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JOM KIMIA A+

WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT CHEMISTRY PAPER 3


QUESTION 1 (2005 no. 1) An experiment is carried out to determine the freezing point of naphthalene. Solid naphthalene is heated is a water bath until it melts completely. The initial temperature is recorded. Then molten naphthalene is left to cool. The reading of the temperature is recorded every 30 seconds. Figure 1 shows the recorded thermometer readings at 30 seconds intervals.

(a)

Record the temperatures in the spaces provided in Figure 1.

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JOM KIMIA A+ (b) On the graph paper below, draw the graph of temperature against time for cooling of naphthalene.

(c)

(i)

[3 marks] Use the graph in (b), to determine the freezing point of naphthalene. Show on the graph how you determine this freezing point. [3 marks] 2

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(ii)

How does the graph in (b) show the freezing point of naphthalene?

(d)

[3 marks] The temperature of naphthalene did not change from the 90th second Until the 150th second during the cooling process. [3 marks]

JOM KIMIA A+ (e) On the graph paper below sketch the curve you would expect if the molten naphthalene is cooled quickly.

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JOM KIMIA A+ (f) Naphthalene is an example of a covalent compound and sodium chloride is an example of an ionic compound. Classify the following into covalent or ionic compounds. Glucose, potassium iodide, copper(II) sulphate, aluminium oxide, tetrachloromethane, ethanol

JOM KIMIA A+ QUESTION 2 (2005 no. 2) A pupil wanted to construct the electrochemical series. He measured the potential difference of a few pairs of metals. The set up of the apparatus of his experiment is shown in Figure 2.1. V

Zinc metal (Negative electrodes)

Copper metal (Positive electrodes)

Copper(II) sulphate solution Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 shows the result obtained from the experiment after 30 minutes. V

Zinc metal (Negative electrodes)

Copper metal (Positive electrodes)

Copper(II) sulphate solution Figure 2.2 (a) Describe the change that you would see in the copper(II) sulphate solution during the experiment. 6

JOM KIMIA A+ [3 marks] (b) The pupil repeated the experiment by substituting the zinc metal with iron, magnesium and lead. Each time he used copper metal as the positive electrode and fresh copper(II) sulphate solution. The following table shows the voltmeter readings he obtained from the pairs of metals. Experim ent I II III IV Pairs of metal Negative electrode Zinc Iron Magnesium Lead Positive electrode Copper Copper Copper Copper Reading of voltmeter /V 1.10 0.78 2.72 0.45

Based on the above information, complete the following table. Manipulated variables : Responding variables : Method to manipulate the variable: Method to manipulate the variable: How the variable responding: Fixed variables : Method to maintain the controlled variable: 7

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[6 marks] (c) State the hypothesis for this experiment. .. [3 marks] QUESTION 3 (2005 no. 3) Choose one of the following tasks:

Task 1 The copper wire in an electric cable can be easily bent by hand. A one-cent coin made of an alloy of copper with tin and zinc cannot be bent easily. Referring to the situation above, plan a laboratory experiment to investigate the effect of alloy formation on the hardness of a metal. Task 2 Buildings in industrial areas more corroded than those in housing areas. This is because the concentration of acid in rain water is higher in industrial areas. Referring to the situation above, plan a laboratory experiment to investigate the effect of concentration on the rate of reaction between a named acid and a named metal Your planning must include the following items: (i) (ii) (iii) Statement of the problem All the variables List of substances and apparatus 8

JOM KIMIA A+ (iv) (v) Procedure Tabulation of data [17 marks]

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