2013 Senior External Examination Chemistry Monday 4 November 2013 Paper One — Question and response book Time allowed • Perusal time: 10 minutes • Working time: 2 hours 30 minutes 9 am to 11:40 am Candidate use Print your candidate number here 1 3 – Examination materials provided • Paper One — Question and response book • Paper One Part A — Multiple-choice response sheet • Paper One — Resource book Attach barcode here Equipment allowed • QSA-approved equipment • non-programmable calculator Directions Do not write in this book during perusal time. Paper One has two parts: • Part A — Knowledge of subject matter: Section 1 — Multiple choice (attempt all questions) Section 2 — Short response (attempt all questions) • Part B — Scientific processes (attempt four questions only) Suggested time allocation • Part A: 1 hour 50 minutes • Part B: 40 minutes Assessment Paper One assesses the following assessment criteria: • Knowledge of subject matter • Scientific processes Assessment standards are at the end of this book. After the examination session The supervisor will collect this book when you leave. Number of books used Supervisor use only Supervisor’s initials QSA use only Marker number – Planning space Part A — Knowledge of subject matter Part A assesses knowledge of subject matter and its simple application based on the topics in the Chemistry Senior External Syllabus 1998 (amended 2006). Part A is worth 80 marks. Suggested time allocation: 1 hour 50 minutes. Section 1 — Multiple choice Section 1 has 10 questions of equal value. Attempt all questions. Each question contains four options. Select the option that you think is correct or is the best option. Respond on the multiple-choice response sheet. Question 1 Which of the following pairs represent isotopes of the fictitious element Z? A 84 36Z and 84 30Z B 54 26Z and 56 26Z C 10 5Z and 20 10Z D 1 1Z and 1 2Z Question 2 Ammonium acetate has the formula CH3 CO2 NH4 . From this it can be concluded that A there are twelve atoms per formula unit. B there are six different elements in the compound. C carbon makes up 2/12 of the mass of the compound. D the compound is very reactive because of the presence of the seven H atoms. Question 3 A compound which melts at 815 °C and does not conduct electricity as a solid but does so when dissolved in water could be composed of A ions in a three dimensional lattice. B atoms held together by covalent bonds. C molecules in a three dimensional lattice. D molecules held together by hydrogen bonds. 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 1 Question 4 1.0 g of hydrogen gas is reacted with 10.0 g of oxygen gas in a closed container. When the reaction is complete, the mass of substances in the container is A 1.0 g. B 8.0 g. C 9.0 g. D 11.0 g. Question 5 Fluorine reacts spontaneously with bromide ions according to the following equation: F 2 g + 2Br – aq 2F – aq + Br 2 g Which of the following is the strongest oxidising agent? A F2 (g) B Br – (aq) C F – (aq) D Br2 (g) Question 6 Which of the following molecules is a structural isomer of propanoic acid? A H H H O H C C C C OH H H H B H H O HO C C C OH H H C H H H O C C C O H D H HO C C C OH H H H 2 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book Question 7 A section of the periodic table has had the chemical symbols replaced by letters. K L M N The element which belongs to the d block of the periodic table is A K. B L. C M. D N. Question 8 A sample of gas is held in a closed container at a temperature of 10 °C. What final temperature would be required in order for the average kinetic energy of the particles to be doubled? A 20 °C B 120 °C C 283 °C D 293 °C Question 9 An accurate description of a 6M solution of CH3 COOH (acetic acid) of Ka = 1.8 x 10– 5 would be a A dilute weakly acidic solution. B dilute strongly acidic solution. C concentrated weakly acidic solution. D concentrated strongly acidic solution. 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 3 Question 10 During the progress of a chemical reaction, A most collisions involve only two particles. B a successful collision is one in which the reactants are formed again. C the activated complex has a lower energy than either reactants or products. D the rate can be determined by an inspection of the relevant chemical equation. End of Section 1 4 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book Section 2 — Short response Section 2 has eight questions. Attempt all questions. Write your responses in the spaces provided. Show all working. If you need more space for a response, continue on page 26 of this book. Label any continued response with the question number. Question 11 — Materials: Properties, bonding and structure a. An atom of an element contains 18 neutrons and 17 electrons. i. What is the atomic number? ..................................................................................................... (½ mark) ii. What is the mass number? ..................................................................................................... (½ mark) b. List the type of attractive force that is overcome when each of the following substances melt. Substance Force Copper Copper sulfate Ice Diamond (2 marks) c. Give the formula for the sulfate ion. ................................................................. (½ mark) d. Name the substance represented by the formula Mg(OH)2 . ................................................................. (1 mark) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 5 e. For each pair listed below, state an experimental test that could be used to distinguish between the two. How would the results differ for each test? Pure water/Solution of sodium chloride in water Test: Iron sulfide/Mixture of iron and sulfur Test: Results: Results: (3 marks) f. Draw Lewis diagrams for the following molecules and give the shape of each molecule. . Molecule Lewis diagram Shape of molecule CH4 NCl3 (2 marks) 6 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book Question 12 — Reacting quantities and chemical analysis a. Define the following terms: i. Avogadro’s number ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) ii. relative atomic mass ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) b. Balance the following equation. . HCl(aq) + Fe2 O3 (s) FeCl3 (s) + H2 O(l) (2 marks) c. Calculate: i. the mass, in grams, of one molecule of H2 S. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) ii. the number of hydrogen atoms in five molecules of CH3 COOH. ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) iii. the concentration (molarity) of the nitrate ions in an aqueous solution which contains 45.0 g of dissolved aluminium nitrate in a volume of 800.0 mL. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (2½ marks) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 7 d. Octane C 8 H 18 g burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide gas and water vapour. What is the change in the total number of moles between reactants and products when 57 g of octane burns completely? .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (2½ marks) 8 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book Question 13 — Oxidation and reduction a. Explain the meaning of the following terms: i. electrolytic cell ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) ii. oxidising agent (oxidant) ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) b. Does the following equation represent an oxidation–reduction reaction? Explain your reasoning. 2Al s + Fe 2 O 3 s Al 2 O 3 s + 2Fe s ...................................................... .................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (1 mark) c. Will a reaction occur spontaneously when a piece of solid copper is placed in a 1.0M Pb2 + (aq) solution? Explain your reasoning. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (2 marks) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 9 d. An electrochemical cell is constructed using: • two beakers • 1.0M solutions of Fe2+ and Pb2 + • clean pieces of Fe and Pb • a piece of porous paper which had been soaked in a KNO3 solution • a voltmeter • connecting wires. Use the table of standard reduction potentials for half-reactions in the resource book to draw a diagram of the electrochemical cell described above, correctly labelling the: • anode and cathode • electron flow direction • nature and direction of the flow of ions • charge on each electrode. (3 marks) 10 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book Question 14 — Organic chemistry a. Complete the following table. . General formula Structure which contains three carbon atoms alkenes ketones (2 marks) b. Draw the structure of methyl butanoate. (1 mark) c. Name the organic substance with the following structure. CH3 CH2 H 3C C CH2 CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH3 ............................................................ (1 mark) d. What would be the product/s of the following chemical changes? uv radiation i. CH 4 g + Br 2 1 ............................................ (1 mark) – + ii. C 2 H 5 OH 1 + MnO 4 aq + H aq ............................................ (1 mark) e. An organic compound is either an aldehyde or a ketone. List a test and subsequent results that could be used to identify the compound. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (2 marks) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 11 Question 15 — Chemical periodicity a. State the trends in the periodic table for the following: i. first ionisation energy of the group 2 elements ..................................................................................... (½ mark) ii. atomic radius of the period 3 elements ..................................................................................... (½ mark) b. Write the electron configuration for an aluminium atom. ..................................................................................... (1 mark) c. The first six ionisation energies of the nitrogen atom, in kJ mol–1 , are listed in the following table. E1 1400 E2 2850 E3 4560 E4 7450 E5 9460 E6 53 100 Explain why: i. E6 is much greater than E5 ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... (1 mark) ii. the first ionisation energy (E1 ) for C (1086 kJ mol–1 ) is less than E1 for N (1400 kJ mol– 1 ). ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) 12 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book d. Consider the elements lithium and fluorine from the second period of the periodic table and the elements potassium and bromine from the fourth period. Explain why: i. potassium is more reactive than lithium .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... ii. bromine is less reactive than fluorine. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (2 marks) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 13 Question 16 — Gases and the atmosphere a. Describe a factor which affects the concentration of ozone in the upper atmosphere. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (1 mark) b. List one major gas in the earth’s atmosphere and describe how it affects human welfare. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (1 mark) c. What is the normal boiling point of a substance whose vapour pressure varies as shown in the graph below? 200 175 150 Vapour pressure (kPa) 125 100 75 50 25 0 50 60 70 80 Temp (°C) 90 100 .......................................................................................................... (1 mark) 14 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book d. Consider the two bulbs below. Bulb A Bulb B He pressure = 1.5 atm volume = 1 L Ne pressure = 1.0 atm volume = 2 L negligible volume in the valve The valve is opened and the contents of the bulbs are allowed to mix, with the temperature being kept constant. What is the final pressure of the gas mixture? .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (3 marks) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 15 Question 17 — Energy and rates of chemical reactions a. Define the following terms: i. catalyst ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... (1 mark) ii. activated complex ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... (1 mark) b. State the basic postulates of the collision theory of reactions. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (2 marks) c. Given the following data, S s + 1 1--2- O 2 g SO 3 g H = – 395.2 kJ 2SO 2 g + O 2 g 2SO 3 g H = – 198.2 kJ calculate H for the reaction below. S s + O 2 g SO 2 g .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (2 marks) 16 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book d. The following energy diagram shows the energy change in kJ mol– 1 associated with the use of glucose (C6 H1 2 O6 ) in body processes. 180 kJ mol–1 Energy (kJ mol–1) 300 kJ mol–1 reactants products Reaction coordinate i. Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic? Explain why. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) ii. Calculate the energy change per gram of glucose. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... (1 mark) 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 17 Question 18 — Chemical equilibrium a. Define pH. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (1 mark) b. Complete the following table. Term Description Example Weak electrolyte (1½ marks) c. A dynamic equilibrium is: i. recognised by ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ii. explained by ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... (1 mark) d. An equilibrium mixture is established by the addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid to a concentrated solution of cobalt chloride according to the following equation. Co H 2O 6 2+ –0 aq + 4Cl 0 aq (red) i. 2– CoCl 4 aq + 6H 2 O 1 (blue) Write the equilibrium law expression. (1 mark) ii. Explain why the mixture becomes more blue when it is warmed. ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... (1 mark) 18 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book e. Find the pH of the solution which results when 25.0 mL of 0.12M NaOH is added to 50.0 mL of 0.17M HCl. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (4 marks) f. 10.0 mL of 0.25M Mg(NO3 )2 solution is mixed with 25.0 mL of 0.20M NaF solution. –8 Will a precipitate form? K sp for MgF 2 = 8 10 .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... (4 marks) End of Section 2 End of Part A 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 19 Part B — Scientific processes Part B assesses scientific processes based on the topics in the Chemistry Senior External Syllabus 1998 (amended 2006) and practical work undertaken during your study of the subject. Part B has five questions of equal value. Attempt four questions only. If you respond to all five questions, only your first four responses will be assessed. Write your responses in the spaces provided. Suggested time allocation: 40 minutes. Question 1 — Chemical periodicity The following information concerning five consecutive elements in the periodic table was collected. The letters assigned to the elements do not show the group order. Elements Properties A • reacts vigorously with water to liberate a gas which ignites and burns B • is very unreactive • is a monatomic gas sometimes used in light bulbs C • exists as a gas (composed of diatomic molecules) at room temperature • reacts with element A to form a stable solid compound AC D • reacts with element C to form the compound DC2 • has a higher boiling point than A • is a good conductor of electricity • reacts slowly with water E • exists as a solid at room temperature • reacts with D to form the compound ED • burns in air to form a gas with the formula EO2 (O = oxygen) Determine the group of the periodic table to which each element belongs. You must justify your choices. ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................... 20 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book Question 2 — Oxidation and reduction A student set up an experiment using strips of four different metals (J, L, M and N) which were placed in four different solutions that contained J2 + , L2 + , M2+ and N2 + ions respectively (16 beakers in all). The following results were obtained: • metal L remained unchanged in all four solutions • metal M was coated with another substance when placed in solutions of J2 + and L2 + only • metal N was coated with another substance when placed in solutions of J2 + , L2 + and M2 + . Which pair of half-reactions would produce the greatest potential difference in an electrochemical cell? Show all working to explain your choice and include all the appropriate half-equations. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 21 Question 3 — Organic chemistry An organic compound, “W”: • has a molar mass of 42.0 g • burns in pure oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water only • reacts with an equimolar amount of hydrogen bromide to form compound “X” only. Compound “X” reacts with sodium hydroxide solution to form compound “Y”. Compound “Y” reacts with ethanoic acid (C2 H4 O2 ) in the presence of a suitable catalyst to form compound “Z” and water. Determine the molecular formulas for compounds “W”, “X”, “Y” and “Z”. 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She obtained the information below from research and experimentation to develop element profiles. Features Appearance A C D pale green colour shiny shiny Solubility in water nil slightly soluble nil nil Change on heating produces a white in a Bunsen flame solid no change produces a black solid no change Melting point °C 842 –101 1085 1200 Combine with acid generates a large amount of heat slight colour change generates heat, colour change no reaction Periodic table group 2 17 unknown unknown Electrical conductivity good non-conductor good good Tensile strength high nil moderate high a. shiny B Use the information from the table to identify one chemical property and one physical property. Chemical: .......................................................................................................... Physical: .......................................................................................................... b. Substances A and B react together to form compound X. Is the bonding in compound X ionic or covalent? Justify your choice. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... c. Is substance C a metal or a non-metal? Explain your choice. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... d. Based on the information in the table, which material would be most suitable for making a scuba diving tank? Justify your choice. .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... 2013 Chemistry — Paper One — Question and response book 23 Question 5 — Energy and rates of chemical reactions While researching energy values of fuels, a student designed an experiment to determine the heat of combustion using the apparatus below. Hexane (C6 H1 4 ) of actual heat value (4160 kJ mol– 1 ) was first used in the burner. Pentane (C5 H1 2 ) was then substituted for the hexane and all other conditions kept constant. thermometer beaker clamp 100 ml of H2O flame cloth wick fuel glass bulb Burning hexane Initial water temperature (°C) Final water temperature (°C) Mass of hexane burned (g) 20.0 70.0 0.50 Burning pentane Initial water temperature (°C) Final water temperature (°C) Mass of pentane burned (g) 19.0 68.0 0.43 Find the actual heat of combustion of pentane, to the highest degree of accuracy available, with due consideration of the information gathered from the hexane investigation. 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Knowledge of A very high ability to recall and subject apply knowledge of chemistry in matter simple situations. Criteria Sound Achievement A high ability to succeed in simple scientific process tasks — collecting and organising data, processing information, making simple judgments, communicating information in various contexts, devising and designing simple and/or singlestep investigations. Very Limited Achievement Very limited ability to succeed in simple scientific process tasks. Limited ability to recall and apply Very limited ability to recall and knowledge of chemistry in simple apply knowledge of chemistry in situations. simple situations. Limited Achievement A satisfactory ability to succeed Limited ability to succeed in in simple scientific process tasks simple scientific process tasks. — collecting and organising data, processing information, making simple judgments, communicating information in various contexts, devising and designing simple and/or singlestep investigations. A high ability to recall and apply A satisfactory ability to recall and knowledge of chemistry in simple apply knowledge of chemistry in situations. simple situations. High Achievement Paper One Assessment standards from the Chemistry Senior External Syllabus 1998 (amended 2006) Queensland Studies Authority 154 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane PO Box 307 Spring Hill QLD 4004 Australia T +61 7 3864 0299 F +61 7 3221 2553 www.qsa.qld.edu.au © The State of Queensland (Queensland Studies Authority) 201 Copyright protects this material. 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