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CLASS: IBY2 DATE: 12-04-24

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY SL PAPER -1 DURATION: 45 MINS
MARKS:30
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Chemistry
Standard level
Paper 1

11 May 2023

Zone A afternoon Zone B morning Zone C afternoon

45 minutes

Instructions to candidates

y Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

y Answer all the questions.
y For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on
the answer sheet provided.
y The periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper.
y The maximum mark for this examination paper is [30 marks].

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 The Periodic Table

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1 2
1 H He
1.01 4.00

3 4 Atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 Li Be Element B C N O F Ne
6.94 9.01 Relative atomic mass 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.90

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
–2–

5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.96 (98) 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.76 127.60 126.90 131.29

55 56 57 † 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.91 137.33 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.2 208.98 (209) (210) (222)

87 88 89 ‡ 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Unt Uug Uup Uuh Uus Uuo
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (269) (270) (269) (278) (281) (281) (285) (286) (289) (288) (293) (294) (294)

† 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.12 140.91 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.97

‡ 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
232.04 231.04 238.03 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262)
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1. What are the units of molar mass?

A. amu

B. g

C. mol g-1

D. g mol-1

2. Which information does the molecular formula provide?

A. The simplest ratio of atoms in a molecule

B. The actual numbers of atoms in a molecule

C. The number of molecules in one mole

D. The types of bonds in a molecule

3. A student heated a known mass of zinc powder in an open crucible until there was no further
mass change and recorded the final mass.

What would the student be able to derive from this data?

I. Percentage composition of zinc oxide

II. Empirical formula of zinc oxide
III. Molecular formula of zinc oxide

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

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4. What is the molar mass of a gas according to the following experimental data?

Mass of gas 40.0 g

Volume 220 cm3

Temperature 17 °C

Pressure 98 kPa

Ideal gas constant = 8.31 J K-1 mol-1

PV = nRT

40.0  8.31 290

A.
98  0.220

98  0.220
B.
40.0  8.31 290

40.0  8.31 17
C.
98  0.220

98  220
D.
40.0  8.31 17

5. What is the maximum number of electrons in energy level n = 4?

A. 8

B. 18

C. 32

D. 50

2-
6. What are the numbers of neutrons and electrons in 32
16S ?

Neutrons Electrons

A. 32 18

B. 16 18

C. 16 16

D. 16 14
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7. What is the correct labelling of the blocks of the periodic table?

s p
A. f

p s
B. d

d p
C. f

s p
D. d

8. What can be deduced from the period number of an element?

I. Highest occupied energy level

II. Number of sub-levels in the outer shell
III. Number of outer electrons

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

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9. How many electrons will be gained or lost when the element with electron configuration 1s22s22p3
forms an ionic bond?

A. Two electrons lost

B. Two electrons gained

C. Three electrons lost

D. Three electrons gained

10. Which substance is likely to have an ionic lattice structure at 298 K and 100 kPa?

Melting point Conducts electricity in a liquid state?

A. low yes

B. low no

C. high no

D. high yes

11. Why does the melting point of the elements decrease down group 1?

A. Atomic mass increases

B. Number of electrons increases

C. Radius of metal ion increases

D. First ionization energy decreases

12. In which molecule does the central atom have an incomplete octet of electrons?

A. H2Se

B. PH3

C. OF2

D. BF3
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13. Which allotrope, oxygen or ozone, has the stronger bond between O atoms, and which absorbs
higher frequency UV radiation in the atmosphere?

Stronger bond between O atoms Absorbs higher frequency UV

A. ozone ozone

B. ozone oxygen

C. oxygen oxygen

D. oxygen ozone

14. What is the enthalpy of combustion of propan-1-ol, in kJ mol-1, according to the following
calorimetry data?

Mass of water in calorimeter 75 g

Amount of propan-1-ol burned 0.015 mol

Temperature rise 24 °C

Specific heat capacity of water 4.2 J g-1 K-1

−0.015  4.2 24
A.
0.075

−75  4.2 24
B.
0.015

C.
−0.015  4.2 24
75

−75  4.2 24
D.
0.015  1000

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15. Which diagram shows the enthalpy change for dissolving solid, X, in water, if the temperature of
the solution decreases?

X (s)
Enthalpy

Endothermic change
A.
X (aq)

Progress of reaction

X (aq)
Enthalpy

Endothermic change
B. X (s)

Progress of reaction

X (aq)
Enthalpy

Exothermic change
C. X (s)

Progress of reaction

X (s)
Enthalpy

Exothermic change
D.
X (aq)

Progress of reaction
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16. What is represented by the dotted line on the enthalpy profile?

Reactants

Enthalpy Products

A. Reaction carried out at a lower temperature

B. Reaction is reversible

C. A catalyst is used

D. Collision frequency has increased

17. What happens to the average kinetic energy, KE, of the particles in a gas when the absolute
temperature is doubled?

1
KE = mv2
2

A. Increases by a factor of 2

B. Decreases by a factor of 2

C. Increases by a factor of 4

D. Decreases by a factor of 4

18. Which value of the reaction quotient, Q, shows the lowest relative amount of products at
a particular point in time?

A. 4.9 × 10-3

B. 8.2 × 10-3

C. 4.9 × 102

D. 8.2 × 102

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19. Which products are formed from the neutralization of nitric acid by calcium hydroxide?

A. Calcium oxide and ammonia

B. Calcium nitrate and water

C. Calcium nitrate and ammonia

D. Calcium nitrate and hydrogen

20. Which combination describes a strong Brønsted–Lowry acid?

Proton donor Conjugate base

A. good strong

B. good weak

C. poor strong

D. poor weak

21. Which change involves oxidation of N?

A. NH3 to N2

B. NO2 to NO

C. N2 to AlN

D. NO2 to N2O4

22. What is the formula of copper (I) sulfide?

A. CuS

B. Cu2S

C. CuSO3

D. Cu2SO3
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23. Which combination describes an electrolytic cell?

Energy change Spontaneity

A. chemical to electrical non-spontaneous

B. electrical to chemical non-spontaneous

C. chemical to electrical spontaneous

D. electrical to chemical spontaneous

24. Which formula represents an ether?

A. C6H5OH

B. CH3CHO

C. CH3COCH3

D. CH3OCH3

25. Which statement explains the increase in boiling point for the homologous series of the
primary alcohols?

A. London dispersion forces become stronger

B. Hydrogen bonds become stronger

C. Polarity of hydroxyl group increases

D. Standard state of the compound changes to solid

26. Why does benzene undergo substitution more readily than addition?

A. Benzene is unsaturated.

B. Addition could produce an alkane.

C. Resonance makes carbon–carbon bonds too strong to break.

D. A benzene molecule is planar.

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27. The orange colour disappears when bromine water is added to compound X in the dark.

Which compound is X?

A. Ethene

B. Ethane

C. Ethanol

D. Ethanoic acid

28. What is the percentage error if the enthalpy of combustion of a substance is determined
experimentally to be -2100 kJ mol-1, but the literature value is -3500 kJ mol-1?

A. 80 %

B. 60 %

C. 40 %

D. 20 %

29. In which case would repetition produce an improvement in accuracy?

A. A thermometer always gives low readings.

B. An electronic balance has not been zeroed.

C. A student always reads the burette from a seated position.

D. Judgement of the end-point of a titration.

30. Which technique is most likely to be used for identification of functional groups?

A. Combustion analysis

B. Determination of melting point

C. Infra-red (IR) spectroscopy

D. Mass spectroscopy (MS)

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