Bishop Hall Jubilee School

2021-22 Form 6
Chemistry Mock Exam (Suggested Solutions)
Section A (1 mark @, 36 marks)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
B C D B C B D A D A B C D B C
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
B D D D A A B C C
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
A C D C C D A D D A C A

Section B (84 marks)

1. a. A fluoride ion has a complete outermost electron shell. (1)
b

c (i) Solid (1)

(ii)
(iii) Sodium astatide (1)

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2. a. Ionic bonding (1)
There are strong ionic bonds between the ions with opposite charges in sodium azide. Lots of
the strong ionic bonds between the ions have to be overcome in melting. This takes a lot of
heat, so sodium azide has a high melting point. (1)
(b)
(i)
(ii) CO2 / N2O / BeF2 / HN3 (1)
(iv) MgN6 (1)

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3. a. CaMg(CO3)2(s) + 4HCl(aq) CaCl2(aq) + MgCl2(aq) + 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) (1)
 b

c Some carbon dioxide dissolve in the acid. (1)

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4 a A blue colour appears around the head and tip of the iron nail. 1
A pink colour appears around the body of the nail. 1
When iron rusts, iron(II) ions and hydroxide ions form.
Iron(II) ions turn the rust indicator (potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)) blue. 1
Hydroxide ions turn phenolphthalein pink. 1

b The layer of tin prevents the iron nail from contacting air and water. 1

c Magnesium (which is more reactive than iron) loses electrons to form magnesium ions. 1
Magnesium ions form magnesium hydroxide (a white solid) with hydroxide ions. 1

Mg2+(aq) + 2OH(aq)  Mg(OH)2(s) 1

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5. a
Pour the filtrate into a 250.0 cm3 volumetric flask. Wash the beaker with distilled water.
Pour the washing into the volumetric flask. 1
Add distilled water to the volumetric flask until the bottom of the meniscus reaches
the graduation mark. Stopper the flask and invert it several times to mix the contents
well. 1
b
(i) Number of moles of NaOH added in Step 1

50.0
= 1.0 mol dm3 × dm3
1000

= 0.050 mol
 (ii) Number of moles of HCl used

= 0.25 mol dm3 × dm3

= 0.00313 mol 1

HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)  NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

∴number of moles of NaOH present in 25.0 cm3 of the diluted filtrate

= 0.00313 mol

(iii) Cu2+(aq) + 2OH(aq)  Cu(OH)2(s)

Number of moles of NaOH reacted with the sample of sewage

= (0.050  0.00313 × ) mol

= 0.0187 mol 1
Number of moles of Cu2+(aq)

= mol

= 0.00935 mol
Concentration of Cu2+(aq) in the sample of sewage

= mol dm3 = 0.187 mol dm3 1

c
No. The precipitate produced (Pb(OH)2(s)) would dissolve in excess NaOH(aq). 1
No precipitate would be remained at the end of Step 1.

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6. (a) Electrons flow from magnesium strip to tin strip because magnesium is a stronger reducing agent /easier
to be oxidized / easier to lose electrons than tin.
(1)
(b) (i) Magnesium strip
Oxidation occurs at the magnesium strip. (1)
2+ –
(ii) Mg(s)  Mg (aq) + 2e (1)
(c) Interchange copper strip and tin strip in lemon B. (1)
(d) Fresh lemons contain more juice so that the ions move more easily. (1)
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7. a) 3CH3CH2OH(l) + PBr3(l) 3CH3CH2Br(l) + H3PO3(l) (1)
b)

(1 mark for correct set-up; 1 mark for correct labels; award 0 mark if the set-up is
not workable) (2)

c)

(1 mark for correct separating funnel with tap; 1 mark for correct labels of the layers;
award 0 mark if the funnel is not workable) (2)
d) Anhydrous calcium chloride / sodium sulphate (1)
e) Distillation / fractional distillation (1)
f) i) Mass of ethanol used = 10.0 cm3  0.789 g cm–3
= 7.89 g
7.89 g
Number of moles of ethanol used =
46.0 g mol–1

= 0.172 mol (1)

ii) Number of moles of bromoethane obtained = 0.172 mol
Theoretical yield of bromoethane = 0.172 mol  108.9 g mol–1
= 18.7 g
13.3 g
Percentage yield of bromoethane =
18.7 g
 100%

= 71.1% (1)
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8. a.

b. (i)

(ii)

(iii)

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9. (a) Aluminium is more reactive since it can displace strontium from strontium oxide. 1
(b) 3SrO(s) + 2Al(s)  3Sr(s) + Al2O3(s) 1
1
(c) (i) ΔH = [1675.7  3 × (592.0)] kJ mol 1
= +100.3 kJ mol1 1
(ii) The extraction process requires a lot of heat supply. / Aluminium used is
extracted by electrolysis, which is an expensive process. 1
(d) Electrolysis of molten strontium oxide 1

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10 (0.000 − 0.0680) mol dm−3
a) i) Instantaneous rate of reaction at 200 s = − (475 −100) s
 = 1.81 x 10–4 mol dm–3 s–1 (1)

ii) Instantaneous rate of formation of X(g) at 200 s

= 2 (1.81 x 10–4 mol dm–3 s–1)

= 3.62 x 10–4 mol dm–3 s–1 (1)

b) The time will be longer. (1)

In a larger container, the concentration of X2(g) becomes smaller, and hence the rate of
decomposition decreases. (1)

c)

Time (min) 50 100 200 300 400 500

-3
X2(g) (mol dm ) 0.0850 0.0720 0.0500 0.0340 0.0240 0.0200
-3
X(g) (mol dm ) 0.0300 0.0560 0.100 0.132 0.152 0.160

(1 mark for curve of correct shape; 1 mark for any 2 correctly plotted points) (2)

11.
2
[SO 2 (g)] eqm [O 2 (g) ]eqm
(a) Kc = 2
[SO 3 (g)] eqm
 (0.32 mol dm 3 ) 2 (0.16 mol dm 3 )
= 1
(0.08 mol dm 3 ) 2

= 2.56 mol dm–3 1

(b) (i) The extent of dissociation of SO3(g) will be greater. 1
As there are a greater number of moles of gases on the right-hand side of the
equation, increasing the volume of the container (decreasing the pressure of
the system) will cause the equilibrium position to shift to the product side. 1
(ii) The extent of dissociation of SO3(g) will be greater. 1
As the forward reaction is endothermic, increasing the temperature will
cause the equilibrium position to shift to the product side. 1

(c) The rate of the forward reaction decreases. 1

When the temperature of the system is decreased, the average kinetic energy of
the reactant particles decreases. Consequently, the number of effective collisions
between particles per unit time decreases. 1
(d)
Concentration (mol dm–3)

SO2(g)

O2(g)

SO3(g)

Time
t1

2 or 0

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12. (a)

(b) (i) Dehydration / elimination 1

(ii) 1-phenylpropan-2-ol 1
(c) Structure of Q:
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Structure of R:

(d) (i) Addition polymerization is a reaction in which monomer molecules join

together repeatedly to form polymer molecules, without the elimination
of small molecules (such as H2O or HCl). 1

(ii)
1

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13 Similarities
․ Both are lustrous, good conductors of electricity and heat, malleable and ductile. (1)
․ Both form oxides when burnt in air. (1)
Any two of the following differences

• Magnesium exhibits only one oxidation state (+2) while copper exhibits variable

oxidation states (e.g. +1 and +2). (1)

• Magnesium sulphate is white / colourless while copper(II) sulphate is blue in colour.

(1)
(Comparing the colours of magnesium ion and copper(II) ion is also acceptable.)

• Magnesium is not used as a catalyst while copper is used as a catalyst in the oxidation

of ethanol to ethanal. (1)

Communication mark 1

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