OVERMUGGED O LEVEL MOCK PAPER 2021

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
SECONDARY 5 NORMAL ACADEMIC

COMBINED SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY) 5076/03|5078/03

PAPER 3 September 2021
1 hour 15 mins

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write in dark blue or black pen.

You may use an HB pencil for diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Section A
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.

Section B
Answer all questions, the last question is in the form either/or.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.

Electronic calculators may be used.

The number of mark is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

*Questions in this mock paper may contain adapted questions from the Ten Year Series
and Prelim Papers from various schools in Singapore.

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Section A

1. James did a series of experiments using varying amount of zinc metal and
100cm3 of different concentration of sulfuric acid.

Experiment Amount of Zn Concentration Temperature Time taken

metal of H2SO4 to produce
100cm3 of H2
gas
A 5g 2.0 mol/dm-3 25 °C 200s
(solid form)
B 5g 2.0 mol/dm-3 25 °C 133s
(powder form)
C 5g 4.0 mol/dm-3 25 °C X
(powder form)
D 5g 4.0 mol/dm-3 45 °C Y
(powder form)

a) Predict an estimate value of X and explain your answer. [2]

b) Explain the difference in time taken between Experiment A and B. [2]

c) Would the value of X be greater than or smaller than Y. Explain your answer. [2]

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2. Choose from the following compounds to answer the questions below.

Carbon dioxide
Calcium oxide
Sodium nitrate
Sodium hydroxide
Copper (II) sulphate
Nitrogen dioxide
Aqueous ammonia
Zinc oxide
Hydrochloric acid

Each compound can be used once, more than once or not at all.

a) Formed due to high temperature in car engines [1]

b) Reacts with both acid and base to form salt and water [1]

c) Gives a white precipitate when added to acidified silver nitrate [1]

d) A salt that should be prepared via titration. [1]

e) Reacts with calcium carbonate to form carbon dioxide gas [1]

f) Turn moist red litmus paper blue when added to ammonium nitrate. [1]

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3. Haematite and coke are used in the extraction of iron in the blast furnace.

a) Give the chemical formula of haematite. [1]

b) With the aid of chemical equations, explain the importance of adding coke for the
extraction of iron. [3]

c) Using oxidation states, state and explain whether haematite that got oxidised or
reduced in the blast furnace reaction. [2]

d) Write out the full balanced equation which shows a reaction between an acidic oxide
and a base. [1]

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4. Acid rain is formed when atmospheric acidic oxides such as sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen dioxide react with oxygen and water in the atmosphere.

a) Using balanced chemical equations show how acid rain is formed. [2]

b) State 2 negative effect of acid rain on the environment. [1]

c) Suggest how farmers can reduce the acidity of the soil such that their crops can grow
better. Name 2 methods. [2]

d) Assuming that the crops grow best at pH 7, state and explain which method
mentioned in part c) will be a better choice. [2]

e) Some fertilisers contain ammonium chloride NH4Cl which are help crops grow better.
Some crops also grow better in a more alkaline soil at higher pH.

Using a balanced chemical equation, explain why the fertilisers and the alkaline
solution should not be added together. [2]

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5. The table below shows the various ionic versions of manganese.

Substance
MnO4-
MnO42-
Mn2+
MnO2

a) Arrange the substances increasing order of oxidation state of Mn. [2]

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b) When solid manganese (II) nitrate is heated, solid manganese (IV) oxide and nitrogen
dioxide will be produced. The chemical equation is listed below.

Mn(NO3)2 (s)  MnO2 (s) + 2 NO2 (g)

Based on the change in oxidation state of manganese, explain whether manganese (II)
nitrate has undergone oxidation or reduction. [2]

c) Chlorine is often used as a disinfectant in swimming pools. The chemical equation is as

follows:

S2O32- + 4Cl2 + 5 H2O  2SO42- + 8Cl- + 10H+

i) Deduce the oxidation states of sulfur in each substance. [2]

Substance Oxidation state of sulfur

S2O32-

SO42-

ii) Identify the substance that got reduced in this reaction. Explain your answer. [2]

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6. Refer to the flowchart below.

a) Suggest the identity of substances A to G. [7]

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

b) Write the balanced equation when colourless gas C forms substance E when bubbled
into limewater. [1]

c) Identify the chemical reaction and write the balanced ionic equation when colourless
liquid D reacts with acidified barium nitrate. [1]

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Section B

7. Titration is a salt preparation method whereby an alkaline and an acid undergo

neutralisation. The neutralisation reaction between an alkali X(OH)2 and sulfuric acid can
be represented by the following equation:

X(OH)2 + H2SO4  XSO4 + 2H2O

0.25 mol/dm3 of
H2SO4

25cm3 of X(OH)2

The results of a titration experiment are as such:

Experiment 1 2 3 4
Initial volume 0.0 18.1 18.3
of H2SO4 / cm3
Final volume of 18.1 35.9 18.3 36.2
H2SO4 / cm3
Volume of 17.9
H2SO4 used /
cm3

a) Complete the table above. [2]

b) Determine the average volume of H2SO4 used. [1]

c) Determine the concentration of X(OH)2 in mol/dm3. [3]

d) The concentration of X(OH)2 is 13.26g/dm3. Identify X. [2]

e) Suggest why titration is not the most ideal method to prepare salt XSO4. [2]

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8. A compound contains 38.6% potassium, 13.9% nitrogen and the rest is made of
oxygen.

a) Determine the empirical formula of this compound. [3]

When iron metal is exposed to air and moisture, it will undergo rusting to form iron (III)
oxide.

b) Construct a balanced chemical equation for rusting. [2]

c) State one method for preventing rusting and explain how it works. [2]

Aluminium and iron (III) oxide reacts in the chemical equation as shown below.

2 Al(s) + Fe2O3 (s)  Al2O3 (s) + 2 Fe (l)

d) Identify the name of this chemical reaction. [1]

e) Aluminium oxide can only be extracted from its ore via electrolysis while iron (III) oxide
can be extracted via heating with carbon. Referencing the reactivity series, explain. [2]

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