HL Practice Paper 1 (2)

'Mock' Paper 1 multiple choice exam (2)

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How many atoms of oxygen are present in 12.6 g of hydrated oxalic acid, (COOH)2.2H2O?
Avogadro's constant, L or NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol−1

M of (COOH)2.2H2O = (2 x 12) + (6 x 16) + (6 x 1) = 126 g mol−1, so the amount of (COOH)2.2H2O = 0.1 mol
Each (COOH)2.2H2O contains six oxygen atoms, so the number of O atoms =  6 x 0.1 x 6.02 x 1023 = 3.6 x 1023

 

What volume of carbon dioxide measured at STP will be evolved when 4.0 g of calcium carbonate is added to 20 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid solution?
Molar volume of a gas at STP = 22.7 dm3 mol−1

CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) → CO2(g) + H2O(l) + CaCl2(aq)
Amount of CaCO3 = 4/(40 + 12 + 48) = 0.04 mol; Amount of HCl = 20/1000 x 2.0 = 0.04 mol so HCl is the limiting reagent as 2 mol of HCl are required to react with 1 mol of CaCO3 to produce 1 mol of CO2.
Amount of CO2 produced = 0.02 mol, so volume of CO2 evolved = 0.02 x 22.7 = 0.454 dm3 = 454 cm3

 

A gas occupies 100 cm3 at a temperature of 36 oC and a pressure of 9.63 x 104 Pa. What volume (in cm3) will the same amount of gas occupy if the pressure is increased to 9.89 x 104 Pa and the temperature is increased to 63 oC?

Increasing the temperature increases the volume whereas increasing the pressure decreases the volume. The temperature must be measured in Kelvin so 36 oC and 63 oC is 309 K and 336 K respectively.

P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2 so V2 = V1 x T2/T1 x P1/P2 = 100 x (336 ÷ 309) x (9.63 x 104 ÷ 9.89 x 104) = 100 x (336 ÷ 309) x (9.63 ÷ 9.89)

 

Which gives the number of neutrons and electrons present in the 118Sn2+ ion?

Tin has an atomic number of 50, so contains 50 protons. This isotope has a mass number of 118 which is equal to the number of protons and neutrons, so it contains 68 neutrons. A neutral tin atom contains the same number of electrons as protons but the Sn2+ ion has lost two electrons, so it contains 48 electrons.

 

The wavelength for the emission from n = ∞ to n = 1 in the hydrogen spectrum is 9.12 x 10−8 m. Which gives the ionization energy of hydrogen in kJ mol−1?
Plank's constant = 6.63 ×10−34 J s; Speed of light = 3.00 ×108 m s−1; Avogadro's constant = 6.02 ×1023 mol−1

E = = hc/λ for one electron = hcL/λ in Joules for one mole of electrons = hcL/1000λ kJ mol−1

 

Which electron configuration is possessed by an element in group 6 and period 4 in the periodic table?

If it is in the fourth period the outer level of electrons must be occupying the 4s, 3d or 4p sub-levels and as it is in group 6 there must be six electrons in the outer level. This might be expected to be [Ar]3d44s2 but it is more energetically favourable for the configuration to be [Ar]3d54s1 as all the outer electrons are unpaired which lowers the repulsion between them. The element is chromium.

 

What is the oxidation state of metal M in the complex ion [M(H2O)4(OH)2]?

Water is a neutral ligand and each hydroxide ion has a charge of minus 1. Since the overall charge on the complex is zero the metal must have an oxidation state of +2.

 

The spectrochemical series follows the order

I < Br< S2− < Cl < F < OH < H2O < SCN < NH3 < CN ≈ CO

Which is a correct statement?

The spectrochemical series lists ligands according to the energy difference they produce between the two sets of d-orbitals in an octahedral complex, so I causes the d orbitals to split the least and ammonia will split the d orbitals more than water. They are all monodentate ligands as they only form one coordinate bond to the metal. Bidentate ligands, such as H2N-CH2-CH2-NH2 can form two coordinate bonds to the metal. The colour of a transition metal complex also depends on the identity of the metal and its oxidation state as well as the nature of the ligand(s).

 

Which contains at least one coordinate covalent bond?


In carbon monoxide the triple bond between the C and O atom is formed by the carbon atom sharing two electrons with two electrons from the O and the O donating a further pair of electrons. In the other three species all the bonds are normal covalent single or double bonds, even in the carbonate ion which forms a resonance hybrid.

 

What is the shape of  the bromine trifluoride molecule, BrF3?

There are five electron domains around the central bromine atom consisting of three bonding pairs and two non-bonding pairs. This results in a T-shaped molecule.

 

Which describes the strongest type of intermolecular attractive forces between molecules in the compound?

Both propan-2-ol and propanoic acid have a hydrogen atom bonded directly to an electronegative oxygen atom so form hydrogen bonds between molecules whereas in propanal the hydrogen atom is bonded to a carbon atom and so only dipole-dipole attractions occur.

 

What is the hybridization of the carbon atoms in ethenylbenzene (styrene), C6H5CHCH2?

The two carbon atoms in the −CH=CH2 group are sp2 hybridized as are the six carbon atoms in the phenyl group. C6H5−  so all are sp2 hybridized.

 

How many sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds are present in ethanenitrile (acetonitrile), CH3CN?

The nitrile carbon atom is sp hybridized so forms one sigma and two pi bonds with the nitrogen atom and the four bonds formed by the sp3 hybridized carbon atom on the methyl group are all sigma bonds.

 

The superscript symbol, placed after ΔH means that the enthalpy change for the reaction is the standard enthalpy change.
Which statement must be true for the standard enthalpy change of any chemical reaction?

Temperature is not a part of the definition of standard state (although 298 K is commonly given as the temperature of interest).
ΔHreaction = Σ(ΔHf products) − Σ(ΔHf reactants) not Σ(ΔHf reactants) − Σ(ΔHf products).
Although ΔHf and ΔHc  are normally given in kJ mol−1 as they refer to one particular substance, ΔHreaction is normally given in kJ, not kJ mol−1 as, for example in the reaction N2(g) + 32(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g), it is not clear if the mol−1 is referring to N2(g), H2(g) or NH3(g).

 

What is the enthalpy change in kJ mol−1 for the combustion of propan-2-ol, CH3CH(OH)CH3?

2CH3CH(OH)CH3(l) + 9O2(g) → 6CO2(g) + 8H2O(l)

x = [(6 x −394) + (8 x − 286) − (2  x − 318)] kJ

But x is the enthalpy change for the combustion of 2 mol of propan-2-ol

so ΔH = ½ [(6 x −394) + (8 x − 286) − (2  x − 318)] kJ mol−1

 

Which will be an exothermic step in the Born-Haber cycle for the formation of MgO(s)?

Removing electrons is always endothermic. Adding one electron to an atom is always exothermic but adding another electron to a negative ion is endothermic.

 

Which reaction will result in the smallest change in entropy?

 

There is no change in the amount (in mol) of gas in the reaction between hydrogen and iodine whereas in the other three reactions the number of moles of gas either increases or decreases.
The actual values in J K−1 are:
H2(g) + I2(g) → 2HI(g) ΔS = +21.5
N2O4(g) →2NO2(g)  ΔS = +177
2SO2(g) + O2(g) → 2SO3(g) ΔS = −188
3H2(g) + N2(g) → 2NH3(g) ΔS = −199

 

The graph shows the fraction of reacting particles with a particular energy for an uncatalysed reaction at two temperatures, T1 and T2. The activation energy for the reaction is shown as Ea.

 

 

Which is statement is correct?

Increasing the temperature increases the average energy of the reacting particles so T2 > T1 but does not change the number of reacting particles so the area under the graph remains constant. Adding a catalyst does not change the energy of the reacting particles but does provide a different pathway for the reaction with a lower activation energy.

 

100 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid was added to 1.0 g of a strip of magnesium metal.  A plot of volume of hydrogen evolved against time gave graph A.

Assuming all the other conditions were kept the same which changes would have given graphs B and C?

100 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm−3 HCl(aq) = 0.20 mol, 1.0 g of Mg = 1.0/24.3 = < 0.05 mol so the acid is in excess and Mg is the limiting reagent. If only 0.5 g of magnesium is used half the volume of hydrogen will be evolved so C and D cannot be correct. Using powdered Mg instead of a single piece of Mg will increase the rate whereas using 1.0 mol dm−3 HCl(aq) instead of 2.0 mol dm−3 HCl(aq) will decrease the rate but the same volume of hydrogen will eventually be evolved.

 

The initial rate of a reaction between A and B to form products C and D was determined using different concentrations of A and B at a constant temperature.

What will be the rate equation for this reaction?

From experiments 1 and 2 keeping [A] constant and doubling [B] doubles the rate so the reaction is first order with respect to [B]. From experiments 2 and 3 keeping [B] constant and doubling [A] quadruples the rate so the reaction is second order with respect to [A].

 

The rate constant for the decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide to dinitrogen tetroxide and oxygen at 298 K is 3.38 x 10−5 s−1.

2N2O5(g) → 2N2O4 + O2(g)

What can be deduced from this information?

The units of the rate constant are given as s−1. This means that the reaction is first order as the units of rate are mol dm−3 s−1 and the units of concentration to the power of 1 are mol dm−3. Since the only reactant is dinitrogen pentoxide the reaction must be first order with respect to N2O5. The slow step must involve the breakdown of a molecule of N2O5 rather than a collision between two N2O5 molecules but the total number of separate steps in the mechanism cannot be deduced from the information provided. The molecularity of an elementary step is the number of reactant particles taking part in that step.

 

Which change will increase the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction of sulfur dioxide with oxygen to produce sulfur trioxide?

2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO3(g) ΔH = − 196 kJ

All of the changes will alter the position of equilibrium but the equilibrium constant is a constant at a particular temperature so only a change in temperature will change the value of Kc. As ΔH has a negative value the reaction is exothermic so lowering the temperature will increase the value of Kc.

 

Which row gives the correct combination for the composition of the equilibrium mixture and the sign of ΔG for the stated value of Kc?

If Kc >> 1 then the equilibrium mixture will contain mainly products and if Kc <<1 then the equilibrium mixture will consist mainly of reactants. ΔG = − RTlnKc so if Kc is << 1 lnKc will be negative and ΔG will be positive whereas if Kc is >>1 lnKc will be positive and ΔG will be negative

 

What will be the pH of a solution made by adding 90 cm3 of water to 10 cm3 of an aqueous solution of a strong base with a pH of 12?

In the original solution with a pH of 12 [H+(aq)] = 1 x 10−12 mol dm−3 and [OH(aq)] = 1 x 10−2 mol dm−3. Adding 90 cm3 of water dilutes the solution ten times so [OH(aq)] = 1 x 10−3 mol dm−3 and [H+(aq)] = 1 x 10−11 mol dm−3 so pH = 11.

 

Hydrogen chloride gas dissolves in water to form hydrochloric acid.

HCl(g) + H2O(l) → H3O+(aq) + Cl(aq)

What is the role of the water?

Water is amphiprotic so depending upon the reaction can act as an acid or a base by losing or gaining a proton. In this reaction it is not acting as an acid as it is not losing a proton to form OH but is acting as a Brønsted-Lowry base by gaining a proton to form H3O+. Since the gas is dissolving and the ions formed are hydrated it is also acting as a solvent.

 

Which can act as a Lewis acid but not as a Brønsted-Lowry acid?

Lewis acids can accept a pair of electrons. Brønsted-Lowry acids can donate a proton so H3O+ and NH4+ are Brønsted-Lowry acids and Lewis acids. F cannot accept a pair of electrons but can donate a pair so is a Lewis base. AlCl3 can accept a pair of electrons but has no proton to donate so is a Lewis acid but not a Brønsted-Lowry acid.

 

Which combination can be used to make a buffer solution with a pH greater than 7?

An alkaline buffer solution contains a weak base and the salt that the base forms with a strong acid. This can be achieved by adding excess ammonia to hydrochloric acid so that all the acid has been turned into the salt and the excess weak base remains.

 

Which is a redox reaction?

The only one of the reactions in which where there is a change in oxidation state is the reaction between chlorine and methane. Elemental chlorine is reduced from 0 to  − 1 in hydrogen chloride and methane is oxidized to chloromethane. The reaction between silver ions and chloride ions to form silver chloride is precipitation. The reaction between boron trifluoride and fluoride ions is a Lewis acid - base reaction and the reaction with hydrated copper ions is a ligand exchange reaction.

 

The reactions of manganese metal with nickel ions and nickel metal with lead ions occur spontaneously.  

Mn(s) + Ni2+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + Ni(s)

Ni(s) + Pb2+(aq) → Ni2+(aq) + Pb(s)

Which is the best oxidizing agent?

Ni2+(aq) is a better oxidizing agent than Mn(s) as it can remove electrons from Mn(s) to form Ni(s), but Pb2+(aq) is an even stronger oxidizing agent as it can remove electrons from Ni(s). Mn(s) is the best reducing agent.

 

A cell is made from an iron half-cell, Fe(s)/Fe2+(s), connected to a copper half-cell, Cu2+(aq)/Cu(s). What is the maximum EMF that can be obtained when two such cells are connected together in series under standard conditions at 298 K?

Fe2+(aq) + 2e ⇌  Fe(s) E − 0.45 V

Cu2+(aq) + 2e ⇌ Cu(s) E = + 0.34 V

The overall reaction in the cell is Fe(s) + Cu2+(aq) → Cu(s) + Fe2+(aq) Etotal = 0.79 V so the EMF from each of the two cells is 0.79 V. When they are connected in series the EMF will be 2 x 0.79 V = 1.58 V.

 

Two electrolytic cells were connected in series. The first contained an aqueous solution of dilute sulfuric acid with platinum electrodes and the second contained an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate with copper electrodes. After a current had been passed for some time it was found that one of the electrodes in the second cell had decreased in mass by 3.2 g. Which is a correct statement?

In the copper(II) sulfate cell copper is deposited at the cathode so the cathode gains in mass, Cu2+(aq) + 2e → Cu(s). An equal amount of copper is lost from the anode, Cu(s) → Cu2+(aq) + 2e so [Cu2+(aq)] remains constant and the solution retains its blue colour. 3.2 g of copper was lost, i.e. 3.2/64 = 0.05 mol of copper. This means that the charge passed through both cells was 2 x 0.05 F.  2H+(aq) + 2e → H2(g) so the amount of hydrogen formed at the cathode in the sulfuric acid cell will be 0.05 mol and the amount of oxygen formed at the anode will be 0.025 mol since 2H2O(l) → 4H+(q) + O2(g) + 4e

 

Which is a tertiary alcohol?

Tertiary alcohols contains three R− groups bonded to the carbon atom to which the −OH is bonded. Compounds such as propan−1,2,3−triol (also known as glycerol), which contain three −OH groups, are known as trihydric alcohols.

 

Which compounds belong to the same homologous series?

A homologous series is a series of compounds of the same family, with the same general formula, which differ from each other by a common structural unit. Ethene, CH2CH2 and propene, CH2CHCH3 are both members of the alkene homologous series with the general formula CnH2n. Ethyne, CHCH is an alkyne whereas ethene, CH2CH2 is an alkene. Ethoxyethane, CH3CH2OCH2CH3 and butan-1-ol, CH3CH2CH2CH2OH are an ether and an alcohol respectively.  They are isomers as they both have the same molecular formula, C4H10O but are members of different classes of compounds.  Butanal, CH3CH2CH2CHO and butan-2-one, CH3CH2COCH3 are also isomers, one is an aldehyde and the other is a ketone.

 

Which is a propagation step in the mechanism for the free radical substitution reaction between methane and chlorine in ultraviolet light?

The initiation step is the homolytic fission of the Cl−Cl bond by ultraviolet light to give chlorine free radicals. These radicals then react to produce more radicals in propagation steps such as CH4 + Cl· → CH3· + HCl and CH3· + Cl2 → CH3Cl + Cl·. At no time are hydrogen, H· radicals formed. Termination steps such as CH3· + Cl· → CH3Cl result in a product that is not a free radical.

 

An optical isomer of 2-bromobutane, CH3CHBrCH2CH3 undergoes a substitution reaction with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution to form butan-2-ol by an SN2 mechanism.

CH3CHBrCH2CH3  + NaOH → CH3CHOHCH2CH3 + NaBr

Which statement is correct?

In the SN2 mechanism the OH nucleophile bonds to the carbon atom before the bromine atom leaves as the bromide ion so the product has the opposite optical activity in terms of rotating the plane of plane polarized light to the reactant (this is known as Walden inversion). Iodine is a better leaving group than bromine so iodoalkanes react faster than bromoalkanes.

 

Which compound can react with lithium aluminium hydride to form pentan-1-ol, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH?

Carboxylic acids are reduced by lithium aluminium hydride firstly to the aldehyde then to the primary alcohol. Ketones can also be reduced, but to form secondary alcohols, not primary alcohols.

 

Which will be the major product when 2-methylbut-2-ene, (CH3)2C=CH(CH3) reacts with iodine monochloride, ICl?

Iodine monochloride is polar, δ+I−Clδ− as chlorine is more electronegative than iodine. When iodine monochloride adds by electrophilic addition the electrophile adds to the carbon atom already bonded to the most hydrogen atoms to form the more stable tertiary carbocation intermediate which then bonds to Cl to give 2-methyl-2-chloro-3-iodobutane.

 

A piece of magnesium of known mass was combusted in air in a crucible and the product was weighed afterwards to determine the empirical formula of magnesium oxide. Which could explain why the result obtained was Mg4O5 rather than the expected result of MgO?

If some of the product was lost, not all the magnesium burned or if some of the magnesium burned was already magnesium oxide then the mass of the weighed product would be less than expected, so the amount of oxygen combining with the magnesium would be less and the empirical formula would be richer in Mg compared to O. If the crucible reacted with some of the magnesium then the product might have a mass more than if it had just combined with oxygen so the formula would be richer in O compared to Mg.

 

What is the index of hydrogen deficiency of the amino acid phenylalanine, C9H11NO2?

When determining IHD O atoms count as zero and for a N atom add one to the number of C atoms and add one to the number of H atoms. This gives the equivalent of C10H12 which needs 10 more hydrogen atoms (5 units of H2) to become saturated as C10H22, hence the IHD is 5.  This can also be seen from the phenyl group which has an IHD of 4 due to the 'three double bonds' and the ring plus the IHD of 1 for the C=O in the carboxyl functional group to give a total IHD of 5.

 

Which compound will give a singlet, triplet and quartet in its 1H NMR spectrum with integration traces in the ratio of 3:3:2?

C2H5− is actually an ethyl group, CH3−CH2−, so pentan-2-one, C2H5−CH2−CO−CH3 will give 4 signals. The other three compounds will each give three signals as their hydrogen atoms are in three different chemical environments. The ratio of the integration traces will be 6:1:1 for propan-2-ol, CH3CH(OH)CH3. Both propanoic acid CH3CH2COOH and but-2-one, CH3COCH2CH3 will give a singlet, triplet and quartet but their integration traces will be different. For propanoic acid it will be 1:3:2 and for but-2-one it will be 3:3:2.

 

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