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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

CHEMISTRY 5070/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2013
1 hour
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1 In which method of separation are Rf values used?

A chromatography
B crystallisation
C filtration
D fractional distillation

2 The diagrams show the arrangement of particles in three solids: krypton, potassium and sodium
chloride.

– + e–
e–
+ – e– e–
+ – e–
e–
– +

In which order are the solids shown?

A krypton; potassium; sodium chloride

B krypton; sodium chloride; potassium
C sodium chloride; krypton; potassium
D sodium chloride; potassium; krypton

3 In which pair do neither of the gases change the colour of damp blue litmus paper?

A ammonia and hydrogen

B ammonia and hydrogen chloride
C carbon dioxide and chlorine
D carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide

4 Naturally-occurring bromine has a relative atomic mass of 80 and consists entirely of two
isotopes of relative atomic masses 79 and 81.

What can be deduced about naturally-occurring bromine from this information only?

A Bromine contains the two isotopes in equal proportions.

B Bromine has different oxidation states.
C Bromine isotopes have different numbers of protons.
D Bromine is radioactive.

5 Which compound has molecules each of which contains only two covalent bonds?

A CH4 B H2O C MgCl 2 D Na2O

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6 What can be deduced about two gases that have the same relative molecular mass?

A They have the same boiling point.

B They have the same number of atoms in one molecule.
C They have the same rate of diffusion at room temperature and pressure.
D They have the same solubility in water at room temperature.

7 An ionic bond is formed by

A electron sharing between metals and non-metals.

B electron sharing between non-metals.
C electron transfer between non-metals.
D electron transfer from metals to non-metals.

8 Both magnesium oxide, MgO, and aluminium oxide, Al 2O3, are solids at room temperature, 25 °C.

MgO has a melting point of 2852 °C and a boiling point of 3600 °C.

Al 2O3 has a melting point of 2072 °C and a boiling point of 2880 °C.

Over which temperature range will both pure compounds conduct electricity?

A 25 to 2852 °C

B 2072 to 2852 °C

C 2852 to 2880 °C

D 2880 to 3600 °C

9 Which substance conducts an electric current but remains chemically unchanged?

A aluminium
B aqueous sodium chloride

C molten lead(II) bromide

D pure ethanoic acid

10 Which statement most clearly indicates that diamond and graphite are forms of carbon?

A Both are crystalline solids.

B Complete combustion of equal masses of both solids produces equal masses of carbon
dioxide as the only product.
C Graphite conducts electricity whereas diamond is an insulator.
D Under suitable conditions graphite can be partially converted into diamond.

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11 In an experiment, 1 cm3 of a gaseous hydrocarbon X required 4 cm3 of oxygen for complete

combustion to give 3 cm3 of carbon dioxide. All gas volumes are measured at r.t.p.

Which formula represents X?

A C2H2 B C2H4 C C3H4 D C3H8

12 What is the concentration of a solution containing 1.0 g of sodium hydroxide in 250 cm3 of
solution?

A 0.025 mol / dm3

B 0.10 mol / dm3
C 0.25 mol / dm3
D 1.0 mol / dm3

13 The diagrams show an electrolysis experiment using inert electrodes.

liquid Y

– + – +

before electrolysis after electrolysis

Which could be liquid Y?

A aqueous copper(II) sulfate

B concentrated aqueous sodium chloride
C dilute sulfuric acid
D ethanol

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14 Which substance, when added to water, does not make a solution that is a good conductor of
electricity?

A barium nitrate
B calcium chloride

C lead(II) nitrate
D zinc carbonate

15 A simple cell is shown below.

voltmeter

zinc electrode copper electrode

electrolyte

Which statement about the process occurring when the cell is in operation is correct?

A Cu2+ ions are formed in solution.

B Electrons travel through the solution.

C The reaction Zn → Zn2+ + 2e– occurs.

D Zinc increases in mass.

16 The usual conditions for the Haber process are 250 atm pressure, 450 °C and an iron catalyst.

Which change in conditions would give the reactants more energy?

A addition of more catalyst

B a decrease in pressure
C an increase in concentration of the reactants
D an increase in temperature

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17 Chlorine can be manufactured by the following reaction.

4HCl (g) + O2(g) 2H2O(g) + 2Cl 2(g) ∆H is negative

A mixture in dynamic equilibrium is formed.

Which change to the mixture will increase the amount of chlorine at equilibrium?

A adding a catalyst
B adding more HCl (g)
C decreasing the pressure
D increasing the temperature

18 Equations for reactions of iron and iron compounds are shown.

Fe + 2HCl → FeCl 2 + H2

2FeCl 2 + Cl 2 → 2FeCl 3

FeSO4 + Mg → Fe + MgSO4

FeSO4 + 2NaOH → Fe(OH)2 + Na2SO4

How many of these are redox reactions?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

19 Which is a use of sulfuric acid?

A as a bleach
B in the manufacture of ammonia
C in the manufacture of fertilisers
D in the manufacture of sulfur trioxide

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20 The table shows the solubility of some compounds of metal Q in cold water.

salt solubility in cold water

carbonate insoluble
chloride soluble
sulfate insoluble

What is metal Q?

A barium
B lead
C magnesium
D sodium

21 A metal M forms a chloride which dissolves in cold water and has an oxide which dissolves in
both strong acids and strong alkalis.

What is M?

A iron
B lead
C sodium
D zinc

22 Which element has a variable oxidation state, can act as a catalyst and forms coloured
compounds?

A carbon
B iron
C lead
D nitrogen

23 An atom of which element has the same electronic configuration as the strontium ion?

A calcium
B krypton
C rubidium
D selenium

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24 The boiling points of gaseous elements increase as the size of their atoms increases.

Which of these noble gases has the highest boiling point?

A argon
B helium
C krypton
D neon

25 The sentence describes two metals and their oxides.

Metal X could be copper because its oxide is ……1…… and metal Y could be ……2……
because its oxide is amphoteric.

Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?

1 2

A acidic aluminium
B basic aluminium
C acidic magnesium
D basic magnesium

26 Which gas could be used to convert copper(II) oxide to copper?

A carbon dioxide
B hydrogen
C nitrogen
D oxygen

27 Aluminium and copper are often used to make coins but iron is not.

Which statement explains this?

A Iron is above both aluminium and copper in the reactivity series.

B Iron is more expensive to manufacture than aluminium or copper.
C Iron is rarer than both aluminium and copper.
D Iron reacts with water.

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28 In the electrolysis of molten aluminium oxide for the extraction of aluminium, the following three
reactions take place.

1 Al 3+ + 3e– → Al

2 2O2– → O2 + 4e–

3 C + O2 → CO2

Which reactions take place at the positive electrode?

A 1 only B 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

29 Which two substances are removed from the bottom of the blast furnace?

1 coke
2 iron
3 limestone
4 slag

A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4

30 An alloy of copper and zinc is added to an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid. The resulting
mixture is then filtered.

Which observations are correct?

filtrate residue

A colourless solution none

B colourless solution red-brown
C blue solution grey
D blue solution none

31 Which aqueous reagent liberates ammonia from ammonium nitrate on warming?

A calcium nitrate
B potassium hydroxide
C sodium chloride
D sulfuric acid

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32 An aqueous solution of a compound X reacts with

• aqueous zinc chloride to form a white precipitate which dissolves when X is in excess,

• aluminium sulfate solution to form a white precipitate which is insoluble when X is in excess.

What is the identity of X?

A ammonia
B barium chloride
C silver nitrate
D sodium hydroxide

33 CFC compounds were commonly used as aerosol propellants. The structure of one CFC
compound is shown.

F Cl

F C C H

F H

Which element in this compound causes a depletion of ozone in the atmosphere?

A carbon
B chlorine
C fluorine
D hydrogen

34 Which gas is most likely to react with limestone?

A ammonia
B carbon monoxide
C methane
D sulfur dioxide

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35 The diagram shows the structure of an ester.

CH3CH2CH2 C

O CH2CH2CH3

What are the starting materials for making this compound?

A butanol and butanoic acid

B butanol and propanoic acid
C propanol and butanoic acid
D propanol and propanoic acid

36 Which information is correct regarding the formation of ethanol by the process of fermentation?

substances gas evolved

fermented during fermentation

A carbohydrates carbon dioxide

B carbohydrates carbon monoxide
C hydrocarbons carbon dioxide
D hydrocarbons carbon monoxide

37 Nylon, poly(ethene) and Terylene are macromolecules.

In which of these macromolecules is the C=O group present in the linkage?

A nylon and Terylene only

B nylon only
C poly(ethene) and Terylene only
D Terylene only

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38 Which partial structure is correct for the product of polymerisation of butene, CH2=CHCH2CH3?

A B

CH2 CH3 H CH3 H H

C C C C C

H H n
H H H n

C D

H H H H CH3 H

C C C C C C

H H H H n
CH3 H n

39 Glucose is a simple sugar. Glycine is an amino acid.

In the diagram, which two arrows correctly show the hydrolysis products of a carbohydrate and of
a protein?

1
a carbohydrate glucose

3
a protein glycine
4

A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4

40 When crude oil is distilled several products are obtained.

What is the correct order of their boiling points?

highest lowest
boiling point boiling point

A diesel paraffin (kerosene) petrol (gasoline) lubricating oil

B lubricating oil diesel paraffin (kerosene) petrol (gasoline)
C paraffin (kerosene) petrol (gasoline) lubricating oil diesel
D petrol (gasoline) paraffin (kerosene) diesel lubricating oil

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DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Group
I II III IV V VI VII 0
1 4
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2

7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
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85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Tin Antimony Tellurium Xenon

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Indium Iodine
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209

Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

226 227
Fr Ra Ac

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Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89

140 141 144 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
*58-71 Lanthanoid series
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
90-103 Actinoid series Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
a a = relative atomic mass 232 238
Key X X = atomic symbol Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
b b = proton (atomic) number 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).
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