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This paper must be answered in English.

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
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1. There are TWO sections, A and B, in this Paper. You are advised to finish Section A in about 45

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2. Section A consists of multiple-choice questions in this question paper, while Section B contains
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conventional questions printed separately in Question-Answer Book B.

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3. Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet while answers to Section
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B should be written in the spaces provided in Question-Answer Book B. The Answer Sheet for Section
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4. A Periodic Table is printed on the back of Question-Answer Book B. Atomic numbers and relative
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)

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1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. Write your name, class and class number in the
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2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the words
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‘END OF SECTION A’ after the last question.

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3. All questions carry equal marks.

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Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must mark the
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answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.
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5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will
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This section consists of two parts. There are 24 questions in PART I and 12 questions in PART

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Choose the best answer for each question.

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1. The electron diagram of Y2 is shown below:

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and chlorine?
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A. B.
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C. D.
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2. In which of the following species does chlorine has the highest oxidation number?
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B. ClF5

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C. NaClO3
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3. Which of the following is made up of discrete molecules?

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A. PCl3
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B. SiO2
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D. Pt
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4. Which of the following processes would produce a colourless gas?

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A. Passing steam over heated zinc granules

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B. Adding a magnesium ribbon to cold water

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C. Adding calcium oxide powder to dilute hydrochloric acid

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D. Heating copper(II) oxide strongly

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5. Which of the following statements about 50.0 cm3 of 0.10 M sulphuric acid is correct?

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A. Its pH value is 1.

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B. It contains H+(aq), OH−(aq) and SO42−(aq).

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C. 0.2 g of magnesium can completely dissolve in it.

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Which of the following experiments would give a clear colourless solution?

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A. Adding sodium sulphite solution to excess acidified potassium permanganate

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B. Adding limestone to excess sulphuric acid

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C. Adding silver nitrate solution to excess sodium chloride solution

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D. Adding magnesium hydroxide to excess hydrochloric acid

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7. Which of the following combinations is INCORRECT?

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Substance Use
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A. Helium To fill airships

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B. Hydrogen To make ammonia

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C. Nitrogen As a refrigerant
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D. Chlorine To make table salts

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8. The following table shows the properties of four substances:

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Electrical conductivity in
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W 78 Non-conducting Insoluble
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X 780 Non-conducting Soluble

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Y 2230 Non-conducting Insoluble

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X 1519 Conducting Insoluble

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9. Which of the following molecules has a non-octet structure?

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D. SiF4

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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A. During electrolysis, the solution around the alloy gradually turns pale green.

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B. The carbon rod is the anode.

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C. Colourless gas bubbles evolve on the surface of the carbon rod.

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D. Oxidation occurs at the alloy.

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11. The following table shows some information about four fuels: 為
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Hexane −4163 0.661 86.0

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Octane −5460 0.699 114.0

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Methanol −715.0 0.791 32.0

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Ethanol −1371 0.789 46.0

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Which of the following fuels releases the least amount of heat upon complete combustion?
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A. 15.0 cm3 of hexane

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D. 18.0 cm3 of ethanol

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Directions: Questions 12 to 14 refer to the following experiment:

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To determine the concentration of ethanoic acid in a vinegar sample, 25.0 cm3 of the vinegar sample

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A few portions of 10.0 cm3 of the diluted vinegar were then withdrawn to apparatus Z and titrated

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against 0.272 mol dm−3 of NaOH(aq). The average titre was 12.30 cm3.

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12. Which of the following combinations is correct?

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Apparatus X Apparatus Y Apparatus Z

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B. Pipette Volumetric flask Conical flask

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D. Measuring cylinder Conical flask Beaker

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13. What would be the colour change if phenolphthalein was used to detect the end point?
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C. From yellow to orange

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14. What is the concentration of ethanoic acid in the vinegar sample?

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A. 0.13 mol dm−3

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B. 0.33 mol dm−3

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1.34 mol dm−3

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D. 2.68 mol dm−3

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15. Refer to the following equation:

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Y mole of magnesium reacts with Y mole of aluminium oxide. What is the theoretical mass of
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aluminium produced?
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A. 9.0Y g
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16. Which of the following molecules is polar and trigonal planar in shape?

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D. COCl2

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17. 0.015 mol of metal X is required to completely reduce 50.0 cm3 of 0.2 M VO2+(aq) to V2+(aq).

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Which of the following could metal X be?

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D. Silver
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18. Which of the following statements about fractional distillation of crude oil is/are correct?

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(1) The separation of hydrocarbons involves both chemical changes and physical changes.
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(3) Hydrocarbons are separated according to their viscosity.

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19. Which of the following statements about the reaction of methane with bromine under sunlight
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(1) A mixture of organic compounds is produced.

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(2) Sunlight provides energy to break the C−H bond to initiate the reaction.
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(3) The reaction stops immediately when the reaction mixture is removed from the light
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20. Which of the following pairs of substances can be distinguished by using bromine solution?

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(1) Sodium sulphate and sodium sulphite

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(2) Potassium chloride and potassium bromide

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(3) Hexane and hex-1-ene

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21. Which of the following statements about tin (atomic number = 50) is/are correct?

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(1) It is a transition metal.

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(2) Tin can be displaced from tin(II) nitrate solution by iron.

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(3) Food cans can be protected from rusting by tin-plating.

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D. (2) and (3) only

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(1) For an exothermic reaction, the products have a lower enthalpy than the reactants.
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(2) The heat change of a reaction in a constant volume is regarded as the enthalpy change.
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(3) Mixing ethanol with hexane is an endothermic process.

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23. Consider the following statements and choose the best answer:

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oxygen. oxygen.

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A. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st
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B. Both statements are true but the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the
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24. Consider the following statements and choose the best answer:
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1st statement 2nd statement

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A ‘corrosive’ hazard warning label Sodium reacts with water to form a strongly
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should be put on the bottle that stores alkaline solution.

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sodium.
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A. Both statements are true and the 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st
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1st statement.
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C. The 1st statement is false but the 2nd statement is true.

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D. Both statements are false.

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25. Which of the following statements about an equilibrium system is INCORRECT?

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B. The rates of the forward reaction and the backward reaction are zero.

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C. The concentrations of the reactants and products remain unchanged.

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26. There are three gas chambers containing different gases. Consider the following information:

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Gas chamber W 25.0 cm3 of CH4(g) at 1 atm and 25°C

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Gas chamber X 50.0 cm3 of CO(g) at 1 atm and 25°C

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Gas chamber Y 75.0 cm3 of Ar(g) at 1 atm and 25°C
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Which of the following is the correct ascending order of the numbers of atoms in the gas
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chambers?

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A. W<Y<X

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B. W<X<Y
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C. Y<X<W
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D. Y<W<X
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27. Consider the following information of two experiments:

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Experiment I Adding 1.0 g of calcium carbonate to 50.0 cm3 of 0.5 M HCl(aq)

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Experiment II Adding 1.0 g of calcium carbonate to 100.0 cm3 of 0.5 M HCl(aq)

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Which of the following combinations is correct?

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(Relative atomic masses: C = 12.0, O = 16.0, Ca = 40.1)

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Initial rate of formation of CO2(g) Total volume of CO2(g) formed

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B. Experiment I < Experiment II Experiment I = Experiment II

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D. Experiment I = Experiment II Experiment I = Experiment II

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28. Consider the following information:

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W(g) + X(g) Y(g) Kc1

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2Y(g) Z(g) Kc2

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What is the equilibrium constant expression for the following reaction in terms of Kc1 and Kc2?

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Z(g) 2W(g) + 2X(g)

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D. (Kc1)2 × Kc2
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29. Consider the following conversion:

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Which of the following correctly indicates the reagent(s) required in each step?
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Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

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A. NaBH4 K2Cr2O7/H+ conc. H2SO4

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B. LiAlH4 K2Cr2O7/H+ conc. H2SO4

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C. K2Cr2O7/H+ LiAlH4 Ni(s)

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D. K2Cr2O7/H+ NaBH4 conc. H2SO4

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30. Consider the following conversion:

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A. Oxidation Condensation
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B. Oxidation Substitution
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D. Hydrogenation Condensation
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31. How many acyclic isomers may the molecular formula C4H9Br represent?

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B. 5

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C. 6

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32. Geraniol is a compound that can be found in some plants. Its structure is shown below:

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Which of the following statements about geraniol is/are correct?

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(1) Geraniol is highly soluble in water.

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(2) The systematic name of geraniol is 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol.

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(3) Geraniol can turn orange acidified potassium dichromate solution green.

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A. (1) only

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33. The structure of vitamin C is shown below:

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Which of the following statements about vitamin C is/are correct?

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(1) Its empirical formula is C6H8O6.

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(2) It can decolorize acidified potassium permanganate solution.

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(3) It contains three chiral centres.

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34. Which of the following properties of manganese characterize(s) it as a transition metal?

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(1) It forms an ion with a charge of +2.

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(2) It forms coloured ions in aqueous solutions.

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(3) It tarnishes in air.

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35. Consider the following equilibrium system in a closed container:

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N2O4(g) 2NO2(g) ΔH > 0

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Which of the following statements is/are correct when the volume of the container decreases at
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constant temperature?
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(1) The value of Kc remains unchanged.

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(2) The concentration of NO2 decreases.

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36. Consider the following statements and choose the best answer:

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1st statement 2nd statement

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The progress of the reaction between The reaction of magnesium with dilute
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magnesium and dilute sulphuric acid can sulphuric acid produces a gas.
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pressure in the reaction flask.

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B. Both statements are true but the 2nd statement is NOT a correct explanation of the
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D. Both statements are false.

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HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
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SECTION B : Question-Answer Book B

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3. Natural gas is a fossil fuel. It consists of a mixture of hydrocarbons with low molecular masses
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3. (b) (iii) Industrially, carbon disulphide is produced from the reaction between methane and
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4. In traditional gold extraction process, gold-containing ores are ground into smaller pieces
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9. To determine the molarity of sulphuric acid in a rust remover, a sample of rust remover was
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15. In an experiment, a student follows the progress of the following reaction by titration:

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Step 2 Withdraw portions of the reaction mixture at fixed time intervals.

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Step 4 Titrate NaOH(aq) in the reaction mixture with dilute H2SO4(aq), using

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(c) State the colour change at the end point of titration in step 4.

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