Marymount Secondary School

HKDSE Mock Examination 2017 – 2018

Chemistry

Paper 2

Secondary 6 Date : 25 January 2018

Time Allowed : 1 hour
Total Marks : 40

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This paper consists of TWO sections, Section A and Section B. Attempt ALL questions in
this paper.

2. Write your answers in the Answer Book provided. Start each question (not part of a
question) on a new page.

3. A Periodic Table is printed on the last page of this Question Paper. Atomic numbers and
relative atomic masses of elements can be obtained from the Periodic Table.

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Section A: Industrial Chemistry
Answer ALL parts of the question.

1. (a) Methanol is an important compound in the chemical industry. It is produced from syngas (a
mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen).

CO(g) + 2H2(g) ∏ CH3OH(g) H = -129 kJ mol-1

A simplified diagram for the production of methanol is shown below.

(i) Why is methanol an important compound in the chemical industry ? (1 mark)

(ii) State the reaction conditions for the production of methanol from syngas. (2 marks)

(iii)Suggest one device that can be added to the above design so as to help saving energy.
(1 mark)

(iv) How are the unreacted gases treated ? (1 mark)

(v) The production of syngas from methane involves the following two reactions :

Reaction 1 CH4(g) + H2O(g) ∏ CO(g) + 3H2(g) H = +206 kJ mol-1

Reaction 2 CO(g) + H2O(g) ∏ CO2(g) + H2(g) H = -41 kJ mol-1

(1) For Reaction 1, predict whether the pressure should be low or high to give the greatest
yield of products. Explain your answer.
(2) For Reaction 2, predict whether the temperature should be low or high to give the
greatest yield of products. Explain your answer. (2 marks)

(vi) The atom economy of production of methanol from syngas is 100%.

A student made the following statement :
‘A reaction with a high atom economy should also have a high yield.’
Comment on the statement and explain your answer. (2 marks)

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 (b) Three trials of an experiment were performed at the 50oC for the study of the kinetics of the
following reaction :

2NO(g) + O2(g) ∏ 2NO2(g)

The table below lists the data obtained.

Trial Initial concentration Initial concentration Initial rate of formation

of NO(g) (mold m-3) of O2(g) (mold m-3) of NO2(g) (mold m-3 s-1)
1 5.00 x 10-2 2.00 x 10-2 6.50 x 10-4
-2 -2
2 6.00 x 10 4.00 x 10 18.7 x 10-4
3 5.00 x 10-2 3.00 x 10-2 9.75 x 10-4

(i) Suggest a method to follow this reaction. (1 mark)

(ii) Deduce the order of reaction with respect to NO(g) and that to O2(g). (2 marks)

(iii)State the rate equation for the reaction, and calculate its rate constant at temperature of the
experiment. (1 mark)

(iv) Given the activation energy for this reaction is 20.0 kJ mol-1, calculate the temperature at
which the rate constant would be doubled. (2 marks)
Ea
(Gas constant R = 8.31 J K-1 mol-1; Arrhenius equation : log k  constant  )
2.3 RT

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 (c) Expoxyethane (C2H4O) is an intermediate in the production of car anti-freeze.

The raw material used to make expoxyethane is ethene obtained via the cracking of
hydrocarbons from petroleum.

Epoxyethane can be synthesized by two different methods. The overall equation for each
method is shown below.

Method 1 C2H4 + Cl2 + Ca(OH)2 ↓ C2H4O + CaCl2 + H2O

catalyst
1
Method 2 C2H4 + 2O2 C2H4O

(i) Calculate the atom economy of Method 1. (1 mark)

(ii) The energy profile for uncatalyzed reaction of Method 2 is shown below.

(1) What do the axes, x and y, in the above diagram represent respectively ?
(2) Copy the energy profile and add an energy profile for the same reaction in the presence
of a catalyst, labelling it as the ‘catalyzed reaction’. (2 marks)

(iii)Which is a ‘greener’ synthesis? Justify your choice with two reasons. (2 marks)

END OF SECTION A

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Section B: Analytical Chemistry
Answer ALL parts of the question.

2. (a) The following experiment was carried out to determine the percentage by mass of manganese
in a sample of steel.

18.5 g sample of steel was dissolved in acid and the manganese was converted to MnO4-(aq)
ions.
The solution containing the MnO4-(aq) ions was made up to 1.00 dm3.
25.00 cm3 of this solution was then further diluted to 100.0 cm3 in a volumetric flask. The
absorbance of this solution was 0.90.
Next, the absorbance of a series of solutions of MnO4-(aq) ions of known concentration was
measured and a calibration graph shown below was drawn.

(i) What is the concentration of MnO4-(aq) in the diluted solution in the 100.0 cm3
volumetric flask ? (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate the mass of manganese in the steel sample. (1 mark)

(iii)Calculate the percentage by mass of manganese in the steel sample. (1 mark)

(iv) The concentration of MnO4-(aq) ions in a solution can also be determined by titration
with standard aqueous solution of sodium oxalate (Na2C2O4(aq)).
(1) Write an ionic equation for the reaction between MnO4-(aq) and C2O42-(aq) ions.
(1 mark)
(2) With the permanganate solution in the burette for the titration, state how the end
point of the titration is determined. (1 mark)

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 (b) A chemist used a variety of techniques to identify a sweet-smelling compound Z.
(i) The infrared spectrum of compound Z is shown below:

Interpret, with reasons, the infra-red spectrum. (2 marks)

(ii) Compound Z was subject to elemental analysis. Complete combustion of 0.210 g of
compound Z gave 0.478 g of carbon dioxide and 0.196 g of water. No other product
was formed.
Calculate the empirical formula of compound Z. (2 marks)
(iii)The mass spectrum of compound Z is given below:

(1) Deduce the molecular formula of compound Z.

(2) What fragment may be lost from the molecular ion to form a peak at m/e = 71 ? Explain
your answer.
(3) What is the identity of the species responsible for the peak at m/e = 43 ?
(4) Deduce one possible structure of compound Z. (5 marks)

Characteristic Infra-red Absorption Wavenumber Ranges

(Stretching modes)

Bond Compound type Wavenumber range /cm1

C=C Alkenes 1610 to 1680
C=O Aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives 1680 to 1750
C=C Alkynes 2070 to 2250
C=N Nitriles 2200 to 2280
OH Acids (hydrogen-bonded) 2500 to 3300
CH Alkanes, alkenes, arenes 2840 to 3095
OH Alcohols, phenols (hydrogen-bonded) 3230 to 3670
NH Amines 3350 to 3500

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 (c) Answer the following questions :
(i) Suggest a chemical test to distinguish between ammonium chloride solid and ammonium
sulphate solid. State the expected observations.
(3 mark)

H2N
(ii) In an experiment to obtain cyclohexylamine ( ), a mixture of N-
O

C N

cyclohexylbenzamide( H ) and concentrated sulphuric acid

was heated under reflux for 30 minutes. Suggest how to isolate cyclohexylamine from
the reaction mixture.

The following solutions are available:

distilled water, ether, dilute sulphuric acid, dilute sodium hydroxide solution
(3 marks)

END OF SECTION B
END OF PAPER

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