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Revision Worksheet Unit 1 -3 CHEM

1. Hydrogen, deuterium and tritium are all isotopes of each other.


a. Identify one similarity and one difference between these isotopes.

b. Deuterium can be written as 2H. Determine the number of protons, neutrons and
electrons in a neutral deuterium atom.

2. This question relates to the atoms or ions A to D

A = 32S2-
B = 40Ar
C = 30S
D = 42Ca
a. Identify the similarity for each of the following pairs, justifying your answer in
each case.
i. A and B

ii. A and C

iii. B and D

b. Which two of the atoms or ions are isotopes of each other? Explain your
reasoning.

3. The percentage make-up of naturally occurring potassium is 93.11 % 39K, 0.12% 40K and
6.77% 41K. Use this information to determine the relative atomic mass of potassium.

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4. Calculate the mass of 0.36 moles of ethanoic acid, CH3COOH.

5. What mass of H2SO4 is needed to produce 60 cm3 of 0.25M solution?

6. What volume will be occupied by 88 g of propane gas (C3H8) at r.t.p?

7. Hydrocarbon X has a molecular mass of 78 g. It is found to have 92.3% carbon and 7.7%
hydrogen by mass. Calculate the empirical formula and the molecular formulae of X.

8. When 1.2 g of magnesium ribbon is heated in air, it burns to form a white powder, which
has a mass of 2 g. What is the empirical formula of the powder?

9. When 19.8 g of an organic acid, A is burnt in excess oxygen, 33 g of carbon dioxide and
10.8 g of water are produced. Calculate the empirical formula for A and hence its
molecular formula, if Mr(A) = 132.

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10. Calculate the mass of ethane required to produce 258 g of chloroethane, C2H5Cl.
C2H4 + HCl  C2H5Cl

11. 15 g of calcium carbonate is heated strongly so that it fully decomposes.


CaO3 CaO + CO2

a. Calculate the mass of calcium oxide produced.

b. Calculate the volume of gas produced.

12. Balance this equation: KI + Pb(NO3)2  PbI2 + 2KNO3

13. Calculate the concentration (in mol dm-3) of a solution of ethanoic acid, CH3COOH, if
25.4 cm3 of it is neutralised by 14.6 cm3 of 0.5 M sodium hydroxide solution.
CH3COOH + NaOH  CH3COONa + H2O

14. You are supplied with 0.75 g of calcium carbonate and a solution of 0.25 M sulphuric
acid. What volume of acid will be needed to neutralise the calcium carbonate?
CaCO3 + H2SO4  CaSO4 + H2O + CO2

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15. Potassium reacts with oxygen to form potassium oxide, K2O.


a. Give the electronic configuration of the K atom and K+ ion.

b. Give the electronic configuration of the oxygen atom.

c. Explain why it is the outer shell electrons, not those in the inner shells, which
determine the chemistry of potassium and oxygen.

16.
a. Draw a labelled diagram to show the structure of sodium chloride.

b. What is the name of this type of structure?

c. Would you expect sodium chloride to have a high or low melting point? Explain
your answer.

17. Ions can be formed by electron transfer. Explain this and give an example of a positive
and a negative ion.

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18. Solid lead bromide does not conduct electricity, but molten lead bromide does. Explain
this with reference to ionic bonding.

19. What type of bonding is present in the ammonium ion (NH4+)? Explain how this type of
bonding occurs.

20. Carbon can be found as diamond and graphite.


a. What type of structure do diamond and graphite display?

b. Draw diagrams to illustrate the structures of diamond and graphite.

c. Compare and explain the electrical conductivities of diamond and graphite in


terms of their structure and bonding.

21. Illustrate with a suitable labelled diagram the structure of copper and explain what is
meant by metallic bonding.

22. Nitrogen and boron can form the chlorides NCl3 and BCl3.

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a. Draw ‘dot and cross’ diagrams to show the bonding in NCl3 and BCl3.

b. Draw the shapes of the molecules NCl3 and BCl3. Show the approximate values of
the bond angles on the diagrams and name each shape.

c. Explain why the shapes of NCl3 and BCl3 are different.

23.
a. Name three types of intermolecular force.

b. Water, H2O boils at 373K.


i. Explain why water’s boiling point is higher than expected in comparison
to other similar molecules.

ii. Draw a labelled diagram showing the intermolecular bonding that takes
place in water.

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