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Chemistry 0620/42 October/November 2019: question paper and mark scheme

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Paper
Paper 4 Theory (Extended)
Total marks
80
Questions
5
Code on the paper
0620/42/O/N/19
0620_w19_ms_42.pdf

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Question 112 marks

Question

The Periodic Table is very useful to chemists. Refer only to elements with atomic numbers 1 to 36 in the Periodic Table provided when answering Question 1. (a) Use information from the Periodic Table provided to identify one element which: (i) has atoms with exactly 9 protons …… [1] (ii) has atoms with 0 neutrons . …… [1] (iii) has atoms with exactly 23 electrons . …… [1] (iv) has atoms with an electronic structure of 2,8,6 …… [1] (v) forms ions with a charge of 3– containing 18 electrons . …… [1] (vi) forms ions with a charge of 2+ containing 10 electrons …… [1] (vii) has a relative atomic mass that shows it has at least two isotopes. …… [1] (b) State which metal in the first 36 elements: (i) is the Group I element which reacts most vigorously with water …… [1] (ii) reacts with air to form lime. . …… [1] (c) One element in the first 36 elements is used as the fuel in a fuel cell. (i) Name this element. . …… [1] (ii) Write the overall chemical equation for the reaction which occurs when the element in (c)(i) reacts in a fuel cell. . …… [2] [Total: 12]

Mark scheme

1(a) fluorine / F 1 1(a)(ii) hydrogen / H 1 1(a)(iii) vanadium / V 1 1(a)(iv) sulfur / S 1 1(a)(v) phosphorus / P 1 1(a)(vi) magnesium / Mg 1 1(a)(vii) chlorine / Cl 1 1(b)(i) potassium / K 1 1(b)(ii) calcium / Ca 1 1(c)(i) gydrogen / H 1 1(c)(ii) 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O 2 water as product from reaction of hydrogen and oxygen (1) balanced (1)

Question 218 marks

Question

The gases Ar, CO2, N2 and O2 are in clean, dry air. CO, NO, NO2 and SO2 are gases commonly found in polluted air. (a) What percentage of clean, dry air is N2? Give your answer to the nearest whole number. …… % [1] (b) Name the process used to separate O2 from clean, dry air. . …… [2] (c) State one major adverse effect of the pollutant SO2. . …… [1] (d) NO and NO2 are produced in car engines. Describe how oxides of nitrogen form in a car engine. . …… . …… . …… [2] (e) Many cars have catalytic converters in their exhaust systems. In a catalytic converter, most of the CO and NO formed in a car engine is changed into less harmful products. Identify these products and state the metal catalyst used. products . …… catalyst …… [3] (f) CO is formed from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels such as methane. Write a chemical equation to show the incomplete combustion of methane. . …… [2] (g) The CO2 in air is part of the carbon cycle. The scheme shows a simple representation of part of the carbon cycle. carbon dioxide in the air A B glucose found feeding animals in green plants (i) State the scientific terms for each of process A and process B. A …… B …… [2] (ii) Plants convert glucose into complex carbohydrates. A unit of glucose can be represented as HO OH. Complete the diagram to show the complex carbohydrate formed from three units of glucose. Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds in the linkages. [2] (iii) Complex carbohydrates break down to form simple sugars. State two ways that complex carbohydrates can be broken down into simple sugars. 1 . …… 2 . …… [2] (iv) Name a suitable technique for separating and identifying the individual sugars formed when complex carbohydrates are broken down. . …… [1] [Total: 18]

Mark scheme

2(a) 78 1 2(b) fractional (1) 2 distillation (1) 2(c) acid rain 1 2(d) nitrogen and oxygen (from the air) react (in the engine) (1) 2 (due to) high temperatures (1) 2(e) nitrogen (1) 3 carbon dioxide (1) platinum (1) 2(f) CH4 + 1½O2 → CO + 2H2O 2 CO and H2O as products and methane as reactant (1) rest of the equation (1) 2(g)(i) A photosynthesis (1) 2 B respiration (1) 2(g)(ii) – –O– –O– –O– 2 two –O– link between three ‘blocks’ (1) three complete units with continuation bonds (1) 2(g)(iii) acid (and heat) (1) 2 enzymes (ignore names) (1) 2(g)(iv) chromatography 1

Question 322 marks

Question

Ammonia is an important chemical. (a) Ammonia is manufactured by the Haber process. The reaction is reversible. (i) What is the sign for a reversible reaction? . …… [1] (ii) State the essential conditions for the manufacture of ammonia by the Haber process starting from hydrogen and nitrogen. Include a chemical equation to show the reaction which occurs. . …… . …… . …… . …… . …… . …… [5] (iii) Name one raw material which is a source of the hydrogen used in the Haber process. . …… [1] (b) Ammonia is a base and reacts with sulfuric acid to form the salt, ammonium sulfate. (i) What is meant by the term base? . …… [1] (ii) Name the industrial process used to manufacture sulfuric acid. . …… [1] (iii) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between ammonia and sulfuric acid. . …… [2] (c) When aqueous ammonia is added to aqueous iron(II) sulfate a green precipitate is seen. This green precipitate turns red-brown at the surface. (i) Name the green precipitate. . …… [1] (ii) Suggest why the green precipitate turns red-brown at the surface. . …… . …… [2] (iii) State what happens when an excess of aqueous ammonia is added to the green precipitate. . …… [1] (d) Ammonia reacts with oxygen as shown. 4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) 4NO(g) + 6H2O(g) (i) Calculate the volume of oxygen at room temperature and pressure, in dm3, that reacts with 4.80 dm3 of ammonia. volume = …… dm3 [3] (ii) The chemical equation for the reaction can be represented as shown. 4 H N H + 5 O O 4 N O + 6 H O H H Use the bond energies in the table to calculate the energy change, in kJ / mol, which occurs when one mole of NH3 reacts. bond N–H O=O N=O O–H bond energy in kJ / mol 391 498 587 464 ●● Energy needed to break bonds. …… kJ ●● Energy released when bonds are formed. …… kJ ●● Energy change when one mole of NH3 reacts. energy change = …… kJ / mol [4] [Total: 22]

Mark scheme

3(a)(i) ⇌ 1 3(a)(ii) pressure 100–300 atmospheres / atm (1) 5 temperature in range 330 to 500 oC (1) iron (catalyst) (1) species: N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 (1) fully correctly equation (1) 3(a)(iii) water / steam or methane / natural gas 1 3(b)(i) proton acceptor 1 3(b)(ii) Contact (process) 1 3(b)(iii) 2NH3 + H2SO4 → (NH4) 2SO4 2 (NH4) 2SO4 (1) rest of the equation (1) 3(c)(i) iron(II) hydroxide 1 3(c)(ii) any two from: 2 • it (iron(II) hydroxide) is oxidised • to form iron(III) (hydroxide) / (oxide) • by (iron(II) hydroxide reacting with) air / oxygen 3(c)(iii) (green ppt) Remains 1 3(d)(i) mol of NH3 = 4.8(0) / 24 = 0.2(0) (1) 3 mol of O2 = 0.2 × 5 / 4 = 0.25 (1) mol of O2 = 0.25 × 24 = 6.(0) (1) 3(d)(ii) M1 Bonds broken 4 [4 × 3 × 391] + [5 × 498] = 4692 + 2490 = 7182 M2 Bonds formed [4 × 587] + [12 × 464] = 2348 + 5568 = 7916 M3 Energy change = 7182 – 7916 = –734 M4 = M3 / 4 = –734 / 4 = –183.5

Question 416 marks

Question

Many substances conduct electricity. (a) Identify all the particles responsible for the passage of electricity in: ● graphite . …… ● magnesium ribbon …… ● molten copper(II) bromide. . …… [4] (b) A student used the following apparatus to electrolyse concentrated aqueous sodium chloride using inert electrodes. concentrated aqueous sodium chloride inert electrodes + – (i) Suggest the name of a metal which could be used as the inert electrodes. . …… [1] (ii) Name the gas formed at the positive electrode. . …… [1] (iii) Write an ionic half-equation for the reaction occurring at the negative electrode. Include state symbols. . …… [3] (iv) How, if at all, does the pH of the solution change during the electrolysis? Explain your answer. . …… . …… . …… [3] (c) A student used the following electrochemical cell. The reading on the voltmeter was +1.10 V. voltmeter V zinc electrode copper electrode dilute sulfuric acid (i) Draw an arrow on the diagram to show the direction of electron flow. [1] (ii) Suggest the change, if any, in the voltmeter reading if the zinc electrode was replaced with an iron electrode. Explain your answer. . …… . …… [2] (iii) The zinc electrode was replaced with a silver electrode. The reading on the voltmeter was –0.46 V. Suggest why the sign of the voltmeter reading became negative. . …… . …… [1] [Total: 16]

Mark scheme

4(a) electrons (1) 4 electrons (1) Cu2+ (ions) (1) Br– (ions) (1) 4(b)(i) platinum 1 4(b)(ii) chlorine 1 4(b)(iii) 2H+(aq) + 2e– → H2(g) 3 H+ + e– on left hand side (1) rest of equation (1) state symbols of (aq) → (g) (1) 4(b)(iv) increases 3 (sodium) hydroxide is formed (sodium) hydroxide is an alkali 4(c)(i) arrow (anywhere) going from Zn → Cu 1 4(c)(ii) reading would decrease (1) 2 Fe less reactive than Zn (1) OR difference in reactivity (between Fe and Cu) is smaller 4(c)(iii) Ag less reactive than Cu 1

Question 512 marks

Question

Methanol, CH3OH, is a member of the homologous series of alcohols. (a) Methanol can be made from methane in a two-step process. step 1 Methane is reacted with chlorine gas to produce chloromethane, CH3Cl. step 2 CH3Cl is reacted with sodium hydroxide to produce CH3OH and one other product. (i) What conditions are needed in step 1? . …… [1] (ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction which occurs in step 1. . …… [1] (iii) State the type of organic reaction occurring in step 1. . …… [1] (iv) Complete the chemical equation for step 2. CH3Cl + NaOH CH3OH + …… [1] (b) Draw a dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement in a molecule of methanol. Show outer shell electrons only. H H C O H H [2] (c) Methanol reacts with propanoic acid to form an ester with a molecular formula C4H8O2. (i) Name the ester formed when methanol reacts with propanoic acid. . …… [1] (ii) Name one other substance formed when methanol reacts with propanoic acid. . …… [1] (iii) Draw the structure of an ester which is a structural isomer of the ester named in (c)(i). Show all of the atoms and all of the bonds. [3] (iv) State the conditions needed to form an ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. . …… [1] [Total: 12] The Periodic Table of Elements Group I II III IV V VI VII VIII 1 2 H He hydrogen helium Key 1 4 3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10 Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon 7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon 23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton 39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon 12 85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131 55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 lanthanoids Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon 133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – – 87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116 actinoids Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium – – – – – – – – – – – – – 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium 139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium – 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – – The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

Mark scheme

5(a)(i) ultraviolet light 1 5(a)(ii) CH4 + Cl 2 → CH3Cl + HCl 1 5(a)(iii) substitution 1 5(a)(iv) NaCl 1 5(b) all bonding pairs correct (1) 2 H atoms have 2 electrons and C and O atoms have 8 electrons (1) 5(c)(i) methyl propanoate 1 5(c)(ii) water 1 5(c)(iii) molecular formula = C4H8O2 (1) 3 correct ester link showing all atoms and all bonds (1) rest of molecule (1) 5(c)(iv) (acid) catalyst 1

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