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CHEMISTRY9701/21
Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions May/June 2022

 1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● The Periodic Table is printed in the question paper.
● Important values, constants and standards are printed in the question paper.

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1 Calcium, magnesium and radium are Group 2 elements. Radium follows the same trends as the
other members of Group 2.

(a) Identify the highest energy orbital which contains electrons in a calcium atom. Sketch the
shape of this orbital.

identity of highest energy orbital in Ca ..............................

shape

[1]

(b) (i) Write the equation for the thermal decomposition of calcium nitrate.

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(ii) Suggest which of the Group 2 nitrates, calcium, magnesium or radium, requires the highest
temperature to decompose. Explain your answer.

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(c) 
Predict what you would observe when aqueous radium chloride is added to aqueous
sodium sulfate.
Do not refer to temperature changes in your answer.

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12Mg is an isotope of magnesium.

(d) (i) 
25

25
Determine the number of protons and neutrons in an atom of 12 Mg.

number of protons ...............................................................................................................

number of neutrons .............................................................................................................

[1]

(ii) 25
State the full electronic configuration of an atom of 12 Mg.

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(e) A sample of magnesium contains three isotopes, 25Mg, 26Mg and X.

The percentage abundance of the three isotopes is shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

percentage
isotope of Mg mass / a.m.u.
abundance / %
X 78.99
25
Mg 24.99 10.00
26
Mg 25.98 11.01

(i) The relative atomic mass, Ar, is calculated by comparing the average mass of the isotopes
of an element to the unified atomic mass unit.

Define the unified atomic mass unit.

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(ii) Calculate the mass of X. Use data from Table 1.1 and Ar (magnesium) = 24.31 in your
calculation. Show your working.

 mass of X = ..............................
[2]

(iii) State one similarity and one difference in the properties of these isotopes of magnesium.
Explain your answer.

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(f) Magnesium, Mg, burns in oxygen, O2.

The activation energy, Ea, for this reaction is +148 kJ mol–1.

(i) State one observation when magnesium burns in oxygen.

Do not refer to temperature changes in your answer.

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(ii) On Fig. 1.1:

● sketch a reaction pathway diagram for the reaction that occurs when Mg burns in O2
● label the diagram to show the enthalpy change, ∆H, and the activation energy, Ea, for
the reaction.

enthalpy

progress of reaction

Fig. 1.1
[3]

(g) Cold water reacts slowly with a piece of Mg to produce bubbles of H2(g).
Cold water reacts rapidly with burning Mg to produce H2(g) in an explosive mixture.

Mg + 2H2O Mg(OH)2 + H2

Explain why the rate of reaction of cold water with burning magnesium is greater.

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2 Nitrogen molecules, N2(g), contain two atoms attracted to each other by a triple covalent bond.

(a) Describe how the triple covalent bond forms in a N2(g) molecule. Refer to orbital overlap and
hybridisation in your answer.

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(b) Nitrogen oxides, NO2 and NO, are produced in internal combustion engines. Release of these
gases into the atmosphere leads to the formation of photochemical smog.

(i) Outline how nitrogen oxides are involved in the formation of photochemical smog.

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(ii) Construct an equation to demonstrate how a catalytic converter reduces the amount of
nitrogen oxide gases released into the atmosphere.

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(c) N2(g) is very unreactive. It is difficult to make ammonia, NH3(g), directly from its elements but
it can be made from NH4Cl (s).

Identify a reagent and the conditions required to make NH3(g) from NH4Cl (s).

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(d) 25 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm–3 HCl (aq) is added to a beaker and its pH is recorded.

50 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm–3 NH3(aq) is added to the HCl (aq) in 5 cm3 portions.

The pH of the mixture is monitored until all the NH3(aq) is added.

HCl is a strong Brønsted-Lowry acid.

(i) Describe what is meant by a strong Brønsted-Lowry acid.

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(ii) NH3 is a weak base.

Construct an equation that shows the behaviour of NH3 as a weak Brønsted-Lowry base
when dissolved in water.

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(iii) On Fig. 2.1 sketch a graph to show the change in pH which occurs when HCl (aq) is
titrated with NH3(aq) as described in (d).

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pH 7

0
0 25 50
volume NH3 added / cm3

Fig. 2.1
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3 Liquids that contain molecules of T smell like lemons.

Fig. 3.1

(a) Molecules of T exist as a pair of stereoisomers.

Name the type of stereoisomerism shown by molecules of T. Explain your answer.

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(b) Two organic products are produced when a sample of T is heated under reflux with excess
acidified concentrated KMnO4.

Draw the structure of the two organic products, from this reaction, in the boxes.

organic product 1 organic product 2

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(c) Fig. 3.2 shows two reactions of T.

reaction 1 reaction 2

S Q R

OH + O
HO O
OH

Fig. 3.2

(i) Identify a suitable reagent for reaction 1.

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(ii) Identify the reagent and conditions needed for reaction 2.

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(iii) Suggest which product formed in reaction 2 has a higher yield. Explain your answer.

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(d) Separate samples of Q and R are added to separate test-tubes containing acidified K2Cr2O7(aq)
and heated.

Q R

O
HO O
OH

Fig. 3.3

(i) Predict the observations for each test-tube. Explain your answer in terms of the functional
groups present in Q and R.

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(ii) When PCl 5(s) is added to separate samples of Q and R at room temperature, both react
vigorously.

Complete the equation shown in Fig. 3.4 to describe the reaction that occurs when R
reacts with PCl 5(s).

O + PCl 5
OH

Fig. 3.4
[2]

(iii) Suggest why samples of Q and R must be dried before PCl 5 is added. Include a relevant
equation to support your answer.

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4 Compound V is a liquid.

V contains 77.2% carbon, 11.4% hydrogen and 11.4% oxygen by mass.



V has a relative molecular mass of 280.



(a) Calculate the molecular formula of V. Show your working.

 molecular formula of V = .............................. [3]

(b) 
V contains two types of functional group: a carboxylic acid and an alkene.

(i)  escribe a chemical test and observation which confirms the presence of a carboxyl
D
functional group.

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(ii) A 3.196 g sample of Br2 reacts completely with 2.800 g of V.

Calculate how many alkene functional groups are present in one molecule of V. Show
your working.

 number of alkene functional groups in V = .............................. [1]

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(c) 
W, X and Y have the same molecular formula, C5H10O.

W, X and Y are added separately to different reagents. Observations for these reactions are

described in Table 4.1.

Table 4.1

+ 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine + alkaline I2(aq) + Fehling’s reagent and warm

W orange precipitate seen no change orange-red precipitate seen
X orange precipitate seen yellow precipitate seen no change
Y orange precipitate seen

(i) 
W, X and Y each contain a common functional group.

Name the functional group that is present in all three compounds.

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(ii) State the formula of the yellow precipitate produced when X is added to alkaline I2(aq).

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(iii) 
W could be one of four structural isomers.

●  raw the skeletal formulae for two possible structural isomers of W.

D
● Describe the type of structural isomerism shown.

isomer 1 isomer 2

type of structural isomerism

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(d) Fig. 5.1 shows the mass spectrum of ketone Z, C5H10O.

100

80

60
% abundance
40

20

0
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
m/e value

Fig. 5.1

Use the information in Fig. 5.1 to suggest the formulae of the fragments with m/e peaks at 29
and 57. Deduce the identity of Z.

m/e = 29 .....................................................................................................................................

m/e = 57 .....................................................................................................................................

identity of Z .................................................................................................................................
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Important values, constants and standards

molar gas constant R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1

Faraday constant F = 9.65 × 104 C mol–1
Avogadro constant L = 6.022 × 1023 mol–1
electronic charge e = –1.60 × 10–19 C
molar volume of gas Vm = 22.4 dm3 mol–1 at s.t.p. (101 kPa and 273 K)
Vm = 24.0 dm3 mol–1 at room conditions
ionic product of water Kw = 1.00 × 10–14 mol2 dm–6 (at 298 K (25 °C))
specific heat capacity of water c = 4.18 kJ kg–1 K–1 (4.18 J g–1 K–1)

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The Periodic Table of Elements
Group
1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2

H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1.0 4.0
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10

Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
6.9 9.0 relative atomic mass 10.8 12.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 20.2
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23.0 24.3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 27.0 28.1 31.0 32.1 35.5 39.9
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

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K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39.1 40.1 45.0 47.9 50.9 52.0 54.9 55.8 58.9 58.7 63.5 65.4 69.7 72.6 74.9 79.0 79.9 83.8
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
16

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85.5 87.6 88.9 91.2 92.9 95.9 – 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3

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55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
132.9 137.3 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
138.9 140.1 140.9 144.4 – 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.1 175.0
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232.0 231.0 238.0 – – – – – – – – – – –

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