Q1.A student investigated the temperature change when zinc reacts with copper sulfate solution.

The student used a different concentration of copper sulfate solution for each experiment.

The student used the apparatus shown below.

The student:
• measured 50 cm3 copper sulfate solution into a glass beaker
• measured the temperature of the copper sulfate solution
• added 2.3 g zinc
• measured the highest temperature
• repeated the experiment using copper sulfate solution with different concentrations.

The equation for the reaction is:

Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq)

zinc + copper sulfate solution copper + zinc sulfate solution

(a) The thermometer reading changes during the reaction.

Give one other change the student could see during the reaction.

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(b) Suggest one improvement the student could make to the apparatus.

Give a reason why this improves the investigation.

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Reason ...........................................................................................................

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(c) In this question you will be assessed on using good English, organising information clearly
and using specialist terms where appropriate.

The student’s results are shown in the table.

Table

Concentration of
Experiment Increase in temperature in
copper sulfate
number °C
in moles per dm3

1 0.1 5

2 0.2 10

3 0.3 12

4 0.4 20

5 0.5 25

6 0.6 30

7 0.7 35

8 0.8 35

9 0.9 35

10 1.0 35

Describe and explain the trends shown in the student’s results.

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Q2.A student investigated displacement reactions of metals.

The student added different metals to copper sulfate solution and measured the temperature
change.

The more reactive the metal is compared with copper, the bigger the temperature change.

The apparatus the student used is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

(a) State three variables that the student must control to make his investigation a fair test.

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(b) Figure 2 shows the thermometer in one experiment before and after the student added a
metal to the copper sulfate solution.

Figure 2

Before adding metal After adding metal

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 Use Figure 2 to complete Table 1.

Table 1

Temperature before adding metal in °C ...............

Temperature after adding metal in °C ...............

Change in temperature in °C ...............

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(c) The student repeated the experiment three times with each metal.

Table 2 shows the mean temperature change for each metal.

Table 2

Mean
Metal temperature
change in °C

Cobalt 4.5

Gold 0.0

Magnesium 10.0

Nickel 3.0

Silver 0.0

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 Tin 1.5

(i) On Figure 3, draw a bar chart to show the results.

Figure 3

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(ii) Why is a line graph not a suitable way of showing the results?

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(iii) Use the results to work out which metal is the most reactive.

Give a reason for your answer.

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 (iv) Explain why there was no temperature change when silver metal was added to the
copper sulfate solution.

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(v) It is not possible to put all six metals in order of reactivity using these results.

Suggest how you could change the experiment to be able to put all six metals into
order of reactivity.

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Q3.Read the information about energy changes and then answer the questions.

A student did an experiment to find the energy change when hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium
hydroxide.

The equation which represents the reaction is:

HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O

The student used the apparatus shown in the diagram.

The student placed 50 cm3 of hydrochloric acid in a glass beaker and measured the initial
temperature.

The student then quickly added 50 cm3 of sodium hydroxide solution and stirred the mixture with
the thermometer. The highest temperature was recorded.

The student repeated the experiment, and calculated the temperature change each time.

Experimen Experimen Experimen Experimen

t1 t2 t3 t4

Initial temperature 19.0 22.0 19.2 19.0

in °C

Highest 26.2 29.0 26.0 23.5

temperature in °C

Temperature 7.2 7.0 6.8 4.5

change in °C

(a) The biggest error in this experiment is heat loss.

Suggest how the apparatus could be modified to reduce heat loss.

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 (b) Suggest why it is important to mix the chemicals thoroughly.

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(c) Which one of these experiments was probably done on a different day to the others?

Give a reason for your answer.

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(d) Suggest why experiment 4 should not be used to calculate the average temperature
change.

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(e) Calculate the average temperature change from the first three experiments.

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Answer = .................................................. °C
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(f) Use the following equation to calculate the energy change for this reaction.

Energy change in joules = 100 × 4.2 × average temperature change

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Answer = .................................................. J
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 (g) Which one of these energy level diagrams represents the energy change for this
reaction?

Give a reason for your answer.

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Q4. Read the information.

Alumina is a white solid. In 1800, scientists thought that alumina contained an

undiscovered metal. We now call this metal aluminium. At that time, scientists
could not extract the aluminium from alumina.

In 1825, Christian Oersted, a Danish scientist, did experiments with alumina.

Step 1 He reacted a mixture of hot alumina and carbon with chlorine to form
aluminium chloride. The reaction is very endothermic.

Step 2 The aluminium chloride was reacted with potassium. He was left with
potassium chloride and tiny particles of aluminium metal.

Other scientists were not able to obtain the same results using his experiment and
his work was not accepted at that time.

In 1827, Friedrich Wöhler, a German chemist, made some changes to Oersted’s

experiment. He obtained a lump of aluminium. He tested the aluminium and
recorded its properties.

(a) Suggest why scientists in 1800 could not extract aluminium from alumina.

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(b) Oersted’s experiment in 1825 was not thought to be reliable.

Explain why

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(c) Why must the reaction in Step 1 be heated to make it work?

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 (d) Complete the word equation for the reaction in Step 2.

aluminium + potassiu →............................... + ...............................

chloride m

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(e) Suggest how Wöhler was able to prove that he had made a new metal.

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Q5. The symbol equation for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is:

2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2

(a) This reaction is exothermic.

What is an exothermic reaction?

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(b) A student measured the volume of oxygen produced by 50 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide.

The graph shows the results.

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 (i) Use the graph to describe the changes in the rate of the reaction from 0 to 35
seconds.

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(ii) What was the total volume of oxygen gas collected?

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(iii) The student had calculated that the hydrogen peroxide used should produce 25 cm3
of oxygen.

Calculate the percentage yield of oxygen.

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Answer = ............................... %
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(c) An increase in the temperature of the hydrogen peroxide increases the rate of the reaction.

Use your knowledge of particles to explain why.

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Q6. Read the information about car engines.

Burning petrol in air is an exothermic reaction. This reaction is used in car engines.

When petrol burns it produces harmful substances such as nitrogen oxides and
carbon monoxide.

A catalytic converter stops these harmful substances being released into the air.

(a) The reaction is exothermic. What is the meaning of exothermic?

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(b) The catalytic converter has two parts shown as A and B in the diagram.

Part A contains a catalyst made from platinum and rhodium.

Part B contains a catalyst made from platinum and palladium.

(i) Why are catalysts used in chemical reactions?

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(ii) One reaction in part A is shown by this equation.

2NO → N2 + O2

Suggest why this reaction helps the environment.

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(iii) The equation for one of the reactions in part B is shown below.

Balance this equation.

....... CO + O2 → ....... CO2

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(iv) The catalytic converter works for many years without replacing the catalyst.

Explain why the catalyst does not need to be replaced.

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(v) Suggest why different catalysts are used in parts A and B.

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 (c) Modern catalytic converters contain nanosized particles of catalyst. Using nanosized
particles reduces the cost of the catalytic converter.

Suggest and explain why the use of nanosized catalyst particles reduces the cost of the
catalytic converter.

Your answer should include information about the size and surface area of the particles.

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