UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

CHEMISTRY Paper 1 Multiple Choice Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the Answer Sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet. Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.

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2 1 An inflated balloon goes down because gas molecules can diffuse through the rubber. Four balloons are filled with different gases at the same temperature and pressure. Which balloon would go down quickest?

carbon dioxide, CO2

2

methane, CH4

nitrogen, N2

oxygen, O2

The diagram shows a chromatogram of several inks.

black
Which statement is correct? A B C D

blue

brown

green

red

yellow

Black ink can be made by mixing green, red and yellow inks. Brown ink can be made by mixing blue and red inks. Yellow ink can be used to make brown ink. Yellow ink may be present in green ink.

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3 3 The oxidation of ethanol to ethanoic acid is often carried out in the apparatus shown.

condenser

water

ethanol + oxidising agent

heat
What is the purpose of the condenser? A B C D to prevent air reacting with the ethanoic acid to prevent any ethanol from escaping to prevent the ethanoic acid changing back to ethanol to prevent the ethanoic acid reacting with the ethanol

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4 4 The diagram shows copper(II) oxide being reduced, by hydrogen, to copper. After reduction is complete, the burner is turned off but the flow of hydrogen is continued until the tube is cool.
excess hydrogen dry hydrogen copper(II) oxide

burner

Why is the hydrogen allowed to flow through the tube during cooling? A B C D 5 to allow the tube to cool slowly to lessen the risk of explosion in the hot tube to prevent the copper from reacting with the air to remove any traces of water left in the tube

A coin is analysed by dissolving it in nitric acid. To the resulting solution an excess of aqueous ammonia is added and the mixture is filtered. A brown precipitate remains in the filter paper and a deep blue solution is obtained as the filtrate. Which metals does the coin contain? A B C D aluminium and copper copper and iron iron and lead lead and zinc

An element X forms a positive ion with the electronic structure 2,8,8. What is the proton (atomic) number of X? A 16 B 17 C 18 D 19

Which two substances are elements with a giant molecular structure? A B C D diamond and graphite diamond and sand methane and iodine methane and sand

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5 8 Which compound has both ionic and covalent bonds? A B C D 9 ammonium chloride carbon dioxide ethyl ethanoate sodium chloride

Which statement about the numbers of particles in atoms is correct? Apart from hydrogen, most atoms contain A B C D more neutrons than protons. more protons than neutrons. more electrons than protons. more protons than electrons.

10 Which gas contains the same number of molecules as 9 g of water? A B C D 2 g of hydrogen 14 g of nitrogen 32 g of oxygen 44 g of carbon dioxide

11 The equation for the reaction between copper and nitric acid is shown. vCu + wHNO3 xCu(NO3)2 + yNO + zH2O v, w, x, y and z are whole numbers. Which values of v, w, x, y and z balance the equation? v A B C D 1 1 3 3 w 2 4 4 8 x 1 1 3 3 y 1 2 2 2 z 1 2 2 4

12 The mass of one mole of a chloride formed by a metal Y is 74.5 g. What is the formula of the chloride? A Y3Cl B Y2Cl C YCl D YCl 2

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6 13 Which reactions take place during the electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate with copper electrodes? reaction at positive electrode A B C D Cu2+ + 2e Cu 4OH 2H2O + O2 + 4e Cu Cu2+ + 2e Cu Cu2+ + 2e reaction at negative electrode Cu Cu2+ + 2e Cu2+ + 2e Cu 2H+ + 2e H2 Cu2+ + 2e Cu

14 The diagram shows apparatus used to investigate the conductivity of different solutions.

lamp

platinum electrodes

solution

Which substance, in aqueous solution of concentration 1 mol / dm3, would cause the lamp to give the brightest light? A B C D ammonia ethanoic acid ethanol sulfuric acid

15 The energy diagram for the reaction between sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid is shown.
H+(aq) + OH(aq) energy

H = 54 kJ / mol H2O(l)

Which quantity of heat is liberated when 100 cm3 of 1 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid reacts with 100 cm3 of 1 mol / dm3 sodium hydroxide? A 0.54 kJ B 2.70 kJ C 5.40 kJ D 10.8 kJ

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7 16 The equation shows a reversible reaction. N2O4(g) The forward reaction is endothermic. Which of these changes will increase the yield of NO2? pressure A B C D decreased decreased increased increased temperature decreased increased decreased increased 2NO2(g)

17 In experiment 1, an excess of finely powdered marble is added to 20 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid. In experiment 2, carried out under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, an excess of marble chips is added to 20 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid of the same concentration. The total volumes of carbon dioxide given off are determined at intervals and plotted against time.

X total volume of CO2 Y Z

0 0

time

Which pair of curves is obtained in the two experiments? experiment 1 A B C D X X Y Y experiment 2 Z Y Z X

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8 18 What is not an example of oxidation? A B C D converting iron(III) salts into iron(II) salts converting magnesium atoms into magnesium ions dissolving of a copper anode during electrolysis liberating chlorine from a chloride

19 Which metal has a soluble carbonate, chloride and sulfate? A B C D barium calcium copper potassium

20 Sodium hydroxide solution was added to dilute hydrochloric acid. The pH of the solution in the flask was measured at intervals until no further change of pH took place.

sodium hydroxide solution

hydrochloric acid

What would be the pH change in this reaction? A B C D decrease to 1 decrease to 7 increase to 7 increase to 12

21 Why is nickel used in the addition of hydrogen to alkenes? A B C D It increases the yield of products. It lowers the activation energy of the reaction. It makes the reaction more exothermic. It prevents a reverse reaction from occurring.
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9 22 Caesium, Cs, is an element in Group I of the Periodic Table. Which statements about Caesium are true? 1 2 3 A B C D Caesium conducts electricity both when solid and when molten. Caesium reacts explosively with water. Caesium reacts with water and forms a solution of pH < 7.

1 and 2 only 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

23 Elements with the code letters Q and R occupy the positions shown in the outline of the Periodic Table.

R Q

What is the formula of the compound formed between them? A 24 QR2 B Q2R C Q2R3 D Q3R2

The list shows some properties of metals. 1 2 3 Metals are good conductors of electricity. Metals form ions by the loss of electrons. Metals have high melting points.

Mercury is a metallic element. Which of these statements do not apply to mercury? A 1 only B 1 and 2 C 2 and 3 D 3 only

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10 25 In the electrolysis of aluminium oxide to extract pure aluminium a compound called cryolite is first added to the oxide. What is the reason for adding the cryolite? A B C D to reduce the corrosion of the carbon electrodes by oxygen to reduce energy costs to enable the aluminium ions and oxygen ions to move to the electrodes to prevent the aluminium formed from being oxidised back to aluminium oxide

26 Iron is extracted from its ore haematite, Fe2O3, by a reduction process in the blast furnace. Which equation for reactions in the blast furnace shows the formation of the reducing agent? A B C D CaCO3 CaO + CO2 CaO + SiO2 CaSiO3 CO2 + C 2CO C + O2 CO2

27 The steel bodies of cars can be protected from rusting by spraying them with zinc. Why is zinc used? A B C D Zinc does not react with acidic exhaust fumes. Zinc forms a stable compound with iron. Zinc has a high melting point. Zinc is higher in the reactivity series than iron.

28 Solid Y is insoluble in water. It gives off a gas when heated and also when reacted with dilute sulfuric acid. What is Y? A B C D copper(II) carbonate sodium carbonate sodium nitrate zinc oxide

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11 29 What is the ionic equation for the reaction between zinc and aqueous copper(II) sulfate? A B C D Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s) Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq)
2 Zn2+(aq) + SO 4 (aq) ZnSO4(s)

Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s) Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s)

30 Which gas reacts with sulfuric acid to form a fertiliser? A B C D ammonia, NH3 carbon dioxide, CO2 hydrogen, H2 nitrogen, N2

31 In the Contact process, the sulfur trioxide formed is A B C D passed into concentrated sulfuric acid. passed into dilute sulfuric acid. passed into oleum (H2S2O7). passed into water.

32 Which gas, present in pond water, decreases in concentration during eutrophication? A B C D carbon dioxide methane nitrogen oxygen

33 Methane is a greenhouse gas. Which process releases methane into the air? A B C D combustion of petrol decay of vegetable matter photosynthesis volcanic activity

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12 34 Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are both A B C D absorbed by sodium hydroxide. colourless. inflammable in air. lighter than air.

35 Which hydrocarbon will burn completely in oxygen to give equal numbers of moles of carbon dioxide and water? A C2H6 B C3H6 C C4H10 D C5H12

36 The diagram shows the breakdown of an alkane to ethene.

mineral wool soaked in liquid alkane

aluminium oxide

ethene

heat

water

The ethene is then tested with aqueous bromine. Which information about ethene is correct? solubility of ethene gas A B C D insoluble insoluble soluble soluble action on aqueous bromine decolourised no reaction decolourised no reaction

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13 37 Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and Terylene are macromolecules. Which element is found in only one of these macromolecules? A B C D carbon hydrogen nitrogen oxygen

38 Which structure is not an isomer of the structure shown?

CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH3

CH3

CH2

CH CH3

CH3

CH3 B CH3 C CH3 C CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH3 D CH3 CH CH3 CH2 CH3 CH3

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14 39 Alcohols can be oxidised to form another homologous series of compounds. What would be the product of the oxidation of propanol?

H A H C H H B H C H H C H C H H D H C H C O H C H H C H H C H

H C H O C O H C H H C O C H H C H H O H

40 A polymer X is hydrolysed and the two products are

H O HO C O and C OH H H N N H

What can be deduced about X? A B C D It is a condensation polymer. It is made by addition polymerisation. It is starch. It is Terylene.

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DATA SHEET The Periodic Table of the Elements

Group III
1

I H
Hydrogen

II

IV

VI

VII

0
4

He
Helium

1 11 12 14 16 19

2 20

Li
Boron Carbon

Be
5 27 28 6 7

N
Nitrogen

O
Oxygen

F
Fluorine

Ne
Neon

Lithium

Beryllium

8 31 32

9 35.5

10 40

23

24

Na
Aluminium

Mg
13 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70

Al
14

Si
Silicon

P
Phosphorus

S
Sulphur

Cl
Chlorine

Ar
Argon

Sodium

Magnesium

11

12

15 73 75

16 79

17 80

18 84

39

40

45

48

K
Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc

Ca
23 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sc

Ti

Cr

Mn

Fe

Co

Ni

Cu

Zn
31

Ga
Gallium

Ge
Germanium

As
Arsenic

Se
Selenium

Br
Bromine

Kr
Krypton

Potassium

Calcium

Scandium

Titanium

19

20

21

22

32 115 119

33 122

34 128

35 127

36 131

16

85

88

89

91

Rb
Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver

Sr
41 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 42 43 44 45 46 47

Zr

Nb

Mo

Tc

Ru

Rh

Pd

Ag
48

Cd
Cadmium

In
Indium

Sn
Tin

Sb
Antimony

Te
Tellurium

I
Iodine

Xe
Xenon

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Rubidium

Strontium

Yttrium

Zirconium

37

38

39

40

50 204 207

51 209

52

53

54

133

137

139

178

Cs
Tantalum Iridium Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Platinum

Ba
73 77 74 75 76 78

La Ta W Re Os Pt

Hf

Ir

Au
Gold

Hg
Mercury

Tl
Thallium

Pb
Lead

Bi
Bismuth

Po
Polonium

At
Astatine

Rn
Radon

Caesium

Barium

Lanthanum

Hafnium

55

56

57

72

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

226

227

Fr
140 141 144 150

Ra

Ac
152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175

Francium

Radium

Actinium

87

88

89

*58-71 Lanthanoid series 90-103 Actinoid series Ce

Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium

Pr
59 60 238 61

Nd

Pm
62

Sm
Samarium

Eu
Europium

Gd
Gadolinium

Tb
Terbium

Dy
Dysprosium

Ho
Holmium

Er
Erbium

Tm
Thulium

Yb
Ytterbium

Lu
Lutetium

58 232

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

a = relative atomic mass

Key Th
Thorium Protactinium Uranium

X Pa
91 92

X = atomic symbol
90

U
93

Np
Neptunium

Pu
Plutonium

Am
Americium

Cm
Curium

Bk
Berkelium

Cf
Californium

Es
Einsteinium

Fm
Fermium

Md
Mendelevium

No
Nobelium

Lr
Lawrencium

b = proton (atomic) number

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).