Cambridge Pre-U: Chemistry 9791/01
Cambridge Pre-U: Chemistry 9791/01
Cambridge Pre-U: Chemistry 9791/01
CHEMISTRY 9791/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2022
1 hour
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1 The first five successive ionisation energies for element Q are shown.
738 kJ mol–1
1451 kJ mol–1
7733 kJ mol–1
10 541 kJ mol–1
13 629 kJ mol–1
A 1 B 2 C 13 D 14
2 Beams of protons, neutrons and electrons are passed between two oppositely charged plates. All
the particles travel at the same speed.
Three statements about the behaviour of the protons, neutrons and electrons are given.
element H C N O F
electronegativity value 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
Which molecules will have the strongest intermolecular forces between them?
A CO B F2 C HF D NO
∆H o / kJ mol–1
A –1134 kJ mol–1
B – 406 kJ mol–1
C +406 kJ mol–1
D +1134 kJ mol–1
X
reactants Z
energy
Y
products
progress of reaction
How would the values of X, Y and Z for a catalysed reaction compare with the values of X, Y and
Z for the uncatalysed reaction?
X Y Z
6 Which value is essential to calculate the lattice energy of the compound NaH?
7 The sketch graph shows how ∆G varies with temperature for a reaction.
0
0 temperature / K
∆G / kJ mol–1
gradient intercept, X
A ∆H ∆S
B ∆S ∆H
C –∆H ∆S
D –∆S ∆H
8 The same current passes through two electrolytic cells for the same amount of time. The first cell
contains XSO4(aq) while the second cell contains Y2SO4(aq). The relative atomic masses of X
and Y are in the ratio 1 : 2.
What is the cell diagram for a cell with a standard cell potential of +0.03 V?
A B C D
P P V V
0 0 0 0
0 1 0 V 0 T 0 1
V T
11 The theoretical lattice energy of MgI2 is –1944 kJ mol–1, whereas it is found by experiment to be
–2327 kJ mol–1.
Which row correctly describes the environment in which each element is stored?
A air oil
B air water
C water air
D water oil
test-tube
containing test-tube
concentrated containing
sulfuric acid X silver nitrate solution
and solid Y and
sodium chloride excess aqueous ammonia
A colourless no precipitate
B colourless white precipitate
C green no precipitate
D green white precipitate
14 Which statement about the elements in Group 14 and their compounds is correct?
A Carbon is a metalloid.
15 Carbon and silicon are in Group 14 of the Periodic Table. They both form dioxides.
A The shape around both the carbon and the silicon atoms is linear.
B Both carbon and silicon form double bonds with oxygen.
Cl
H 3N Pt NH3
Cl
C It is a complex of platinum(IV).
D It is a cis isomer.
How many stereoisomers will the octahedral complex ion [Cr(H2NCH2CH2NH2)2Cl 2]+ have?
A 0 B 2 C 3 D 4
X Y
A H2SO4(aq) C2H5OH
B H2SO4(aq) CH3COOH
C NaOH(aq) C2H5OH
D NaOH(aq) CH3CHO
A ABAB 8
B ABAB 12
C ABCABC 8
D ABCABC 12
A B C D
Br Br Br Br
Br
21 The equation shows the change brought about by reaction of but-1-ene with hot
potassium manganate(VII).
What is the total number of functional group levels moved up by carbon atoms in this reaction?
A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7
CH3
H3C C Cl
A B C D
H3C C OH H3 C C OH H3 C C Cl C
H 3C O
OH F OH
23 Four different esters undergo acid hydrolysis. The products of each hydrolysis are then heated
under reflux with an acidified aqueous solution of potassium dichromate(VI).
Which ester would give two different carboxylic acids as the products of this reaction sequence?
A B C D
O O O O
O O O O
H C 2H 5 H C 2H 5
C C C C
H H H H
What is X?
A 2-methylpropan-1-ol
B butan-1-ol
C ethanol
D propan-1-ol
A an addition reaction
B a neutralisation reaction
C a redox reaction
D a substitution reaction
29 A single enantiomer, X, is hydrolysed with aqueous sodium hydroxide. The product of the
hydrolysis is racemic.
A CH(CH3)(C2H5)Br SN1
B CH(CH3)(C2H5)Br SN2
C C2H5CHBrC2H5 SN1
D C2H5CHBrC2H5 SN2
30 The molecule shown can react with two molecules of hydrogen bromide.
Br
Br
Which statement explains why the bromine atoms are found in the positions shown?
31 Nitrobenzene can be reduced to phenylamine using tin and hydrochloric acid. The final step of
this process is addition of excess sodium hydroxide to the reaction mixture.
32 The table contains statements about the relative acidity of water and phenol, and about the
relative basicity of water and propylamine.
Cl Br H OH
X Y
X Y
A R R
B R S
C S R
D S S
35 A large excess of aqueous silver nitrate is added to aqueous barium chloride and the precipitate
removed by filtration.
36 What is shown on the mass spectra of the compounds 1-chloropropane, CH3CH2CH2Cl , and
2-chloropropane, CH3CHCl CH3?
37 Why do the emission lines in the visible spectrum of hydrogen converge at high frequency?
A Emission lines represent transitions from excited states to the ground state.
B The energies of photons are quantised.
C The energy levels of the excited hydrogen atom get closer together at high energy.
D The photons in the visible region have a higher energy than those in the infra-red region.
38 An organic compound contains only one oxygen atom. The infra-red spectrum of the compound
has a broad peak at wavelength 3350 cm–1.
A B C D
C C O H C O C C O
39 The 13C NMR spectrum of a compound with formula C4H8O2 shows peaks at 15 ppm, 20 ppm,
60 ppm and 175 ppm.
A HOCH2CHCHCH2OH
B HCOOCH(CH3)2
C CH3COOCH2CH3
H H
D HO C C OH
H C C H
H H
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40 How many possible orientations does a magnetic dipole of a spin 2
nucleus adopt in an external
magnetic field?
A 1 B 2 C 4 D ∞ (infinity)
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