SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

END TERM EXAMINATIONS

YEAR 12 CHEMISTRY

9701/1(MCQS)

TERM 2, 2022/2023

TIME: 1HOUR 15 MINUTES

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1. The first ionisation energy of potassium, K, is 418 kJ mol–1. The first ionisation energy
of strontium, Sr, is 548 kJmol–1. Which statement helps to explain why Sr has a
greater first ionisation energy than K?
A The charge on a Sr nucleus is greater than the charge on a K nucleus.
B The outer electron in a Sr atom experiences greater shielding than the outer
electron in a K atom.
C The outer electron in a Sr atom experiences spin-pair repulsion.
D The outer electron in a Sr atom is further from the nucleus than the outer
electron in a K atom.
2. What is the electronic configuration of Mg2+?
A 1s2 2s2 2p6 B 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 C 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 D 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2
3. Compound X contains the elements C, H and O only. 2.00 g of X produces 4.00 g
of carbon dioxide and 1.63 g of water when completely combusted. What is the
empirical formula of X?
A CHO2 B C2H2O C C2H4O D CH2O2
4. For which molecule is the dipole moment zero?
A CH3Cl B CH2Cl2 C CHCl3 D CCl4
5. Which dot-and-cross diagram is correct for Al2Cl6?
6. The boiling points of some hydrogen halides are shown.

What is the explanation for the trend in boiling point for the hydrogen halides
from HCl to HI?
A The bond energies of the hydrogen halides increase from HCl to HI.
B There is an increase in the strength of the intermolecular forces of attraction
from HCl to HI.
C The intermolecular hydrogen bonds become stronger from HCl to HI.
D There is an increase in the bond polarity from HCl to HI.
7. Elements X, Y and Z are all in the first two periods of the Periodic Table. Their
Pauling electronegativity values, EN, are shown.

Substances exist with formulae XZ, YZ and Z2.

Which row puts these substances in order of increasing melting point?
8. The equation for reaction 1 is shown.

What is the correct expression for the enthalpy change of reaction 1?

Aa+b Ba–b C a + 2b D a – 2b
9. Nitrogen monoxide is an atmospheric pollutant that is formed inside car engines
by an endothermic reaction between nitrogen and oxygen.
N2(g) + O2(g)  2NO(g)
Which diagram correctly represents the energy profile for this reaction?
10. Two half-equations are shown.
MnO4 – + 2H2O + 3e–  MnO2 + 4OH–
2OH– + SO3 2–  SO4 2– + H2O + 2e–
The equation for the reaction between manganate(VII) ions and sulfite ions is
shown.
uMnO4 – + vH2O + wSO3 2–  xMnO2 + ySO4 2– + zOH–
Which statements are correct?
1u=x=z
2 Manganese is reduced to oxidation state +4.
3 Sulfur is oxidised from oxidation state +4 to +6.
A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only
11. Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, decomposes to form water and oxygen. The reaction
is catalysed by bromide ions.

Which row is correct?

12. Hydrogen and iodine react to form hydrogen iodide in an exothermic reaction.
The equation is shown.

A 1 m3 reaction vessel contains H2, I2 and HI gases at equilibrium. The

temperature is changed such that the total pressure in the 1 m3 vessel doubles.
What is the effect on the value of Kp and on the position of equilibrium?

13. Diethylzinc, (C2H5)2Zn, is added to NaOH(aq). Two reactions occur.

In these reactions, which compounds act as Brønsted–Lowry acids?

14. Which statement about atoms and molecules is correct?

A The molecular formula of a compound is the simplest whole number ratio of
atoms of each element in the compound.
B One mole of any substance contains 6  1023 atoms.
C The relative atomic mass of an element is the ratio of the average mass of one
atom of the element to the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
D The relative formula mass of a compound is the sum of the individual atomic
masses of all the atoms in the formula.
15. The Boltzmann distribution for one mole of a gas at temperature T is shown.

One mole of the same gas is added, and the gas remains at temperature T.
Which dotted curve shows the distribution with the added gas?

16. In the reaction shown, the concentrations of both X and Y are reduced to half of
their original values whilst keeping the total volume of the solution constant.
X(aq) + Y(aq)  XY(aq)
Simultaneously the temperature is increased from 298K to 348K. Which prediction
is definitely true?
A A smaller proportion of collisions between particles of X and particles of Y will
be successful.
B The average kinetic energy of particles of X and particles of Y will increase.
C The rate of the reaction will be unaffected.
D The frequency of collisions between particles of X and particles of Y will halve.
17. A student investigated the chloride of a Period 3 element. This is what the student
wrote down as a record.

What can be deduced from this record?

A At least one of the recorded observations is incorrect.
B The compound was magnesium chloride, MgCl2.
C The compound was phosphorus pentachloride, PCl5.
D The compound was sodium chloride, NaCl.
18. The elements in Period 3 and their compounds show trends across the period
from sodium to chlorine. Which row is correct?

19. The table shows the melting points of SiO2 and P4O6.

Which statement explains the difference between the melting points of SiO2 and
P4O6?
A The bonding of the oxides changes from ionic to covalent.
B The metallic character of the elements decreases across Period 3.
C The oxidation number of the element increases from Si to P.
D The structure changes from giant molecular to simple molecular.
20. Equal masses of CaCO3, Ca(NO3)2, BaCO3 and Ba(NO3)2 are thermally
decomposed. The volume of gas produced in each experiment is measured
under the same conditions. Which compound will produce the greatest volume
of gas?
A CaCO3 B Ca(NO3)2 C BaCO3 D Ba(NO3)2
21. Which row gives correct comparisons between the solubilities of calcium
hydroxide and barium hydroxide and the thermal stabilities of calcium
carbonate and barium carbonate?

22. Which statement relating to the elements in Group 17 and their compounds is
correct?
A Bromine will reduce KI to form iodine.
B Iodide ions react to form a white precipitate when added to silver nitrate
solution.
C Bromide ions react to form a white precipitate when added to silver nitrate
solution.
D Chlorine reacts with hydrogen to form a colourless gas.
23. An excess of chlorine was bubbled into 100 cm3 of hot 6.0 mol dm–3 sodium
hydroxide. How many moles of sodium chloride would be produced in the
reaction?
A0.30 B 0.50 C 0.60 D 0.72
24. The product of the Contact process is Z. Which reaction or process leads to the
formation of a gas that can neutralise an aqueous solution of Z?
A atmospheric lightning
B combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine
C the Haber process
D thermal decomposition of Group 2 nitrates
25. When ammonia, NH3, is dissolved in water, a small concentration of ammonium
ions, NH4+ , is formed. Which row is correct?

26. Ammonium chloride dissolves readily in water. Which statement about the
colourless solution formed is correct?
A Ions in the solution can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
B The solution is slightly basic.
C The solution would smell of chlorine.
D When sodium hydroxide is added, a gas is formed which turns damp blue
litmus paper red.
27. At 550 C nitrogen dioxide reacts with unburnt hydrocarbon fragments, such as
CH3, in the catalytic converter of a motor vehicle.

Which row gives the energy change for this reaction and a possible reason for it?
28. Each of the chlorides listed is added to water.
1 aluminium chloride
2 magnesium chloride
3 silicon tetrachloride
4 phosphorus pentachloride
Which chlorides form an aqueous solution that reacts with sodium carbonate to
produce carbon dioxide?
A 1 and 2 only B 3 and 4 only
C 1, 3 and 4 only D 1, 2, 3 and 4
29. NaOH(aq) is added to separate samples of magnesium chloride and barium
chloride solutions. H2SO4(aq) is then added slowly to each reaction mixture until
in excess. What is observed at the end of the reaction sequence?

30. A 4.00 g sample of an anhydrous Group 2 metal nitrate, Z, is heated strongly until
there is no further change of mass. A solid residue of mass 1.37 g is formed. Which
metal is present in Z?
A barium B calcium C magnesium D strontium