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    Essential Chemistry SPM Question Bank

    Chapter 6: Electrochemistry

    Paper 1

    1) Which of the following is an electrolyte?


    A Naphthalene C Aluminium
    B Lead(II) chloride D Hydrogen chloride

    2) Which of the following cells shows iron acting as a positive terminal?


    A C V
    V

    Zinc
    Copper plate Iron
    plate Iron plate
    plate

    Dilute sulphuric acid


    Dilute sulphuric acid

    B D V
    V

    Lead
    Silver plate Iron
    plate iron plate
    plate

    Dilute sulphuric acid


    Dilute sulphuric acid

    3) The diagram below shows the apparatus that is used to electroplate iron nail with copper.

    A
    What can be observed at the copper plate and the iron nail at the end of the experiment?
    Copper plate Iron nail
    A Thinned Brown solids are deposited
    B Thickened Brown solids are deposited
    C Thinned Gas bubbles are released
    D Gas bubbles are released Brown solids are deposited

    4) A dilute copper(II) chloride solution is electrolysed using carbon electrodes. Which of the
    following occurs at the anode and cathode respectively?
    Anode Cathode
    A Copper metal is deposited Oxygen is released
    B Oxygen is released Copper metal is deposited
    C Chloride is released Oxygen is released
    D Oxygen is released Copper metal is deposited

    5) Sodium sulphate solution is electrolysed using carbon electrodes. What is the product
    formed at the cathode and anode respectively?
    Cathode Anode
    A Oxygen Hydrogen
    B Sodium Oxygen
    C Hydrogen Sulphur dioxide
    D Hydrogen Oxygen

    6) Lead(II) iodide solids do not conduct electricity because


    A ions are not present
    B the ions are not free to move
    C lead(II) iodide consists of molecules
    D of the strong attraction of the atomic nucleus of the ions

    7) The diagram below shows the apparatus arrangement for the electrolysis of the dilute
    lead(II) nitrate solution.

    What is formed at the carbon electrode P?


    A Lead C Oxygen
    B Nitrogen D Hydrogen
    8) The diagram below shows a simple voltaic cell.

    The voltmeter shows a reading of 1.1 V. What is the possible reading of the voltmeter if
    the zinc plate is replaced with a lead plate?
    A 0.7 V C 1.2 V
    B 1.1 V D 2.1 V

    9) The diagram below shows the apparatus set-up that is used in an electrolytic process.

    Which of the following is solution X if the ammeter pointer is deflected?


    A Glucose solution C Kerosene
    B Ammonia solution D Ethanol

    10) Electrolysis is carried out on a dilute nitric acid by using platinum electrodes. The gas
    that is released at the cathode
    A turns lime water cloudy
    B lights up a glowing wooden splint
    C bleaches a moist red litmus paper
    D produces a ‘pop’ sound with a lighted wooden splint

    11) During the electrolysis of a copper(II) sulphate solution using copper electrodes, the ions
    that are attracted to the cathode are
    A hydroxide ions
    B hydrogen ions
    C copper(II) ions
    D copper atoms
    12) Which of the following is a cation?
    A Hydrogen ion
    B Hydroxide ion
    C Sulphate ion
    D Chloride ion

    13) When a copper plate is placed into dilute hydrochloric acid, no reaction occurs. This is
    because
    A hydrogen is not a metal
    B the mixture needs to be heated
    C copper is more electropositive than hydrogen
    D hydrogen is more electropositive than copper

    14) Which of the following equations represents the reaction that occurs at the negative
    terminal of a mercury cell?
    A Pb → Pb2+ + 2e-
    B Pb2+ + 2e- → Pb
    C Zn → Zn2+ + 2e-
    D Zn2+ + 2e- → Zn

    15) An electrolysis is carried out on solution X using carbon electrodes. If hydrogen is


    released at the cathode, which of the following is solution X?
    A Copper(II) chloride solution
    B Dilute sulphuric acid
    C Silver nitrate solution
    D Copper(II) sulphate solution

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