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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY

Paper 01 - General Proficiency

1 hour 15 minutes

18 JANUARY 2019 (p.m.)

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

This consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them.
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2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

3. Each item this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B),
in (C), (D). Read each item you
are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space
having
4.
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

The SI unit of length is the Sample Answer

B (C) (D)
(A) metre

(B) newton

(C) second
(D) kilogram

The best answer to this item is "metre", so (A) has been shaded.

it completely before you fill in your new choice.

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item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.
cannot answer an

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1. Which of the following processes Item 4 refers to the solubility curves in the
demonstrates that matter is made up of following diagram.
minute particles?
120 Potassium nitrate
Mass of
(A) Diffusion crystals
(B) Capillarity that 100
Hydrated
(C) Distillation dissolves
copper(II)
(D) Evaporation in 100 g 80- sulfate
of water
(grams)
60-
35
2. In the notationCI, the subscript 17 Sodium
represents the 40- chloride

(A). atomic number um sulf

ate
20 Potassi
(B) oxidation state
(C) mass of a mole of atoms
(D) atoms in a mole of molecules 0 20 40 60 80 100
Temperature (°C)

3. which of the
From the table below, 4. The salt whose solubility changes to the

substances represented by the options, GREÁTEST extent in the temperature range

A, B, C and D, is MOST likely 'sodium 0 °C to 60 °C is
chloride?
(A) sodium chloride
Electrical (B) potassium nitrate
Boiling Conductivity (C) potassium sulfate
Substance Point
Solid (D) hydrated copper(I1) sulfate
Aqueous
(°C) State State

(A) 2600 Yes No 5.

Which of the following substances supplies
(B) 444 No No
protons as theonly positive ions in aqueous
(C) 1465 No Yes solutions?

(D) -35 No Yes

(A) Salt
(B) Base
(C) Acid
(D) Alkali

6. Crystals of sodium chloride are BEST

described as

(A) ionic
(B) metallic
(C) molecular
(D) macromolecular

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7. The ionic equation for the reaction between an acid and a carbonate is represented by

(A) 2H*(aq) + CO,2(aq) → HCO, (ab)

(B) H*(aq) +CO,2(aq) → H,CO,(aq)

(C) 2H+(aq) + CO,2 (aq) → CO,(g) + H₂O(1)

(D) H* (aq) + CO,2 (aq) → CO,(g) + H₂O(1)

8. When100 cm³ of 2 mol dm³ hydrochloric Items 10-11 refer to the four sets of properties
acid (in excess) are added to 5.0 g of represented by the options A, B, C and D
below.
granulated zinc, hydrogen gas is evolved
at a certain rate. If 5.0 g of powdered zinc
were used instead, the rate of production Relative Approximate
of hydrogen gas would Charge Mass

(A) +1 1
(A) increase because of the greater
(B) 이 1
concentration of powdered zinc
(B) increase because of the increased (C) -1 이
surface area of powdered zinc 2
(D) 0
(C) decrease because of the decreased
surface area of powdered zinc
In answering Items 10-11, each option may
(D) decrease because of the lower
be used once, more than once, or not at all.
solubility of powdered zinc

10. Which of the properties above refer to a

neutron?
9. An element, X, has an electronic
configuration 2, 8, 1. At which of the
following positions is the element in the
11. Which ofthe properties above referto a proton?
periodic table?

(A) Period 1 Group I

(B) Period 1 Group II
(C) Period 3 Group I
(D) Period 3 Group II

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12. Two solutions are to be mixed in order Items 16-17 refer to the following acids.
to demonstrate an endothermic change.
Which of the following techniques would (A) Ethanoic acid
be MOST appropriate? (B) Hydrochloric acid
(C) Nitric acid
(A) Taking mass readings (D) Sulfuric acid
(B) Taking temperature readings
(C) Monitoring the pH of the solutions In answering Items 16-17, each option may
be used once, more than once, or not at all.
(D) Carefully observing colour changes

16. Which of the acids above has a basicity

of 2?
13. Sulfur and oxygen are in the same group of
the periodic table because

(A) they can react with each other 17. Which of the acids above is weakly ionized
(B) they can form covalent compounds in aqueous solutions?

(C) they have the same number of

electrons in their outer shell
(D) the atomic number of sulfur is 16 and 18. Which of the following reacts with an acid,
the relative atomic mass of oxygen liberating a gas which turns lime water
is 16 milky?

(A) Methyl orange

Item 14 refers to the reaction represented by (B) Barium chloride
the equation below. (C) Calcium carbonate
(D) Magnesium metal

CH,COOH + C,H,OH → CH,COOC,H+H₂O

ethanoic acid + ethanol ester + water 19. Which of the following gases shows NO
reaction with moist litmus paper?
14. How many moles of ethanoic acid are
required to produce 0.5 mol of the ester? (A) Ammonia
(B) Hydrogen
(A) 0.05 (C) Sulfur dioxide
A000

(B) 0.5 (D) Hydrogen sulfide

(C) 1
(D) 2
20. Which ofthe following properties increases
across Period 3 of the periodic table?
15. Which of the following compounds is
covalent? (A) Atomic number
(B) Atomic radius

(A) Potassium chloride (C) Tensile strength

(B) Calcium chloride (D) Metallic character
(C) Hydrogen chloride
(D) Magnesium chloride

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Item 21 refers to the following information. 24. Which ofthe following halogens is a liquid
at room temperature?
A solution of iron(II) sulfate was added
until in EXCESS to a solution of barium (A) Iodine
(B) Fluorine
nitrate. The precipitate produced was
filtered off and water was added to the (C) Bromine

residue in the filter paper. (D) Chlorine

21. The colour ofthe precipitate produced was

25. A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction
because it
(A) yellow
(B) brown
(C) green (A) binds irreversibly with the reactants
(D) whjte (B) binds reversibly with the reactants
(C) provides an alternative route of
higher activation energy

22. What mass of oxygen atoms contains the (D) provides an alternative route of
lower activation energy
same number of moles as 112 g of sulfur
atoms?

[RAM: O = 16; S = 32] 26. Which of the following reactions occurs

between propene and bromine?

(A) 0.56 g
5.60 (A) Addition
(B) g
(B) Substitution
(C) 56.00 g
(C) Precipitation
(D) 560.00 g
(D) Condensation

Item 23 refers to the following diagram.

27. FeCI, and FeCl, are two chlorides of iron.
Which of the following statements about
H TH
these two chlorides of iron are true?
이

I. The percentage of iron by mass in

C C
chlorides is different.
4

the two

II. The colours ofthe aqueous solutions

of the two chlorides are different.
H H } electrons
III. The aqueous solutions of the
two chlorides do not conduct

23. The bond between the two carbon atoms is

electricity.

single (A) I and II only

(A)
double (B) I and III only
(B)
(C) triple (C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
(D) dative

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28. When solid lead nitrate is heated, it decomposes giving off nitrogen(IV) oxide and oxygen. The
BALANCED equation for this reaction is

(A) 2Pb(NO,),(s) →2PbO(s) + 4NO₂(g) + O₂(g)

(B) Pb(NO,),(s) →→ PbO(s) + NO,(g) + O₂(g)

(C) Pb(NO,)2(s) → PbO(s) + 2NO,(g) + O2(g)

(D) 2Pb(NO,)2(s) → PbO(s) + 2NO₂(g) + O₂(g)

29. When a metal atom becomes an ion, it Item 31 refers to the following apparatus
which is used to measure the relative
(A) gains electrons and is oxidized conductivity of various substances.
(B) gains electrons and is reduced
(C) loses electrons and is reduced 6 V DC supply
(D) loses electrons and is oxidized

5-Bulb

30. A solution of sodium hydroxide is neutralized

by the addition of dilute hydrochloric acid. Graphite -Graphite rod
rod
The results obtained are used to plot the graph
below. -Substance under
investigation
Q

31. If substances containing one mole of solute

Temperature (°C)

R per dm³ are investigated, which substance

* should cause the bulb to glow BRIGHTEST?
P

(A) Water
S
(B) Ammonia

(C) Sulfuric acid

(D) Ethanoic acid
Volume of acid added (cm³)

Which of the points on the graph above

represents the neutralization point of the
reaction?

(A) P

(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S

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Items 32-33 refer to the following diagrams which represent bonding as it occurs in certain
compounds.

(A)

x
*

(B)
X

(C)

xx

☑
(D)
Ο

In answering Items 32-33, each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

32. Which of the diagrams illustrates bonding in chlorine?

33. Which of the diagrams illustrates bonding in oxygen?

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Item 34 refers to the reaction represented by the equation below.

RCOOH(aq) + NaOH(aq) → RCOONa(aq) +H₂O(1)

34. Which of the following processes correctly describes the reaction above?

(A) Decomposition
(B) Neutralization
(C) Precipitation
(D) Reduction

Item 35 refers to the following information. 37. A current of 5 amperes was passed for
193 seconds through a solution of copper(II)
A compound when treated with concentrated sulfate using copper electrodes.
hydrochloric acid gives off a greenish-yellow [RAM: Cu = 65; Faraday's constant,
gas which bleaches moist red litmus paper. F = 96 500 C mol-¹]

35. The gas given off is The mass of copper that would be gained at
the

(A) chlorine
(B) sulfur dioxide (A) anode is 0.005 g

(C) hydrogen sulfide (B) cathode is 0.005 g

(D) nitrogen dioxide (C) anode is 0.325 g
(D) cathode is 0.325 g

36. Which reaction involves the boiling of a

fat or oil with aqueous sodium hydroxide 38. The compound ethene is described as being
(caustic soda)? unsaturated. This means that the

(A) Hydrolysis (A) carbon in ethene

atoms are linked by
(B) Dehydration single bonds
(C) Saponification (B) carbon atoms in the molecule are

(D) Esterification very reactive

(C) molecule contains at least one double
bond
(D) molecule has insufficient hydrogen
atoms

39. Which of the following metals will react

MOST vigorously with dilute acid?

(A) Copper
(B) Iron
(C) Lead
(D) Zinc

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40. Which ofthe following methods is used for Item 44 refers to the following compounds.
the extraction of aluminium?
H H H H

(A) Electrolysis of its molten oxide C H

H
H C op.m C H C -C
(B) Reduction of its oxide using coke
(C) Electrolysis of its aqueous chloride H O-H H H
(D) Reduction of its oxide using carbon
H
monoxide
P Q

44. Which of the following MOST likely

41. Which of the following metals is an
identifies P and Q?
important constituent of chlorophyll?

(A) Iron P Q
(B) Copper
(C) Calcium (A) Acid Alcohol
(D) Magnesium (B) Ester Acid
(C) Alcohol Acid
(D) Alcohol Ester

42. Which of the following options lists ALL

the raw materials used in the extraction of
iron?

'(A) Air, iron ore and limestone

(B) Air, coke, iron ore and limestone
(C) Air, coke, cryolite and limestone
(D) Coke, iron ore, bauxite and limestone

43. Which ofthe following compounds may be

used to counteract the effects of acid rain
on the soil?

(A) H,S
(B) CaO
(C) CO
OS
(D)

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Item 45 refers to the following equation. Items 46-47 refer to the following
compounds.
H H H H

(A) CH,COOH
H C - C = C - C H+ Br,X
(B) C₂H OH
-

H H (C) CH,COOCH,
(D) CH,COONa
45. What is the correct structural formula for
X? In answering Items 46-47, each option may
be used once, more than once, or not at all.
H
H H H
1 46. Which ofthe compounds above has a fruity
CH
odour?
(A) H- C -C- C _

Br Br H H

47. Which of the compounds above reacts with

sodium carbonate to produce a gas which
H H H H
Π
turns lime water milky?
H C C C C H
(B)
-

H Br Br H 48. Which of the following is produced when

carbon monoxide reacts with iron(III) oxide?

H H H H
(A) O₂ only
(C) H C C _ C _ C H (B) Fe only
(C) CO, and CO only
Br H H Br
(D) CO, and Fe only
H H H H

C C -H 49. Hexane is an alkane with six carbon atoms

(D) H- C _ C
per molecule. Which of the following is
H Br H Br the formula for hexane?

(A) CH12
(B) CH

(C) CH16
(D) CH18

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Item 50 refers to two organic compounds, I and II, of molecular formula C,H₂O, with the following
structures:

H H H H H H
1
H-C- C-C-H H-C- C-C- OH

H OH H H H H

Compound I Compound II

50. Compounds I and II are known as the

(A) isomers of C,H₂O

(B) isotopes of C,H₂O

(C) condensed formulae of C,H₂O

(D) molecular formulae of C₂H₂O

51. Steel is often used in place of iron because 53. Which of the following tests can be used
it to distinguish between an alkane and an
alkene?
(A) is more susceptible to corrosion
(B) has a lower melting point I. Adding bromine solution
(C) is stronger II. Burning
(D) is cheaper III. Conductivity

(A) I only
52. Which of the following statements is/are (B) II only
true of alkenes?
(C) III only
(D) I and III only
1. They react with KMnO/H.

II. They undergo addition reactions.

III. They undergo substitution reactions. 54. What type of reaction occurs when zinc metal
is added to copper sulfate solution?
(A) I only
(B) I and II only (A) Combustion
(C) I and III only (B) Neutralization
(D) I, II and III (C) Displacement
(D) Decomposition

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55. During the manufacture of ethanol by 58. Which of the following is the reason for
fermentation, the gas evolved adding cryolite to pure alumina in the
extraction of aluminium by electrolysis?
(A) turns lime water cloudy
(B) burns with a blue flame (A) It lowers the melting point.
(C) relights a glowing splint (B) It reduces the resistance.
(D) turns potassium dichromate green (C) It reduces the current.
(D) It prevents damage.

56. Which of the following is a natural source

of hydrocarbons? 59. Which of the following substances is a
product ofa halogenation reaction with

(A) Carbon methane?

(B) Methane

(C) Hydrogen (A) Nitrogen(IV) oxide

(D) Petroleum (B) Hydrogen chloride
(C) Ammonia
(D) Water
57. ALL members of a homologous series have
similar
60. Which of the following compounds is NOT
(A) densities formed from condensation polymerization?
(B) boiling points
(C) chemical properties (A) Polysaccharides
(D) physical properties (B) Polyalkenes
(C) Polyamides
(D) Polyesters

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