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St. Benedicts College

MOCK
EXAMINAT
ION
CHEMISTRY: UNIT 2:
PAPER 1

Teachers: S. Bartholomew & K. Boatswain

Class: 6:2 Science
STUDENT NAME:
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1. Which of the following is true for butanoic acid?

Molecular formula

Empirical formula

(A)

C4H8O2

CH2O

(B)

C4H8O2

CH2O

(C)

C4H8O2

C2H4O

(D)

C4H8O

C2H4O

2. A hydrocarbon contains 87.8% carbon and 12.2% hydrogen by mass. Its empirical formula is
(A)

CH

(B)

CH2

(C)

C2H3

(D)

C3H5

3. The compound which shows both cis-trans isomerism and optical isomerism is
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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4. The carbonyl group is NOT present in

(A)

aldehydes

(B)

ketones

(C)

alcohols

(D)

carboxylic acids

5. Which statement is true about C-C bonds?

(A) A double bond is made of a sigma bond and a pi bond
(B)
(C)

There is a higher electron density between the atoms in a single bond than
in a double bond
The distance between the nuclei of the carbon atom is shorter in single
bonds than in double bonds

(D)

Single bonds are more reactive towards most reagents than double bonds

6. Which of the following compounds is hydrolyzed by water?

(A) C2H5OH
(B) C6H5COOH
(C) C6H5OCH2Cl
(D)

7. Ethanol can be formed by the following reaction:

C2H5I + NaOH C2H5OH + NaI
(A) Electrophilic addition
(B) Electrophilic substitution
(C) Nucleophilic addition

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(D) Nucleophilic substitution

8. Which of the following alcohols will NOT be oxidized by acidified potassium chromate
(VI)?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

9. At which of the carbon atoms in the molecule below is electrophilic attack most likely?

(D)
(C)

(B)

(A)

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10.

Hydrogen cyanide adds to ethanal but not to ethane because

(A) Ethanal is more susceptible to nuceophilic attack than ethene
(B) The addition product formed with ethane would be unstable
(C) Ethanol is more susceptible to electrophilic attack than ethane
(D) Ethanol is more susceptible to free radical attack than ethene

11.

Methylbenzene
can react to produce
are MOST suitable for the reaction?

. Which reagent and condtions

(A) Chlorine with u.v. light

(B) Chlorine in the dark
(C) Chlorine with AlCl3
(D) Concentrated HCl heated under reflux
12.

A compound gives a white precipitate when shaken with aqueous bromine, the
compound should be
(A) C2H4
(B) C2H5COOH
(C) C6H5OH
(D) C2H5OH

13.

Which of the following would release a proton most readily?

(A) CH2CH2OH
(B) CH3COOH
(C) C6H5OH
(D) CH3OH

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14.

A possible use for the product formed by the polymerization of propene, C3H8 is as a
(A) fuel
(B) liquid
(C) disinfectant
(D) plastic material

15.

=which of the following represents the repeating unit obtained from the addition
polymerization of the monomer, CHCl=CHCl?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

16.

Which of the following will NOT affect the accuracy of the results in a titrimetric
analysis?
(A) Purity of reagents

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(B) Overshooting the calibration mark of the volumetric flask

(C) Blowing the reagent out of the pipette tip
(D) Adding excess water to the conical flask
Item 17 refers to the following burette readings
25.1,
17.

25.2,

24.9,

24.8

The standard deviation of the reading is

(A) 0.245
(B) 0.183
(C) 0.122
(D) 0.033

18.

What is the concentration (mold m-3) in an aqueous solution that contains 63.3 g of
K3Fe(CN)6 in 1.0 mol dm-3 of solution? [ the relative formula mass of K3Fe(CN)6 is
329.2]
(A) 1.92 10 -1 M
(B) 2.95 10 -4 M
(C) 3.11 10 -3 M
(D) 5.77 10 -4 M

Items 19-20 refer to the following information.

A student carries out the gravimetric analysis of a soil sample taken from an area surrounding a
garage. The soil sample is found to be contained with Pb2+ ions. 100 cm3 of a solution
obtained from the sample when mixed with 25 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm-3 HCl yields 0.010 g of
lead chloride.
19.

The balanced equation for the reaction between lead ions and hydrochloric acid is
(A) Pb (s) + 2HCl (aq) PbCl2 (s) + H2 (g)
(B) 2 Pb (s) + 2HCl (aq) 2PbCl2 (s) + H2 (g)

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(C) Pb (s) + 2HCl (aq) PbCl2 (s) + 2H+(aq)

(D) Pb (s) + 2HCl (aq) PbCl2 (s) + 2H+(aq)

What is the concentration of Pb 2+ in the original solution?

20.

(A) 3.60 10 -5 mol dm -3

(B) 3.60 10 -4 mol dm -3
(C) 5.40 10 -4 mol dm -3
(D) 7.20 10 -4 mol dm -3
item 21 refers to the following region of the electromagnetic spectrum
I.
II.
III.
IV.
21.

Visible light
X-ray
Infrared
Ultraviolet
Which of the following is the correct order for increasing wavelength
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) II, IV, I, III
(C) II, IV, III, I
(D) IV, II, I, III

22.

Which of the flowing BEST describes ultraviolet radiation?

(A) Short wavelength and high frequency
(B) Long wavelength and high energy
(C) Short wavelength and low energy
(D) Long wavelength and low frequency

23.

Which of the following types of electronic transition would NOT produce absorbtion in
the UV/VIS region of the spectrum
(A) *
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(B) n*
(C) *
(D) n*

item 24 refers to the diagram below which represents the structure of a water molecule

24.

which of the following would be exhibited by the molecule?

(A) Bending and stretching vibrations
(B) Asymmetrical stretching vibrations
(C) Bending vibrations
(D) Symmetrical stretching vibrations

25.

In which of the following processes id infrared spectroscopy MOST likely used?

I.
II.
III.

Monitoring atmospheric pollution

Breath- alcohol analysis
Quantitative analysis
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only

26.

Which of the following pairs do not absorb infrared radiation?

I.
II.
III.
IV.

H2O and HI
H2 and Cl2
NH3 and HBr
CH4 and Br2
(A) I and III only
(B) I and IV only
(C) II and II only

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(D) II and IV only

27.
I.
II.
III.

Which of the following statements reflect the advantages of thin layer chromatography
over paper chromatography?
Thin layer chromatography is slower than paper chromatography
Thin layer chromatography may be made from different solids, thus a wide variety of
mixtures can be separated by careful choice.
Thin layer chromatography can be used for quickly selecting the best conditions for
larger -scale phases
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

28.

Which of the following is not a stationary phase used in chromatography?

(A) Alumina
(B) Cellulose
(C) Silica gel
(D) Starch

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