REGENT SECONDARY SCHOOL

WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT 2 (2023)

SECONDARY THREE EXPRESS

NAME: _______________________________________ INDEX NUMBER: ________

CLASS: 3-GRATITUDE SETTER : MS CHEW HC
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CHEMISTRY 6092
10 May 2023
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

No Additional Materials are required.

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

1 This question paper consists of three sections.

2 There are 10 multiple choice questions in Section A.

Answer all the questions in the table provided in page 7.

3 There are 4 structured questions in Section B and 2 structured questions in Section C.

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

4 A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 18.

5 The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.

You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate
units.

6 The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

TARGET

50
PARENT’S SIGNATURE

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This document consists of 18 printed pages.
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Section A [10 marks]

Answer all the questions in this section.

Write down the letter that corresponds to the correct answer in the table on Page 7.

A1 A beam of particles containing neutrons, n, protons, p and electrons, e is passed

between two oppositely charged plates.

Which diagram shows how the particles are affected by the charged plates?

+ ve + ve

Beam of Beam of
particles particles

- ve - ve

+ ve + ve

Beam of Beam of
particles particles

- ve - ve

A2 A cation R+ has 18 electrons and a nucleon number of 41.

How many protons and neutrons does the nucleus of R contain?

Number of protons Number of neutrons

A 17 24

B 18 23

C 19 22

D 19 23
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A3 Graphane has a structure similar to graphite. Graphane, however, has one hydrogen
atom attached to each carbon as shown in the diagram.

Hydrogen atoms
Carbon atoms

Which set of properties will graphane have?

1 It is soluble in water.
2 It has a high melting point.
3 It has a giant molecular structure.
4 It conducts electricity in the solid state.

A 1 and 2 only
B 2 and 3 only
C 1, 2 and 3 only
D 2, 3 and 4 only

A4 Iron is a metal. The structure of iron is described as a lattice of positive ions in a sea
of delocalised electrons.

Which of the following statements about iron are correct?

1 Iron conducts electricity because the electrons are free to move.

2 Iron has a high melting point due to the strong covalent bonds.
3 Iron is an alloy.
4 Iron is malleable because the layers of atoms ca slide over one another.

A 1 only
B 1 and 3
C 1 and 4
D 2, 3 and 4
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A5 A molecule containing atoms of the elements X, Y and Z has the following structure.

Which of the following is a possible combination of the elements?

X Y Z

A C O H

B N Si H

C S Ge Cl

D N S O

A6 Part of the giant lattice structure of sodium chloride is shown.

The structure repeats to make a giant lattice.

In the giant lattice, how many chloride ions directly surround each sodium ion?

A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
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A7 The experiment shown is used to test the electrical conductivity of potassium

bromide.

Lamp

Electrodes
Beaker

Potassium bromide crystals

The lamp does not light.

Distilled water is then added to the beaker and the lamp lights up.

Two statements about the observation from this experiment are given.

1 The giant lattice structure is broken down when potassium bromide melts.
2 The lamp lights up due to the presence of free moving oppositely-charged
ions.

Which is correct?

A Both statements are correct and statement 1 explains statement 2.

B Both statements are correct but statement 1 does not explain statement 2.
C Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
D Statement 2 is correct and statement 1 is incorrect.
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A8 Substances can be classified as elements, compounds and mixtures.

The diagrams 1, 2 and 3 represent the particles of different substances.

1 2 3

Which row shows the description of the melting and boiling points of these
substances?

Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3

A range of A range of
A Fixed and sharp
temperatures temperatures

A range of A range of
B Fixed and sharp
temperatures temperatures

A range of
C Fixed and sharp Fixed and sharp
temperatures

A range of
D Fixed and sharp Fixed and sharp
temperatures

A9 Antimony oxide has the formula Sb2O3 while potassium dichromate(VI) has the
formula K2Cr2O7. What is the formula of antimony dichromate?

A SbCr2O7
B Sb2Cr2O7
C Sb2(Cr2O7)3
D Sb3(Cr2O7)2
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A10 The structure of an organic compound is shown.

What is the empirical formula of the compound?

A HC(C3H5O2)3
B C3H5O2
C C5H8O3
D C10H16O6

Write down the letter that corresponds to the correct answer in the table below.

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

A6 A7 A8 A9 A10
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Section B [20 marks]

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

B1 Choose from the following substances to answer the questions below.

Ammonia Hydrogen Magnesium chloride

Brass Iodine Potassium bromide

Bromine Diamond Silicon dioxide

Fluorine Graphite Tin

(a) Which substance is a mixture?

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(b) Which substance is an element with a giant molecular structure?

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(c) Which compound has a simple molecular structure?

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(d) Which substances have free-moving electrons?

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(e) Which substance is found in an alloy of bronze?

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[Total: 5]
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B2 The table below shows some information of elements P, Q, R and S.

(The letters do not represent the atomic symbols of the elements.)

Atomic Number of Number of Mass Electronic

Element
number protons neutrons Number structure

P 1 0 1

Q 6 6 7 13 2,4

R 12 12 12 24 2,8,2

S 16 16 32

(a) (i) Complete the table by filling in the blanks for elements P and S. [2]

(ii) Which element is a metal?

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(iii) Elements Q and R react together to form a compound.

Suggest the chemical formula of the compound.

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(b) Another element T has an electronic structure of 2,8,18,6.

(i) Which period and Group is element T found in the Periodic Table.

Period : …………………………………………………………..

Group : ………………………………………………………. [2]

(ii) Name element T.

………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

[Total: 7]
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B3 Magnesium has three common isotopes.

The table below shows information about the three isotopes.

Magnesium

Isotope 1 2 3

Number of protons in the atom 12 12 12

Number of neutrons in the atom 12 13 14

Relative abundance 79% 10% 11%

(a) Use the data from the table to explain why 1, 2 and 3 are isotopes of
magnesium.

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(b) Use the data to find the average relative atomic mass of magnesium.
Leave the answer accurate to 2 decimal places.

[2]

(c) Lithium, a reactive metal, reacts with magnesium oxide to form lithium oxide
and magnesium metal.

Construct a balanced chemical reaction for the above reaction.

………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

[Total: 6]
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B4 The characteristics of four substances W, X, Y and Z are given below.

Substance W Substance X

W breaks up into 2 components When chromatography is carried out

when electricity passes through it. with X, it is noticed that X separates
into 3 components,

Substance Y Substance Z

When water is added to Y and filtered, When green solid Z is heated, it

a black solid is left on the filter paper. produces a black solid and a gas which
After evaporating the filtrate, orange forms a white precipitate in limewater.
crystals are obtained.

Complete the table by placing a tick (✓) in the appropriate boxes.

Substance Element Compound Mixture

Z
[2]

[Total: 2]
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Section C [20 marks]

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

C1 (a) Graphite, diamond and fullerene are all allotropes of carbon.

Graphite Diamond Fullerene

(i) Explain, in terms of its structure and bonding, why graphite (melting
point = 4200oC) has a lower melting point as compared to diamond
(melting point = 4600oC)

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(ii) Does fullerene conduct electricity?

Explain your answer in terms of the structure and bonding of fullerene.

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(b) Blue diamonds are an impure form of carbon.

Part of the structure of a blue diamond as shown below.

Blue diamond

Suggest why blue diamonds can conduct electricity.

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(c) Graphite, an allotrope of carbon, is used as a lubricant in industrial machineries,

which are operated at very high temperatures.

The carbon atoms are bonded in the way that is shown in Fig 8.1.

Bulb

Battery

Contact points

Graphite

Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2

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(i) Explain the term allotropes.

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(ii) Describe two characteristics of this structure of graphite that allows it to

be suitable to be used as a lubricant in industrial machineries.

Characteristic 1 : …………………………………………………..

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Characteristic 2 : …………………………………………………..

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(iii) In Fig 1.2, a piece of pure graphite is connected to an open circuit.

When the circuit is connected across points A and B, the bulb lit up very
brightly. However, when the circuit is connected across points C and D,
the bulb does not light up.

Account for this observation, with reference to the structure and

bonding of graphite.

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C2 Aluminium reacts with chlorine to form aluminium chloride, AlCl3, with a melting point
of 90C and boiling point of 120C.

(a) Draw a “dot and cross” diagram to suggest the bonding in aluminium chloride.

Show only the valence electrons.

[2]

(b) What is unusual about this compound?

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(c) Under what condition(s), if any, would aluminium chloride conduct electricity?

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(d) Duralumin is an alloy of aluminium.

A student finds this diagram of duralumin.

Zinc atom
Aluminium atom

Duralumin has different properties from pure aluminium. It is stronger and

more brittle.

Explain how this diagram shows why duralumin has different properties from
pure aluminium.

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(e) Aluminium is the third most abundant element and the most abundant metal in
the Earth’s crust. It is extracted from its ore, bauxite, by electrolysis. Bauxite
contains mainly aluminium oxide, Al2O3.

Draw a “dot and cross” diagram to suggest the bonding in aluminium oxide,
showing all electrons.

[2]
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(f) Explain in terms of bonding and structure, why aluminium oxide conducts
electricity in the aqueous and molten state but not in the solid state.

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[Total: 10]

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