XIN ZHONG PRE-UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024

CHEMISTRY MID TEST REMEDIAL

Semester 1 – Grade 11 AS-Level

Name: October 2023 Score:

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE [40 Marks]
DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer by writing the letter on
the space provided.

1. Granular urea, CON2H4, can be used to remove NO2 from the flue gases of power stations, converting it
into harmless nitrogen.
2CON2H4 + x NO2 → 2CO2 + y H2O + z N2

What are the values of x, y and z in a balanced equation?

x y z
A. 1 1⁄2 2 1 1⁄4
B. 2 4 3
C. 3 4 3 1⁄2
D. 3 4 3
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2. Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

When a sports medal with a total surface area of 150 cm 2 was evenly coated with silver, using electrolysis,
its mass increased by 0.216 g.
How many atoms of silver were deposited per cm2 on the surface of the medal?

A. 8.0 × 1018 C. 1.2 × 1021

B. 1.8 × 1019 D. 4.1 × 1022
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3. 0.200 mol of a hydrocarbon undergo complete combustion to give 35.2 g of carbon dioxide and 14.4 g of
water as the only products.
What is the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon?

A. C2H4 B. C2H6 C. C4H4 D. C4H8

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4. A mixture of 10 cm3 of methane and 10 cm3 of ethane was sparked with an excess of oxygen.
After cooling to room temperature, the residual gas was passed through aqueous potassium hydroxide.
What volume of gas was absorbed by the alkali?

A. 15 cm3 C. 30 cm3
B. 20 cm3 D. 40 cm3
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5. What is the electronic configuration of an element with a second ionisation energy higher than that of
each of its neighbours in the Periodic Table?

A. 1s22s22p63s2 C. 1s22s22p63s23p2
B. 1s22s22p63s23p3 D. 1s22s22p63s23p1
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6. An element Y consists of four isotopes. The mass spectrum of Y is shown in the diagram.

What is the relative atomic mass of Y?

A. 91.00 B. 91.30 C. 91.75 D. 92.00

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7. A simple ion X+ contains eight protons.

What is the electronic configuration of X+?

A. 1s2 2s1 2p6 C. 1s2 2s2 2p5

B. 1s2 2s2 2p3 D. 1s2 2s2 2p7
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8. An atom has eight electrons.

Which diagram shows the electronic configuration of this atom in its lowest energy state?

A.

B.

C.

D.
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9. The graph shows the first thirteen ionisation energies for element X.

What can be deduced about element X from the graph?

A. It is in Group II of the Periodic Table.

B. It is in Group III of the Periodic Table.
C. It is in the second period (Li to Ne) of the Periodic Table.
D. It is a d-block element.
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10. The table gives the successive ionisation energies for an element X.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

ionisation energy/ kJmol-1 950 1800 2700 4800 6000 12300

What could be the formula of the chloride of X?

A. XCl B. XCl2 C. XCl3 D. XCl4

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11. The sketch below shows the variation of first ionisation energy with proton number for six elements of
consecutive proton numbers between 1 and 18 (H to Ar).

What is the identity of the element X?

A. Mg B. Al C. Si D. P
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12. Equations involving four enthalpy changes are shown.

Na(g) → Na+(g) + e– ΔH = W
Na(g) → Na2+(g) + 2e– ΔH = X
Na(s) → Na(g) ΔH = Y
Na(s) → Na2+(g) + 2e– ΔH = Z

What is the second ionisation energy of sodium?

A. 2W B. X – W C. Y – W D. Z – Y
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13. Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question.

In the gas phase, aluminium and a transition element require the same amount of energy to form one
mole of an ion with a 2+ charge.
What is the transition element?

A. Co C. Cu
B. Cr D. Ni
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14. In which pair do both atoms have one electron only in an s orbital in their ground states?

A. Ca, Sc C. H, He
B. Cu, Be D. Li, Cr
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15. Which of the following exists in the solid state as a giant covalent lattice?

A. ice C. silicon(IV) oxide

B. iodine D. tin(IV) chloride
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16. Chemists have been interested in the properties of hydrogen selenide, H2Se, to compare it with ‘bad egg’
gas hydrogen sulphide, H2S.
Which set of data would the hydrogen selenide molecule be expected to have?

number of lone pairs on bond angle

Se atom
A. 1 1040
B. 2 1040
C. 2 1090
D. 2 1800
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17. The African weaver ant defends its territory by spraying an intruder with a mixture of compounds.
The ease by which these compounds are detected by other ants depends upon the volatility, which
decreases as the strength of the intermolecular forces in the compound increases.
Which compound would be the most volatile?

A. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 C. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2NH2
B. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CHO D. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH
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18. A substance commonly found in the house or garden has the following properties.
• It is combustible.
• It is an electrical insulator.
• It melts over a range of temperature.
What could the substance be?

A. brass C. poly(ethene)
B. paper D. silicon(IV) oxide
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19. The value of pV is plotted against p for two gases, an ideal gas and a non-ideal gas, where p is the pressure
and V is the volume of the gas.

Which of the following gases shows the greatest deviation from ideality?

A. ammonia C. methane
B. ethane D. nitrogen
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20. Three elements, X, Y and Z, have the physical properties shown in the table.

element melting point boiling point density

/0C /0C /g cm-3
X -7 59 3.12
Y 98 883 0.97
Z 649 1107 1.74

What could be the identities of X, Y and Z?

X Y Z
A. Br2 Al Si
B. Br2 Na Mg
C. I2 Mg Na
D. I2 Si K
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II. FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS [50 Marks]
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions with correct answers.
21. Compound A is an organic compound which contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

When 0.240 g of the vapour of A is slowly passed over a large quantity of heated copper(II) oxide, CuO, the
organic compound A is completely oxidised to carbon dioxide and water.

Copper is the only other product of the reaction.

The products are collected and it is found that 0.352 g of CO2 and 0.144 g of H2O are formed.

(a) In this section, give your answers to three decimal places.

(i) Calculate the mass of carbon present in 0.352 g of CO2.

Use this value to calculate the amount, in moles, of carbon atoms present in 0.240 g of A.

(ii) Calculate the mass of hydrogen present in 0.144 g of H2O.

Use this value to calculate the amount, in moles, of hydrogen atoms present in 0.240 g of A.

(iii) Use your answers to calculate the mass of oxygen present in 0.240 g of A.

Use this value to calculate the amount, in moles, of oxygen atoms present in 0.240 g of A.

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(b) Use your answers to (a) to calculate the empirical formula of A.

[1]
o 3
(c) When a 0.148 g sample of A was vapourised at 60 C, the vapour occupied a volume of 67.7 cm at a
pressure of 101 kPa.
(i) Use the general gas equation pV = nRT to calculate Mr of A.

Mr =......................
(ii) Hence determine the molecular formula of A.

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[Total: 10]

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22. (a) Chemists recognise that atoms are made of three types of particle.
Complete the following table with their names and properties.

name of particle relative mass relative charge

0
1/1836

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(b) The relative atomic mass of an element can be determined using data from its mass spectrum.
The mass spectrum of element X is shown, with the percentage abundance of each isotope labelled.

(i) Define the terms relative atomic mass and isotope.

relative atomic mass

isotope

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(ii) Use the data in the mass spectrum to calculate the relative atomic mass, Ar, of X.
Give your answer to TWO decimal places and suggest the identity of X.

Ar of X __________________

identity of X __________________
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(c) The element tellurium, Te, reacts with chlorine to form a single solid product, with a relative formula
mass of 270. The product contains 52.6% chlorine by mass.
Determine the molecular formula of this chloride.

molecular formula __________________ [3]

[Total: 12]

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23. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory (VSEPR) is a model of electron-pair repulsion (including lone
pairs) that can be used to deduce the shapes of, and bond angles in, simple molecules.
(a) Complete the table below by using simple hydrogen-containing compounds. One example has been
included.
number of number of shape of formula of a molecule
bond pairs lone pairs molecule with this shape
3 0 trigonal planar BH3
4 0
3 1
2 2
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(b) Tellurium, Te, proton number 52, is used in photovoltaic cells.
When fluorine gas is passed over tellurium at 150 °C, the colourless gas TeF 6 is formed.
(i) Draw a ‘dot-and-cross’ diagram of the TeF6 molecule, showing outer electrons only.

(ii) What will be the shape of the TeF6 molecule?

(iii) What is the F–Te–F bond angle in TeF6?

[3]
[Total: 6]

24. Hydrogen halides are compounds formed when halogens (Group 17 elements) react with hydrogen.
The bond polarity of the hydrogen halides decreases from HF to HI.
Some relevant data are shown in the table.

hydrogen halide HF HCI HBr HI

boiling point/ 0C 19 -85 -67 -35
H-X bond energy/ kJmol-1 562 431 366 299

(a) (i) Explain the meaning of the term bond polarity.

[1]
(ii) Suggest why the boiling point of HF is much higher than the boiling points of the other hydrogen
halides.

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 (iii) Describe and explain the relative thermal stabilities of the hydrogen halides.

[3]
[Total: 6]

25. Structure and bonding can be used to explain many of the properties of substances.
(a) Copper, ice, silicon(IV) oxide, iodine and sodium chloride are all crystalline solids.
Complete the table with:
● the name of a type of bonding found in each crystalline solid,
● the type of lattice structure for each crystalline solid.

crystalline solid type of bonding type of lattice structure

copper
ice
silicon(IV) oxide
iodine
sodium chloride
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(b) (i) Name the strongest type of intermolecular force in ice.

[1]
(ii) Draw a fully labelled diagram of two water molecules in ice, showing the force in (i) and how it
forms.

[3]
(c) The graph represents how the temperature of a sample of copper (melting point 1085°C) changes as it
is gradually cooled from 1200°C.

(i) Identify the state(s) of matter present during each stage of the process shown in the graph.

X __________________ Y __________________ Z__________________

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(ii) State what is happening to the energy and movement of the particles in the copper during stage X.

[2]
(iii) Explain why the temperature stays constant at T1 during stage Y.

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[Total: 16]

End of Questions
Setter: Mr. Fandy

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