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P525/1
Chemistry
Paper 1
2 ¾ HOURS

AITEL JOINT MOCK EXAMINATION

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

CHEMISTRY

PAPER 1

TIME: 2 ¾ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

- This paper consists of two sections A and B

- Section A is compulsory.
- Attempt only six questions in section B
- Answers must be written in the spaces provided only

For Examiner’s Use Only

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SECTION A: (46 MARKS)

1. (a) Explain what is meant by the term diagonal relationship (1 mark)

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(b) State three reasons why boron and silicon exhibit diagonal relationship.
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(c) Mention three properties to show diagonal relationship exhibited by boron and silicon.
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2. Half equations for some cell reactions and the electrode potentials are given below
Eθ(v)
Fe3+ (aq) + e– Fe2+ (aq) +0.76
ClO4– (aq) + 2H+(aq) + 2e– ClO3 – (aq)+ H2O(l) +1.20
(a) What
(i) The cell notation of the cell formed when the half cells are combined
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(ii) Overall cell reaction. (1 ½ marks)

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(b) Calculate the emf of cell. (1 ½ marks)

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(c) Predict the feasibility of reaction and give a reason for your answer.
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3. (a) Explain what is meant by the term first election affinity. (01mark)

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(b) State three factors that can affect electron affinity. (01 ½marks )

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 (c) The first electron affinities of some elements of period – 3 are given in the table below

Element Al Si P S
First electron affinity – 44 – 134 – 71.7 – 200
(KJmol – 1 )

(i) State the trend in variation of electron affinities (0 ½ mark)

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(ii) Explain your answer in c (i) above (02mks)

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4. (a) When prop-1-ene was reacted with hydrogen bromide in the presence of a peroxide
1 – bromo propane is formed but when the reaction occurs in the absence of the peroxide 2
– bromo propane is the main product. Write the mechanism leading to the formation of the
two products. (4 marks)
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(b) Explain why the products are different in (a) (1 mark)

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5. (a) Ammonia partially dissociates in water.

(i) Write equation for dissociation of ammonia in water (1 ½ marks)

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(ii) Expression for the dissociation constant Kb, for ammonia. ( ½ mark)

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(b) Calculate the pH of a 0.2 moldm – 3 of ammonia.

(PKb) for ammonia is 4.76 and ionic product for water at 25oC is
1.0 x 10 – 14 mol2dm)– 6 ) (3 ½ marks)

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6. Write equations to show how the following conversions can be effected

CHO
(a) HC ≡ CH to (3 marks)

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7. 0.6g of iron (III) chloride were heated in a sealed vessel of volume 200cm3 to a temperature
of 600K. The pressure of the vapour was found to be 4.60 x 104 Pa
(a) (i) Calculate the relative molecular mass of iron (III) chloride. (1 ½ mark)

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(b) Draw the structure of iron (III) chloride in gaseous phase. (1 mark)

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(c) State what would be observed when aqueous sodium carbonate solution is added to
aqueous iron (III) chloride solution. Write equation for the reaction
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8. (a) State the limitations of the partition law. (1 ½ marks)

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(b) 1000cm3 of an aqueous solution contained 25.0g of solute X was shaken with half of
ethoxyethane and 9.65g of X was extracted in the ethoxyethane layer.
Calculate the partition constant of X between ether and water. (2 marks)

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9. Draw the structure and name the shapes of the following species. (4 ½ marks)

Species Structure Shape

HCCl3

NH2 –

NO2+

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 SECTION B: (54 MARKS)
Answer six questions from this section.

10. (a) State and explain how the following factors affect the rate of reaction
(i) Temperate (1 ½ marks)
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(b) The table below shows the kinetic data obtained for the decomposition of nitrogen (V)
oxide dissolved in carbon tetrachloride at 45oC.

Time(s) 0 250 750 1500 2000 2500

Concentration of N2O5 2.33 1.95 1.42 0.95 0.70 0.50

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 (mol dm – 3 )
Log10 concentration

Plot a graph of log10 concentration of N2O5 against time.

(c) Use the graph in (b) to determine the half life and deduce order of the reaction.
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(d) Calculate the rate constant (K) for the reaction and indicate its units.
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11. Describe and explain how the oxides of magnesium, aluminium and silicon react with: (your
answer should include conditions and equations for the reactions if any)
(i) Sodium hydroxide (4 ½ marks)

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(ii) Hydrochloric acid (4 ½ marks)

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12. (a) A compound P contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. 0.0291g of P on combustion gave
0.0581g of carbon dioxide and 0.0239g of water
(i) Calculate the empirical formula of P. (2 ½ marks)

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(ii) When 0.14g of P was vapourised at 20oC and 740mmHg pressure, it occupied a
volume of 39.5cm3. Determine the molecular formula of P
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(b) When P was treated with sodium bicarbonate, effervescence of colourless gas occurred.
Identify P. (1 mark)

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(c) P was heated with iron (III) chloride solution. State what was observed and write
equation for the reaction that takes place.
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Observation:
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13. Complete the equations and suggest the accepted mechanism for the reaction
CH3
(a) (2 marks)
HBr

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(c) CH3COBr CH3CH2NH2 (3 marks)

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14. (a) Explain what’s meant by the buffer solution. (1 mark)

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 (b) Explain how a mixture of ethylamine and ethyl ammonium chloride acts as a buffer.
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(c) 35cm3 of 0.1M sodiumhydroxide solution was mixed with 45cm3 of 0.1M ethanoic
acid.

(i) Calculate the pH of solution

(Dissociation constant (Ka) for ethanoic acid 1.80 x 10– 5moldm– 3) (3 marks)

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 (ii) State what would happen to the pH of solution in (i) when 10cm3 of 0.1M
hydrochloric acid is added. Give a reason for your answer.
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(d) State one application buffer solutions ( ½ mark)

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15. (a) (i) State two factors that can affect properties of polymers (1 mark)

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(ii) Explain how the factors you have stated in a (i) affect properties of polymers
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(b) Perspex is a synthetic polymer with structural formula

CH3
CH2 –C
CO2CH3
n
(i) Name the type reaction leading to the formation of Perspex. ( ½ mark)

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(ii) Write the structural formula of the monomer of Perspex. (1 mark)

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(c) When 1.25 x 10 – 3 moles of Perspex was heated in the presence of silicon (IV) oxide
as a catalyst 4.85g of monomer was produced.

Calculate the;

(i) Number of monomers (n) (2 marks)

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(d) State one application of Perspex. ( ½ mark)

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16. (a) State three reasons why fluorine differs in its properties from the other elements of
group VII. (3 marks)

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(b) Write equations for the reaction(s) of

(i) Fluorine and water
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 (c) The thermochemical data for some processes are given below
Process ΔHθ(Kjmol – 1 )
Rb(s) Rb(g) +78
Rb(g) Rb+(g) +e – +402
F2(g) 2F(g) +160
Rb+(g) + F – (g) RbF(s) −762
F2(g) + 2Rb(s) 2RbF(s) −1104

Calculate the electron affinity of the fluorine atom. (3 marks)

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17. Explain the following observations.

(Your answer should include relevant equations of reactions if any)
(a) When hydrogen iodide is treated with concentrated sulphuric acid iodine is liberated,
whereas when hydrogen chloride is similarly treated chlorine is not evolved.
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(b) Lead (II) chloride is insoluble in ethanol whereas lead (IV) chloride readily dissolves in
ethanol (3 marks)

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(c) An aqueous solution of sodium sulphite is alkaline whereas that of sodium hydrogen
sulphite is acidic. (3 marks)

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