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SectionA f l5 nrurks)

,7 t t.s' v' e t' all q t t t'.s I i r t t t.r .

Intlit'ule tlrc c'orrec'l uustret' rn thc L[ultiple-c'hoice ,,|rtsv'er ,Shcel provicled.

A thennoclrentical eqr-ration fbr QO. is shovvn belclrv.

QO,(g) ------------r- ?(g) + 2O(g) \11o = +160 k.l

Which statelnerrt is tnre about the atrove therrnocltentical eclLratiorr'?

'l-he borrd energ)' of
A p-O irr pO. is + I 60 kJ rtttrl-'.
"flre
B standard atornisation ener-qv of QO. is * 160 k.l rnol-r.

C l-lre standard enthalpv ol'combr-rstion o1'() it -160 kJ tttol-'.

D The starrdarcl enthalpl' of fonnation of pO, is - 160 kJ ntol-i.

An errerg) c)'cle is shor,r'n belorv.

('(s) + N,(g) + 2H,(g) + 2O,(g) CO(N H,).(s) + in,t*l

/
CO.(_u) + N,(g) + 2t-tro(l)

Which is tlre correct standard enthalp,r,' change, LH",, fc-rr the abol'e elrergv cr,'cle?

A LH',CO,(g) arrd 2A1li tt,Clll;

B LH'.CO.(g) and 2AH" HrO(l)
C AH; CO:(g). 2Aff? u,o(l) and LHi N,(g)
D LHo,,,,,,,, c'(s). LHo,,,,,,,, N,(g). 2LH7,,,,,,, H.(g) and2a^Hi,,,,,, o.(g)

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-l'he l'. 0 alrd R. are slttlr.r'lt ilr the table

J lattice apd lrl'dratittn energies for three carbonates.
belon'.

('rrrbtttule I.uttic'a ertarg.t lkJ ttttrl- I lrclmtt itnt ('tt( r gt'/kJ ttttll-'

P -2s7 -2-15
I -- -+|
o -256 -l

R
I ll
- l+-1 -l:.6

Which is true about tlte above carboltates?

'l-he
A cation of 0 is slnaller thatr the catiort t-rl'P.
'['he p have sirnilar charge
B catiotts o1'P arrd derrsitl.

C P is the llost solLrble c-arbttltate.

l) P. Q and R are carbottates irt the salrle groLlp.

1 An electrochernical cell is set Lrp using the hall'-cells o1'Znr 17.r, NlnO* lV'.tt . \fr'hich is
^,rcl
trure ahout the cell'l

lEo r,,, 1,,: .--0.76 V and fo'n,,. \r,:-r

: +l 52 Vl
A J-he reactiorr of I\{nO, r)ccLrrs urrder rreutral cottditiort.
B J'he overall reactiott it-tt'olve's l0 ntclles clf electrolls.
C Zn'' acts as an oriclising agettt to oridise lv4nr to NInO.,*.
.I'he
D cell diagrarn is Zn(s) lzrr' (uq) i I vn''1uq). MnO,-(aq)i I'tts '.

'l'he half-cell reactir-xts and their standard reductit-xt potentials are

5 Sivell belou.

Hul/-c'all reuc'littr E" lV

F e' (ac1) + e- = Fet 1ac1 | +A.77

C'r.O.: (ac1) +- l4H (aq) + 6e- - lCr'1aq) + 7ll-O(l) +1.3:l

+ c =-Cl-(aq)
+Cl,{g) +1.36

MnO., (aq) + 8H (aq) + 5e- Mtrr (aq) + -+ll:O(l) +l'52

Which is true aborrt tlte above reactions'l

A lte' is Llscd ttr o\idise ('l'' .

B Cr.O,r- is a strott-{er oxidising agent thatt MIrO*-.

C 'I-he reactiolr betr,veelr MnO.,- and Ci- does trot ctccut'spolttaltet,uslt'.
D '1'he concentration of Fer in the presence o1'Cl- is c-letertrtilted lx Cr'.O-r-.

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6 ,{n electroly'sis o1'an aqueoLls solLrtion of flu- is carried out usirrg graphite electrodes. lf the
electric current ot'20.0 ntA llou's lor 80 nrinutes aI 80oA eftrciencr. ulrat is the l'nass o1-copper
deposited at tlie cathode'.)

flraradar constalrt. F-. is 96 500 C nrol-']

A 0.025-l g B 0.0395 g C 0.3 16g D 0.,121 g

7 fhe rariation of tlre first ionisation energ\ forthe first sev'en elenrents. Qto ll'. of Period i of'
'[able
tlre Perioclic are sholrn in the graph belou.

F irst ionisatitln enerqv

kJ rrol r

1000

l 800

r 600

r.100

I 100

I 000

800

600
.i00

200

II'
[: lentc'ttt

Which is true about the abore graplr?

A T'he first iorrisation energ\ of {,,'is hieher tharr that of Ii due to half'-filled orbital.
-l'he
B first it-rnisation enc'r-q)' of R is lrigher than that of ,5'cJue to the inert pair effect.
-I'he
C first ior"tisatiolr energ)' of IL'is the hishest due to the {trll1 -filled orbitals.
D Tlie tirst iorrisation energ)' of tlre elernerrts lrelou R in tlre l'eriodic lable is lrigher than
900 kJ rnol-'.

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8 "l
he phrsical arrc'l cherlical proper-ties of'tetrachlorides o1 Group l4 of tlre Perit-rdic Table is
gil'en in the table belor,l.

.ktruchloridt
Boilirrg Ttoirtl Therntul ^stubility

U'Cl, I l;l "C Decontposed ort strong hea ung Hy'drolvsecl

\ctl 59
On
L. Stable lJydroll'sed

lcl, Deconrposed at 50 "C L)ecortt pr-rsed uporr heati r l(t

'b Hy'rdoly'sed

z(l, 77 "C Stable Not lrr droly sed

Whiclr is the correct arrangernent o1'elements of (irclup l4 in ascending orders of protori

rrurnber'l

A I1'" 2..\'. l' B I'. \r',..\',. Z C I'..\',^ Z. [4,'. D Z.,\" |l,',. I',

9 'lhe observatiorts ort tltree oxides. P. and /1. obtairrec'l bv a stu,lent fbr an experinrelrt
Q are
given belou.
o p is soluble in r.i,ater and produces a solutit-xr ol pFl I
' Q is soluble slighth' in rvater but solLrble in fl('l
o ft is insolLrble in u'ater but soluble irr NaOH alr,l llCl
Whiclr is true about the above obserr,'ati<tns'l
A P is SO-.
B f) arrd R are nretallic oxides.
C 0 is rnore reactive than Na.O..
D R has the highc'st nrelting point.
l0 Metal Z fbrtrts art oxide and a peroxide rvlren lreated r,vith exccrs oxvgen. The peroxide
dc'corttposes at 800 "C arrd the oride is soluble in r,rater. What is nletal ,4'l

A Ba BCa CMs DSr

ll W'hiclr colnpound of GroLrp 2 of the Periodic Table is not rrseci in rrredicine?

A BeCO, B Nlg(OFI), C CaCO, D BaSO,

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12 fhe r,ariation of rreltins points for the elernerrts ol'(iroup l4 ol'tlre Periodic Table" fiorn silicorr
to leac'|" are shou'n irt thc graph belou.

lV,Ielting point' 'C

r 600

t-100

I 200

I 000

800

600

-100

200

l0 20 i0 40 s0 60 t0 80 e0
Proton nurnbc'r

Which tactor caLrses the discorrtinuitl of lead in tlre above graplr'?

A Inerl pair eflbct
B A higher efl'ectiv'e charge
C A stronger lnetallic borrd
D Irrcrcase in atclntic radius

-['he
l3 percentage dissociation of hrdrogen halides. ]l-Y" to tlreir elenrerrts at 2000 oC are shown
in the table belon.

Hvtlrosert hulide

P c rc' c rr t tr ga d i.s'.s oc' i t r t i orr 6 x l0*'

Which tactor cloes not inflLrence the stabilit),of Fl-Y based on the above percentage dissociation'l
A Atonric size increases ilr tlre order ol'F. C'1" Br" I.
B Borrcl length increases in the order of F{F. FICI. FJBr. Ill.
C Aciditv irrcreases in the order of HF. HCl. HBr. Hl.
D lrttennolecular fbrces increases in the order o1'H[r. HC]1" HBr. Itl.

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l4 Which is not trr,re about tlre corrplex iorr. [Cu(N[-1,)*(fl.O).]t ?

A I l.O ligarrd fornrs coodinate- btind u'ith copper (ll) ion via o\\'gen atotn.
B l-lre oxidation nurnber o1-copper in the cornpler iott is +2.
-[etralredral
C shape

D Dark blue cokrured

l5 lron fonnsacorlrpler iorr. fFeC-1.(tl.NCti.CII.Nl.l.).] . Whiclr i: the ILIPAC nornenclatr,rreot

the cornpler iort'l
A Dichlorodiethr'lenediarnirteiron(ll) ion
B Dichlorodie-thvlertecliamirteiron(lll) ion
C Diclrlorobis(eth1,'lerrediarnine)iron(ll) ion
D Dichlorobis(eth1'lenecliarline)iron(lll) ion

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Section B [15 ntttrk,s']

.1 rtssr a r all t1 t t e,t t i r t rt.s .

Itr'ritc the un.s'wer.s irr lhe spuce.s' prutt,itled.

'l'he
l6 fornration of O, frorr O. in tlte stratosphere is shou,'rr br,tlre et;uation belou.

3o,(g) lo,(g) ,\[I : +2t(6 kJ

---->
(rr) Clalculatc tlte cntlralpy'o1'lbnnatiort of O.. Ill
l-l

(h) t'.nthalp1 of'atorrtisatiorts of 0. and O. are +2-19 k.l nrol-r and -201 k.l rnol-r. respectir,'ely'. )
(i) Write the ecluation fbr the enthalpr of atornisation o1'O, lll
-
J

(ii) Compare the stabilitv betu'eelt O. and O,. t1l

t-l
i>\

lJ
a

(iii) State tlre tl pe of borrds in O. and O.. t2l

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-l'he -fable
l7 halides of'(iroup l7 of the Periodic sholl'difl-erent beltar iours in their reactiorts w'ith
tlre corrcerrtrated sulphuric acid arrd aqueolrs silver ttitrate solutions.

kr) Potassiunr iodide is heatecJ w'ith concentratecl sulphuric acid. State the obsen'ation artd
urite tlre ecluatir-rrrs o{'the reactiorr. l3l

(h\ Write the ionic ecluations and state the ol'rservations nhen
(i) an aqucous potassir-un clrloride is added to aciueous silvt'r nitrate l2l

(ii) an excess aqLreous arnrnonia is adcled to the reactiorr mirture frorn (rXi) t2l
!

I,J

1)

r
(c') State one use of clrlorine in irtdustn', fll \-

f.)
s
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Section C [30 murks]

.1 ttsw e r two q u e.s I i ort,s r rt l.\,.

Iotr ntu.t'uttsy'ar ull the qtra.stiou:;. but only tlte.t'tr,s/ two Ltnsv'ers',rill he nrurked. ltri'ita the
Lut,rvcrs rn lhe utt.\'\rar.slteet.s prrn,irled. Begin euc'h unswcr on u ney'ptt{c d'the unswer.shaet.

l8 (rr) An electroclterrrical cell is cottstructed uncler standarcl conditiorrs as shou'rr irr the reactiorr
belou.

2H (aq) + Mg(s) -------> tl.(g) + Mg- (at1)

(i) Drau and label the conrplete electrochernical cell. [6]

(ii)
Write the cell notatiort forthe cell arrd calculate the stanrlard redLrctiolr potential of
the half:cellof'nragrrcsiLrnr if Eo..ii is +2.36 \'. i3l
(r) Aluminiurn rnetal is extracted fionr nrolten baurite. Al.O,.2H-O. through electrol'u'sis in
the presence of conrpouncl -\'.

Il-he liaradav corrstant. l-. is 96 500 C ntol-'l

(i) Calcrrlate tlre Inass of alLrmirriLrnr rnetal producecl it-currerrt of 3.0 * l0'1 A flt-rus tor
1 .0 hour. f-l l

(ii) Identil;' contpolutd ,\'and state its fulrction 12]

-flie
l9 first ionisatiort energies fbr selected elenrents of Period 3 of th.'Perioclic Table are given
irr tlre table be'lou'.

E lcntertl F- irsI i on i.strli ut anergl:iLl mol

Sodiurtr 4L)6

Magnesiunr 738

Alurlirriurrr s78

Silicon 789

Pltosphorus l0ll
Sulphur r 000

(u) F.xplain the trend in the first ionisation energies fbr the elernents l'rom sodiLrnr to su lph ur.

17l
(h) Describe the reactirity'of the elernertts fiorn sodiurn to sLrlphur tolr'ards oxvsetr. Write all
the clternical ectuations involr,'ed. [81

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20 Cbbalt is the r/-block elertrent in the Periodic'l'able. 'I'he

successir,'e ionisation energies of
cobalt are siv'en in tlre table belou

I o tt i.s ct l it ttt e ne rg-t'

\I1lkJ nrol ' r0 500 l3 300 r6400

(u) Why' is cobalt a transition elerrent? [r.rplain ]'our alts\\er. r'r

t1l I

(b) Sketch the graph of-ionisatiorr energ) against the rernoved nurnber of electrons arrd explain
the trertcJ. f<t
lJl

(c') l-he rate of-clecorrrpositiorr of chlorate(l) ion. CIO-. is accelerated by'aqLreous cobaltl l I)
nitrate solution. The crlremical ecluation tbr the decornposition is shorvn belou'.

2C lO- (aq) ------> 2C l-(aq )+ O:(g )

(i) ti:xplain the role of cobalt(ll) ion in the reactir.rn. [.r ]

(ii) Suggest a sirnple chernical testto shon the decc-rrnpositrclrr reaction has occurred and
state the observation. |'2]
(iii) [:xplaili wltether calciunr nitrate solution calt be replsc.6 u,ith cobalt(ll) nitrate
solutit'rn. L2]

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