CIE 0620/22,42

1 The compound magnesium nitrate has the formula Mg(NO3)2. What is the relative
formula mass of magnesium nitrate?
A 86 B 134 C 148 D 172

2 Which structure represents a compound that dissolves in water to form an acidic solution?

3 The equation shows the reaction between magnesium and sulfuric acid.
[Ar: H, 1; O, 16; Mg, 24; S, 32]
Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2
In this reaction, which mass of magnesium sulfate is formed when 6 g of magnesium
react
with excess sulfuric acid?

A 8 B 24 C 30 D 60

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4 The diagram shows the separation of petroleum into fractions.

What could X, Y and Z represent?

5 Which of the compounds shown are in the same homologous series?

1 CH3OH
2 CH3CH2OH
3 CH3COOH
4 CH3CH2CH2OH
A 1, 2 and 3 B 1, 2 and 4 C 1, 3 and 4 D 2, 3 and 4

6 Compound Q decolourises bromine water.

Compound Q has two carbon atoms in each molecule.
Which statement about compound Q is correct?
A It contains carbon-hydrogen double bonds.

B It has six hydrogen atoms per molecule.

C It has two carbon-carbon double bonds.

D It is produced by cracking alkanes.

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7 What is used in the production of ethanol from ethene?
A hydrogen and oxygen
B oxygen only
C steam
D yeast

8 Ethanol is produced from either ethene or sugar.

Which type of chemical reaction is used in each case?

9 The structures of three substances are shown.

Why do these substances all belong to the same homologous series?

A They are all compounds.
B They are all saturated.
C They all contain oxygen.
D They all contain the same functional group.

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10 Two reactions are shown.
1 butane → ethene
2 ethene → ethanol
Which terms describe reactions 1 and 2?

11 The structures of four organic compounds are shown.

Which compounds are unsaturated?

A S only B T and U C U only D V only

12 Calcium carbide, CaC2, reacts with water to form ethyne, C2H2, and calcium hydroxide.
The equation for the reaction is shown.
CaC2(s) + 2H2O(l) → C2H2(g) + Ca(OH)2(s)
Which volume of ethyne is produced when 6 g of water react completely with calcium
carbide?
A 4 dm3 B 8 dm3 C 36 dm3 D 72 dm3

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13 X, Y and Z are three hydrocarbons.

What do compounds X, Y and Z have in common?

1 They are all alkenes.
2 They are all part of the same homologous series.
3 They all have the same boiling point.

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

14 Methane, CH4, burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water.

What is the balanced equation for this reaction?
A CH4(g) + O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
B CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
C CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + H2O(g)
D CH4(g) + 3O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

15 A student tests an unknown compound M.

The compound:
● produces a lilac flame using a flame test
● produces a gas which turns limewater cloudy when dilute hydrochloric acid is
added.
What is M?
A sodium sulfate
B sodium carbonate
C potassium sulfate
D potassium carbonate

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16 Which row identifies the homologous series to which the molecular structure belongs?

17 Ethanol can be converted to ethene.

Choose from the list the general formula for the homologous series to which ethene
belongs. Draw a circle around your chosen answer. (1)

18 Potassium perrhenate has a similar formula to potassium manganate (VII).

Potassium manganate (VII) decomposes to give off oxygen.
Describe a test for oxygen. (2)
test

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result

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19 Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, decomposes into water and oxygen in the presence of a
catalyst manganese (IV) oxide.
2H2O2(aq) → 2H2O(l) + O2(g)
(a) (i) Calculate the number of moles of hydrogen peroxide used in this experiment.

…................. mol (1)

(ii) Use your answer to (c)(i) and the equation to calculate the number of moles of
oxygen produced in the reaction.

2H2O2(aq) → 2H2O(l) + O2(g)

…................. mol (1)

(iii) Calculate the volume (at r.t.p.) of oxygen produced.

….................. dm3 (1)

(v) Deduce the volume of oxygen that would be produced if 20 cm3 of 0.2 mol / dm3
Hydrogen peroxide was used instead of 20 cm3 of 0.1 mol / dm3 hydrogen peroxide.

…................... dm3 (1)

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20 (a) Alkanes and alkenes are examples of hydrocarbons.
(i) What is meant by the term hydrocarbon? (1)

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(ii) Give the general formula of straight-chain (2)

alkanes,

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alkenes,

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21 An ester has the molecular formula C3H6O2.

(a) Name and give the structural formulae of two esters with the molecular formula
C3H6O2.
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(b) Name the ester produced from the reaction of propanoic acid and methanol. (1)

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22 A sample of vanadium chloride was weighed and dissolved in water. An excess of
aqueous silver nitrate, acidified with dilute nitric acid, was added. A precipitate of silver
chloride was formed. The ionic equation for this reaction is shown.
Ag+(aq) + Cl –(aq) → AgCl (s)
The mass of silver chloride formed was 2.87 g.
(i) State the colour of the precipitate of silver chloride. (1)

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(ii) The relative formula mass of silver chloride, AgCl, is 143.5.

Calculate the number of moles in 2.87 g of AgCl.

moles of AgCl = .............................. mol [1]

(iii) Use your answer to (b)(ii) and the ionic equation to deduce the number of moles of
Chloride ions, Cl –, that produced 2.87 g of AgCl.

moles of Cl – = .............................. mol [1]

(iv) The amount of vanadium chloride in the sample was 0.01 moles.
Use this and your answer to (b)(iii) to deduce the whole number ratio of moles of
vanadium chloride : moles of chloride ions.
Deduce the formula of vanadium chloride.
moles of vanadium chloride : moles of chloride ions ................... : ................... (1)

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23 Ethanol can also be manufactured by the fermentation of glucose, C6H12O6.
(i) State two conditions needed for the fermentation of glucose. (2)
1

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(ii) Complete the chemical equation for the fermentation of glucose. (2)

(iii) Give one other disadvantage of manufacturing ethanol by fermentation. (1)

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(iv) Give one advantage, other than cost, of manufacturing ethanol by fermentation. (1)

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24 Limewater is a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2(aq).

(i) Name the gas limewater is used to test for. (1)

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(ii) Describe how you would test for the presence of calcium ions in a sample of
limewater.
Test

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Observation

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(3)

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25 The equation for the reaction is shown.
Ca (OH)2 + 2HCl → CaCl2 + 2H2O
20.0 cm3 of 0.0500 mol / dm3 HCl reacts with the 25.0 cm3 of Ca (OH)2. Determine the
concentration of Ca (OH)2 in g / dm3. Use the following steps.
Calculate the number of moles in 20.0 cm3 of 0.0500 mol / dm3 HCl.

.............................. mol

Determine the number of moles of Ca(OH)2 in 25.0 cm3 of the limewater.

.............................. mol

Calculate the concentration of Ca(OH)2 in mol / dm3.

............................. mol / dm3

Determine the concentration of Ca(OH)2 in g / dm3.

.............................. g / dm3 (5)

26 Aqueous silver nitrate is a colourless solution containing Ag+(aq) ions.

(i) Describe what is seen when aqueous silver nitrate is added to aqueous sodium
iodide, NaI(aq). (1)

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 (ii) In the positive test for aqueous nitrate ions, aqueous sodium hydroxide and one
other substance are warmed with the nitrate ions.
Name this other substance and the gas formed. (2)
name of substance

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name of gas

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27 When lead(II) nitrate is heated it decomposes to produce the same gaseous products as
when copper(II) nitrate is heated.
One of the gaseous products is oxygen.
Describe a test for oxygen. (2)
Test

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Observations

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28 Sodium hydrogensulfate, NaHSO4, dissolves in water to produce an aqueous solution,

X, containing Na+, H+ and SO42– ions.
State the observations when the following tests are done.
(i) A flame test is carried out on X. (1)

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(ii) Acidified aqueous barium nitrate is added to X. (1)

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29 Propane and propene can be manufactured by heating decane, C10H22, in the presence of
a catalyst. One other product is formed.
(i) Complete the equation for this reaction.

C10H22 → ........................... + ........................... + ........................... (2)

(ii) Name this manufacturing process.

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(1)

30 The reaction scheme shows five organic reactions, numbered 1 to 5.

(a) Name reaction 1. (1)

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(b) Name reaction 2 and write the chemical equation for this reaction. (3)
Name

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Equation

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 (c) Reaction 3 forms ethanol from alkene A.
(i) Identify alkene A. (1)

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(ii) State the type of reaction that occurs during reaction 3. (2)

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(d) Alkene A is converted into alkane B in reaction 4.

(i) State the reagent and conditions for reaction 4. (3)

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(ii) State the general formula of alkanes. (1)

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(e) Ethanol is oxidised in reaction 5 by heating it with dilute sulfuric acid and one other
reagent.
(i) Identify the other reagent in reaction 5. (1)

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(ii) Name the homologous series compound C belongs to. (1)

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(iii) Draw the structure of compound C.

Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds. (1)

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