PRIME ACADEMY

A II CHEMISTRY 9701
PROGRESSIVE TEST __ 2 __
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BY SIR TAHIR IRFAN

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A LEVEL CHEMISTRY TEACHER
 ROOTS COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL PALM TREE
CAMPUS SIALKOT
 PRIME ACADEMY.

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1 Data should be selected from Table 3.1 in order to answer some parts of this question.

Table 3.1

electrode reaction Eo/V

Mg2+ + 2e– Mg –2.38
Mn2+ + 2e– Mn –1.18
Mn3+ + e– Mn2+ +1.49
MnO2 + 4H+ + 2e– Mn2+ + 2H2O +1.23
MnO4– + e– MnO42– +0.56
MnO4– + 4H+ + 3e– MnO2 + 2H2O +1.67
MnO4– + 8H+ + 5e– Mn2+ + 4H2O +1.52

(a) 
An electrochemical cell can be constructed from a Mg2+ / Mg half-cell and a MnO4– / Mn2+
half‑cell. The standard cell potential of this cell can be calculated using the standard electrode
potentials of the two half-cells.

(i) Define standard electrode potential. Include details of the standard conditions used.

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(ii) Complete the diagram below to show an electrochemical cell constructed from a Mg2+ / Mg
half‑cell and a MnO4– / Mn2+ half-cell.
Label your diagram.

[3]

(iii) Use a positive (+) sign and a negative (–) sign to identify the polarity of each of the two
electrodes in your diagram.
Use an arrow and the symbol ‘e’ to show the direction of electron flow in the external
circuit.[1]

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 (iv) Calculate the standard cell potential, , of this cell.

 = .............................. V [1]

(v) Construct an equation for the cell reaction.

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(vi) Predict how the cell reaction will change, if at all, when the solution in the Mg2+ / Mg half‑cell
is diluted by the addition of a large volume of water. Explain your answer.

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(b) A molten magnesium salt is electrolysed for 15.0 minutes by a constant current.

4.75 × 1022 magnesium atoms are produced at the cathode.

Calculate the value of the current used.

 current = .............................. A [2]

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 2 (a) The value of the solubility product, Ksp, of iron(III) hydroxide, Fe(OH)3, is given by the following
expression.

Ksp = [Fe3+][OH–]3 = 2.0 × 10–39 mol4 dm–12

(i) Calculate the solubility of Fe(OH)3 in water.

 solubility = .............................. mol dm–3 [1]

(ii) Calculate the solubility of Fe(OH)3 in 0.010 mol dm–3 barium hydroxide, Ba(OH)2(aq).

 solubility = .............................. mol dm–3 [2]

(iii) Fe(OH)3 is less soluble in Ba(OH)2(aq) than it is in pure water.

Name this effect.

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(b) The numerical value of the Ka of HBrO is 2.00 × 10–9.

X is a solution of HBrO which contains 4.00 × 10–3 mol of HBrO in 100 cm3 of solution. In this

solution the following equilibrium is established in which there are two conjugate acid-base
pairs.

HBrO + H2O BrO– + H3O+

(i) Define conjugate acid-base pair.

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(ii) Identify the two conjugate acid-base pairs shown in the equation above.

pair one .............................. ..............................

acid base

pair two
.............................. ..............................
acid base
[1]

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 (iii) Calculate the pH of solution X. Show all your working.

 pH = .............................. [2]

(iv) A solution containing 2.00 × 10–3 mol of NaOH is added to solution X. A buffer solution is
formed.

Calculate the pH of this buffer solution.

 pH = .............................. [1]

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3 Copper is a transition element. It forms a wide variety of compounds.

(a) Define transition element.

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(b) An aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4, contains [Cu(H2O)6]2+ complex ions. If an
excess of concentrated hydrochloric acid is added to this solution a ligand exchange reaction
occurs and [CuCl 4]2– complex ions are formed.

(i) Complete Table 5.1 to state the geometry, the coordination number of copper, and one
bond angle in each of the two complex ions.

Table 5.1

complex ion geometry coordination number bond angle

[Cu(H2O)6]2+

[CuCl 4]2–

[3]

(ii) 
In an isolated Cu2+ ion the d-orbitals are all degenerate. In a complex ion such as
[Cu(H2O)6]2+ the d-orbitals are non-degenerate.

Define degenerate and non-degenerate in this context.

degenerate ..........................................................................................................................

non-degenerate ...................................................................................................................
[1]

(iii) Explain why the solutions of the two complex ions in Table 5.1 are different colours.

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(c) Cu2+ forms a complex ion containing water molecules and ethanedioate ions, C2O42–, as ligands.
The formula of the complex is [Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)2]2–. The ethanedioate ion is a bidentate ligand.

(i) Explain what is meant by bidentate.

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 (ii) There are three stereoisomers with the formula [Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)2]2–.

Complete the three-dimensional diagrams to show these three stereoisomers.

stereoisomer 1 stereoisomer 2

Cu Cu

stereoisomer 3

Cu

[2]

(iii) Use your answer to (c)(ii) to answer this question.

Stereoisomers 1, 2 and 3 show two different types of isomerism.

Name these two types of isomerism.

For each type of isomerism identify the pair of stereoisomers that demonstrate this
isomerism.

type of isomerism pair of stereoisomers

and

and
[2]

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 (d) 
A solution contains 3.70 g of Na2[Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)2] dissolved in 100 cm3 of solution. A
25.0 cm3 sample of this solution is warmed and then oxidised by 0.0100 mol dm–3 acidified
potassium manganate(VII).

The equation for the redox reaction is shown.

5C2O42– + 2MnO4– + 16H+ → 10CO2 + 2Mn2+ + 8H2O

Calculate the minimum volume of 0.0100 mol dm–3 acidified potassium manganate(VII) needed
to oxidise all of the ethanedioate ions, C2O42–, in the 25.0 cm3 sample. Show all your working.

[Mr: Na2[Cu(C2O4)2(H2O)2], 321.5]

 minimum volume = .............................. cm3 [3]

(e) Copper(II) nitrate, Cu(NO3)2, and barium nitrate, Ba(NO3)2, both decompose when heated.

Copper(II) nitrate decomposes at a lower temperature than barium nitrate.

Suggest a reason for this difference. Explain your answer.

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 An aqueous solution of cobalt(II) chloride is a pink colour due to the presence of [Co(H2O)6]2+
complex ions.

(a) (i) Complete Table 6.1 to describe what is observed when the named reagent is added to an
aqueous solution of cobalt(II) chloride.

Table 6.1

colour of state of
reagent
cobalt-containing product cobalt-containing product

NaOH(aq)

an excess of conc. HCl

[2]

(ii) Write an equation for the reaction between [Co(H2O)6]2+ ions and NaOH(aq).

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(iii) Write an equation for the reaction between [Co(H2O)6]2+ ions and an excess of conc. HCl.

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(b) (i) Define stability constant.

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(ii) Write an expression for the stability constant, Kstab, of the [Co(NH3)6]2+ complex ion.

Kstab =
[1]

(iii) Give the units of the stability constant, Kstab, of the [Co(NH3)6]2+ complex ion.

 units = .............................. [1]

(iv) The numerical value of the stability constant, Kstab, of the [Co(NH3)6]2+ complex ion is
7.7 × 104.

In an aqueous solution the concentration of the [Co(NH3)6]2+ complex ion is 0.0740 mol dm–3
and the concentration of NH3 is 0.480 mol dm–3 at equilibrium.

Calculate the concentration of [Co(H2O)6]2+ in this solution.

 concentration = .............................. mol dm–3 [1]

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