Class test 1 semester 2

2015

Class Test 1
Shapes of Molecules and Ions, Intermediate Bonding and Bond Polarity,
Intermolecular forces, Redox and The Periodic Table (Group 2 & 7)
Name : Class: .
Duration: 50 minutes

Maximum marks: 45

Section A
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to indicate the correct answer.

1. Which of the following bonds is the most polar?

A

N-F

P-F

C S-F

D Cl-F

C CH4

D CH3Cl

2. Which of the following molecules is polar?

A CO2

B PF3

3. Chlorides of group I and II elements produce coloured flames when

A

electrons become excited to a higher energy level.

excited electrons move from a higher to a lower energy level.

an outer electron leaves the atom.

electrons move between the negative and positive ions.

4. Which of the terms best describes the process happening in the following
reaction?
2 NO2 + H2O HNO3 + HNO2
A

oxidation

reduction

no change in oxidation number

disproportionation

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5. Going down Group II metals from Beryllium to Barium

A

the first ionization energy decreases

the melting point increases

the size of the cation decreases

reactivity decreases

6. Which of the following is pure covalent

A

HF

O2

NaCl

HCl

+2

7. Which of the following is not a disproportionation reaction?

A

3NaOCl
-

NaCl + NaClO3
-

Cl2 + 2OH-

Cl + OCl + H2O

2CuCl

Cu + CuCl2

4ClO3-

3ClO4- + Cl-

8. The oxidation number of oxygen in OF2 is;

A

-2

-1

-1/2

9. Which of the following properties of the elements, chlorine, bromine and iodine
increases with increasing atomic number
A

boiling temperature

electronegativity

bond enthalpy

first ionization energy

10. The ability of a liquid to flow is linked to the strength of intermolecular forces
suggest which of these liquids flows the fastest when poured.
A

pentan-1-ol

pentane-1,2-diol

D pentane-1,3,4-triol

pentane-1,2,3-triol

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Part B
11. Nitrogen and phosphorous are in the same group of the periodic table, Phosphorous
and hydrogen form the compound phosphine, PH3, and nitrogen and hydrogen form
ammonia, NH3.
a) i) Draw the shape of phosphine, PH3, molecule and indicate on your diagram the
approximate H- P- H bond angle that you would expect

b) The boiling temperature of ammonia is -33

(2 marks)

and that of phosphine -88

i) Explain why the boiling temperature of phosphine is lower than that for ammonia.

..(3 marks)

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c) Nitrogen reacts with fluorine to form nitrogen tri fluoride,NF3.

i) Both N-F and N-H bonds are polar, due to the different electronegativity of the atoms.
Explain what is meant by the term electronegativity.

(2 marks)

ii) The N-F bond is polar. Explain why NF3 is not a polar molecule.

(1 marks)

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(Total for question 11= 8 marks)

12. Methane, CH4, chloromethane, CH3Cl and methanol, CH3OH, have molecules with
similar shapes but they have different boiling temperatures
Compound

Boiling temperature /

Methane

-162

Chloromethane

-24

Methanol

+65

a) Draw a dot and cross diagram to show the bonding in chloromethane. You need to
show the outer electrons only

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b) Explain why the boiling temperature of chloromethane is higher than that of methane

..(2 marks)
c) Explain why the boiling point of methanol is higher than that of chloromethane

..(3 marks)
(Total for question 12 = 6 marks)

13. This question is about group II elements.

a) *Describe and explain how the decomposition temperature of barium carbonate
compares with that of strontium carbonate.

(3 marks)

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b) The solubility of the sulfates and hydroxides of calcium and barium are shown
below.
Substance

Solubility

Substance

Solubility

CaSO4

Slightly soluble

Ca(OH)2

Slightly soluble

BaSO4

Insoluble

Ba(OH)2

Soluble

i) Both calcium and barium metals react with water to give the metal hydroxide and
hydrogen gas. Which metal Calcium or Barium when mixed with water will

produce

the solution with the lowest pH?

(1mark)

ii) What would be the appearance of the solution when Calcium is dissolved in water?
.(1 mark)

iii) Describe a chemical test for the presence of sulphate ions in a solution.

(2 marks)

(Total for question 13 = 7 marks)

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14. This question is about halogens.

a) When chlorine is bubbled through water, a solution of chorine water forms. What is
the colour of chlorine water?

(1 mark)

b) Chlorine water is added to potassium iodide solution

i) State the colour of the solution produced

(1 mark)

ii) Write the ionic equation for the reaction, including state symbols.

(1 mark)

c) The concentration of chlorine water was found by taking 10.0 cm 3 of solution, adding
an excess of potassium iodide solution, and titrating with 0.0100 mol dm -3 of sodium
thiosulfate solution. The experiment was repeated.
The following results were obtained.
Titration number

Final burette reading / cm3

38.60

47.60

Initial burette reading / cm3

29.50

38.60

Volume added / cm3

9.10

9.00

i) Name a suitable indicator for the titration. State the colour change you would expect
to see at the end point

(1 mark)

Indicator: .
Colour change: ...
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ii) Calculate the mean titre and use this value to calculate the number of moles of
sodium thiosulphate used in the titration

(2 marks)

iii)Write an ionic equation for the reaction between iodine and thiosulphate ions(1 mark)

iv) Calculate the number of moles of iodine which reacted with the sodium thiosulphate
solution.

(1 mark)

v) Hence state the number of moles of chlorine present in 10.0 cm3 of the chlorine water
(1 mark)

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vi) Calculate the concentration of chlorine water in mol dm-3

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(1 mark)

d) Each of the following reactions may be used to identify bromide ions. For each
reaction, state what you would observe.
i)The reaction of aqueous bromide ions with aqueous silver nitrate followed by the
addition of concentrated aqueous ammonia

(2 mark)

Observation with aqueous silver nitrate :............................................................................

Observation with concentrated aqueous ammonia ............................................................

........................................................................................................................................

ii) The reaction of solid potassium bromide with concentrated sulphuric acid (2 marks)
Observation 1 ....................................................................................................................
Observation 2 ....................................................................................................................
(Total for question 14 = 14 marks)
(Total for the paper = 45 marks)

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