UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level

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CHEMISTRY 9701/02
Paper 2 Structured Questions AS Core October/November 2008
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Data Booklet

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Answer all the questions in the space provided. For

Examiner’s
1 Most submarines travel under water using electrical power from batteries. The German Use

engineer Helmut Walter designed a diesel engine that could be used to propel a submarine
beneath the surface of the sea. Instead of taking air from above the surface of the sea,
Walter’s engine used hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, to provide oxygen for a conventional diesel
engine.

Hydrogen peroxide may be catalytically decomposed to give water and oxygen.

(a) (i) What is meant by the term catalyst?

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(ii) Construct a balanced equation for the decomposition of H2O2.

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Diesel fuel may be considered to consist of the hydrocarbon C15H32 which reacts completely
with oxygen according to the following equation.

C15H32 + 23O2 → 15CO2 + 16H2O

(b) (i) To which homologous series does C15H32 belong?

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(ii) Use the equation above and your answer to (a)(ii) to calculate the amount, in moles,
of H2O2, that will provide sufficient oxygen for the complete oxidation of one mole
of C15H32.

amount of H2O2 = ................................. mol

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A submarine equipped with a Walter engine used 212 tonnes of diesel fuel during an For
underwater voyage. The submarine also carried concentrated aqueous H2O2. Examiner’s
[1 tonne = 106 g] Use

(c) (i) Calculate the amount, in moles, of diesel fuel used during the underwater voyage.

amount of diesel fuel = ................................. mol

(ii) Use your answers to (b)(ii) and (c)(i) to calculate the mass, in tonnes, of hydrogen
peroxide used during the underwater voyage.

mass of H2O2 = ................................. tonnes

[4]

(d) The exhaust products of the Walter engine were passed into the sea.

What would happen to them?

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2 Ketene, C2H2O, is a member of a class of unsaturated organic compounds that is widely For
used in pharmaceutical research for the synthesis of organic compounds. Examiner’s
Use

CH2=C=O

ketene

(a) (i) Suggest values for the H-C-H and C=C=O bond angles in ketene.

H-C-H …………………………………… C=C=O ……………………………………

(ii) By considering the structure of the molecule, suggest why the name ketene is
used.

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(b) Ketene burns completely in air to form carbon dioxide and water.

(i) Write a balanced equation for this reaction.

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(ii) Use your equation to calculate the volume of CO2, in dm3, measured at room
temperature and pressure, which will be formed when 3.5 g of ketene are burned in
an excess of air.
Give your answer to two significant figures.

volume of CO2 = ................................. dm3 [4]

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(c) (i) Define the term standard enthalpy change of formation. For
Examiner’s
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(ii) Use the data below to calculate the standard enthalpy change of formation of
ketene.

∆H o / kJ mol–1
standard enthalpy change of
–395
formation of CO2
standard enthalpy change of
–286
combustion of H2
standard enthalpy change of
–1028
combustion of CH2=C=O

[6]

(d) Ketene can be converted directly into ethanoic acid, CH3CO2H, by reaction with a
compound A.

Suggest the identity of A.

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3 Chlorine gas is manufactured by the electrolysis of brine using a diaphragm cell. For
Examiner’s
(a) Write half-equations, including state symbols, for the reactions occurring at each of the Use

electrodes of a diaphragm cell.

anode ...............................................................................................................................

cathode ....................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) In the diaphragm cell, the anode is made of titanium and the cathode is made of steel.

Suggest why steel is never used for the anode.

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(c) One important product made in the diaphragm cell is formed in aqueous solution.

(i) What substance is produced in aqueous solution in the diaphragm cell?

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(ii) Explain, with the aid of appropriate half-equation(s), how this compound is formed
by electrolysis.

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(d) Chlorine is very reactive and will form compounds by direct combination with many
elements.

Describe what you would see when chlorine is passed over separate heated samples of
sodium and phosphorus. In each case write an equation for the reaction.

sodium .............................................................................................................................

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phosphorus ......................................................................................................................

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(e) Magnesium chloride, MgCl 2, and silicon tetrachloride, SiCl 4, each dissolve in or react For
with water. Examiner’s
Use

Suggest the approximate pH of the solution formed in each case.

MgCl 2 ………………………………… SiCl 4 …………………………………

Explain, with the aid of an equation, the difference between the two values.

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4 Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. The types of organic reactions For
that you have studied are listed below. Examiner’s
Use

addition elimination hydrolysis

oxidation reduction substitution

Addition and substitution reactions are further described as follows.

electrophilic nucleophilic free radical

Complete the table below.

Fill in the central column by using only the types of reaction given in the lists above. Use
both lists when appropriate.

In the right hand column give the name(s) or formula(e) of the reagent(s) you would use to
carry out the reaction given.

organic reaction type of reaction reagent(s)

CH3CHO →

CH3CH(OH)CN

CH3CH2CH2CH3 →

CH3CH2CHBrCH3

CH3CH(OH)CH3 →

CH3CH=CH2

CH3CH=CH2 →

CH3CH(OH)CH2OH

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5 An organic ester, B, has the empirical formula C2H4O. An experiment by a student in a For
college gave a value of 87.5 for Mr of B. Examiner’s
Use

(a) What is the molecular formula of B?

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(b) In the boxes below, draw the structural formulae of four isomers of B that are esters.

W X

Y Z
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The student hydrolysed his sample of B by heating with aqueous mineral acid and then For
separating the alcohol, C, that was formed. He heated the alcohol C under reflux with Examiner’s
acidified dichromate(VI) ions and collected the product D. Use

A sample of D gave an orange precipitate with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine reagent. A second

sample of D gave no reaction with Tollens’ reagent.

(c) (i) What group does the reaction with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine reagent show to be
present in D?

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(ii) What does the result of the test with Tollens’ reagent show about D?

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(iii) What is the structural formula of the alcohol C?

(iv) Which of your esters, W, X, Y, or Z has the same structure as that of the ester B?

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(d) Which, if any of your esters, W, X, Y, or Z is chiral? Explain your answer.

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