UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level CHEMISTRY Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2006

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the Answer Sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. There are forty questions on 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 soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet. Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.

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2 1 At which temperature does a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium chloride begin to boil? A 96 oC B 99 oC C 100 oC D 104 oC

The symbols

and

represent atoms of different elements.

Which diagram shows a mixture of an element and a compound?

An aqueous solution of compound X reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide to form a green precipitate and then aluminium powder is added. The mixture is heated and a gas that turns damp red litmus paper blue is given off. What is X? A B C D ammonium nitrate copper(II) chloride iron(II) nitrate iron(III) chloride

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3 4 Which of the following reagents could be used to distinguish between dilute nitric acid and dilute hydrochloric acid? A B C D 5 aqueous barium chloride copper(II) carbonate aqueous silver nitrate aqueous sodium hydroxide

The scheme shows some reactions of a compound Y.

compound Y excess HNO3(aq) gas + colourless solution NaOH(aq) white precipitate insoluble in excess NaOH(aq)

What could the compound Y be? A B C D aluminium sulphate calcium carbonate copper(II) carbonate zinc carbonate

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4 6 A beam of particles contains neutrons, n, protons, p, and electrons, e. The beam is passed between charged plates. Which diagram shows how the particles are affected by the plates?

A beam of particles +ve

e beam of particles

B +ve p e n

ve

n p

ve

C e beam of particles +ve p n beam of particles

D +ve p n e

ve

ve

The table shows the properties of some substances. Which substance is a covalent compound? melting point / oC A B C D 38 7 801 1540 electrical conductivity of solid conducts does not conduct does not conduct conducts of liquid conducts does not conduct conducts conducts

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5 8 The diagram shows the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride and of molten sodium chloride.

copper wire

aqueous sodium chloride

molten sodium chloride

graphite electrodes

Which substance has both positive ions and mobile electrons? A B C D 9 aqueous sodium chloride copper wire graphite electrodes molten sodium chloride

Hydrogen can form both ionic and covalent compounds. With which element will hydrogen form an ionic compound? A B C D carbon chlorine nitrogen sodium

10 Which quantity is the same for one mole of ethanol and one mole of ethane? A B C D mass number of atoms number of molecules volume at r.t.p.

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6 11 In an experiment 264 g of strontium reacts with 213 g of chlorine. What is the formula of strontium chloride? A SrCl B SrCl2 C SrCl3 D Sr2Cl

12 Aqueous copper(II) sulphate is electrolysed using copper electrodes. Which observations will be made? at anode (+ve) A B C D anode dissolves anode dissolves colourless gas forms colourless gas forms at cathode (ve) pink solid forms pink solid forms colourless gas forms pink solid forms electrolyte blue colour fades no change no change blue colour fades

13 Which pair of metals X and Y will produce the highest voltage when used as electrodes in a simple cell?
V metal X in a solution of a salt of X metal Y in a solution of a salt of Y porous wall

metal X A B C D copper magnesium magnesium zinc

metal Y silver silver zinc copper

14 On combustion, which fuel never produces pollutants? A B C D diesel hydrogen methane petrol

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7 15 The reversible reaction below has reached dynamic equilibrium. N2O4(g) What does the term dynamic equilibrium mean? A B C D The reaction has stopped. The rate of the forward reaction is now zero. The concentrations of NO2 and N2O4 are equal. The rates of the forward and backward reactions are equal. 2NO2(g)

16 The energy profile diagrams show how adding a substance X to a reaction mixture changes the reaction pathway. without X

energy

reactants

with X

products reaction pathway Which change occurs when X is added to the reaction mixture? A B C D The rate of reaction decreases. The rate of reaction increases. The reaction becomes less exothermic. The reaction becomes more exothermic.

17 Which of the reactions X, Y and Z involve oxidation?

ethanol C2H5OH

X ethyl ethanoate CH3CO2C2H5 Y sodium ethanoate CH3CO2Na

ethanoic acid CH3CO2H

X only

X and Y

Y only

Y and Z [Turn over

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8 18 Which compound, when added to aqueous iron(II) sulphate, takes part in a redox reaction? A B C D ammonia barium chloride acidified potassium dichromate(VI) sodium hydroxide

19 Which substance does not produce copper(II) sulphate when added to dilute sulphuric acid? A B C D copper copper(II) carbonate copper(II) hydroxide copper(II) oxide

20 Which ionic equation represents the neutralisation of aqueous sodium hydroxide with dilute nitric acid? A B C D H+ + OH H2O
Na+ + NO3 NaNO3

Na+ + HNO3 NaNO3 + H+ NaOH + H+ Na+ + H2O

21 The positions of four elements are shown on the outline of part of the Periodic Table. Element X has a high melting point and is a good conductor of electricity. It forms chlorides XCl2 and XCl3. Which element is X?

D A B C

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9 22 Why is nickel used in the hydrogenation of alkenes? A B C D It increases the yield of products. It lowers the activation energy of the reaction. It makes the reaction more exothermic. It prevents a reverse reaction from occurring.

23 Three elements X, Y and Z have consecutive, increasing proton numbers. If element X is a noble gas, what will be the symbol for the ions of element Z in its compounds? A Z 2 B Z+ C Z 2+ D Z 3+

24 Which substance reacts with water to form a soluble compound and an insoluble gas? A B C D ammonium sulphate caesium calcium carbonate copper

25 Iron is extracted in the blast furnace using the raw materials haematite, coke and limestone.

waste gases

raw materials firebrick lining

air slag molten iron

Which substance undergoes thermal decomposition? A B C D limestone carbon dioxide haematite slag

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10 26 Which gas is not formed during the manufacture of aluminium? A B C D carbon dioxide carbon monoxide oxygen sulphur dioxide

27 In which test-tube is the iron nail most likely to rust?

A B C D

oil nail damp cotton wool nail anhydrous calcium chloride boiled water nail

water greased nail

28 The carbonate of metal X is a white solid. It decomposes when heated to form carbon dioxide and a yellow solid oxide. What is metal X? A B C D copper iron lead sodium

29 Which metal will displace hydrogen from aqueous solutions of acids but not from cold water? A B C D calcium copper sodium zinc

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11 30 The table shows the solubility of some salts of metal Y in cold water. salt carbonate chloride sulphate What is metal Y? A B C D barium lead magnesium sodium solubility in cold water insoluble soluble insoluble

31 Which method would not produce ammonia gas? A B C D heating concentrated aqueous ammonia heating ammonium chloride with calcium hydroxide heating ammonium sulphate with sodium hydroxide heating ammonium sulphate with dilute hydrochloric acid

32 The following scheme shows four stages in the conversion of sulphur to sulphuric acid. In which stage is a catalyst used?

stage A sulphur air

sulphur dioxide

stage B air

sulphur trioxide

stage C

concentrated sulphuric acid

concentrated sulphuric acid

stage D oleum water

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12 33 Vegetable matter is biodegradable. Which gas is released into the atmosphere when vegetable matter biodegrades? A B C D carbon monoxide methane nitrogen dioxide sulphur dioxide

34 To reduce atmospheric pollution, the waste gases from a coal-burning power station are passed through powdered calcium carbonate. Which waste gas will not be removed by the powdered calcium carbonate? A B C D carbon monoxide, CO nitrogen dioxide, NO2 phosphorus(V) oxide, P2O5 sulphur dioxide, SO2

35 A compound, X, has a molecular formula C4H8O2 and can be prepared by the reactions shown.
ethanol oxidation Y + ethanol X

What is the structural formula of X? A B C D HCO2CH2CH2CH3 CH3CO2CH2CH3 CH3CH2CO2CH3 CH3CH2CH2CO2H

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13 36 The results of tests on compound Z are shown. test add bromine water add aqueous sodium carbonate What is compound Z? result turns colourless carbon dioxide formed

H A H C H H B H C H H C H C

H C H H C H H C

H C H H C H H C H O O C

O O H

H D H C

H C

H C H C

O O H

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14 37 A compound known in industry as MTBE is used as an additive in lead-free petrol. The structural formula of MTBE is shown.

H H H C H H H C C C H H O H H C H H

Which compound is an isomer of MTBE?

H H C H

H C H

H C H C
O

H C H H H

H C H

H C H

H C H
O

H C H H

H H C H H H C C H H C H H H C H
O

H H H H C C H

H C C H
O

H C H H

38 A liquid reacts with each of sodium carbonate, potassium hydroxide and ethanol. What is the liquid? A B C D aqueous ammonia ethanoic acid ethyl ethanoate hydrochloric acid

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15 39 The structural formula of a polymer is shown below.

H C C C H C C C

C2H5 H

C2H5 H

Which one of the following will form this polymer?

A C2H5 C H C H C C2H5 H H C C C H H C H H B C2H5 H C C D C2H5 H C H C C C H

40 A polymer X was hydrolysed and the two products were

O HO C O and C OH H H N N H H

What can be deduced about X? A B C D It was a condensation polymer. It was starch. It was made by addition polymerisation. It was Terylene.

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DATA SHEET The Periodic Table of the Elements

Group III
1

I H
Hydrogen

II

IV

VI

VII

0
4

He
Helium

1 11 12 14 16 19

2 20

Li
Boron Carbon

Be
5 27 28 6 7

N
Nitrogen

O
Oxygen

F
Fluorine

Ne
Neon

Lithium

Beryllium

8 31 32

9 35.5

10 40

23

24

Na
Aluminium

Mg
13 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70

Al
14

Si
Silicon

P
Phosphorus

S
Sulphur

Cl
Chlorine

Ar
Argon

Sodium

Magnesium

11

12

15 73 75

16 79

17 80

18 84

39

40

45

48

K
Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc

Ca
23 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sc

Ti

Cr

Mn

Fe

Co

Ni

Cu

Zn
31

Ga
Gallium

Ge
Germanium

As
Arsenic

Se
Selenium

Br
Bromine

Kr
Krypton

Potassium

Calcium

Scandium

Titanium

19

20

21

22

32 115 119

33 122

34 128

35 127

36 131

16

85

88

89

91

Rb
Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver

Sr
41 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 42 43 44 45 46 47

Zr

Nb

Mo

Tc

Ru

Rh

Pd

Ag
48

Cd
Cadmium

In
Indium

Sn
Tin

Sb
Antimony

Te
Tellurium

I
Iodine

Xe
Xenon

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Rubidium

Strontium

Yttrium

Zirconium

37

38

39

40

133

137

139

178

Cs
Tantalum Iridium Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Platinum

Ba
73 77 74 75 76 78

La Ta W Re Os Pt

Hf

Ir

Au
Gold

Hg
Mercury

Tl
Thallium

Pb
Lead

Bi
Bismuth

Po
Polonium

At
Astatine

Rn
Radon

Caesium

Barium

Lanthanum

Hafnium

55

56

57

72

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

226

227

Fr
140 141 144 150

Ra

Ac
152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175

Francium

Radium

Actinium

87

88

89

*58-71 Lanthanoid series 90-103 Actinoid series Ce

Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium

Pr
59 60 238 61

Nd

Pm
62

Sm
Samarium

Eu
Europium

Gd
Gadolinium

Tb
Terbium

Dy
Dysprosium

Ho
Holmium

Er
Erbium

Tm
Thulium

Yb
Ytterbium

Lu
Lutetium

58 232

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

a = relative atomic mass

Key Th
Thorium Protactinium Uranium

X Pa
91 92

X = atomic symbol
90

U
93

Np
Neptunium

Pu
Plutonium

Am
Americium

Cm
Curium

Bk
Berkelium

Cf
Californium

Es
Einsteinium

Fm
Fermium

Md
Mendelevium

No
Nobelium

Lr
Lawrencium

b = proton (atomic) number

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).