NITROGEN AND ITS COMPOUNDS
MARKING SCHEME
1.
Ammonium chloride + Dry NH3(g)
Calcium hydroxide
Heat U—tube
Anhydrous
CaCl2
N/B: Allow other alternative correct methods 1
2. Brown fumes of gas are produced (1mk)
a) Conc. Nitric acid is an oxidising agent therefore Oxidises carbon into
(1/2mk) carbon (IV) oxide and itself reduced to Nitrogen (IV) oxide (brown
fumes) (1/2mk) and water.
b) 4HN3(l) + C(s) 2H2O(l) + 4NO2(g) + CO2(g) (1mk)
3.(a) (i) Magnesium nitride / Mg3N2 (1mk)
(ii) Ammonia / NH3(g) (1mk)
(b) Mg3N2(s) + 6H2O(l) 3Mg(OH)2 + 2NH3(g) (1mk)
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4.let oxidation state of N in H+NO3- be n
1 n 3 2 0
1 n60 ;n 5 0 (1 )
2
n 5.
Oxidation state of N in NO is +2 ( ½ mk)
Hence nitrogen undergoes reduction in oxidation number and nitric acid
(V) acid is reduced while Cu is oxidized.
(1mk)
5 .a) S is ammonium nitrate (1)
R is Pb(NO3)2 / Cu(NO3)2 / Zn(NO3)2 (1)
b) Alkali metals
6.a) Concentrated nitric acid is decomposed by light to form nitrogen IV Oxide gas
which dissolves in the solution to form a yellow colour(1)
b) The green solution ( ½ ) of iron II Chloride changes to a yellow
colour ( ½ )
This is because concentrated nitric acid Oxidises iron II chloride to
iron III Chloride (1)
7. (a) The first few bubbles of the gas contain air/(is not pure nitrogen) which was in the
apparatus ½
(b) CaOH 2 ( aq) CO2( g ) CaCO3( s ) H 2O(l ) 1
(c) To absorb carbon (iv) oxide from the air ½
(d) The brown copper metal changes to black. 1
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8a) a)Solid v Ammonium Chloride ½
b) Drying agent ½
c) 4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) 2N2(g) + 6H2O(l)
d) 4NH3(g) + 5O2 4NO(g) + 6H2O(l)
9. a) Colour of copper (II) oxide changes from black to brown1
b) (i) Nitrogen / N2 (g) 1
(ii) Water / H2O (l)1
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