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General Certificate of Education

Advanced Subsidiary Examination
January 2012

Mark

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Chemistry
Unit 1

CHEM1

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Foundation Chemistry

Friday 13 January 2012

1.30 pm to 2.45 pm

For this paper you must have:

l the Periodic Table/Data Sheet, provided as an insert
(enclosed)
l a calculator.

TOTAL

Time allowed
l 1 hour 15 minutes
Instructions
l Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
l Answer all questions.
l You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
l All working must be shown.
l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked.
Information
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
l The maximum mark for this paper is 70.
l The Periodic Table/Data Sheet is provided as an insert.
l Your answers to the questions in Section B should be written in
continuous prose, where appropriate.
l You will be marked on your ability to:
use good English
organise information clearly
use accurate scientific terminology.
Advice
l You are advised to spend about 50 minutes on Section A and about
25 minutes on Section B.

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Section A
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

Fluorine forms compounds with many other elements.

1 (a)

Fluorine reacts with bromine to form liquid bromine trifluoride (BrF3).

State the type of bond between Br and F in BrF3 and state how this bond is formed.
Type of bond .....................................................................................................................
How bond is formed ..........................................................................................................
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1 (b)

Two molecules of BrF3 react to form ions as shown by the following equation.
2BrF3

1 (b) (i)

BrF2+ + BrF4

Draw the shape of BrF3 and predict its bond angle.

Include any lone pairs of electrons that influence the shape.
Shape of BrF3

Bond angle ........................................................................................................................

(2 marks)
1 (b) (ii) Draw the shape of BrF4 and predict its bond angle.
Include any lone pairs of electrons that influence the shape.
Shape of BrF4

Bond angle ........................................................................................................................

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1 (c)

BrF4 ions are also formed when potassium fluoride dissolves in liquid BrF3 to form
KBrF4
Explain, in terms of bonding, why KBrF4 has a high melting point.
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1 (d)

Fluorine reacts with hydrogen to form hydrogen fluoride (HF).

1 (d) (i)

State the strongest type of intermolecular force between hydrogen fluoride molecules.
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(1 mark)

1 (d) (ii) Draw a diagram to show how two molecules of hydrogen fluoride are attracted to each
other by the type of intermolecular force that you stated in part (d) (i). Include all
partial charges and all lone pairs of electrons in your diagram.

(3 marks)
1 (e)

The boiling points of fluorine and hydrogen fluoride are 188 oC and 19.5 oC respectively.
Explain, in terms of bonding, why the boiling point of fluorine is very low.
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2

Trends in physical properties occur across all Periods in the Periodic Table.
This question is about trends in the Period 2 elements from lithium to nitrogen.

2 (a)

Identify, from the Period 2 elements lithium to nitrogen, the element that has the largest
atomic radius.
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(1 mark)

2 (b) (i)

State the general trend in first ionisation energies for the Period 2 elements lithium to
nitrogen.
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(1 mark)

2 (b) (ii) Identify the element that deviates from this general trend, from lithium to nitrogen, and
explain your answer.
Element .............................................................................................................................
Explanation ........................................................................................................................
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2 (c)

Identify the Period 2 element that has the following successive ionisation energies.

Ionisation energy
/ kJ mol1

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

1090

2350

4610

6220

37 800

47 000

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2 (d)

Draw a cross on the diagram to show the melting point of nitrogen.

5000
4500
X

4000
3500
3000
Melting point / K

2500
2000
1500

1000
500 X
0

Lithium

Beryllium

Boron

Carbon

Nitrogen
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2 (e)

Explain, in terms of structure and bonding, why the melting point of carbon is high.
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3

Hexane (C6H14) is a member of the homologous series of alkanes.

3 (a) (i)

Name the raw material from which hexane is obtained.

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(1 mark)

3 (a) (ii) Name the process used to obtain hexane from this raw material.
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(1 mark)
3 (b)

C6H14 has structural isomers.

3 (b) (i)

Deduce the number of structural isomers with molecular formula C6H14

Write the number in this box.
(1 mark)
(Space for working)

3 (b) (ii) State one type of structural isomerism shown by the isomers of C6H14
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(1 mark)
3 (c)

One molecule of an alkane X can be cracked to form one molecule of hexane and
two molecules of propene.

3 (c) (i)

Deduce the molecular formula of X.

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3 (c) (ii) State the type of cracking that produces a high percentage of alkenes. State the
conditions needed for this type of cracking.
Type of cracking ................................................................................................................
Conditions ..........................................................................................................................
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3 (c) (iii) Explain the main economic reason why alkanes are cracked.
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(1 mark)
3 (d)

Hexane can react with chlorine under certain conditions as shown in the following
equation.

C6H13Cl + HCl

C6H14 + Cl2
3 (d) (i)

Both the products are hazardous. The organic product would be labelled flammable.
Suggest the most suitable hazard warning for the other product.
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(1 mark)

3 (d) (ii) Calculate the percentage atom economy for the formation of C6H13Cl (Mr = 120.5) in
this reaction.
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(1 mark)
3 (e)

A different chlorinated compound is shown below. Name this compound and state its
empirical formula.

CH3

CH3 Cl

CH3

Cl

Name .................................................................................................................................
Empirical formula ...............................................................................................................
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4

Alkanes are used as fuels. A student burned some octane (C8H18) in air and found
that the combustion was incomplete.

4 (a) (i)

Write an equation for the incomplete combustion of octane to produce carbon

monoxide as the only carbon-containing product.

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(1 mark)
4 (a) (ii) Suggest one reason why the combustion was incomplete.
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(1 mark)
4 (b)

Catalytic converters are used to remove the toxic gases NO and CO that are produced
when alkane fuels are burned in petrol engines.

4 (b) (i)

Write an equation for a reaction between these two toxic gases that occurs in a
catalytic converter when these gases are removed.

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(1 mark)
4 (b) (ii) Identify a metal used as a catalyst in a catalytic converter.
Suggest one reason, other than cost, why the catalyst is coated on a ceramic
honeycomb.
Metal ..................................................................................................................................
Reason ..............................................................................................................................
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4 (c)

If a sample of fuel for a power station is contaminated with an organic sulfur

compound, a toxic gas is formed by complete combustion of this sulfur compound.

4 (c) (i)

State one environmental problem that can be caused by the release of this gas.
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(1 mark)

4 (c) (ii) Identify one substance that could be used to remove this gas.
Suggest one reason, other than cost, why this substance is used.
Substance ..........................................................................................................................
Reason why used ..............................................................................................................
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5

The element nitrogen forms compounds with metals and non-metals.

5 (a)

Nitrogen forms a nitride ion with the electron configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6
Write the formula of the nitride ion.
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(1 mark)

5 (b)

An element forms an ion Q with a single negative charge that has the same electron
configuration as the nitride ion.
Identify the ion Q.
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(1 mark)

5 (c)

Use the Periodic Table and your knowledge of electron arrangement to write the
formula of lithium nitride.

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(1 mark)
5 (d)

Calcium nitride contains 81.1% by mass of the metal.

Calculate the empirical formula of calcium nitride.
Show your working.
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5 (e)

Write an equation for the reaction between silicon and nitrogen to form
silicon nitride, Si3N4

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Section B
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

The metal lead reacts with warm dilute nitric acid to produce lead(II) nitrate,
nitrogen monoxide and water according to the following equation.
3Pb(s) + 8HNO3(aq)

6 (a)

3Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2NO(g) + 4H2O(I)

In an experiment, an 8.14 g sample of lead reacted completely with a 2.00 mol dm3
solution of nitric acid.
Calculate the volume, in dm3, of nitric acid required for complete reaction.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
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6 (b)

In a second experiment, the nitrogen monoxide gas produced in the reaction occupied
638 cm3 at 101 kPa and 298 K.
Calculate the amount, in moles, of NO gas produced.
(The gas constant R = 8.31 J K1 mol1)
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6 (c)

When lead(II) nitrate is heated it decomposes to form lead(II) oxide, nitrogen dioxide
and oxygen.

6 (c) (i)

Balance the following equation that shows this thermal decomposition.

........Pb(NO3)2(s)

....... PbO(s) + .......NO2(g) + .......O2(g)

(1 mark)

6 (c) (ii) Suggest one reason why the yield of nitrogen dioxide formed during this reaction is
often less than expected.
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(1 mark)

6 (c) (iii) Suggest one reason why it is difficult to obtain a pure sample of nitrogen dioxide from
this reaction.
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7

The mass spectrum of a sample of krypton taken from a meteorite is shown below.

Relative
abundance

10.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

82

83

84

85

86

m/z

7 (a)

Use this spectrum to calculate the relative atomic mass of this sample of krypton.
Give your answer to one decimal place.
Explain why the value you have calculated is slightly different from the relative atomic
mass given in the Periodic Table.
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7 (b)

State how krypton is ionised in the mass spectrometer.

Write an equation, including state symbols, to show the reaction that occurs when
the first ionisation energy of Kr is measured.
Sometimes the mass spectrum of Kr has a very small peak with an m/z value of 42
Explain the occurrence of this peak.
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