ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

CHEMISTRY 5071/2
PAPER 2 Theory

NOVEMBER 2009 SESSION 1 hour 30 minutes

 Section A

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

The total mark for this section is 45.

1. Use the process below to answer the questions that follow.

Chromatography fractional distillation condensation

Evaporation crystallization filtration

For these questions no process should be used more than once.

Which process

(a) can be used to remove an insoluble solid from a liquid?

______________________________________________ [1]

(b) makes water droplets form on surfaces of window panes inn

cold weather?

______________________________________________ [1]

(c) is used to separate the different colours in black ink?

______________________________________________ [1]

(d) causes loss of water from lakes during hot weather?

______________________________________________ [1]

(e) is used to separate the fractions of crude oil?

______________________________________________ [1]

(f) is used to obtain pure solute particles from a hot saturated

______________________________________________ [1]
[Total : 6]
2. The following experiment was set up.

At X hydrogen sulphide gas was released.

At Y sulphur dioxide gas was released.
The yellow powder formed where the gases met.

(a) Which particles traveled the fastest?

______________________________________________ [1]

(b) What does this tell you about the relative molecular masses fo
hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide?

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ [1]

(c) What would happen if the experiment was repeated at a higher

temperature?

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ [1]

(d) What scientific principles does the experiment demonstrate?

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ [1]
 (e) Describe the movement of gas particles in a closed container.

______________________________________________

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(f) Explain why sugar dissolves faster in hot water than in cold
water.

______________________________________________

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[Total : 6]

3. The boxes below show different arrangements of particles [ ∙ and o

represent atoms].

Match the letter on the box to the following descriptions.

(a) A mixture of gases ______________________________ [1]

(b) A solid ______________________________ [1]

(c) A gaseous compound ____________________________ [1]

(d) Oxygen (O2) ______________________________ [1]

(e) A pure gas made up of single atoms _________________ [1]

 [Total : 5]

4. Use the gases listed below to answer the questions that follow. No gas
should be used more than once.

carbon dioxide argon carbon monoxide

hydrogen chlorine methane

(a) the main constituent of natural gas

______________________________________________ [1]

(b) used to provide an inert atmosphere inside a filament bulb

______________________________________________ [1]

(c) formed when sodium reacts with water

______________________________________________ [1]

(d) can displace iodine from potassium iodine solution

______________________________________________ [1]

(e) used in fire extinguishers

______________________________________________ [1]
[Total : 5]
5. The letters in this Periodic Table represent elements.

(a) Which two elements are in the same group?

______________________________________________

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(b) Name elements in the third period.

______________________________________________ [1]

(c) Deduce two elements that are metals.

______________________________________________ [1]

(d) In which group is element S?

______________________________________________ [1]

(e) Which element is a semi-conductor?

______________________________________________ [1]
 (f) Which element forms an ion with a charge of +2?

______________________________________________ [1]
[Total : 5]

6. In this question e represents an electron, n a neutron, and p a proton.

(a) This is an atom of which element?

______________________________________________ [1]

(b) This is an incomplete diagram of an atom of another element.

(i) What does [8p] represent?

[8n]

______________________________________________ [1]

(ii) Complete the diagram above to show the electronic

arrangement of the atom. [2]
 (c) Complete the following table by correctly adding the missing
information.

particle Relative charge Relative mass

proton +1 _____________
neutron 0 _____________
1
electron ______________ /1840
[3]
[Total: 7]

7. Ethene can be used to make other organic compounds

(a) Both of the organic compounds formed above are made from
ethane by addition reaction.

What substance reacts with ethane to form

(i) ethanol? ______________________________

(ii) polythene? ______________________________ [2]

(b) Ethanol can be oxidized to make ethanoic acid.

(i) Give the structural formula of ethanoic acid. [1]

 (ii) Name the compound formed when ethanol reacts with
ethanoic acid.

_________________________________________ [1]

(c) How can ethane be changed to ethane?

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ [1]
[Total : 6]

8. The diagram below shows some properties and reactions involving

substances A, B and D.

(a) Deduce the names of substances A, B and D.

A _____________________

B _____________________

C _____________________ [3]

(b) Write an equation for the reaction between A and B. [1]

 (c) What type of reaction is reaction C?

______________________________________________ [1]
[Total : 5]

Section B

Answer any three questions from this section.

9. The flow diagram below shows stages in the manufacture of

ammonia.

(a) What is substance X and by what method is it obtained from

liquid air? [2]

(b) What is the source of hydrogen gas? [1]

(c) State the conditions used in the reaction chamber. [3]

 (d) The reaction producing ammonia is an exothermic and
reversible reaction.

What is meant by the terms

(i) exothermic,
(ii) reversible reaction? [2]

(e) State any two uses of ammonia. [2]

[Total : 10]

10. A student prepares a solution of ethanol as shown below.

(a) (i) What name is given to this process by which sugars are
Converted to ethanol? [1]

(ii) The student wants the process to go faster and heats the
flask. Explain why this may not be a good idea. [2]

(b) The gas bubbles out through the indicator solution turning it
from green (pH7) to orange (pH4). What does the colour
change tell you about the nature of the gas? [1]

(c) The water in the test tube acts as an airlock which prevents air
from entering the flask. Why is it necessary to prevent air from
entering the flask? [2]

(d) When the reaction has stopped the insoluble yeast is removed.

(i) Draw a labeled diagram to show how you would remove

the yeast and collect the solution of ethanol. [3]
 (ii) Explain why it is possible to separate ethanol from the
solution by distillation. [2]
[Total : 10]

11. (a) When magnesium is heated in steam, it reacts rapidly forming a

white solid and hydrogen gas as shown in the diagram below.

(i) Why is it possible to collect hydrogen as shown in the

diagram above? [1]

(ii) Describe a test for hydrogen gas. [2]

(iii) Name one use of hydrogen in the food industry. [1]

(iv) Give one metal that will not react with steam. [1]

(b) (i) Write an equation for the reaction of magnesium with

steam, including state symbols. [2]

(ii) Calculate the maximum volume of hydrogen produced

(measured at room temperature and pressure) when 4.8g
of magnesium is heated in steam. [3]

[Total : 10]
12. Study the flow diagram below.

Crude oil → Fractions → monomers → polymers

(a) Name the process used to:

(i) separate the crude oil into fractions.

(ii) Break down the fractions from crude oil into monomers
e.g. ethane and propene. [2]

(b) (i) To which homologous series do ethane and propene

belong? [1]

(ii) What would you expect to see if a few drops of bromine

water in a test tube were shaken with ethane? [2]

(c) (i) What are monomers? [1]

(ii) Name one addition polymer. [1]

(iii) Name a polymer used to make fibres for clothes. [1]

(d) State two problems associated with the disposal of plastics? [2]
[Total : 10]

DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements