UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education

Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
*3734662593*

CHEMISTRY 9701/52
Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation October/November 2009
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No additional materials are required.

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Write in dark blue or black pen.
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Answer all questions.

You are advised to show all working in calculations.
Use of a Data Booklet is unnecessary.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

For Examiner’s Use

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This document consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

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1 A group of students use a number of different acids to investigate how the enthalpy change For
of neutralisation, ΔHneutralisation, varies when the acids are neutralised with aqueous sodium Examiner’s
hydroxide, NaOH. Use

You may use the following information in answering the question.

The enthalpy change of neutralisation is the enthalpy change when 1 mol of water,
H2O, is formed in the neutralisation of an acid and base.

H+(aq) + OH–(aq) H2O(aq)

Strong acids are 100% dissociated into ions in solution.

Weak acids are not 100% dissociated into ions in solution.

Breaking of bonds is an endothermic process.

Formation of bonds is an exothermic process.

(a) Hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid are all strong acids.
Predict how ΔHneutralisation values for these acids would compare with each other.

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Predict and explain how the expected ΔHneutralisation for a weak acid, such as ethanoic
acid or ethanedioic acid, compares with that obtained for hydrochloric acid.

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(b) In a series of experiments to determine the enthalpy change of neutralisation for each
acid with 2.0 mol dm–3 sodium hydroxide, NaOH, the following aqueous acids are
available.

hydrochloric acid, HCl

sulfuric acid, H2SO4
nitric acid, HNO3
ethanoic acid CH3CO2H

Ethanedioic acid, (CO2H)2.2H2O, is also available as a hydrated crystalline solid.

When determining the enthalpy change of neutralisation using the acids listed above in
reaction with sodium hydroxide,

the independent variable is, .............................................................................................

the dependent variable is. ................................................................................................

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(c) Draw and label a diagram of the apparatus you would use to determine the temperature For
change, ΔT, when each of the acids reacts with 30.0 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm–3 sodium Examiner’s
hydroxide. Any experimental method that is normally carried out in a school or college Use

laboratory may be described.

Identify three aspects of the experimental method or its use that must be kept the same
to ensure comparable results.
At least one of these should minimise heat loss from the apparatus.

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(d) In each experiment 30.0 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm–3 NaOH is to be used. For
There is to be an excess of sodium hydroxide, NaOH. Examiner’s
Use

Suggest appropriate volumes and concentrations for each of the acids to be used in the
individual experiments.
In order that the experiments are equivalent, the total final volumes should be the same
in each experiment.

volume/ concentration
acid
cm3 /mol dm–3

hydrochloric HCl

sulfuric H2SO4

nitric HNO3

ethanoic CH3CO2H

ethanedioic (CO2H)2
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(e) Ethanedioic acid is a hydrated crystalline solid, (CO2H)2.2H2O.

Outline, step by step, how you would prepare, in a graduated flask, 250 cm3 of a solution
of ethanedioic acid with exactly the concentration you have given in the table above.
[Ar: C, 12.0; H, 1.0; O, 16.0]

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(f) Show the mathematical expression for the enthalpy change of neutralisation of sodium For
hydroxide with hydrochloric acid, using the volume and concentration from (d) and ΔT to Examiner’s
represent the temperature change. Use

[4.3 J of heat energy raise the temperature of 1 cm3 of any solution by 1 °C.]

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(g) Hydrochloric acid is labelled harmful as it is an irritant.

Aqueous sodium hydroxide is labelled corrosive.

Suggest a suitable precaution that should be taken when carrying out the experiment
using these two solutions.

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2 If you have a container of gas with a tiny hole in the container, the gas will gradually escape For
through the hole. This is called effusion. Examiner’s
Use

The rate at which a gas effuses (escapes) is related to the relative molecular mass, Mr,
of that gas. The time taken for a measured volume of gas to escape is called the effusion
time.

A student investigates the effusion time for a number of dry gases using the following
apparatus.

piston

100 cm3 gas syringe

effusion tube

The instructions given to the student for the experiment are as follows.
• Attach two markers to the scale on the gas syringe, 70 cm3 apart.
• Completely fill the syringe with the dry gas under investigation.
• Use the piston on the syringe to push all of the gas out of the syringe.
• Completely fill the syringe with the dry gas a second time.
• Clamp the syringe in an upright position, keeping hold of the piston of the syringe.
• Release the piston – as it descends gas effuses from the small hole at the end of the
effusion tube.
• Record the time taken for the piston to travel between the two marks.
• Repeat the experiment a number of times for each gas under investigation.

Mean times, to the nearest second, obtained by the student are given in the table below.

Mr effusion time/s (Mr)2 Mr

hydrogen H2 2 19

oxygen O2 32 76

carbon dioxide CO2 44 89

butane C4H10 58 102

chlorine Cl2 71 113

(a) Complete the table above.

Calculate (Mr)2 to 3 significant figures.

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(b) Plot the following graphs using data from the table. For
Examiner’s
(i) Effusion time against relative molecular mass, Mr. Use

120

100

80

effusion
time / s
60

40

20

(ii) Effusion time against the square of the relative molecular mass, (Mr)2.

120

100

80

effusion
time / s
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40

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(iii) Effusion time against the square root of the relative molecular mass, Mr . For
Examiner’s
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120

100

80

effusion
time / s
60

40

20

0
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(c) From the graphs drawn, deduce and explain the relationship between effusion time and
the relative molecular mass of the gas.
Credit will be given for stating the relationship in mathematical terms.

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(d) Suggest a reason for using dry gas in each of the experiments.

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(e) State and explain the effect on the effusion time of filling the syringe with hydrogen from
a flask in which zinc is reacting with dilute hydrochloric acid.

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3 A group of students reduce samples of copper oxide by passing hydrogen gas over a weighed For
sample of the oxide contained in a porcelain boat. Examiner’s
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porcelain boat containing
copper oxide

hydrogen gas

heat

The results of the experiment are given below.

mass of mass of boat mass of boat

student porcelain + copper + copper after
boat / g oxide / g heating / g

1 5.55 7.71 7.11

2 5.18 8.07 7.49

3 5.17 10.05 9.07

4 5.39 10.91 10.06

5 5.46 11.64 10.40

6 4.99 12.02 10.61

(a) Complete the table above to find, for each sample of the oxide,

(i) the mass of copper,

(ii) the mass of oxygen,
(iii) the mass of copper combined with 1.00 g of oxygen.
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(b) Give the number of any student whose results you consider to be anomalous. For
By making reference to the experimental method for reducing the copper oxide, explain Examiner’s
a possible cause for this anomaly. Use

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(c) From the results in (a)(iii), calculate an appropriate mean for the mass of copper
combined with 1.00 g of oxygen.
Show all your working, indicating clearly the results used in determining this mean
value.

The mean mass of copper, combined with 1.00 g of oxygen is................................ g [2]

(d) Use your answer to (c) to determine the formula of the copper oxide. Show all your
working.
[Ar: O, 16.0; Cu, 63.5]

The formula of the copper oxide is .................................... [2]

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