BO SWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘otswana General Certiicate of Secondary Education canoioare. NUMBER CHEMISTRY paar Papers ee October!November 2017 1 hour 18 minutes ‘Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST wits Pegg ante Rumber, candidate number and name inthe spaces provided at the top of this page. Wate in dark blue or black pen PenAay Use 8 Soft Pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or conection sass Answer all questions, White your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper. Show your working for any calculations, You may use a calculator. ‘The number of marks is given in brackets [at the end of each question or part question A.copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 12 For Examiner's Use 1 2 Total This document consists of 12 printed pages [Turn over se 20171 °) c2o17 mmpounds and mixtures Substances can be classified into elements, CoOmPOW (a) Define the term efement. ing questions. (b)_ Use the list of substances to answer the following calcium oxide magnesium barium nitrate coal biomass calcium sulphate copper (i) Which of the substances are elements? (ii) Which of the substances is an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels? Which of the substances could be used to neutralise acidic soils? (iv) Which of the substances is an insoluble salt? (v) Write the chemical formula of barium nitrate ‘Atoms are made up of protons, electrons and neutrons. Use the three particles to explain why (i) atoms contain charged particles but they are electrically neutral (i) atoms of the same element can have different mass, es, 057000172 Chromium is a transition element. (a) Write the formula of chromium(tt) oxide and of chromium(V1) oxide. chromium(tt) oxide chromium(V1) oxide (2) (b) Chromium(It!) oxide is heated with finely divided aluminium metal The equation for the reaction is shown. CrO; + 2Al1—» 2cr + ALO; (0) Explain, in terms of electrons, what happens to an aluminium atom during the reaction (2 (ii) Explain why aluminium is more reactive than chromium. fea} [Total: 6] (urn 7O03IOINAT tose 0570/03/074 are shown 3 The structures of two organic compounds, P and Qa, HHO i Lg ft Pout Ct wee th ME Song 4 (7 : no compound P compound Q ‘ol and ethanoic acid, (a) Organic compound P is made from the reaction between ethan Name compound P. (b) To which homologous series do compounds P and Q belong? (c) Deduce the structures of two compounds that had been used to make compound Q. (d) The structures of two other organic compounds, R and S, are shown. oe CHS H.C =C —CH= CH, Ho E— CH CHa CHs compound R compound S (i) State a test to distinguish between compound R and S. Give the observations for each compound in this test test observations with R. observations with S. (BEC 2017 os70103/01Ni17 — rrr ty 10) Q aES 'S'"'r 5 re (ii) Give an explanation for the observations in (di) ie (2) (e) Ethanol, CHsCH.OH, can be produced by catalytic addition of steam to ethene State the conditions necessary for the reaction. pressure catalyst (2) f) Ethanol can be oxidised by atmospheric oxygen to form ethanoic acid, CH;COOH, and water. (i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the oxidation of ethanol by atmospheric oxygen Include state symbols. (2) (ii) Suggest an oxidising agent, other than oxygen, that can be used to convert ethanol to ethanoic acid (] (iil) Suggest a value for the pH of ethanoic acid. "1 (iv) Draw a ‘dot’ and ‘cross’ diagram to show the bonding in ethanol 8) {Total: 18] [Turn ove: 0570003/01N/17[2a 4 Metals are often used in the form of alloys. plete the table about alloys: {a) Com oe eg property Se name of alloy constituent elements | use of the alloy associated wi in the alloy use of the atoy loy a manufacture aircraft duralumin Tead and tin Tow melting point (i) Iron from the blast fur nace i — 's impure. Steel is made from the iron from the blast las Describe how the iron from the blast furnace is converted ied to steel nec 2017 os7o10x0IN/477 Energy is released in the process of steel making What name is given to chemical reactions which release energy? tt (Total: 14 ec 2017 570031017 T EE ete8 ne electrolysis of a solution of nitrate of metal x, 1e 5 The diagram shows the apparatus used for t | solution of nitrate metal X forming of metal Y on electrode ? (a) What term is used to describe solutions which can conduct electricity’ {b) A current of 0.45 was passed for 25 minutes through the solutions. Calculate the quantity of electricity, in coulombs, passed through the solutions. (c) The relative atomic mass of metal Y is 52 ‘The mass of metal Y produced during electrolysis is 0.1189, (i) Use your answer to (b) to calculate the number of Faradays which are needed to produce 1 mole of metal Y. (1F = 96 500) number of Faradays = be ©xec 2017 05700901N/7 fi) 2) (ajleranors (ii) What is the charge on one ion of metal Y? se charge (2) 4) Electrolysis is used in the electroplating of objects (i) A student uses nickel!) sulphate and a nickel electrode to electroplate a ring with nickel Draw a labelled diagram to show the apparatus that could be used in the electroplating process. 8) Suggest one other use of electrolysis. a (Total: 11) | [urn over SPEC 2017 0s70/03/01N17 2(dy) eunssaud pue einyeiadusay woo ye wp 72 st S26 Aue Jo ajow @u0 Jo aUINIOA ay wg 3) 12, Stuawala ayy Jo aiqe J aIpouag ayy ‘sauas plounoy €01-064 ‘sel8s pIOURYIUET 1-85, 0570/030/NII6 © BEC 2016