BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
CANDIDATE
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CHEMISTRY 0570/03,
Paper 3 October/November 2012
1 hour 15 minutes
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A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 12
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4 (a) Carbon is an element in group 4 of the Periodic Table.
(i) Suggest one reason why carbon is placed in group 4.
(1)
(ii) What type of element is carbon?
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(b) Carbon reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide.
(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction and include state symbols.
(2)
(ii) What type of oxide is carbon dioxide?
Give an explanation for your answer.
type of oxide .......
explanation «0... 2
(iii) Draw a ‘dot’ and ‘cross’ diagram to show the bonding in a molecule of
carbon dioxide.
(3)
(c) Explain why compounds with this type of bonding do not conduct electricity.
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Metals are extracted from their ores by chemical reduction.
(a) Complete the table.
metal ore
iron magnetite
zinc
| bauxite
‘copper
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(b) Haematite is another ore of iron and contains a compound of formula Fe,Os.
Name this compound.
(1)
(c) The reduction of Fe.0s by carbon monoxide, CO, forms iron. This is shown by the
‘equation.
soFEO ae + CO... ———> Fe C02...
(i) Balance the equation and include state symbols. (2)
Describe the reactions that lead to the formation of carbon monoxide during the
blast furnace process. You may write equations for the reactions.
[2]
(d) Iron, like other metals, can become more useful when converted to alloys.
(i) Whats an alloy?
a)
(ii) Name one alloy of iron and give one of its uses.
name of alloy ......
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(2)
Give two reasons why an alloy may be more useful than the pure metal
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{a) An energy diagram for the production of ethanol by the addition of steam to ethane is
shown.
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energy/kJ
reaction path
(i) On the diagram, label the energy levels that represents the reactants and the
products. "
(ii) What do the letters X and Y in the diagram represent?
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{b) The equation for the production of ethanol by the addition of steam to ethene is shown,
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HOH
The bond energy of one mole of each type bond in the compounds in the equation is
given in the table.
bond bond energy (kJ/mol)
c—H a2
cc 612
o-H 463 |
c=e 348 |
c—o 360
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Use the information given to find the following energy changes.
Each time, indicate the sign, - or +, of the total energy change.
(i) Calculate the total energy change that takes place when all bonds in 1 mole of
ethene are broken.
total energy change = A kJ/mol [2]
(ii) Calculate the total energy change that takes place when all the bonds in 1 mole of
steam are broken.
total energy change = kJ/mol [1]
(iii) Calculate the total energy change that takes place when all bonds in 1 mole of
ethanol are formed.
total energy change = -kd/mol_ [3]
(iv) Calculate the total energy change, AH, for the reaction shown by the equation.
total eneray change = - ku/mol [2]
(v) Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic?
Explain your answer.
(1)
State the conditions necessary for the production of ethanol by addition of steam to
ethene.
[3]
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Pollutant gases such as carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen are produced by a car engine
and are emitted through the exhaust pipe.
(a) Describe how oxides of nitrogen are formed in car engines.
(2)
(b) Explain how carbon monoxide affects human health.
(c) The diagram shows a car exhaust fitted with a catalytic converter.
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gases gases
catalytic converter
(i) Why are catalytic converters fitted in car exhausts?
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i) Suggest why catalytic converters contain a network of fine holes.
(2)
(d) The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increased by the burning of
petrol in cars.
State one type of environmental damage caused by this increase.
(1)
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(e) Carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen are all present in clean air.
(i) State the proportion of oxygen in clean air.
(1)
Give two uses of oxygen
(2)
Name the process used to separate oxygen and nitrogen from air.
(1)
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(a) Ethanoic acid, CH;COOH, can be formed by the oxidation of ethanol, CzHsOH, using
acidified potassium dichromate.
(i) State two chemical properties of ethanoic acid
(2
(ii) Draw the structural formula of ethanoic acid.
(2)
What colour change will be observed when acidified potassium dichromate reacts
with ethanol?
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(b) Ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid to form an ester of the structure shown.
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(i) Name the ester formed.
(li) Circle the ester linkage on the structure.
(iii) Name @ condensation polymer which has ester linkages.
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(c) Acidified potassium dichromate, K2CrO;, also oxidises concentrated hydrochloric
acid as shown by the equation.
KeCr,O; + 14HC1 ———® 2KCI+ 2CrCk + 3Cl, + 7H20
(i) Calculate the oxidation number of chromium in
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crc,
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dichromate is reduced during the reaction.
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(iii) Name another oxidising agent that can be used in the preparation of chlorine from
hydrochloric acid.
(1)
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6 The diagram shows a metallic fork electroplated using silver. oes
silver (anode). fork (cathode)
‘aqueous silver sulphate
(a) Explain the term electroplating
(1)
{b) Suggest one reason why many metallic objects used in the home are electroplated.
(1)
(c) 0.54g of silver was deposited on the surface of the fork.
The equation for the cathode reaction is
Ag’(aq) + &°” ——» Ag(s).
(i) Calculate the charge in coulombs required to deposit 0.54 g of silver.
(1 Faraday = 96 500C)
charge = ..coulombs [2]
(ii) fa current of 2.5 was used in the electroplating process, calculate the time taken
to deposit 0.54 gof silver.
HME = oe esvesssseee sec [2]
(d) Write the equation for the reaction taking place at the anode.
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