SL Practice Paper 1 (3)

'Mock' Paper 1 multiple choice exam (3)

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  • Time allowed: 45 minutes
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Which compound has a different empirical formula to the other three compounds?

 

Glucose, C6H12O6, glyceraldehyde, C3H6O3 and ethanoic acid, C2H4O2 all have the empirical formula CH2O. Glycerol, C3H8O3 has the empirical formula C3H8O3.

 

Which contains 3 x 1024 hydrogen atoms?
Avogadro's constant, L or NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol−1

Mr CuSO4.5H2O = (64 + 32 + 64) + (5 x 18) = 250 so 125 g is 0.5 mol and contains 0.5 x 10 mol of H atoms = 3 x 1024 H atoms.
6 g of H2 contains 6 mol of H atoms = 3.6 x 1024 H atoms; 23 g of ethanol (Mr = 46) is 0.5 mol so contains 0.5 x 6 mol of H atoms = 1.8 x 1024 H atoms.  There are many moles of water in 5 dm3 of the HCl(aq) solution so the acid solution contains many more than 3 x 1024 H atoms.

 

 

What is the sum of the integer coefficients when ammonium dichromate,  (NH4)2Cr2O7 decomposes to produce chromium(III) oxide, nitrogen and water?

_ (NH4)2Cr2O7 (s) →  _ Cr2O3 (s) + _ N2 (g) + _  H2O (g)

The balanced equation is (NH4)2Cr2O7 (s) →  Cr2O3 (s) + N2 (g) + 4H2O (g)

 

What volume (in dm3) of hydrogen measured at 37 oC and at a pressure of 1.0 x 105 Pa will be produced when 6.5 g of zinc metal reacts completely with 2.0 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid, H2SO4(aq)?
Molar volume of a gas at STP = 22.7 dm3 mol−1

Amount of Zn = 6.5/65 = 0.1 mol. Zn(s) + H2SO4(aq)  → ZnSO4(aq) + H2(g) so amount of hydrogen produced = 0.1 mol. 1.0 mol of gas produced at STP (273 K,  1 x 105 Pa ) occupies 22.7 dm3,  so volume of H2 produced at 310 K = 0.1 x 22.7 x 310/273 dm3.

 

The diagram represents the transitions of excited electrons from higher energy levels to lower energy levels to produce the hydrogen emission spectrum.

Which emission corresponds to the third line in the visible spectrum?

The visible series is produced by electrons transitioning from higher levels to the n = 2 level. The first line in the visible series is due to n = 3 to n = 2, the second line n = 4 to n = 2 and the third line from n = 5 to n = 2.

 

An isotope of an ion of element X has the following notation.

Which is the correct description of the isotope?

The atomic number, Z is 31 so it contains 31 protons. The mass number, A is 71 so it contains 40 neutrons. It is the 3+ ion so it contains 31 minus 3 electrons.

 

Which increases upon descending the halogens group (F → I) but decreases upon descending the alkali metals group (Li → Cs)?

The atomic radius increases upon descending both groups. The first ionization energy and electronegativity both decrease upon descending both groups. Melting points decreases from Li to Cs but increase from F to I.

 

Which shows the correct order for first ionization energy values?

First ionization energies generally increase across a period but decrease between ns2 and ns2np1 and between ns2np3 and ns2np4

 

What is the formula of lead(II) sulfate?

The lead(II) ion is Pb2+ and the sulfate ion is SO42−.

 

Which bond is the most polar?

The greater the difference in the electronegativity values of the two atoms making up a covalent bond the greater the polarity. Fluorine has the highest negativity value (4.0). Hydrogen and carbon have similar values (2.2 and 2.6 respectively) and chlorine (3.2) and oxygen (3.4) are both less than fluorine.

 

Which compound has molecules in which the central atom has an incomplete octet of electrons in its outer shell?

There are only six electrons (three bonding pairs) around the boron atom in BCl3. AlCl3 also has an incomplete octet but when it dimerises to form Al2Cl6 coordinate bonds are formed between Cl and Al to complete the octet. The carbon atom in CHCl3 has four bonding pairs of electrons and the phosphorus atom in PCl3 contains three bonding and one non-bonding pairs of electrons.

 

Which contains a bond angle of 120o?

Graphene consists of a layer of interlocking hexagonal rings with bond angles of 120o.  Water and ammonia contain 4 electron domains around the central atom so have bond angles less than 109.5o due to repulsion between the non-bonding pair(s) of electrons and the bonding pairs. Carbon dioxide is linear as the two electron domains are made up of two double bonds each between the C and O atoms.

 

Which describes the reaction shown in the potential energy profile?

 

In an endothermic reaction the product has a greater enthalpy than the reactants and the sign of ΔH is positive.

 

What will be the temperature rise, in oC, when 50.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq) at 25 oC is mixed with 50.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm−3 sodium hydroxide solution, NaOH(aq) at 25 oC?

H+(aq) + OH(aq) → H2O(l) ΔH = − 57.6 kJ mol−1

Specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 kJ kg−1 K−1
Assume the density of water is 1.00 kg dm−3 and that no heat loss or gain from elsewhere occurs.

50.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq) contains 50.0/1000 = 0.05 mol so amount of heat evolved = 57.6 x 0.05 = 2.88 kJ. Total volume of solution = 100 cm3, so mass of solution = 0.100 kg.
ΔT = 2.88 ÷ (4.18 x 0.1) = 28.8 ÷ 4.18 o

 

Propene undergoes an addition reaction with hydrogen bromide to form 2-bromopropane.

CH3CH=CH2(g) + HBr(g)   →   CH3CHBrCH3(l)

What is the value for enthalpy change ΔH, in kJ, for this reaction using the data below?

Enthalpy of vaporization of 2-bromopropane = + 30 kJ mol−1

Average bond enthalpies only refer to the gaseous state. To form gaseous prop-2-ene the bonds broken are C=C and H−Br so the energy in = 614 + 366 kJ. The bonds formed are C−Br, C−C and C−H so the energy out = − (285 + 346 + 414) kJ. The change in enthalpy = − [(285 + 346 + 414) − (614 + 366)] kJ. However the product is in the liquid state so a further 30 kJ of energy will be given out as the gas condenses to a liquid so ΔH = − [(285 + 346 + 414) − (614 + 366) + 30] kJ.

 

Which affects the activation energy of a reaction?

Although increasing the concentration of the reactants, increasing the pressure of gaseous reactants, increasing the temperature and decreasing the particle size (i.e. increasing the surface area) of solid reactants all increase the rate of the reaction they do this by either increasing the number of collisions or by increasing the energy of the particles so that more possess the minimum energy required to react. The addition of a suitable catalyst changes the reaction pathway to one with a lower activation energy.

 

Which method could not be used to measure the rate of the exothermic reaction between hydrochloric acid and calcium carbonate?

2HCl(aq) + CaCO3(s) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)

The temperature of the solution, volume of gas  evolved and mass of remaining reactants as the carbon dioxide evolves all change over time. There is no change in colour over time as the white calcium carbonate solid dissolves in colourless hydrochloric acid to give a colourless solution.

 

Which statement shows what will happen when one of the conditions is altered and the rest remain the same for the reaction between nitrogen and hydrogen?

N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇄ 2NH3(g) ΔH = − 92.4 kJ

Kc is a constant at a specified temperature so altering the pressure has no effect on the value of Kc. The reaction is exothermic as ΔH has a negative value so lowering the temperature will shift the position of equilibrium towards the products and increase the value of the equilibrium constant.

 

Which is the conjugate base of the hydroxide ion?

The conjugate base is formed when a proton is donated, OH(aq) → H+(aq) + O2−(aq)

 

Which will react with hydrochloric acid?

Hydrogencarbonates are basic and are neutralised by acids forming a salt, carbon dioxide and water, HCl(aq) + NaHCO3 → NaCl(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l).

 

Which describes the relative properties when 0.50 mol dm−3 aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid and ethanoic acid are compared? 

Strong acids are completely dissociated into ions so have a higher electrical conductivity than weak acids which are only partially dissociated. [H+(aq)] will be higher for strong acids so the pH will be lower.

 

In which compound is the oxidation state of iodine +5?

H has an oxidation state of +1 (except for hydride, H, ions where it is −1 ) and O has an oxidation state of −2 (except for peroxides −O−O− where it is −1) so iodine must have an oxidation state of +5 in iodic acid to give the sum of the oxidation states equal to zero. In hypoiodous acid the oxidation state of iodine is +1, in iodine dioxide it is +4 and in orthoperiodic acid it is +7.

 

In which reaction is hydrogen peroxide acting both as an oxidising agent and as a reducing agent?

When hydrogen peroxide decomposes it simultaneously oxidises and reduces itself so that the oxidation state of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide (+1) increases to zero in oxygen and decreases to minus two in water (this is an example of disproportionation). When it acts as a reducing agent, as with KMnO4 and NaOCl, oxygen is formed and when it acts as an oxidising agent, as with FeSO4, it is reduced to water.

 

Which electrochemical cell is described correctly?

Oxidation in both cells always occurs at the anode but in an electrolytic cell it is the positive electrode whereas in a voltaic cell it is the negative electrode. Voltaic cells generate electricity from a spontaneous chemical process whereas in electrolytic cells electricity is used to bring about a non-spontaneous chemical process.

 

Which compound contains a tertiary carbon atom?

A tertiary carbon atoms is bonded to a functional group such as a halogen or -OH and to three R groups (the R groups may be the same as each other or different). A tertiary carbon atom is not bonded to a hydrogen atom.

 

Testosterone is a male sex hormone.

Which functional groups are all present in a molecule of testosterone?

>C=O, >C=C< and −OH (carbonyl, alkenyl and hydroxyl) are all present. −CHO, C6H5− and R−O−R' (aldehyde, phenyl and ether) are all absent.

 

Which organic product is formed when propanoic acid, CH3CH2COOH is warmed with propan-2-ol, CH3CH(OH)CH3 in the presence of a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid?

In the presence of a sulfuric acid catalyst, carboxylic acids condense with alcohols to form an ester and water.
CH3CH2COOH + CH3CH(OH)CH3 → CH3CH2COOCH(CH3)2 + H2O

 

23.20 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm−3 potassium hydroxide solution was required to neutralize 20.00 cm3 of a solution of hydrochloric acid.
What was the concentration of the hydrochloric acid solution?

The number of significant figures in a result is based on the figures given in the data. Since the concentration of the potassium hydroxide solution is only given to two significant figures the concentration of the hydrochloric acid solution should only be quoted to two significant figures.

 

Thymine is one of the four nucleobases in DNA. It has the molecular formula C5H6N2O2. What is the index of hydrogen deficiency (IHD) of thymine?

When determining IHD, O atoms count as zero. For each N atom add one to the number of C atoms and add one to the number of H atoms. This gives the equivalent of C7H8 which needs 8 more hydrogen atoms (4 units of H2) to become saturated as C7H16, hence the IHD is 4. 

 

What is responsible for the absorptions that occur in the infrared spectrum of a compound?

Bond vibrations (stretching and bending) occur in the infrared region. Since different bonds vibrate at different frequencies infrared spectroscopy can be used to identify different functional groups.

 

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