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962/1c STPM TRIAL

SECTION MARKS
CHEMISTRY (KIMIA) A
PAPER 1c (KERTAS 1c) B
One and a half hours (Satu jam setengah)
C
2017 TOTAL

S.M.K BANDAR UTAMA

PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

PERCUBAAN 1 SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA

(MALAYSIA HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE TRIAL 1)

Instructions to candidates:
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
Answer all questions in Section A. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers. For
each question, four suggested answers are given. Choose the correct answer and circle the
answer.
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Answer any two questions in Section C. All essential working should be shown. For
numerical answers, unit should be quoted wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh
sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical order.

Arahan kepada calon:

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA ANDA DIBENARKAN BERBUAT
DEMIKIAN.
Jawab semua soalan dalam Bahagian A. Markah tidak akan ditolak bagi jawapan yang
salah. Bagi setiap soalan, empat cadangan jawapan diberikan. Pilih jawapan yang betul dan buat
bulatan pada jawapan tersebut.
Jawab semua soalan dalam Bahagian B. Tulis jawapan anda di ruang yang diberikan.
Jawab mana-mana dua soalan dalam Bahagian C. Semua jalan kerja yang sesuai
hendaklah ditunjukkan. Bagi jawapan berangka, unit hendaklah dinyatakan di mana-mana yang
sesuai. Mulakan setiap jawapan pada helaian kertas jawapan yang baharu dan susun jawapan
anda mengikut tertib berangka.

This question paper consists of 10 printed pages.

(Kertas soalan ini terdiri daripada 10 halaman bercetak.)
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Section A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section. For each question, four suggested answers are given. Choose
the correct answer and circle the answer.

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1. Determine the ground state electron configuration for 50 Sn
A) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p3 C) [Kr] 5s2 5d10 5p2
B) [Kr] 5s2 5p2 D) [Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p2

2. The value of PV is plotted against P for two gases, an ideal gas and a non-ideal gas, where P is
the pressure and V is the volume of the gas.

Which of the following gasses shows the greatest deviation from reality?
A) methane C) ethene
B) ammonia D) carbon dioxide

3. MTBE is a constituent of petrol.

angle P CH3 angle Q

H3C C O CH3

CH3

What are the values of angle P and Q in the MTBE molecule?

angle P angle Q
A) 90º 105º

B) 90º 180º

C) 109.5º 105º

D) 109.5º 180º

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4. The decomposition of N2O4 is a reversible reaction with the equation:

N2O4(g) 2 NO2(g)
When one mole of NO2 is added to a system that is already at dynamic equilibrium, a
disturbance would occur. However, after some time, the system achieves equilibrium again.
Choose the diagram that best portrays the events that were described above.

A)

B)

C)

D)

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5. If the pOH of a sulphuric acid solution is 13, what is the concentration of sulphuric acid?
(Ionic product of water, Kw is 1.0 x 10-14 mol2 dm-6)
A) 0.050 mol dm-3 C) 0.10 mol dm-3
B) 0.080 mol dm-3 D) 0.20 mol dm-3
Kuiz Kimia Kebangsaan/2009

6. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide follows a first order kinetic. Which of the following
graphs correctly represent this reaction?

A) C)

B) D)

7. Which of the following reactions will increase in yield when the pressure is decreased at a
constant temperature?
A) N3(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)
B) H2(g) + CO2(g) H2O(g) + CO(g)
C) 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g)
D) H2S(g) + I2(s) 2HI(g) + S(s)
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8. For which equilibria would Kc = Kp?

A) CO(g) + 3H2(g) ⇋ CH4(g) + H2O(g)
B) CO(g) + H2O(g) ⇋ CO2(g) + H2(g)
C) CO(g) + 2H2(g) ⇋ CH3OH(g)
D) CO(g) + ½O2(g) ⇋ CO2(g)

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9. A kinetic experiment of the following reaction was carried out.

6Iˉ(aq) + BrO3ˉ(aq) + 6H+(aq)  3I2(aq) + Brˉ(aq) + 3H2O(l)

The results of the experiment are tabulated in Table 2:

[Iˉ]/M [BrO3ˉ]/M [H+]/M Initial rate of reaction/mol dm-3 s-1

0.0010 0.0020 0.0010 8.0 x 10-5
0.0020 0.0020 0.0010 1.6 x 10-4
0.0020 0.0040 0.0010 1.6 x 10-4
0.0010 0.0040 0.0020 1.6 x 10-4
Determine the unit for the rate constant for this reaction.

A) s-1 B) mol dm-3 s-1 C) mol-1 dm3 s-1 D) mol-1 dm6 s-1
Kuiz Kimia Kebangsaan/2009

10. What is the molar solubility of Ag2S? The Ksp for Ag2S is 1.0 x 10-51.

A) 1.0 x 10-17 mol dm-3 B) 7.9 x 10-18 mol dm-3

C) 6.3 x 10-18 mol dm-3 D) 8.3 x 10-53 mol dm-3

11. The graph below shows the variation of pH for the titration of 25.0 cm3 of 0.200 mol dm-3
aqueous ammonia solution with 0.200 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid.

Which part of the graph shows the mixture of ammonia and hydrochloric acid that can be used
as buffer solution?
A) p B) q C) r D) s

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12. The diagram below shows addition of silver ions to solutions containing Brˉ, Clˉ, CO32- and
AsO43- of equal concentrations of 0.10 M.

Which compound will precipitate at the lowest concentrations of silver ions?

A) AgCl (Ksp = 1.8 x 10-10) B) AgBr (Ksp = 5.0 x 10-13)
C) Ag2CO3 (Ksp = 8.1 x 10-12) D) Ag3AsO4 (Ksp = 1.0 x 10-22)

13. The graph shown below depicts the relationship between concentration and time for the A
mixture of liquid M and N forms an ideal solution. The phase diagram of this mixture at
temperature T is as follows:

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the solution which contains M and N?
A) Mixture with 50% liquid M boils at temperature T.
B) Mixture with composition x% liquid M is a liquid at 1.0 atm.
C) Mixture with composition z% liquid M exists as a vapour at 1.0 atm.
D) At temperature T, the vapour composition of 50% liquid M contains more M.

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14. 2-chloro-2-methylpropane is hydrolysed by aqueous sodium hydroxide as shown in the

reaction mechanism below:
CH3 CH3

H3C C Cl H3C C + Cl (slow)

CH3 CH3

CH3 CH3

H3C C + OH H3C C OH (fast)

CH3 CH3

Which of the following diagrams best represent the reaction profile for the reaction above?

A) C)

B) D)

15. Hydrogen cynide, HCN, is a weak acid (Ka = 4.9 x 10-5), while aqueous ammonia, NH3 is a
weak base (Kb = 1.8 x 10-5). What is the property of a 1.0M solution of NH4CN?
A) neutral C) weakly acidic
B) strongly acidic D) weakly basic
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Section B [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

16. In a Haber process, reaction between hydrogen gas and nitrogen gas yields ammonia;
3H2(g) + N2(g) 2NH3(g).

a) Write the equilibrium expression for the Haber process above.

[1 mark]
b) Initially, a mixture contains 0.2 mole H2 gas and 0.04 mole N2 gas, are placed in a 6 dm-3
container and reacted to equilibrium at a certain temperature. The equilibrium mixture
shows the concentration of NH3 is 1.88 x 10-3 mol dm-3.

(i) Determine the initial concentrations of all reactants before any reaction occurred.

[2 marks]
(ii) Calculate the concentrations of all reactants at equilibrium.

[2 marks]

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(iii) Determine the Kc for the Haber process.

[1 mark]
c) If more H2 is added to the initial reaction, what direction would the equilibrium shift to?
Provide a brief explanation.

[2 marks]

17. Ibuprofen is one of the most commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, used to treat
arthritic pain caused by inflammation of the joints.
H CH3

H C C O
CH3 C C C
H H
C C C OH
H3C C C H
H H H
Ibuprofen

a) The Ka value of ibuprofen is 6.3 x 10-6 mol dm-3.

i) Write an expression for Ka of ibuprofen. (The molecular formula for ibuprofen can be
simplified as HIb).

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ii) Use the Ka value to calculate the pH of a 0.15 mol dm-3 solution of ibuprofen.

[3 marks]

b) To avoid problems with digestive irritation over a long period of use, research is being
carried out into ways of administering ibuprofen using skin patches. For this use, the
compound is dissolved in a hydrophilic gel which acts as a buffer.

i) What do you understand by the term buffer?

The buffer used in the pharmaceutical preparation is a solution containing Na2HPO4 and
NaH2PO4. These salts contain the HPO42- and H2PO4¯ ions respectively.

ii) Write an equation to show how this buffer reacts with H+ ions from ibuprofen.

iii) A buffer solution containing equal concentrations of the two sodium phosphate salts has
a pH of 7.20. Calculate the pH of a pharmaceutical preparation containing 0.002 mol
dm-3 of Na2HPO4 and 0.005 mol dm-3 of NaH2PO4

[4 marks]

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Section C [30 marks]

Answer any two questions in this section. Write your answers in a separate sheet of paper. All
essential working should be shown. For numerical answers, unit should be quoted wherever
appropriate. Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical
order.

18. (a) i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the equilibrium occurring when each of the
following are added to water, then write the Ksp expression for lead(II) carbonate and
nickel(II) hydroxide. [4 marks]
ii) Which is more soluble in water at 25°C, lead(II) carbonate (Ksp = 1.5 x 10-13) or
Nickel(II) hydroxide (Ksp = 5.47 x 10-16)? Explain why.
[5 marks]

b) The following is the equilibrium equation for the formation of dinitrogen tetroxide, N2O4,
by nitrogen dioxide, NO2.
2 NO2(g) N2O4(g) ΔH = 57.2 kJ
NO2 gas is brown, and N2O4 is colorless. A gas syringe is filled with NO2 and the end is
sealed. The mixture of the gas at a certain temperature is brown in colour. Use le
Chateliar’s principle to explain or predict the observations.
i) State le Chateliar’s principle.
ii) When sealed syringe is cooled, colour of gas turns light brown.
iii) When the gas in the syringe is compressed, the brown colour fades further.
iv) What happens when some helium gas is pumped into the syringe without any change in
the total volume of the syringe?
[6 marks]

19. a) Define acid and base according to Arrhenius and Lewis theories. Compare these theories
with regards to acidity of ethanoic acid, CH3COOH.
[7 marks]
b) Phenolphthalein, HPh, is an acid-base indicator in the pH range between 8.2 and 9.8. The
equilibrium equation of phenolphthalein in aqueous solution is as follows.
HPh + H2O H3O+ + Ph
i) Explain how phenolphthalein acts in acid-base titration.

ii) The equivalence point for a titration between hydrochloric acid, HCl, a strong acid, and
sodium hydroxide, NaOH, a strong base is pH 7.00, which is seemingly not within the
pH range of phenolphthalein. Provide an explanation as to why phenolphthalein is still
considered a suitable indicator for this titration.
[8 marks]

18.
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20. (a) Given the phase diagram for carbon dioxide, illustrated above, answer the following
questions:

i) State the phase or phases of CO2 that is/are present at each of the following
temperature-pressure conditions:
 along curve AB.
 at -56.4°C and 5.11 atm.
 at r.t.p.
ii) Based on the phase diagram above, what effect would each of the following changes
have on a sample of CO2 at point D, when the following changes are made…
 increasing the temperature to 0°C at constant pressure.
 decreasing the pressure to 1.0 atm at constant temperature.
iii) On the planet M, the atmospheric pressure is 10 atm, and the normal temperature is
220 K. What is the stable phase of carbon dioxide? Estimate the melting point of
solid carbon dioxide on the planet M?
[7 marks]

b) Aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acids, has been used since alchemical
times as a solvent for many metals, including gold. Its orange colour is due to the presence
of nitrosyl chloride. Consider this one-step gaseous reaction for the formation of this
compound:
NO(g) + Cl2(g)  NOCl(g) + Cl(g) ΔHº = +83 kJ mol-1

i) Define activation energy, Ea.

ii) Draw a reaction energy diagram for the reaction, given that Ea forward is 86 kJ mol-1.
iii) Calculate Ea reverse.
iv) If the initial temperature for this reaction is 25ºC, determine the temperature increase
required to double the value of the rate constant, k, for this reaction.
[Universal gas constant, R = 8.314 m3 Pa K-1 mol-1 or 0.0821 dm3 atm K-1 mol-1]
[8 marks]
Adapted from Silberberg, Chemistry, (3rd Ed) 2003, McGraw-Hill, p708, No.16.647

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