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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE
NUMBER
INDEX
NUMBER ITIIJ
SCIENCE 5116/03, 5118/03
Paper 3 Chemistry October/November 2008
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper
Additional Materials: Answer Paper

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs, tables or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Section A
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.

Section 8
Answer any two questions.
Write your answers on the lined pages provided and, if necessary, continue on separate answer paper.

A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

FOR EXAMINER'S USE

Section A

Section B ~

Total

This document consists of 12 printed pages and 4 lined pages.

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Section A For
Examiner's
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper. Use

Answer all the questions.

1 Chemicals are important in industry and in everyday life. Table 1.1 shows some chemicals
and their uses. Complete the table by giving the reason for this use of each chemical. The
first reason has been done for you as an example.

Table 1.1

chemical use reason for use

to make breathing
oxygen in a hospital's oxygen tents
easier

copper metal in radio circuits

plastics coating iron

calcium hydroxide spread on farmers' fields

limestone in the manufacture of iron

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2 Use the Periodic Table on page 16 of this booklet in answering this question. For
Examiner's
(a) Name an element from Group I, an element from Group VI and the formula of the Use

compound that results when these two elements react together.

element from Group I

element from Group VI

formula [3]

(b) Explain briefly why

(i) the elements from Group I all have similar chemical properties,

(ii) the elements from Group VI act as non-metals.

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows some substances that are made from ethene. For
Examiner's
Complete the dotted spaces in Fig. 3.1 with names of substances, chemical structures and Use

types of reaction.

structure

polymerisation

structure ---- ....

structure
, ,,
H H H I

\ I / I
I

H-C- C -C-H ,
/ I \ \
\

H H n H \
...
... . ----'

hydration

structure

oxidation

, '" . ...
,, \
\
I
\
I
\
I
I
,
I
I
I

\
I
\

,,
I
\
\
.. .. '"
----'

Fig. 3.1 [5]

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4 The diagrams A, 8, C, 0, E and F in Fig. 4.1 represent the particles in different substances. For
Examiner's
Use

~~
a-t A 8 C

0 0
~~~cr! ~~~~~~
0 g
:~~ o-ogo-ogo-o~
0 0 ~~eP~ ~ ~ ~ePeP
E F
°
Fig. 4.1

Which of the diagrams A, B, C, 0, E and F best represents a

(a) liquid element,

[1 ]

(b) gaseous compound,

[1 ]

(c) solid mixture,

[1 ]

(d) liquid mixture,

[1 ]

(e) gaseous element?

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A metalreactswithan excessof diluteacidto forma gas.The volumeof gas producedis

I For
measured overthe first30 secondsof the reaction.
Afterthistimeabout110cm3of the gas lExaminels
hasbeencollected.A dataloggeris usedto plotthegraphshownin Fig.5.1.
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230
220
210
200
190
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€ 1To
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f; rso
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13 0
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$ 120
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g 100
f9 0
98 0
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
timet/s

F ig . 5 . 1

(a) How does the speed of the reactionchangeduringthe first 30 secondsof the reaction?

t1l
(b) (i) Sketch on Fig.5.1 how you expect the graph to continueover the next 120
seconds.
(ii) The experimentis repeatedwith the same mass of metal but with excess of a
slightlyless concentratedsolutionof acid.
On Fig.5.1 sketchthe graphyou would expectfor this secondexperiment. t4l
(c) Use your knowledgeof how particlesmove in liquidsto explainthe shape of these
graphs.

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6 In Table 6.1 the letter p represents a proton, the letter n represents a neutron and the letter e For
represents an electron. Examiner's
Use

Complete the Table. The first row has been done for you.

Table 6.1

description -
the letters are not the symbols structure
of these chemical elements

, ., ., ... --- ....... ...

,,
""
"
,,
\

G)
\

an atom of element G I
\

- with 1 proton,
I
I
1 ~e
I

1 neutron and 1 electron.

\
1p , I

,,
\
\
\

" " ... ., ., '" '"

" ... _-_ ....

0
a nucleus of element H
- with a proton number of 1 and a
nucleon number of 3.

a nucleus of another
isotope of element H.

., .,
0 ... ... - -- - ........ ...
""
'" '"
., ., ... ---- .... ... ""
,, '" "" \

,, ,, '"
'" "
" \
\

, \

0
\
an atom of element I I
I
I
\
\
,,
\

, ,
I I
- with 3 protons, I
I
I
I
I
4 neutrons and 3 electrons. \
\
, , I

,, ,
\ I
\ \

,,
\ \
\
" " ...
""
"
... ... _-_ ... ., ., '" '" .- , '"
" " ... ... ., .,
..._---" ...
.,.. - -- ....... ...
., ., ... ...
, .- .- .,.--- ....... ...
""
., ., " "\
,, , .- ""
, ,,
\
I
" \
\

an ion of element I , \

0
\
I \

- with a positive charge,

I I ,
\
\

,, ,
I I
I
I
I
a proton number of 3 \
I
I

,, ,,
I
\ \ I
and a nucleon number of 7. \
\
\
\ ,
\
" " ... .- .- , I
" _---
... ... ... ., ,
"" '"
" ... ... ., .- '"
........ _--_ ... '
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7 (a) The metals in Fig. 7.1 are placed in order of decreasing chemical reactivity. For
Examiner's
Use
magnesium aluminium uranium

Fig. 7.1

(i) Suggest why gold but not magnesium is found in the Earth's crust as the unreacted
element.

(ii) When aluminium powder is heated with iron oxide, iron is formed. Silver powder
has no effect on hot iron oxide. Explain this difference between aluminium and
silver.

(iii) More energy is needed to extract sodium from its chloride than is needed to extract
any other of the metals in Fig. 7.1 from their chlorides. Suggest why.

[4]

(b) Give two reasons why metals are recycled.

reason 1 .

reason 2 [2]

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(c) In the manufacture of metal uranium, uranium dioxide is first converted into a fluoride. For
Balance this equation for the reaction. Examiner's
Use

+ HF +
Uranium tetrafluoride is then reduced to uranium metal by heating with magnesium,
according to this balanced chemical equation.

+ 2Mg + u
Calculate the mass of magnesium that must be used to manufacture 10 tonnes of
uranium.
[Relative atomic masses: A r : Mg, 24; U, 238.]

mass of magnesium needed = tonnes

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8 Fig. 8.1 describes reactions involving a blue crystalline salt, given the letter O. For
Examiner's
Use

blue heat gently a colourless liquid

crystals 1---------.1:. forms that boils at
o 100°C
N

add water

,.
blue
aqueous
add
solution
aluminium powder and
aqueous
add aqueous sodium hydroxide
sodium
hydroxide
1. a gas that turns
blue Universal Indicator
precipitate blue
M L

Fig. 8.1

(a) Identify substances

( '1) L, .

( '11') M, .

(1"1'1) N, .

(iv) O . [4]

(b) Write an equation for anyone of the changes in Fig. 8.1 .

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Section B

Answer any two questions.

Write your answers on the lined pages provided and, if necessary,

continue on separate answer paper.

9 When atoms combine with other atoms they either gain, lose or share a number of electrons.

(a) Describe in terms of the number of electrons gained, lost or shared how

(i) a carbon atom combines with other atoms,

(ii) a magnesium atom combines with other atoms. [4]

(b) Draw diagrams to show the electronic structures of the substances formed when

(i) atoms of carbon and oxygen combine to form carbon dioxide,

(ii) atoms of magnesium and oxygen combine to form magnesium oxide.
[Proton numbers: C, 6; 0, 8; Mg, 12] [6]

10 (a) Describe how pure crystals of sodium sulphate can be prepared using a solution of sodium
carbonate and an acid. [6]

(b) Calculate the mass of sodium carbonate contained in 250 cm 3 of a solution of sodium
carbonate of concentration 2.0 mol / dm 3 .

[Relative atomic masses: A r : C, 12; 0, 16; Na, 23] [2]

(c) Write the ionic equation that describes the neutralisation of any alkali by any acid. [2]

11 A solution of ethanol can be made by fermentation of glucose.

(a) Describe how this process is completed in the laboratory. [5]

(b) Write a chemical equation for this process. [2]

(c) Calculate the relative molecular mass of ethanol, C2 HsOH, and the percentage by mass of
carbon in each molecule of ethanol.

[Relative atomic masses: A r : H, 1; C, 12; 0, 16] [3]

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c
()
r
The Periodic Table of the Elements
m
(f)
Qo
Group
s: I II III IV V VI VII 0
om
I\.) 1 4
o
o
CO H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2

7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20

Li Be B C N 0 F Ne
Lrthium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulphur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131

Rb Sr V Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Indium Tin Antimony Tellurium Iodine Xenon
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209

Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir PI Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

226 227

Fr Ra Ac
Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89 t
140 141 144 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
*58-71 Lanthanoid series
t90-103 Actinoid series
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Vb Lu
Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

Key
Q] b
X
a =relative atomiC mass
x =atomiC symbol
b =proton (atomic) number 90
232

Th
Thorium
Pa
Protactinium
91 92
238

U
Uranium
93
Np
Neptunium
94
Pu
Plutonium
Am
Americium
95 96
Cm
Curium
97
Bk
Berkelium
98
Cf
Californium
99
Es
Einsteinium
100
Fm
Fermium
Md
Mendelevium
101 102
No
Nobelium
103
Lr
Lawrencium

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm 3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).