Pure Chemistry MCQ Revision

1) Which statement about the electrolysis of molten magnesium chloride is incorrect?

2) The diagram shows the apparatus used to separate hexane (boiling point, 70 oC) and heptane (boiling point, 98 oC).

3) When a 10 cm3 sample of a gaseous hydrocarbon was completely burnt in 35 cm3 of oxygen, the total volume of the products formed was 50 cm3.

Which equation represents the combustion of the hydrocarbon?

4) Three elements W, X, Y, and Z have consecutive, increasing proton (atomic) numbers. Element Y exists as a colourless, monatomic gas at room temperature.

Which will be the chemical formula of a compound formed between W and chlorine?

5) Ammonia and excess carbon dioxide can react to form urea and water in a reaction.

2NH3 + CO2 → CON2H4 + H2O

The percentage yield of this reaction is 80 %.

What is the mass of ammonia required for this reaction to obtain 60.0 g of urea?

[Mr: NH3, 17; CO2, 44; CON2H4, 60; H2O, 18]

6) Which of the following hydrocarbons would produce the sootiest flame when burnt in air?

7) Water is formed when oxygen combines with hydrogen. What mass of oxygen combines with 6 g of hydrogen?

8) Lead(IV) chloride has a melting point of -15 °C and boiling point of 50 °C.

Which type of structure do you expect lead(IV) chloride to have?

9) Elements X, Y and Z are in the same period of the Periodic Table. Gaseous X exists as diatomic molecules.

Oxides of Y react with both acid and alkali.

Oxides of Z dissolve in water to form solution with pH > 7.

In which order do the elements appear in the Periodic Table?

10) Which three salts are all prepared by titration?

11) Oxygen was prepared and collected using the apparatus as shown in the diagram below.

The first tube of gas collected was discarded as it was contaminated. Which contaminant was in the gas?

12) Which compound has the lowest percentage by mass of nitrogen?

13) In which equation does the metal oxide act as an acidic oxide?

14) Which of these Group 1 elements reacts most violently with water?

15) The structure of a compound associated with the smell of raspberries is shown below.

16) Which statement does not explain why the speed of the reaction between zinc and dilute sulfuric acid increases when the acid is warmed?

17) Which diagram best represents the structure of calcium oxide?

18) Which statement is correct?

19) Calcium nitrate crystals contain water of crystallisation. Its formula may be written as Ca(NO3)2●nH2O.

When a 7.00 g sample of hydrated calcium nitrate is heated to remove all water, 4.90 g of anhydrous calcium nitrate remains after heating.

What is the value of n?

20) The flowchart shows some reactions of a compound T.

What could compound T be?

21) In which chemical reaction does the named product have a higher relative molecular mass than the reactant?

22) An element T forms an ion, T2+, which has an electronic arrangement 2.8.8.

Which statement(s) concerning T is/are correct?

I T is an alkali metal.

II T forms a basic oxide with oxygen.

III T is in Period 4 of the Periodic Table.

23) When crude oil is fractionally distilled, which list best describes the mixture of compounds collected at the bottom of the fractionating column?

24) CH4, H2O and HCl are covalent compounds.

Which atoms in these compounds do not use all their outer shell electrons in bonding?

25) Which one of the following could be used to distinguish aqueous solutions of sodium chloride and sodium iodide?

26) Elements X and Y combine to form an ionic compound. Atoms of X have more protons than atoms of Y.

Atoms of Y have more valence electrons than atoms of X. Which statement is correct?

27) Which of the following is the process by which a polyester is broken down into its monomers?

28) On adding 50 g of impure limestone, CaCO3 (Mr = 100), to excess hydrochloric acid, 6.0 dm3 of CO2 was evolved at room temperature and pressure.

What is the percentage purity of the limestone?

29) The following chemicals are available in the laboratory.

1. aqueous bromine
2. Universal Indicator solution
3. magnesium powder
4. sodium carbonate

Which of these chemicals can be used to distinguish between propene and propanoic acid?

30) Aqueous hydrogen peroxide decomposes to form water and oxygen gas. Two experiments were carried out to measure the rate of production of oxygen from aqueous hydrogen peroxide.

31) How many of the following processes will lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions?

32) Hydrogen gas reacts with chlorine gas to form hydrogen chloride gas.

H2(g) + Cl2(g) → 2HCl(g)

What is the final volume of the gas mixture when 20 dm3 of hydrogen is reacted with 30 dm3 of chlorine gas at 100 C?

33) An unknown substance X starts melting at –180 °C and finishes melting at –160 °C. What is substance X likely to be?

34) Which substances contain the same number of atoms?

35) A solution of a lithium halide and a halogen are mixed. A reaction occurs and the mixture darkens in colour.

What are the reactants?

36) A student investigated the diffusion of ammonia gas, NH3, and hydrogen chloride gas, HCl. Two sets of apparatus were set up as shown below at room temperature and pressure.

The damp red litmus paper in apparatus 1 changed colour after 30 seconds. How long does it take for the damp blue litmus paper to change colour in apparatus 2?

37) An unknown solid Q has the following properties.

•When aqueous sodium hydroxide is added until in excess to the solution, no visible reaction is observed.

• When dilute acid is added to Q, effervescence of a colourless gas is observed.

• Q dissolves in water to form a colourless solution.

• Q is stable to heat.

What is Q likely to be?

38) Which element does not form a stable ion with the same electronic configuration as neon?

39) The energy level diagram of a reaction is shown below.

Which arrow represents the overall enthalpy change of the reverse reaction?

40) Which of the following statements about a homologous series is correct?