DOUBLE AWARD SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY

FEBRUARY TEST
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Answer all questions. Marks: 33

1. A student reacted 2.4 g of magnesium with 1.0 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid to form
magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas at r.t.p.

(a) The reaction is represented by the equation below.

Balance the equation.

….Mg (s) + …...HCl (aq) → …..MgCl2 (aq) + ......H2 (g) [1]

(b)(i) Calculate the number of moles of magnesium in 2.4g.

[1]
(ii) Calculate the relative molecular mass of magnesium chloride.

[1]

(iv) Use your answer to b(ii) to find the percentage composition of magnesium in
magnesium chloride.

[1]

2. Crystals of copper(II) sulphate contain water of crystallization. 20g of water was lost
by heating the crystals in a crucible as in the diagram to form the anhydrous powder of
copper(II) sulphate, as shown by the equation below.
heat
CuSO4∙5H2O (s) CuSO4 (s) + 5H2O (l)

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(a) (i) Define water of crystallization.

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(ii) What colour is the crystals?

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(b) Given that 1 mole = 6 x 1023 ,

(i) Find the number of particles of 0.5 moles of water.

[1]

(ii) Find the number of moles of the copper(II) sulphate which contains 18 x 1023
ions.

[1]

(iii) Convert the moles in b(ii) into the mass in grams.

[1]

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3. The diagram below shows the reaction of 1.0g calcium carbonate and 100 cm3 of
concentration 0.05 mol/dm3 carried out at room temperature and pressure(r.t.p)

The reaction equation is:

CaCO3 (s) + 2HCl (aq) → CaCl2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)

Use the information on the diagram to answer the following.

(i) Find the number of moles of calcium carbonate in 1.0 g.

[1]
(ii) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid.

[1]

(iii) 10 cm3 of carbon dioxide was collected in the gas syringe. Calculate the number of
moles of gas collected at r.t.p.

[1]

4. Determine the empirical formula of a compound with the following composition by

mass of 2.4g C and 0.8g H.

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5. A student reacted 112g of iron with excess of sulphuric acid and obtained 152g iron(II)
sulphate which was 50% yield. Calculate the expected mass of the iron(II) sulphate?

[2]
6. A student titrated 25 cm3 of sodium hydroxide with 0.02 mol/dm3 of hydrochloric acid,
using methyl orange indicator.

(a) (i) Which piece of instrument is suitable to deliver exactly 25 cm3 of the sodium
hydroxide into the conical flask?
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(ii) What colour change showed that the end point had been reached?
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(iii) What type of reaction takes place between sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric
acid?
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(b) Three titrations were done. Parts of the burette with the liquid levels before and after
each titration are shown below.

Use the diagrams to complete the results table below.

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Summary:
Tick the best titration results. Using these results, calculate the average volume of 0.02
mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid required.

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(c) Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid.

(i) Define a strong acid.

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(ii) Write down an equation to show the ionization of hydrochloric acid.
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(iii) Hydrochloric acid is a monobasic acid. Explain what is meant by monobasic acid.

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(iv) What colour would show on the pH scale when hydrochloric acid is tested with
universal indicator paper?
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(v) When hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate a colourless gas is formed.
Give the test and test result for the gas produced.

test………………………………………………………………………………….....

test result…………………………………………………………………………….[1]

(d) Give one application of acid-base reactions in everyday life.

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7. The diagram shows the reactions of dilute sulphuric acid. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.

white precipitate D
+
magnesium nitrate

add barium nitrate

solution to A

sulphuric acid solution A

+
hydrogen

add solution B
add copper oxide

potassium sulphate blue solution C

+
water

Name or give the formula of each of the following:

(a) solution A ………………………………………………………………………………
(b) solution B ………………………………………………………………………………
(c) solution C ………………………………………………………………………………
(d) solution D …………………………………………………………………………...[4]