N17/4/CHEMI/HPM/ENG/TZ0/XX

Chemistry
Higher level
Paper 1

Wednesday 8 November 2017 (afternoon)

1 hour

Instructions to candidates
• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
• Answer all the questions.
• For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on
the answer sheet provided.
• The periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper.
• The maximum mark for this examination paper is [40 marks].

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 The Periodic Table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1 Atomic number
2
1 H He
1.01 4.00
Element
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.94 9.01 Relative atomic mass 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.90

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
–2–

85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.96 (98) 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.76 127.60 126.90 131.29

55 56 57 † 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.91 137.33 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.2 208.98 (209) (210) (222)

87 88 89 ‡ 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Unt Uug Uup Uuh Uus Uuo
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (269) (270) (269) (278) (281) (281) (285) (286) (289) (288) (293) (294) (294)

† 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.12 140.91 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.97

‡
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
232.04 231.04 238.03 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262)
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1. How many atoms of nitrogen are there in 0.50 mol of (NH4)2CO3?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3.01 × 1023

D. 6.02 × 1023

2. Which solution neutralizes 50.0 cm3 of 0.120 mol dm-3 NaOH (aq)?

A. 12.5 cm3 of 0.080 mol dm-3 H3PO4

B. 25.0 cm3 of 0.120 mol dm-3 CH3COOH

C. 25.0 cm3 of 0.120 mol dm-3 H2SO4

D. 50.0 cm3 of 0.060 mol dm-3 HNO3

3. What is the pressure, in Pa, inside a 1.0 m3 cylinder containing 10 kg of H2 (g) at 25 ºC?
R = 8.31 J K-1 mol-1; pV = nRT

4
1 × 10 × 8.31 × 25
A. 3
1.0 × 10
2
5 × 10 × 8.31 × 298
B.
1.0

1 × 8.31 × 25
C. 3
1.0 × 10
3
5 × 10 × 8.31 × 298
D.
1.0

4. A compound with Mr = 102 contains 58.8 % carbon, 9.80 % hydrogen and 31 % oxygen by mass.
What is its molecular formula?
Ar: C = 12.0; H = 1.0; O = 16.0

A. C2H14O4

B. C3H4O4

C. C5H10O2

D. C6H14O

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5. What is the number of protons and the number of neutrons in 131I?

Protons Neutrons

A. 53 78

B. 53 131

C. 78 53

D. 131 53

6. The graph represents the first ten ionisation energies (IE) of an element.
Ionisation energy / eV

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Number of electrons removed

What is the element?

A. O

B. S

C. Ne

D. Cl
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7. Which electron configuration is that of a transition metal atom in the ground state?

A. [Ne]3s23p64s1

B. [Ar]3d9

C. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p2

D. [Ar]4s13d5

8. Which trends are correct across period 3 (from Na to Cl)?

I. Atomic radius decreases

II. Melting point increases
III. First ionization energy increases

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

9. Which oxide dissolves in water to give a solution with a pH below 7?

A. MgO

B. Li2O

C. CaO

D. P4O10

10. [CoCl6]3- is orange while [Co(NH3)6]3+ is yellow. Which statement is correct?

A. [CoCl6]3- absorbs orange light.

B. The oxidation state of cobalt is different in each complex.

C. The different colours are due to the different charges on the complex.

D. The different ligands cause different splitting in the 3d orbitals.

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11. Which of the following series shows increasing hydrogen bonding with water?

A. Propane < propanal < propanol < propanoic acid

B. Propane < propanol < propanal < propanoic acid

C. Propanal < propane < propanoic acid < propanol

D. Propanoic acid < propanol < propanal < propane

12. The electronegativity values of four elements are given.

C N O F
2.6 3.0 3.4 4.0

What is the order of increasing polarity of the bonds in the following compounds?

A. CO < OF2 < NO < CF4

B. CF4 < CO < OF2 < NO

C. NO < OF2 < CO < CF4

D. CF4 < NO < OF2 < CO

13. What is the hybridization state and electron domain geometry around the circled C, N and O
atoms?

O
CH3

H3C
N
N

N
O N

CH3

C O N

A. sp3 and tetrahedral sp2 and trigonal planar sp2 and trigonal planar

B. sp2 and trigonal planar sp and linear sp3 and tetrahedral

C. sp3 and tetrahedral sp and linear sp2 and trigonal planar

D. sp3 and trigonal pyramidal sp2 and trigonal planar sp3 and trigonal pyramidal
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14. How many sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds are present in this molecule?

CN

COOH

σ π

A. 12 6

B. 14 5

C. 16 6

D. 17 5

15. Which statements are correct for ionic compounds?

I. Lattice energy increases as ionic radii increase.

II. Within the same group, the melting point of salts tends to decrease as the radius of the
cation increases.
III. Solubility in water depends on the relative magnitude of the lattice energy compared to
the hydration energy.

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

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16. What is the standard enthalpy of formation, in kJ mol-1, of IF (g)?

IF7 (g) + I2 (s) → IF5 (g) + 2IF (g) ∆H Ö = -89 kJ

∆H Öf (IF7) = -941 kJ mol–1

∆H Öf (IF5) = -840 kJ mol–1

A. -190

B. -95

C. +6

D. +95

17. The combustion of glucose is exothermic and occurs according to the following equation:

C6H12O6 (s) + 6O2 (g) → 6CO2 (g) + 6H2O (g)

Which is correct for this reaction?

Spontaneous/
∆H Ö ∆S Ö
non-spontaneous

A. negative positive spontaneous

B. negative positive non-spontaneous

C. positive negative spontaneous

D. positive positive non-spontaneous

18. Which equation represents the lattice enthalpy of magnesium sulfide?

A. MgS (s) → Mg (g) + S (g)

B. MgS (s) → Mg+ (g) + S- (g)

C. MgS (s) → Mg2+ (g) + S2- (g)

D. MgS (s) → Mg (s) + S (s)

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19. The enthalpy change for the dissolution of NH4NO3 is +26 kJ mol-1 at 25 °C. Which statement about
this reaction is correct?

A. The reaction is exothermic and the solubility decreases at higher temperature.

B. The reaction is exothermic and the solubility increases at higher temperature.

C. The reaction is endothermic and the solubility decreases at higher temperature.

D. The reaction is endothermic and the solubility increases at higher temperature.

20. The diagram shows the energy profile for a catalysed and uncatalysed reaction.
Which represents the enthalpy change, ∆H, and the activation energy, Ea, for the catalysed
reaction?

y
Potential energy

Reaction coordinate

∆H Ea (catalysed reaction)

A. z x+z

B. z z+y

C. -z x

D. z+x x

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21. The rate expression for the reaction X (g) + 2Y (g) → 3Z (g) is

rate = k [X]0 [Y]2

By which factor will the rate of reaction increase when the concentrations of X and Y are both
increased by a factor of 3?

A. 6

B. 9

C. 18

D. 27

22. Which pair of statements explains the increase in rate of reaction when the temperature is
increased or a catalyst is added?

Increasing temperature Adding a catalyst

A. average kinetic energy of particles increases activation energy increases

B. enthalpy change of reaction decreases average kinetic energy of particles increases

C. average kinetic energy of particles increases activation energy decreases

D. activation energy increases enthalpy change of reaction decreases

23. At 700 ºC, the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction is 1.075 × 108.

2H2 (g) + S2 (g) ƒ 2H2S (g)

Which relationship is always correct for the equilibrium at this temperature?

A. [H2S]2 < [H2]2 [S2]

B. [S2] = 2[H2S]

C. [H2S] < [S2]

D. [H2S]2 > [H2]2[S2]
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24. What will happen if the pressure is increased in the following reaction mixture at equilibrium?

CO2 (g) + H2O (l) ƒ H+ (aq) + HCO3− (aq)

A. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will decrease.

B. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will increase.

C. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will increase.

D. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will decrease.

25. 10.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide of pH = 10 is mixed with 990.0 cm3 of distilled
water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?

A. 8

B. 9

C. 11

D. 12

26. Which of the following will form a buffer solution if combined in appropriate molar ratios?

A. HCl and NaCl

B. NaOH and HCOONa

C. NH4Cl and HCl

D. HCl and NH3

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27. Which indicator is appropriate for the acid-base titration shown below?

14.0
13.0
12.0
11.0
10.0
9.0
8.0
pH 7.0

6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Volume / cm3

A. Thymol blue (pKa = 1.5)

B. Methyl orange (pKa = 3.7)

C. Bromophenol blue (pKa = 4.2)

D. Phenolphthalein (pKa = 9.6)

28. Which statement is incorrect for a 0.10 mol dm-3 HCOOH solution?

A. pH = 1

B. [H+ ] << 0.10 mol dm-3

C. [HCOO- ] is approximately equal to [H+ ]

D. HCOOH is partially ionized

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29. Which of the following is a redox reaction?

A. 3Mg (s) + 2AlCl3 (aq) → 2Al (s) + 3MgCl2 (aq)

B. SiO2 (s) + 2NaOH (aq) → Na2SiO3 (aq) + H2O (l)

C. KCl (aq) + AgNO3 (aq) → AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)

D. 2NaHCO3 (aq) → Na2CO3 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

30. Consider the following half-equations:

I2 (s) + 2e- ƒ 2I- (aq) E Ö = +0.54 V

(brown) (colourless)

MnO4- (aq) + 8H+ (aq) + 5e- ƒ Mn2+ (aq) + 4H2O (l) E Ö = +1.51 V

(purple) (colourless)

Which statement is correct for the reaction between KMnO4 (aq) and KI (aq) in acidic conditions?

A. MnO4- reduces I- to I2.

B. I− reduces MnO4− to Mn2+.

C. The colour changes from brown to purple.

D. MnO4- is oxidized to Mn2+.

31. What are the products when an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate is electrolysed using inert
graphite electrodes?

Cathode (negative electrode) Anode (positive electrode)

A. Cu (s) H2 (g)

B. O2 (g) Cu (s)

C. Cu (s) O2 (g)

D. H2 (g) O2 (g)

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32. What are the oxidation states of chromium in (NH4)2Cr2O7 (s) and Cr2O3 (s)?

(NH4)2Cr2O7 (s) Cr2O3 (s)

A. +7 +3

B. +6 +3

C. +6 +6

D. +7 +6

33. Propene reacts separately with H2O/H+ and H2/Ni to give products X and Z respectively.

H2O/H+ H2/Ni
X CH3–CH═CH2 Z

What are the major products of the reactions?

X Z

A. CH3CH(OH)CH3 CH3CH2CH3

B. CH3CH2CH2OH CH3C≡CH

C. CH3C(O)CH3 CH3CH2CH3

D. CH3CH(OH)CH3 CH3C≡CH
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34. What is the name of this compound, using IUPAC rules?

H H

C O
H

C C H H

H H H
C

C
H H

H H

A. 3-methylbutan-3-ol

B. 2-ethylpropan-2-ol

C. 2-methylbutan-2-ol

D. 3-methylbutan-2-ol

35. What is the product of the reaction between pentan-2-one and sodium borohydride, NaBH4?

A. Pentan-1-ol

B. Pentan-2-ol

C. Pentanoic acid

D. Pentanal

36. Which compound can be oxidized when heated with an acidified solution of potassium
dichromate(VI)?

A. CH3C(O)CH2CH3

B. CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3

C. (CH3)3COH

D. CH3(CH2)2COOH

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37. What is the number of optical isomers of isoleucine?

O H3C

CH3
HO

NH2

A. 0

B. 2

C. 4

D. 8

38. Which functional group is responsible for the pKb of 4.1 in this compound?

H
H
H
C
H H
O C
H H H
H H
Cl C C N
C C
C C N C
C
H H
H
H
C C H
H
N C O

H H
C
H H

A. Amido

B. Amino

C. Chloro

D. Ether
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39. Which compound gives this 1H NMR spectrum?

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Chemical shift / ppm

A. CH3CH2OCH2CH3

B. CH3CH2OH

C. CH3CH2CH3

D. CH3CH2CH2OH

40. A student performs an acid-base titration using a pH meter, but forgets to calibrate it. Which type
of error will occur and how will it affect the quality of the measurements?

A. Random error and lower precision

B. Systematic error and lower accuracy

C. Systematic error and lower precision

D. Random error and lower accuracy