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NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE SH1 CHEMISTRY PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

H2 CHEMISTRY 6 October 2009 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Write your name, class and registration number in the spaces provided at the top of this page as well as on the optical mark sheet provided. PAPER 2 Multiple Choice TIME: 45 minutes

Shade the index number in a 5 digit format (12345) on the optical mark sheet. Row 1: Year of admission 9 for JC1 7 for IP Row 2: Level on admission 5 for JC1 3 for IP Rows 3, 4 and 5: Last 3 digits of registration number Eg: Reg No 0905648 = 95648 Reg No 0703093 = 73093

There are 25 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 2B pencil in the optical mark sheet. Submit both the optical mark sheet as well as the question paper at the end of the examination.

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. printed pages (including this page) This question paper consists of 10 1 Which one of the species is deflected to the least extent in an electric field? A B C D Mg2+ Al3+ O2P3

An element Y can exist in a few oxidation states. 12.50 cm3 of an aqueous solution of 0.800 mol dm 3 of Y2+ ions needed 40.00 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm 3 acidified KMnO4 (aq) for complete reaction. What is the final oxidation state of Y? A B C D +4 +3 0 -1

In which one of the following reactions does the underlined species undergo oxidation? A B C D Ca + F2 CaF2 2 Bi + 3 SnO32 + 3 H2O 2 Bi(OH)3 + 3 SnO22 2 H2S + SO2 2 H2O + 3 S 2 NCl3 + 6 NaOH N2 + 3 NaCl + 3 NaOCl + 3 H2O

The shapes of the following species : F2O, A B C D PH4+, ICl4, I3 are

linear, tetrahedral, square pyramid and trigonal planar respectively bent, tetrahedral, square planar and linear respectively. linear, trigonal pyramidal, tetrahedral and bent respectively. bent, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and linear respectively.

In which one of the following pairs of compounds is the first member less volatile than the second? A B C CO2 PH3
CH3 C H C H H CH3

CS2 NH3
CH3 C C CH3 H

D 6

CaO

MgO

Trimethyoprim (TMP) is used for the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infection. It has the following structure:
OCH3 CH3O H H
w y

H C H H

N N
z

NH2

C H

O
x

In which sequence is the bond angles quoted in decreasing order? A B C D x > y > w > z x > y > z > w y > z > w > x y > w > z > x

Flask C contains 1.5 dm3 of nitrogen at 3 kPa pressure and flask D contains 2.5 dm3 of argon at 1 kPa pressure. If the flasks are connected at constant temperature, what is the final pressure in the system? A B C D 1
1

1 8
3 4

2 4

P and Q are ideal gases which occupy containers A and B respectively at 298K. The volume of container A is half that of container B, but the mass of 1 mol of P is four times that of Q.

For a same given mass of P and Q, what is the ratio of the gas pressures in container A to container B? A B C D 0.5 1 2 4

Container A

Container B

10 dm3 of ethene were burnt in 40 dm3 of oxygen gas and the resulting mixture cooled to room temperature. The residual gas would contain A B C D equal volume of carbon dioxide and water. twice the volume of water as oxygen. twice the volume of oxygen as carbon dioxide. twice the volume of carbon dioxide as oxygen.

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Nitrogen dioxide, NO2, decomposes on heating according to the following equation. 2 NO2(g) 2 NO (g) + O2(g) When 1 mol of nitrogen dioxide were placed into a 1 dm3 container and heated, 60% of NO2 had dissociated. What is the numerical value of the equilibrium constant Kc, at the temperature of the experiment? A B C D 0.338 0.675 1.125 1.481

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Given First and second ionization energies of calcium Lattice energy of calcium chloride Enthalpy of hydration of calcium ion Enthalpy of solution of calcium chloride Electron affinity of chlorine The enthalpy of hydration of chloride ion is A B C D 78 kJ mol1 468 kJ mol1 728 kJ mol1 935 kJ mol1

= + 1740 kJ mol1 = 2237 kJ mol1 = 1650 kJ mol1 = 348 kJ mol1 = 141 kJ mol1

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The standard enthalpy of formation, Hof for O3(g) is +142 kJ mol1. Which one of the following statements involving ozone is INCORRECT? A B C D Decreasing the temperature will increase the amount of O2 gas in an equilibrium mixture containing only O2(g) and O3(g). Decreasing the pressure will increase the amount of O2 gas in an equilibrium mixture containing only O2(g) and O3(g). O3 is energetically less stable than oxygen. The activation energy for converting O3 to O2 is higher than that for O2 to O3.

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When 25 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid is reacted with an equal volume of 0.5 mol dm3 potassium hydroxide, the temperature of the mixture rose by 3.4 oC. What will be the temperature change if 50 cm3 of 1 mol dm3 hydrochloric acid is mixed with an equal volume of 1 mol dm3 potassium hydroxide? A B C D 1.7 3.4 6.8 13.6

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A 1 mol sample of ethanoic acid is diluted at constant temperature to a volume V. Which diagram shows how Ka, the acid dissociation constant varies with V? A Ka B Ka

V C Ka D Ka

15

A 1.0 x 103 mol dm3 aqueous solution of a weak, monobasic acid HA has a pH of 4.0. What is the approximate pKa value for the acid? A B C D 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0

16

A first-order reaction is 50% complete at the end of 30 minutes. In how many minutes is the reaction 75% complete? A B C D 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes

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The mechanism for the reaction between nitric oxide and oxygen is an important intermediate step in the production of nitric acid. It was suggested that the mechanism involves the following two steps: 2NO N2O2 N2O2 + O2 2NO2 fast slow

Which diagram represents the reaction profile for this mechanism? A

Energy

B
Energy

Reaction path Reaction path

Energy

Energy

Reaction path

Reaction path

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When an acidic solution containing 0.10 mol dm3 of zinc sulfate and 0.10 mol dm3 of copper(II) sulfate is saturated with hydrogen sulfide (at 15C), the concentration of S2(aq) in the solution is found to be 1041 mol dm3. [At 15C, Ksp(ZnS) = 1024 mol2 dm6; Ksp(CuS) = 1040 mol2 dm6.] Which one of the following describes what happens in the solution? A B C D No precipitate is formed. Copper(II) sulfide only is precipitated. Copper(II) sulfide is precipitated followed by zinc sulfide. Zinc sulfide is precipitated followed by copper(II) sulfide.

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 which 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. 19 Which of the following statements are INCORRECT? 1 2 3 One mole of hydrogen gas contains 6.02 x 1023 atoms of hydrogen. One mole of Ne ions is formed by removing 6.02 x 1023 electrons from a mole of Ne atoms. The mass of one molecule of water is
18 g 6.02 x 10 23
+

20

Consider the species in the following equation: [Ti(H2O)4Cl2]+(aq) + 2H2O(l) Correct statements include 1 2 3 Titanium has undergone a change in oxidation state. The complex ions are both octahedral. The aqueous [Ti(H2O)6]3+ ions react with sodium carbonate to give carbon dioxide gas. [Ti(H2O)6]3+(aq) + 2Cl(aq)

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

21 Particles Q R S T
+

Number of neutrons 16 19 17 18

Number of nucleons 33 39 33 35

2+

Which of the following pairs consists of isoelectronic particles? 1 2 3 Q and S2 R and T2 S2 and T2
+ + +

22

The decomposition of X is given as 3X 2Y + Z. A straight line through the origin is obtained when the rate of decomposition is plotted against the square of the concentration of X. From the given information alone, it can be deduced that 1 2 3 it is a second order reaction. the reaction must take place in stages. the rate of the decomposition will be increased by increasing temperature.

23

Which of the followings particles would, on losing an electron, have a half-filled p - subshell? 1 2 3 P+ O N

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

24

Two gases have the same density under the same conditions of temperature and pressure. Which statements about these two gases must be correct? 1 2 3 They have the same relative molecular mass. There are equal numbers of moles of gas in the two samples. They condense at the same temperature.

25

Which graphs show the correct trend for the physical property stated? 1

Bond length in HX
Boiling point of hydrogen halides

HCl

HBr

HI

HCl

HBr

HI

3
Boiling point of halogens

Cl22

Br2
2

I2

10

Ans 1 6 A D A B D A B D C B

11 16 21

B D D

D C B

C A C

D D D

A C D

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