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CIIEMISTRY

MATRICULATION EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT OF MYANMAR EXAMINATION

Time Allowed: 3 Hours WRITE YOI]R ANSWERS IN THE ANSWER BOOKLET The symbols in this paper have their usual significance
SECTTON (A) (Answer ALL questions)

l.

(7 marks) Write TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements. (a) Lead is used as anode in chromium plating. (b) A volume of gas expands when it is heated. (c) Hess's law is found to be useful for thermochemical calculations. (d) Ionic compounds will usually dissolve in organic solvents. (e) A change in pressure causes a change in the temperature of reacting gases. (f) The standard reagent must react completely with the unknown solution.

(g) An oxidizing agent is a donor of electrons.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s), phrase(s),

as necessary.

term(s), unit(s),

etc.,

(7 marks)

gas with a prmgent odour. (a) Ammonia i5 6 --(b) Fluorine reacts with water vapour to form oxygen and ----------. (c) Sodium hydroxide is a white deliquescent (d) Alkene molecules contain a double bond each, commonly called (e). Gold and silver occur in a native form as the ---------- metal. (f) Hydrogen sulphide is an ---------- g&S, soluble in water. (g) A acid is one which is highly ionized in specified conditions.

bonds.

3.

Select the correct word(s), notation(s), term(s), unit(s), etc.,

given

(7 marks)

in the brackets. (a) Chlorine acts as the I reducing agent ; oxidizing agent ; electron donor ]. (b) At any[ high ; low ; increasing ] temperature, the particles of gas are moving in the slow speed.

(c) The pressure of concenfation].

a system is inversely proportional to

its I volume ; temperature

(d) Sugar is a compound of carbon, hydrogen and I nitrogen ; oxygen ; phosphorus ]. (e) 1 mole is equivalent to[ 100 ; 10000 ; 1000] millimoles. (f) Electrolytes contain electrically charged particles called I ions ; atoms ; metals ]. (g) Covalent compounds are I electrolytes ; non-electrolytes ; ions ].

lP.r.o.

4.

Match each of the items in List A with the appropriate items given in List B. List B List A used in machine parts Nitric acid

(7 marks)

(a) (b) Thehalogens (c) pH:7

(d) Combustion (e) Bronze

(i) (ii)

MgSO+,7HzO

(iii) used in manufacture

of soaP

(1v) powerfirl oxidizing agent

(v)
(vii)

Neutral solution
Group VIIB element

(0 (g) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (D (g) (h)

Sodium hydroxide Epsom salt

(vi) many substances burn in air

(8 marks)

5. Define the following:

Hydrolysis Cation Chemical energetics End point Ionizationenergy Oxidation intenns of electopositive element Combined gas law equation Reverse reaction

sEcTroN (B)

6.

(12 marks) Answer ALL questions. (a) An atom has atomic number 19. (i) Write down its essential electronic stnrcture. (ii) Give the group number. (iii) What is its valence? (iv) Suggest the type of element. (b) What are the measurable quantities of gas? (c) State the "Faraday's first law of elecfolysis". (d) Identiff the oxidizing agent and reducing agent in the following reaction. ZHI+HzSO+

SO2+b+zWO

(e) How does magnesium react with steam and concentrated nitric acid? Give relevant equation in words and sYmbols.

(0 How can you test the soil reaction? Explain it.

7.

(20 marks) Answer any FIYE (a) Calculate the time required to discharge 0.2370gof copper by passing a current of 0.1A through an excess of copper (I) sulphate solution. (Cu = 63.54, One Faraday:96500C).

questions.

(b) Balance the following redox reactions using either oxidation number method or ion electron (half reaction) method. MnSOc + KzSO+ + H2O + S (i) H2S + KMnO+ + HzSO+

(ii)KI+HCl+HzOz

12+KCl+H2O

(c) Some of the elements are listed below. He, N4 Ca, Al, Ar, Li (i) Which elements are noble gases? (ii) Which elements are alkali metals? (iii)Which element has valence of two? (iv) Give the position in periodic table for Al?
(d) Write the equation in words and symbols for the following reactions. (i) When sodamide are decomposed by water. (ii) When nitrogen dioxide dissolves in waler. (e) A certain mass of gas is occupies 250cm3measwed at32o C. At what temperature in oC will the gas occupies 235 cm3 under the same pressure?

(0 (i)

What is "Thermit reaction"? Explain with suitable exarnple. (ii) Complete the following equations in symbols only.
AgzSal +NaCN 1aq;

Zn61+Na[Ag(C]O2l1d
(g)

----->?

>, ?

(i)

What is meant by the term "Biocatalyst"? Give one example. (ii) What will be the effect of decreasing concentration of Fe3* ions on the following

equilibrium.

Fr'* (*)+ SCN- 1a;

(h)

(i)

Write down the name and composition of phosphate fertilizers. (ii) What are chemicalfertilizers? Name the two elements that are essential for plants

growth'
[P.T.o.

8. Answer any FOLIR questions. (a) (i) Explain the term "Amphiprotic

(32 marks) molecule".

(ii) Calculate the pH of the buffer solution containing 0.03 mole of ethanoic acid. ( K" : 1.8 x l0-5 ) and 0.3 mole of sodium ethanoate per dm3.
(b)

(i) Write down the relation between calorie andioule.

(ii) Calculate the heat of combustion of butane
gas

if its heat of formation is

393 kJmol-r and

' 287 8 kJmol-r. The heat of formation of CO26; and H2O6y are - 286 kJmol-l, respectively.
(c)

(i)

What happens when methanol reacts with sodium? (ii) Describe the dehydrohalogenation reaction of ethylidene chloride. (iii)Illustrate the dehydration of n-propyl alcohol.

(iv)What happens when RCH2COONa is heated with soda-lime?

(d)

(D Distinguish between 2-butene and l-butyne. (ii) A gas "X" is obtained by heating propene dibromide with an ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution. What is the gas "X'? Write down the chemical equation.
(iii) Give the name of the process which is used for conversion of biodiesel from
oil. Explain the third stage of conversion. (iv) What are the sources of coal and crude-oil?

used

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(e) Describe the manufacturing of sodium metal from common salt.

(f)

Describe the laboratory preparation of nitrogen oxide gas with a labelled diagram.

(g) 8.0 g of a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium chloride were made up to 500 cm3 of solution.25 cm3 of this solution required 22 cm3 of 0.1 M hydrochloric acid for neuhalization. Calculate the percentage by mass of sodium chloride in the salt
mixture.

(C:

12, O

16,

Na:

23).

(h) Write

a process

for the extraction of cast iron from haematite.

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