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A Level Chemistry A
H432/03 Unified Chemistry

Practice paper – Set 2

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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• the Data Sheet for Chemistry A

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• a ruler (cm/mm)

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• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended responses will be assessed in questions marked with an
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Answer all the questions.

1 Acid rain is caused by the reaction of acid gases with water and oxygen in the air.

Coal often contains traces of iron(II) disulfide, FeS2.

(a) FeS2 is an ionic compound of Fe2+ ions and S22– ions.

(i) Write the electron configuration, in terms of sub-shells, of an Fe2+ ion.

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(ii) Draw a ‘dot-and-cross’ diagram for FeS2.

Show outer electrons only.

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(b) Combustion of coal, containing traces of FeS2, produces the acid gas, sulfur dioxide, SO2.

4FeS2(s) + 11O2(g) 2Fe2O3(s) + 8SO2(g)

A batch of coal contains 3.00% by mass of FeS2.

Calculate the volume of SO2 gas, in m3, produced by combustion of 1.00 tonne of this coal at
50.0 °C and a pressure of 100 kPa.

Give your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.

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(c) Dimethylsulfide, (CH3)2S, produced by marine organisms, is a natural cause of acid rain.

(CH3)2S has a boiling point of 37 °C and is insoluble in water.

(i) The displayed formula of a molecule of (CH3)2S is shown below.

H H

H C S C H

H H

Predict the C–S–C bond angle in a (CH3)2S molecule.

Explain your answer.

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(ii) Explain why (CH3)2S has a low boiling point and is insoluble in water.

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2 This question is about chemicals used by gardeners.

(a) A garden product contains hydrated ammonium iron(II) sulfate, (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2•xH2O.

(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2•xH2O contains 27.55% by mass of water of crystallisation.

Calculate the value of x in the formula (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2•xH2O.

Show your working.

x = .............................. [3]

(b) The garden product in (a) is a solid mixture of the following ingredients:

• Hydrated ammonium iron(II) sulfate, (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2•xH2O, which is soluble in water

• Crushed limestone (calcium carbonate)

• Sand.

(i) Suggest why crushed limestone has been included in this garden product.

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(ii)* Plan a procedure on a test tube scale to show that the solid mixture contains the following
ions:

• NH4+, Fe2+ and SO42– present in (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2•xH2O

• CO32– present in crushed limestone.

Show your reasoning, including relevant equations.

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(c) Some gardeners spray crops with ‘Bordeaux mixture’ which contains several compounds.

One of the compounds in Bordeaux mixture is prepared by a student. The student added
aqueous sodium hydroxide to aqueous copper(II) sulfate.

(i) Write an ionic equation, including state symbols, for the reaction in this preparation.

What would be observed?

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Observation .................................................................................................................. [2]

(ii) It is believed that Cu2+ ions in the Bordeaux mixture interact with protein molecules in
fungi, preventing growth. Proteins are polyamides.

Suggest the interactions which occur between Cu2+ ions and protein molecules in fungi.

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3 A student investigates the rate of reaction between iodine, I2, and propanone, CH3COCH3, in the
presence of H+ ions. The student uses HCl (aq) to supply H+ ions.

I2(aq) + CH3COCH3(aq) CH3COCH2I(aq) + HI(aq)

The student follows the method outlined below.

1. The student starts the reaction by mixing the following solutions.

1.00 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm–3 I2(aq)

49.5 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm–3 CH3COCH3(aq)
49.5 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm–3 HCl (aq)

2. The student places a sample of the reaction mixture in a colorimeter, immediately starts a
stopwatch, and records the absorbance.

3. The student records the absorbance every 100 s. The results are shown below.

Time/s Absorbance
0 0.80
100 0.67
200 0.51
300 0.44
400 0.28
500 0.18
600 0.05

(a) Explain why absorbance decreases during the experiment.

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(b) Absorbance is proportional to the concentration of I2.

Calculate the concentration of I2 at the start of the experiment and after 500 s.

Time/s Absorbance [I2(aq)]/mol dm–3

0 0.80
500 0.18
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(c) (i) Plot a graph of absorbance against time and draw a line of best fit.

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(ii) Use your graph to find the order of reaction with respect to iodine.

Explain your reasoning.

Order .................................................................................................................................

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(d) A three step mechanism has been proposed for this reaction.

I2(aq) + CH3COCH3(aq) CH3COCH2I(aq) + HI(aq)

Complete the mechanism by adding equations for Step 1 and Step 3 in the boxes below.

Step 1
(slow)

+
OH OH
Step 2
(fast) + H+
H3C C CH3 H3C C CH2

Step 3
(fast)

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4 This question is about properties of sulfuric acid, H2SO4.

(a) Concentrated sulfuric acid has a boiling point of 270 °C. The high boiling point is thought to be
caused by hydrogen bonding between H2SO4 molecules.

The diagram below shows the structure of a sulfuric acid molecule.

Add a molecule of H2SO4 to show hydrogen bonding between two molecules of H2SO4.
Include relevant dipoles and lone pairs.

H O O
S
H O O
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(b) Concentrated sulfuric acid is a powerful oxidising agent. Concentrated sulfuric acid oxidises
hydrogen iodide, HI, to form iodine, hydrogen sulfide and one other product.

Construct an equation for this reaction.

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(c) Concentrated sulfuric acid is often used to catalyse organic reactions.

An insecticide, B, can be made by the reaction below, using H2SO4 as a catalyst.

CCl3
H2SO4
2 Cl + Compound A Cl C Cl + H O
2

H
Insecticide B

(i) Draw the structure for compound A.

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(ii) Sulfuric acid is a catalyst in many reactions.

State one other example of an organic reaction in which sulfuric acid is a catalyst.

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(d) A student carries out an experiment to find the enthalpy change of solution, ∆solH, of sulfuric
acid using the following method.

1. A plastic cup is weighed.

2. Approximately 100 cm3 of distilled water is added to the cup.

3. The temperature of the water in the plastic cup is measured.

4. A bottle containing concentrated sulfuric acid is weighed.

5. The sulfuric acid is poured into the plastic cup. The solution formed is stirred with the
thermometer.

6. The maximum temperature reached by the solution is recorded.

7. The plastic cup containing the solution is weighed.

8. The empty bottle is weighed.

The student’s results are shown in the table below:

Mass readings

Mass of bottle + H2SO4/g 25.66

Mass of empty bottle/g 14.38

Mass of plastic cup/g 8.74

Mass of plastic cup + solution formed/g 122.16

Temperature readings

Maximum temperature reached by solution/°C 32.0

Initial temperature of distilled water/°C 21.5

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(i) Use the student’s results to calculate the enthalpy change of solution of sulfuric acid,
in kJ mol–1.

Assume that the specific heat capacity, c, of the solution is the same as for water.

Give your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.

enthalpy change of solution, ∆solH, = ............................................ kJ mol–1 [4]

(ii) The student’s thermometer has a maximum error of ±0.5 °C.

Calculate the percentage uncertainty in the student’s temperature change.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

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(iii) The student carries out a second experiment using 150 cm3 of distilled water instead of
100 cm3 of distilled water. The mass of concentrated sulfuric acid is the same as in the
first experiment.

Predict and explain the effect, if any, of the larger volume of water on the following:

• The temperature change, ∆T

• The calculated value of ∆solH for H2SO4.

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(e) When concentrated sulfuric acid is added to water, dissociation takes place in two stages.

Stage 1: H2SO4 H+ + HSO4–

Stage 2: HSO4– H+ + SO42–

(i) 0.100 mol dm–3 sulfuric acid has a pH of 0.96.

Explain this observation. Your answer should include a calculation.

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(ii) A student adds an excess of aqueous sodium carbonate to dilute sulfuric acid.

• Predict what the student would observe.

• Explain what happens to the equilibrium in Stage 2 as the aqueous sodium carbonate
is added.

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5 Fruit juice contains a mixture of organic acids.

(a)* Acid C is an aliphatic organic acid present in fruit juice.

Information about acid C is shown below:

• 1.21 × 10–2 mol C has a mass of 2.323 g.
• The molecular formula of C is CxHyO7.
• 1 mol of acid C requires 3 mol NaOH for neutralisation.
• Acid C contains a hydroxyl group but produces no colour change with hot acidified
dichromate(VI).
• The 13C NMR spectrum of C has four peaks.

Analyse this information to determine the structure of acid C.

Show all your reasoning.

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(b) Tartaric acid, shown below, is another organic acid present in fruit juice.

OH O

HO
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O OH

(i) What is the empirical formula of tartaric acid?

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(ii) Write the systematic name for tartaric acid.

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(iii) Tartaric acid reacts with 1,6-diaminohexane, H2N(CH2)6NH2, to form a polymer.

Draw the structure of one repeat unit of this polymer.

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(iv) The polymerisation in (b)(iii) takes place in two steps.

In the first step, tartaric acid and 1,6-diaminohexane react to form a salt.

Draw the structure of this salt, showing the ions present.

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