UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

*4888728650*

CHEMISTRY

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Paper 3 (Extended)

October/November 2011
1 hour 15 minutes

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Cobalt is an element in Period 4 of the Periodic Table.

(a) Use your copy of the Periodic Table to help you complete the table below.
particle

number of
protons

number of
neutrons

number of
electrons

Co
Co2+
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(b)

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Co is a cobalt isotope.

(i) Explain the term isotope.

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(ii) Explain why two isotopes of the same element have identical chemical properties.
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(iii) State one industrial use and one medical use of radioactive isotopes.
industrial use ....................................................................................................... [1]
medical use ......................................................................................................... [1]
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Sulfur is needed for the production of sulfuric acid. Two of the major sources of sulfur are
underground deposits of the element sulfur,
sulfur compounds from natural gas and petroleum.
(a) Explain why sulfur and its compounds are removed from these fuels before they are
burned.
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(b) Sulfur dioxide is made by spraying molten sulfur into air. The sulfur ignites and sulfur
dioxide is formed.
(i) Suggest why molten sulfur is used in the form of a fine spray.
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(ii) Explain why traces of sulfur dioxide act as a preservative in fruit juices.
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(iii) State another use of sulfur dioxide.
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(c) Describe how sulfur dioxide is changed into sulfur trioxide. Give the reaction conditions
and an equation.
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(d) Complete the following equations for the formation of sulfuric acid from sulfur trioxide.
SO3 + ............... H2S2O7
H2S2O7 + . ..........H2SO4

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Antimony, Sb, is an element in Group V.

(a) The main ore of antimony is its sulfide. The extraction of antimony is similar to that of
zinc.
Describe how each of these changes in the extraction of antimony is carried out.
(i) antimony sulfide to antimony oxide
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(ii) antimony oxide to antimony
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(b) Antimony oxide is a white powder which is insoluble in water.
Describe how you would find out if it is a basic, an acidic or an amphoteric oxide.
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(c) When antimony chloride is added to water, a faint white precipitate forms and the mixture
slowly goes cloudy.
forward
SbCl 3(aq) + H2O(l)
colourless

2HCl (aq) + SbOCl (s)

backward

white

(i) Explain why after some time the appearance of the mixture remains unchanged.
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(ii) When a few drops of concentrated hydrochloric acid are added to the mixture, it
changes to a colourless solution. Suggest an explanation.
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(iii) Suggest how you could make the colourless solution go cloudy.
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The structure of an element or compound determines its physical properties.

Scandium fluoride and silicon(IV) oxide have giant structures.
(a) Scandium fluoride is an ionic compound.
(i) The valency of scandium is three. Draw a diagram which shows the formula of the
compound, the charges on the ions and the arrangement of the valency electrons
around the negative ion.
Use x to represent an electron from a scandium atom.
Use o to represent an electron from a fluorine atom.

[3]
(ii) The melting point of scandium fluoride is 1552 C. Explain why scandium fluoride
has a high melting point.
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(b) Silicon(IV) oxide has a macromolecular structure.
(i) Describe the structure of silicon(IV) oxide. You may use a diagram.

[3]
(ii) How does the electrical conductivity of these two compounds differ?
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(iii) Explain the difference in conductivity.
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The alcohols form a homologous series. Two characteristics of a homologous series are
that the physical properties of the members vary in a predictable way and they have similar
chemical properties.
(a) Complete the table.
name

mass of one
mole / g

formula

boiling point
/ C

methanol

CH3 OH

32

64

ethanol

CH3 CH2 OH

46

78

propan-1-ol

CH3 CH2 CH2 OH

60

98

butan-1-ol

CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 OH

74

118

pentan-1-ol
hexan-1-ol

138
CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 OH

102
[3]

(b) Give two other characteristics of a homologous series.

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(c) Draw a diagram showing the arrangement of the valency electrons in one molecule of
the covalent compound methanol.
Use x to represent an electron from a carbon atom.
Use o to represent an electron from an oxygen atom.
Use to represent an electron from a hydrogen atom.

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(d) Alcohols can be oxidised to carboxylic acids by heating with acidic potassium
manganate(VII).

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(i) Draw the structural formula of the carboxylic acid formed by the oxidation of
propan-1-ol. Show all the bonds.

[1]
(ii) Describe how ethanol could be oxidised to ethanoic acid by fermentation.
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(e) Propan-1-ol and ethanoic acid react together to form an ester. Give its name and structural
formula.
name ........................................................................................................................... [1]
formula

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Soluble salts can be made by the neutralisation of an acid by a base. Insoluble salts can be
made by precipitation.
(a) The following is a brief description of the preparation of the soluble salt,
nickel(II) chloride-6-water, from the insoluble base nickel(II) carbonate.
Nickel(II) carbonate is added in small amounts to hot dilute hydrochloric acid until it is
in excess. The mixture is filtered. The filtrate is partially evaporated and then allowed to
cool until crystals of nickel(II) chloride-6-water form.
(i) Why is it necessary to use excess carbonate?
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(ii) Explain why it is necessary to filter.
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(iii) Why partially evaporate rather than evaporate to dryness?
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(iv) What additional steps are needed to obtain dry crystals?
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(b) Potassium chloride can be made from hydrochloric acid and potassium carbonate.
(i) Why must a different experimental method be used for this preparation?
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(ii) Give a description of the different method used for this salt preparation.
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(c) Insoluble salts are made by precipitation. An equation for the preparation of barium
sulfate is given below.

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BaCl 2(aq) + MgSO4(aq) BaSO4(s) + MgCl 2(aq)

This reaction can be used to find x in the formula for hydrated magnesium sulfate
MgSO4.xH2O.
A known mass of hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4.xH2O, was dissolved in water.
Excess aqueous barium chloride was added. The precipitate of barium sulfate was
filtered, washed and dried. Finally it was weighed.
Mass of hydrated magnesium sulfate = 1.476 g
Mass of barium sulfate formed = 1.398 g
The mass of one mole of BaSO4 = 233 g
The number of moles of BaSO4 formed = ...............

[1]

The number of moles of MgSO4.xH2O = ...............

[1]

The mass of one mole of MgSO4.xH2O = ............... g

[1]

The mass of one mole of MgSO4 = 120 g

The mass of xH2O in one mole of MgSO4.xH2O = ...............

[1]

x = ...............

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Petrol is a mixture of hydrocarbons and additives. The combustion of petrol in car engines is
a major source of air pollution. This is reduced by catalytic converters.
(a) Petrol is obtained from the gasoline fraction, boiling point range 40 C to 100 C, from the
distillation of petroleum. Explain the term fraction.
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(b) In many countries, a lead compound of the type Pb(C2H5)n used to be added to petrol to
improve its combustion. After combustion, lead oxide was formed.

LEADED
98 OCTANE

(i) Octane is a constituent of petrol. Write the equation for the complete combustion of
octane.
C8H18 + ...............O2 ............... + ...............

[2]

(ii) Dibromoethane was added to petrol to remove the lead oxide from inside the engine.
Lead bromide was formed which escaped into the environment through the exhaust.
Leaded petrol cannot be used with a catalytic converter. Give another reason why
leaded petrol is no longer used.
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(iii) What does each of the following tell you about the structure of dibromoethane?
dibromo ......................................................................................................................
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ane ....................................................................................................................... [2]
(iv) What additional information is needed to draw the structural formula of
dibromoethane?
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(c) An analysis of the compound, Pb(C2H5)n , showed that 0.026 moles of Pb was combined
with 0.104 moles of C2H5 groups.
What is the value of n? Show how you arrived at your answer.
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(d) Some of the pollutants emitted by vehicle exhausts are carbon monoxide, oxides of
nitrogen and unburnt hydrocarbons. Explain how the emission of these gases is reduced
by a catalytic converter.
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Magnesium

Sodium

Calcium

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Strontium

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Key

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b = proton (atomic) number

X = atomic symbol

a = relative atomic mass

*58-71 Lanthanoid series

90-103 Actinoid series

88

Ac

Actinium

Ra

Radium

Fr

Francium

87

Hafnium

Lanthanum

57

178

Hf

40

Zirconium

Zr

91

Titanium

139

Yttrium

22

48

Ti

La

39

89

Scandium

21

227

56

Barium

Caesium

45

Sc

226

55

137

Ba

133

Cs

38

Rubidium

37

88

Sr

85

Rb

20

Potassium

19

40

Ca

39

12

24

Mg

23

Na

Beryllium

Lithium

11

Be

II

Li

51

93

Ta

181

Niobium

Nb

90

58

73

52

96

Mo

184

Protactinium

Thorium

55

Tc
186

Re

144

Nd

92

60

Uranium

238

Neodymium

75

Rhenium

43

Technetium

25

Manganese

Mn
27

59

28

59

29

64

30

65

Ru

101

Iron

190

Pm

Osmium

Os

93

Np
Neptunium

61

Promethium

76

44

Ruthenium

26

56

Fe

192

Sm

150

Iridium

Ir

94

Pu
Plutonium

62

Samarium

77

45

Rhodium

Rh

103

Cobalt

Co

195

Eu

152

Platinum

Pt

95

Am
Americium

63

Europium

78

46

Palladium

Pd

106

Nickel

Ni

Gd

157

Gold

Au

197

Silver

96

64

Curium

Cm

Gadolinium

79

47

Ag

108

Copper

Cu

201

Bk

Terbium

Tb

159

Mercury

Hg

97

Berkelium

65

80

48

Cadmium

Cd

112

Zinc

Zn

11

Dy

162

Thallium

Tl

204

Indium

In

115

Gallium

98

Cf
Californium

66

Dysprosium

81

49

31

70

Ga

Ge

73

Silicon

119

Es

Holmium

Ho

165

Lead

Pb

207

Tin

Sn

99

Einsteinium

67

82

50

32

Germanium

14

28

Si

Carbon

27

Aluminium

13

12

Al

Boron

14

75

Sb

122

Arsenic

As

Bi

209

Fermium

Fm

Erbium

Er

167

Bismuth

100

68

83

51

Antimony

33

15

Phosphorus

31

Nitrogen

N
8

Se

79

Sulfur

32

Oxygen

Po

169

Md

Thulium

Tm

101

Mendelevium

69

84

Polonium

52

Tellurium

Te

128

Selenium

34

16

16

O
9

Yb

173

Astatine

At

Iodine

127

Bromine

Br

80

Chlorine

No
102

Nobelium

70

Ytterbium

85

53

35

17

Cl

35.5

Fluorine

19

Lr

Lutetium

Lu

175

Radon

Rn

Xenon

Xe

131

Krypton

Kr

84

Argon

Ar

40

Neon

103

Lawrencium

71

86

54

36

18

10

Ne

20

Helium

Hydrogen

VII

VI

He

IV

III

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

91

Pa

Th

232

Praseodymium

Cerium

59

141

Pr

140

74

Tungsten

42

Molybdenum

24

Chromium

Cr

Ce

Tantalum

41

23

Vanadium

Group

DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements

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