Topical Test 4

Form 4 Chemistry
Chapter 6: Electrochemistry
Monday, July 29th 2013
45 minutes
Instruction:
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write and state your answer clearly.
3. Do not copy.
4. Complete the followings:
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Class: _______________________________________________________________

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Question 1
Diagram 1 show the apparatus set-up to carry out electrolysis of aqueous copper (II) sulphate
solution.

Diagram 1
a) Write the formula of all the ions present in the copper (II) sulphate solution.
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b) Name the product produced at the anode in Experiment I.
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c) Write a half equation for the reaction that takes place at the anode in Experiment I.
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d) Name the product produced at the anode in Experiment II.
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e) Write a half equation for the reaction that takes place at the anode in Experiment II.
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f) What happen to the intensity of the blue copper (II) sulphate solution in Experiment I?
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g) Explain your answer in (f).
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h) What happen to the intensity of the blue copper (II) sulphate solution in Experiment
II?
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i) Explain your answer in (f).
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Question 2
Diagram 2 shows a simple cell.

Diagram 2
Two different electrodes are immersed into an electrolyte. The voltage of the cell is recorded.
The experiment is repeated by using different pairs of electrode. Table 1 shows the results
obtained. The metals of which electrodes V, W, X, Y and Z are made of, for divalent ions.

Table 1
a) Suggest a suitable electrolyte for the above experiment.
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b) State the direction of the flow of electrons in Experiment 1 which used electrodes X
and Y.
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c) Write the half equation for the reaction that takes place at the negative terminal in
Experiment 2 which used electrodes X and Z.
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d) State a hypothesis for the above experiments.
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e) Arrange the metals V, W, X, Y and Z in decreasing order in the E;ectrochemical
Series.
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f) A chemical cell is set-up using electrodes Z and V.

i.
State the negative terminal of the cell.
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ii. Calculate the voltage of the cell.

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g) State the pair of electrodes that will give the highest voltage reading.
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Calculate the voltage of the cell.

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Question 3
Diagram 3 shows the set-up of the apparatus for an experiment.

Diagram 3
a) What is the energy conversion that takes place in cell P?
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b) State the negative terminal of of cell P. Explain your answer.
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c) What is the colour change of the electrolyte in cell P? Explain your answer.
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d) On Digram 3, draw arrows to indicate the direction of the flow of electrons in the
external circuit.
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e) What is the process that occurs at the positive terminal of cell Q. Write the halfequation for the reaction at the positive terminal of cell Q.
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f) What would you observe at the cathode of cell Y? Write the half-equation for the
reaction at the cathode of cell Y.
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Question 4
Ethanoic acid solution is electrolysed by using platinum electrode. What is produced at the
cathode. Write half equation for the reaction that occurs at the cathode.
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Prepared by: Shaik Muhammad Hasbullah Shaik Ismail