NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE

Promotional Examination
H2 CHEMISTRY

9746/03

Paper 3

26 September 2007

JC 1/2007

1 hour

Mark Scheme
1

(a)

[2]

(i)
O
CH3C

HO
CCH3

hydrogen bonding

OH

O
n
Ethanoic acid dimerises in the vapour phase by forming
hydrogen bonds between two molecules as shown above.
Therefore the Mr measured corresponds to 2 ethanoic acid
molecules and is 120 not 60.

(ii) Mr = mRT / PV

[3]

(iii) Let % of CH3CO2H be x and % of dimer be (100 x).

60x + 120(100 x) / 100 = 101.9
n
x = 30.2%
n

[2]

(i) cNaOH = (25.0 x 1.20) / 22.30 = 1.35 mol dm3 n

[1]

n
n
4
3
= (55.0 x 8.31 x 473) / (1.01 x 10 x 210 x 10 )
= 101.9 or 102 n

(b)

[4]
(ii) Hn = (47.3 x 4.2 x 8.4) / (0.025 x 1.20) n
1
1
= 55,600 J mol (or 55.6 kJ mol ) n
Hn for reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium
1
hydroxide is about 57 kJ mol as it is the reaction:
+
H + OH H2O. n
A weak acid like ethanoic acid is not totally ionised in solution
and part of the heat liberated during neutralization is used
to further ionise the acid. n
Therefore the overall heat evolved is lesser in value or less
exothermic.

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(c)

[3]

Let volume of system be 1 dm .

CH3CO2H(l) + C2H5OH(l)
CH3CO2C2H5(l) + H2O(l)
Initial conc.
0.5
0.5
0
0
Change in conc. x
x
+x
+x
Eqm conc.
(0.5 x)
(0.5 x)
x
x
2

4.0 = x / (0.5 x)
Taking square roots: 2.0 = x / (0.5 x)
x = 0.333 (or 1/3) n
Amount of ethanoic acid is 0.5 0.333
= 0.167 mol (or 1/6) n

(d)

(i) In the presence of uv light or sunlight or heat n

(ii) Free radical substitution mechanism

[1]
n

[4]

Initiation:
Cl

Cl

2Cl
n

Propagation:
Cl + CH3CO2H HCl + CH2CO2H
CH2CO2H + Cl2 Cl + CH2ClCO2H

Termination:
Cl + Cl Cl2
CH2CO2H + CH2CO2H HO2CCH2CH2CO2H
CH2CO2H + Cl CH2ClCO2H (any two) n
Total [20]

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2

(a)

(b)

(i) The ClCl bond energy is the energy required to break one
mole of ClCl covalent bonds in the gaseous state. [1]
or
Bond energy is the energy required break one mole of covalent
bond between two atoms in the gaseous state.
ClCl(g) 2Cl(g);
H = BE(ClCl) [1]

[1]

(ii) NCl3(g) N(g) + 3Cl(g) [1]

[1]

(iii)

[3]

1
(+579) = +193 kJ mol1 [1]
3
H = [1 E(NN) + 1 E(ClCl)] [2 E(NCl)] [1]
= [(+78) + (+244)] [2 (+193)]
= 64 kJ mol1 [1]
E(NCl) =

(i)

F
F

[1]

[1]

[7]

(ii)

F B F
F

F N F
F

[1]

[1]

F
F N F
F
[1]

B
F

120

shape [1]

F
107

F
F

shape [1]

109

F
F

shape [1]

bond angles [1]

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(iii)

F
N

[1]
N

F
correct representation of the two isomers [1]

(c)

(i)

n(MnO 4 )

n(C 2 O 4 2 )

c (MnO 4 )

25.40
1000
25.0
0.0498
1000

2
=
5

[2]

2
25.0
0.0498
[1]
5
25.40
= 0.0196 mol dm3 [1]
c(MnO 4 ) =

(ii)

[4]
21.80
= 2.137 103 mol
1000
25.0
n(NH2OH) reacted = 0.0427
= 1.068 103 mol
1000
both steps or correct ratio n(Fe3+) : n(NH2OH) [1]
2.137 10 3
= 2 units [1]
Increase in oxidation state of N =
1.068 10 3
Initial oxidation state of N in NH2OH = 1
Final oxidation state of N in R = 1 + 2 = +1 [1]
R is N2O [1]
If value of c(MnO4) wrong in (i), allow TE [1] for calculating
n(Fe3+) and n(NH2OH) reacted and TE [1] if method for next
two steps correct. Hence max mark is [2] for TE.
n(Fe3+) reacted = 5 0.0196

Total [20]

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