Catholic Junior College: Chemistry Higher 1
Catholic Junior College: Chemistry Higher 1
Catholic Junior College: Chemistry Higher 1
CHEMISTRY 8872/01
Higher 1
50 minutes
There are thirty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are
four possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate
Answer Sheet.
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
You may use a calculator.
Section A
For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you
consider to be correct.
1 Magnesium nitride is a yellow-green powder and it reacts with water according to the
following equation: Mg3N2(s) + 6 H2O(l) 2 NH3(aq) + 3 Mg(OH)2(s)
If 20 g of water are mixed with an excess of powder and any solids are filtered away,
what is the approximate volume of 0.82 mol dm-3 of HCl that is required to neutralise
the ammonia produced?
2 Iron in iron (III) oxide can be reduced by the reaction with carbon monoxide to give
iron metal and carbon dioxide. What volume of carbon dioxide will be produced at
r.t.p. by the reduction of 16 g of iron (III) oxide? [1 mole of gas occupies 24.0 dm 3 at
25 oC and one atmosphere.]
3 In which of the following compounds does chromium exhibit an oxidation state of +3?
A Na2Cr2O7 C H2CrO4
B CrO2Cl2 D Cr2O3
4 Which of the following corresponds to the third ionisation energy of titanium (Ti)?
A Ti2+(g) Ti3+(g) + e-
B Ti3+(g) + e- Ti2+(g)
D Ti2+(s) Ti3+(g) + e-
A X2O C XO2
B XO4 D XO
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6 Sodium chloride and iodine are crystalline solids at room temperature. Sodium
chloride melts at 801 oC whereas iodine melts at 114 oC. What accounts for the
difference in melting points?
A Both sodium chloride and iodine have giant ionic structures but iodine ions
are smaller in size.
B Sodium chloride is held together by electrostatic forces of attraction whereas
iodine molecules are held together by van der waals’ forces.
C Large amount of energy is required to break the strong ionic sodium-chloride
bond whereas the iodine-iodine covalent bond is weaker.
D The sodium-chloride bond is more polar than the iodine-iodine bond.
B 4
C 5 3
D 6 2
8 Which one of the following sequences shows the bonds arranged in order of
increasing polarity?
A O – O, O – F, O – H
B O – O, O – H, O – F
C O – H, O – F, O – O
D O – H, O – O, O – F
9 The enthalpy change of formation of aluminium oxide and copper (II) oxide are
-1676 kJ mol-1 and -155 kJ mol-1 respectively. What is the enthalpy change of the
following reaction?
11 A sample of N2O4 was allowed to dissociate in a sealed 2 dm3 vessel at 25 °C. The
following equilibrium was established:
N2O4(g) 2 NO2(g)
The equilibrium amounts are as follows: N2O4: 0.6 mol; NO2: 0.4 mol.
What is the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the above reaction?
( 0 .2 ) 2 ( 0. 4 ) 2
A C
( 0 .3 ) ( 0. 6 )
( 0.3 ) 2 (0.6) 2
B D
( 0 .2 ) (0.4 )
is a second order reaction. Which one of the following graphs is a straight line?
C There was sufficient enzyme to oxidise ethanol, but more enzyme is required
before the oxidation of butan-1-ol occurs.
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14 The rate of decay of a radioactive isotope is of first order. Given that the radioactivity
decreased from 1200 counts per minute to 75 counts per minute in 48 hours, what is
the time needed for it to drop to 300 counts per minute?
A 8 hours C 16 hours
B 12 hours D 24 hours
15 Germanium (Ge) is in group IV, below silicon, in the periodic table. Which of the
following properties of Ge is different from silicon?
H C
CH2CH3
C C
H CH3
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18 Compound A has the structure shown below:
Cl CH3
C C
Cl H
Which reagent, when reacted with compound A, causes the most damage to the
ozone layer?
A Steam C Cl2
B cold KMnO4 D HCl
CH3 CH3
CH3 C CH2 CH
OH OH
CO2H
NaBr/H2SO4
HOCH2CH2CH2CO2H
A BrCH2CH2CH2COBr C CH2=CHCH2CO2H
B BrCH2CH2CH2CO2H D HOCH2CH2CH2COBr
Reagents Observations
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine Orange solid
Tollen’s reagent Grey solid
Alkaline aqueous iodine Yellow solid
A CH3COCH3 C CH3CH(OH)CH3
B CH3CH2CHO D CH3CHO
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22 The three compounds P, Q and R shown below are important flavours in citrus fruits.
These compounds are often used in the food and perfume industries.
24 A ‘sleep factor’, isolated from animal tissues, acts as a signal to the brain that it is time
to sleep. It has been identified as cis-octadec-9-enoamide.
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7CONH2
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25 An ester Q, was refluxed with aqueous sodium hydroxide and the resulting mixture
then distilled. The residue, when subjected to acidification, gave a white precipitate.
The distillate did not decolourise acidified potassium managanate (VII).
A CH2 C
O CH2CH3
O
B CH3
C
O C CH3
H
O
C CH3
C
O C CH3
CH3
O
CH3
D CH2 C
O C CH3
Section B
For each of the following questions in this section, one or more of the three numbered
statements 1 to 3 may be correct. Decide whether each of the statements is or is not
correct. The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of:
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only is
are correct are correct are correct correct
No other combination of statements is used as a correct response.
27 The lattice energy of calcium chloride is numerically greater than that of potassium
bromide. Which of the following helps to explain this observation?
1 The charge on the calcium ion is greater than that of the potassium ion.
2 Chlorine is more electronegative than bromine.
3 The Ca-Cl bond length is shorter than that of K-Br.
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A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only is
are correct are correct are correct correct
28 The graph below shows how the rate of reaction varies with substrate (reactant)
concentration for a particular enzyme at its optimum temperature.
Initial rate
of reaction
V max
0
Substrate concentration
Which of the following can be deduced from the graph above?
1 The rate is first order at low substrate concentration and zero order at high
substrate concentration.
2 The enzyme is denatured (unable to function) at high substrate concentration.
3 Increasing enzyme concentration will increase the rate of reaction.
1 C6H5NH3+
2 CH3CH2I
3 CH3COCH2CH2OH
1 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
2 Cold hydrogen cyanide
3 Lithium aluminium hydride
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