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NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL

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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2015

NAME : ____________________________ ( ) CLASS : _________

SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY (SPA) (PAPER 1) DATE : 3 SEPTEMBER 2015

LEVEL / STREAM : SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS TIME : 1 HOUR

CODE : 5073 / 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not start until you are told to do so.


Write your name and register number on the cover page of the question paper and
OTAS sheet provided.

Write in soft pencil.


Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters or correction tape/fluid.
Any change in answers should be erased thoroughly with a soft eraser.

There are forty questions in 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 OTAS 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 20.

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1 A student measures the rate of two reactions. In one experiment, there is a change
of mass in the reactants during the reaction. In a second experiment, there is a
change in temperature during the reaction.

Which apparatus must be present in both experiments?

A balance
B burette
C stop watch
D thermometer

2 The reaction of haloalkane and amines is carried out in the apparatus shown
below.

water out

condenser
water in

haloalkane

Which amine will not react completely with haloalkane using the set-up above?

amine boiling point/0C


A 18
B 49
C 78
D 105

3 What is necessary for a solid to be separated by crystallisation from its aqueous


solution?

A The solid is insoluble in both cold water and hot water.


B The solid is insoluble in hot water but soluble in cold water.
C The solid is more soluble in cold water than hot water.
D The solid is more soluble in hot water than cold water.
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4 When aqueous barium nitrate was added to a solution X, a white precipitate was
formed. When some dilute nitric acid was added, the precipitate dissolved with
effervescence. What ion could be present in solution X?

A carbonate
B chloride
C nitrate
D sulfate

5 Ammonium carbonate is used in smelling salts. An experiment is set up as shown


below to investigate the decomposition of ammonium carbonate into ammonia,
water vapour and carbon dioxide.

moist red litmus paper moist blue litmus paper

anhydrous cobalt(II) chloride paper

ammonium carbonate

bunsen flame

In which order are the observations made?

A Litmus papers turned blue first then anhydrous cobalt(II) chloride paper
turned pink, followed by litmus papers turning red.

B Litmus papers turned blue first then red, followed by anhydrous cobalt(II)
chloride paper turning pink.

C Litmus papers turned red first then blue, followed by anhydrous cobalt(II)
chloride paper turning pink.

D Litmus papers turned red first then anhydrous cobalt(II) chloride paper
turned pink, followed by litmus papers turning blue.

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6 The phase diagram for water is shown below.

Which of the following statements are true?

1 At very low pressure, ice is able to turn from solid to gas directly.
2 The higher the pressure, the lower the boiling point of water.
3 The higher the pressure, the lower the melting point of water.

A 1 and 2
B 1 and 3
C 2 and 3
D 1, 2 and 3
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7 Four ions are described below.

ion number of electrons in ion


32
P 2 18

Q 3
31
18

64
R 2 27

63
S 28

Which two particles are isotopes?

A P and R
B P and S
C Q and R
D R and S

8 Which of the diagrams best represents the compounds formed when methane is
burnt completely in oxygen?

A B

C D

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9 Silicon carbide has a structure similar to diamond while boron nitride has a
structure similar to graphite. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.

Which statements about silicon carbide, boron nitride and bronze are correct?

1 All are bonded covalently.


2 All except silicon carbide conduct electricity when solid.
3 All have high melting points.

A 1 and 2
B 1 and 3
C 2 and 3
D 1, 2 and 3

10 The structure of a new compound is shown below.

X Y

What are the possible identities for elements X and Y?

element X element Y
A bromine oxygen
B chlorine magnesium
C lithium sulfur
D phosphorus nitrogen
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11 When the rubber bulb of the dropper in the diagram is squeezed, the aqueous
silver nitrate drops into the aqueous sodium chloride and a white precipitate of
silver chloride is formed.

What happens to the total mass of the bottle and contents?

A It decreases because heat is evolved.


B It increases due to the formation of the heavy precipitate.
C It remains the same because none of the products escapes from the bottle.
D It remains the same because only a physical change has taken place.

12 Nitrogen dioxide is formed in the laboratory according to the following equations.

4HNO3 2N2O5 + 2H2O

2N2O5 4NO2 + O2

How many moles of nitrogen dioxide are produced from 1.0 mole of nitric acid?

A 0.24
B 0.5
C 1.0
D 1.5

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13 The formula of a sulfide of element X is X2S3.

How many moles of X are combined with 1.6g sulfur in 4g of this compound?

1.6 3
A
32 2

1.6 2
B
32 3

4 2
C
32 3

4 3
D
32 2

14 Ernest Rutherford used alpha particles to confirm the structure of the atom. The
table shows the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in an alpha particle.

number
proton 2
electron 0
neutron 2

When alpha particles are passed through an electric field, what is the path taken
by them?

A X
B X and Y
C Y
D Y and Z
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15 Which statement about conduction of electricity is correct?

A Electricity is conducted in aqueous solution by electrons.


B Electricity is conducted in a metal wire by ions.
C Electricity is conducted in a molten electrolyte by electrons.
D Electricity is conducted in an acid solution by ions.

16 The apparatus shown below is connected to a battery. Electric current is passed


through the apparatus. Aqueous copper (II) chloride is blue.

glass slide carbon


electrode

blue litmus paper soaked in concentrated


copper (II) chloride solution

Which statements are correct?

1 Point X is blue. Point Y is bleached.

2 Effervescence is observed at both points X and Y.

3 Colourless gas is liberated at point Y and pinkish brown solid is


deposited at point X.

4 The resulting solution is water.

A 1 and 2
B 1 and 3
C 1 and 4
D 2 and 4

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17 The circuit shown below is set up and an electric current is passed through the two
cells in series.

platinum
electrode nickel nickel
electrode electrode
s
aqueous
nickel sulfate aqueous
solution nickel sulfate
solution

Which of the observations is correct?

A The intensity of the green colour of the nickel sulfate solution in cell 1
fades.

B The intensity of the green colour of the nickel sulfate solution in cell 2
fades.

C The nickel electrode Q in cell 1 decreases in mass.


D The nickel electrode R in cell 2 gains in mass.
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18 Four cells were set up using aqueous sodium chloride as the electrolyte in the
diagrams below.

In each cell, only the underlined electrode dissolved. To establish the order of
reactivity of the metals, which of the following pairs of cells are needed in addition
to the four cells above?

cell 1 cell 2
A tin/copper magnesium/zinc
B tin/magnesium zinc/copper
C tin/zinc magnesium/copper
D tin/zinc zinc/copper

19 Statement 1 Hydrogen is used as a fuel.

Statement 2 When hydrogen burns in air to form water, heat energy is produced.

Which is correct?

A Both statements are correct and statement 2 explains statement 1.


B Both statements are correct but statement 2 does not explain statement 1.
C Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
D Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is incorrect.

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20 The energy profile diagram of an endothermic reaction is shown below.

Which of the following represents the activation energy and H, the energy change
of the reaction?

activation energy H
A H3 H2-H1
B H1+H3 H3-H1
C H3-H2 H3-H1
D H3-H1 H2-H1

21 When excess hydrochloric acid is added to some marble chips in a conical flask
and the total mass of the flask and its contents is weighed, the following graph,
labelled experiment 1, is obtained.

If the experiment is repeated again with excess hydrochloric acid, what changes
must be necessary so as to definitely obtain the graph for experiment 2?

marble chips hydrochloric acid


A grind to powder no change
B no change same volume but higher concentration
C use less lower volume and lower concentration
D use more higher concentration but lower volume
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22 Which of the following will not affect the rate of reaction between two gases?

A change in pressure
B change in temperature
C change in volume of the gases without change in pressure
D presence of a catalyst

23 Which industrial reaction does not involve a catalyst?

A the cracking of hydrocarbons


B the extraction of iron from haematite in a blast furnace
C the production of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen
D the redox reaction involving the removal of combustion pollutants from car
exhausts

24 Which method of preparation of magnesium sulfate is an example of a redox


reaction?

A Mg + H2SO4 MgSO4 + H2

B MgO + H2SO4 MgSO4 + H2O

C Mg(OH)2 + H2SO4 MgSO4 + 2H2O

D MgCO3 + H2SO4 MgSO4 + H2O + CO2

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25 A Bronsted acid is also known as a proton donor as it gives out H ions.

In which of the equations below is water acting as a Bronsted acid?


+ -
A H2O + HCl H3O + Cl
- +
B H2O + NH3 OH + NH4
+ 2-
C H2O + SO3 2H + SO4

D 2H2O + O2 2H2O2

26 Which pair of salts can be distinguished using either dilute hydrochloric acid or
sulfuric acid?

A sodium carbonate and magnesium carbonate


B sodium chloride and zinc chloride
C sodium iodide and ammonium iodide
D sodium nitrate and lead(II) nitrate

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27 A pH graph is obtained for the titration of solutions X and Y.

What are the possible identities of X and Y?

X(aq) Y(aq)
A ammonia nitric acid
B hydrochloric acid potassium hydroxide
C sodium carbonate potassium hydroxide
D sulfuric acid calcium carbonate
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28 A sample of soil has a nitrogenous fertiliser in the form of an ammonium salt


added to it. The ammonium salt dissolves in the water in the soil.

When tested a week later, the water in the soil contained 15.3 % of dissolved
nitrogen and had a pH of 4.6.

Calcium hydroxide was added to the soil and then the water in the soil was tested
the next day, both for nitrogen content and pH.

What would be the most likely result of the final test?

% of nitrogen pH
A 11.4 3.8
B 12.7 6.9
C 15.3 6.4
D 19.8 4.2

29 A group of students are having a conversation about the Periodic Table.

Who has made an inaccurate statement?

E is a metal and F is a non-


metal. E and F can be in
the same group.

Student A

X forms oxide XO.


X can be in group VI or II.

Student B

I and J are in the same


period. I and J must have
the same valency.

Student C

T and U are two consecutive elements in


the Periodic Table. U has greater atomic
number. The relative atomic mass of U is
usually higher than that of T.

Student D

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30 Which of the following is a property of aqueous potassium iodide?

A It does not conduct electricity.


B It is decolourised by chlorine
C It reacts with aqueous bromine to form iodine.
D It is a purple solution.

31 Which property is common to calcium, potassium and sodium?

A Their atoms all have more neutrons than protons.


B Their ions all have eight electrons in their outer shell.
C They all sink when added to water.
D They are all deposited at the positive electrode when their molten chloride
is electrolysed.

32 X, Y and Z are three metals and react in the following ways.

X2SO4 + Y YSO4 + 2X

ZSO4 decomposes easily at room temperature to form Z.

X2SO4 and YSO4 will only decompose above 250 0C.

What is the reactivity of the metals in decreasing order?

A X, Y, Z
B Y, X, Z
C Z, Y, X
D Z, X, Y

33 Magnesium is burned in an enclosed volume of air.

Which line in the table best describes the composition of air after burning is
complete?

% of oxygen % of nitrogen % of carbon dioxide


A 1 98 0.03
B 1 79 19
C 16 79 4
D 20 79 0.03
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34 Which diagram illustrates the conditions necessary for the rusting of iron and also
the metal that can be used to prevent rusting by sacrificial protection?

35 In which parts of a motor car do the reactions take place?

N2 + O2 2NO 2CO + 2NO 2CO2 + N2


A engine engine
B engine exhaust
C exhaust engine
D exhaust exhaust

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36 Study the reactions shown below.

Which reactions show the production of water?

A X only
B X and Y
C Y only
D Y and Z only

37 In which reaction could one of the products belong to the same homologous series
as the organic reactant?

A combustion of an alkane
B cracking of an alkane
C hydration of ethene
D polymerisation of ethene

38 Which pair of compounds are both esters and isomers of each other?

A HCO2CH3 and CH3CO2H

B CH3CO2CH3 and C2H5CO2H

C CH3CO2C2H5 and C2H5CO2CH3

D C3H7CO2CH3 and CH3CO2C2H5

39 A compound Y is thought to be an organic acid.

Which reaction shows that Y is an organic acid?

A It reacts with an alcohol to form an ester.


B It reacts with magnesium to form hydrogen.
C It reacts with sodium carbonate to form carbon dioxide.
D it turns litmus paper red.
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40 Trichloropropene undergoes addition polymerisation to form polytrichloropropene.

Which one shows the structural formula of the addition polymer,


polytrichloropropene?

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