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CHEMISTRY
TERM 1 PRE - Q EXAM 2020

TIME: 1 HOUR
TOTAL MARKS: 60

Name _________________________ Form________

Teacher________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

Write your name, Form and Teacher’s name in the spaces provided at the top of each page.

Answer ALL questions. [Section A Multiple Choice and Section B to D, Structured Questions]

Write all answers to the multiple choice questions on the answer sheet on the reverse of
this page.
A Periodic Table is on the back page.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part question.

Hand in the booklet at the end when completed.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET

Complete by placing a in the appropriate box.

A B C D

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MULTICHOICE: ANSWER ON M/C ANSWER SHEET.

1. Which statement explains why hydrogen gas, H2, diffuses at a faster rate than
hydrogen chloride gas, HCl ?

A Hydrogen expands to occupy all of the space available.

B Hydrogen has a smaller relative molecular mass than hydrogen chloride.
C Hydrogen is a neutral gas and hydrogen chloride is an acid.
D Hydrogen molecules diffuse in all directions at the same time.

2. The measurements from a chromatography experiment using substance F are shown. The
diagram is not drawn to scale.

What is the Rf value of F?

A 0.55 B 0.61 C 0.90 D 1.64

3. Which method is used to obtain oxygen from air?

A diffusion
B distillation
C crystallisation
D fractional distillation

4. Which row describes the formation of single covalent bonds in methane?

A atoms share a pair of electrons
B atoms share a pair of electrons
C electrons are transferred from one
atom to another
D electrons are transferred from one
atom to another
both atoms gain a
noble gas electronic structure
both atoms have the same number
of electrons in their outer shell
both atoms gain a
noble gas electronic structure
both atoms have the same number
of electrons in their outer shell

5. When propane burns in air, carbon dioxide and water are formed.
What is the chemical equation for this reaction?
A C3H8 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
B C3H8 + 3O2 → 3CO2 + H2O
C C3H8 + 4O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
D C3H8 + 5O2→ 3CO2 + 4H2O

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6. A tablet contains 0.080 g of ascorbic acid (Mr = 176).

What is the amount (moles) of ascorbic acid in one tablet?
A 9.1 ×10–5mol
B 9.1 ×10–2mol
C 4.5 ×10–4mol
D 2.3 ×10–3mol

7. Which gas sample contains the smallest number of molecules?

A 4 g of helium
B 16 g of oxygen
C 28 g of carbon monoxide
D 28 g of nitrogen

8. How many electrons are used to form covalent bonds in a molecule of methane, CH4?
A5 B6 C8 D 10

9. Two naturally occurring isotopes of oxygen are 16O and 17O. Which statement is correct?
A Both isotopes react with iron to form rust.
B Neither isotope reacts with iron to form rust.
C Only 16O reacts with iron to form rust.
D Only 17O reacts with iron to form rust.

10. Which mixture can be separated by adding water, stirring and filtering?
A barium chloride and sodium chloride
B calcium carbonate and sodium chloride
C copper and magnesium
D ethane and ethene

11. The table shows the electronic structure of four elements.

Which element is a noble gas?

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12. A gas has the molecular formula NOCl.

Which diagram shows molecuels of the pure gas NOCl

13. The rows P,Q and R in the table show three pairs of structures

Which pair or pairs are isotopes

A P only
B P and Q only
C Q only
D Q and R only

14. What are the correct shapes of the following molecules?

Methane, CH4 Ammonia, NH3

A Tetrahedral Triangular planar
B Linear Tetrahedral
C Tetrahedral Trigonal pyramidal
D Bent Trigonal pyramidal

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15. How many electron pairs are shared in total between the atoms in the molecules of
chlorine, Cl2, and of methane, CH4?

Chlorine Methane
A 4 4
B 2 8
C 1 4
D 4 4

16. X is a Group I metal.

Y and Z are Group VII elements.
When X reacts with Y a salt is formed. A solution of this salt reacts with Z to form a different
salt. What are X, Y and Z?

X Y Z
A Na Cl2 Br2
B Mg Cl2 I2
C Mg I2 Cl2
D Na Br2 Cl2

17. Which formula is not correct?

A Al3(SO4)2
B K3PO4
C Mg(NO3)2
D H2O2

18. The equation for the reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute nitric acid is shown.

CaCO3(s) + 2HNO3(aq) → Ca(NO3)2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)

25 g of calcium carbonate is reacted with an excess of dilute nitric acid.

Which mass of calcium nitrate and which volume of carbon dioxide is produced at room
temperature and pressure?

Mass of calcium Volume of carbon

nitrate/g dioxide/dm3
A 29 6
B 29 11
C 41 6
D 41 11

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SECTION B

1. A pure sample of ethanoic acid is slowly heated from 0˚C to 150˚C and its temperature is
measured every minute. The results are represented on the graph below.

(i) Name the change that occurs in the region D to E. ………………………………..[1]

(ii) What would be the difference in the region B to C if an impure sample had been used?

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(iii) Sketch on the graph how the line would continue if the acid was heated to a higher
temperature.
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SECTION B

2. The green pigment chlorophyll can be obtained from the grass.

Step 1 The grass is crushed with sand.

Step 2 The grass is ground with ethanol until the solution is saturated.
Step 3 The solution is separated from the rest of the mixture.
Step 4 The colours in the solution are separated.

(a)What apparatus is used in Step 1?

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(b) Suggest why the grass is ground with ethanol rather than water in Step 2.

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(c) Name the separation method in Step 3.

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(d) Describe how Step 4 is carried out. Draw a labelled diagram in the space provided.

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SECTION C
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Magnesium exists as three isotopes, Mg, Mg and Mg.
12 12 12
(a) State, in terms of the total numbers of electrons, neutrons and protons, one difference and
two similarities between these magnesium isotopes.

difference ....................................................................................................................................

similarity 1 ...................................................................................................................................

similarity 2 ...................................................................................................................................
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(b) All isotopes of magnesium react with dilute hydrochloric acid to make hydrogen and a
salt.

(i) Why do all isotopes of magnesium react in the same way?

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(ii) Describe a test for hydrogen.

test .......................................................................................................................................

result ....................................................................................................................................
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(c) Magnesium is a metal.

Describe the structure and bonding of metals. Include a labelled diagram in your answer.

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SECTION C

(d) Magnesium reacts with oxygen to form the ionic compound magnesium oxide.

(i) Complete the dot-and-cross diagrams to show the electronic structures of the ions in
magnesium oxide. Show the charges on the ions.

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(ii) Magnesium oxide melts at 2853 °C.

Why does magnesium oxide have a high melting point?

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(iii) Explain why molten magnesium oxide can conduct electricity.

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(iv) Explain why the solid magnesium oxide is brittle.

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SECTION D

(a) (i) Sodium is in Group I of the Periodic Table.

Describe two physical properties of sodium which are different from the physical properties
of transition elements such as copper.

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(ii) Sodium reacts rapidly with water.

Give one observation made when sodium is added to water.

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(b) Some car airbags contain sodium azide.

When a car airbag is used the sodium azide, NaN3, decomposes. The products are nitrogen
and sodium. The equation for the decomposition of sodium azide is shown.

2NaN3(s) → 2Na(l) + 3N2(g)

Calculate the mass, in grams, of sodium azide needed to produce 144 dm3 of nitrogen use the
following steps.

● Calculate the number of moles in 144 dm3 of N2 measured at room temperature and
pressure.

moles of N2 = .............................. mol

● Determine the number of moles of NaN3 needed to produce this number of moles of N2.

moles of NaN3 = .............................. mol

● Calculate the relative formula mass, Mr, of NaN3.

Mr = ..............................

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SECTION D

● Calculate the mass of NaN3 needed to produce 144 dm3 of N2.

.............................. g
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(d) Lead(II) azide is insoluble in water. Solid lead(II) azide can be made in a precipitation
reaction between aqueous lead(II) nitrate and aqueous sodium azide.
Lead(II) azide has the formula Pb(N3)2.

(i) Deduce the formula of the azide ion.

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(ii) Complete the chemical equation for the reaction between aqueous lead(II) nitrate and
aqueous sodium azide to form solid lead(II) azide and aqueous sodium nitrate.
Include state symbols.

Pb(NO3)2(aq) + ....... NaN3(aq) → Pb(N3)2(.....) + ....... ....................(.....)

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(iii) Describe how you could obtain a sample of lead(II) azide that is not contaminated with
any soluble salts from the reaction mixture.

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(e) An organic compound made from sodium azide has the composition by mass: 49.5%
carbon, 7.2% hydrogen and 43.3% nitrogen.
Calculate the empirical formula of the organic compound.

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