2017 Term 1 August Excel Test

CHEMISTRY

Lower 6 Science ..

Name : ..

Answer To Section A: Multiple Choice Question.

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Section B [ 15 marks]
(Answer both the question. Write your answers in the spaces provided)

16. (a) The relative molecular mass and boiling points of hydrogen chloride and sodium hydride are
given in the table given below.

Compound Hydrogen chloride, HCl Sodium hydride, NaH

Relative Molecular Mass 36.5 24
Physical State at s.t.p. Gas Liquid
Chemical Bond

(i) What type of chemical bond is present in hydrogen chloride and sodium hydride? (2 m)

(ii) Explain why hydrogen chloride is a gas at s.t.p. whereas sodium hydride is solid. (1 m)

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 (b) The table below gives the temperature and pressure for the critical point and the triple point of
carbon dioxide.

Temperature (oC) Pressure (atm)

Critical point 31 73
Triple point -57 5

(i) Sketch and label the phase diagram of carbon dioxide. (3m)

(ii) Explain the condition necessary to obtain liquid carbon dioxide. (1m)

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17. (a) Show how you will derive the ideal gas equation pV = n RT from existing gas laws. (3 m)

(b) Under the conditions of temperature and pressure will an ideal gas show ideal behavior? (2m)
 ( c) A closed flask contains nitrogen and carbon dioxide at 400 kPa. After all the carbon dioxide is
removed from the flask, the pressure drops to 100 kPA. Calculate the mole ratio of carbon
dioxide to nitrogen in the original mixture. State the assumptions you make in your calculation.
( 3 m)

17. (a) Sodium 24 isotope is used in medicine to study the blood circulatory system.
i. Write the electronic configuration of sodium- 24 isotope. ( 1 m)

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ii. How many orbitals of sodium -24 isotope are fully filled? ( 1 m)

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iii. State the orbitals of sodium-24 which contain valence electrons. ( 1 m)

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iv. State one reason why sodium- 24 isotope is rarely found in its natural. ( 1 m)

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(b) The proton number of iron is 26.

i. Write the electronic configuration of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions. ( 2 m)

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ii. Based on the electronic configuration above, which ion is more stable? Explain your
answer.

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 Section C [ 30 marks ]
( Answer Both Question)

18. (a) i. Define relative atomic mass and isotope. ( 2 m)

ii. Describe with the aid of diagram, the use of the mass spectrometer in the determination of
relative atomic mass of an element. ( 5 m)
iii. Magnesium consists of three of three isotopes with relative abundance as shown in the
table below.

Relative Isotopic Mass Relative Abundance / %

24 79
25 10
26 11

Calculate the relative atomic mass of magnesium. ( 2 m)

(b)The mass spectrum of 1,2 dibromoethane shows peaks at mass/ charge ratios of 186, 188
and 190.

i. if 1,2 dibromoethane consists of hydrogen-1, carbon-12 bromine-79 and bromine -81

isotopes, write the formulae of the ions responsible for the respective peaks. ( 3 m )

ii. If the ratio of bromine-79 to bromine- 81 is 1: 1, calculate the percentage of

abundance of respective peaks. ( 3 m)

19. (a) By using Bohrs atomic model, explain the formation of the Lyman series in the emission line
spectrum of hydrogen.

(b) The convergent wavelength in the Lyman series is 9.12 x 10-8 m.

i. Indicate the position of the line in the Lyman series. ( 1 m)

ii. Calculate the ionization energy (in kJ mol-1) of hydrogen. ( 4 m)

{ The Planks constant, h = 6..63 x 10-34 J s. Speed of light, c = 3.00 x 108 ms-1}

(c) Explain why the electronic configuration of chromium, 24 Cr, is [Ar] 3d5 4s1 instead of 3d4 4s2.

( 3 m)

(d) State and explain Paulis exclusion principle with regards to electron filling in an atom.

( 3 m)
20. (a) i. State the principle of the valence shell electron pair repulsion theory. ( 2 m)

ii. Draw the lewis structure for I3 and ICl4 and predict their shapes. ( 6 m)

(b) Explain the following observations.

i. Aluminium is a better conductor than magnesium. ( 3 m)

ii. Sulphur forms two fluorides, SF4 and SF6. However, carbon forms only CF4. ( 4 m)