HOI PING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Second Term Test 2020/2021

S5 CHEMISTRY Time: 1.5 hours

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. There are TWO sections, A and B, in this Paper. You are advised to finish Sections A and B
in about 40 minutes and 50 minutes respectively.

2. Section A consists of multiple-choice questions in this question book, while Section B

contains conventional questions printed separately in Question-Answer Book B.

3. Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet while answers
to Section B should be written in the spaces provided in Question-Answer Book B. The
Answer Sheet for Section A and the Question-Answer Book for Section B will be
collected separately at the end of the examination.

4. A Periodic Table is printed on page 12 of Question-Answer Book B. Atomic numbers and

relative atomic masses of elements can be obtained from the Periodic Table.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of
the examination, you should first write down your information required in the spaces provided.
No extra time will be given for writing your information after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.
2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF SECTION A’ after the last question.
3. All questions carry equal marks.
4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers
on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You
must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be
captured.
5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
you will receive NO MARKS for that question.
6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

Section A : Multiple Choices (36 marks)

1
Choose the best answer for each question.
Candidates may refer to the Periodic Table printed on page 12 of Question-Answer Book.

1. The structure of fructose is shown below:

Which of the following statements about fructose is INCORRECT ?

A. Its structural formula is C6H12O6.
B. It can turn acidified potassium permanganate solution form purple to colourless.
C. It is soluble in water.
D. Its molecule has three chiral carbon centres.

2. The three-dimensional structure of a molecule of compound X and that of compound Y are

shown below:

Which of the following statements about X and Y is correct ?

A. X and Y are identical.

B. X and Y are a pair of structural isomers.
C. A mixture of X and Y can be separated by fractional distillation.
D. X and Y have the same solubility in water.

2
3. Which of the following statements about the action of sodium hydroxide solution on ethanamide
is/are correct?

(1) Sodium ethanoate is formed in the reaction.

(2) In the reaction, sodium hydroxide acts as a catalyst.
(3) The reaction is reversible.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

4. Consider the following conversion of organic compounds:

Which of the following statements about the above conversion are correct ?

(1) Excess Br2(l) should be used in Step 1.

(2) UV is needed in Step 1.
(3) The reagent used in Step 2 can be NaOH(aq).

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

5. In order to prepare 2-chloro-2-methylpropane, a mixture of 2-methylpropan-2-ol and

concentrated hydrochloric acid is shaken vigorously.

Which of the following statements about this preparation are correct ?

(1) Two layers of liquids can be observed in the reaction mixture after shaking.
(2) The crude product should be washed with sodium hydrogencarbonate solution.
(3) The unreacted 2-methylpropan-2-ol can be removed by simple distillation.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

3
6. Which of the following combinations concerning CH3CH=CHCH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3 is correct ?

Number of cis-trans isomers Number of enantiomers

A. 2 4
B. 2 2
C. 0 2
D. 2 0

7. Consider the following organic reactions where P, Q and R are the major organic products formed.

Which of the following combinations is correct ?

4
8. In which of the following options are molecule Y and molecule Z identical ?

9. A sunblock cream contains the compound below as the active ingredient :

Which of the following reagents can react with this compound ?

(1) KOH(aq)
(2) PCl3(l)
(3) acidified K2Cr2O7(aq)

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

5
10. Consider the following conversion :

Which of the following combinations of reagents can achieve the above conversion ?

A. NaOH(aq) and CH3OH(l)

B. CH3OH(l) and CH3COOH(l)
C. NaOH(aq), HCl(aq) and CH3OH(l)
D. HCl(aq), NaOH(aq) and CH3COOH(l)

11. A polymer has the structure shown below :

Which of the following statements concerning the polymer is correct ?

(1) Its intermolecular attraction is predominately hydrogen bond.

(2) The polymer chains can be broken in the presence of dilute sulphuric acid.
(3) The polymer chains can be broken in the presence of dilute potassium hydroxide solution.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

12. Which of the following statements concerning but-1-ene and butan-1-ol INCORRECT ?

A. Both of them can decolourise acidified KMnO4(aq).

B. Butan-1-ol can react with PBr3(l) while but-1-ene cannot.
C. Both of them can react with H2(g) in the presence of platinum.
D. But-1-ene can be obtained from heating butan-1-ol with Al2O3(s).

6
13. The molecular formula of compound T is C5H8O4. It has two –COOH groups. How many
isomers may T have ?

A. 8
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4

14. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener. The structure of it is shown below :

Which of the following statements concerning an aspartame molecule is/are correct ?

(1) It has an amide group.

(2) It has one chiral centre only.
(3) It has a carboxyl group.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

7
15. The structure of a compound is shown below :

How many cis-trans isomers does this compound have ?

A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8

16. A compound has the following structure :

Which of the following statements concerning the compound is INCORRECT ?

A. It can react with PCl3.

B. It is soluble in water.
C. It is optically active.
D. It has a ketone functional group.

17. Which of the following processes can form ethanol ?

(1) heating ethanoic acid with concentrated H2SO4(l)

(2) heating ethyl propanoate with KOH(aq) under reflux
(3) heating chloroethane with NaOH(aq)

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

8
18. Consider the following statements and choose the best answer :

1st statement 2nd statement

Both CH3(CH2)3OH and (CH3)3COH can Both CH3(CH2)3OH and (CH3)3COH have
react with acidified K2Cr2O7(aq). the same functional group.

A. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
B. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
C. The 1st statement is false but the 2nd statement is true.
D. Both statements are false.

19. The diagram below shows an apparatus :

Which of the following mixtures can be separated by this apparatus ?

A. common salt and sand

B. cyclohexene (C6H10) and water
C. methanoic acid and ethanoic acid
D. propan-2-ol and water

20. Which of the following hazard warning labels should be displayed on a bottle containing
propan-2-ol ?

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

9
21. Consider the following conversion :

Which of the following combinations can achieve the above conversion ?

Reagent used in Step (I) Reagent used in Step (II)

A. aqueous ammonia dilute sulphuric acid
B. aqueous sodium hydroxide dilute sulphuric acid
C. aqueous ammonia concentrated sulphuric acid
D. aqueous sodium hydroxide concentrated sulphuric acid

22. An organic compound has the following structure

Which of the following statements concerning this compound are correct ?

(1) It has a hydroxyl group.

(2) It contains at least three chiral centres.
(3) It reacts with acidified potassium dichromate solution to form a ketone.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

10
23. The structure of limonene is shown below :

It reacts with excess HCl(g) to give Z as the major product. Which of the following is Z ?

24. Choose one combination from below in which X can make an addition polymer; while Y can
make a condensation polymer.

11
25. Which of the following combination is correct ?

Structure Systematic name

O
A. propyl propanoate
O

O
B. pent-2-en-1-al
H

NH2
C. H2N but-2-en-1,4-diamine

D. 2-methylpenta-1,4-dien-3-one
O

26. Consider the following conversion of organic compounds :

Which of the following combinations of steps is correct ?

12
27. Which of the following alkanols can form a ketone by warming with acidified potassium
dichromate solution ?

A. OH B. HO

C. OH D.
OH

28. Refer to the following conversions:

1. LiAlH4, dry ether Al2O3(s)

2. H+(aq)

Which of the following is a possible structure of Z ?

13
29. Which of the following pairs of reagents would react with each other ?

A. B.
+ PCl3(l) + PCl3(l)
CO2CH3

C. O D.
+ PCl3(l)

PCl3(l) OH
+

30. Which of the following pairs of compounds are isomers ?

(1) and

O O
Br Br
(2)
H and H

NH2 CO2CH3

and
(3) Cl
Cl
CO2CH3 NH2

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

14
31. Which of the following statement s concerning nylon-6,6 are correct ?

(1) Climbing ropes can be made from nylon-6,6.

(2) HO2C(CH2)4CO2H is one of the monomers of nylon-6,6.
(3) The intermolecular attractions in nylon-6,6 are hydrogen bonds.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

32. Which of the following acids can be used to acidify silver nitrate solution for the test of halides?
A. Dilute hydrochloric acid
B. Dilute nitric acid
C. Dilute sulphuric acid
D. Dilute carbonic acid

33. A white powder is known to be either calcium oxide or a mixture of calcium oxide and
calcium carbonate. Which of the following methods can be used to identify the white
powder?
(1) Perform flame test
(2) Add dilute hydrochloric acid to the powders
(3) Add water to the powders
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only

34. An unknown gas X is bubbled into solution Y as shown below:

solution Y

Which of the following combinations is NOT possible to give any observable change in the test
tube?
X Y
A. Sulphur dioxide Acidified potassium permanganate solution
B. Ethene Acidified potassium dichromate solution
C. Carbon dioxide Calcium hydroxide solution

15
 D. Ammonia Red litmus solution
35. The following tests were carried out to identify three unknown cations in a sample of
solution and the solution was divided into three portions:
Test Observation
(1) Add NH3(aq) to the first portion A dirty green precipitate formed.
(2) Perform flame test on the second portion Golden yellow flame was observed.
(3) Add NaOH(aq) to the third portion and A gas which turns moist red litmus paper
warm the mixture blue evolved.
The three unknown cations should be
A. Mg2+, Ca2+ and Al3+.
B. Cu2+, Ca2+ and Al3+.
C. Fe2+, Na+ and NH4+.
D. Fe3+, Na+ and NH4+.

36. Consider the following isomeric compounds:

CH3CH2CH2COCH3 , CH3CH2CH2CH2CHO

Which of the following reagents can be used to distinguish between the two compounds?
(1) Acidified potassium dichromate solution
(2) Tollens’ reagent
(3) 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

END OF SECTION A

16