TEST CODE 01212042

FORM TP 2005008 JANUARY 2005

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY

Paper 04/2 - Alternative to SBA

General Proficiency

2 hours

In addition to the 2 hours allowed for the examination, candidates are

allowed 10 minutes in order to read through the entire paper.

Writing may begin during the 10-minute period.

1. Answer ALL questions on this paper.

2. Use this answer booklet when responding to the questions. For

EACH question, write your answer in the space indicated and
return the answer booklet at the end of the examination.

3. The use of non-programmable calculators is allowed.

DO NOT T URN TillS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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1. Hyd rogen peroxide (H202) solutions are available commercially in various concentrations.

In this exercise you will be required to determine the actual concentration or H 0 in a commercial
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sample. This wiII be done by titrating a DILUTED sample of the commercial H 02 with aqueous
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potas·ium manganate (VII) (KMnO) in the presence of aqueous sulphuric acid (H2S04).

MATERIALS:

You arc provided with each of the following:

SOLUTION A: 150 cm3 of an aqueous solution of KMn0 containing 0.01 mol dm-3.
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SOLUTION B: 150 cm3 of a DILUTED solution of H 0 . This was prepared by

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accurately dilu ting 25 cm1 of the commercial H202 with distilled water
ro ma ke 1 dm3 of solution.

• SOLUTION C: 150 cm3 of aqueous H2S 04 (2 mol dm 3).

PROCEDURE:

A. Ri nse the burette provided with a small porlion or Solution A and then fill the
burette with Solution A.

B. U s ing a pipette filler, pipette 25 (20) cm3 of So lution B in t o a 250 cm1 conical
flask.

C. Using a measudng cylinder. add 25 em' or Solution C to the conical flask. Swirl
to ensure thorough mixing or the conterH · or the flask.

D. Titrate the contents of the llask with Solution A. When titrating, swirl the flask
constantly until the first sign of a faint permanent pink colour appears in the
flask.

E. Record your burette readings in Table I on pag e 3.

F. Repeat sreps B toE until you obtain consistent results.

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RESULTS:

TABLE 1: TITRATION READ! GS

Burette readings I cm3 Titration readings

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Final reading

Initial reading

Volume of Solution A used

(a) (i) Pipette volume used: ------- cm1

(ii) Volume of Solution A to be used in the calculation: ------

cm3

(10 marks)

(b) You are required to use your results recorded in Table above to determine the
concentration of H202 in the COMMERCIAL sample.

The ionic equation for the reaction occutTing between Solutions A and B in the presence
of acid (Solution C) is as follows:

(i) What is the reacting ratio of H20 to Mn0 ?

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Reacting ratio: (1 mark)

(ii) Calculate EACH of the following:

a) The number of moles of MnO1 in the volume of Solution A used in

your titJ·arion.

3
cm of Solution A contains _____ moles of MnO4-.

( 1 mark)

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b) The number o f moles of H20 2 in the volume of Solution Bused in your

titration.

c m 3 of Solution B contains _'_ _ _ _ _ moles H 0 .

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( 1 mark)

c) N umber of moles of H 20 2 present in 1 dm3 of Solution B.

1 dm 3 of Solution B contains _ _ _ _ _ _ moles of H 2 0 2 .

( 1 mark)

d) The concentration (in mol dm- 3) ofH2 0 2 present in the COMMERCIAL

sample of hydrogen peroxide. Recall from page 2 that Solution B was
pre pared by accurately diluting 25 c m 3 of the commerc ial sample to a
to tal volume of 1 dm 3 with distilled wate r.

The concentratio n of H 20 2 in the commercia l sample is _ _ _ _ __

mol dm- 3 . ( 2 marks)

(iii) The label on the commerc ial bottle of H 20 2 reads:

" H 20 2 concentration = 0.88 mol dm- 3 "

G ive a possible reason for any discrepancy be tween the value quoted on the
label a nd your answer in d) above.

( 1 mark )

Tota l 17 marks
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2. You are provided with a sample labelled Y . Y is a mixture of three solids. You are required to carry
out the following tests and complete Table 2 below.
TABLE 2: TESTS ON MIXTURE Y
Test Observations Inferences

(a) Heat a small portion of solid Yin

a dry test tube.

(b) (i) Divide the re mainder of Y

into TWO equal portions.
Save ONE portion for test
(c).

(ii) To ONE portion of Y add

15 cm 3 of dilute nitric acid,
warm for two minutes,
filter and divide the filtrate
into THREE equal por-
tions.

(iii) To the first portion of the

filtrate from (b) (ii) above,
ad d aqu eo us sodi urn
hydroxide a li ttle at a time,
until in excess.

(iv) To the second portion of

the filtrate from (b) (ii)
a bove, ad d aq ueous
ammo nia a little at a time,
until in excess.

(v) To the third portion of the

filtrate from (b) (ii) a bove,
add aqueous silver nitrate
fo llowed by an excess of
aqueous ammo nia.

(c) To the second portion of the

solid Y from (b) (i) above, add
ten drops of cone. sulphuric acid ,
followed by THREE pieces of
copper turnings. Gently warm
the resulting mixture.

(17 marks)

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3. The ashes, obtained from the burning of plant material, were used as cleansing agents by the
Babylonians more than 4000 years ago. The detergent properties of these plant ashes are due to the
presence of alkaline materials such as sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate. Interest in the
use of these plant ashes as skin cleansers is now being renewed.

The follow ing shows part labels taken from three plant ash extracts being sold in a herbal shop for
use as skin cleansing agents.

HERBAL ASH SKIN GINSENG ASH SKIN NEEM ASH SKIN

CLEANSER CLEANSER CLEANSER
FOR EXTERNAL FORA CANCER FOR AN INFECTION
YOUTHFUL FREE SKIN FREE SKIN
COMPLEXION

CONTAINS 2.0 % CONTAINS 2.5 % CONTAINS 1.5 %

CARBONATE ..... CARBONATE ..... CARBONATE .....

Plan and design an experiment to determine whether the carbonate content of the cleansers as
advertised is accurate.

Your answer should include the following:

(i) Hypothesis to be tested

( 1 mark )

(ii) Apparatus and Materials

(2marks)

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(iii) Method

( Smarks)

(iv) Variables controlled

(2 marks)

(v) Data to be collected

(2marks)

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(vi) Discussion of Results as it relates to your hypothesis

(2marks)

(vii) Possible sources of error

(2marks)

Total 16 marks

END OF TEST

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