Mock Exam 7

HKDSE Chemistry

Mock Examination 7

(Paper 1)

Time allowed: 2 hours and 30 minutes

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Section A: Multiple choice (36 marks)

1. Which of the following gases is not obtained from the fractionating tower during
fractional distillation of liquid air?

A O2 B N2 C Ar D CO2

2. Metal X and calcium are in the same group in the Periodic table. When equal mass of X
and calcium respectively reacts with excess hydrochloric acid under same conditions,
X gives more volume of hydrogen than calcium does.

Which of the following deductions is correct?

A X is less reactive than calcium.

B X has more occupied electron shells than calcium.
C X reacts more readily with water than calcium..
D X has a weaker metallic bond than that in calcium.

3 Element X has three isotopes, 86X, 87X and 88X. The graph below shows the
relative abundance of the isotopes.

What is the relative atomic mass of X?

A 86.7 B 87.1 C 87.7 D 88.1

4. Which of the following processes will NOT produce a metal?

A Passing town gas over heated iron(II) oxide.

B Strong heat lead (II) oxide
C Electrolysis of molten magnesium chloride.
D Electrolysis of silver nitrate solution using graphite electrodes.
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5. Which of the following substances does NOT react with aqueous chlorine?

A Sodium iodide solution

B Iron(III) sulphate solution
C But-1-ene
D Sodium sulphite solution

6. Which of the following statements concerning aluminium is incorrect?

A Pure aluminium is more reactive than iron.

B Aluminium is commonly extracted from its ore by electrolysis.
C Aluminium is denser than water.
D Aluminium becomes stronger after anodization.

7. Which of the following samples contains the largest number of atoms?

A 5.0 g of carbon dioxide B 5.0 g of steam

C 5.0 g of fluorine D 5.0 g of ammonia

8. 6.65 g of solid calcium nitrate are dissolved in water and the solution is made up
to 250.0 cm3. What is the concentration of Ca2+(aq) ions in the solution?
(Relative atomic masses: N = 14.0, O = 16.0, Ca = 40.1)

A 0.0460 mol dm–3 B 0.0840 mol dm–3

C 0.162 mol dm–3 D 0.266 mol dm–3

9. In which of the following compounds is the oxidation number of sulphur the lowest?

A H2S B NaHSO4 C Na2S2O3 D SF6

10. The following diagram shows a simple chemical cell. A and B are graphite electrodes.

Which of the following statements concerning the above chemical cell is correct?

A Electrode A is the anode.

B Electrons flow from B to A.
C Oxidation takes place in the beaker containing acidified potassium dichromate.
D The mass of electrode B increases.
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11. Solution A is 100 cm 2M CH3COOH and solution B is 100 cm 2M HNO3.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A Solution A has lower pH value than solution B.

B Solution A shows a slower initial rate than solution B when they react with the
same mass of magnesium powder
C They both require the same amount of 1 M NaOH for complete neutralization
D They both liberate the different amount of heat when reacting with same volume of
1M NaOH.

12. 50.0 cm3 of 5.0 M sodium hydroxide is mixed with 50 cm3 of 6.00 M nitric acid.
What is the pH of the resulting solution?

A 0.301 B 0.699 C 1.301 D 1.699

13. Which of the following statements concerning reaction of ethane and bromine to form
chloroethane is correct?

A It is an addition reaction.
B Ethane is reduced in the reaction.
C The reaction occurs in a single step.
D The reaction product may contain butane

14. Manufacturing ammonia in industry involves the reaction between nitrogen and
hydrogen.

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)

A sufficient amount of hydrogen is allowed to react with 10.0 moles of nitrogen.

Suppose that the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia is 15.0 %. What is the mass of
ammonia formed? (Relative atomic masses: H = 1.0, N = 14.0)

A 20.0 g B 51.0 g C 113 g D 340 g

15. The structure of a polymer is shown below.

Which of the following statements concerning the above polymer is correct?

(1) It is an addition polymer.

(2) Its monomer is but-2-ene.
(3) It can rapidly decolourize acidified potassium permanganate solution.

A (1) only B (2) only C (1) and (2) only D (1) and (3) only
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16. Which of the following can be used to distinguish dilute hydrochloric acid and
dilute sulphuric acid by a test tube reaction?

(1) lead(II) carbonate

(2) silver nitrate solution
(3) barium hydroxide solution

A (1) and (2) only B (1) and (3) only

C (2) and (3) only D (1), (2) and (3)

17. In which of the following processes would a colourless gas evolve?

(1) Adding copper to concentrated nitric acid.

(2) Heating ammonium chloride with calcium oxide.
(3) Electrolysis of copper (II) sulphate solution using platinum electrodes.

A (1) only B (2) only

C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only

18. Which of the following processes can be used to prepare insoluble salt?

(1) Mixing silver nitrate solution with sodium bromide solution

(2) Mixing lead (II) nitrate solution with sodium iodide solution
(3) Mixing copper(II) sulphate solution with dilute hydrochloric acid.

A (1) only B (3) only

C (1) and (2) only D (2) and (3) only

19. Which of the following can prevent rusting of an iron object?

(1) Connecting the iron object with silver metal.

(2) Connecting the iron object to the negative pole of a d.c. supply.
(3) Connecting the iron object to magnesium.

A (1) and (2) only B (1) and (3) only

C (2) and (3) only D (1), (2) and (3)

20. Which of the following can be used to distinguish concentrated sulphuric acid and
concentrated hydrochloric acid?

(1) Sodium hydrogencarbonate solution

(2) Ethanol
(3) Copper metal

A (1) and (2) only B (1) and (3) only

C (2) and (3) only D (1), (2) and (3)
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21. Which of the following CANNOT reduce acid rain formation?

(1) Installation of scrubber in factories and power plants.

(2) Installation of electrostatic precipitators in chimneys of factories,
(3) Using natural gas to replace heavy oil as fuels in power plants.

A (1) only B (2) only

C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only

22. The following hazard warning labels are displayed on the reagent bottle of
chemical X. What may chemical X be?

(1) 5 M sodium hydroxide (2) 11 M nitric acid (3) 17 M sulphuric acid

A (1) only B (2) only

C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only

Directions: Each question below (Questions 23 and 24) consists of two separate statements.
Decide whether each of the two statements is true or false; if both are true, then decide
whether or not the second statement is a correct explanation of the first statement. Then
select one option from A to D according to the following table:

A. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
B. Both statements are true but the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the 1 St statement.
C. The 1t statement is false but the 2nd statement is true.
D. Both statements are false.

1st statement 2nd statement

23. Polystyrene softens and melts on Polystyrene is an addition polymer.
heating.

24. Equal volume of nitrogen gas and A nitrogen molecule and a carbon monoxide
carbon monoxide gas contains the contain the same number of atoms.
same number of molecules at room
conditions.

25. A fixed mass of zinc strips reacts with excess dilute hydrochloric acid of different
concentrations. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) For the more concentrated acid, the rate curve of production of H2 gas gives
the largest slope initially.
(2) For the more concentrated acid, the reaction takes the longest time to complete.
(3) For the more concentrated acid, the volume of H2 gas produced is the largest.

A (1) only B (2) only

C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only
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26. Consider the following equilibrium reaction:

Br2(aq) + H2O(l) HOBr(aq) + H+(aq) + Br-(aq)

Which of the following changes would cause the colour of the system to become
paler?

(1) Addition of vinegar

(2) Addition of dilute sodium hydroxide solution
(3) Addition of silver nitrate solution

A (1) only B (2) only

C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only

27. How many acyclic (no ring structure) structural isomers does C3H6Cl2 have?

A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5

28. Which of the following compounds is the major product formed in an addition reaction
between hydrogen chloride and 2-methylpropene?

A 1-chloro-2-methylpropane B 2-chloro-2-methylpropane
C 1,2-dichloropropane D 2,2-dichloropropane

29. Sodium hydroxide solution was added to a sample of iodoethane in a test tube.
Then, a small amount of acidified silver nitrate solution was added to the reaction
mixture. What could be observed?

A Gas bubbles were formed.

B The solution turned silvery.
C Yellow precipitate was formed.
D No observable change.

30. Which of the following compounds shows cis-trans isomerism ?

A CH3 CH = CH - C≡ CH

B CH3CH(OH)C2H5

C CH2ClCH2CH2COOH

D CO2H
OCOCH3
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31. When a small amount of N2O4(g) is introduced into a sealed container at a certain
temperature, the following reaction takes place.

2NO2(g) N2O4(g)

Which of the following graphs correctly shows the changes in concentrations of

N2O4 (g) and NO2(g) with time until the reaction reaches equilibrium?

32. The diagram below shows the structure of a vegetable oil molecule. R1, R2 and R3 are
hydrocarbon chains containing the same number of carbon atoms but different
numbers of C=C bonds.

Which of the following statements concerning the vegetable oil molecule is/are
correct?

(1) It is optically inactive.

(2) It can be formed from condensation reaction between glycerol and fatty acids.
(3) The vegetable oil becomes solid after hydrogenation in the presence of a metal
catalyst.

A (1) only B (2) only

C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only
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33. Which of the following statements concerning the physical properties of Period 2
elements is CORRECT?

A There is a gradual change from non-metals, semi-metals to metals.

B At room conditions, fluorine has the lowest boiling point across the period.
C Carbon has the highest melting point across the period.
D Electrical conductivity at room temperature increases from Group I to Group III
elements.

34. Which of the following can react with hot sodium hydroxide solution?

(1) Al2O3 (2) SiO2 (3) SO2

A (1) and (2) only B (1) and (3) only

C (2) and (3) only D (1), (2) and (3)

Directions: Each question below (Questions 35 and 36) consists of two separate statements.
Decide whether each of the two statements is true or false; if both are true, then decide
whether or not the second statement is a correct explanation of the first statement. Then
select one option from A to D according to the following table:

A. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
B. Both statements are true but the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the 1 St statement.
C. The 1t statement is false but the 2nd statement is true.
D. Both statements are false.

1st statement 2nd statement

35. Most transition metals usually show A variable number of electrons can be
variable oxidation states. removed from the outermost shell and
the next inner shell of the atoms of
transition metals.

36. 1 dm3 of H2 and 1 dm3 of O2 DO NOT Avogadro’s Law states that equal
contain the same number of molecules volumes of all gases contain the same
when not in room conditions. number of molecules only at room
temperature and pressure.

End of Section A
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Section B: Structured questions (84 marks)

1. Explain the following statements:

a The reactivity of Group I elements increases down the group but the reactivity
of Group VII elements decreases down the group. (3 marks)

b Potassium permanganate should be acidified by sulphuric acid but not

hydrochloric acid nor nitric acid. (2 marks)
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2. Two pieces of iron, P and Q, are respectively painted with gold and zinc. Nevertheless,
both pieces have been partly damaged so that iron is exposed to the environment in
both cases.

a State the chemical name of iron rust.

b Which piece of iron, P or Q, will not rust readily? Briefly explain you answer.

c Iron rusting can also be prevented when iron is connected to a power supply.
Which terminal, positive or negative, of the power supply should iron be
connected to? Explain your answer briefly. (5 marks)
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3. The student then tried to determine the molecular formula of a hydrocarbon W with the
following set-up:

A known mass of hydrocarbon W was heated in excess oxygen.

The following results were obtained.

 Mass of U-tube A before the experiment = 70.435 g
 Mass of U-tube B before the experiment = 67.544 g
 Mass of U-tube A after the experiment = 84.493 g
 Mass of U-tube B after the experiment = 101.908 g

a. What were the functions of

i. anhydrous calcium chloride and (1 mark)

ii. sodium hydroxide pellets? (1 mark)

b. Determine the empirical formula of W. (3 marks)

(Relative atomic masses: H = 1.0, C = 12.0, O = 16.0)

c. The relative molecular mass of W is 308.0. What is the molecular formula of W?

(Relative atomic masses: H = 1.0, C = 12.0, O = 16.0) (1 mark)

d. State ONE assumption for the above experiment. (1 mark)

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4. The following tests were conducted to identify the cations and anions of the
two ionic compounds, X and Y.

Test Compound X Compound Y

1 Flame test a bluish-green flame no characteristic flame colour
observed
2 Adding dilute sodium a pale blue precipitate a pungent smelling gas is
hydroxide solution to forms given off when the mixture
sample solution is heated; the gas turns moist
red litmus paper blue
3 a Adding dilute no observable change gas bubbles are given off; the
hydrochloric acid gas turns limewater milky
to sample solution
b Followed by a white precipitate no observable change
barium chloride forms
solution

a. From the above tests, suggest cations that may be present in X and Y respectively.
Explain your answer with the help of appropriate equations. (4 marks)

b. Consider compound X.

i Give an ionic equation to account for the formation of the

white precipitate in Test 3(b). (1 mark)

ii. Give a possible chemical formula of X. (1 mark)

c. Consider compound Y.
i. Suggest what the gas is. (1 mark)

ii. Give a possible chemical formula of Y. (1 mark)

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5. Consider the following diagram:

Electric current flows in the external circuit when the switch is closed.

a State ONE function of the salt bridge. (1 mark)

b Write the half equations for the reactions occurring at the four electrodes.
(2 marks)

c Describe the observations the electrolytes in cell B and cell C. (2 marks)

d With reference to the types of cell, explain the functions of the three cells
A, B and C. (2 marks)
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6. The graph below shows the trend of variation of the boiling points of four
hydrogen halides (HF, HCl, HBr and HI)

Accounts for the above trend. (4 marks)

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7. Both petrol and diesel cars produce carbon monoxide gas.

a Why does carbon monoxide form? (1 mark)

b Carbon monoxide is removed from car exhausts by a catalytic converter.

Write an equation to show the reaction that occurs in the converter. (1 mark)

c Give a reason, other than the removal of carbon monoxide, why this reaction
makes the exhaust gases less polluting. (1 mark)

d Explain why this reaction does not remove all the environmental problems
caused by exhaust gases. (1 mark)

8. a Outline a synthetic route, with no more than two steps, to accomplish the
following conversion. For each step, give the reagent(s), reaction conditions
and structure of the organic product.

(3 marks)
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b Draw the structures of organic compound A, B and C.

A:

ii

Hint: B is a cyclic compound

B:

iii

C:

(3 marks)
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9. The flow diagram below shows some chemical reactions starting from an
organic compound A with molecular formula C4H8O2.

a. Write the structural formula and name for the organic compound A. (2 marks)

b. Explain why compound B can be separated from compound C by distillation.

(3 marks)

c. Vapour of compound B passed over hot aluminium oxide at 3500C

to form compound D.
i. What is the function of aluminium oxide in the conversion of compound B to
compound D? (1 mark)

ii. Write an equation for the conversion from compound B to compound D

using structural formula. (1 mark)

iii. Name the reaction involved. (1 mark)

d. i. Describe briefly how to convert compound E to compound B. (1 mark)

ii. Write an equation for the conversion. (1 mark)

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10. a Butane, hydrogen and ethanol are common fuel. Their standard enthalpy change
of combustion are shown below.

o
 Hc [C4H10(g)] = -2877 kJ mol-1
o
 Hc [H2(g)] = -286 kJ mol-1
o
 Hc [C2H5OH(l)] = -1371 kJ mol-1

i For 1 g of each fuel, calculate the heat released in the combustion of the fuel.
(Relative atomic mass: H = 1.0, C = 12.0, O = 16.0) (3 marks)

ii Which one of the fuels is suitable for rockets? Explain your answer. (1 mark)
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b The setup below is used to find the standard enthalpy change of combustion of
ethanol.

Experimental result:

 3.5 g of ethanol was burnt

 Temperature of water raised = 43.5°C
 Mass of water in the beaker = 250.0 g
 The specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 J g-1 oC-1

i Calculate the enthalpy change of combustion of ethanol. (2 marks)

ii Explain why the theoretical value and the experimental value are different?
(1 mark)

iii Write down ONE suggestion to improve the experiment. (1 mark)

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11. The reaction between sodium thiosulphate solution and diluted hydrochloric acid
can be used to investigate the effect of temperature in reaction rate.

A student used the following setup to find out the relationship.

a Explain the following sentence:

i The beaker is placed on a big cross sign.

ii A moment later, the cross on the paper cannot be seen. (3 marks)

b The student required to repeat the experiment at different temperature.

The following table shows the experimental result:

Temperature of reaction mixture (oC) Time for the cross being masked
completely (s)
25 200
35 100
45 50
55 25
65 12.5
75 6.25

i Draw a graph to show the relationship between reaction rate and

temperature of reaction mixture (the former is y-axis).

ii Use particle theory to explain above experimental result. (4 marks)

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12. The following is the industrial method to manufacture ammonia.

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) H < 0

a Suggest a method to prove the reaction had reached its equilibrium state.
(2 marks)

b Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas was placed in closed vessel. The initial
concentration of nitrogen and hydrogen are 1.5 mol dm-3 and 4.5 mol dm-3
respectively.

At 723K, when it reached equilibrium state, the 20% of nitrogen had reacted.

i Calculate the concentration of nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia in reaction

mixture after equilibrium state.

ii Calculate the equilibrium constant Kc of above reaction at 723 K (5 marks)

c Deduce the effect on equilibrium position if the temperature increased.

Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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13. Write the equation(s) to show

a the amphoteric nature of the aluminium oxide (2 marks).

b the acidic nature of silicon dioxide (1 mark)

c the basic nature of sodium oxide (1 mark)

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