BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2006

SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY LEVEL : SEC 4 E

PAPER : 5068/1 DURATION : 1h

DATE : 20th SEP 2006

CLASS : NAME : NO :

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all the questions.

2. Answers must be shaded in the multiple choice answer sheet clearly.

3. Multiple answers or unclear shading will not be awarded marks.

4. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

5. Shade the most suitable answer of your choice.

6. A copy of the Periodic Table is provided on the last page.

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1 According to the kinetic theory of gases, which assumption is correct?

A Gas particles strongly attract each another.

B Gas particles travel in curved paths.
C The volume of gas particles prevents random motion.
D Energy may be transferred between colliding particles.

2 Which of the following pairs of chemicals is the most suitable for preparing
lead sulphate?

A lead nitrate and sodium sulphate

B lead oxide and sulphuric acid
C lead carbonate and sulphuric acid
D lead chloride and sodium sulphate

3 Consider the following experiment.

During the experiment the mass of contents of the test tube is plotted against
time. Which of the following diagrams is the correct graph?

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4 The manufacture of nitric acid can be represented as follows:

N2  NH3  NO  NO2  HNO3

Which one of the following correctly shows the oxidation state of nitrogen at
each stage of the process?

N2 NH3 NO NO2 HNO3

A 0 -3 +2 +4 +5
B 0 +3 +2 +4 +5
C -3 +3 +2 +4 +5
D -3 -3 +2 +4 +5

5 Which of the following rows contains three correct formulae for the
named species?

hydrogenphosphate hydrogencarbonate dichromate

ion
ion ion

A - + 2-
HPO4 HCO3 CrO2

B - - 2-
H2PO4 HCO3 Cr2O7

C 2- 2- -
HPO4 HCO3 CrO4

D - 3- 2-
HPO3 HCO Cr2O4

6 Two particles X and Y have the following composition:

electrons neutrons protons

X 4 6 5
Y 6 4 5

It follows that X and Y….

1 are both positively charged.

2 have the same mass number.
3 are particles of the same element.

A Only 1 is true.
B Only 3 is true.
C 1 and 2 are both true.
D 2 and 3 are both true.

7 A student added concentrated sulphuric acid to barium hydroxide solution

in a beaker. Which one of the following does not occur in the beaker as a
result of the mixing of the two liquids?
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 A Sulphur dioxide gas is evolved.
B Solid barium sulphate is precipitated.
C A rise in temperature of the liquid contents of the beaker is
observed
D The reaction: H+ (aq) + OH- (aq) → H2O (l) occurs.

8 To a solution of zinc nitrate, concentrated ammonia solution is added

drop wise. Which of the following is the correct sequence of
observations as the reaction proceeds?

A A cloudy white suspension forms at first, but eventually the

solution becomes clear.
B The solution turns deep blue at first, then a pale blue precipitate
forms.
C The solution remains clear for the entire procedure.
D A white precipitate forms in the solution, but the solution
eventually turns a deep blue colour.

9 The catalyst manganese (IV) oxide was added to 10cm3 of aqueous hydrogen
peroxide in four separate experiments. The results are listed below. In which
experiment was the manganese (IV) oxide most finely powdered?

Experiment Hydrogen Temperature of Volume of oxygen

peroxide the reaction (ºC) produced in 10s
concentration (cm3)
(mol/dm3)
A 0.05 20 10
B 0.05 20 15
C 0.05 30 15
D 0.10 20 15

10 Which of the following represents the most likely structural formula for the
covalent compound, S2Cl2 ?

A Cl ─ S─ S─ Cl

B S ─ Cl ─ S ─ Cl

C S ─ Cl ─ Cl ─ S

D Cl ═ S ─ S ═ Cl

11 Water is formed when hydrogen is burned in air. Which diagram shows

apparatus correctly set up to collect the water?

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12 Three different beakers were set up as shown in the diagram.

What could metals X and Y be?

X Y
A Aluminium Zinc
B Zinc Copper
C Lead Copper
D Copper Zinc

13 The scale below shows the colour of an indicator Q in solutions of different

pH.

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 Which pair of solutions below can possibly be distinguished by using indicator
Q?

A aqueous solutions of ammonia and sodium chloride

B aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide and ammonia
C aqueous solutions of sulphuric acid and ethanoic acid
D water and an aqueous solution of sodium chloride

14 What volume of water is required to dilute 100cm3 of 8 mol/dm3 hydrochloric

acid to a concentration of 2 mol/dm3?

A 200cm3 C 400cm3
B 300cm3 D 700cm3

15 The energy diagram shows enthalpy changes that could take place during a
chemical reaction.

Which enthalpy change represents the overall enthalpy change for the
reaction?

16 Which of the following shows the conditions for the manufacture of sulphuric
acid?

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 Reactants Catalyst
A Sulphur dioxide Platinum
B Sulphur and air Iron
C Sulphur dioxide and Vanadium (V) oxide
oxygen
D Sulphur and water Vanadium (V) oxide

17 Zirconium, Zr, is a transition metal used in flash bulbs.

When the filament inside the bulb gets hot, zirconium burns with a white light
to form a mixture of zirconium (II) oxide and zirconium (IV) oxide. These
oxides react with both acids and bases. Zirconium has no reaction with water
or steam.
Which statement shows that zirconium is a transition metal?

A Zirconium burns with a white light.

B The oxides of zirconium are amphoteric.
C Zirconium has oxidation states (numbers) of +2 and +4 in its oxides.
D Zirconium is unreactive.

18 A solution of monobasic acid of concentration 14.4 g/dm3 is titrated with a

solution `of sodium hydroxide of concentration 0.200 mol/dm3. It is found that
exactly 30.0 cm3 of sodium hydroxide solution neutralizes 25.0 cm3 of the
acid. What is the relative molecular mass of the acid?

A 14.4 C 60.0
B 72.0 D 120

19 To reduce atmospheric pollution, the waste gases from a coal-burning power

station are passed through powdered calcium carbonate. Which waste gas
will not be removed by the powdered calcium carbonate?

A carbon monoxide, CO
B nitrogen dioxide, NO2
C phosphorus(V) oxide, P2O5
D sulphur dioxide, SO2

20 The fertilizer ammonium nitrate (Mr=80) is manufactured from ammonia

(Mr=17) by a two-stage process:

Stage 1 NH3 + 2O2 → HNO3 = H2O

Stage 2 HNO3 + NH3 → NH4NO3

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 What is the maximum mass of fertilizer that can be made if only 17 tonnes of
ammonia is available?

A 34 tonnes C 80 tonnes
B 40 tonnes D 97 tonnes

21 Calcium carbonate reacts with dilute nitric acid. What volume of 0.25 mol/dm3
dilute nitric acid is required to completely react with 0.5g of calcium
carbonate?

A 10 cm3 C 40cm3
B 20cm3 D 80 cm3

22 Which of the following reactions is not a redox reaction?

A rusting of an iron nail

B displacement of copper from copper(II) sulphate solution by zinc
C precipitation of silver chloride by the addition of sodium chloride
solution to silver nitrate solution
D burning of magnesium in nitrogen

23 When a metal is electroplated with copper by electrolysis which of the

following statement(s) is/are true?

I The metal to be plated with copper is the negative electrode.

II The electrolyte is a solution of aqueous copper(II) ions, Cu2+ (aq).
III Copper(II) ions are oxidized during the process.

A I, II and III C II only

B I and II only D II and III only

24 Enzymes are chemicals that work as catalysts to assist in food digestion. An

experiment is conducted to investigate the effect of high temperature on
enzyme action. Which experiment will do this best?

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 key: EEE = enzymes
xxx = food

25 Nickel nitrate crystals give a green solution when they are dissolved in water.
Which solution would have the darkest colour when the following amounts of
nickel nitrate are added to the corresponding test-tubes shown below?
(Assume all the nickel nitrate is dissolved in each case)

26 Different metals 1 to 6 are reacted with hydrochloric acid at 20oC. The

thermometers show the highest temperatures reached for the reactions.
Study the diagrams below to determine the relative reactivity of the metals
used.

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 Which of the following combinations would show a positive reaction?

I Metal 5 and aqueous salt of metal 1

II Metal 6 and aqueous salt of metal 2
III Metal 4 and aqueous salt of metal 3

A I, II and III
B I and II only
C I and III only
D II and III only

27 The corrugated iron sheets which are used as a roofing material are often
coated with tin as shown below.

The tin layers

A prevent corrosion solely by providing a mechanical barrier for the iron.

B inhibit corrosion because they react with the iron to form an alloy.
C act as a sacrificial anode and corrode in preference to iron.
D improve the appearance of the iron and have no effect on the rate
of corrosion.

28 The diagram represents a method for extracting aluminium from its

purified ore by electrolysis.

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 What substances are X and Y?

X Y
A carbon aluminium hydroxide
B carbon aluminium oxide
C aluminium aluminium hydroxide
D aluminium aluminium oxide

29 Fixed quantities of two substances X and Y are mixed in a beaker and the
mass of the beaker and its contents are recorded at regular intervals. The
graph shows the results obtained. What could substances X and Y be?

A copper(II) carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid

B magnesium and dilute nitric acid
C aqueous sodium carbonate and copper(II) sulphate
D manganese(IV) oxide and hydrogen peroxide solution

30 Hydrogen gas is required in the production of margarine. The word equation

for the production of margarine is shown below:

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 Vegetable oils + hydrogen gas  margarine

Which of the following options correctly lists the nature of vegetable oils, the
type of reaction occurring and the catalyst used?

Nature of vegetable Type of reaction Catalyst used

oil
A unsaturated substitution manganese(IV)
compound reaction oxide
B saturated compound addition reaction vanadium(V) oxide
C saturated compound substitution iron
reaction
D unsaturated addition reaction nickel
compound

31 Which of the following is NOT a product of the reaction sequence below?

A copper C oxygen
B iron(III) oxide D water vapour

32 An organic compound G reacts with an acidified solution of potassium

dichromate(VI). G does not react with the bromine water. G is
A ethane
B ethanol
C ethyl ethanoate
D ethanoic acid

33 When hydrogen peroxide is added to iron (II) sulphate solution, the pale
green solution turns brown. This is because

A the hydrogen peroxide is acting as a reducing agent

B iron is formed
C Fe2+ is oxidized to Fe3+ by hydrogen peroxide
D iron (II) hydroxide is formed

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 Using then apparatus shown, chlorine was passed through the tube. After a
short time, coloured substances were seen at P, Q and R.

What were these coloured substances?

At P At Q At R
A Green gas Violet vapour Black solid
B Green gas Red brown vapour Violet vapour
C Red brown vapour Violet vapour Black solid
D Violet vapour Red brown vapour Red brown vapour

35 Pieces of apples usually go brown when they are left in air for a few minutes.
In food-processing factories, it is important to stop this browning.

The graph shows how browning is controlled by the pH of a solution.

To stop this browning, cut apples are contained in special solutions.

Which one of these solutions stops browning?

A sodium hydrogencarbonate of pH 9
B sugar of pH 6.5
C citric acid of pH 4
D sodium hydrogensulphate of pH 2.5

36 Which of the following pairs of monomers would most readily produce a

condensation polymer?

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 A HOOC(CH2)2COOH and HO(CH2)2OH
B C2H4 and C3H6
C C2H5COOH and C2H5OH
D CH3COOH and NaOH

37 Read the following statements about polymers.

I Polythene is a condensation polymer, but polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) is an addition polymer
II Synthetic polymers which are made from an acid monomer and
an alcohol monomer are called polyesters.
III Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a stronger plastic than polythene due
to the presence of chlorine atoms, which tend to increase the
strength of attractive forces between the chains of molecules.
IV Condensation polymers are so called because the
polymerisation reaction produces water molecules which
condense upon cooling.
V Addition polymers are made from long chain alkanes which react
by adding functional groups to the ends of the chains.

Which of the following is correct about the above statements?

A Only statement I is correct.

B Only statements I and IV are correct.
C Only statement V is correct.
D Only statements II, III and IV are correct.

38 Catalytic addition of steam to hydrocarbon P forms compound Q. Compound

Q can be oxidized to give compound R. What could P, Q and R be?

P Q R
A C2H4 C2H5OH CH3COOH
B C2H4 C2H6 C2H5OH
C C3H6 C3H8 C2H5COOH
D C3H6 C2H5COOH C2H5OH

39 A chemical analysis on a famous brand of orange juice shows the presence

of a compound called octyl ethanoate.
What is the most likely use of octyl ethanoate in orange juice?

A sweetener C preservative
B antioxidant D flavouring
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40 Which of the following compounds cannot be a monomer for making a
polymer?

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