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CHEMISTRY 9701/21
Paper 2 Structured Questions AS Core May/June 2014
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Data Booklet

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Write in dark blue or black pen.
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Answer all questions.

Electronic calculators may be used.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
A Data Booklet is provided.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1 (a) Explain what is meant by the term ionisation energy.

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(b) The first seven ionisation energies of an element, A, in kJ mol–1, are

1012 1903 2912 4957 6274 21 269 25 398.

(i) State the group of the Periodic Table to which A is most likely to belong. Explain your
answer.

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(ii) Complete the electronic configuration of the element in Period 2 that is in the same group
as A.

1s2 ................................................................................................................................. [1]

(c) Another element, Z, in the same period of the Periodic Table as A, reacts with chlorine to
form a compound with empirical formula ZCl 2. The percentage composition by mass of ZCl 2
is Z, 31.13; Cl , 68.87.

(i) Define the term relative atomic mass.

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(ii) Calculate the relative atomic mass, Ar, of Z.

Give your answer to three significant figures.

Ar of Z = ....................... [2]

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(d) The chlorides of elements in Period 3 of the Periodic Table show different behaviours on
addition to water, depending on their structure and bonding.

(i) Write equations to show the behaviour of sodium chloride, NaCl , and silicon chloride,
SiCl 4 , when separately added to an excess of water.

NaCl ...................................................................................................................................

SiCl 4 ...................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) State and explain the differences in behaviour of these two chlorides when added to water,
in terms of their structure and the bonding found in the compounds.

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(e) Sulfur reacts with fluorine to form SF6. State the shape and bond angle of SF6.

shape of SF6 ..............................................................................................................................

bond angle of SF6 ......................................................................................................................

[2]

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2 The commonest form of iron(II) sulfate is the heptahydrate, FeSO4.7H2O. On heating at 90 C

this loses some of its water of crystallisation to form a different hydrated form of iron(II) sulfate,
FeSO4.xH2O.

3.40 g of FeSO4.xH2O was dissolved in water to form 250 cm3 of solution.

A 25.0 cm3 sample of this solution was acidified and titrated with 0.0200 mol dm–3 potassium
manganate(VII).

In this titration 20.0 cm3 of this potassium manganate(VII) solution was required to react fully with
the Fe2+ ions present in the sample.

(a) The MnO4– ions in the potassium manganate(VII) oxidise the Fe2+ ions in the acidified solution.

(i) Explain, in terms of electron transfer, the meaning of the term oxidise in the sentence
above.

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(ii) Complete and balance the ionic equation for the reaction between the manganate(VII)
ions and the iron(II) ions.

MnO4–(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + .........H+(aq)  .........(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + .........H2O(l)

[3]

(b) (i) Calculate the number of moles of manganate(VII) used in the titration.

[1]

(ii) Use the equation in (a)(ii) and your answer to (b)(i) to calculate the number of moles of
Fe2+ present in the 25.0 cm3 sample of solution used.

[1]

(iii) Calculate the number of moles of FeSO4.xH2O in 3.40 g of the compound.

[1]

(iv) Calculate the relative formula mass of FeSO4.xH2O.

[1]

(v) The relative formula mass of anhydrous iron(II) sulfate, FeSO4, is 151.8.

Calculate the value of x in FeSO4.xH2O.

[1]

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3 (a) In this question, K, L and M refer to a halogen atom or halide ion.

For each part question, read the information and complete the answer lines below.

(i) When concentrated sulfuric acid is added to solid NaK, white fumes are produced that turn
damp blue litmus paper red. No other colour changes are observed.

identity of K = ...................................

equation for reaction ...........................................................................................................

explanation of observation ..................................................................................................

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(ii) When silver nitrate solution is added to an aqueous solution of NaL, a precipitate forms
that remains after the addition of concentrated ammonia solution.

identity of L = ...................................

colour of precipitate ............................................................................................................

equation for reaction ..................................................................................................... [3]

(iii) M2 is a liquid at room temperature with a boiling point higher than that of chlorine but lower
than that of iodine.

identity of M = ...................................

explanation .........................................................................................................................

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(b) The diagram below is a simplified representation of a diaphragm cell.

product B product C

+ –

concentrated
brine

product D

titanium steel
anode diaphragm cathode

(i) Identify each of the products.

B .........................................................................................................................................

C .........................................................................................................................................

D .........................................................................................................................................
[3]

(ii) Give the equations for the two electrode reactions.

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

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

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4 Alkanes and alkenes both react with bromine.

(a) Explain how and why bromine can be used to distinguish between an alkene and an alkane.

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(b) The reaction of ethane with bromine forms a mixture of products.

(i) State the essential conditions for this reaction to occur.

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(ii) Give the full name of the mechanism of this reaction.

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(iii) Give the equation for a termination step that could occur, producing a hydrocarbon.

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(iv) Give the equation for one propagation step involved in the formation of dibromoethane
from bromoethane during this reaction.

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(c) The reaction of ethene with bromine forms a single product.

(i) Give the full name of the mechanism of this reaction.

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(ii) Complete the diagram below to illustrate this mechanism.

Include all relevant charges, partial charges, curly arrows and lone pairs.

H H H H

H C C H H C C H

Br Br
Br

Br

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(d) Chloroethene can be polymerised to form a polymer commonly known as PVC.

Draw a diagram of the structure of PVC including three repeat units.

[2]

(e) Chloroethane undergoes a series of reactions as shown in the diagram below.

H H H H
reaction 1
product Q H C C H C C
NaCN
Cl H H H

OH–(aq)

product P

(i) Give the reagent and conditions necessary for reaction 1.

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(ii) Give the skeletal formula of product P.

[1]

(iii) Give the displayed formula and the name of product Q.

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[Total: 20]

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