Chemistry Exam Term 2 2013

CHEMISTRY
2013
FORM 3
Time: 1 hrs
Name:
Class: .
Teacher: .
This exam consists of 11 printed pages (including the cover page). You
are to answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
SECTION 1.
(70 marks)
Answer the following questions in the spaces provided.
1. (a) (i) Matter can exist in 3 states. Name the three states of matter. (3 marks)
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(ii) Complete the table below which describes the arrangement and forces of attraction between the
particles in EACH of the states mentioned in (i). (6 marks)
State of matter Arrangement of particles Forces of attraction
(b) Transitions between the three states of matter can be efficiently illustrated by using water as the
example.
Consider the information given in Figure 1 and answer the questions that follow.
Temperature
(O C)
Water vapour
(B)
Water
(A) (C)
Ice
Time
Figure 1.
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(ii) Which of the two temperatures, (A) or (B) shown in Figure 1 represents the
melting point?
boiling point? .
(2 marks)
(iii) What would be observed at (C) in Figure 1? (1 mark)
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(iv) What is the name given to the conversions taking place at the temperatures (A) and (B)? (2 marks)
Temperature (A) ..
Temperature (B) ..
(v) In the conversion of water to water vapour, describe the changes that occur in (a) the amount of energy
possessed by the particles and (b) the distance between the particles. (2 marks)
(a) The amount of energy ..
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(b) The distance between the particles .
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2. A group of Form 3 students set up two experiments as shown in Figure 2 below. Equal amounts of the solid,
purple KMnO4 were placed in each beaker.
Figure 2.
(i) What changes would be observed in Beakers A and B over a 24-hour period? (2 marks)
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(ii) What is the difference between Experiments 1 and 2. (1 mark)
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(iii) How do the change(s) in Beaker A differ from that in Beaker B? (1 mark)
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(iv) Explain the reason for your answer to (iii) above. (2 marks)
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3. The mass numbers and atomic numbers for two elements P and Q are shown below:
19 24
9 P 12 Q
(i) P and Q react together to form a compound. Explain the bonding in the compound formed between P and
Q . (Use diagrams to assist in the explanation). (5 marks)
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(ii) What is the name given to this type of bonding? (1 mark)
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(iii) What is the chemical formula of the compound formed between P and Q? (1 mark)
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4. (a) Define the following terms. (8 marks)

(i) Cation
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(ii) Anion ..
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(iii) Atomic Number ..
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(iv) Mass Number ..
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(b) Complete the table below. (10 marks)
5 Species Atomic Mass Number of Electronic

Number Number p n e Configuration
(c)
X 40 2, 8, 8, 2
Y 2+ 12 12
Z 3 31 2, 8, 8
G 9 18
J+ 12 2, 8
The following statements are INCORRECT. Explain why they are incorrect and write the CORRECT
statement. (6 marks)
(i) INCORRECT STATEMENT: Diffusion is the movement of water molecules from an area of high
concentration to low concentration through a semi-permeable
membrane.
REASON WHY IT IS WRONG:

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CORRECT STATEMENT:
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(ii) INCORRECT STATEMENT: Isotopes have the same number of protons and neutrons but
different numbers of electrons.
REASON WHY IT IS WRONG:
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CORRECT STATEMENT:
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4. (a) Use the following ions to write the chemical formulae of the compounds named below. Ions may be used
once, more than once or not at all. (6 marks)
Al 3+ O 2 Fe 3 + Zn 2 + K+ HCO3
SO3 2 HSO4
(i) Zinc sulphite ....
(ii) Aluminium oxide ......
(iii) Iron (iii) hydrogencarbonate .

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(b) Balance the following equations. (4 marks)
(i) NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O

(ii) CuO + HNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + H2O
(iii) Pb(NO3)2 + NaCl PbCl2 + NaNO3
(iv) Cu(NO3)2 CuO + NO2 + O2
(c) Rewrite the following word equations using chemical formulae. Some of the chemical formulae have
been given. Fill in the blanks and then balance the resulting equations. (3, 3, 5 marks)
(i) Magnesium + Hydrochloric Calcium + Water

Hydroxide Acid Chloride
. + HCl .. + H2O
(ii) Potassium + Phosphoric Potassium + Carbon + Water

Carbonate Acid Phosphate Dioxide
+ H3PO4 .. + CO2 + H2O
(iii) Barium + Sodium Barium + Sodium

Chloride Sulphate Sulphate Chloride
+ .. ..... +
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5. (a) Use the relative atomic masses given below to calculate the Relative Molecular Mass or RMM values
of the compounds shown in the boxes below. (6 marks)
Cu = 64, N = 14, O = 16, Na = 23, S = 32, Ca = 40, H = 1

Cu(NO3)2 Na2SO4 Ca(OH)2
(b) A new element J was discovered and found to exist as two isotopes. Consider the information given below
and use it to calculate the relative atomic mass of the new element J.
325
J forms 25 % of
320
the element J forms 75 % of
the element
Working:
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6. Danielle was carrying out an experiment which involved the reaction between lumps of solid calcium
carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
Stop Watch
Figure 3.
The calcium carbonate reacted with the acid to form carbon dioxide which was collected in the syringe. She
read the volume of the gas evolved every 10 seconds and plotted a graph of the results obtained. The graph
is shown below in Figure 4.
Volume of gas/cm3
50
40
30
20
10
0 10 20 30 40 50
Time/s
Figure 4
(a) From the graph in Figure 4, determine the following:
(i) The total volume of gas evolved in the reaction ..
(ii) The volume of gas evolved during the first 10 seconds of the experiment .
(2 marks)
(b) Danielle noticed that the apparatus felt hot when the reaction was taking place. What type of reaction
was it? (1 mark)
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(c) Explain, in terms of the energy changes taking place, why Danielle felt the apparatus get hot. (2 marks)
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(d) In the space provided below, draw and label the Energy Profile diagram to illustrate the energy
changes described in (c) above. (5 marks)
(e) Her teacher told her that the rate of some reactions can be changed by using a catalyst.
(i) What is a catalyst? (2 marks)
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(ii) What does the catalyst do in order to bring about a change in the rate of the reaction? (2 marks)
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(iii) Using dotted lines, show the energy pathway for a catalysed reaction on the Energy Profile diagram
you drew in (d). (3 marks)
(f) Suggest THREE ways Danielle could have speeded up the rate of the reaction between calcium
carbonate and hydrochloric acid. (OTHER THAN A CATALYST) (3 marks)
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(g) Explain how TWO of the methods mentioned in (f) speed up the rate of a reaction (2, 2 marks)
Method 1:
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Method 2:
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CHEMISTRY

Answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

State of matter Arrangement of particles Forces of attraction

(iii) What would be observed at (C) in Figure 1? (1 mark)

(a) The amount of energy ..

(b) The distance between the particles .

4. (a) Define the following terms. (8 marks)

5 Species Atomic Mass Number of Electronic

REASON WHY IT IS WRONG:

(i) Zinc sulphite ....

(ii) Aluminium oxide ......

(iii) Iron (iii) hydrogencarbonate .

(b) Balance the following equations. (4 marks)

(i) NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O

(iii) Pb(NO3)2 + NaCl PbCl2 + NaNO3

(iv) Cu(NO3)2 CuO + NO2 + O2

(i) Magnesium + Hydrochloric Calcium + Water

(ii) Potassium + Phosphoric Potassium + Carbon + Water

+ H3PO4 .. + CO2 + H2O

(iii) Barium + Sodium Barium + Sodium

Cu = 64, N = 14, O = 16, Na = 23, S = 32, Ca = 40, H = 1

(a) From the graph in Figure 4, determine the following:

(i) The total volume of gas evolved in the reaction ..

(i) What is a catalyst? (2 marks)

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