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WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT CHEMISTRY

PAPER 3
QUESTION 1
(2005 no. 1)
An experiment is carried out to determine the freezing point of naphthalene. Solid
naphthalene is heated is a water bath until it melts completely. The initial temperature is
recorded. Then molten naphthalene is left to cool. The reading of the temperature is
recorded every 30 seconds.
Figure 1 shows the recorded thermometer readings at 30 seconds intervals.

(a)

Record the temperatures in the spaces provided in Figure 1.

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(b)

(c)

On the graph paper below, draw the graph of temperature against time for cooling
of naphthalene.

(i)

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Use the graph in (b), to determine the freezing point of naphthalene.
Show on the graph how you determine this freezing point.
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(ii)

How does the graph in (b) show the freezing point of naphthalene?

(d)

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The temperature of naphthalene did not change from the 90th second
Until the 150th second during the cooling process.

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(e)

On the graph paper below sketch the curve you would expect if the
molten naphthalene is cooled quickly.

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(f)

Naphthalene is an example of a covalent compound and sodium chloride is an

example of an ionic compound.
Classify the following into covalent or ionic compounds.
Glucose, potassium iodide, copper(II) sulphate,
aluminium oxide, tetrachloromethane, ethanol

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QUESTION 2
(2005 no. 2)
A pupil wanted to construct the electrochemical series. He measured
the potential difference of a few pairs of metals. The set up of the
apparatus of his experiment is shown in Figure 2.1.
V

Zinc metal
(Negative electrodes)

Copper metal
(Positive electrodes)

Copper(II) sulphate
solution
Figure 2.1
Figure 2.2 shows the result obtained from the experiment after 30
minutes.
V

Zinc metal
(Negative electrodes)

Copper metal
(Positive electrodes)

Copper(II) sulphate
solution
Figure 2.2
(a)
Describe the change that you would see in the copper(II)
sulphate solution during
the experiment.

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(b)
The pupil repeated the experiment by substituting the zinc metal
with iron,
magnesium and lead.
Each time he used copper metal as the positive electrode and
fresh copper(II)
sulphate solution.
The following table shows the voltmeter readings he obtained
from the pairs of
metals.
Experim
ent
I
II
III
IV

Pairs of metal
Negative
electrode
Zinc
Iron
Magnesium
Lead

Positive
electrode
Copper
Copper
Copper
Copper

Reading
of
voltmeter
/V
1.10
0.78
2.72
0.45

Based on the above information, complete the following table.

Manipulated variables :

Method to manipulate the variable:

Responding variables :

Method to manipulate the variable:

How the variable responding:

Fixed variables :

Method to maintain the controlled variable:

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(c)

State the hypothesis for this experiment.

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QUESTION 3
(2005 no. 3)
Choose one of the following tasks:

Task 1
The copper wire in an electric cable can be easily bent by hand. A one-cent
coin made of an alloy of copper with tin and zinc cannot be bent easily.
Referring to the situation above, plan a laboratory experiment to investigate
the effect of alloy formation on the hardness of a metal.
Task 2
Buildings in industrial areas more corroded than those in housing areas.
This is because the concentration of acid in rain water is higher in industrial
areas.
Referring to the situation above, plan a laboratory experiment to investigate
the effect of concentration on the rate of reaction between a named acid and a
named metal
Your planning must include the following items:
(i)

Statement of the problem

(ii)

All the variables

(iii)

List of substances and apparatus

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(iv)

Procedure

(v)

Tabulation of data
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