CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE SUN KEI SECONDARY SCHOOL

END OF TERM EXAMINATION (2024 – 2025 FIRST TERM)

S5 CHEMISTRY
Marking Scheme
Section A Multiple Choice (30 marks)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A B A D B D C B B C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C B A C A C A D D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B B D A A D D C C B

Section B Structured-type Questions (66 marks)

1. (a) 1

(b) A hydrogen sulphide molecule is polar as the polarities of the two HS bonds do not 1
cancel out each other.
(c) Both hydrogen sulphide and water belong to simple molecular structure. 1
The molecules in hydrogen sulphide are held together by weak van der Waals’ forces 1
while molecules in water are held together by strong hydrogen bond.
(d) The water molecules in ice are held together by hydrogen bonds. 1
The water molecules in ice are arranged tetrahedrally to form an open structure. 1
When ice melts, the water molecules have relative motion and the open structure 1
collapses. The water molecules in water are still held together by hydrogen bonds but are
more closely packed and will take up a smaller volume. Hence, ice is less dense than
water.

2. Insert a magnesium strip and a copper strip in a lemon and connect the strips to a digital 1
multimeter by connecting wires. Connect copper strip to the positive terminal of digital
multimeter.
Measure the voltage of the cell by using the digital multimeter. 1
Repeat the experiment by replacing the magnesium strip with a zinc strip. 1
To carry out a fair experiment, the sizes of metal strips and the distance between the 1
metal strips should be the same in each case.
The larger the voltage of the cell, the higher is the reducing power of the metal relative 1
to copper. Negative cell voltage means the reducing power of the metal is lower than
copper.

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2. Communication mark 1
(chemical knowledge = 0 to 2, communication mark = 0
chemical knowledge = 3 to 5, communication mark = 0 or 1
incomplete answer / difficult to understand, communication mark = 0)

3. (a) 3Cu(s) + 8H+(aq) + 2NO3-(aq)  3Cu2+(aq) + 4H2O(l) + 2NO(g) 1

Copper dissolved. / Colourless gas bubbles evolved (then turns brown). / Blue solution 1
formed. (Any ONE)
(b) NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)  NH3(g) + H2O(l) 1
Pungent gas evolved which turns moist red litmus paper blue. 1

4. (a) Oxidizing power decreases in the order: Cl2 > Br2 > I2 1
(b) No observable change for potassium chloride solution. 1
Potassium iodide gave a brown solution. 1
Br2(aq) + 2I (aq)  2Br (aq) + I2(aq)
– –
1
(c) (i) +5 1
(ii) SO2(g) + 2H2O(l)  SO42–(aq) + 4H+(aq) + 2e– 1
(iii) 2IO3–(aq) + 12H+(aq) + 10e–  I2(aq) + 6H2O(l) 1
(iv) 2IO3–(aq) + 5SO2(g) + 4H2O(l)  I2(aq) + 5SO42–(aq) + 8H+(aq) 1

5. (a) phenolphthalein † 1
(b) CH3COOH(aq) + NaOH(aq)  CH3COONa(aq) + H2O(l) 1
(c) This method cannot be used as the intense red colour of red wine vinegar may mask the 1
colour of phenolphthalein. / The colour of red wine vinegar may lead to the difficulty in
end-point detection.
(d) 17.00 3
Number of moles of NaOH used = dm  0.12 mol dm3 = 0.00204 mol
1000
From the equation, mole ratio of CH3COOH : NaOH = 1 : 1
∴ number of moles of CH3COOH in 25.0 cm3 of diluted vinegar solution
= 0.00204 mol 1* 1
Number of moles of CH3COOH in 25.0 cm3 of the white vinegar sample
= 0.00204 mol  10
= 0.0204 mol
Mass of CH3COOH in 25.0 cm3 of the white vinegar sample
= 0.0204 mol  (12.0  2 + 1.0  4 + 16.0  2) g mol1 = 1.22 g 1*
Concentration of the white vinegar sample (in g cm3)
1.22
= g cm3 = 0.0488 g cm3 1*
25.0
(e) To obtain a more accurate mean titre. 1

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6. (a) Electrons flow from iron to copper as iron is at a higher position than copper in the 1
Electrochemical Series / loses electrons more readily than copper.
(b) (i) Zn(s)  Zn2+(aq) + 2e 1
(ii) Ag+(aq) + e  Ag(s) 1
2+ +
(c) The concentration of Cu (aq) in CuSO4(aq) and that of Ag (aq) in AgNO3(aq) decrease. 1
When the metal ions gain electrons / undergo reduction, the concentrations of the metal 1
ions decrease.
(d) The voltmeter reading increases. 1
Magnesium is at a higher position than zinc in the Electrochemical Series. Hence, 1
magnesium loses electrons to iron more readily than zinc.

7. The boiling points increase in the following order: propane < propanone < propan-1-ol 1
The boiling point of a compound depends on the strength of its intermolecular
attractions.
Propane is non-polar. Relatively weak instantaneous dipole-induced dipole attractions 1
(van der Waals’ forces) exist between its molecules. Hence the boiling point of propane
is the lowest.
Hydrogen bonds exist in propan-1-ol molecules. Hence propan-1-ol has the highest 1
boiling point.
Propanone has a net dipole moment/is polar. Permanent dipole-permanent dipole 1
attractions exist between molecules (Stronger van der Waals’ forces than that in
propane).
These attractions are stronger than those in propane but weaker than those in
propan-1-ol. Hence the boiling point of propanone is higher than that of propane but
lower than that of propan-1-ol.
Communication mark 1
(chemical knowledge = 0 to 2, communication mark = 0
chemical knowledge = 3 to 4, communication mark = 0 or 1
incomplete answer / difficult to understand, communication mark = 0)

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8. (a) (i) Substitution † 1
(ii) 1

(iii) Bromine / Br2 1

(b) Step I. The reaction of C8H10 with bromine gives a mixture of products and hence the 1
yield of C8H9Br is low.
(c) It is because C8H8 contains carbon-carbon double bond / C=C. 1
(d) 1

9. (a) Cracking † (of large hydrocarbon / C20H42) 1

(b) Any ONE: 1
Ethene / propene / but-1-ene / but-2-ene
(c) (i) Any ONE: (1 mark for correct method used; 1 mark for correct observation) 2
- Bubble Y into bromine (dissolved in an organic solvent).
Y decolorizes bromine solution / turns red-orange bromine to colourless.
- Bubble Y into acidified potassium permanganate solution.
Y decolorizes the solution / turns purple permanganate solution to colourless.
(ii) Addition † (polymerization) 1
(d) It produces extra (more) petrol / alkenes which are raw materials for the production of 1
some synthetic products.

10. (a) (i) Heat Fe2O3 strongly with carbon powder 1

(ii) Fe2O3 + 3CO  2Fe + 3CO2 1
(b) (i) 2PbO + C  2Pb + CO2 1
(ii) Assume there are 100 g of Y.
Pb O
Mass (g) 86.6 13.4
Number of moles of 86.6 13.4
= 0.418 = 0.838
atoms (mol) 207.2 16.0 1*
Mole ratio of atoms 1 2
∴ the empirical formula of Y is PbO2. 1

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11. (a) A secondary cell is a rechargeable chemical cell. 1
(b) Anode: Cd(s) + 2OH(aq)  Cd(OH)2(s) + 2e 1
Cathode: NiO2(s) + 2H2O(l) + 2e  Ni(OH)2(s) + 2OH-(aq) 1
(c) Advantage: It is environmentally friendly as it is rechargeable. 1
Disadvantage: Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal. It contaminates the environment if the 1
cells are improperly disposed of.

† Correct spelling
* Step mark

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