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Chemistry
Standard level paper 1
November 2017
Copyright International Baccalaureate Organization 2017
N17/4/CHEMI/SPM/ENG/TZ0/XX

Chemistry Standard level Paper 1

Wednesday 8 November 2017 (afternoon)
45 minutes
Instructions to candidates
• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
• Answer all the questions.
• For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the answer
sheet provided.
• The periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper.
• The maximum mark for this examination paper is [30 marks].
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The Periodic Table
1
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13
14
15
16

7 18 1
Atomic number
1
H 1.01
Element
2
Relative atomic mass
3
4
5

66
Rn (222)
7
Fr
‡
98
100
101
102
103 Cf
Fm
Md
No
Lr (251)
(257)
(258)
(259)
(262)
2 He 4.00
3
4 Li
Be 6.94
9.01
5 B 10.81
6 C 12.01
7 N 14.01
8 O 16.00
9 F 19.00
10 Ne 20.18
11
12 Na
Mg 22.99
24.31
13 Al 26.98
14 Si 28.09
15 P 30.97
16 S 32.07
17 Cl 35.45
18 Ar 39.95
19
20
21
22
23
24

5K
Ca
Sc
Ti
V
Cr

r 39.10
40.08
44.96
47.87
50.94
52.00
79.90
55 Cs 132.91
90
91
92 Th
Pa
U 232.04
231.04
238.03
25
26
27
28
29 Mn
Fe
Co
Ni
Cu 54.94
55.85
58.93
58.69
63.55
94
95
96
97 Pu
Am
Cm
Bk (244)
(243)
(247)
(247)
30
31 Zn
Ga 65.38
69.72
99 Es (252)
32 Ge 72.63
33 As 74.92
34 Se 78.96
36 Kr 83.90
37
38
39
40
41
42 Rb
Sr
Y
Zr
Nb
Mo 85.47
87.62
88.91
91.22
92.91
95.96
 43 Tc (98)
44 Ru 101.07
45 Rh 102.91
46 Pd 106.42
47 Ag 107.87
48 Cd 112.41
49 In 114.82
50 Sn 118.71
51 Sb 121.76
52 Te 127.60
53 I 126.90
54 Xe 131.29
56 Ba 137.33
57 † La 138.91
72 Hf 178.49
73 Ta 180.95
74 W 183.84
75 Re 186.21
76 Os 190.23
77 Ir 192.22
78 Pt 195.08
79 Au 196.97
80 Hg 200.59
81 Tl 204.38
82 Pb 207.2
83 Bi 208.98
84 Po (209)
85 At (210)
87
88
89 ‡
104
105
106
 107 Ra
Ac
Rf
Db
Sg
Bh (223)
(226)
(227)
(267)
(268)
(269)
(270)
93 Np (237)
108 Hs (269)
109 Mt (278)
110 Ds (281)
111 Rg (281)
112 Cn (285)
113 Unt (286)
114 Uug (289)
115 Uup (288)
116 Uuh (293)
117 Uus (294)
118 Uuo (294)
†
58 Ce 140.12
59 Pr 140.91
60 Nd 144.24
61 Pm (145)
62 Sm 150.36
63 Eu 151.96
64 Gd 157.25
65 Tb 158.93
66 Dy 162.50
67 Ho 164.93
68 Er 167.26
69 Tm 168.93
70 Yb 173.05
71 Lu 174.97
 ? 1. How many atoms of
nitrogen are there in 0.50 mol of (NH
4

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3.01 × 1023
D. 6.02 × 1023
2. What is the value of Na
2

SO
4

?M
r

(H
2

O) = x 18; when 32.2 g of M r

(Na
2

SO
4

) = Na
142. 2
SO
4

·xH
2

O are heated leaving 14.2 g of anhydrous

Na
2

SO
4

·xH
2

O (s) → Na
2

SO
4

(s) + xH
2

O (g)
A. 0.1
B. 1
C. 5
D. 10
3. How many grams of sodium Molar volume at STP = azide, NaN
22.7 dm3 mol
-1; M 3 , r

are needed to ) = 65.0

produce 68.1 dm3 of N
2

(g) at STP?
2NaN
3

(NaN
3

(g) + 2Na (s)

A. 32.5
B. 65.0
C. 130.0
D. 195.0
4. What is the sum of the coeicients when the following equation is balanced using the smallest
whole numbers?
__C
6

(s) → 3N
2

H
12

O
6

(aq) → __C
2

H
5

OH (aq) + __CO
2

(g)
A. 4
B. 5
C. 9
D. 10
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)
2

CO
3
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5. What is the number of protons and the number of neutrons in 131I?
Protons Neutrons
A. 53 78
B. 53 131
C. 78 53
D. 131 53
6. Which is the electron configuration of a chromium atom in the ground state?
A. [Ne]3s23p64s13d4
B. [Ar]3d3
C. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d4
D. [Ar]4s13d5
7. Which trends are correct across period 3 (from Na to Cl)?
I. Atomic radius decreases II. Melting point increases III. First ionization energy increases
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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8. Which oxide dissolves in water to give a solution with a pH below 7?
A. MgO
B. Li
2

O
C. CaO
D. P
4

O
10

9. The electronegativity values of four elements are given.

C N O F 2.6 3.0 3.4 4.0
What is the order of increasing polarity of the bonds in the following compounds?
A. CO < OF
2

< NO < CF
4

B. CF
4

< CO < OF
2

< NO
C. NO < OF
2

< CO < CF
4

D. CF
4

< NO < OF
2

< CO
10. Which compound has the shortest C–N bond?
A. CH
3

NH
2

B. (CH
3

)
3

CNH
2

C. CH
3

CN
D. CH
3

CHNH
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11. Which of the following series shows increasing hydrogen bonding with water?
A. Propane < propanal < propanol < propanoic acid
B. Propane < propanol < propanal < propanoic acid
C. Propanal < propane < propanoic acid < propanol
D. Propanoic acid < propanol < propanal < propane
12. Which statements are correct for metals?
I. They conduct electricity because they have free moving ions. II. They consist of a close-packed lattice
of positive ions with delocalized electrons. III. They are malleable because the layers of positive ions can
slide over each other.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
13. Which statement is correct for this reaction?
Fe
2

O
3

(s) + 3CO (g) → 2Fe (s) + 3CO

2

(g) ∆H = -26.6 kJ
A. 13.3 kJ are released for every mole of Fe produced.
B. 26.6 kJ are absorbed for every mole of Fe produced.
C. 53.2 kJ are released for every mole of Fe produced.
D. 26.6 kJ are released for every mole of Fe produced.
14. The enthalpy changes for two reactions are given.
Br Br
22

(l) (l) + + 3F
F
2

(g) 2
(g) → → 2BrF 2BrF
(g) 3
(g) ∆H = x kJ ∆H = y kJ
What is the enthalpy change for the following reaction?
BrF (g) + F
2

(g) → BrF
3

(g)
A. x - y
B. -x + y
C.
21
(-x + y)
D.
21
(x - y)
15. What is the enthalpy change, in kJ, of the following reaction?
3H
2

(g) + N
2

(g) ƒ 2NH
3

(g)
Bond Bond enthalpy / kJ mol
-1

N≡N 945 H-H 436 N-H 391

A. (6 × 391) - [(3 × 436) + 945]
B. (3 × 391) - (436 + 945)
C. -[(3 × 436) + 945] + (3 × 391)
D. -(6 × 391) + [(3 × 436) + 945]
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16. The diagram shows the energy profile for a catalysed and uncatalysed reaction.
Which represents the enthalpy change, ∆H, and the activation reaction?
energy, E
a

, for the catalysed

xygrenelaitnetoP
y
z
Reaction coordinate
∆H E
a

(catalysed reaction)
A. z x + z
B. z z + y
C. -z x
D. z + x x
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17. Excess magnesium powder was added to a beaker containing hydrochloric acid, HCl (aq).
The mass of the beaker and its contents was recorded and plotted against time (line I).
Mass
Time
I
II
Which change could give line II?
A. Doubling the mass of powdered Mg
B. Using the same mass of Mg ribbon
C. Increasing the temperature
D. Using the same volume of more concentrated HCl
18. What will happen if the pressure is increased in the following reaction mixture at equilibrium?
CO
2

(g) + H
2

O (l) ƒ H
+

(aq) + HCO
3
-

(aq)
A. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will decrease.
B. The equilibrium will shift to the right and pH will increase.
C. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will increase.
D. The equilibrium will shift to the left and pH will decrease.
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19. 10.0 cm3 of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide of pH = 10 is mixed with 990.0 cm3 of distilled
water. What is the pH of the resulting solution?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 11
D. 12
20. Which statement is incorrect for a 0.10 mol dm
-3 HCOOH solution?
A. pH = 1
B. [H
+

] << 0.10 mol dm

-3

C. [HCOO
-

] is approximately equal to [H
+

]
D. HCOOH is partially ionized
21. What are the oxidation states of chromium in (NH
4

)
2

Cr
2

O
7

(s) and Cr
2

O
3

(s)?
(NH
4

(s) Cr
2

O
3

(s)
A. +7 +3
B. +6 +3
C. +6 +6
D. +7 +6
22. Which of the following is a redox reaction?
A. 3Mg (s) + 2AlCl
3

)
2

Cr
2

O
7

(aq) → 2Al (s) + 3MgCl

2

(aq)
B. SiO
2

(s) + 2NaOH (aq) → Na

2

SiO
3

(aq) + H
2

O (l)
C. KCl (aq) + AgNO
3

(aq) → AgCl (s) + KNO

3

(aq)
D. 2NaHCO
3

(aq) → Na
2

CO
3

(aq) + CO
2

(g) + H
2

O (l)
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23. What is the reaction type and major product at the anode (positive electrode) when molten sodium
chloride is electrolysed using platinum electrodes?
Reaction type Product
A. reduction Cl
2

B. oxidation Cl
2

C. reduction Na
D. oxidation Na
24. What is the major product of the reaction between HCl and but-2-ene?
A. 1,2-dichlorobutane
B. 2,3-dichlorobutane
C. 1-chlorobutane
D. 2-chlorobutane
25. Which compound can be oxidized when heated with an acidified solution of potassium
dichromate(VI)?
A. CH
3

C(O)CH
2

CH
3

B. CH
3

CH
2

CH(OH)CH
3

C. (CH
3

)
3
COH
D. CH
3

(CH
2

)
2

COOH
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26. What is the name of this compound, using IUPAC rules?
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HH
H
CH
H
H
HHH
H
H
H

A. 3-methylbutan-3-ol
B. 2-ethylpropan-2-ol
C. 2-methylbutan-2-ol
D. 3-methylbutan-2-ol
27. Which type of reaction occurs between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid?
A. Addition
B. Oxidation
C. Esterification
D. Polymerization
28. How many structural isomers of C
6

H
14

exist?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
OC
C
C
C
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29. What information is provided by 1H NMR, MS and IR for an organic compound?
I. 1H NMR: chemical environment(s) of protons II. MS: fragmentation pattern III. IR: types of functional
group
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
30. A student performs an acid-base titration using a pH meter, but forgets to calibrate it. Which type
of error will occur and how will it afect the quality of the measurements?
A. Random error and lower precision
B. Systematic error and lower accuracy
C. Systematic error and lower precision
D. Random error and lower accuracy