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C1 PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION H2 CHEMISTRY 9746 Paper 1: Multiple Choice 25th September 2007 45 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Complete the information on the optical mark sheet (OMS) as shown below. Write your name

Write your CT group

Write and shade your NRIC or FIN number.

There are 30 questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question, there are four possible answers, A, B, C or D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the OMS. After the examination, you are required to submit only the OMS. Each correct answer will score one mark. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers. You should have a Data Booklet. You may use a calculator. Any rough working should be done in this booklet.

This question booklet consists of 9 printed pages (including this page).

2 Section A For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider to be correct. 1 Particle S T2+ U3 V W
2

No. of Neutrons 16 17 16 18 16

No. of Nucleons 32 34 31 35 33

Which of the following sets consists of particles that are isoelectronic? A C 2 S2, T2+, W T2+, U3, V B D S2, U3, W S2, U3, V

On collision, airbags in cars inflate rapidly due to the production of nitrogen. The nitrogen is formed according to the following equations: 2NaN3 2Na + 3N2 10Na + 2KNO3 K2O + 5Na2O + N2 How many moles of nitrogen gas are produced from 1.0 mol of sodium azide, NaN3? A 1.5 B 1.6 C 3.2 D 4.0

To identify an oxide of nitrogen, 0.10 mol of the oxide was mixed with 10 dm3 of hydrogen gas and passed over a heated catalyst. At the end of the reaction, 0.4 dm3 of hydrogen gas remained. The ammonia produced required 125 cm3 of 0.80 mol dm3 H2SO4 for neutralisation. All gaseous volumes were measured at room temperature and pressure. What is the formula of the oxide of nitrogen? A NO B N2O C NO2 D N2O4

Chlorine gas is a severe irritant to the eyes and respiratory system. The maximum safe tolerant level of chlorine gas in air is 0.005 mg dm3. How many chlorine molecules are present in 10 dm3 of air at this toleration level? A

0.05 71 6 10 23
0.05 6 10 23 1000 71

0.05 6 10 23 71 0.05 71 6 10 23 1000

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2.88 dm3 of chlorine gas, measured at room temperature and pressure, disproportionated on reacting with excess hot sodium hydroxide to give ClOx and 0.20 mol of Cl. What is the value of x?
A

In which order are the electrons lost in forming the Sc4+ ion from Sc atom?
1st A B C D 2nd 3rd 4th

3d 3d 4s 4s

3p 4s 4s 4s

4s 4s 3p 3d

4s 3p 3d 3p

The following plots are to be drawn for one mole of an ideal gas.
plot 1 2 3 4 y-axis pressure pressure volume pressure volume x-axis volume temperature temperature pressure condition constant temperature constant volume constant pressure constant temperature

Which of the above plots would give a straight line with a positive gradient?
A 8

1 and 3

2 and 3

2 and 4

3 and 4

The diagram shows a liquid flowing from a burette and a charged rod being brought near the flow. liquid burette

negatively charged rod

Which liquid would be deflected as shown?

A C

CCl4 Br2

B D

CH3CH2OH
Cl Cl

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In which of the following pairs of compounds does the first member have a higher boiling point than the second?
A C

PCl3 and MgCl2 CH3NH2 and CH3F

B D

CH3OH and CH3CH2OH (CH3)3CCH2CH3 and CH3(CH2)4CH3

10

X has a melting point of 3727 oC and conductivity of 2 105 1 m1. An oxide of X has a boiling point of 78 oC. What is X? A

Carbon

Silicon

Sodium

Phosphorous

11

A particular fuel Q is found to be 80% efficient when used to heat water. The enthalpy change of combustion of fuel Q is 2500 kJ mol1. What is the minimum amount of fuel Q required to raise the temperature of 1 dm3 of water from 20 C to 100 C? [It takes 4.2 J to raise the temperature of 1 cm3 of water by 1 K.]
A

0.042 mol

0.134 mol

0.168 mol

134.4 mol

12

Element E exists as a gaseous molecule, E4. It has the following molecular structure:
E E E E

Given the standard enthalpy change of atomisation of E is +734 kJ mol1, what is the EE bond energy in kJ mol1?
A

122

184

489

1101

13

Consider the reaction between gaseous compounds A, B and C to form D:

A(g) + B(g) + C(g) D(g)

The mechanism for the reaction was found to be as follow: Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:
A(g) + B(g) Y(g) D(g) X(g) fast slow fast X(g) + C(g) Y(g)

Which of the following statements about the reaction and its mechanism is not correct?
A B C D

The units of the rate constant, k, are mol1 dm3 s1. The intermediates in the reaction are X(g) and Y(g). The rate of reaction increases with increasing pressure. The reaction is first order with respect to C(g).

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Which of the following graphs shows that the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is a first order reaction?
Rate of decomposition of H2O2 Rate of decomposition of H2O2 0

[H2O2]

[H2O2]

Rate of decomposition of H2O2

Rate of decomposition of H2O2 0

[H2O2]

[H2O2]

15

In an experiment, it was found that the rate of reaction doubled when the reaction mixture was heated. Which of the following statements best explains the observation?
A B C D

The average speed of the particles doubles when heated. The activation energy of the reaction is halved when heated. The temperature of the reaction mixture doubles when heated. The frequency of effective collisions between the particles doubles when heated.

16

The equilibrium constant of the following system is numerically equal to 4.

P

2Q

Which of the following statements is correct?

A B C D

The rate constants of the forward and reverse reactions are different. The rates of both the forward and reverse reactions are equal to zero. The ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to that of the reverse reaction is equal to 4. Under the same conditions, the equilibrium constant for the system Q numerically equal to . P is

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NOCl decomposes to form NO and Cl2 according to the following equation: 2NOCl (g) 2NO(g) + Cl2(g)

At 35 oC, the equilibrium constant Kc = 1.6 105 mol dm3. Which relationship must be correct at equilibrium at 35 oC?
A C 18

2[NOCl] = 2[NO] + [Cl2] [NO] < [NOCl]

B D

2[NO] = [Cl2] [NOCl] < [Cl2]

A bulb containing sulphur dioxide, SO2, at a pressure of 1 atm was connected to another bulb of equal volume containing oxygen, O2, at the same pressure. After the gases have been allowed to mix at a constant temperature of 400 oC until equilibrium is established, the final pressure is 0.76 atm. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g)

What is the partial pressure of sulphur trioxide, SO3, at equilibrium?

A

0.15 atm

0.24 atm

0.48 atm

2.48 atm

19

How many stereoisomers are possible for the following molecule?

OH
A 20

16

32

64

In which of the following reactions is the inorganic reagent acting as a nucleophile?

A B C D

C2H6 + Br2 C2H5Br + HBr C6H6 + HNO3 C6H5NO2 + H2O CH3CH=CH2 + Cl2 CH3CHClCH2Cl CH3CHBrCH3 + KCN CH3CH(CN)CH3 + KBr

21

Under suitable conditions, ethene may undergo a reaction with an interhalogen compound, BrCl. Which of the following shows the structure of the intermediate formed?
A

[CH3CH2]+

[CH3CHBr]+

[CH2CH2Br]+

[CH2CH2Cl]+

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A compound used as an optical brightener in detergents has the following structure:

CN

CH CH

CH CH

NC

Which of the following is likely to be a property of this compound?

A B C D

It exists as four geometric isomers. It reacts with cold dilute alkaline manganate(VII) solution to form eight optical isomers. It reacts with hot acidified manganate(VII) solution to form three different organic products. It undergoes both electrophilic substitution and electrophilic addition reactions with chlorine.

Section B

For each of the questions in this section, one or more of the three numbered statements 1 to 3 may be correct. Decide whether each of the statements is or is not correct (you may find it helpful to put a tick against the statements you consider to be correct). The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of
A 1, 2 and 3 are correct B 1 and 2 only are correct C 2 and 3 only are correct D 1 only is correct

No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

23

For which of the following pairs does the first species contain fewer unpaired electrons than the second species?
1

C+, N

O, S2+

Fe3+, Cr

24

Which of the following statements about real gases are correct?

1 2

The molar mass of any real gas can be estimated by M = The compressibility factor, approaches 0 atm.

mRT . pV

pV , of one mole of any real gas approaches 1.0 when p RT

Real gases behave more ideally at low pressure and temperature.

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The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of

A 1, 2 and 3 are correct B 1 and 2 only are correct C 2 and 3 only are correct D 1 only is correct

No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

25

Glucose is a sugar used to sweeten drinks. Its formula may be written as shown.

CHO CHOH CHOH CHOH CHOH CH2OH

Which of the following statements about glucose are true?
1 2 3 26

It dissolves in ethanol. It is a solid at room temperature. It forms an electrolyte when dissolved in water.

Which of the following enthalpy changes are always exothermic?

1 2 3

Lattice energy Enthalpy change of neutralisation Enthalpy change of solution

27

Consider the following reaction: X2(g) + 2Y(g)

XY2(g)

H < 0

What can be concluded from the above information?

1 2 3 28

The forward reaction is feasible at all temperatures. The forward reaction involves a decrease in entropy. The backward reaction is favoured at high temperatures.

The rate equation for a reaction between P and Q is given by: rate = k [P]. Which of the following statements about the reaction are true?
1 2 3 P is involved in the rate-determining step in the reaction mechanism.

The rate constant, k, increases with increasing concentration of P. A graph of [P] against time gives a straight line passing through the origin.

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The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of

A 1, 2 and 3 are correct B 1 and 2 only are correct C 2 and 3 only are correct D 1 only is correct

No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

29

Consider the equilibrium system: N2O4(g) 2NO2(g) H > 0

A change is imposed at time t and the changes in concentrations of N2O4 and NO2 are represented by the following graph.

Concentration

NO2

N2O4

time t

What change must have been imposed on the system at time t?

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Decreasing the volume of the vessel. Decreasing the temperature. Adding a catalyst.

When a halogen compound S was boiled with ethanolic silver nitrate, a precipitate was observed. Which of the following compounds could S be?
1 2
Cl CH2Cl

CH2=CHCH2CH2CH2CH2I

Br

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