Paper 1
Paper 1
Paper 1
Section A
For each question, there are four possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you
consider to be correct.
A 22.3% C 70.0%
B 45.5% D 88.6%
2 It has been suggested that the engines of high-flying aircrafts produce small
amount of carbonyl sulfide, SCO.
A sample of 120 cm3 of SCO was absorbed at room temperature and pressure
into 25 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide.
3 For the elements X and Y with atomic number 20 and 22 respectively, which of
the following statements is not true?
5 The graph below shows how pressure varies with temperature when 1 mole of
helium is heated in an enclosed volume.
o
T/ C
0
Similar relationship between pressure and temperature was examined for 1 mole
of gaseous AB2 which dissociates according to the following equation.
Which graph best represents how pressure varies with temperature of the gas?
p
p
A C
o
T/ C T / oC
0
0
p p
B D
T / oC T / oC
0 0
6 An element, X, conducts electricity in the solid. It has a very high melting point.
Its chloride does not dissolve in water. One of its oxides dissolves moderately in
water to give a faintly acidic solution. X is likely to be
A aluminium
B graphite
C magnesium
D lead
9 0.1 mole of unknown solid acid A is added into 200 cm3 of excess NaOH
solution. The initial and final temperature reading was taken and the temperature
of the solution was increased by 12.7 oC.
Given that the specific heat capacity of solution is 4.18 J cm-3 K-1 and enthalpy
change of neutralisation is -57 kJ mol-1. Which of the following provides an
identity of the acid A?
C It increases the rate constant for both the forward reaction and the
reverse reaction.
D It increases the rate constant for the forward reaction but not that of the
reverse reaction.
11 A compound X is formed during a gas phase reaction. The graphs below show
how the percentage of a compound X present at equilibrium varies with
temperature and pressure.
%X
%X
Temperature Pressure
13 The reaction between NO and F2 was studied by mixing the two gases:
At different times during the experiment, various changes were made to the
conditions inside the reaction vessel. The changes in concentrations of the three
compounds in the equilibrium mixture with time are given by the graph below:
concentration
F2
/ mol dm-3
NO
NOF
0 7.5 10 time/min
Which of the following statements is correct?
15 A current of 2.0 A is used to plate Ni(s) from 500 cm3 of a 1.00 mol dm-3 Ni2+(aq)
solution. What is the concentration of Ni2+(aq) after 3.0 hours?
A O2 and H+ are produced at one electrode and H2 and OH- are formed at
the other.
B O2 and OH- are produced at one electrode and H2 and H+ are formed at
the other.
17 The graphs below show the variation in two properties of the elements Na to C l
and their compounds
Graph I Graph II
Graph I Graph II
A First ionisation energy of the Melting point of the elements
elements
B First ionisation of the pOH of the chloride when added to water
elements
C Second ionisation of the pOH of the oxide when added to water
elements
D Second ionisation energy of Atomic radius of the elements
the elements
18 The following graph represents the trend in the standard electrode potential of
Group II elements.
Proton number
D The metals can be extracted from their ore by reduction with carbon.
19 Which of the following is not an observed trend in the properties of Group VII
elements?
20 Astatine, At, is a halogen below iodine in Group V II of the Periodic Table. Which
statement is most likely to be true for astatine?
21 After heating acidified potassium permanganate with the molecule below, how
many sp2 carbons are there present in the resultant compound?
CH3 O
HO
OH
A 6 B 9 C 10 D 11
Cl
OH O OH
A 2 B 4 C 6 D 8
A CH2Br C CHBr2
CH2
B CH2Cl D
CH2
24 When the following compound shown below is oxidized with alkaline potassium
manganate(VII), one of the products include
ClHClCH CH2
2CH22C
CH3CO
H2
HOCH
ClH CH2
2CH22C HOCH
ClH CH2
2CH22C
O O
A C
CH3CO
H2 CO2
H
ClHClCH CH2
2CH22C ClH 2OOCCH
CH2C 2
O O
B D
CO2
H O
H
25 Which one of the following alcohols will give the largest number of alkenes when
treated with concentrated sulphuric acid?
A C
B D
For example, when removing the halogen from CH 3CH2CH2Cl, a hydride shift will
take place to produce a more stable carbocation.
H H H H H
+ H y d rid e s h ift +
H C C C H C C C H
H H H H H H
What will be the most likely product formed when (CH 3)2CHCHClCH3 is added to
AlCl3 and then the mixture is added to benzene?
(Ph represents benzene)
A CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Ph C (CH3)2CHCH(Ph)CH3
B (CH3)2CHCH2CH2Ph D (CH3)2C(Ph)CH2CH3
27 Ethanal reacts with CN from HCN in the presence of a weak base as shown
below
O OH
Which one of following compounds is the product when ethanal reacts with
CH2COCH3?
A CH3CH(OH)CH2COCH3 C (CH3)2C(CHO)CH2OH
B (CH3)2C(OH)CH2CHO D (CH3)2C(OH)COCH3
28 Phenol has a pKa of 5.7. Which one of the following has a lower pKa value?
A (CH3)3CCOOH C 2,4,6-trimethylphenol
B D
29 A liquid P is sparingly soluble in water but dissolves readily in cold hydrochloric acid.
Evaporation of this solution yields a crystalline solid.
Which of the following could be P?
A C6H5COCH3 C C6H5NH2
B C6H5CN D C6H5OH
H CH3
HO N C O
Which of the following equations gives the best method for its synthesis?
H CH3
CH3
A HO Cl + H2NC O
HO N C O + HCl
H CH3
B HO NH2 + CH3COCl HO N C O + HCl
H CH3
C HO NHCOCl + CH3Cl HO N C O + Cl2
H CH3
D HO NHNH2 + CH3CHO HO N C O + NH3
Section B
From questions 31 to 40, 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 (you may find it useful to put a
tick against the statements that you consider to be correct).
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 are 1 and 2 are correct 2 and 3 are correct Only 1 is correct
correct
31 For which of the following pairs does the first species contain fewer unpaired
electrons than the second
1 Cl+, N
2 Co2+, Cr2+
3 O+, S-
Pt Pt
solution containing solution containing
H2O2 and H+ Sn2+ and Sn4+
1 Ecell = +1.62V
2 The right hand electrode is the negative electrode.
3 The right hand solution contains 0.50 mol dm-3 Sn2+ ions and 0.50 mol dm-3
Sn4+ ions.
34 The table below gives the acid dissociation constants, Ka, of three acids, at 298 K.
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 are 1 and 2 are correct 2 and 3 are correct Only 1 is correct
correct
Which of the following changes will decrease the standard electrode potential of
the cell?
1 The size of the Ti(s) electrode is doubled.
37 Which of the following is a suitable chemical test to distinguish the below two
compounds?
H3C H3C OH
O OCH 3 OCH 3
O
1 CH3CH2CN
2 CH3CH2CONH2
3 CH3CH2CO2NH4
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 are 1 and 2 are correct 2 and 3 are correct Only 1 is correct
correct
1 Na metal
2 hot aqueous AgNO3
3 hot acidified K2Cr2O7
Suggested answers
1 D 9 D 17 C 25 C 33 A
2 D 10 C 18 B 26 D 34 D
3 B 11 B 19 D 27 A 35 A
4 A 12 D 20 C 28 A 36 C
5 D 13 A 21 C 29 C 37 D
6 B 14 A 22 B 30 B 38 A
7 C 15 C 23 D 31 B 39 B
8 B 16 A 24 D 32 B 40 A