Chemistry Paper 1: Mock Examination

2016-DSE
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CHEMISTRY PAPER 1
SECTION B: Question-Answer Book B
This paper must be answered in English
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B
(1) After the announcement of the start of the

examination, you should first write your name and
Candidate Number in the space provided on Page 1 and
stick barcode labels in the space provided on Pages 1, 3,
5, 7 and 9.
(2) Refer to the general instructions on the cover of the

Question Paper for Section A.
(3) This section consists of TWO parts, Parts I and II.
(4) Answer ALL questions in both Parts I and II. Write your
answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer
Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers written in
the margins will not be marked.
(5) An asterisk (*) has been put next to the questions where
one mark will be awarded for effective communication.
(6) Supplementary answer sheets will be provided on

request. Write your name, candidate number and mark
the question number box.
(7) No extra time will be given to candidates for writing

name, Candidate Number or filling in the question
number boxes after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.
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PART I
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 The symbols p, q, r, s, t, u, v and w represent eight consecutive elements in the second and third periods
of the periodic table. The table below lists their boiling points:
a) Explain why element t has a low boiling point.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

(2 marks)
b) Indentify ONE metalloid in the above table.
(1 mark)
c) State, with explanation, which of the elements is stored in paraffin oil.
(2 marks)

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d) X is a compound formed from elements t and u. Draw an electron diagram of X, showing electrons
in the outermost shells only.
(1 mark)
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2 State the observation that adding excess NaOH solution drop by drop to Al(NO3)3 solution.
The following experiment was conducted to determine the percentage by mass of lead(II) oxide in a
sample.
Stage 1 Weigh the solid sample. Add excess dilute nitric acid to the sample.
Stage 2 Filter the mixture obtained in Stage 1 to remove any undissolved solid.
Stage 3 Add excess sodium chloride solution to the filtrate to precipitate out lead(II) chloride.
Stage 4 Collect the lead(II) chloride precipitate and wash it with distilled water.
Stage 5 Allow the lead(II) chloride to dry and weigh it.
The results obtained in the experiment are listed below:
Mass of the lead(II) oxide sample = 9.80 g

Mass of the lead(II) chloride obtained = 9.37 g
The reaction that occurred in Stage 1 can be represented by the following word equation:

lead(II) oxide + dilute nitric acid lead(II) nitrate solution + water
a) Draw a labelled diagram of the experimental set-up for the filtration in Stage 2.
(3 marks)
b) Why was excess sodium chloride solution added?
(1 mark)

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c) Explain why the precipitate is washed with distilled water in Stage 4.
(1 mark)
d) Calculate the percentage by mass of lead(II) oxide in the sample.
(Relative atomic masses: O = 16.0, Cl = 35.5, Pb = 207.2)


(3 marks)
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3 The following circuit is set up. Electrodes A and B are made of copper while electrodes C and D are
made of carbon.
a) i) What would be observed at electrodes A and B respectively?


(2 marks)
ii) Write ionic half-equations for the chemical changes that occur at electrodes A and B
respectively.
(2 marks)

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iii) Would you expect any colour change in the dilute copper(II) sulphate solution during the
process? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
b) Compound X is composed of metal M and hydrogen. During the electrolysis of this molten
compound, hydrogen is produced at electrode C while M is produced at electrode D. The
number of M atoms produced at electrode D equals to the number of hydrogen molecules
produced at electrode C. Deduce the oxidation number of M in compound X.

(2 mark)
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4 Barium sulphate, a white precipitate, can be made by the reaction between barium hydroxide solution
and sulphuric acid. The progress of the reaction between 100.0 cm3 of barium hydroxide solution and
sulphuric acid can be followed by measuring the electrical conductivity of the reaction mixture.
During the experiment, the sulphuric acid was added 1.0 cm3 at a time. The conductivity was measured

after each addition. The results obtained are shown in the graph below.
a) Why did the electrical conductivity of the reaction mixture fall to almost zero? Explain your
answer with the help of an appropriate equation.
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b) What was the volume of sulphuric acid required to neutralize 100.0 cm3 of barium hydroxide
solution?
(1 mark)
c) The concentration of the sulphuric acid was 1.00 mol dm–3. What was the concentration of the
barium hydroxide solution?

(2 marks)
d) Hospital patients are given a ‘barium meal’ before an X-ray of their stomach is taken. The ‘barium
meal’ contains pure barium sulphate. Write down ONE reason why the above method is suitable
for preparing barium sulphate for medical use.
(1 mark)
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5 A plastic bag is produced by the following procedure:
a) Name Processes 1, 2 and 3.


(3 marks)
b) Ethene can undergo polymerization to give polythene.
i) What characteristic in the structure of ethene enables it to act as a monomer?
(1 mark)
ii) Draw the repeating unit of polythene.
(1 mark)

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iii) State ONE advantage of using polythene in the manufacture of plastic bags.
(1 mark)
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6 The following diagram shows the experimental set-up for electroplating. The plastic item is first coated
with copper and then electroplated with chromium.
a) Why is the plastic item first coated with copper before electroplating?

(1 mark)
b) Give a reason why the plastic item is electroplated with chromium.
(1 mark)
c) Which terminal of the battery should be connected to the copper-coated plastic item?
(1 mark)
d) Write an ionic half-equation for the chemical change that occurs at
i) metal X
(1 mark)
ii) the copper-coated plastic item.
(1 mark)

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e) A student suggested that Cr(NO3)4 instead of Cr(NO3)3 can be used as the electrolyte for
electroplating. Determine whether the use of Cr(NO3)3 or Cr(NO3)4 is more economical in terms of
the quantity of electricity consumed.
(2 marks)
f) The wastewater generated from an electroplating factory contains dichromate ions. Before the
wastewater is discharged, it is treated in two stages as described below to remove the chromium-
containing substances.
Stage 1 Treat the wastewater with excess sodium sulphite solution in the presence of acid to
reduce the dichromate ions to chromium(III) ions.
Stage 2 Add a suitable chemical to the treated wastewater from Stage 1 to precipitate the
chromium(III) ions.

i) Explain how heavy metal ions affect the environment.
(1 mark)
ii) In Stage 1, the sulphite ions are oxidized to sulphate ions by the dichromate ions. Write an
ionic equation for the reaction involved.
(1 mark)
iii) Suggest a suitable chemical for the precipitation of chromium(III) ions in Stage 2.
(1 mark)
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7 Solutions of carbonates and hydrogencarbonates react with acids as shown below:
CO32–(aq) + 2H+(aq) H2O(l) + CO2(g) Reaction 1

HCO3–(aq) + H+(aq) H2O(l) + CO2(g) Reaction 2
The standard enthalpy change of Reaction 2 was determined experimentally by mixing known volumes
of 2.00 mol dm–3 NaHCO3(aq) and 2.20 mol dm–3 HCl(aq). The following results were obtained.
Volume of NaHCO3(aq) used = 40.0 cm3

Volume of HCl(aq) used = 40.0 cm3
Change in temperature = –1.0 °C
a) Use the above data to calculate the standard enthalpy change of Reaction 2.
(Assume that the heat capacity of all solutions = 4.18 J cm–3 K–1)

(2 marks)
b) Use the data below to calculate another value for the standard enthalpy change of Reaction 2.
(2 marks)

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c) i) Calculate the standard enthalpy change of formation of CO32–(aq).

(The standard enthalpy change of Reaction 1 is –2.3 kJ mol–1.)
(2 marks)
ii) Use your answer to (c)(i) to calculate the standard enthalpy change of the following
reaction:
2HCO3–(aq) CO32–(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)


(2 marks)
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8 In an experiment, the following experimental set-up was used to study the rate of decomposition of
hydrogen peroxide in the presence of manganese(IV) oxide.
The results of using 1 g of manganese(IV) oxide with 50 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide solution are shown
below.

a) Write a chemical equation for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
(1 mark)
b) State the function of manganese(IV) oxide.
(1 mark)
c) Plot a curve of the results on the grid below.
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d) What is the volume of oxygen produced in the first 40 seconds?
(1 mark)
e) On the grid below, sketch a curve that should be obtained if the initial concentration of the
hydrogen peroxide is half of its original value, while all other conditions remain unchanged.

(2 marks)
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9 Consider the hydrides of three Period 3 elements:
SiH4, PH3, H2S
a) drawing a three-dimensional structure of each hydride and stating the shape of each hydride.
(show all electron pairs in the outermost shell of the central atom in each case)
(3 marks)

b) Account for the following: The H–N–H bond angle in NH3 (about 107°) is greater than the H–P–H
bond angle in PH3 (about 93°).
(3 marks)

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10 Dinitrogen tetroxide is a pale yellow gas.
It exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide, a dark brown gas.
0.400 mole of N2O4(g) is heated in a closed reaction vessel of volume 16.0 dm3. A state of equilibrium
is established at a constant temperature. The equilibrium mixture is found to contain 0.180 mole of
N2O4(g).
a) Calculate the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction.


(3 marks)
b) The diagram below shows a gas syringe containing a pale brown mixture of N2O4(g) and NO2(g) at
equilibrium at 25 °C.
Keeping the volume constant, the temperature is then raised to 35 °C. The brown colour becomes
more intense. Is the forward reaction below exothermic or endothermic? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
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11 Describe, by giving reagent(s) and stating observations, how you could distinguish between compounds
in each pair using a simple test tube reaction.
(3 marks)

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*12 An alcohol W exhibits enantiomerism. Each isomer of W reacts with hot concentrated sulphuric acid to
give three compounds X, Y and Z, which are isomers of each other. However, only a small amount of Z
is produced. Both X and Y react with bromine to give 1,2-dibromo-1-phenylpropane while Z gives 2,3-
dibromo-1-phenylpropane with the same reagent. Deduce the structures of compounds W, X, Y and Z.
Explain your reasoning.
(5 marks)
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2016-DSE

HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY

SECTION B: Question-Answer Book B

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B

(1) After the announcement of the start of the

(2) Refer to the general instructions on the cover of the

(3) This section consists of TWO parts, Parts I and II.

(6) Supplementary answer sheets will be provided on

(7) No extra time will be given to candidates for writing

a) Explain why element t has a low boiling point.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

b) Indentify ONE metalloid in the above table.

c) State, with explanation, which of the elements is stored in paraffin oil.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

The results obtained in the experiment are listed below:

Mass of the lead(II) oxide sample = 9.80 g

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

b) Why was excess sodium chloride solution added?

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

c) Explain why the precipitate is washed with distilled water in Stage 4.

d) Calculate the percentage by mass of lead(II) oxide in the sample.

(Relative atomic masses: O = 16.0, Cl = 35.5, Pb = 207.2)

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

a) i) What would be observed at electrodes A and B respectively?

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

5 A plastic bag is produced by the following procedure:

a) Name Processes 1, 2 and 3.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

b) Ethene can undergo polymerization to give polythene.

i) What characteristic in the structure of ethene enables it to act as a monomer?

ii) Draw the repeating unit of polythene.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

b) Give a reason why the plastic item is electroplated with chromium.

d) Write an ionic half-equation for the chemical change that occurs at

ii) the copper-coated plastic item.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

7 Solutions of carbonates and hydrogencarbonates react with acids as shown below:

CO32–(aq) + 2H+(aq) H2O(l) + CO2(g) Reaction 1

Volume of NaHCO3(aq) used = 40.0 cm3

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

c) i) Calculate the standard enthalpy change of formation of CO32–(aq).

2HCO3–(aq) CO32–(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)