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NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE

JC 1 PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
Higher 2

CHEMISTRY 9647/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice 11 October 2010
1hour
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Data Booklet


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There are forty questions in 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 separate
answer sheet.

Read the instructions on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet carefully.

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.

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Section A

For each question in this section, there are four possible answers, A, B, C, and D.
Choose the one you consider to be correct.

1. Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

How many molecules are present in 1 cm
3
of oxygen gas under room
conditions?


A 1 x 24000__
6.02 x 10
23

B 1 x 6.02 x 10
23

24 000
C 1 x 6.02 x 10
23
x 32
D 6.02 x 10
23
x 24 000
1 x 1 000

2
23
1
24 1000
1
. 6.02 10
24 1000
O
n
no ofmolecules
=

2. The reaction of hydrogen sulphide with sulphur dioxide gives sulphur as one of
the products.
H
2
S (g) S (s) + 2H
+
(aq) + 2e
-

SO
2
(g) + 4H
+
(aq) + 4e
-
S (s) + 2H
2
O (l)
How many moles of hydrogen sulphide are needed to react with SO
2
to produce
1 mole of sulphur?

A 3/2 mol
B 1/3 mol
C 2/3 mol
D 2 mol

overall equation: 2 H
2
S + SO
2
3 S + 2 H
2
O
2
2
3
H S
S
n
n
= Hence nH2S required =
2
1
3
=
2
3


3. In an experiment, 10 cm
3
of a solution containing a known concentration of
iodate (V), IO
3
-
ions was run into an acidified solution containing an excess of
iodide ions. The iodine liberated was found on titration to react with exactly 30
cm
3
of 0.1 moldm
-3
of sodium thiosulphate solution.
The equations concerned are

IO
3
-
(aq) + 5I
-
(aq) + 6H
+
(aq) 3H
2
O (l) + 3I
2
(aq)

2S
2
O
3
2-
(aq) + I
2
(aq) S
4
O
6
2-
(aq) + 2I
-
(aq)

The concentration of the iodate (V) ions was
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A 0.02 mol dm
-3

B 0.05 mol dm
-3

C 0.10 mol dm
-3

D 0.15 mol dm
-3


3 2
2
2
2 3
2
3 2 3
3
3
1 1
,
2 3
1 1 30
0.1 0.0005
6 61000
0.005
[ ] 0.05
10
1000
IO I
I
S O
IO S O
n
n
n n
n n mol
IO moldm

= =
= = =
= =


4. Use of the data Booklet is relevant to this question.

Some isotopes are unstable and decompose naturally. In one type of
decomposition, a neutron in the nucleus decomposes to form a proton, which is
retained in the nucleus, and an electron, which is expelled from the atom.

Which change describes a process of this sort?

A
11
C
12
C
B
22
Na
22
Ne
C
32
P
31
P
D
40
K
40
Ca

1 1 0
0 1 1
n p e

+ (expelled)
Overall, mass number remains the same (options A and C are eliminated), while
proton number increases by 1 (only D is correct).

5. Which one of the following sets of elements includes a giant metallic structure, a
macromolecular structure and a simple molecular structure?

A Na, C, Hg B Mg, Si, C C Si, C, H D Al, Si, S

A Na, Hg: Metallic, C: Macromolecular
B Mg: Metallic, Si, C: Macromolecular
C C, Si: Macromolecular, H: Simple molecular structure
D Al: Metallic, Si: Macromolecular, S: Simple molecular structure


6. Which of the following compound is expected to have the lowest boiling point?

A H
2
O B H
2
S C H
2
Te D H
2
Se

Hydrogen bonds between H
2
O molecules is stronger than van der Waals forces
present between H
2
S, H
2
Te and H
2
Se molecules hence H
2
O has the highest boiling
point. Amongst H
2
S, H
2
Te and H
2
Se, H
2
S has the lowest boiling point as strength of
vdw increases with increasing M
r
.
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7. Which of the following pair of molecules have the same shape?

A BeCl
2
NO
2

B CO
2
SO
2

C XeF
4
CCl
4

D NH
3
PCl
3


A BeCl
2
: linear (2bp, 2lp), NO
2
bent

(2bp, 1lp)
B CO
2
: linear (2bp, 0lp), SO
2
: bent (2bp, 1lp)
C XeF
4
: square planar (4bp, 2lp), CCl
4
: Tetrahedral (4bp, 0lp)
D NH
3
, PCl
3
: trigonal pyramidal (3bp, 1lp)

8. Solid X has the following properties.
i. It is insoluble in CCl
4
and water.
ii. It melts at 501
o
C.
iii. It is a non-conductor of electricity.

Which of the following is a likely identity for X?

A Lead Chloride B Iodine C Diamond D Barium

A PbCl
2
is an insoluble salt and as it is a solid, it cannot conduct electricity as the
ions are held in fixed position in the solid lattice.
B I
2
is a non-polar molecule should be soluble in non-polar solvent CCl
4
.
C Diamond should have a very high melting point as a lot of energy is required to
break the strong covalent bonds between the atoms.
D Ba conducts electricity as the delocalized electrons can act as mobile charge
carriers.

9. A 2 g sample of hydrogen at temperature T and of volume V exerts a pressure p.
Deuterium,
2
1
H, is an isotope of hydrogen.
Which of the following would also exert a pressure p at the same temperature
T?

A 2 g of deuterium of Volume V
B
4 g of deuterium of volume
2
V

C A mixture of 1 g of hydrogen and 2 g of deuterium of total volume V
D A mixture of 2 g of hydrogen and 1 g of deuterium of total volume 2 V

4 g of D
2
= 1 mol of D
2,
2 g of H
2
= 1 mol of H
2
.
The original sample contains 1 mol of gas particles and exerts a pressure of p.
In option C, the mixture of 1 g of H
2
and 2 g of D
2
amounts to 1 mol of gas particles
as well, hence will also exert p.
A: pressure =
1
2
p
B: pressure = 2p
D: pressure =
5
8
p
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10. Which of the following exerts the highest pressure?

A
1 mol of N
2
at 0
o
C in 11.2 dm
3

B
1 mol of N
2
at 27
o
C in 22.4 dm
3

C
1 mol of H
2
O at 27
o
C in 11.2 dm
3

D
1 mol of H
2
O at 77
o
C in 22.4 dm
3


Using PV=nRT,
A:
5
11.2
1000
1 x 8.31 x 273
2.02 x 10 Pa P = =
B:
5
22.4
1000
1 x 8.31 x 300
1.11 x 10 Pa P = =
C & D: H
2
O is a liquid at the given conditions.


11. Which of the equations correctly represents standard enthalpy change of
atomization of iodine ?

A I
2
(s) I (g) C I
2
(s) 2 I (g)
B I
2
(g) I (g) D I
2
(g) 2 I (g)

Under standard conditions, iodine is a solid

12. Which of the following enthalpy changes has a negative value ?

A Na (g) Na
+
(g) + e
-
C NaCl (s) Na
+
(g) + Cl
-
(g)
B Cl
2
(g) 2 Cl (g) D Cl (g) + e
-
Cl
-
(g)

Although some electron affinity values can be positive, in this question, options A, B
and C are endothermic.

13. Which value would be required to estimate the lattice energy for the hypothetical
ionic compound MgH ?

A The first ionization energy of hydrogen.
B The electron affinity of hydrogen.
C The second ionization of magnesium.
D The magnesium-hydrogen bond energy

MgH consists of Mg
+
and H

ions.









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14. A student used the apparatus below to heat a can containing 300 g of water.


The following data were recorded:
Mass of propan-1-ol burnt = m g
Change in temperature of water = T
o
C
You are given that:
Relative molecular mass of propan-1-ol = 60.0
Enthalpy change of combustion of propan-1-ol = 2021 kJ mol
1

Specific heat capacity of water = c kJ kg
1
K
1

What is the efficiency of this heating process?


A
%
. T c
m
100
0 60 300
1000 2021

C
%
m
. T c
100
2021
0 60 300

B
%
. T c m
100
1000 2021 300
0 60

D
%
m
. T c
100
1000 2021
0 60 300

Heat evolved by burning propanol = m/60.0 x 2021 x E/100 kJ
where E is the efficiency of the heating process
heat absorbed by water in can = 300 x c/1000 x T kJ
equating the heat changes will give D

15. Production of ammonia is an important industrial process. The reaction
proceeds via the following equilibrium.
N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g) 2NH
3
(g) H

= -92.2 kJmol
-1
; S

= -197 JK
-1
mol
-1

Assuming that H and S do not change with temperature, which of the
following statements is correct?

A The equilibrium position shifts to the right only at temperatures greater than
195
o
C.
B The equilibrium position shifts to the left only at temperatures greater than
195
o
C.
C The equilibrium position shifts to the right only at temperatures greater than
468
o
C
D The equilibrium position shifts to the left only at temperatures greater than
468
o
C.


thermometer
can containing
300 g of water
burner containing
propan-1-ol
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At equilibrium,






At T>195
o
C, the endothermic reaction is favoured, i.e. the backward reaction. Hence
POE shifts left.

16. Which of the following statements describe the melting process of ice at
room temperature.

A It is exothermic and its S has a positive sign.
B It is exothermic and its S has a negative sign.
C It is endothermic and its S has a positive sign.
D It is endothermic and its S has a negative sign.

Melting is an endothermic process and entropy increases as S(l)>S(s).

17. Why does the endothermic reaction
NaHCO
3
(s) + HCl (aq) NaCl (aq) + H
2
O (l) + CO
2
(g) H>0
occur spontaneously at room temperature?


A NaCl has stronger ionic bonds compared to NaHCO
3
.
B The endothermic enthalpy is compensated by the dissolution of NaCl.
C The endothermic enthalpy is compensated by the strongly exothermic
bond formation of carbon dioxide and water.
D There is an increase in disorder.

G = H - TS. Since H is negative, for the reaction to be spontaneous at room
temperature i.e. G is negative, it has to be that S is very positive. Hence D is the
best option.

18. A sample of gas was placed in an empty container at a certain temperature,
T
o
C and the percentage of products at equilibrium was measured at various
pressures. The experiment was repeated for the same sample of gas, but this
time at a higher temperature of (T + a)
o
C. The results are plotted graphically
below.
0
197
92.2 468 195
1000
o
G H T S
T T K C

= =

= = =
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Which of the following equilibria is the sample of gas likely to be?

A N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g) 2NH
3
(g) ; H = -92 kJ mol
-1

B 3O
2
(g) + 4NH
3
(g) 2N
2
(g)+ 6H
2
O (l) ; H = -1248 kJ mol
-1

C 2N
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2N
2
O (g) ; H = +82 kJ mol
-1

D CO
2
(g) + C (s) 2CO (g) ; H = +173 kJ mol
-1


High temperature favors forward reaction, hence the reaction must be endothermic
reaction.
High pressure favors backward reaction, hence the reaction must have less gas
reactants than products.

19.
At 350
o
C , 50% of 1 mole of dinitrogen tetroxide dissociates according to the
equation: N
2
O
4
(g) 2NO
2
(g)
If the equilibrium pressure is 100 kPa, what is the equilibrium constant, K
p
for the
reaction at 350
o
C?

A 100
kPa
3

C 300
kPa
4

B 200
kPa
3

D 400
kPa
3


N
2
O
4
(g) 2NO
2
(g)
i/mol 1.0 0
c/mol -0.5 +1.0
e/mol 0.5 1.0
P
N2O4
=
0.5
x 100 kPa
1.5

P
NO2
=
1.0
x 100 kPa
1.5






% of products at
equilibrium
(T + a)
o
C
T
o
C
Pressure



=
2
P
200
400 3
K = kPa
100
3
3
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20. PCl
5
undergoes the following dissociation,
PCl
5
(g) PCl
3
(g) + Cl
2
(g).
At equilibrium, the number of moles of PCl
5
, PCl
3
and Cl
2
are 0.09, 0.03 and
0.03 respectively. When 0.07 moles of Cl
2
is injected into the system, what is the
new equilibrium amount of Cl
2
?

A Less than 0.03 moles C 0.10 moles
B Between 0.03 and 0.10 moles D Greater than 0.10 moles

When 0.07 moles of Cl
2
is added, the amount of Cl
2
increases, i.e. more than 0.03
moles of Cl
2
will be present. By Le Chateliers principle, the equilibrium will shift to the
left so as to reduce the change that is imposed onto the system. In so doing, amount
of Cl
2
will drop, i.e. less than 0.10 moles will be present at new equilibrium.

21. Which of the following graphs describes the kinetics of an enzyme-catalysed
reaction against temperature?

A






B








C






D































With increase in temperature, rate increases to a maximum until the enzymes are
denatured, and will not work anymore, hence rate will then decrease.

rate
temperature
rate
temperature
rate
temperature
rate
temperature
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22. The diagram shows the Boltzmann distribution of the speeds of the molecules of
a gas. Point X represents the most probable speed. If the gas is cooled, in
which direction does X move?
















ANS D
When temperature is lowered, the proportion of molecules with lower speed will
increase (graph will shift to the left, top) such that so that the overall area is still
conserved (because the area under the graph represents the total number of
molecules).

23. Nitrogen monoxide, NO, reacts with ozone, O
3
, to produce nitrogen dioxide,
NO
2
, and oxygen, O
2
,
NO (g) + O
3
(g) NO
2
(g) + O
2
(g)

For the proposed mechanism below, which species are intermediates?
(1) O
3
(g) O
2
(g) + O(g) slow
(2) NO(g) + O(g) NO
2
(g) fast

For the mechanism described in the previous question, which species are
intermediates?

A O
3
and NO
2
B O and NO C NO only

D O only


From the stoichiometric equation, NO and O
3
are reactants, while NO
2
and O
2
are
products.
From the mechanism, O is an intermediate as it is formed in step 1, and
subsequently used up in step 2.

24. Some standard redox potentials values are given in the table below.
Electrode reaction E
o
/ V
Fe
3+
(aq) + e

Fe
2+
(aq) +0.77
Sn
4+
(aq) + 2e

Sn
2+
(aq) +0.15
Ce
4+
(aq) + e

Ce
3+
(aq) +1.45
Which of the following reactions would NOT be expected to occur under
standard conditions?
Molecular Speed
P
r
o
p
o
r
t
i
o
n

o
f

m
o
l
e
c
u
l
e
s

X
A
B
C
D
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A Ce
4+
(aq) + Fe
2+
(aq) Ce
3+
(aq) + Fe
3+
(aq)
B Sn
2+
(aq) + 2Fe
3+
(aq) Sn
4+
(aq) + 2Fe
2+
(aq)
C 2Ce
4+
(aq) + Sn
2+
(aq) 2Ce
3+
(aq) + Sn
4+
(aq)
D Sn
4+
(aq) + 2Fe
2+
(aq) Sn
2+
(aq) + 2Fe
3+
(aq)

E
cell
(A) =+0.68V, E
cell
(B) = +0.62V, E
cell
(C) = +1.30V > 0.
E
cell
(D) = -0.62V < 0. Reaction is not feasible.

25. Electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulphate was carried out using copper
electrodes and a steady current.

Which graph shows the change in mass of the cathode with time?


ANS A
Cu
ItM
m
ZF
= , m
Cu
is proportional to time, t.

26. Two cells are connected in series as shown in the diagram where M, N, O and P
are electrodes.











Which of the following correctly shows the products formed at each electrode?

M N O P
A O
2
H
2
O
2
Fe
2+

B O
2
Pb Cl
2
H
2

C Pb
2+
H
2
Cl
2
H
2

D Pb
2+
H
2
O
2
Fe
2+






1 mol dm
-3

dil HNO
3

1 mol dm
-3

FeCl
3
(aq)
platinum
lead
M N O P
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M N O P
Sign + - + -
Electrode Anode [O] Cathode [R] Anode [O] Cathode [R]
Species Pb, H
2
O H
+
, H
2
O Cl
-
, H
2
O Fe
3+
, H
2
O
E

values Pb
2+
/Pb -0.13
O
2
/H
2
O- +1.23
H
+
/H
2
0.00
H
2
O/H
2
-0.83
Cl
2
/Cl
-
+1.36
O
2
/H
2
O +1.23
Fe
3+
/Fe
2+
+0.77
H
2
O/H
2
-0.83
Product Pb
2+
H
2
O
2
Fe
2+



27. A current of 5 amperes was passed for 5 seconds through a molten salt
containing X
3+
ions. The mass of X deposited was 5 g. If M is the relative
molecular mass of X and e is the charge on an electron, then an expression of
Avogadro Constant is given by


A 5M / 3e
B 125 / 3Me
C 3e / 5M
D 3Me / 125

3
3 X e X
+
+
5 5 5
5
3
3
5
3
x M
It nzF F
M
M
F Le L
e
= = =
= =


28. The diagram shows the structure of vitamin C.

C
O
CH
C C
O H
OH
O
CH CH
2
OH
OH


How many chiral centres are there in one molecule?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

2 chiral centres indicated above.

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29.

Four isomers of C
6
H
12
are shown below.

C C
C H
3
CH
3
C
2
H
5
H
C C
C H
3
CH
3
C
2
H
5
H
C C
CH
3
C H
3
C
2
H
5
H
C C
C H
3
CH
3
C
2
H
5
H
C C
C
2
H
5
CH
3
H CH
3
1 2
3
4


Which of the following pairs consists of a pair of cis-trans isomers?


A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 1 and 4 D 2 and 4

Note 1 and 3 are the same molecule.
1(or 3) and 2 are cis-trans isomers.
4 is a structural isomer of 1,2,3 as the groups are connected differently.

30. Vitamin A has the structural formula

CH
3
CH CH C
CH
3
CH CH CH C
CH
3
CH CH
2
OH
CH
3
CH
3

What is the total number of stereoisomers (cis-trans and optical) of this
molecule?

A 8 B 16 C 32 D 64

There are a total of 4 geometric centres indicated above (note no optical isomers
present). Hence a total of 2
4
=16 steroisomers.
Note the C=C bond in the ring cannot exhibit geometric isomerism as only the cis-
form is stable.




c-t c-t c-t c-t
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Section B

For each questions in this section, one or more of the three numbered statements 1
to 3 may be correct.

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

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

No other combination of statements can be used as a correct response.


31. In an experiment, 10 cm
3
of an organic compound in the gaseous state were
sparked with an excess of oxygen. 20 cm
3
of carbon dioxide and 5 cm
3
of
nitrogen were obtained among the products. All gas volumes were measured at
the same temperature and pressure.

Which of the following molecular formulae would fit these data?

1 C
2
H
7
N
2 C
2
H
3
N
3 C
2
H
6
N
2


ANS B
2 2 2 2
( )
4 2 2
x y z
y z y
C H N x O N xCO H O + + + +
2
20
2
1 10
x y
CO
C H
n
x
x
n
= = =
2
5
2
1
1 10
x y
N
C H
z
n
z
n
= = =

32. The compound ammonium chloride, NH
4
Cl is prepared commercially by
reacting NH
3
with HCl. Which of the following types of bonding are found in
NH
4
Cl?

1 Ionic Bonding
2 Covalent Bonding
3 Dative Bonding

ANS A
Ionic bonds are present between NH
4
+
and Cl
-
.
Within NH
4
+
cation, there are covalent bonding and dative bonding.




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33. Which of the following pairs has the first species having a stronger bond than
the second?

1 Li and K
2 MgCl
2
and LiCl
3 O-H and S-H

ANS A
1. Metallic bonding in Li is stronger than that in K as Li
+
has a smaller ionic radius.
2. Ionic bond in MgCl
2
is stronger than that LiCl as Mg
2+
has a higher charge of
+2. (Note: charge factor outweighs radius factor)
3. O-H bond is stronger than S-H bond as O-H bond is polar and there is extra
attraction between the opposite partial charges.

34. A real gas deviates from ideal gas behaviour because molecules in a real gas

1 have different speed.
2 have a definite size.
3 are subjected to intermolecular forces.

ANS C
2 of the Assumptions of ideal gas are:
a. The gas particles do not exert any forces of attraction on each other.
b. The volume of the gas particles is negligible compared to the volume of the
container.
Hence 2 & 3 are true.
Real gas particles do not move at uniform speed and speed of molecules is not part
of ideal gas assumption, therefore 1 is wrong.

35. The radius and charge of six ions are given below.

Ion J
+
L
+
M
2+
X
-
Y
-
Z
2-

Radius/
nm
0.14 0.18 0.15 0.14 0.18 0.15

The ionic solids MZ, JX and LY are of the same lattice type.

Which of the following statements are correct?


1 The melting point of JX is higher than that of LY.
2 The numerical value of the lattice energy of MZ is greater than that of JX.
3 The numerical value of the hydration energy of J
+
is smaller than that of
M
2+
.

ANS A
Lattice energy/ melting point is proportional to IZ
+
Z
-
I/(r
+
+ r
-
)
So for JX it is 1 x 1/(0.14 + 0.14) = 51.02
So for LY it is 1 x 1/(0.18 + 0.18) = 30.80
So for MZ it is 2 x 2/(0.15 + 0.15) = 177.7

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Hydration energy is proportional to charge /radius of relevant ion
For J
+
it is 1/0.14 = 7.14 For M
2+
it is 2/0.15 = 13.3

Note : It is not necessary to do the above calculations. Answers can be derived from
estimations


36. Methanol is manufactured industrially by the catalytic reaction shown.
CO (g) + 2H
2
(g) CH
3
OH (g) ; H = -92 kJ mol
-1

The operating conditions are:
250
o
C; a pressure between 50 atm and 100 atm ; a copper-based catalyst.
Which factor influences the choice of these conditions?

1 At lower temperature, the rate of formation of the product CH
3
OH
decreases.
2 At lower pressure, the rate of formation of the product, CH
3
OH increases.
3 The catalyst increased the equilibrium yield of the product, CH
3
OH.

ANS D
Equilibrium yield is increased by low temperature and high pressure.
However, temperature cannot be too low as it affect rate of formation, hence 1 is
correct.
Low pressure does not increase rate of formation and catalyst only increase rate but
not equilibrium yield. Therefore 2 & 3 are wrong.

37. Which of the following statements are correct about the effect of a
homogeneous catalyst for a reversible reaction?

1 It is usually involved in the rate determining step.
2 It increases the forward and backward rate constants.
3 It increases the equilibrium constant.

ANS B
1. A homogenous catalyst reacts via the intermediate compound theory, where it
usually involved in the rate-determining step of the mechanism so as to lower the
activation energy of the reaction.
2. A homogenous catalyst lowers the activation energy of the reaction, and for a
reversible reaction, it increases the both the forward and backward rate constants.
3. The equilibrium constant is unaffected by a catalyst. It is only affected by
temperature.

38. What are the conditions usually quoted for the standard electrode potential of
hydrogen to be 0.00 V?

1 The concentration of H
+
(aq) is 1 mol dm
-3

2 The atmospheric pressure is exactly 1 atm
3 The temperature is 0
o
C

ANS D
Standard Conditions: [Ion] = 1 mol dm
-3
, Partial pressure of gas = 1 atm,
Temperature = 298K.
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39. A cell involving aqueous potassium iodide and acidified potassium
manganate(VII) is shown.










Which observations about this arrangement are correct?


1 The voltmeter shows a reading of about 0.98 V.
2 The potassium iodide solution turns brown.
3 The purple colour of the potassium manganate(VII) solution becomes less
intense.

ANS A
E

(I
2
/I
-
) = +0.54 V [O], E

(MnO
4
-
/Mn
2+
) = +1.52 V [R] E

cell = +0.98V.
I
-
is oxidized to I
2
(brown) and MnO
4
-
(deep purple) is reduced to Mn
2+
(pale pink)

40. 2-Methylbuta-1,3-diene can be polymerised to make synthetic rubbers. The
structure of this monomer is shown below.

C H
2
C CH CH
2
CH
3


Which of the following statements about 2-methylbuta-1,3-diene are correct?

1 It has 12 sigma bonds in total.
2 It is NOT optically active.
3 Four of its carbon atoms are sp
2
hybridised.

ANS A
1. Draw the full displayed formula to count the sigma bonds.
2. It is not optically active as there is no chiral carbon present hence no optical
isomers.
3. The 4 C in the C=C are sp
2
hybridized.
Pt
0.10 mol dm
3

potassium
iodide, 25
o
C
salt
bridge
0.10 mol dm
3
potassium
manganate(VII)
containing sulfuric acid,
25
o
C
Pt
V