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1.

Revision Short Questions(5)

Class no:

Which of the following compounds has the lowest boiling point? Why?
Ethanol

propan-1-ol

propane

butane

Propane. The molecules in ethanol and propan-1-ol are held together by intermolecular hydrogen bonds which is stronger
than Van der Waals forces among propane and butane. The molecular mass of propane is smaller than butane. So the Van
der Waals forces in propane is weaker than that in butane.
2.

25.0 cm3 of an acid with concentration 1.0M require 37.5 cm3 of 2.0M sodium hydroxide for complete neutralization. What
is the basicity of that acid?
Let n be the basisity of the acid , then HnA + nNaOH NanA + nH2O
no. of mole of acid : no. of mole of NaOH = 0.025 : 0.075 mol = 1:3 so n = 3
So the basicity of the acid = 3

3.

Complete the following table

Product formed when reacted with dilute

Product formed when reacted with concentrated

sulphuric acid

sulphuric acid
Zinc

Hydrogen + zinc sulphate

Sulphur dioxide

Cane sugar

No reaction

Carbon + water

Ammonia

Ammonium sulphate

Ammonium sulphate

Copper(II) sulphate

No reaction

White ppt of anhydrous copper(II) sulphate

crystal

4.

Iron can be extracted from iron(III) oxide by the following reaction:

Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g)

2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g)

What mass of iron(III) oxide is required to produce 2.1g iron?

(R.A.M. : O = 16.0Fe = 56.0)
no. of mole of 2.1 g Fe =

2.1
56

0.0375mol

no. of mole of Fe2O3 required =

0.0375
0.01875mol
2

mass of Fe2O3 required = (562+163)0.01875=3.0g

5.

The table below shows the electrical conductivity of four substances WXY and Z
(: conduct electricity ; : cannot conduct electricity)
Substance

Solid state

Liquid state

Aqueous solution

(insoluble in water)

Which one would be zinc chloride? W

Which one would be a metal?
6.

State the colour of the following ions:

Ni2+

7.

Which one would be glucose?

Fe3+

green

Cr3+

yellow

green

Potassium permanganate is a common oxidizing agent which is usually acidified by dilute sulphuric acid.
(a)

Dilute nitric acid is not used to acidify permanganate. Why?

Dilute nitric acid is also an oxidizing agent that

may compete with permanganate to react with the reducing agent.

(b)

Dilute hydrochloric acid is not used to acidify permanganate. Why?

HCl will be oxidized by permanganate to

form chlorine gas.

(c)

Dilute ethanoic acid is not used to acidify permanganate. Why?

Ethanoic acid is a weak acid. The concentration

of H+ is not high enough to acidify permanganate.

8.

If 8.0 g of oxygen and 20.0 g of gas X occupy the same volume at room temperature and pressure, what is the molar mass
of X?
(R.A.M.: O = 16.0 Molar mass of gas at R.T.P. = 24.0 dm3)
Since they occupy the same volume, so no. of mole of O2 = no. of mole of X
So

8.0/16x2 = 20.0 / molar mass of X

Molar mass of X = 80 g mol-1

9.

The percentage by mass of X in compound X2S is 58.9%. What is the relative mass of X? (R.A.M.: S = 32.1)
Let x be the relative atomic mass of X,

10.

2x
100% 58.9% thus x = 23
2 x 32.1

Complete the table below:

What gaseous product will be formed?
Adding calcium to water

hydrogen

Adding magnesium to dilute

hydrogen

hydrochloric acid
Adding copper to dilute nitric acid
Passing steam to hot iron

Nitrogen monoxide
Hydrogen

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Will precipitate form when sodium hydroxide solution mixes with the each of the following solutions? If precipitate will

be formed, state its colour.

ppt formedcolour of the ppt

12.

Lead(II) nitrate solution

Yes. White ppt

Iron(III) nitrate solution

Yes. Brown ppt

Copper(II) nitrate solution

Yes. Blue ppt

Potassium nitrate solution

No ppt

Balance the following equation:

2HNO3 + xFeSO4 + yH2SO4 zFe2(SO4)3 + 4H2O + 2NO
2HNO3 + 6FeSO4 + 3H2SO4 3Fe2(SO4)3 + 4H2O + 2NO

13.

In an experiment, iodine was put in potassium iodide solution. Sulphur dioxide was then passed through the solution.
(a)

What would be the observable change?

(b)

Write an equation for the reaction occur.

The solution would change from brown to colourless.

SO2 + I2 + 2 H2O H2SO4 + 2 HI

14. In an experiment, 1.00M sodium hydroxide solution was added to 25.0 cm3 1.00M sulphuric acid until the acid was just
completely neutralized. What would be the concentration of sodium sulphate in the resulting solution?
2NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2 H2O
no. of mole of H2SO4 = 0.025 mol, no. of mole of NaOH needed = 0.050 mol, vol. of NaOH needed = 50 cm3.
No. of mole of Na2SO4 formed = 0.025 mole. Volume of the resulting solution = 25+50 = 75 cm3
Concentration of Na2SO4 = 0.025 / 0.075 = 0.33 M

15.

Concentrated sulphuric acid and anti-bumping granules were added to a mixture of an alkanoic acid and a alkanol. The

following compound was formed after heating the mixture under reflux.

H C

O C

H H
C C H
H H

(a)

The alkanoic acid is:

propanoic acid

The alkanol is:

methanol

(b)

What is the function of concentrated sulphuric acid?

It acts as a catalyst.

(c)

What is the purpose of adding anti-bumping granules?

To prevent uneven boiling of the solution.

(d)

What is the purpose of heating under reflux?

(e)

Draw the experiment set-up used for heating under reflux.

To prevent loss of reactants or products.

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17.

Complete the table below

(a)

Polymer

Is it a thermoplastic?

Is it a condensation polymer?

nylon

Yes

Yes

perspex

Yes

No

polyethene

Yes

No

Urea methanal

No

Yes

What is the active ingredient in household bleach?

Sodium hypochlorite

(b)

How to make household bleach?

Passing chlorine to sodium hydroxide solution.

(c)

Sodium chloride is the raw material used to make household bleach. Why?

It is because chlorine and sodium

hydroxide are the products of electrolysis of concentrated sodium chloride solution

(d)
18.

Is household bleach acidic or alkaline?

Alkaline

What is the bad effect of the each of the following pollutants.

pollutant

19.

A.

hydrocarbon

carcinogenic

B.

carbon monoxide

C.

lead compound

damage the nervous system

D.

carbon particulates

carcinogenic

decrease the oxygen carrying capacity of blood

Can each of the following metal oxide be reduced by heating with carbon?
(1)

20.

bad effect

Magnesium oxide No

lead(II) oxide

yes

iron(III) oxide

yes

What is the product formed when each of the following compounds reacts with acidified potassium permanganate

solution?

21.

22.

23.

(1)

ethene ethan-1,2-diol

(3)

iron(II) sulphate solution

(2)

ethanol

ethanoic acid

iron(III) sulphate solution

Iodine is a solid at room temperature and pressure.

(a)

Is iodine a substance with giant covalent structure?

No

(b)

Give two substances that have giant covalent structure.

(c)

Every two iodine atoms are held together by covalent bond to form a molecule. Is it correct?

Diamond, quartz
Yes

(a)

What hazard warning label(s) should be put on the container containing potassium?

flammable

(b)

What hazard warning label(s) should be put on the container containing methanol? flammable and toxic

The reaction of chlorine and hot concentrated potassium hydroxide solution can be represented by the following equation:
3Cl2(g) + 6KOH(aq) 5KCl(aq) + KClO3(aq) + 3H2O(l)
(a)

What is the change in oxidation number of chlorine? From 0 to 1 and from 0 to +5

(b)

What is the oxidizing agent? Why? Chlorine. It is because its O.N. decreases from 0 to 1

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25.

What is the reducing agent? Why? Chlorine. It is because its O.N. increases from 0 to +5.

Name 5 substances that should be kept in brown reagent bottles.

(a)

nitric acid

(b)

(d)

chlorine water / bleach

silver nitrate
(e)

(c)

bromine water

potassium permanganate

The structure of polymer X is:

H Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl
...

C C C C C C C C

...

Cl H Cl H Cl H Cl H

(a)

What is the monomer of polymer X?

1,2-dichloroethene

(b)

Putting X in incinerator will cause serious pollution problem. Why?

It is because burning of X will form acidic

hydrogen chloride gas.

26.

An experiment is carried out as shown below:

2H+ + 2 e-H2

(a)

Write an ionic half equation for the reaction occurs at electrode X?

(b)

What will be the colour change around electrode Y after carrying out the experiment for a certain period? Why?
The solution will change from colourless to orange. It is because the negatively charged dichromate ion will

migrate to the positive electrode Y. Dichromate ion is orange in colour.

(c)

What is the purpose of this experiment?

27. Soapless detergent can be made by reacting

a wetting agent by decreasing the
hydrocarbon tail

To show the existence of ions.

petroleum ,

surface tension

of water. Its

sulphuric acid

and sodium hydroxide. It can acts as

ionic headSO3

is hydrophilic. Its

is hydrophobic. So soapless detergent can dissolve in water and oil. During the cleaning process,

oil is changed to __negatively_________charged oil droplets. The oil droplets will not join together again because and can
be washed away easily.
28.

(a)
(b)

What is the condition required for the reaction of butane and bromine? In the presence of sunlight.
What kind of reaction does the reaction in (a) belong to?

Substitution reaction

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(c)

Is it a redox reaction? Why? Yes. It is because the oxidation number of Br changes from 0 to 1.

(d)

State the observable change when they react?

(a)
(b)
(c)

The mixture will change from brown to colouless.

Explain why metal is a good conductor of heat.

It is because metals have mobile electrons.

Explain why sulphur is classified as non-metal? It is because it cannot conduct electricity in solid and liquid state.
The tap water in HK will form scum with soap solution. Is it correct? Explain your answer.
No. It is because the tap water in HK is soft water.