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Practice Paper 1

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    Question 2

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      Question 3

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        Question 4

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              Question 7

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              Electron configurations for atoms of different elements are shown below. 

              Which electron configuration represents the element with the largest first ionisation energy?

              • 1s22s22p63s2

              • 1s22s22p63s23p4

              • 1s22s22p63s23p6

              • 1s22s22p63s23p64s2

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              Question 8

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              Which of the following statements about 2-methylpropan-2-ol, CH3C(CH3)(OH)CH3, are correct ? 

              1. The structure contains 16 bonding pair of electrons
              2. The O-C-C bond angle is 109.5 o
              3. The total number of electrons is 32
              • I and II only 

              • I and III only 

              • II and III only 

              • I, II and III

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              Question 9

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              The following equation shows the dissociation equilibrium of PCl5

              PCl5(g) → PCl3(g)  + Cl2(g) 

              The percentage yield of PCl3 varies with temperature. 

              At 160°C PCl3 yield is 13% and at 300°C yield is100%. 

              Which of the following rows is correct?

               

              The reaction is

              Shape of PCl3 molecule

              A

              exothermic

              trigonal pyramidal

              B

              exothermic

              trigonal planar

              C

              endothermic

              trigonal pyramidal

              D

              endothermic

              trigonal planar

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                Question 10

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                Which of the following metals would have the highest melting point?

                • Na

                • Mg

                • Al

                • K

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                Question 11

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                The correct order of increasing boiling points for the following compounds is

                • 1-chlorobutane < butane < butan-1-ol 

                • Butan-1-ol < 1-chlorobutane < butane, 

                • Butane < 1-chlorobutane < butan-1-ol 

                • Butan-1-ol < butane < 1-chlorobutane 

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                Question 12

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                Which equation below can represent both an enthalpy change of formation and combustion?

                • CH4(g) + 2O2(g)  →  CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

                • 2Na(s) + ½O2(g)  →  Na2O(s) 

                • HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)  →  NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

                • CO(g) + C(s)  →  CO2(g)

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                Question 13

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                Titanium occurs naturally as the mineral rutile, TiO2. One possible method of extraction of titanium is to reduce the rutile by heating with carbon. 

                TiO2(s) + 2C(s)  →  Ti(s) + 2CO(g) 

                The standard enthalpy changes of formation of TiO2(s) and CO(g) are –890 kJ mol-1 and –110.5 kJ mol-1 respectively. 

                What is the standard enthalpy change of the extraction of titanium?

                • + 669 kJ mol–1

                • + 779.5 kJ mol–1

                • – 779.5 kJ mol–1

                • – 669 kJ mol–1

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                Question 14

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                In the gas phase, phosphorus pentachloride can be thermally decomposed into gaseous phosphorus trichloride and chlorine.

                PCl→ PCl3 + Cl2

                The table below gives the relevant bond energies found in these compounds.

                bond

                bond energy / kJ mol–1

                P–Cl (in both chlorides)

                Cl–Cl

                x

                y

                What is the enthalpy change in the decomposition of the reaction?

                • y minus 2 x

                • 2 x minus y

                • 8 x plus y

                • x plus y

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                Question 15

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                The standard enthalpy change, ΔHӨ, for the following reaction is -246 kJ. 

                N2(g)  +  3F2(g)  →  2NF3(g)     

                The bond energy of  N≡N is 945 kJ mol-1 and F–F is 159 kJ mol-1 

                What is the bond energy of the N–F bond?

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                • begin mathsize 14px style fraction numerator negative 246 space plus space left parenthesis 945 space plus space left parenthesis 3 space cross times space 159 right parenthesis right parenthesis over denominator 6 end fraction end style

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                      Question 19

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                      Some species may be classified as amphiprotic, some as amphoteric and some as both. Which of the following applies to HPO42−?

                      • Amphiprotic but not amphoteric

                      • Amphoteric but not amphiprotic

                      • Amphiprotic and amphoteric

                      • Neither amphiprotic nor amphoteric

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                      Question 20

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                      Determine which of the following solutions would be basic at 25 °C?

                      Kw = 1.0 × 10−14 mol2 dm-6

                      • [H+] = 1.0 × 10−2 mol dm−3

                      • [OH] = 1.0 × 10−12 mol dm−3

                      • solution of pH = 5.00

                      • [H3O+] = 1.0 × 10−12 mol dm−3

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