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GCE JAN 2010 : (A2 1) Further Organic, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED General Certificate of Education January 2010 assessing Module 4: Further Organic, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry [A2C11] A2C11 Assessment Unit A2 1 *A2C11* Chemistry THURSDAY 21 JANUARY, AFTERNOON TIME 1 hour 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Answer all fifteen questions. Answer all ten questions in Section A. Record your answers by marking the appropriate letter in the answer sheet provided. Use only the spaces numbered 1 to 10. Keep in sequence when answering. Answer all five questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. For Examiner s use only Question Number Marks Section A 1 10 Section B INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 90. Quality of written communication will be assessed in question 11(a). In Section A all questions carry equal marks, i.e. two marks for each question. In Section B the figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. A Periodic Table of Elements (including some data) is provided. 5886 11 12 13 14 15 Total Marks Section A For each of the questions only one of the lettered responses (A D) is correct. Select the correct response in each case and mark its code letter by connecting the dots as illustrated on the answer sheet. 1 Which one of the following always has units? A B C D 2 A compound gave a precipitate with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, but did not reduce acidified potassium dichromate. To which class of compounds does it belong? A B C D 3 sodium oxide phosphorus pentoxide silicon dioxide sulphur trioxide Which one of the following compounds reacts with propanoic acid to form propanoyl chloride? A B C D 5886 alkenes aldehydes ketones esters Which one of the following oxides dissolves in water to form an alkaline solution? A B C D 4 Ka Kc pH pKa chlorine chloropropane hydrogen chloride thionyl chloride 2 [Turn over 5 Which one of the following molecules exhibits optical isomerism? A B C D 6 How many isomers are there of C4H10? A B C D 7 amylose fructose glucose maltose Which one of the following represents the units for a rate constant of a third order reaction? A B C D 5886 Rate = k[X]0[Y]3 Rate = k[X]1[Y]2 Rate = k[X]1[Y]3 Rate = k[X]2[Y]1 Which one of the following carbohydrates is a polysaccharide? A B C D 9 1 2 3 4 Overall, the rate of reaction between X and Y is third order. Which one of the following equations is not correct? A B C D 8 CH3CH CHCH3 CH3CH2COCH3 CH3CH2CHClCH3 CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH3 s 1 mol dm 3 s 1 mol2 dm 6 s 1 mol 2 dm6 s 1 3 [Turn over 10 Which one of the following observations about the reaction between sodium iodide and concentrated sulphuric acid is correct? A B C D 5886 A red solid is formed A light brown gas is formed A strong smelling gas is produced A colourless solution remains 4 [Turn over Section B Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer all five questions in the spaces provided. 11 The manufacture of sulphuric acid remains as important today as when Liebig (the inventor of the condenser) wrote in 1843, We may fairly judge the commercial prosperity of a country from the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes . (a) Using equations, describe the manufacture of concentrated sulphuric acid from sulphur, explaining the conditions used. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [5] Quality of written communication [2] (b) State the problem caused by possible sulphur dioxide emissions during the manufacture of sulphuric acid. _______________________________________________________ [1] (c) Explain one major use of sulphuric acid. _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 5886 5 [Turn over 12 Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is a colourless liquid with a boiling point of 26 C. It is a highly toxic substance; 50 mg of hydrogen cyanide will cause death within a few seconds. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Calculate the lethal dose (50 mg) of hydrogen cyanide in moles. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] (b) Draw a dot and cross diagram of the structure of hydrogen cyanide, showing the outer electrons only. [2] (c) Hydrogen cyanide is manufactured by passing a mixture of ammonia and methane over a platinum catalyst. The reaction is endothermic. NH3(g) + CH4(g) HCN(g) + 3H2(g) (i) Suggest why the reaction is carried out at 1000 C. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Explain if a high pressure should be used in the manufacture of hydrogen cyanide. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 5886 6 [Turn over (iii) If ammonia (0.2 mol) and methane (0.2 mol) are placed in a 1 dm3 container and heated to 500 C, it is found that 0.1 mol of hydrogen cyanide and 0.3 mol of hydrogen are produced at one atmosphere pressure. Calculate the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction under these conditions and state its units. Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] (d) Hydrogen cyanide dissolves in water to form a weakly acidic solution. It has a dissociation constant of 4.9 10 10 at 25 C. Alkalis react with hydrogen cyanide to form salts known as cyanides. (i) Write an equation for the formation of sodium cyanide from hydrogen cyanide. ___________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Explain why an aqueous solution of sodium cyanide is alkaline. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (iii) Using equations, explain how a mixture of sodium cyanide and hydrogen cyanide is able to act as a buffer. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 5886 7 [Turn over (iv) Calculate the pH of the buffer solution formed when 200 cm3 of a 0.5 mol dm 3 solution of hydrogen cyanide is added to 200 cm3 of a 1.0 mol dm 3 solution of sodium cyanide. Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] (e) Hydrogen cyanide reacts with propanone to form an addition product known as a cyanohydrin. The reaction is catalysed by sodium hydroxide. (i) Write the equation for the reaction between hydrogen cyanide and propanone. ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Draw a flow scheme to illustrate the mechanism for the reaction. [3] 5886 8 [Turn over BLANK PAGE (Questions continue overleaf) 5886 9 [Turn over 13 The partially completed Born Haber cycle for rubidium chloride is shown below. Examiner Only Marks Remark Rb+(g) + Cl(g) + e Rb+(g) + Cl (g) Rb(s) + 1 Cl2(g) 2 (a) (i) Complete the empty boxes. [2] (ii) Using the data below, calculate the enthalpy of formation for rubidium chloride. kJ mol 1 First ionisation energy of rubidium Enthalpy of atomisation of rubidium +403 +81 Bond enthalpy of chlorine (Cl2) +242 Electron affinity of chlorine 348 Lattice enthalpy of rubidium chloride +685 _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 5886 10 [Turn over (b) The lattice enthalpies for Group I chlorides are listed below. Examiner Only Marks Chloride Remark Lattice enthalpy, kJ mol 1 lithium chloride 848 sodium chloride 780 potassium chloride 711 rubidium chloride 685 caesium chloride 661 Suggest why the lattice enthalpy decreases as you descend the group. _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [1] (c) The flame colour of rubidium is red, which led it to be named after the Latin word rubidos, which means red. (i) Name another element which gives a red flame colour. ___________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Describe how you would carry out a flame test using rubidium oxide. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] 5886 11 [Turn over 14 Vegetable oils are triglycerides formed by the esterification of glycerol with long chain organic acids such as oleic and stearic acids. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Draw the structure of glycerol. [1] (b) Explain the term esterification. _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] (c) The iodine value is a measure of the degree of unsaturation of an oil. (i) Define the term iodine value. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) The iodine value of a vegetable oil was determined using the following procedure: 0.9 g of oil was added to 11.0 cm3 of Wij s solution. The mixture was left to stand in the dark for 30 minutes. Then 20 cm3 of 10% potassium iodide solution were added and the iodine formed reacted with 6.0 cm3 of 0.1 M sodium thiosulphate solution. The blank titration required 46.0 cm3 of the sodium thiosulphate solution. Calculate the iodine value of the vegetable oil. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] 5886 12 [Turn over (iii) Explain why fats and oils formed from a mixture of stearic and oleic acids have lower iodine values than those formed from oleic acid only. Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [1] (d) Vegetable oils can be burnt and yield products similar to those formed by the combustion of hydrocarbons. (i) Name the products of the complete combustion of alkanes or vegetable oils. ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Name one product formed by their incomplete combustion. ___________________________________________________ [1] (iii) Explain the environmental problems associated with the combustion of organic materials. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 5886 13 [Turn over 15 The titration curve for the reaction of 0.1 M sulphuric acid with 0.2 M ammonia solution is shown below. Examiner Only Marks Remark 12 pH volume of ammonia solution added/cm3 (a) (i) Write the equation for the reaction of sulphuric acid with ammonia. ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Explain why ammonia is regarded as a Lowry Br nsted base in this reaction. ___________________________________________________ [1] (b) (i) Name a suitable indicator for the titration. ___________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Using the titration curve, explain why this indicator is suitable. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [1] 5886 14 [Turn over (c) Estimate the pH reached by the titration curve when a very large excess of ammonia solution has been added. Kb ammonia = 1.8 10 5 for NH3(aq) + H2O(l) OH (aq) + NH4+(aq) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (d) Ammonia reacts with ethanoic acid to form ammonium ethanoate. (i) Write an equation for the reaction. ___________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Explain why it is not feasible to measure an accurate end point in the titration of ammonia with ethanoic acid. _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER 5886 15 Examiner Only Marks Remark 1312-071-1

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