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CHEMISTRY
Written examination 1
Tuesday 7 June 2005
Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes)
Writing time: 12.00 noon to 1.30 pm (1 hour 30 minutes)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of book
Section Number of Number of questions Number of Suggested times
questions to be answered marks (minutes)
A 20 20 20 23
B 8 8 57 67
Total 77 90

• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers,
sharpeners, rulers, an approved graphics calculator (memory cleared) and/or one scientiÞc calculator.
• Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white
out liquid/tape.
Materials supplied
• Question and answer book of 22 pages, with a detachable data sheet in the centrefold.
• Answer sheet for multiple-choice questions.
Instructions
• Detach the data sheet from the centre of this book during reading time.
• Write your student number in the space provided above on this page.
• Check that your name and student number as printed on your answer sheet for multiple-choice
questions are correct, and sign your name in the space provided to verify this.
• All written responses must be in English.
At the end of the examination
• Place the answer sheet for multiple-choice questions inside the front cover of this book.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other electronic communication
devices into the examination room.
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SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions

Instructions for Section A

Answer all questions in pencil on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions.
Choose the response that is correct or that best answers the question.
A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers.
No marks will be given if more than one answer is completed for any question.

Question 1
The following are analytical instruments.
gas-liquid chromatograph
UV-visible spectrophotometer
atomic absorption spectrophotometer
Two features that are common to all three of these instruments are
A. detector and recorder.
B. light source and detector.
C. monochromator and recorder.
D. light source and liquid sample.

Question 2
A mixture extracted from honey contains two different sugars.
The most appropriate way of separating these sugars would be with the use of
A. high-performance liquid chromatography.
B. atomic absorption spectroscopy.
C. UV-visible spectrophotometry.
D. ßame tests.

Question 3
Sulfur dioxide and oxygen are mixed to form sulfur trioxide according to

2SO2(g) + O2(g) ! 2SO3 (g)

Which one of the following best describes the effect of adding the catalyst V2O5 to the mixture?

Equilibrium yield Reaction rate

A. increases increases
B. no change increases
C. no change no change
D. increases no change

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Question 4
Deuterium (symbol D) is an isotope of hydrogen. Water made from deuterium has the symbol D2O and has
similar properties to normal water. D2O ionises according to the equilibrium

D2O ! D+ + OD–

Kd = [D+] [OD–] = 1.82 ! 10–16 M2 at 25°C.

In a neutral solution of pure D2O at 25°C the concentration of D+, in mole per litre, is
A. 1.00 ! 10–7
B. 1.35 ! 10–8
C. 0.91 ! 10–16
D. 1.82 ! 10–16

Question 5
0.10 mole of C4H9OH reacts completely with molecular oxygen, O2.
The number of mole of oxygen molecules used is
A. 0.50
B. 0.55
C. 0.60
D. 0.65

Question 6
50.00 mL of a 0.020 M solution of Ba(OH)2 is added to 50.00 mL of a 0.060 M solution of HNO3.
The hydrogen ion concentration in the resultant solution, in mole per litre, is
A. 0.010
B. 0.020
C. 0.030
D. 0.040

Question 7
Sodium hydride (NaH) reacts with water as follows.

NaH(s) + H2O(l) → Na+(aq) + OH–(aq) + H2(g)

This reaction should be classiÞed as

A. acid-base but not redox.
B. redox but not acid-base.
C. both acid-base and redox.
D. neither redox nor acid-base.

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Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following information.

The amount of calcium carbonate (CaCO3; molar mass = 100.1 g mol–1) in the ore dolomite can be determined
by gravimetric analysis. The dolomite sample is dissolved in acid and the calcium ions (Ca2+) present are
precipitated as calcium oxalate (CaC2O4; molar mass = 128.1 g mol–1). The calcium oxalate is Þltered, dried
and strongly heated to form calcium oxide (CaO; molar mass = 56.1 g mol–1).

Question 8
In one analysis the mass of dolomite used was 3.72 g. The mass of calcium oxide formed was found to be
1.24 g.
The percentage of calcium carbonate in the dolomite sample is closest to
A. 26.9
B. 33.3
C. 56.0
D. 59.5

Question 9
Two possible sources of error in this analysis are
I – the precipitate of calcium oxalate is not rinsed with water after being Þltered.
II – the calcium oxide is not heated to constant mass.
Which of these two errors, if any, would lead to a result that is too high?
A. I only
B. II only
C. both I and II
D. neither I nor II

Question 10
Hydrogen and chlorine react according to the equation

H2(g) + Cl2(g) → 2HCl(g)

3 mole of H2 and 2 mole of Cl2 are placed in a vessel and sealed.

When reaction is complete the vessel will contain
A. 5 mole of HCl
B. 6 mole of HCl and 1 mole of Cl2
C. 4 mole of HCl and 1 mole of Cl2
D. 4 mole of HCl and 1 mole of H2

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Question 11
An organic compound is known to contain only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The compound contains, by
mass, 39.1% of carbon and 8.7% of hydrogen.
The number of carbon atoms in the empirical formula is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 12
A solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) has a pH of 10.
10 mL of this solution is mixed with 990 mL of water.
The pH of the diluted solution is closest to
A. 8
B. 9
C. 11
D. 12

Question 13
20.0 mL of 0.10 M hydrochloric acid (HCl) reacts with 20.0 mL of 0.30 M potassium hydroxide (KOH)
solution.
The concentration of potassium ions in the resultant solution, in mole per litre, is
A. 0.10
B. 0.15
C. 0.20
D. 0.30

Question 14
A 100 mL sample of helium exerts a pressure of 1 atm at 10°C. The volume of the container is reduced to
50 mL and then the temperature is increased to 20°C.
The pressure now exerted by the helium, in atmosphere, is closest to
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4

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Question 15
Equal masses of the two gases oxygen (O2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) are placed in separate vessels. Both vessels
have the same volume and are at the same temperature. The pressure exerted by the oxygen is 100 kPa.
The pressure, in kPa, exerted by the SO2 is closest to
A. 25
B. 50
C. 100
D. 200

Question 16
A representation of a section of a polymer chain that has been produced from two different monomers is given
below.

CO–O–CH2CH2–O–CO CO–O–CH2CH2–O–CO

The two monomers are

A. HO OH and HOOCCH2CH2 COOH

B. HO COOH and HO CH2CH2 COOH

C. HOOC COOH and HO CH2CH2 OH

D. HOOC COOH and HO CH2 OH

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Question 17
One litre of air at atmospheric pressure and 25°C is held in a ßask. The pressure of oxygen in the ßask is
0.201 atm (20.4 kPa).
The concentration of oxygen in the ßask, in mole per litre, is
A. 8.2
B. 0.12
C. 0.098
D. 0.0082

Question 18
In the following four substances, H2S2O7, N2O5, HIO3, Cl2O7 , the atom with the highest oxidation number is
A. I
B. S
C. N
D. Cl

Question 19
A representation of a section of a polymer chain, that has been produced from two different monomers, is given
below.
CF3 CF3 CF3 CF3

– CF2CFCH2CF2CFCF2CF2CFCH2CF2CH2CF2CF2CF –

The two monomers are

A. CH2=CF2 and CF2=CFCF3
B. CF2=CF2 and CF2=CFCF3
C. CH2=CF2 and CH2=CFCF3
D. CF2=CF2 and CH2=CFCF3

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Question 20
Some students used paper chromatography to separate the pigments in purple ink. They set up a chromatogram
and after 15 minutes the colours had separated as shown in the diagram.

paper strip

solvent front

starting position
of spot

zero time chromatogram after 15 minutes

Which one of the following diagrams is most likely to indicate the appearance of the chromatogram after a
further 30 minutes?

A. B. C. D.

solvent
front

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SECTION B – Short-answer questions

Instructions for Section B

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
To obtain full marks for your responses you should
• give simpliÞed answers with an appropriate number of signiÞcant Þgures to all numerical questions;
unsimpliÞed answers will not be given full marks.
• show all working in your answers to numerical questions. No credit will be given for an incorrect
answer unless it is accompanied by details of the working.
• make sure chemical equations are balanced and that the formulas for individual substances include an
indication of state; for example, H2(g); NaCl(s)

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Question 1
An analyst determines the concentration of calcium ions in a city’s water supply using Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS) as the analytical tool. A simpliÞed diagram of an AA spectrophotometer is shown
below.

light source light detector

S X Y D

introduction of sample
to be analysed

a. What particular characteristic is needed by the lamp providing the light source S?

1 mark
b. A sample of water from the water supply is introduced into X for analysis. What happens to the Ca2+ ions
introduced into X? Explain your answer.

2 marks

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c. What happens to the light in Y?

1 mark
d. The intensity of the light arriving in D is recorded. What additional experiments does the analyst carry out
so that he can convert the light intensity recording into an actual concentration of Ca2+ ?

1 mark
e. In a particular measurement the concentration of Ca2+(aq) was 0.025 ppm (part per million). A concentration
of 1 ppm is the same as a concentration of 1 ! 10–6 mg L–1. Calculate the concentration of Ca2+(aq) in
the water supply in mol L–1.

2 marks
Total 7 marks

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Question 2
For quality control, a chemist analyses the vitamin C (molecular formula C6H8O6) content of a new brand of
fruit juice. The reaction used is an oxidation-reduction reaction in which I3– is the oxidant and vitamin C is the
reductant.
The reaction is

C6H8O6(aq) + I3–(aq) → C6H6O6(aq) + 2H+(aq) + 3I–(aq)

The half reaction for the oxidation of I–(aq) to I3–(aq) is

I3–(aq) + 2e– → 3I–(aq)

a. Give the half reaction for the oxidation of vitamin C.

1 mark
b. A 20.00 mL sample of the fruit juice was made up to 250.0 mL with pure water in a volumetric ßask.
25.00 mL aliquots of the diluted fruit juice were then placed in a conical ßask and titrated with a solution
in which [I3–] = 2.00 ! 10–4 M. An average titre of 15.65 mL was obtained.
i. Calculate the amount of I3– present in the average titre, in mole.

ii. Calculate the amount of vitamin C present in each 25.00 mL aliquot, in mole.

iii. Calculate the concentration of vitamin C in the original (undiluted) sample of fruit juice in mole per
litre.

1 + 1 + 2 = 4 marks

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c. During the analysis the chemist rinsed, but did not dry, each item of glassware. She had available for use:
pure water, the original fruit juice, the diluted fruit juice and the standard I3– solution. For each item listed
below, name the liquid that should be used to rinse it by placing a tick in the appropriate box.

pure water original fruit diluted juice standard I3–

juice solution

i. 20.00 mL pipette

ii. 250.0 mL
volumetric ßask
iii. 25.00 mL pipette

iv. conical ßask

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 marks
Total 9 marks

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Question 3
a. Draw full structural formulas for all possible structural isomers of C4H9Cl.

4 marks
b. 1-chlorobutane can be hydrolysed to 1-butanol. 1-butanol can then be oxidised to a carboxylic acid of
empirical formula C4H8O2.
i. Give the name or formula of a suitable laboratory oxidising agent for the reaction of 1-butanol to a
carboxylic acid.

ii. Give the systematic name for the carboxylic acid.

1 + 1 = 2 marks

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c. Draw full structural formulas of all carboxylic acids with the empirical formula C4H8O2.

2 marks
d. Using systematic nomenclature, name the compounds represented by the following formulas.
i. CH3CH2COOCH3

ii. CH2OHCH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3

iii. CH3CH2CH2CHClCH3

1 + 1 + 1 = 3 marks
Total 11 marks

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Question 4
The graph below represents the energy changes over the course of a chemical reaction

CO(g) + NO2(g) → CO2(g) + NO(g)

–100
CO(g) + NO2(g)

(reactants)
–200
energy
–1
in kJ mol
–300

CO2(g) + NO(g)
–400
(products)

extent of reaction

a. Give the magnitude and sign of the ∆H for the forward reaction in kJ mol–1.

1 mark
b. Give the activation energy for the reverse reaction in kJ mol–1.

1 mark

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c. Give two reasons explaining why the rate of this reaction increases with increasing temperature.

2 marks
d. A suitable catalyst is discovered for the reaction. What would be the likely effect of the catalyst on
i. the activation energy? Explain your answer.

ii. the ∆H? Explain your answer.

1 + 1 = 2 marks
Total 6 marks

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Question 5
Sulfuric acid can be produced from mined sulfur via the Contact Process. The Þrst two stages in the industrial
production of sulfuric acid by this process are represented below.

molten
burner converter
sulfur

I II

a. Give a reason why, in stage I, the molten sulfur is sprayed into the burner rather than being allowed to
ßow through it.

1 mark
b. A conßict is involved in choosing the best temperature to be used in stage II, where the reaction is

2SO2(g) + O2(g) ! 2SO3(g)

i. Describe the nature of the conßict and explain how the conßict is resolved.

ii. Would increasing the pressure of the reacting mixture in the converter affect the amount of SO3
produced in stage II? Explain your answer.

2 + 2 = 4 marks

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c. Sulfuric acid is a diprotic acid. The Þrst ionisation reaction of sulfuric acid is complete while its second
ionisation is that of a weak acid. Give chemical equations for both the Þrst and second ionisation reactions
of sulfuric acid.

2 marks
d. Give one major industrial use of sulfuric acid.

1 mark
Total 8 marks

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Question 6
Dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) is a colourless gas. It exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a brown
gas. The concentration of NO2 in a gas mixture can be determined using a spectrophotometer. The equation
for the reaction is

N2O4(g) ! 2NO2(g); K = 5.5 ! 10–3 M at 25°C ....................................(1)

a. Write the expression for the equilibrium constant for this reaction.

1 mark
b. Some pure NO2 is placed in a gas syringe at 25°C and allowed to reach equilibrium.
i. Keeping the volume constant the temperature is then raised to 35°C. The brown colour then becomes
more intense. Is the above reaction (1) exothermic or endothermic? Explain your answer.

ii. Keeping the temperature at 35°C the plunger of the syringe is then pushed in so as to halve the volume.
Equilibrium is then re-established. Is the brown colour of the mixture more intense or less intense
than before the volume was halved?

2 + 1 = 3 marks
c. Give the numerical value at 25°C of the equilibrium constant of the reaction

1
NO2(g) ! N O (g)
2 2 4

2 marks
Total 6 marks

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Question 7
Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) is a weak acid in water.
a. Write an equation showing the ionisation of ethanoic acid in water.

1 mark
b. A 0.100 M solution of ethanoic acid in water at 25°C has a pH of 2.88.
i. Calculate the hydrogen ion concentration in a 0.100 M solution of ethanoic acid.

ii. Calculate the acidity constant of ethanoic acid at 25°C.

1 + 2 = 3 marks
c. At 25°C, methanoic acid (HCOOH) has an acidity constant that is approximately ten times greater than
the acidity constant of ethanoic acid.
i. Comparing two 0.10 M solutions of methanoic and ethanoic acids, which solution would have the
higher pH? Give a simple qualitative explanation for your answer.

ii. Equal volumes of both solutions were titrated against a 0.10 M solution of NaOH. Which of the
solutions, if either, would require the greater volume of the NaOH solution for complete neutralisation?
Explain your conclusion.

1 + 2 = 3 marks
Total 7 marks

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Question 8
To live, the human body needs a regular supply of oxygen, which is distributed throughout the body by the red
pigment, haemoglobin (Hb). Hb is carried around the body by the red blood cells in the blood.
a. Write a simple equation showing oxygen reacting with haemoglobin.

1 mark
b. Using this equation explain, in terms of equilibrium principles, how a low oxygen concentration can lead
to the cells in a human body being deprived of oxygen.

1 mark
c. At high altitudes, the pressure of atmospheric oxygen is signiÞcantly less than it is at sea level. People who
live most of their lives on very high mountains normally have a number of special adaptations to living
at high altitudes. One such adaptation is the possession of a signiÞcantly higher red blood count (that is,
a larger number of red blood cells in the blood) compared with people living at sea level. Explain how a
high blood count is a useful adaptation to high altitude living.

1 mark
Total 3 marks

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 CHEMISTRY

Written examination 1

DATA SHEET

Directions to students

This data sheet is provided for your reference.

Make sure that you remove this data sheet from the centrefold during reading time.
Any writing, jottings, notes or drawings you make on this data sheet will not be considered in the
marking.
At the end of the examination, make sure that you do not leave the data sheet in the centrefold of
the question and answer book.
You may keep this data sheet.

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Physical constants
–1
F = 96 500 C mol Ideal gas equation
–1 –1
R = 8.31 J K mol pV = nRT
1 atm = 101 325 Pa = 760 mmHg
0°C = 273 K
–1
Molar volume at STP = 22.4 L mol
–1
Avogadro constant = 6.02 × 1023 mol

The electrochemical series

E° in volt

F2(g) + 2e– → 2F–(aq) +2.87

+ –
H2O2(aq) + 2H (aq) + 2e → 2H2O(l) +1.77
Au+(aq) + e– → Au(s) +1.68
– –
Cl2(g) + 2e → 2Cl (aq) +1.36
+ –
O2(g) + 4H (aq) + 4e → 2H2O(1) +1.23
Br2(l) + 2e– → 2Br–(aq) +1.09
+ –
Ag (aq) + e → Ag(s) +0.80
Fe3+(aq) + e– → Fe2+(aq) +0.77
– –
I2(s) + 2e → 2I (aq) +0.54
– –
O2(g) + 2H2O(l) + 4e → 4OH (aq) +0.40
Cu2+(aq) + 2e– → Cu(s) +0.34
+ –
S(s) + 2H (aq) + 2e → H2S(g) +0.14
+ –
2H (aq) + 2e → H2(g) 0.00
Pb2+(aq) + 2e– → Pb(s) –0.13
2+ –
Sn (aq) + 2e → Sn(s) –0.14
Ni2+(aq) + 2e– → Ni(s) –0.23
2+ –
Co (aq) + 2e → Co(s) –0.28
2+ –
Fe (aq) + 2e → Fe(s) –0.44
Zn2+(aq) + 2e– → Zn(s) –0.76
– –
2H2O(l) + 2e → H2(g) + 2OH (aq) –0.83
2+ –
Mn (aq) + 2e → Mn(s) –1.03
3+ –
Al (aq) + 3e → Al(s) –1.67
2+ –
Mg (aq) + 2e → Mg(s) –2.34
Na+(aq) + e– → Na(s) –2.71
2+ –
Ca (aq) + 2e → Ca(s) –2.87
+ –
K (aq) + e → K(s) –2.93
Li+(aq) + e– → Li(s) –3.02
 Periodic table of the elements
1 2
H He
1.0 4.0
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.9 9.0 10.8 12.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 20.1
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
23.0 24.3 27.0 28.1 31.0 32.1 35.5 39.9
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.1 40.1 44.9 47.9 50.9 52.0 54.9 55.9 58.9 58.7 63.6 65.4 69.7 72.6 74.9 79.0 79.9 83.8
END OF DATA SHEET

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.5 87.6 88.9 91.2 92.9 95.9 98.1 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

3
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 197.0 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116 118
Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Uun Uuu Uub Uuq Uuh Uuo
(223) (226) (227) (261) (262) (263) (264) (265) (268)

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.1 140.9 144.2 (145) 150.3 152.0 157.2 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr

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232.0 231.0 238.0 237.1 (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (254) (257) (258) (259) (260)