The New School Dhaka (NSD)

Mock Test: May/June 2020

Subject: Chemistry P - 2
IGCSE
Time: 01 Hour 15 Minutes Total Marks: 70

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 The Periodic Table of the Elements
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0
1 4
H He
hydrogen helium

Key 1 2
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
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lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon

3 4 atomic (proton) number 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 63.5 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
85 88 89 91 93 96 [98] 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 [209] [210] [222]
Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium lanthanum hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon

55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
[223] [226] [227] [261] [262] [266] [264] [277] [268] [271] [272]
Fr Ra Ac* Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Elements with atomic numbers 112-116 have been reported but not fully
francium radium actinium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium authenticated
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

* The lanthanoids (atomic numbers 58-71) and the actinoids (atomic numbers 90-103) have been omitted.

The relative atomic masses of copper and chlorine have not been rounded to the nearest whole number.
 Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1 The diagram shows the particles in an atom of an element.

(a) The box gives the names of some particles.

electron  ion  molecule  neutron  proton

Use words from the box to label the diagram.

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(b) Give the mass number of this atom.

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(c) Complete the sentence about isotopes.

(2)

Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of ..............................................................

but have a different number of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)

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(Total for Question 2 = 9 marks)
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2 The table gives some information about the halogens, chlorine, bromine and iodine. ic
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Halogen Physical state at room Colour r
 s of this sample of chlorine. Give your answer to one

decimal place.

relative atomic mass = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) A student is given an aqueous solution of chlorine and an aqueous

solution of potassium bromide.
Explain how he can use these two solutions to compare the reactivity of
chlorine with the reactivity of bromine.

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3 Methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol are alcohols. They are all liquids
that evaporate easily when warmed.
A student uses this apparatus to compare the time taken for the four liquids to evaporate.

alcohol

hot water

She uses this method.

• pour some methanol into an evaporating basin

• place the evaporating basin on top of a beaker containing hot water
• measure the time taken for the methanol to evaporate completely
• repeat the experiment with each of the other alcohols, using the same apparatus
(a) State two variables the student should control to make sure her results are valid.
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(b) State why it is not safe to heat the evaporating basin directly with a Bunsen flame.
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 (c) The table shows the results of experiments done by four students, A, B, C and D.

Formula Time taken for liquid to evaporate in s

Alcohol of Student Student Student Student Mean time
alcohol A B C D in s
methanol CH3OH 20 24 22 26 23
ethanol C2H5OH 32 34 35 30 33
propanol C3H7OH 45 47 50 48 48
butanol C4H9OH 64 63 90 60

(i) Calculate the mean (average) time for butanol to evaporate.

(2)

mean time = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .s

(ii) Explain how the results show which alcohol evaporates most easily.
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(iii) State the relationship between the number of carbon atoms in the
molecule and how easily the alcohol evaporates.
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(Total for Question 3 = 9 marks)

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4 This question is about metals.
(a) Which statement describes metallic bonding?
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A electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

B electrostatic attraction between the nuclei of two atoms and a

pair of electrons shared between them
C electrostatic attraction between positively charged particles and delocalised

electrons D electrostatic attraction between atoms

(b) Aluminium is malleable and can be easily shaped to make saucepans

used for cooking food.
State two other properties of aluminium that make it suitable for saucepans
used for cooking food.
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 (c) Magnalium is an alloy of aluminium and magnesium.
The diagram shows how the atoms are arranged in this alloy.

magnesium atom

aluminium atom

(i) State what is meant by the term alloy.

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(ii) Explain why magnalium is harder than aluminium.

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(Total for Question 4 = 7 marks)

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5 During the Second World War, engineers developed a rocket-powered aircraft.

combustion chamber
hydrogen peroxide tank

hydrazine tank

The aircraft carried these two liquids

• hydrazine, N2H4

• hydrogen peroxide, H2O2

When these two liquids mix in the combustion chamber, they evaporate and
then react rapidly to form nitrogen gas, N2, and steam, H2O
The reaction is exothermic.

The equation for the reaction is

N2H4 + 2H2O2 → N2 + 4H2O The displayed

formulae for the reactants and products are

H H
H O H
H H H H H O H
N N H O O H H O H
H H O O N =N O

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(a) The tables give the bond energies for the bonds broken in the reactants
and the bonds made in the products.

Bonds broken Bonds made

bond energy bond energy
bond bond
in kJ/mol in kJ/mol
N—N 159
N =N 945
N—H 391
O—O 143
O—H 463
O—H 463

(i) Use the data in the tables to calculate the total amount of energy
required to break all of the bonds in the reactants.
(1)

energy required = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kJ
(ii) Use the data in the tables to calculate the total amount of energy
released when all of the bonds in the products are made.
(1)

energy released = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kJ
(iii) Calculate the enthalpy change, ∆H, in kJ/mol, for the
reaction. Include a sign in your answer.
(3)

∆H = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kJ/mol

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 (b) Explain, in terms of bonds broken and bonds made, why this reaction is exothermic.
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(c) Draw an energy level diagram for the reaction between N 2H4 and H2O2
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

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(Total for Question 5 = 10 marks)

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6 Some cars in Brazil use ethanol, C2H5OH, as a fuel instead of petrol.

The ethanol is made by the fermentation of glucose which is obtained from sugar cane.

The sugar is extracted from the sugar cane and then dissolved in water to
make a sugar solution.
(a) (i) Name the substance that is added to the sugar solution that causes glucose to ferment.
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(ii) Which temperature is the most suitable for fermentation?

(1)
A  0°C

B 10°C

C 30°C

D 80°C

(iii) Explain why fermentation is done in the absence of air.

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(b) (i) State what is meant by the term fuel.

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(ii) Write a chemical equation for the complete combustion of ethanol in air.
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 (c) Ethanol is also manufactured by reacting steam with ethene,

C2H4 The equation for this reaction is

C2H4(g) + H2O(g) → C2H5OH(g)

State the conditions of temperature and pressure used in this process.

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(d) When ethanol is heated with acidified potassium dichromate(VI), it is

oxidised to ethanoic acid.
(i) State the colour change that occurs in the potassium dichromate(VI)
during this reaction.
(1)

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(ii) The structural formula of ethanoic acid is CH3COOH

Draw the displayed formula of ethanoic acid.

(2)

(iii) Complete the equation for the reaction of ethanoic acid with sodium.
(2)

....................... CH3COOH(aq) + ....................... Na(s) → ..............................................................(aq) + ....................................(g)

(Total for Question 6 = 14 marks)

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7 Dinitrogen tetraoxide, N2O4, is a colourless

gas. Nitrogen dioxide, NO2, is a brown gas.

The two gases can exist together in dynamic equilibrium according to the equation
N2O4(g) 2NO2(g)

(a) Explain what is meant by the term dynamic equilibrium.

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(b) Some N2O4 and some NO2 are put into a sealed gas syringe and allowed
to form an equilibrium mixture.

equilibrium mixture piston

gas syringe

This equilibrium mixture is brown.

(i) The pressure of the gas in the syringe is increased by pushing in the
piston. The mixture is then allowed to reach a new equilibrium at the
same temperature as before.
Explain why the new equilibrium mixture contains less NO 2 than the
original equilibrium mixture.
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 (ii) A student suggests that the new equilibrium mixture would be lighter in colour
than the original equilibrium mixture, as there is now less NO2 present. Suggest
why the new equilibrium mixture is actually darker than the original.
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(c) Carbon monoxide, CO, and oxides of nitrogen are produced in a car engine
when petrol is burned.
These oxides can be partly removed by using a catalytic converter fitted
to the car’s exhaust system.
(i) State how oxides of nitrogen are produced in the car engine.
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(ii) Give a disadvantage of allowing oxides of nitrogen to escape into the atmosphere.
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(iii) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between nitrogen monoxide,
NO, and carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
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(Total for Question 7 = 8 marks)

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8 The concentration of NaClO(aq) in a solution of bleach is found by reacting it
with hydrochloric acid.
The equation for the reaction is
NaClO(aq) + 2HCl(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H2O(l) + Cl2(g)

An excess of dilute hydrochloric acid is added to 4.00 cm 3 of bleach

solution. 60.0 cm3 of chlorine gas is produced.

(a) Explain a safety precaution that should be taken when doing this experiment.
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(b) (i) Calculate the amount, in moles, of chlorine gas produced.

Assume one mole of chlorine gas occupies 24 000 cm3 .
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(ii) Determine the amount, in moles, of NaClO in 4.00 cm3 of bleach.

(1)

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(iii) Calculate the concentration, in mol/dm3, of the bleach solution.

(2)

concentration = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mol/dm3

(Total for Question 8 = 7 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 70 MARKS

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