Answer guide for O Level Chemistry (5070/2) – Paper 2 Theory June 2000

A1(a) Sulphur dioxide 1

(b) Magnesium oxide 1
(c) iron 1
(d) potassium hydroxide (Allow magnesium oxide and lithium) 1
(e) lithium 1

A2(a) Same proton or atomic number / variety of same element and

different mass number / different number of neutrons (per atom) 1
6 protons, 6 electrons and 7 neutrons 1
(c) Carbon dioxide + water —> glucose + oxygen 1
Any two from:
Needs sunlight
Needs chlorophyll
Catalysed by enzymes 2

A3(a) Any three from:

Long chain hydrocarbons are broken down, in a reaction called
cracking, at high temperature, in the presence of a catalyst 3
(b) butene 1
(c) C3H6 1
(d) pentene / hexene 1
(e) double bond shown as two pairs between carbon atoms 1
all of the other electron structure correct 1
(f)(i) C2H4 + H2O —> C2H5OH 1
(ii) addition / hydration 1

A4(a) CaCl2 1
MgCl2 1
(b) mole HCl = mol NaHCO3 = 3.00 x 0.100 = 0.300 1
volume = 0.300 dm3 / 300 cm3 1
(c) Any acid 1
(d) calcium hydroxide / calcium oxide 1

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A5(a) Fe2+ 1
oxidation number of Fe has increased / Fe2+ has lost electrons 1
(b) changes colour from colourless to yellow / orange / brown 1

A6(a) 2NaN3(s) —> 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)

balanced equation 1
correct state symbols 1
(b) 2 mole NaN3 gives 3 mole N2 1
65 x 2 g of NaN3 1
3 3
gives 3 x 24 dm N2 = 72 dm 1
(c)(i) mole ratio H : N = 2.33 : 6.98 1
empirical formula is HN3 1
(ii) NaN3 + HCl —> HN3 + NaCl 1

A7(a) calcium nitrate and water 1

(b) No since the mass is still decreasing 1
(c) The line must always be beneath and the same shape as the original 1
(d) The reaction is too fast 1
(e) gas syringe or inverted measuring cylinder full of water to collect
gas 1
suitable container for acid and calcium carbonate 1
method works i.e. no leaks anywhere 1

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B8(a) 1 mole gives 890 kJ, so 16 g gives 890 kJ 1

0.32 g gives 17.8 kJ 1
(b) bond breaking is endothermic 1
bond making is exothermic 1
more energy released than absorbed 1
(c) carbon monoxide and water 1
(d)
H

H C H

four shared pairs with hydrogen atoms 1

complete structure correct 1
(e) Any two from:
Hydrogen chloride
Chloromethane
Dichloromethane
Trichloromethane
Tetrachloromethane 2

B9(a) 2Y + H2SO4 —> Y2SO4 + H2 1

(b) X forms a coloured compound 1
Any two from:
Forms two different ions
Forms two chlorides
Has a high density 2
(c)(i) positive ions 1
in a sea of electrons 1
electrical conductivity – electrons free to move / electrons are
delocalised 1
malleability – atoms or ions can slide past each other very easily 1
(d) copper does not react with steam
iron reacts reversibly to form hydrogen 1

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B10(a) ester 1
(b)(i) contains a carbon-carbon double bond 1
(ii) bromine 1
with saturated fat stays orange 1
with unsaturated fat changes from orange to colourless 1
(iii) oleic acid because it is unsaturated 1
stearic acid is saturated 1
(c) boil / heat 1
with aqueous sodium hydroxide 1
(d) polyester / terylene 1

B11(a)(i) SiC has silicon and carbon combined, diamond only has carbon /
SiC is a compound and diamond is an element / have different bond
lengths 1
both have a tetrahedral carbon atom / coordination number of carbon
is 4 / have the same bond angles / both are macromolecules 1
(b) Any two from:
High melting point
Hard
Non-conductor of electricity
Insoluble in water 2
(c)(i) quartz / sand 1
(ii) 3 moles of carbon makes 1 mole of SiC 1
36 g of carbon makes 40 g of SiC 1
So 18 tonnes of carbon makes 20 tonnes of SiC 1
(d) Two from these:
Water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, silicon dioxide 2

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