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CHEMISTRY
Unit 3 Written examination 1
Reading time: 15 minutes
Writing time: 1 hour 30 minutes

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Section
A
B

Structure of book
Number of
Number of questions
questions
to be answered
20
20
8
8

Number of
marks
20
65
Total 85

Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters,
erasers, sharpeners, rulers, VCAA approved data book and a scientific calculator.
Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper
and/or white out liquid/tape.

Materials supplied
Question and answer book of 16 pages.
Instructions
Print your name in the space provided on the top of this page.
All written responses must be in English.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other electronic
communication devices into the examination room.

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SECTION A- Multiple-choice questions
Instructions for Section A
Answer all questions.
Choose the response that is correct or best answers the question.
A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0.
No mark will be given if more than one answer is completed for any question.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers.
Question 1
In a gravimetric analysis of a laundry detergent containing Na3PO4, the phosphate ions are
precipitated as Mg2P2O7. If 0.250 mole of Mg2P2O7 precipitate is formed, the detergent contained;
no. of mole of Na+
0.125
0.250
0.500
1.50

A.
B.
C.
D.

no. of mole of P atoms

0.125
0.250
0.500
0.500

no. of mole of PO43- ions

0.250
0.250
0.250
0.500

Question 2
20 mL of 0.1 M hydrochloric acid is added to three separate beakers. 5 drops of phenol red is
added to the first beaker, 5 drops of methyl orange is added to the second and 5 drops of methyl
red is added to the third. Sodium hydroxide is added at the same rate to all three beakers.
A. All three beakers will change colour at the same time
B. The beaker with phenol red will change colour first
C. The beaker with methyl orange will change colour first
D. The beaker with methyl red will change colour first
Question 3
The pH curve for a titration is shown below.
pH
11

This is most likely to represent a titration between

A. a strong acid and a strong base
B. a strong acid and a weak base
C. a weak acid and a weak base
D. a weak acid and a strong base

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Question 4
A sample of chloromethane is passed through a mass spectrometer. The peak with the highest
mass visible on the mass spectrum is likely to have a mass of
A. 15
B. 47
C. 50.5
D. 52
Question 5
Magnesium sulfate solution is added slowly to a solution of barium nitrate. The mass of
precipitate formed is shown on the graph below.
precipitate
1.6
1.4

mass g

1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0

10

20

30

40

volum e added

The number of mole of barium nitrate in the original solution is likely to be closest to
A. 0.0064
B. 0.0081
C. 0.090
D. 0.011
Question 6
The equation for the reaction between aluminium and oxygen is
4Al(s) + 3O2(g) 2Al2O3(s)
When 0.520 mole of aluminium reacts with 0.360 mole of the oxygen, the expected number of
mole of product is
A. 0.24
B. 0.26
C. 0.38
D. 0.52
Question 7
Sulfuric acid, H2SO4 is considered a strong oxidant. Which substance is most likely to be formed
in a reaction where sulfuric acid is acting as an oxidant.
A. SO2
B. SO3
C. CuSO4
D. H2S2O7
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Question 8
A sample of helium gas at 27 C has a volume of 80 L and a pressure of 4.0 atm. The temperature
is increased to 47 C, and the pressure is held at 4.0 atm. The volume will now be
A. 75 L
B. 85.3 L
C. 110 L
D. 139 L
Question 9
A 2.16 g sample of an oxide of nitrogen is broken down to release nitrogen and oxygen gases.
After the oxygen gas is removed, 0.56 g of nitrogen remains. The oxide is likely to be
A. NO
B. N4O
C. NO2
D. N2O5
Question 10
2 mole of ethene is reacted to form ethanol. The mass, in grams, of ethanol formed will be
A. 46
B. 56
C. 92
D. 128
Question 11
The high resolution 1H NMR spectrum drawn
could belong to

A.
B.
C.
D.

1-propanol
2-propanol
propanoic acid
propane

Question 12
Fractional distillation is conducted on a mixture of propanol, hexanol and octanol. A small sample
of the mixture is also separated using laboratory distillation. Octanol will be the
A. first alcohol emerging from laboratory distillation and the lowest on the fractionating column
B. first alcohol emerging from laboratory distillation and the highest on the fractionating column
C. last alcohol emerging from laboratory distillation and the highest on the fractionating column
D. last alcohol emerging from laboratory distillation and the lowest on the fractionating column

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Question 13
Both GC print-outs below refer to the same mixture of three different alcohol molecules.
Run 1

C
Run 2

Compared to Run 1, Run 2 is probably

A. the same column at a higher temperature
B. the same column at a lower temperature
C. the same column with the carrier gas set to a higher flow rate
D. a different column
Question 14
An electron dot diagram of an organic molecule is drawn below.
H
H

H
C

H
C

Cl

This molecule is
A. 1-chlorobutane
B. 4-chlorobutane
C. 1-chloro-2-butene
D. 4-chloro-2-butene
Question 15
Which test would NOT distinguish samples of the two molecules shown?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Proton NMR
Solubility in water
Reaction with Cr2O72- in acid conditions
The finger print region of an infrared spectrum
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Question 16
The molecule drawn below is
H

H
O

A.
B.
C.
D.

serine in acid solution

the zwitterion of valine
the zwitterion of serine
the product of the reaction between ethanoic acid and ammonia

Question 17
The structure of aspartame is shown below. Aspartame, commercially known as Nutrasweet or
Equal, is an artificial sweetener that is about 169 times sweeter than sucrose.
O

H
H
O
H

N
H

C
C

O
H
H

O
H

C
H

The functional groups numbered 1 to 4 in aspartame are

A. ester, amide, amine and carboxyl
B. ester, amine, amine and carboxyl
C. carboxyl, amine, amine and carboxyl
D. ester, amide, amide and ester
Question 18
The correct chemical name of the molecule drawn below is 9,12-octadecadienoic acid.
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH=CHCH2CH=CHCH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH

This molecule is better known as

A. linoleic acid
B. linolenic acid
C. palmitic acid
D. biodiesel

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Question 19
The base sequence along a strand of DNA is AATTCGG. The number of hydrogen bonds between
this strand and its complementary strand will be
A. 7
B. 14
C. 17
D. 21
Question 20
The combined mass of deoxyribose, phosphoric acid and a base molecule is 536. Once the three
molecules combine, the mass of the nucleotide will be
A. 268
B. 500
C. 536
D. 572

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SECTION B Short-answer questions
Instructions for Section B
Questions must be answered in the spaces provided in this book.
To obtain full marks for your responses you should
Give simplified answers with an appropriate number of significant figures to all
numerical questions; unsimplified answers will not be given full marks.
Show all workings in your answers to numerical questions. No credit will be given
for an incorrect answer unless it is accompanied by details of the working.
Make sure chemical equations are balanced and that the formulas for individual
substances include an indication of state; for example, H2(g); NaCl(s)
Question 1
The concentration of a solution of sodium carbonate, Na2CO3 is determined by titration. A 20.0
mL sample is added to a flask and placed under a burette. 35.0 mL of 0.100 M hydrochloric acid is
added from the burette and the pH curve for the titration is shown below
12
pH
7

a.

10

15

20

25

30

35

volume added

Write a balanced equation for the reaction.

__________________________________________________________________________
2 marks

b.

i. Read the titre for this titration from the graph __________________________________
ii. Use the titre value to calculate the concentration of the Na2CO3
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
1 + 2 = 3 marks

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c.

i. If phenolphthalein had been used as an indicator for this titration, give an estimate of the
titre that might have been obtained.
_________________________________________________________________________
ii. What concentration of NaCO3 would this titre have led to?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
iii. Comment on the suitability of phenolphthalein for this titration.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
1 + 2 + 1 = 4 marks
Total 9 marks

Question 2
Students in Unit 3 Chemistry are expected to know limitations of particular analytical techniques
and instruments. The table below contains a series of typical analytical tasks. For each task a
method of analysis has been chosen that is unlikely to be very suitable. Use the second column of
the table to give one important reason why the technique mentioned is not particularly suitable.

Analytical task and technique

chosen

Reason the chosen method is unlikely to be suitable

Gravimetric analysis to
determine the mass of sodium
nitrate in a 100 mL solution of
sodium nitrate
Separation of a mixture of
monosaccharides using GC
Determination of the
concentration of an ethanoic
acid solution using a titration
against sodium carbonate
Determination of the
concentration of ethanol
solutions using infrared
spectroscopy
4 marks
Total 4 marks
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Question 3
The flowchart below starts with the hydrolysis of an ester molecule to form two molecules
labelled A and B. The molar mass of the ester is 102 g. Substances A and B are separated.
Some of product A is reacted further to form product C.
The remainder of product A is reacted with product C, using sulfuric acid as a catalyst, to form
product D
Product B is titrated against 0.100 M sodium hydroxide using phenolphthalein as an indicator.
Ester
Molar mass is 102

hydrolysis
A

Cr 2O 72-/H+

titration against
0.1 M NaOH

H2SO4
D

a. i.

The reaction of compound A to form compound C is an example of ______________

ii.

Compound D is an example of what type of molecule? ________________________

1 + 1 = 2 marks

b. i. Compound D contains 6 carbon atoms. Draw a structural diagram of compound D

and name it.
Structure

Name ______________________________

ii. Draw a structural diagram of molecule A

2 + 1 = 3 marks
c.

Draw a structural diagram of the original ester molecule (shown at the top of the
flowchart)
1 mark
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d.

Draw a structural diagram of molecule B

1 mark

e.

i. Write a balanced equation for the titration occurring between B and sodium hydroxide.
______________________________________________________________________
ii. 20.0 mL of an aqueous solution of molecule B is neutralised by 8.6 mL of the NaOH.
Calculate the concentration of the aqueous solution.
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
1 + 2 = 3 marks
Total 10 marks
Question 4
Magnesium reacts readily in hydrochloric acid. The equation is
Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) MgCl2(aq) + H2(g)
a. Which of the following reactors could be used to produce the greatest mass of hydrogen gas?
Reactor
1
2
3

Contents
20 g of magnesium metal
2 L of 0.9 M HCl
2 L of HCl of pH 1

___________________________________________________________________________
2 marks
b. In a separate experiment, 2.0 g of magnesium is added to a beaker containing 200 mL of
1.0 M HCl.
Calculate the final pH of the beaker.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3 marks

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c. A sample of magnesium completely reacts in a solution of HCl. The solution formed is placed
in an evaporating basin and the water is carefully evaporated away. The contents of the
evaporating basin are found to have a mass of 0.44 g.
Calculate the volume of hydrogen gas that was produced during the reaction if the
temperature was 40 C and the pressure 200 kPa.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3 marks
Total 8 marks
Question 5
The empirical formulas of several biomolecules are shown below

A
CH2O
a.

B
C3H7NO3

Molecule A has a molar mass of 180 g.

i. What is its molecular formula?

C
C8H16O

_________________________________________

ii. Suggest a possible name for this molecule? ____________________________________

iii. Are there any other biomolecules with this molecular formula? Explain your answer.
________________________________________________________________________
1 + 1 + 1 = 3 marks
b. Molecule B is an amino acid
i. Do you think the molecular formula will be the same as the empirical formula? Explain
your answer.
________________________________________________________________________
ii. Draw a structural diagram of Molecule B

iii. Name Molecule B

________________________
1 + 1 + 1 = 3 marks

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c.

Molecule C is a saturated fatty acid.

i. Do you think the molecular formula will be the same as the empirical formula? Explain
your answer.
________________________________________________________________________
ii. Suggest a possible name for Molecule C

_____________________
1

+ 1 = 2 marks
Total 8 marks

Question 6
The diagram shown is an outline of a
segment of a DNA strand.
a. i.

Label each base molecule on

the sketch with the letter B.

ii. Label each sugar molecule with the

letter S.
iii. Label each phosphate group with
the letter P.
iv. Circle one complete nucleotide
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 marks
b.

Another segment of a DNA strand contains two base molecules. The two molecules are
different but both can form triple hydrogen bonds. Name the two base molecules.
__________________________________________________________________________
2 marks

c.

A nucleotide is formed from a sugar with a mass S, a base with a mass B and a phosphate
group with mass P. After the nucleotide forms, what will its mass be, in terms of S, B and P?
___________________________________________________________________________
1 mark

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d. A segment of a DNA molecule is subjected to gel electrophoresis.
i. What is the polarity of the plate that the segment moves toward?
_______________________________________________________________________
ii. What factor determines the rate the segment moves at?
________________________________________________________________________
1 + 1 = 2 marks
Total 9 marks
Question 7
Chemical instruments play an important role in chemical analysis. In the case of organic
molecules, instruments can help scientists deduce the structure of an unknown molecule. The
instruments are often used in tandem.

NMR

C Mass
spectrometer

IR

The following questions refer to the testing of ethanol using three different instruments
a.

High resolution H NMR is conducted on ethanol.

i. How many sets of peaks will there be?

_________________________________

ii. What will the ratio of the peak areas be?

_________________________________

iii. Describe the splitting that will occur with each peak.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
1 + 1 + 3 = 5 marks

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b. A sample of ethanol is passed through an infrared spectrometer.
i. List two frequencies at which you will expect to see absorption occur and state the bonding
present that causes each peak.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
ii. The infrared spectrum for ethanol is compared to that of propanol. State one similarity and
one difference between the two spectra.
Similarity ________________________________________________________________
Difference ________________________________________________________________
2 + 2 = 4 marks
c.

A mass spectrum of ethanol is obtained.

i. There is a small peak at 48. Suggest a possible explanation for a peak at this value.
________________________________________________________________________
ii. Ethanol forms two fragments, one of which is a methyl free radical.
Draw the other fragment.
1 + 1 = 2 marks
Total 11 marks

Question 8
An aspirin molecule is shown below.
H
H

H
C

O
O
C
O
H

Aspirin can also be represented as CH3COOC6H4COOH

a. Aspirin is a weak acid. Write a balanced equation for the reaction of aspirin and water.
___________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
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b. The concentration of an aspirin solution can be determined by titration against dilute sodium
hydroxide, NaOH
i. Write a balanced equation for the reaction of aspirin and NaOH
________________________________________________________________________
ii. The product of this reaction is often used in preference to aspirin. Why is this?
________________________________________________________________________
1 + 1 = 2 marks
c. When aspirin solutions are heated with NaOH, hydrolysis of the ester functional group occurs.
The products of the hydrolysis are salicylic acid and a carboxylic acid molecule.
i. Draw structural diagrams of these two products.

ii. After hydrolysis, the volume of NaOH required to neutralise a set volume of solution is
greater than it was before hydrolysis. Explain why this might be.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2 + 1 = 3 marks
Total 6 marks

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