Chemistry

Standard level
Paper 1

Wednesday 18 May 2022 (afternoon)

45 minutes

Instructions to candidates
y Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
y Answer all the questions.
y For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on
the answer sheet provided.
y The periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper.
y The maximum mark for this examination paper is [30 marks].

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1. 0.2 mol of sodium hydrogencarbonate is decomposed by heating until constant mass.

2 NaHCO3 (s)  Na2CO3 (s) + H2O (g) + CO2 (g)

How many moles of gas are produced?

A. 0.1

B. 0.2

C. 0.3

D. 0.4

2. Which sample contains the fewest moles of HCl?

NA = 6.02  1023 mol-1.

Molar volume of an ideal gas at STP = 22.7 dm3 mol-1.

A. 10.0 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 HCl (aq)

B. 6.02  1024 molecules of HCl (g)

C. 0.365 g of HCl (g)

D. 2.27 dm3 of HCl (g) at STP

3. What is the molecular formula of a compound with an empirical formula of CHO2 and a relative
molecular mass of 90?

A. CHO2

B. C2H2O4

C. C3H6O3

D. C4H10O2

4. 8.8 g of an oxide of nitrogen contains 3.2 g of oxygen. What is the empirical formula of
the compound?

A. N2O5

B. N 2O

C. NO2

D. NO

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5. Naturally occurring gallium consists of the isotopes 71Ga and 69Ga. What is the approximate
percentage abundance of 69Ga?

Mr (Ga) = 69.72.

A. 40 %

B. 50 %

C. 60 %

D. 75 %

6. What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a p-orbital?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 6

D. 8

7. Which gases are acidic?

I. nitrogen dioxide
II. carbon dioxide
III. sulfur dioxide

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

8. Which of the following is the electron configuration of a metallic element?

A. [Ne] 3s2 3p2

B. [Ne] 3s2 3p4

C. [Ne] 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2

D. [Ne] 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p5

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9. A compound consists of the ions Ca2+ and PO43-. What are the name and formula of
the compound?

Name Formula

A. calcium phosphorus oxide CaPO4

B. calcium phosphorus oxide Ca3(PO4)2

C. calcium phosphate CaPO4

D. calcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2

10. What is the explanation for the high melting point of sodium chloride?

A. The covalent bond between sodium and chlorine atoms is strong.

B. Electrostatic attraction between sodium and chloride ions is strong.

C. Intermolecular forces in sodium chloride are strong.

D. Delocalized electrons cause strong bonding in sodium chloride.

11. Which molecule is most polar?

A. CF4

B. CCl4

C. CHF3

D. CClF3

12. For which species can resonance structures be drawn?

A. HCOOH

B. HCOO-

C. CH3OH

D. H2CO3

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13. The energy from burning 0.250 g of ethanol causes the temperature of 150 cm3 of water to rise by
10.5 °C. What is the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol, in kJ mol-1?

Specific heat capacity of water: 4.18 J g-1 K-1.

150 × 4.18 × 10.5

A.
0.250
46.08
150 × 4.18 × 10.5
B.
0.250
× 1000
46.08
150 × 4.18 × (273 + 10.5)
C. 0.250
46.08
150  4.18 × (273 + 10.5)
D. 0.250
× 1000
46.08

14. What is the enthalpy change of the following reaction?

CH2CHCH2CH3 + HBr  CH3CHBrCH2CH3

Substance ëHÖf / kJ mol-1

CH2CHCH2CH3 0.1

HBr -36.3
CH3CHBrCH2CH3 -156.0

A. -119.6 kJ

B. +119.6 kJ

C. -119.8 kJ

D. +119.8 kJ
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15. What is the correct interpretation of the following potential energy profile?

Products

Enthalpy

Reactants

Progress of reaction

A. Endothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.

B. Exothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.

C. Endothermic reaction; products less stable than reactants.

D. Exothermic reaction; products less stable than reactants.

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16. A sample of calcium carbonate reacts with excess hydrochloric acid in a beaker. The solid line
shows how the mass of the beaker changes with time.

Which dashed line represents the results obtained when the acid concentration is doubled?

100.0

A.
Mass / g

99.0
B.

C.

D.
98.0
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Time / min

17. A student was investigating rates of reaction. In which of the following cases would a colorimeter
show a change in absorbance?

A. KBr (aq) + Cl2 (aq)

B. Cu (s) + Na2SO4 (aq)

C. HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq)

D. (CH3)3COH (aq) + K2Cr2O7 (aq)

1 1
18. Cl2 (g) + I2 (g)  ICl (g) Kc = 454
2 2
What is the Kc value for the reaction below?

2 ICl (g)  Cl2 (g) + I2 (g)

A. 2  454

1
B.
2 × 454
C. 4542

1
D.
4542
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19. Which species are acids in the equilibrium below?

CH3NH2 + H2O  CH3NH3+ + OH-

A. CH3NH2 and H2O

B. H2O and CH3NH3+

C. H2O and OH-

D. CH3NH2 and CH3NH3+

20. Which 0.01 mol dm-3 aqueous solution has the highest pH?

A. HCl

B. H2SO4

C. NaOH

D. NH3

21. In which of the following species would sulfur be reduced if converted to SCl2?

A. S2O32-

B. H 2S

C. S

D. SO2

22. Which statement is correct for both voltaic and electrolytic cells?

A. The oxidation reaction releases electrons.

B. The oxidation reaction occurs at the positive electrode.

C. The cathode is negative.

D. Electrons flow through the electrolyte.

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23. How many electrons are needed when the following half-equation is balanced using the lowest
possible whole numbers?

__ NO3- (aq) + __ H+ (aq) + __ e-  __ NO (g) + __ H2O (l)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 5

24. Which functional groups are present in serine?

A. nitro, carbonyl and carboxyl

B. amino, hydroxyl and carbonyl

C. nitro, carboxyl and hydroxyl

D. amino, carboxyl and hydroxyl

25. Which compounds are members of the same homologous series?

A. propanal, propanone, propanoic acid

B. propane, propene, propyne

C. hexan-1-ol, hexan-2-ol, hexan-3-ol

D. ethanol, propan-1-ol, butan-1-ol

26. Which reagents and conditions are best for converting propan-1-ol into propanoic acid?

A. Reflux with acidified potassium dichromate (VI)

B. Reflux with aqueous sodium hydroxide

C. Distil with acidified potassium dichromate (VI)

D. Distil with aqueous sodium hydroxide

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27. What is produced when chlorobutane is treated with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution?

A. butane

B. butanoic acid

C. butanal

D. butan-1-ol

28. A student performed an experiment to find the melting point of sulfur, obtaining 118.0 °C. The
literature value is 115.2 °C. What was the percentage error?

118.0 − 115.2
A. × 100 %
115.2
115.2
B. × 100 %
118.0
118.0 − 115.2
C. × 100 %
118.0
118.0
D. × 100 %
115.2

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29. Which compound produces this mass spectrum?

100

80
Relative intensity

60

40

20

0
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
m/z

A. B.

C. D.
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30. What is the index of hydrogen deficiency (IHD) of this molecule?

Paracetamol (acetaminophen)

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6