SMJK CHUNG LING PULAU PINANG

STPM TRIAL EXAM L6 SEMESTER 1 2019 (CHEMISTRY)

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Section A: Write the objective answers in the boxes provided. [15%]

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
11) 12) 13) 14) 15)

1) The nitrogen trichloride molecule, NCl3, consists of three isotopes, 14N,

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Cl and 37Cl. How many lines are found in the mass spectrum of nitrogen
trichloride which correspond to the molecular and fragmented molecular
ions excluding atomic ions?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 9 D. 11

2) The relative molecular mass of phosphorus is 124. A sample containing n

molecules of phosphorus weighs 49.6 g. What is the mass of 3n
molecules of sulphur? [Relative molecular mass of sulphur = 256]
A. 148.8 g B. 307.2 g C. 372 g D. 496 g

3) The ionisation energies of an element Z are shown below.

Ionisation energy kJ mol-1
First 590
Second 1150
Third 4940
Fourth 6480
Fifth 8120
The electronic configuration for the element Z is
A. 1s22s22p63s23p5 C. 1s22s22p63s23p64s2
B. 1s22s22p63s23p64s1 D. 1s22s22p63s23p6 4s24p1

4) When hydrogen gas is placed under low pressure in a tube and a high
voltage is applied, it produces a line spectrum because
1. hydrogen atoms have discrete energy levels
2. the transition of electrons can only occur when only certain amounts of
energy are emitted.
3. the electrons in hydrogen atoms are all in the ground state.
Which statements above are correct?
A. 1 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1,2 and 3

5) Which of the following pairs contains molecules that both have a linear shape?
A. CS2 and XeF2 C. CS2 and SCl2
B. SCl2 and SO2 D. XeF2 and SO2

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6) Aluminium chloride exists as Al2Cl6 molecules in the gaseous state. From
the formula of Al2Cl6, it can be inferred that each aluminium atom
1. forms dative covalent bonds
2. is surrounded by four chlorine atoms arranged tetrahedrally
3. contributes electrons to form 4 normal covalent bonds.
Which statements above are correct?
A. 1 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1,2 and 3

7) Which of the following could be due to the lone pair of electrons in

ammonia molecule?
1. Ammonia can act as a base.
2. The bond angle of H – N – H is less than 109.5.
3. Formation of coordinate covalent bond with hydrogen chloride molecule
Which statements above are correct?
A. 1 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1,2 and 3

8) Which of the following graphs represents correctly the relationship between

the volume and pressure of a gas at different temperatures of T 1 K and T2 K
where T1< T2?

9) In ideal gas, X, is found to exert a pressure of p atm in a V dm3 container at

temperature T K. However, if the container is filled with hydrogen, the
hydrogen gas will exert a pressure slightly higher than p. This is because
A. hydrogen molecules are not perfectly elastic.
B. hydrogen molecules are in continuous random motion.
C. hydrogen molecules exert attractive forces on each other.
D. the actual volume of hydrogen molecules becomes insignificant when
compared with the volume of the container.

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10) The vapour pressure curves of two liquids, P and Q are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
Which of the following statements is correct?
A. At 0C, Q exists as a solid.
B. The heat of vaporization of P is lower than that of Q.
C. At any pressure, the boiling point of liquid P is higher than that of Q.
D. Under the same conditions, the molecules in Q have a higher kinetic
energy than the molecules in P.

11) The half-life of a radioactive element is 10 minutes. What is the time taken
when 75% of the mass of the element has decomposed?
A. 10 mins B. 15 mins C. 20 mins D. 30 mins

12) The table below shows the experimental results of a reaction:

A(aq) + B(aq)  Z (aq) at a specific temperature.
Experimental [A] [B] Initial rate
number (mol dm-3) (mol dm-3) (mol dm-3 s-1)
1 0.1 0.1 0.07
2 0.2 0.1 0.14
3 0.3 0.1 0.21
4 0.1 0.2 0.07
5 0.1 0.3 0.07
What is the numerical value of the rate constant, k, for the above reaction?
A. 1 x 10-1 B. 7 x 10-1 C. 1 x 10-2 D.5 x 10-2

13) The degree of dissociation of 0.20 mol dm-3 solution of an acid, HA, 0.018.
What is the value of Ka (in mol dm-3) for HA?
A. 6.0 x 10-5 B. 4.0 x 10-5
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C. 3.6 x 10 D. 6.5 x 10-5

14) Figure 2 shows the pH curve for the titration

of an acid and an alkali. What is the volume of
the alkali added that produces a buffer solution
in the conical flask?
A. V1 cm3 B. V2 cm3 C. V3 cm3 D. V4 cm3 Figure 2

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15) The graph below shows the yield of gas X at different temperatures and
pressures.

Figure 3
Based on the graph in Figure 3 only, what conclusion can be drawn?
A. There is a decrease in volume when the forward reaction proceeds.
B. The forward reaction is endothermic.
C. The reaction rate increases in the presence of a catalyst.
D. Pressure has no effect on the position of equilibrium.

Section B: Structure Questions (15 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.
16) (a) At a temperature of 298K, the values of K c for the following reactions
are as follows:
NO(g) + ½ Br2(g) NOBr Kc = 1.40
2NO(g)  N2(g) + O2(g) Kc = 2.1 x 1030
Calculate Kc for the following reaction at temperature 298 K. [2m]
½ N2(g) + ½ O2(g) + ½ Br2(g) NOBr (g)

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(b) 0.6 mol ethanol, 0.7 mol ethanoic acid, 0.5 mol ethyl ethanoate and 0.3
mol water are mixed together. When chemical equilibrium is established,
0.4 mol of ethanoic acid remains unreacted.
CH3COOH(l) + C2H5OH(l)  CH3COOC2H5(l) + H2O(l)
(i) Determine Kc for this reaction. [3m]

(ii) Explain why acidified water and not pure water is used in this
reaction. [1m]

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17) (a) The diagram below shows ionic distance in a mass spectrometer
using bromine gas. (Bromine has a relative atomic mass of 79.9 and
it contains two isotopes with nucleon numbers of 79 and 81)

Each of the groups of lines A, B and C was produced by one of these ions:
Br+(g), Br2+(g) and Br2+(g).State which ion produces the lines in [3m]

(i) Group A ________________

(ii) Group B ________________

(iii) Group C ________________

(b) (i) By using the normal convention, give the electronic configuration
of an atom of fluorine at its lowest energy state. [1m]

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(ii) In the following diagram, show the electronic configuration of
carbon in fluoromethane, CH3F. [1m]

(iii) Sketch the orbitals that overlapped and hence illustrate the shapes and
bonds that you might predict for the molecule of fluoromethane. [2m]

(c) The diagram below represents some energy levels of electron in a

hydrogen atom.

Mark on the diagram the transition that correspond to the line in

the absorption spectrum with a longer wavelength and explain
your answer. [2m]

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Section C: Essay questions. Answer any TWO questions. [30 marks]

18) (a) For the reversible reaction
NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)  NH3(aq) + H2O(l)
The units of the rate constant, k1, for the forward reaction are dm3
mol-1 s-1 and the unit of k2 for the backward reaction is s-1. If the
reaction rate is measured in mol dm-3 s-1, deduce the overall order for
the forward and backward reactions. Write the rate equation for the
backward reaction. [3m]

(b) Explain with the aid of suitable diagram(s), why the rate of reaction
doubles with every 10C increase in temperature. [5m]

(c) The table below shows the variation of the rate constant of a reaction
with temperature.
Temperature (K) 873 973 1073
-1
K (s ) 2.76 58.8 708
Plot a suitable graph to determine the activation energy, E a, of the
reaction. [7m]

19) (a) Calculate the pH of a buffer solution which contains 0.040 mol of
ammonium chloride and 0.10 mol of ammonia in 1.0 dm 3 solution. [4m]
(Acid dissociation constant, Ka. for NH4+ = 5.5 x 10-10 mol dm-3)

(b) Explain how HCO3- ion can act as a Bronsted Lowry acid and base.
Write equations that are relevant. [4m]

(c) The indicator dissociation constant, KHIn, of an indicator is 2.0 x 10-5 mol
dm-3. The colour of HIn is yellow while the colour of In - is blue. This
indicator is used for the titration between HCl(aq) and NaOH(aq). [2m]

(i) What is the colour of the indicator at the end-point of titration?

(ii) Calculate the pH value at which the indicator changes its colour during
the titration.

(d) A solution is made by mixing 500 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm-3 butanoic acid with
500 cm3 of 0.50 mol dm-3 sodium butanoate. Ka for butanoic acid is 1.50 x
10-5 mol dm-3. Calculate the change in the pH when 100 cm 3 of 0.50 mol
dm-3 HCl is added to 1.0 dm3 of the buffer solution. [5m]

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20) (a) Phosphorus pentachloride, PCl5 dissociates according to the
following equation.
PCl5(g)  PCl3(g) + Cl2(g)
A 9.17 g sample of PCl5 is placed in a 5.00 dm3 flask at 220C. If half
of the phosphorus pentachloride dissociates, determine the mole
fraction of PCl5 (g) in the vessel and the total pressure. [6m]

(b) Explain each of the following observations. [9m]

(i) Nitrogen only forms one chloride, NCl3 whereas phosphorus forms
two chlorides, PCl3 and PCl5.
(ii) When ethanoic acid is dissolved in benzene, it is found that the
relative molecular mass of the acid is 120.
(iii) Ammonia molecule is trigonal pyramidal but sulphur trioxide is
trigonal planar.

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