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PEI HWA SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2012 Secondary Four Express

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5072/01
23 August 2012 1 hour

Paper 1 Multiple Choice

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The conical flask contains compound X which is present in solid, liquid and gaseous states.

Which statement is correct? A B C D 2 Energy is released when X changes from liquid to solid. Liquid X is at a higher temperature than solid X. A gaseous X molecule has a lower mass than a liquid X molecule. Liquid X molecules vibrate about fixed positions.
1 1H

A sample of hydrogen is a mixture of the two isotopes mass of oxygen is 16.

and 2 1 H . The relative atomic

What are possible values of the relative molecular mass of different molecules of water formed by the combination of oxygen and hydrogen? I II III A B C D 3 18 19 20

I only I and II only I and III only I, II and III

An ion X+ has 23 nucleons and 10 electrons. What does the nucleus of the ion X+ contain? protons A B C D 12 10 11 9 neutrons 11 13 12 14

Air is a mixture. Which of the following statements support this classification of air? 1 2 3 4 Some gases in air can be obtained from it by fractional distillation. Air is a colourless substance even though it is made up of different substances. Air has properties that are different from that of its constituents. Water vapour and carbon dioxide in air can be obtained from air by cooling and compression.

A B C D

3 only 1 and 2 only 1, 2 and 3 only 3 and 4

Methylamine, CH3NH2 (Mr = 31), and hydrogen chloride, HC l (Mr = 36.5) are both gases which are soluble in water. The gases react together to form a white solid, methylammonium chloride. In an experiment to demonstrate rates of diffusion the following apparatus is set up. Where will the white solid form? A B C D

cotton wool soaked in concentrated methylamine solution 6

cotton wool soaked in concentrated hydrochloric acid

Solder is an alloy of tin (melting point 232 C) and lead (melting point 327 C). The melting point of solder is expected to be ___________________________________. A B C D lower than 232 C higher than 327 C almost 232 C between 232 C and 327 C

The following tubes contain a dilute solution of a solid X dissolved in a liquid Y. Which apparatus is most suitable for finding the boiling point of Y? A B C D

A reasonably pure, dry sample of carbon dioxide is to be prepared using calcium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid. The pieces of apparatus available are shown in the diagrams below but the connections have not been made. What connections are needed in order to complete the preparation?

A B C D

P to Q and R to S P to Q and R to T P to R and Q to T P to S only

During a chromatography experiment, the ink did not move up the paper. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon? A B C D A wrong solvent was used. The ink was not a mixture. Too little solvent was used. Too much ink was used.

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Which method is most suitable for obtaining a pure, dry sample of sodium chloride from a mixture of solid sodium chloride and solid ammonium chloride? A B C D Heat the substance gently and collect the substance left. Heat the substance gently and collect the substance which melts. Shake the mixture with water, concentrate and leave to cool. Shake the mixture with water, filter and evaporate the filtrate. 4

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For the mixture in the round-bottom flask, which graph best shows the change in concentration of the liquid with the lowest boiling point as distillation proceeds?

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The diagram below shows a reaction scheme involving solution Q. a few drops of NaOH excess of NaOH

Solution Q

white precipitate

insoluble

dilute HNO3 No effervescence

Solution Q could contain ______________. A B C D aluminium carbonate calcium chloride lead(II) nitrate zinc sulfate

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The diagram shows an experiment with aqueous ammonium chloride. poured in moist litmus paper

solution X aqueous ammonium chloride mixture

heat A gas, Y, is produced and the litmus paper changes colour. What are solution X and gas Y? solution X aqueous sodium hydroxide aqueous sodium hydroxide dilute sulfuric acid dilute sulfuric acid gas Y ammonia chlorine ammonia chlorine

A B C D

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What is the total number of shared electrons in the ethene molecules?

A B C D

6 8 12 16

15 Which of the following substances is an element and forms crystals containing small molecules? A B C D copper ice iodine sugar

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Which substance has the highest melting point? A B C D diamond lead(II) bromide methane water

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An aqueous solution of a salt was placed in a test-tube and aqueous ammonia was gradually added from a burette. The height of the precipitate formed was measured for various volumes of aqueous ammonia added and a graph was plotted as shown below. height of precipitate /cm

volume of aqueous ammonia added /cm3

Which of the following salt solutions would give the result shown in the graph? A B C D 18 zinc sulfate ammonium sulfate sodium sulfate aluminium sulfate

An excess of dilute sulfuric acid reacts with both aqueous barium hydroxide and aqueous barium chloride. In what way are the two reactions the same? A B C D A gas is produced. An insoluble salt is produced. The final pH is 7. Water is produced.

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The table below shows the pH ranges of three indicators - methyl orange, methyl red and bromothymol blue. pH Indicator methyl orange methyl red bromothymol blue 2 red red yellow 3 4 5 6 yellow yellow blue 7 8

What colour would be observed if a few drops of all three indicators are added to a sample of aqueous sodium chloride? A 20 blue B green C yellow D orange

At room temperature and pressure, one mole of carbon dioxide and one mole of ammonia have the same I II III IV A II mass volume number of molecules number of atoms B I and II C II and III D II, III and IV

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100 cm3 of hydrogen is reacted with 200 cm 3 of oxygen. What volume (at r.t.p) of oxygen remains? A 50 cm3 B 100 cm3 C 150 cm3 D 200 cm3

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In the Haber process, nitrogen and hydrogen react to form ammonia. N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) H = 92 kJ

Which factor increases both the speed of reaction and the amount of ammonia produced? A B C D addition of a catalyst decreasing the temperature increasing the pressure increasing the temperature

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The curve X below represents the results of the reaction between 1.0 g of granulated zinc and an excess of acid at 30 C. Which one of the following changes will produce curve Y?

A B C D

0.5 g of granulated zinc at 20 C 0.5 g of powdered zinc at 30 C 1.0 g of granulated zinc at 20 C 1.0 g of powdered zinc at 30 C

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The table shows the energy released by the complete combustion of some compounds used as fuels. compound methane ethanol propane heptane formula CH4 C2H5OH C3H8 C7H16 Mr 16 46 44 100 H in kJ/mol - 880 - 1380 - 2200 - 4800

Which fuel produces the most energy when 1 g of the compound is completely burnt? A 25 ethanol B heptane C methane D propane

In which of the following does nitrogen have an oxidation state of +4? A HNO3 B NO2 C N2O D NaNO2

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Metal Z is placed between zinc and iron in the reactivity series. Which statement is likely to be correct? A B C D A heated mixture of zinc and the oxide of Z will react. Iron will displace Z from an aqueous solution of its chloride. Z will not react with hot dilute hydrochloric acid. Z will react quickly with cold water.

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Which substance is added to the blast furnace to remove impurities from iron ore? A carbon B haematite 9 C limestone D slag

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Which change occurs when the percentage of carbon in steel is increased? A B C D The steel becomes harder. The steel becomes more malleable. The steel becomes softer. The steel corrodes easily.

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Carbon and silicon are in the same group of the Periodic Table, and silicates are the silicon analogue of carbonates. What is the formula of sodium silicate? A NaSiO2 B NaSiO3 C Na2SiO3 D Na2SiO4

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Which statement about the Periodic Table is correct? A B C D Atoms of elements in the same Group have the same number of electrons. All Groups contain both metals and non-metals. There are more metallic elements than non-metallic elements In every Group, the melting points decrease with increasing proton number.

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Which element is most likely to be a transition element? element A B C D melting point (oC) -220 113 1280 1540 density (g/cm3) 0.002 2.1 1.9 7.9 number of different compounds formed with chlorine 3 3 1 2

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The table gives the composition of the atmosphere of four newly discovered planets. planet W X Y Z composition of atmosphere argon, carbon dioxide and oxygen argon, nitrogen and oxygen argon, carbon dioxide and methane methane, nitrogen and oxygen

On which planets is the greenhouse effect likely to occur? A B C D

W only W, X and Z W and Y only W, Y and Z

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The apparatus shown was set up with 100 cm 3 volume of air in the tube. The volume of gas in the tube was measured at intervals for six days.
moist iron filings atmospheric air graduated tube

water

Which graph best represents how the volume of gas changes with time? A B

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Which of the following gases cannot be removed from the exhaust gases of a petrol powered car by its catalytic converter? A B C D carbon dioxide carbon monoxide hydrocarbons nitrogen dioxide

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Aspirin is a drug which is used as a general painkiller. The structural formula of aspirin is shown below.

Which statement about aspirin is not correct? A B C D 36 It decolourises aqueous bromine. Its aqueous solution reacts with sodium carbonate. It turns acidified aqueous potassium dichromate (VI) from orange to green. It is formed from an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

The diagram shows the structure of the compound 1,3-butadiene.

How many molecules of iodine are needed to saturate one molecule of 1,3-butadiene? A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

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Five structures are shown. 1 2 3

Which structures represent identical molecules? A B C D 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only 1, 3 and 4 only 1, 3 and 5 only

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Biodiesel is made from a vegetable oil by the following reaction. Biodiesel can replace diesel as an alternative fuel in vehicle engines.

What type of compound are vegetable oil and biodiesel? A B C D alcohols carboxylic acids esters saturated hydrocarbons 13

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When ethanol is left standing in the air for some time it becomes acidic. Which equation represents this change? A B C D CH3CH2OH + CO CH3CH2CO2H CH3CH2OH + O2 CH3CO2H + H2O CH3CH2OH + 3O2 2CO2 + 3H2O 2CH3CH2OH + O2 2CH3CO2H + 2H2

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Terylene (a polyester) is made by condensation polymerisation of the two monomers shown. and

What is the repeat unit of the polymer? A

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DATA SHEET Colours of Some Common Metal Hydroxides calcium hydroxide copper(II) hydroxide iron(II) hydroxide iron(III) hydroxide lead(II) hydroxide zinc hydroxide white light blue green red-brown white white

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