Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Pre-U Certificate

CHEMISTRY (PRINCIPAL) 9791/01

Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2018
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1 Which arrow on the reaction profile diagram shows the enthalpy change of reaction?

B C

products
enthalpy A
D

reactants

progress of reaction

2 Which row shows the coordination number for the anions in sodium chloride and in
calcium fluoride?

anion in anion in
sodium chloride calcium fluoride

A 4 4
B 6 4
C 6 8
D 8 8

3 The compound YBa2Cu3O7 is a semi-conductor.

In this compound, the oxidation number of yttrium is +3, barium is +2 and oxygen is –2.

What could be the oxidation numbers of the three copper atoms?

A 0 +2 +3
B +1 +2 +3
C +2 +2 +3
D +3 +3 +3

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4 Neon exists as three isotopes Ne, 21Ne and 22Ne.

How many neutrons are present in a neon atom of the most abundant isotope?

A 9 B 10 C 11 D 12

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5 Which row represents a species that can be discharged at the cathode during the electrolysis of a
suitable molten salt?

atomic electronic
number configuration

A 3 [He]
B 11 [Ne]3s1
C 17 [Ar]
D 18 [Ar]

6 The diagram shows a van Arkel triangle.

The electronegativity of antimony is 2.18 and that of chlorine is 3.16.

In which region of the diagram would SbCl 3 be found?

3.0

B
difference in electronegativity

2.0

C
1.0
A

D
0.0
0 1 2 3 4
average electronegativity

7 Urea has the formula (NH2)2CO.

Which statement about urea is correct?

A The molecule has a carbon atom at the carbonyl functional group level.

B The molecule has two π bonds.

C The molecule has three lone-pairs of electrons.
D The molecule produces carbon dioxide on hydrolysis.

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8 Caprolactone is used in the manufacture of specialist polymers.

caprolactone

From which compound could caprolactone be made by a single reaction?

A HOCH2(CH2)3CH2OH
B HOCH2(CH2)3COOH
C HOCH2(CH2)4COOH
D HOOC(CH2)4COOH

9 To prepare dry samples of ammonia and sulfur dioxide in a school laboratory, each gas is passed
through a drying agent.

Which drying agent would be used for each of these gases?

for ammonia for sulfur dioxide

A calcium oxide calcium oxide

B calcium oxide concentrated sulfuric acid
C concentrated sulfuric acid calcium oxide
D concentrated sulfuric acid concentrated sulfuric acid

10 Which substance has the most vigorous reaction with water?

A Al Cl 3 B Cl 2 C P4 D SiO2

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11 The sketch graph shows the variation in a property of halogen molecules.

F2 Cl 2 Br2 I2

What is the label of the y-axis of this graph?

A bond energy
B intensity of colour
C oxidising power
D volatility

12 When barium hydroxide and ammonium thiocyanate powders are stirred together with a
thermometer, the chemical reaction between them can cause the temperature to drop from room
temperature to below the freezing point of water.

Which row describes the entropy changes involved?

∆Ssystem ∆Ssurroundings ∆Stotal

A decrease decrease decrease

B decrease increase increase
C increase decrease increase
D increase increase decrease

13 Ammonium iodide decomposes according to the equation shown.

NH4I(s) → NH3(g) + HI(g)

The standard enthalpy change for the reaction, ∆rH o, is +181.8 kJ mol–1.

The standard entropy change for the reaction, ∆S o, is +281.3 J K–1 mol–1.

What is the minimum temperature at which the reaction is feasible?

A 0.646 °C B 373 °C C 646 °C D 919 °C

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14 Which graph correctly depicts Charles’s Law?

A B

volume pressure

0 0
0 0
moles of gas temperature

C D

volume volume

0 0
0 0
pressure temperature

15 Hexanoic acid and 1,5-pentanediamine both smell foul. After they are mixed in a 2 : 1 mole ratio,
very little smell can be detected.

Which statement explains this observation?

A Each smell masks the smell of the other molecule.

B The carboxylic acid hydrolyses the diamine.
C The two reagents react to form a condensation polymer.
D The two reagents react to form an involatile salt.

16 Glycol, HOCH2CH2OH, is used in anti-freeze. It forms a number of different oxidation products.

One of these products, X, has both carbon atoms at the same functional group level. X reacts
with Tollens’ reagent to form silver.

What is the molecular formula of X?

A C2H2O2 B C2H2O3 C C2H2O4 D C2H4O2

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17 Calcium carbide is an ionic compound in which the oxidation number of carbon is –1.

Calcium carbide reacts with water giving only two products.

What are the formulae of calcium carbide and the two products?

calcium carbide products

A Ca2C CaO + C2H4

B Ca2C Ca(OH)2 + C2H2
C CaC2 CaO + C2H4
D CaC2 Ca(OH)2 + C2H2

18 Ethanoic acid forms a dimer (a double molecule) of molecular formula C4H8O4.

This dimer contains an 8-membered ring. This ring contains two hydrogen bonds.

How many carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms are present in this ring?

C H O

A 2 2 4
B 2 4 2
C 4 0 4
D 4 2 2

19 Which statement about antibonding is not correct?

A Filling an empty antibonding orbital lowers the bond order by 1.

B For a given orbital overlap, the antibonding orbital is always higher in energy than the
bonding orbital.
C Stable molecules cannot have any electrons in antibonding orbitals.
D The antibonding orbitals are found outside the region of space between the two bonding
nuclei.

20 Which equation does not represent the standard enthalpy change stated?

enthalpy change of equation

A atomisation of Cl Cl 2(g) → 2Cl (g)

B combustion of H2S H2S(g) + 1.5O2(g) → H2O(l) + SO2(g)
C formation of H2SO4 H2(g) + 2O2(g) + 1
8
S8(s) → H2SO4(l)
D solution of K2SO4 K2SO4(s) + aq → 2K+(aq) + SO42–(aq)

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21 The diagram shows cubic close-packed spheres, with two holes labelled.

key

top layer

X
middle layer

bottom layer

Hole X is between the top layer and the middle layer.

Hole Y is between the middle layer and the bottom layer.

Which shape is each hole?

X Y

A octahedral octahedral
B octahedral tetrahedral
C tetrahedral octahedral
D tetrahedral tetrahedral

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22 The kinetics of the reaction

2W + X → Y + Z

were investigated.

The table shows the initial rate of reaction when the concentrations of W and X were changed.

[W] / mol dm–3 [X] / mol dm–3 initial rate / mol dm–3 s–1

0.015 0.010 5.10 × 10–4

0.030 0.020 4.08 × 10–3
0.045 0.010 1.53 × 10–3

What is the rate equation for this reaction?

A rate = k [W][X]
B rate = k [W][X]2
C rate = k [W]2[X]
D rate = k [W]2[X]2

23 When sulfuric acid is added to Cu2+(aq), no colour change occurs, but when concentrated
hydrochloric acid is added to Cu2+(aq), the solution turns yellow-green. The solution returns to its
original colour when the solution is diluted with water.

Which type of reaction is occurring between HCl (aq) and Cu2+(aq)?

A acid / base
B disproportionation
C ligand exchange
D redox

24 The lattice energy of silver chloride has been measured experimentally and found to be
–905 kJ mol–1. However, using the ionic model, its calculated value is –833 kJ mol–1.

Which statement explains this discrepancy?

A Silver chloride is insoluble in water and so the lattice does not fully break down.
B The calculation for the ionic model ignores any repulsion between ions.
C The experimental value was not obtained under standard conditions.
D The ionic model cannot account for any covalency in a compound.

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25 Which pair of reagents will react under appropriate conditions to produce the ester
methyl propanoate?

A CH3COCl + CH3CH2CH2OH

B CH3COCl + CH3OH

C C2H5COCl + C2H5OH

D C2H5COCl + CH3OH

26 A molten chloride of a Group 1 metal, QCl, and a molten chloride of a Group 2 metal, RCl 2, are
separately electrolysed using the same current for the same time.

Which statement about this experiment is correct?

A An equal number of moles of Q and R is deposited.

B Equal masses of Q and R are deposited.
C The number of moles of Q deposited is twice the number of moles of R deposited.
D QCl gives off half the volume of chlorine gas compared with RCl2, measured under the same
conditions of temperature and pressure.

27 Solution X is added to a warm mixture of an organic compound Y and Cr2O72–(aq).

A reaction occurs producing [Cr(H2O)6]3+ ions.

What are X and Y?

X Y

A H2SO4(aq) C2H5OH
B H2SO4(aq) CH3COOH
C NaOH(aq) C2H5OH
D NaOH(aq) CH3CHO

28 The proton NMR spectrum of compound Z is shown.

10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
ppm (δ)

What could Z be?

A CH3CHCl 2 B CH3CH2OH C CH3CH2Br D CH3COCH2Br

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29 Dry carbon dioxide is bubbled through a solution of the Grignard reagent CH3CH2CH2MgBr in
ethoxyethane. The product of this reaction then undergoes hydrolysis with dilute sulfuric acid to
produce a carboxylic acid.

Which statement correctly describes the outcome of these two reactions?

A One carbon atom in the Grignard reagent moves up three levels and butanoic acid is formed.
B One carbon atom in the Grignard reagent moves up three levels and propanoic acid is
formed.
C The carbon atom in the carbon dioxide moves down a level and butanoic acid is formed.
D The carbon atom in the carbon dioxide moves down a level and propanoic acid is formed.

30 Nitrobenzene can be reduced to phenylamine using tin and hydrochloric acid. The final step of
this process is addition of excess sodium hydroxide to the reaction mixture.

Why is the sodium hydroxide added?

A to decompose any remaining starting material

B to dry the product
C to hydrolyse the intermediate
D to react with phenylammonium chloride

31 Alanine is an amino acid of formula H2NCH(CH3)COOH.

Which statement about alanine and its zwitterion is correct?

A Both contain a dative covalent bond.

B Both have one chiral carbon atom.
C They have different numbers of lone pairs of electrons.
D They have different percentages by mass of hydrogen.

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32 The reaction

CH3(CH2)3Br + OH– → CH3(CH2)3OH + Br –

has an SN2 mechanism.

The reaction

(CH3)3CBr + OH– → (CH3)3COH + Br –

has an SN1 mechanism.

Which statement is correct?

A Both reactions involve homolytic fission.

B Both reactions involve hydroxide ions acting as electron pair donors.
C Both reactions involve the formation of a positively charged intermediate.
D Both reactions occur in a single step.

33 Which statement about the element astatine or its compounds is not correct as it is not
consistent with the position of astatine in Group 17?

A Astatine is a product of the reaction between sodium astatide and concentrated sulfuric acid.
B Astatine is a solid at room temperature and pressure.
C Silver astatide is soluble in aqueous ammonia.
D The bond energy of hydrogen astatide is less than that of hydrogen iodide.

34 Cyanogen, (CN)2, behaves like chlorine.

How would it react with cold, dilute KOH?

A 2KOH + (CN)2 → 2KCN + H2O2

B 2KOH + (CN)2 → KCN + KCNO + H2O

C 6KOH + 3(CN)2 → 5KCN + KCNO3 + 3H2O

D KOH + (CN)2 → KCN + HCN + 1

2
O2

35 Buckminsterfullerene, graphene and graphite are allotropes of carbon.

Which statements about these allotropes of carbon are correct?

1 Buckminsterfullerene has a simple molecular structure.

2 Each carbon in a buckminsterfullerene is bonded to four other carbon atoms.
3 Graphene and graphite have higher melting points than buckminsterfullerene.

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 3 only

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36 Sulfur dioxide gas is converted into sulfate ions when it is bubbled into a solution containing
aqueous manganate(VII) ions.

SO2(g) + 2H2O(l) → SO42–(aq) + 4H+(aq) + 2e–

MnO4–(aq) + 8H+(aq) + 5e– → Mn2+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

How will the pH of the reaction mixture change as sulfur dioxide is bubbled at constant rate into a
well-stirred solution of manganate(VII) ions until its colour just fades?

A The pH will decrease.

B The pH will decrease then increase.
C The pH will increase.
D The pH will increase then decrease.

37 Ionic metal hydrides react with water.

H– + H2O → OH– + H2

1.0 g samples of ionic hydrides are separately added to an excess of water.

Which ionic hydride produces the greatest mass of hydrogen gas?

A calcium hydride
B magnesium hydride
C potassium hydride
D sodium hydride

38 An unusual form of oxygen has the formula O8. Its structure is shown.

Which statement explains why this form of oxygen is uncommon, whereas S8 is the common form
of sulfur?

A O8 contains more bonds than S8.

B O–O single bonds are much weaker than S–S single bonds.
C Oxygen is more easily reduced than sulfur.
D Oxygen is more electronegative than sulfur.

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39 The Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules are used to assign R or S.

Which chiral centre has S configuration?

A B C D

OH NH2 I H

C C C C
H COOH H3CH2C COOH H Br H3 C OH
CH3 CH3 F Cl

40 An organic compound has the empirical formula C2H4O.

The diagram shows the infra-red spectrum of the compound.

percentage
transmittance

4000 3000 2000 1500 1000 500

–1
wavenumber / cm

What is the structural formula of this compound?

A CH3CHO
B C3H7COOH
C HCOOC2H5
D CH3COCH(OH)CH3

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