ADMISSION

NUMBER

DATE

MONTHLY TEST - JANUARY 2023

GRADE 10 (EDEXCEL)

CHEMISTRY
Duration : 2 periods

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES

Instructions
 Use black ink or ball-point pen.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your candidate number.
 Answer all questions.
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
- there may be more space than you need.
 Show all the steps in any calculations and state the units.
 Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Information
 The total mark for this paper is 45.
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
-Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. .
Advice
 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Write your answer neatly and in good English.
 Try to answer every question.
 Check your answer if you have time at the end.

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1. There are three isomers with the molecular formula C5H12.
(a) One of these isomers is pentane. The displayed formula for pentane is

(I) State what is meant by the term isomers.

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(2 marks)
(II) Draw the displayed formula for both the isomers of C5H12

Isomer 1 Isomer 2

(4 marks)
(III) Name both the above isomers.
Isomer 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------
Isomer 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(IV) Explain which homologous series pentane belongs to
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(2 marks)
(V) Pentane is a hydrocarbon. Explain what is meant by the term hydrocarbon.
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(2 marks)
(b) Pentane reacts with bromine in the presence of UV radiation as follows.
(I) Complete the reaction by writing the products

C5H12 + Br2  ----------------------- + -----------------------

(2 marks)
(II) Write the name of the above type of reaction
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(1 mark)

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(c) Pentane reacts with oxygen during combustion reaction.

(I) Show the balanced chemical equation for the complete combustion reaction
of pentane with excess oxygen.
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(2 marks)
(II) Write the name of the poisonous gas that is produced in the presence of limited
oxygen.
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(1 mark)
[Total = 18 marks]
2. Halon 1301 is a compound used in some fire extinguishers. It has the percentage composition by
mass of C 8.05% Br 53.69% F 38.62%.

(a) Show by calculation, that the empirical formula of this compound is CBrF3.

(2 marks)
(b) The diagram shows the displayed formula of a molecule of Halon 1301

Draw a dot and a cross diagram of this molecule showing all the outer electrons in the
shells

(2 marks)

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(c) Halon 1301 has a boiling point of -58ºC.
Explain why Halon 1301 has a low boiling point.
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(2 marks)
[Total = 6 marks]
3. Crude oil is a liquid that contains a mixture of many hydrocarbons.
The diagram shows a fractionating column used in the distillation of crude oil.
The six fractions obtained are shown. One use for each of four of the fractions is also shown.
refinery gases
Fuel for
camping stoves
gasoline

kerosene
Fuel for aircraft
diesel
Fuel for lorries
Crude oil Fuel oil
Fuel for ships

bitumen

(a) Describe what is done to the crude oil before it enters the fractionating column.
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(2 marks)
(b) State how the temperature changes from the top of the column to the bottom.
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(1 mark)
(c) Give one use for Gasoline, and one use for butamen.
Gasoline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bitumen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(d) Name the fraction that contains the largest molecules.
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(1 mark)

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(e) State the physical property that allows the different fractions to be collected at different
heights in the column.
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(1 mark)
(f) Carbon monoxide, CO, and oxides of nitrogen are produced in a car engine when petrol is
burned. These oxides can be partly removed using catalytic converter fitted to the car’s
exhaust system.
(I) State how oxides of nitrogen are produced in the car engine
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(1 mark)
(II) Give a disadvantage of allowing oxides of nitrogen to escape into the atmosphere
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(1 mark)
(III) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between nitrogen monoxide, NO, and
carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
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(1 mark)
[Total = 10 marks]
4. At high temperatures, hydrogen reacts with iodine to form hydrogen iodide.

H2 (g) + I2 (g) ⇌ 2HI(g) ∆H = +53.0 kJ/mol

(a) Describe and explain the effect, if any, on the position of equilibrium when
(i) The pressure is increased
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(2 marks)
(ii) The temperature is decreased
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(2 marks)
(b) Hydrogen iodide reacts with water to form a strong acid, hydriodic acid, HI (aq).
(i) What is meant by the term strong acid?
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(1 mark)

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(ii) Construct the equation for the dissociation of hydrogen iodide molecules into ions.
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(1 mark)
(c) Hydrogen iodide reacts with ethene to form iodoethane

CH2 = CH2 + HI→ CH3 CH2I

What is the name of this type of reaction?
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(1 mark)
(d) The table shows some properties of five alkenes

ALKENE FORMULA MELTING POINT /°C BOILING POINT /°C

ethene C2H4 -168.9 -103.6
propene C3H6 -47.3
butene C4H8 -185.2 -6.2
pentene C5H10 -165.0 30.0
hexene C6H12 -139.7 63.4
(i) How does the boiling point change as the number of carbon atoms in the formula of
the alkenes increases?
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(1 mark)
(ii) What is the physical state of butene at -7°C? Explain your answer.
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(1 mark)
(iii) Why is it difficult to predict the melting point of propene using only the information
from the table?
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(1 mark)

(e) In an experiment, 1 cm3 of a gaseous hydrocarbon. Z, requires 4cm3 of oxygen for

complete combustion to give 3 cm3 of carbon dioxide. All gas volumes are measured at r.t.p.
Which formula represents Z?
(a) C2H2 (b) C2H4 (c) C3H4 (d) C3H8
(1 mark)
[Total = 11 marks]
(Total for the paper = 45 marks)

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