AS & A Level Chemistry (9701) — May–June 2023, Paper 13

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Carboxylic acids (reactions of acids)

Propanoic acid is treated with reagent X at room temperature. The organic product of the reaction is sodium propanoate. No gas is produced during the reaction. What could be…

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Question 2 · 1 mark · Redox (balancing redox equations)

The ionic equation shows iodide ions reacting with manganate(VII) ions in acidic solution. uMnO4- + vH+ + wI- - xMn2+ + yH2O + zI2 The letters u, v, w, x, y and z all represent…

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Question 3 · 1 mark · Moles and stoichiometry (titration calculations)

A piece of rock has a mass of 2.00 g. It contains calcium carbonate, but no other basic substances. It neutralises exactly 36.0 cm3 of 0.500 mol dm^-3 hydrochloric acid. What is…

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Question 4 · 1 mark · Periodicity (electronegativity, Period 3)

L and M are elements in Period 3 of the Periodic Table. Neither element is argon. Information about the Pauling electronegativity values of L and M is given. element Pauling…

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Question 5 · 1 mark · Chemical bonding (shapes and bond angles)

Ammonia reacts with acids to form the ammonium ion. NH3 + H+ <= NH4+ Which row is correct? shape of NH4+ bond angle in NH4+ / deg --- --- --- A pyramidal 107 B pyramidal 109.5 C…

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Question 6 · 1 mark · Redox (oxidation numbers, disproportionation)

Electronegativity differences can be used to help determine the oxidation number of an atom in different species. A number of rules are used which include: - The more…

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Question 7 · 1 mark · States of matter (ideal gas assumptions)

Which assumptions are made about ideal gases? 1 Ideal gases contain molecules with no mass. 2 Ideal gases contain molecules with no volume. 3 Ideal gases have no intermolecular…

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Question 8 · 1 mark · States of matter (ideal gas equation, concentration)

A 200 cm3 sample of water has an amount of oxygen gas dissolved in it. This amount of oxygen gas has a volume of 6.00 cm3 when measured at 1.00 x 10^5 Pa and 35 degC. What is the…

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Question 9 · 1 mark · Chemical bonding (giant covalent structures)

Which statement explains why buckminsterfullerene has a lower melting point than graphite? A Buckminsterfullerene exists as discrete molecules with weak intermolecular bonding. B…

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Question 10 · 1 mark · Chemical energetics (enthalpy of formation)

Which equation represents the reaction whose standard enthalpy change is the standard enthalpy change of formation of water? A 2H2(g) + O2(g) - 2H2O(l) B H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g) -…

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Question 11 · 1 mark · Moles and stoichiometry (acid-base reactions)

Which mixture will react to form exactly one mole of water? volume 2.00 mol dm^-3 H2SO4 / cm3 volume 1.00 mol dm^-3 NaOH / cm3 --- --- --- A 250 500 B 250 1000 C 500 500 D 500 1000

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Question 12 · 1 mark · Chemical energetics (enthalpy of neutralisation calculation)

The enthalpy change for neutralisation of HNO3(aq) with NaOH(aq) is -57.0 kJ mol^-1. In an experiment, 20.0 cm3 of 4.00 mol dm^-3 HNO3 is mixed with 30.0 cm3 of 2.00 mol dm^-3…

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Question 13 · 1 mark · Chemical energetics (bond energy calculations)

Some bond energies are listed. bond bond energy / kJ mol^-1 --- --- H-H 436 O-H 463 O-O 146 O=O 496 One mole of hydrogen reacts with oxygen to give water vapour. Using these bond…

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Question 14 · 1 mark · Redox (oxidation states of nitrogen)

Which particle contains nitrogen in the same oxidation state as in the ion N2O5^2-? A NH2F B N2O4 C NO3- D HNF2

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Question 15 · 1 mark · Equilibria (Le Chatelier's principle, equilibrium constant)

Sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen as shown. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) <= 2SO3(g) delta H = -197 kJ mol^-1 Which change will move the equilibrium position to the right side and change the…

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Question 16 · 1 mark · Equilibria (pH titration curves, acids and bases)

Solutions X and Y both have a concentration of 0.10 mol dm^-3. A fixed volume of solution X is added to a conical flask, and solution Y is added from a burette to the conical…

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Question 17 · 1 mark · Group 17 chemistry (trends in the halogens)

Which row shows the expected properties of the element astatine when compared to the properties of the element iodine? electronegativity of astatine compared to iodine volatility…

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Question 18 · 1 mark · Reaction kinetics (rate and temperature)

The rate of an exothermic reaction is followed by measuring the concentration of a reactant at regular time intervals. During the experiment the temperature of the reaction…

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Question 19 · 1 mark · Reaction kinetics (activation energy)

For a particular reversible reaction the backward reaction is endothermic. The activation energy of the backward reaction is 160 kJ mol^-1. It can be assumed that the backward…

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Question 20 · 1 mark · Chemical bonding (valence electrons)

HCN has been detected in interstellar gas. The molecules below have also been detected in interstellar gas. Which molecule contains the same total number of valence shell (outer…

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Question 21 · 1 mark · Reaction kinetics (Boltzmann distribution)

The diagram shows the Boltzmann distribution of the energy of gaseous molecules at a particular temperature. The distribution rises from the origin to a peak labelled Y and then…

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Question 22 · 1 mark · Periodicity (oxides and chlorides of Period 3)

The elements magnesium and phosphorus are reacted separately with an excess of oxygen to form their oxides. Each oxide is then added separately to water and the pH values of the…

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Question 23 · 1 mark · Group 2 chemistry (solubility trends of sulfates)

Equal volumes of saturated solutions of magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and strontium hydroxide are completely neutralised with dilute sulfuric acid. The water is gently…

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Question 24 · 1 mark · Group 17 chemistry (properties of the halogens)

Which statement about the halogens is correct? A Iodine cannot behave as an oxidising agent. B The volatility of the elements increases from chlorine to iodine because of the…

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Question 25 · 1 mark · Group 17 chemistry (reactions of halide ions)

When concentrated sulfuric acid is added to solid sodium bromide, bromine gas is produced, along with a number of other products. However, when concentrated sulfuric acid is added…

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Question 26 · 1 mark · Nitrogen chemistry (oxides of nitrogen, environment)

Which statement about the oxides of nitrogen is correct? A During lightning storms, atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen combine to form oxides of nitrogen. B In a catalytic converter,…

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Question 27 · 1 mark · Halogen compounds (elimination reactions, isomerism)

Structural isomerism and stereoisomerism should be considered when answering this question. 2-bromopentane is heated with an excess of ethanolic sodium hydroxide. How many…

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Question 28 · 1 mark · Alcohols (classification, dehydration)

Which compound is a secondary alcohol that can be dehydrated to form an alkene with Mr = 70? Four skeletal structures of alcohols are shown. A is a branched alcohol…

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Question 29 · 1 mark · Alcohols (synthetic routes)

The conversion of propan-1-ol into propan-2-ol can be completed in a two-stage synthesis. The first stage is to heat the propan-1-ol with concentrated sulfuric acid. Which reagent…

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Question 30 · 1 mark · Halogen compounds (hydrolysis mechanism)

Which type of reaction happens during the hydrolysis of 2-bromopropane? A electrophilic addition B free radical substitution C nucleophilic addition D nucleophilic substitution

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Question 31 · 1 mark · Hydrocarbons (free-radical substitution)

A mixture of ethane and an excess of chlorine is exposed to UV light. How many different products, each containing only two carbon atoms and at least one chlorine atom per…

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Question 32 · 1 mark · Hydrocarbons (electrophilic addition, stereoisomerism)

When 1-methylcyclohexene reacts with Br2 the product is X. When 1-methylcyclohexene reacts with HBr the major product is Y. Which statement is correct? A X is a mixture of two…

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Question 33 · 1 mark · Alcohols / carbonyls (empirical formula, tri-iodomethane test)

T is an organic compound which contains 66.7% by mass of carbon. T also contains one atom of oxygen per molecule. T reacts with alkaline I2(aq) to produce a yellow precipitate.…

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Question 34 · 1 mark · Carbonyl compounds (reactions of ketones)

Which statement about butanone is correct? A Butanone can be dehydrated by concentrated sulfuric acid to give CH2=CHCH=CH2. B Butanone gives a positive result with Tollens'…

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Question 35 · 1 mark · Organic synthesis (reaction sequences)

Methylbut-2-ene reacts with HBr at room temperature to produce compound X as a major product. Compound X reacts with KCN in ethanol to produce compound Y. Compound Y is hydrolysed…

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Question 36 · 1 mark · Esters (hydrolysis, empirical formulae)

Compound Q can be hydrolysed by HCl(aq). The two products of this hydrolysis have the same empirical formula. What could Q be? A CH3CO2CH2CH2OH B CH3CO2CH2CH2CO2H C…

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Question 37 · 1 mark · Esters (esterification, geometrical isomerism)

An unsaturated carboxylic acid reacts with alcohol X to form an ester. The structure of the ester is shown: it is the ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid (containing a C=C…

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Question 38 · 1 mark · Organic synthesis (dehydration, oxidation of alkenes)

Which two-step process converts cyclohexanol into cyclohexane-1,2-diol? Cyclohexanol (a cyclohexane ring bearing one -OH group) is converted to cyclohexane-1,2-diol (a cyclohexane…

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Question 39 · 1 mark · Polymers (addition polymerisation)

In polymer G every carbon atom in the polymer chain is bonded to one hydrogen atom and one methyl group. Which alkene could be polymerised to make polymer G? A but-1-ene B…

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Question 40 · 1 mark · Analytical techniques (mass spectrometry, isotopic peaks)

The mass spectrum of compound X has M, M+1 and M+2 peaks. Other peaks are also present. Peak M is the molecular ion peak, M+. Peak M has a relative abundance fifteen times that of…

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