SCHOLASTICA

(Mirpur Branch)

QT - 3
Academic Session: 2016-2017
Name: ______________________________ Full Marks: 50 Score: ________

Class: XI Section: Roll: _________

Subject: Chemistry Duration: 1 hour

Date: ____________ Teacher: GMAK Invigilators sign.: _____________

Instructions

Use black ink or ball-point pen.

Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
roll number and class.

There a r e t w e n t y questions on section A. Answer all questions. For each question there
are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and write
the answer in the answer script.
Answer all questions of section B

Information

The total mark for this paper is 50.

The marks for each question of Section B are shown in brackets
- Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
A periodic Table is printed on the back cover of this paper.

Section A

1. Which concentrated acid should be used to dissolve a carbonate of a Group 2 metal to carry out a
flame test?

A ethanoic acid

B hydrochloric acid

C nitric acid

D sulfuric acid

2. What colour does a barium salt give in a flame test?

 A colourless

B green

C red

D yellow-red

3. Separate flame tests are carried out with lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and
strontium salts. How many of these metal ions would colour the flame red?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

4. The Group 2 metals, considered in order of increasing atomic number, show a decrease in

A first ionisation energy

B nuclear charge

C chemical reactivity

D ionic radius

5 Given the following enthalpy changes,

o 1
I2(g) + 3Cl2(g) 2ICl3(s) H = 214 kJ mol
o 1
I2(s) I2(g) H = +38 kJ mol

What is the standard enthalpy change of formation of iodine trichloride, ICl3(s)?

1
A +176 kJ mol
1
B 88 kJ mol
1
C 176 kJ mol
1
D 214 kJ mol
6 X is a salt of one of the halogens chlorine, bromine, iodine, or astatine (proton number 85).

The reaction scheme shows a series of reactions using a solution of X as the starting reagent

What could X be?

A sodium chloride
B sodium bromide
C potassium iodide

D potassium astatide

7 Which property of Group II elements (beryllium to barium) decreases with increasing atomic
number?

A reactivity with water

B second ionisation energy

C solubility of hydroxides

D stability of the carbonates

8 The equation below represents the combination of gaseous atoms of non-metal X and of
hydrogen to form gaseous X2H6 molecules.
1
2X(g) + 6H(g) X2H6(g) H = 2775 kJ mol

The bond energy of an XH bond is 395 kJ mol-1 .

What is the bond energy of an XX bond?

1
A 405.0 kJ mol
1
B 202.5 kJ mol

C 1
+202.5 kJ mol

D 1
+405.0 kJ mol

9 X, Y and Z represent different halogens. The table shows the results of nine experiments in which
aqueous solutions of X2, Y2 and Z2 were separately added to separate aqueous solutions

containing X , Y
10 Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3, is manufactured in large quantities for use in fertiliser.

Which statement about ammonium nitrate fertiliser is not correct?

A It can cause environmental problems.

B It consists of 35 % nitrogen by mass.
C It is insoluble in water.

D Nitric acid is used in its manufacture.

11 The equation for a reaction is shown.

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12 The value of the second ionisation energy of calcium is 1150 kJ mol .

Which equation correctly represents this statement?

2+
A Ca(g) Ca (g) + 2e ;
+ 2+
B Ca (g) Ca (g) + e ;
+ 2+
C Ca (g) Ca (g) + e ;
2+
D Ca(g) Ca (g) + 2e ;
o 1
H = +1150 kJ mol
o 1
H = +1150 kJ mol
o 1
H = 1150 kJ mol
o 1
H = 1150 kJ mol

13 Propanone has the molecular formula C3H6O.

The enthalpy change of combustion of hydrogen is 286 kJ mol-1
The enthalpy change of combustion of carbon is 394 kJ mol-1
The enthalpy change of combustion of propanone is 1786 kJ mol-1 .

Using this information, what is the enthalpy change of formation of propanone?

1
A 1106 kJ mol
1
B 540 kJ mol
1
C 254 kJ mol
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D +1106 kJ mol

14. When a mineral was heated in a Bunsen flame to constant mass, a colourless gas that turned
lime water milky was evolved. The remaining solid was cooled and then added to aqueous
hydrochloric acid. Vigorous effervescence was seen.

What was the mineral?

A aragonite, CaCO3

B artinite, MgCO3.Mg(OH)2.3H2O

C barytocalcite, BaCO3.CaCO3

D dolomite, CaCO3.MgCO3

15 The oxides BaO, CaO, MgO and SrO all produce alkaline solutions when added to water.

Which oxide produces the saturated solution with the highest pH?

A BaO(aq) B CaO(aq) C MgO(aq) D SrO(aq)

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16 In the treatment of domestic water supplies, chlorine is added to the water to form HCl O.

17 What trend is observed on descending Group VII?

A The colours of the elements become lighter.

B The elements become more volatile.

C The hydrides of the elements become more thermally stable.

D The reactions of the elements with hydrogen become less vigorous.

For each of the questions in this section, one or more of the three numbered statements 1 to 3 may be
correct.

Decide whether each of the statements is or is not correct (you may find it helpful to put a tick against the
statements that you consider to be correct).

The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of

A B C D

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

are only are only are is
correct correct correct correct
No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.

18 Which reactions are redox reactions?

1 CaBr2 + 2H2SO4 CaSO4 + Br2 + SO2 + 2H2O

2 CaBr2 + 2H3PO4 Ca(H2PO4)2 + 2HBr

3 CaBr2 + 2AgNO3 Ca(NO3)2 + 2AgBr

19 Ammonia and chlorine react in the gas phase.

8NH3 + 3Cl 2 N2 +
6NH4Cl

Which statements are correct?

1 Ammonia behaves as a reducing agent.

2 Ammonia behaves as a base.

3 The oxidation number of the hydrogen changes

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20 Which statements are correct for all three halogens, chlorine, bromine and
iodine?

1 They all form hydrides that are strong acids in aqueous solution.

2 They all react with aqueous sodium hydroxide to form oxo-anions.

3 They all require one more electron to fill the p orbitals of their outer shells.
 Section - B
21 Hydrazine, N2H4, can be used as a rocket fuel and is stored as a liquid. It reacts exothermically with
oxygen to give only gaseous products.

The enthalpy change of a reaction such as that between hydrazine and oxygen may be calculated
by using standard enthalpy changes of formation.

(a) Define the term standard enthalpy change of formation, Hf .

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(b) Hydrazine reacts with oxygen according to the following equation.

N2H4(l) +O2(g) N2(g) + 2H2O(g)

(i) Use the data in the table to calculate the standard enthalpy change of this reaction.

compound Hf /kJ mol1

N2H4(l) 50.6

H2O(g) 241.8

H = ........................................ kJ mol1

(ii) Although the above reaction is highly exothermic, hydrazine does not burn
spontaneously in oxygen.
Suggest a reason for this.

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(iii) Suggest why using hydrazine as a rocket fuel could be regarded as being
environmentally friendly.

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 (c) Deduce the oxidation state of nitrogen in hydrazine.

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22 Oxides are compounds which usually contain oxygen combined with one other element.

Oxides are classified as follows.

acidic alkaline amphoteric basic

(a) Using these terms only, complete the table to describe the oxides of the elements of
the third period of the Periodic Table sodium to sulfur.

Na2O MgO Al 2O3 SiO2 P4O10 SO2 Cl 2O7

acidic

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(b) Give the names of two elements from sodium to chlorine which form more than one
oxide.

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(c) Sodium reacts with water.

(i) Describe, as fully as you can, what you would see when a piece of sodium is
reacted with water.

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(ii) Write an equation for the reaction of sodium with water.

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(d) Sulfur dioxide is present in small, but significant, amounts in the Earths atmosphere

(i) State one way by which sulfur dioxide enters the atmosphere.

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(ii) Give the formula of another sulfur compound which is formed in the atmosphere from sulfur
dioxide.

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(iii) What are the environmental consequences of the compound you have identified in (ii)?

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(e) Sulfur dioxide is used as a food preservative.

 What property of sulfur dioxide enables it to act in this way?

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3 NaClO3 can be obtained from NaOCl(aq) by a disproportionation reaction on heating.

(i) Give the ionic equation for this disproportionation reaction.

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(ii) By a consideration of the oxidation numbers of the chlorine in the various species,
show why the reaction in (i) is disproportionation.

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(c) Chlorine is used in the extraction of bromine from seawater.

(i) Give the half-equation for the reduction of chlorine.

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(ii) Give the half-equation for the oxidation that is occurring given that the overall equation
for the reaction is:

Cl2(aq) + 2Br (aq) Br2(aq) + 2Cl (aq)

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(Total 9 marks)