hexene
= 72 X 100%

= 85.71%

84
Combustion of hexane produced more soot compared to hexane because
hexane contains higher percentage of carbon.
b. Purple colour remains/ unchanged.

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Butene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon

Butene reacts with acidic potassium manganate (VII) solution by addition

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reaction.

Butane is saturated hydrocarbon.

Butane cannot react with acidic potassium manganate (VII) solution//

butane is not reactive.

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4.

A group of pupils carried out three experiments to investigate the factors affecting the
rate of reaction. Table 3 shows information about the reactants and the temperature used
in each experiment.
Experiment
I
II
III

Reactants
Excess calcium carbonate chips and 30 cm3 of
0.5 moldm-3 hydrochloric acid
Excess calcium carbonate chips and 30 cm3 of
0.5 moldm-3 hydrochloric acid
Excess calcium carbonate chips and 30 cm3 of
1.0 moldm-3 hydrochloric acid
Table 3

Temperature (C)
30
40
40

Based on Table 1 compare the rate of reaction between:

Experiment I and experiment II

Experiment II and experiment III

In each case explain the difference in rate of reaction using collision theory.
[10 marks]
Experiment I and II

The rate of reaction for experiment II is higher than experiment I.

The temperature for experiment II is higher than experiment I.

High temperature causes the particles of reactants to have more kinetic

energy.

Frequency of collision is higher.

Frequency of effective collision is higher.

Experiment II and III

The rate of reaction for experiment III is higher than experiment II.

The concentration of hydrochloric acid in experiment III is higher than in

experiment II.

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This causes the number of particles/H+ ions per unit volume in experiment III is
higher than in experiment II.

Frequency of collision is higher.

Frequency of effective collision is higher.