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Unit Test 3A: Practical Test 1

Monday 11 May 2009 – Afternoon 2

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Check that you have the correct question paper. The paper reference is shown above.
Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper.
Do not use pencil. Use blue or black ink.
Show all the steps in any calculations and state the units.
Final answers to calculations should be given to an appropriate number of significant figures.

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The total mark for this paper is 50. The marks for individual questions and parts of questions are
shown in round brackets: e.g. (2). There are 12 pages in this question paper. Any blank pages are
indicated.

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You are reminded that you should take all usual safety precautions when working in a
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Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. You are provided with a sample of a salt, A.

A contains one cation and one anion. Carry out the following tests and record your
observations and inferences in the spaces provided.

(a) Carry out a flame test on about half of the sample of A. In the inference column
identify the cation in A.

Observation Inference

(2)

(b) Dissolve the remainder of sample A in about 10 cm3 of distilled water in a boiling
tube. Use this solution for the tests which follow.

(i) To 2 cm3 of the solution of A in a test tube, add 6 drops of dilute nitric acid
followed by 6 drops of aqueous silver nitrate. Then add about 12 drops of
concentrated aqueous ammonia, gently shaking the tube as you do so.

In the inference column identify the anion in A.

Observations Inference

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(ii) To 2 cm3 of the solution of A in a test tube, add 10 drops of aqueous chlorine
followed by 6 drops of dilute hydrochloric acid. Shake the test tube gently, then
add 6 drops of starch solution.

In the inference column identify the new substance formed.

Observations Inference

(3)

(iii) Write the ionic equation for the reaction between A and aqueous chlorine. State
symbols are not required.

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(c) What would you expect to see when concentrated sulphuric acid is added to a solid
sample of A? Do not carry out this experiment.

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2. You are provided with

• Solution B, aqueous sodium hydroxide, NaOH.

• Solution C, aqueous ethanedioic acid, which has been prepared by dissolving 4.50 g
of solid ethanedioic acid, (COOH)2, in distilled water and making the solution up to
1.00 dm3.
• Phenolphthalein indicator.

You are required to titrate portions of aqueous ethanedioic acid, solution C, with
aqueous sodium hydroxide, solution B.

(COOH)2(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → (COONa)2(aq) + 2H2O(l)

(a) Procedure

1. Rinse out the burette with a small volume of solution B and then fill the burette
with solution B.
2. Rinse out the pipette with a small volume of solution C. Transfer 25.0 cm3 of
solution C to a conical flask. Add four drops of phenolphthalein indicator to the
solution in the conical flask.
3. Titrate solution C with solution B until the end-point is reached.
4. Record your burette readings and titre in Table 1.
5. Repeat the procedure until you obtain two titres that differ by no more than
0.20 cm3. Record all your burette readings and titres in Table 1.

Table 1

Titration numbers 1 2 3 4 5

Burette reading
(final) / cm3
Burette reading
(initial) / cm3

Titre / cm3

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List the numbers of the titrations that you will use to calculate the mean (or average)
titre.

Calculate the mean titre.

Write the value of your mean titre in the space below:

................. cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide, solution B, react with 25.0 cm3 of
aqueous ethanedioic acid, solution C.
(12)

(b) Calculations

(i) Calculate the concentration of ethanedioic acid, (COOH)2, in solution C, in

mol dm–3.
[Molar mass / g mol–1: (COOH)2 = 90.0]

(1)

(ii) Calculate the amount (moles) of ethanedioic acid in 25.0 cm3 of solution C.

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(iii) Calculate the amount (moles) of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, in the mean titre.

(1)

(iv) Calculate the concentration of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, in solution B in

mol dm–3. Give your answer to three significant figures.

(1)

(c) A student suggests repeating the titration using a solution of ethanedioic acid of
concentration 2.25 g dm–3.

(i) What effect would this have on the value of the mean titre?

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(1)

(ii) Explain what effect this would have on the accuracy of the calculated
concentration.

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3. You are provided with

• A stoppered tube containing powdered zinc.

• Aqueous copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4, concentration 0.50 mol dm–3, labelled D.

You are required to measure the temperature change when excess zinc reacts with
copper(II) sulphate solution.

Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq)

(a) Procedure

1. Use a measuring cylinder to transfer 50 cm3 of solution D to a dry polystyrene

cup firmly held in a 250 cm3 beaker. Place the thermometer in the solution in the
polystyrene cup.
2. Read the temperature of the solution and record it, to the nearest degree, in
Table 2.
3. Continue to record the temperature of the solution at half-minute intervals.
4. At exactly 3.0 minutes, add the zinc powder to the polystyrene cup, stirring with
the thermometer as you do so.
5. While continuing to stir with the thermometer, record the temperature of the
solution in the polystyrene cup every half minute from 3.5 to 8.0 minutes.
Record all the temperatures, to the nearest degree, in Table 2.

Table 2

Time / min 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Temperature
/ °C

Time / min 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0

Temperature
/ °C
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(b) On the grid below plot a graph of temperature against time.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Time / minutes
(2)

(c) Calculations

(i) From your graph find the maximum temperature change, ∆T, for the reaction. On
your graph show how this was calculated. Give your value of ∆T to the nearest
degree.

∆T = ............. °C

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(ii) Calculate the amount (moles) of copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4, in 50 cm3 of
0.50 mol dm–3 solution.

(1)

(iii) Calculate the heat evolved in the reaction. Include units with your answer.

Assume that the total mass of the solution is 50 g and that the specific heat
capacity of the solution is 4.18 J g–1 °C–1.

(1)

(iv) Use your answers from (c)(ii) and (iii) to calculate the molar enthalpy change
for the reaction. Give your answer in kJ mol–1 and to two significant figures.
Include a sign with your answer.

∆H = ................................ kJ mol–1
(3)

(d) Suggest ONE change that could be made to the experiment that would result in a
bigger temperature change.

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4. Zinc reacts with copper(II) sulphate solution.

Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq)

When excess zinc is used, the solid residue is a mixture of copper and unreacted zinc.

Zinc reacts with dilute sulphuric acid.

Zn(s) + H2SO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq) + H2(g)

Copper does not react with dilute sulphuric acid.

Plan an experiment to find the concentration of copper(II) sulphate solution by making use
of these two reactions. You are provided with

• 50.0 cm3 of copper(II) sulphate solution of unknown concentration

• a sample of powdered zinc which is an excess
• dilute sulphuric acid.

You may use any laboratory apparatus including a balance but not a thermometer.

Your plan should include

• an outline of the procedure

• the measurements you will make
• an explanation of how your results will be used to calculate the concentration of the
copper(II) sulphate solution in mol dm–3.
[Molar mass / g mol–1:Cu = 63.5]

You are not required to carry out your plan.

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