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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2015
CODE : 5073 / 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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.
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.
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?
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
ammonium carbonate
bunsen flame
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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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
5
Q 3
31
18
64
R 2 27
63
S 28
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?
A 1 and 2
B 1 and 3
C 2 and 3
D 1, 2 and 3
X 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.
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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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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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
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.
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
Statement 2 When hydrogen burns in air to form water, heat energy is produced.
Which is correct?
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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?
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
A Mg + H2SO4 MgSO4 + H2
+
25 A Bronsted acid is also known as a proton donor as it gives out H ions.
D 2H2O + O2 2H2O2
26 Which pair of salts can be distinguished using either dilute hydrochloric acid or
sulfuric acid?
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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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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.
% of nitrogen pH
A 11.4 3.8
B 12.7 6.9
C 15.3 6.4
D 19.8 4.2
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
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X2SO4 + Y YSO4 + 2X
A X, Y, Z
B Y, X, Z
C Z, Y, X
D Z, X, Y
Which line in the table best describes the composition of air after burning is
complete?
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?
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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?
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