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CHEMISTRY 9647/01
JC1 Promotional Examination 6th October 2009
Paper 1(MCQ) 1 hour
Additional Materials: Data Booklet
Multiple Choice Answer
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
You are advised to fill in the OMR Answer Sheet as you go along; no additional time will be
given for the transfer of answers once the examination has ended.
Section A
For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you
consider to be correct.
1 Which of the following describes the correct dilution procedure to obtain 250 cm3 of
0.004 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid from a stock solution of concentration of 0.1 mol dm-3?
A Pipette 25.0 cm3 of the stock solution into a 250 cm3 volumetric flask and top up
to the mark with distilled water
B Pipette 20.0 cm3 of the stock solution into a 250 cm3 volumetric flask and top up
to the mark with distilled water
C Pipette 10.0 cm3 of the stock solution into a 250 cm3 volumetric flask and top up
to the mark with distilled water
D Pipette 5.0 cm3 of the stock solution into a 250 cm3 volumetric flask and top up to
the mark with distilled water
A 98.5 g mol-1
B 197.0 g mol-1
C 394.0 g mol-1
D 788.0 g mol-1
A 5.0 cm3
B 7.5 cm3
C 16.7 cm3
D 30.0 cm3
5 When a stream of protons was accelerated across an electrical field, the trajectory of the
protons was as follows.
— p
+
What would be the angle of deflection when a stream of helium plasma ( 42 He2 + ) is sent
through the same electrical field?
A 0.5 o
B 1.0 o
C 2.0 o
D 4.0 o
6 What is the electronic configuration of element Ni after it has undergone the 3rd ionisation?
A 1s22s22p63s23p63d7
B 1s22s22p63s23p63d8
C 1s22s22p63s23p63d54s2
D 1s22s22p63s23p63d64s1
H H bO NH2
c
a C C CH2 S CH2 C H
H COOH
a b c
A 180o 120o 90o
B 120o 107o 109o
C 180o 107o 90o
D 120o 109o 107o
8 Which of the following would give the best indication of the relative strengths of the
intermolecular forces of attraction in liquid hydrogen halides?
9 Which molecule will not form a hydrogen bond with another of its own molecule?
A CH3F
B CH3NH2
C CH3OH
D NH3
10 Two colourless substances, D and E, react to give a coloured substance F. The time
taken when various initial concentrations of D and E used are recorded below:
0.05 0.10 22
0.10 0.05 44
11 If the rate of decay of a radioactive isotope decreases from 400 counts per minute to 25
counts per minute after 16 hours, what is its half life?
A 1 hour
B 4 hours
C 8 hours
D 16 hours
12 A 14.5 mg of an unknown sample of boron hydride, BxHy was found to occupy a volume
of 188 cm3 at a pressure of 3.59 kPa and 25°C. Which of the following is the molecular
formula of the boron hydride?
A B2H6
B B4H10
C B5H9
D B6H10
pV
13 The value of is plotted against p for three gases, L, M and N where p is the pressure,
RT
V is the volume and T is the temperature of the gas.
pV
RT
gas L
gas M
gas N
1.0
14 The enthalpy change of reaction between magnesium and water can be measured in the
laboratory.
Mg (s) + 2H2O (l) Mg(OH)2 (s) + H2 (g)
Which information, other than that obtained in this experiment, is needed to calculate a
value for the enthalpy change of formation of Mg(OH)2 (s) ?
A −31 kJ mol-1
B −327 kJ mol-1
C −601 kJ mol-1
D −897 kJ mol-1
16 The graphs below show the variation of the percentage of gaseous products present at
equilibrium, with temperature and pressure.
% products
at
equilibrium
450oC
650oC
Pressure
B 3O2 (g) + 4NH3 (g) 2N2 (g) + 6H2O (g) ∆H = −1248 kJ mol-1
1
A
6
1
B
3
C −6
D −3
19 Assuming that the acid is monobasic, which one of the following is a conjugate acid-base
pair?
A H3PO4/HPO4 2-
B H2SO4/HSO4-
C H3PO4/PO43-
D H2SO4/SO42-
20 Which of the following statements about a sample of 1 x 10-7 mol dm-3 nitric acid is true?
Section B
For questions 21 - 30, one or more of the numbered statements 1 to 3 may be correct.
Decide whether each of the statements is or is not correct (you may find it useful to put a tick
against the statements that you consider to be correct).
The responses A to D should be selected on the basis of
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only
are correct are correct are correct is correct
32 32 34
22 Which of the following statement(s) about 15 X, Y and
16 16 Z is/are correct?
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only
are correct are correct are correct is correct
1 Dative Bonding
2 Covalent Bonding
3 Ionic Bonding
24 The graph below shows how rate of reaction varies with substrate concentration for a
particular enzyme at its optimum temperature. Which of the following can be deduced
from the graph?
Initial rate
of reaction
0
[Substrate]
1 The reaction is first order at low substrate concentration and zero order at high
substrate concentration.
2 The enzyme is denatured at high substrate concentration.
3 Increasing the temperature by 20oC would lead to a significant increase in the
rate of reaction.
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only
are correct are correct are correct is correct
(Transition state)
Ea’
Ea
(Products)
(Reactants)
Reaction pathway
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only
are correct are correct are correct is correct
1 They behave more ideally down the group when pressure increases.
2 They behave less ideally down the group due to an increase in atomic radius.
3 They behave less ideally down the group due to an increase in relative atomic
mass.
27 Which of the following processes in the Born Haber cycle for magnesium fluoride is/are
endothermic?
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only
are correct are correct are correct is correct
28 The enthalpy level diagram shown represents the dissolving of anhydrous magnesium
chloride in a large volume of water.
Energy
MgCl2 (s)
MgCl2 (aq)
A B C D
1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 only
are correct are correct are correct is correct
V
Amount
(in mol)
1 The rate of forward reaction is now equal to the rate of backward reaction.
reaction
2 The reaction has stopped
stopped.
3 The concentration of V is now equal to concentration of W.
30 The dissociation
issociation of ethylamine, CH3CH2NH2 is given as follows:
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