Section A (15 marks)

Answer ALL the questions in this section in space provided

1. Heat is absorbed when NaCl dissolves in water. Which enthalpies are involved in the solubility of
this compound?

I Hydration energy
II Electron affinity
III lonisation energy
IV Lattice energy
A I and II B I and IV C II and III D III and IV

2. The Born-Haber cycle for the formation of an oxide of element M is shown below.

Which statement is true based on the cycle above?

A The second electron affinity of oxygen is endothermic.

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B The lattice energy of MO is +2513 kJ mol .
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C The first ionisation energy of Mis +889 kJ mol .
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D The atomisation energy of oxygen is +280 kJ mol .

3. C2H6 reacts with Cl2 to form C2H5Cl and HCl under standard conditions. The standard enthalpies of
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formation of HCl and C2H5Cl are -92 kJ mol and -137 kJ mol respectiveiy. The standard enthalpy
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change for the reaction is -144 kJ mol What can be deduced from the reaction?

A C2H5Cl is less stable than C2H6.

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B Standard enthalpy of formation of C2H6 is +85 kJ mol .
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C Standard enthalpy of formation of Cl2 is 0 kJ mol .
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D Standard enthalpy of combustion of C2H5Cl is -85 kJ mol .
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4. The lattice energy of YCl2 is -2524 kJ mol and the thermochemical equations for the formation of
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gaseous Cl and Y ions are shown below.

What is the standard enthalpy of formation for YCl2 ?

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A -418 kJ mol B -646 kJ mol
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C +418 kJ mol D +646 kJ mol

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5. The graph below shows an energy profile for the reaction X + Y Z

Which of the following statements is true of the above energy profile?

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A The activation energy for the forward reaction is (a + b) kJ mol .

B The forward reaction is exothermic

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C ∆H for the forward reaction is +a kJ mol .

D The presence of a catalyst will reduce the value of b

6. In which of the following equations does the underlined element show the biggest increase in
oxidation number?
2 
A Cl 2  2MnO4  2MnO4  2Cl 
B I 2  2 Na2 S 2O3  2 NaI  Na2 S 4O6
C Cl2  2K Br  2KCl  Br2
D 2HgCl2  SnCl2  HgCl2  SnCl4

7. The cell diagram for a voltaic cell is shown below.

3+ -3 2+ -3 2+ -3 4+ -3
Pt(s)|Fe (2.0 mol dm ), Fe (0.0010 mol dm )||Sn (1.0 mol dm ), Sn (0.0020 mol dm )|Pt(s).
What is the cell potential of this voltaic cell at 25 °C?
o 3+ 2+ o 4+ 2+
(E Fe IFe = +0.77 V ; E Sn ISn = +0.15 V)
A +0.35 V B +0.44 V C +0.80 V D +0.89 V

8. In the industrial production of chlorine, diaphragm cells are gradually replacing mercury cells in order
to reduce environmental pollutions. Which statement is true about diaphragm cells?
A NaOCl is a useful by-product.
B Platinum gauze is used as a diaphragm.
C Hydrogen gas evolves at cathode.
D The level of electrolyte is lower in the anode compartment.

9. The standard hydrogen electrode is known as the primary reference electrode. Which statement
about the electrode is not true?
A The pH of its electrolyte is 0.
o
B The temperature of its electrolyte is 0 C.
C It can act as an anode or a cathode.
D The standard reduction potential is 0 V.

10. In an electrolysis which uses platinum electrodes, a current of 3.0 A is passed through potassium
sulphate solution. An excess of potassium iodide solution is then added to the solution obtained. The
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iodine formed required 22.5 cm of 0.15 mol dm thiosulphate solution for complete reaction. The
reactions involved are as follows:

2SO42- → S2O82- + 2e-

S2O82- + 2I- → 2SO42- + I2
2S2O32- + I2 → S4O62- + 2I-

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 What is the time taken, in seconds, for the above electrolysis?
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[Faraday constant, F is 96500 C mol ]
A 434s B 217s C 109s D 54s

11. A current is passed through two cells connected in series. The first cell contains X2(SO4)3 while the
second cell contains YSO4. If the relative atomic masses of X and Y are in the ratio 5:4, what is the
ratio of the mass of X deposited to the mass of Y deposited?
A 3:5 B 4:7 C 5:7 D 5:6

12. The first ionization energy generally increases across a period in the Periodic Table. Which statement
explains why the first ionization energy of sulphur is lower than that of phosphorus?

A The electrons in the p orbitals of sulphur experience greater electrostatic repulsion than
that of phosphorus.
B The sulphur atom has more electrons than phosphorus atom.
C The S-S bond is weaker than P-P bond.
D The size of S8 molecule is bigger than P4 molecule.

13. The properties of elements can be deduced from electronic configurations. Which statement is true
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about Na+ ion, Cl ion, Ar atom and K+ ion?
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A Na+ ion is bigger than Cl ion.
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B The charge density of Na+ ion is lower than that of Cl ion.
C The ionization energy of K+ ion is higher than that of Na+ ion.
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D Cl ion, K+ ion and Ar atom have the same electronic configuration.

14. The first ionization energies of five elements in Period 2 of the Periodic Table is shown in the graph
below.

Which statement explains the difference in the first ionization energies between beryllium and boron?

A Boron atom has a greater shielding effect

B Boron atom has more valence electrons.
C Beryllium atom has a more stable electronic configuration.
D The 2p electron in boron atom is at a higher energy level than the 2s electron in beryllium
atom.

15. The first eight successive ionization energies of element M is given below:
1010, 1900, 2900, 5000, 6300, 21 300, 25 400, 29 800

Which statement is true about element M?

A Element M has three valence electrons
B The atom of element M has eight electrons
C The reaction between element M and hydrogen forms MH3
D Element M is in Period 4 of the Periodic Table.

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Name : ____________________________ Class : ________

Answers for Section A: 15

1 4 7 10 13

2 5 8 11 14

3 6 9 12 15

Section B
Answer ALL questions (15 marks)

16. (a) Define the term standard enthalpy of formation. [2 marks]

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(b) Using Hess's Law to calculate the standard enthalpy change for the following
reaction.
MgO(s) + 2HCl(g) → MgCl2(s) + H2O(l) [3 marks]

(c) Use the data in the table to calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of liquid
methylbenzene, 7C(s) + 4H2(g)→C7H8(l). [2 marks]

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17. An electrochemical cell is formed when Cu metal is dipped in an aqueous solution of 1.0 mol dm
o
CuSO4 and connected to a standard hydrogen electrode at 25 C. The voltmeter reading of the cell
is +0.34 V.
(a) Draw a labelled diagram of the cell. [4 marks]

(b) Write the half-equations of the reaction at the cathode and the anode. [2 marks]

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(c) Write the overall equation of the cell. [1 mark]

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(d) What would be observed at the electrode? [1 mark]

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Section C [30 marks]

Answer two questions only.

18. The data of enthalpies, electron affinities and energies for AgCl, a white crystalline solid, and AgBr,
a pale yellow crystalline solid, are shown below.

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 (a) i. Based on the above data, construct the energy levels for AgCl and calculate the enthalpy of
solution of AgCl. [7 marks]
ii. Compare the enthalpies of solutions of AgBr and AgCl. [3 marks]

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(b) The reaction between an acid and a base produces salt and water. A mixture of 100 cm of 0.431
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mol dm HCl solution and 100 cm of 0.216 mol dm Ba(OH)2 solution is added into a constant-
pressure calorimeter. Determine the final temperature of the mixture if the initial temperature of
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both solutions is 20.5 C.
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[Specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J g C and heat of neutralisation is -56.2 kJ mol ]
[5 marks]

19. (a) A voltaic cell consists of two half cells. One half cell contains a platinum electrode surrounded by
chromium(III) ions and dichromate(VI) ions. The standard reduction potential of the dichromate(VI)
ions is as follows:
2- + 3+
Cr2O7 (aq) + 14H (aq) + 6e-  2Cr (aq) + 7H2O (l) E°red =+1.33 V

The other half cell contains a platinum electrode surrounded by bromate(V) ions and liquid bromine.
The standard reduction potential of the bromate(V) ions is as follows:
2- +
2BrO3 (aq) + 12H (aq) + 10e-  Br2 (l) + 6H2O (l) E°red =+1.48 V
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Assuming the concentration of all the aqueous solution is at 1 mol dm and the cell is at 25 °C,
i. Write the overall equation for the cell. [2 marks]
ii. Write the cell diagram for the above reaction [2 marks]
iii. Calculate the E° for the cell. [2 marks]
iv. Calculate the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the above reaction [3 marks]

(b) An electrolytic cell contains an aqueous solution of chromium(III) nitrate at 25 °C. Assume that
chromium is deposited at one electrode and oxygen gas is liberated at the other electrode.

i. How many hours will it take to deposit 22.0 g of chromium metal using a current of 5.4A.
ii. A current of 3.75 A is passed through the cell for 45 minutes. If the initial concentration of a
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1.25 dm solution of chromium (III) nitrate is 0.787 mol dm , what is the concentration of
chromium(III) ion after the electrolysis? [6 marks]

20. (a) Explain why electrical conductivity decreases across Period 3 from sodium to phosphorus.
[3 marks]
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(b) Choose one atom or ion from O, S, S which has the biggest size and explain. [3 marks]

(c) The table below shows the melting temperature, Tm, of the Period 3 elements.

Explain the following in terms of structure and bonding.

(i) Magnesium has a higher melting temperature than sodium. [2 marks]

(ii) Silicon has a very high melting temperature. [2 marks]
(iii) Sulphur has a lower melting temperature than magnesium. [2 marks]
(iv) Argon has a lower melting temperature than chlorine. [3 marks]

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