FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE

SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL AND MINERAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

DEGREE AND DIPLOMA MAIN EXAMINATION MAY/JUN: 2022

MODULE: SCHE011 PAPER: P

(GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES)

TIME: 3 HOURS MARKS: 100

INTERNAL EXAMINER: MR BN MBOKANE

PROF MJ HATO

SECOND EXAMINER: PROF T MAGADZU

THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF …13…PAGES INCLUDING COVER PAGE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer all the questions.

2. Use ONLY blue or black ink.
3. Answer SECTION A on the Multiple Choice Punchcard provided.
4. In the answer booklet, start each question on a NEW PAGE.
5. Use the mark allocation to gauge the amount of information required.
6. Where applicable, report your answer(s) to the correct number of significant figures.
7. A Chemistry Data Sheet and a Periodic Table are provided for your reference.
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SECTION A
(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

1. Which of the options below represents a chemical change? (2)

A. Boiling water
B. Breaking glass
C. Chopping wood
D. Metabolism
E. Sublimation of dry ice

2. How many mm (millimeters) are there in 6.3 km? (2)

A. 6300 mm
B. 6.3 x 104 mm
C. 6.3 x 105 mm
D. 6.3 x 106 mm
E. 6.3x107 mm

3. Upon repatriation and arrival at the University of Limpopo, Dipuo is recorded to have a body
temperature of 38.7 °C. What is Dipuo’s body temperature in Fahrenheit (°F)? (2)

A. 36.9 °F
B. 53.5 °F
C. 69.66 °F
D. 311.9 °F
E. 101.7 °F

4. The water level in a graduated measuring cylinder initially stands at 20.0 mL, and at 28.1 mL after
a 18.02 g metal bolt is submerged into it. What is the density of the bolt? (2)

A. 0.901 g/mL
B. 0.641 g/mL
C. 0.374 g/mL
D. 1.8 g/mL
E. 2.2 g/mL

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5. Which of the options given below is the chemical formula for cupric sulphite trihydrate [Copper(II)
sulphite trihydrate]? (2)

A. CuSO3.3H2O
B. CuSO4.3H2O
C. CuSO4.4H2O
D. CuSO3.4H2O
E. Cu2SO4.3H2O

6. Which of the options below gives the coefficients that correspond to the balanced form of the
equation listed below?
Fe2(SO4)3 + NH3 + H2O → Fe(OH)3 + (NH4)2SO4 (2)

A. 1, 6, 6, 2, 3.
B. 1, 5, 5, 3, 2.
C. 2, 6, 6, 2, 2.
D. 1, 5, 5, 2, 3.
E. 1, 6, 6, 3, 3.

7. A 1st year student at the University of Limpopo wrote four SCHE011 tests and received the following
results:
TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST 3 TEST 4
65 % 4% 100 % 23%
If the “true value” for tests is regarded to be 100%, select an option below that best describes the
results of this student: (2)

A. Good accuracy and good precision.

B. Poor accuracy and poor precision.
C. Good accuracy and poor precision.
D. Poor accuracy and good precision.
E. None of the above.

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8. Glauber’s salt has the formula Na2SO4.10H2O. It is used as a laxative and removes certain drugs
from the body. What is the chemical name of this substance? (2)

A. Sodium sulphate decahydrate

B. Sodium disulphate decahydrate
C. Sodium sulphate pentahydrate
D. Disodium sulphate pentahydrate
E. Disodium sulphate decahydrate

9. Which of the following atoms, designated by their electron configurations, has the highest
ionization energy? (2)

A. [Ne]3s23p2
B. [Ne]3s23p3
C. [Ar]3d104s24p3
D. [Kr]4d105s25p3
E. [Xe]4f145d106s26p3

10. Which of the following is true about covalent bonds? (2)

A. Bond strength decreases with the bond order.

B. As the bond order increases, the bond length increases.
C. Bond strength increases with increasing change in electronegativity.
D. Only one element donates the electrons to form the bond.
E. None of the above.

11. Which of the following is correct about the physical states of matter? (2)

A. Gas’s particles only twist and turn at fixed positions.

B. Liquid’s particles move rapidly and randomly in all the space in a closed container.
C. Solids particles only vibrate at fixed positions.
D. All gases only fill the bottom part of containers in which they are confined.
E. Solids can’t keep any shape.

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12. Which of the following is not correct about the pressure of a gas? (2)

A. The SI unit for pressure is kilo Pascal (kPa)

B. The pressure of a gas sample is directly proportional to kelvin temperature at constant
volume.
C. The standard value for pressure is 1.00 atm.
D. An increase in volume lowers the pressure of a gas sample when temperature is constant.
E. Gas pressure increases as its number of moles increases.

13. Which of the following factors does not affect the rate of reactions in liquid state? (2)

A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Concentration
D. Surface area
E. Catalyst

14. In reaction that occurs when methane burns in oxygen to form carbon dioxide gas and water vapour,
the rate at which carbon dioxide gas forms is 0.3 mol.L −1.s−1. The rate of the corresponding
oxygen consumption is: (2)

A. 6.0 mol.L−1.s−1
B. 0.6 mol.L−1.s−1
C. 3.0 mol.L−1.s−1
D. 1.5 mol.L−1.s−1
E. 0.3 mol.L−1.s−1

15. In which of the theories below was an acid defined as a proton donor? (2)

A. Bohr’s theory
B. Lewis’ theory
C. Arrhenius’ theory
D. Franklin’s theory
E. Lowry-Bronsted theory

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16. When 1 mole of hydrogen iodide is allowed to dissociate in a 1.0 dm 3 vessel at 458C, only 0,78
moles are present at equilibrium. The equation for the equilibrium reaction is:

2HI(g) ⇆ H2(g) + I2(g)

The equilibrium constant at the temperature 458 oC is: (2)

A. 2.000
B. 0.200
C. 0.020
D. 0.002
E. 2000

17. The pH value for a 0.25 M aqueous solution of ammonium chloride, NH4Cl at 25°C is
(ionization constant = 5.6×10−10 M) (2)

A. 5.00

B. 4.93
C. 8.89
D. 10.2
E. 3.00

18. Which of the following statements is correct? (2)

A. A solution’s colligative property depends on its identity.

B. In a 60% ethanol aqueous solution, water acts as a solute.

C. A super saturated solution can also be considered to be strong.
D. The boiling point of a solution composed of non-volatile solute particles is always lower
than that of a pure solvent.
E. Solubility values for all substances decreases as temperature changes.

19. A correct oxidation number oxidation number for the oxygen atom in NaO 2 equals (2)

A. +1
B. −1
C. +½
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D. −½
E. −2

20. Which of the following is incorrect about an indirect reaction of zinc with a copper sulphate solution:
(2)

A. Copper undergoes reduction.

B. Zinc undergoes oxidation.
C. Electrons move randomly in all directions in a short distance.
D. Zinc metal is dipped into a zinc sulphate solution.
E. The salt bridge causes ionic balance in the system.

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SECTION B

QUESTION 1

1.1 An element has three naturally occurring isotopes. The mass and abundance of each isotope are
tabulated below as follows:
Abundance (%) Mass (amu)
90.51 19.992
0.27 20.993
9.22 21.991

What is the atomic weight and identity of the element? (5)

1.2 Define Hund’s Rule. (2)

1.3 Draw Lewis Structures for the following substances:

(a) HClO3 (2)
(b) H3AsO4 (2)

1.4 Give the shorthand electron configuration of Tin. (2)

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Provide the resonance structures of NO3−. (3)

2.2 Nicotine, an alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants that is mainly responsible for the addictive
nature of cigarettes, contains 74.02% C, 8.710% H, and 17.27% N. If 40.57 g of nicotine contains
0.2500 mol nicotine, what is the molecular formula? (7)

2.3 Liquid nitroglycerine (C3H5N3O9) is a powerful explosive. When it detonates, it produces a gaseous
mixture of nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide and oxygen. If 5.55 g of nitroglycerine explodes and 2.98
g of CO2 is collected, what is the percentage yield of carbon dioxide? (7)
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SECTION C

QUESTION 3

3.1 A 0.924 g sample the gas X occupies 1.15 L volume at STP.

(i) Define the term standard molar gas volume and write down the STP conditions. (2)

(ii) Write down the equation form of the ideal gas law and convert it into an expression useful
molar mass calculation. (2)

(iii) Use your expression to identify the gas represented by X. (2)

3.2 (a) Define the term reaction rate and mention one of the factors affecting reaction rate used to
determine the rate law. (2)

(b) The initial rate of a reaction P + Q → R was measured for several different starting
concentrations of P and Q and the results are as follows:

Experiment number [P] / (M) [Q] / (M) Initial rate / (M/s)

1 0.100 0.100 4.0 × 10−5
2 0.100 0.200 4.0 × 10−5
3 0.200 0.100 16.0 × 10−5

(i) Describe the term reaction rate law. (1)

(ii) Use the data given in the table above to determine the rate law for the reaction (3)
Reaction rate law for the reaction of P with Q is generally expressed as:
Rate = k[P]m[Q]n

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(c) Define each of the following terms

(i) Colligative property of a solution. (1)

(iii) Molal concentration (or molality) of a solution. (1)

(d) Freezing point depression is one of colligative properties of solution prepared using non−volatile
solute. Ethylene glycol, HOCH2CH2OH was added to 5.50 kg of water to lower its freezing point
from 0.0°C to −10.0°C. Given that the freezing point constant for water is 1.86°C/m, calculate
the:

(i) Molality of the ethylene glycol solution. (1)

(ii) Number of moles of ethylene glycol. (1)

(iii) Mass of ethylene glycol added. (1)

(iv) Give a reason why the pure solvent’s freezing point is lowered. (1)

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QUESTION 4
4.1 (a) Define each of the following terms
(i) Acid−base equilibrium. (1)

(ii) Buffer solution (1)

(b) Calculate the pH value at 25°C for a buffer solution prepared by adding 1.0 mL of a 0.1 M
acetic acid solution to 20 mL of a 0.1 M sodium acetate. (Ka = 1.7×10−5) (4)

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4.2 (a) Define the term redox reaction. (1)

(b) State whether each of the following equations is of a redox reaction or not.

(i) Mg2+ (aq) + O2− (aq) → MgO (s) (1)

(ii) CH3OH (g) + O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + H2O (g) (1)

(c) Use a step-wise ion-electron method to balance the following equation for a redox reaction
occurring in a basic medium. (3)

CrO42− (aq) + SO32− (aq) → CrO2− (aq) + SO42− (aq)

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