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Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 A series of tests was carried out on X, a white solid, which is known to contain one
cation and one anion.
(a) X gave a pale green colour in a flame test. Give the name or formula of the cation
in X.
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(b) When dilute nitric acid was added to a sample of solid X, no reaction occurred.
Suggest the name or formula of an anion that could not be present in X.
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(c) Dilute nitric acid was added to an aqueous solution of X, and then aqueous silver
nitrate was added to the mixture. A white precipitate formed, which dissolved in
dilute aqueous ammonia.
Give the name or formula of the anion in X.
(1)

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(d) A sample of the white precipitate in (c) was left to stand in sunlight.
(i) What colour change would be seen?
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(ii) Name the substance responsible for the new colour that appeared in (d)(i).
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(e) Dilute sulfuric acid was added to an aqueous solution of X.

(i) What change would be observed?
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(ii) Write an equation for the reaction in (e)(i). Include state symbols.
(2)

(f ) (i) A few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid were added to a small portion of
solid X in a test tube. Misty fumes, but no other vapours, were seen.
Identify these fumes by name or formula.
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(ii) Describe a further chemical test to confirm the identity of the gas responsible
for the misty fumes.
Give the expected result of the test.
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Result ............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(Total for Question 1 = 11 marks)

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2 The skeletal formulae of two compounds with molecular formula C6H12O are shown
below.

OH
OH

cyclohexanol hex-5-en-1-ol

(a) Each of the compounds reacts when warmed with a mixture of potassium
dichromate(VI) and sulfuric acid.
(i) What colour change is seen during this reaction?
(1)
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(ii) One of the compounds forms a carboxylic acid when it is heated under reflux
with a mixture of potassium dichromate(VI) and sulfuric acid.
Give the structural formula of this carboxylic acid.
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(b) Under suitable conditions, each of the compounds reacts slowly with a small
piece of sodium to form a sodium salt and one other product. Give two
observations you would make when this reaction occurs.
(2)

Observation 1 ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Observation 2 ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(c) Hex-5-en-1-ol can be distinguished from cyclohexanol by its reaction with

aqueous bromine.
(i) What colour change would be seen in this reaction when hex-5-en-1-ol is
used?
(1)
From .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... to ...........................................................................................
(ii) Complete the skeletal formula below to show the product of this reaction.
(1)

OH

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(d) Hex-5-en-1-ol reacts with acidified potassium manganate(VII) at room

temperature.
(i) What colour change would be seen in this reaction?
(1)
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(ii) Complete the skeletal formula below to show the product of this reaction.
(1)

OH

(e) The infrared spectrum below is for either cyclohexanol or hex-5-en-1-ol.

90

80

70
Transmittance
/%
60

50

40

30

20

4000 3000 2000 1500

Wavenumber / cm–1

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For which of the two compounds is this the infrared spectrum? Use two pieces of
data from the table below to justify your answer.

Bond Wavenumber / cm–1

C H stretch, alkane 2962–2853
C H stretch, alkene 3100–3010
C C stretch, alkene 1669–1600
O H stretch, alcohols 3750–3200
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Spectrum is for ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Justification:............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 The mass of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, in an indigestion tablet was determined

as follows:
Step 1 The tablet was crushed and dissolved in exactly 40.00 cm3 of dilute
hydrochloric acid (an excess).
Step 2 The amount of hydrochloric acid remaining was measured by titration with
0.250 mol dm–3 sodium hydroxide solution.
22.80 cm3 of this sodium hydroxide solution was required.

HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) ĺ NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

(a) (i) A student suggested using Universal Indicator for the titration. Why would
this indicator be unsuitable?
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(ii) Suggest a suitable indicator and give its colours in acidic and alkaline
solutions.
(2)

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Colour in acid ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colour in alkali ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) (i) Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide used in the titration.
(1)

(ii) Hence state the number of moles of hydrochloric acid that react with the
sodium hydroxide in (b)(i).
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(iii) The amount of acid added to the tablet in Step1 was 2.00 u 10–2 mol. Use
this information and your answer to (b)(ii) to calculate the number of moles of
hydrochloric acid that reacted with the tablet.
(1)

(iv) The equation for the reaction of the magnesium hydroxide in the tablet with
hydrochloric acid is shown below.
Mg(OH)2(s) + 2HCl(aq) ĺ MgCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l)
Calculate the mass of magnesium hydroxide in the tablet. Give your answer
to three significant figures.
The molar mass of magnesium hydroxide is 58.3 g mol–1.
(2)

(c) The volume of hydrochloric acid added to the tablet was 40.00 cm3.
(i) Suggest a change in the procedure which would make the result of the
experiment more reliable for each tablet which is analysed.
(1)

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(ii) The hydrochloric acid was measured using a burette. Each time the burette
was read, the error was ± 0.05 cm3. Calculate the total percentage error in
measuring 40.00 cm3 of hydrochloric acid.
(2)

(d) When an indigestion tablet reacts with hydrochloric acid in the stomach, it is
important that the reaction is not too exothermic.
The enthalpy change of this reaction can be determined by reacting magnesium
hydroxide with an excess of hydrochloric acid in an insulated container and
measuring the maximum temperature change.
State two ways, other than improvements in insulation or use of more accurate
measuring instruments, which would ensure that the measured temperature
change was the maximum possible for the amounts of reactants used.
(2)

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4 Cyclohexene, C6H10, can be prepared from cyclohexanol, C6H11OH, using the

procedure below.
Step 1 Place 0.100 mol of cyclohexanol in a flask and add about 4 cm3 of
concentrated phosphoric(V) acid, drop by drop, while shaking the flask.
Step 2 Assemble the flask for distillation, and collect the liquid which distils over
between 70 °C and 90 °C.
Step 3 Add the distillate to an equal volume of a saturated solution of sodium
chloride. Shake the mixture, allow the layers to separate, and discard the
aqueous (sodium chloride) layer.
Step 4 Transfer the layer containing cyclohexene into a small flask. Add a few pieces
of a solid drying agent to the crude cyclohexene, stopper the flask and shake
it for a few minutes.
Step 5 Decant the crude liquid alkene and carry out a final purification in order to
obtain pure cyclohexene.
(a) (i) Use the formulae of the reactant and product to deduce the role of
phosphoric(V) acid in this reaction.
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(ii) Suggest the main hazard when using concentrated phosphoric(V) acid in this
preparation.
Give one precaution which should be taken when using it, other than the use
of safety goggles and a laboratory coat.
(2)

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(b) A student suggested using the apparatus shown in the diagram below to carry
out Step 2.
Describe two ways in which this apparatus must be modified for safe and efficient
use in Step 2. Assume the apparatus is suitably clamped.
(2)

water
out

water
anti-bumping in
granules

electrical
heating device

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(c) (i) Cyclohexene can be separated from other products in Step 3 because it is
insoluble in aqueous solutions.
Explain this lack of solubility.
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(ii) Draw a diagram of the apparatus which should be used in Step 3.

Label the cyclohexene layer.

Data

Substance Density / g cm–3

Cyclohexene 0.81
Saturated sodium chloride solution 1.20
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(d) (i) Suggest a suitable solid drying agent to use in Step 4.

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(ii) What change would you see in the appearance of the organic liquid when it is
dried in Step 4?
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(e) Suggest a method for the final purification of the crude cyclohexene in Step 5.
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(f ) (i) Calculate the volume of 0.100 mol of cyclohexanol, C6H11OH.

The density of cyclohexanol is 0.962 g cm–3.
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(ii) After final purification, the yield of cyclohexene was 5.50 g.

Calculate the percentage yield in this reaction. Each mole of cyclohexanol can
give a maximum yield of one mole of cyclohexene.
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