Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Ordinary Level

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CHEMISTRY 5070/41
Paper 4 Alternative to Practical May/June 2015
1 hour
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1 (a) (i) Describe the appearance of zinc.

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(ii) Zinc oxide can be made from zinc by heating in air.

Construct the equation for this reaction.

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(iii) Which compound may be used to convert zinc oxide into zinc nitrate?

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(b) When zinc nitrate is heated in a fume cupboard the following reaction takes place.

2Zn(NO3)2(s) 2ZnO(s) + 4NO2(g) + O2(g)

(i) Suggest why the heating is done in a fume cupboard.

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(ii) Calculate the number of moles of zinc nitrate in 3.78 g of zinc nitrate.
[Ar: Zn, 65; N, 14; O, 16]

................................................. moles [1]

(iii) Using the equation for the reaction and your answer to (b)(ii) calculate the volume of
each gas produced when 3.78 g of zinc nitrate is heated.
[1 mole of a gas occupies a volume of 24 000 cm3 at room temperature and pressure.]

volume of NO2 ......................................... cm3

volume of O2 .............................................cm3 [2]

[Total: 7]

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2 (a) The general formula of a carboxylic acid is

CnH2n+1COOH

G is a carboxylic acid and has a relative formula mass of 88.

Deduce the value of n in the formula and hence name compound G.

n = .......................................... name of G .................................................................... [3]

(b) When magnesium reacts with G, a gas is formed.

Name the gas and give a test and observation to identify this gas.

name ...........................................

test and observation .................................................................................................................

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

(c) Ethyl ethanoate has the same molecular formula as G.

(i) To which homologous series does ethyl ethanoate belong?

........................................... [1]

(ii) Give the structure of ethyl ethanoate.

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(iii) Name the two compounds which, under suitable conditions, react to form ethyl ethanoate.

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(iv) Compound H belongs to the same homologous series as ethyl ethanoate.

H has the same molecular formula as ethyl ethanoate.

Suggest the name and the structure of H.

name ........................................................

structure ........................................................ [2]

[Total: 11]

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In questions 3 to 7 inclusive, place a tick (✓) in the box against the correct answer.

3 With which piece of apparatus should a safety bulb be used?

(a) beaker

(b) burette

(c) measuring cylinder

(d) pipette

[Total: 1]

4 Concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is electrolysed using carbon electrodes.

Which of the following is correct?

product at the positive product at the negative

electrode electrode

(a) oxygen sodium

(b) chlorine hydrogen

(c) oxygen hydrogen

(d) chlorine sodium

[Total: 1]

5 Metal A displaces metal B from a solution of its ions. Metal B displaces metal C from a solution of
its ions.

What could A, B and C be?

A B C

(a) iron silver magnesium

(b) magnesium iron silver

(c) magnesium silver iron

(d) silver iron magnesium

[Total: 1]

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6 A student adds solid zinc powder to a beaker containing aqueous copper(II) sulfate.

Which of the following observations are correct?

1 The colour of the solution fades.

2 A red-brown deposit is formed at the base of the beaker.

3 Bubbles of a gas are rapidly evolved.

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

[Total: 1]

7 A student is asked to make 250 cm3 of 0.20 mol / dm3 sodium hydroxide.
[Ar: Na, 23; O, 16; H, 1]

What is the mass of sodium hydroxide required?

(a) 1.0 g

(b) 2.0 g

(c) 4.0 g

(d) 8.0 g

[Total: 1]

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8 Ammonium sulfate is a nitrogenous fertiliser.

Nitrogen in the fertiliser promotes the growth of plants.

A student is given an aqueous solution of ammonium sulfate, R, and is asked to determine its
concentration.

Using a pipette, 25.0 cm3 of R is placed in a beaker and 50.0 cm3 of 2.00 mol / dm3 sodium
hydroxide, an excess, is added.

The following reaction takes place.

(NH4)2SO4 + 2NaOH Na2SO4 + 2H2O + 2NH3

The mixture is heated until all the ammonia has evolved.

(a) How can the student confirm that all the ammonia has evolved?

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(b) After cooling, the remaining mixture is transferred to a volumetric flask and made up to
250 cm3 with distilled water. This is solution T.

25.0 cm3 of T is transferred to a conical flask and a few drops of phenolphthalein indicator are
added.

A burette is filled with 0.100 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid.

0.100 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid is added to T until the end-point is reached.

Phenolphthalein is colourless in acid solution and pink in alkaline solution.

What is the colour of the solution in the conical flask

• before hydrochloric acid is added, ..........................................

• at the end-point? .......................................... [1]

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(c) The student does three titrations. The diagrams show parts of the burette with the liquid levels
at the beginning and end of each titration.

first titration second titration third titration

7 27
39
29
19
9

8 28
40
30
10 20

9 29
41
31
21
11

Use the diagrams to complete the following table.

titration number 1 2 3
final burette reading / cm3
initial burette reading / cm3
volume of hydrochloric
acid / cm3
best titration results (✓)

Summary

Tick (✓) the best titration results.

Using these results, the average volume of hydrochloric acid is

................................................... cm3. [4]

(d) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid in the average volume of 0.100 mol / dm3
hydrochloric acid in (c).

................................................. moles [1]

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(e) (i) Using the equation

HCl + NaOH NaCl + H2O

deduce the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in 25.0 cm3 of T.

................................................. moles [1]

(ii) Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in 250 cm3 of T.

................................................. moles [1]

(f) Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in 50 cm3 of 2.00 mol / dm3 sodium
hydroxide.

................................................. moles [1]

(g) By subtracting your answer to (e)(ii) from your answer to (f) calculate the number of moles of
sodium hydroxide which reacts with 25.0 cm3 of R.

................................................. moles [1]

(h) When 1 mole of sodium hydroxide reacts with ammonium sulfate, 17 g of ammonia are
produced.

Calculate

(i) the mass of ammonia produced from the original 25.0 cm3 sample of R,

.........................................................g [1]

(ii) the mass of ammonia produced from 1 dm3 of R.

.........................................................g [1]

(i) The formula of ammonium sulfate is (NH4)2SO4.

Using your answer to (h)(ii) calculate the concentration of ammonium sulfate in R.

[Ar: N, 14; H, 1]

.............................................mol / dm3 [2]

[Total: 15]

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9 The following table shows the tests a student does on compound M and the conclusions made
from observations.

Complete the table by giving the observations in tests (a), (b) and (c) and suggest both the test
and observation that lead to the conclusion in test (d).

test observation conclusion

(a) M is dissolved M probably does not
in water and the contain a transition metal
solution divided into ion.
three parts for tests
(b), (c) and (d).

(b) (i) To the first part, M may contain

aqueous sodium Al 3+, Ca2+ or Zn2+ ions.
hydroxide is
added until a
change is seen.

(ii) An excess of M may contain Al 3+ or

aqueous sodium Zn2+ ions.
hydroxide is
added to the
mixture from (i).

(c) (i) To the second

part, aqueous
ammonia is added
until a change is
seen.

(ii) An excess of The presence of Al 3+

aqueous ammonia ions in M is confirmed.
is added to the
mixture from (i).

(d) M contains NO3– ions.

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10 A student investigates the solubility of two salts, ammonium chloride and potassium nitrate.

He uses the apparatus shown.

thermometer

solution

crystals of
the salt

heat

10 g of water is placed in a boiling tube and 7.0 g of ammonium chloride is added.

The tube and contents are heated until all the solid dissolves.

The tube is allowed to cool.

Solid ammonium chloride first appears at 80 °C.

The temperature is noted in the table in (a).

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(a) The experiment is repeated using 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 g of ammonium chloride.

The diagrams below show part of the thermometer stem, giving the temperature at which the
solid first appears in each test.

50 50 80 90

40 40 70 80

30 30 60 70

20 20 50 60

10 10 40 50

0 0 30 40

3.0 g 4.0 g 5.0 g 6.0 g

ammonium ammonium ammonium ammonium
chloride chloride chloride chloride

Use the thermometer readings to complete the following table.

mass of ammonium chloride 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

in 10 g of water / g
temperature at which 80
ammonium chloride first
appears / °C
[2]

(b) The experiment is repeated using different masses of potassium nitrate, the results for which
are shown in the following table.

mass of potassium nitrate in 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

10 g of water / g
temperature at which 4 18 29 37 45 50
potassium nitrate first
appears / °C

What problem might the student experience in completing the experiment using 2.0 g of
potassium nitrate? Suggest how this problem may be overcome.

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(c) Plot the results for both ammonium chloride and potassium nitrate on the grid.

Draw a smooth curve through the points for ammonium chloride and label it ammonium
chloride.

Draw a smooth curve through the points for potassium nitrate and label it potassium nitrate.

Extend both curves so that each curve crosses the y–axis.

8.0

7.0

6.0
mass of salt in 10 g of water / g

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
temperature at which solid appears / °C

[3]

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(d) Use your graphs to answer the following questions.

What is the mass of each compound that dissolves in 10 g of water at 0 °C?

(i) ammonium chloride

........................................................ g [1]

(ii) potassium nitrate

........................................................ g [1]

(e) The solubility of a compound is defined as the maximum mass of compound that will dissolve
in 100 g of water at a given temperature.

(i) At what temperature is the solubility of each compound the same?

.......................................................°C [1]

(ii) Calculate the solubility of both ammonium chloride and potassium nitrate at the
temperature you have given in (e)(i).

.................................g / 100 g of water [1]

(f) The student is given two boiling tubes, one containing 5.0 g of ammonium chloride in 10 g of
water, the other containing 5.0 g of potassium nitrate in 10 g of water.

Both are stirred and heated to a temperature of 45 °C.

Describe the appearance of the contents of each boiling tube at 45 °C.

ammonium chloride

...................................................................................................................................................

potassium nitrate

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

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