June 2022 (v1) QP
June 2022 (v1) QP
CHEMISTRY 9701/41
Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions May/June 2022
2 hours
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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● 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.
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1 (a) The solubility of the Group 2 sulfates decreases down the group.
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(b) Describe what is observed when magnesium and barium are reacted separately with an
excess of dilute sulfuric acid.
magnesium ................................................................................................................................
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[1]
(c) The solubility product, Ksp, of BaSO4 is 1.08 × 10–10 mol2 dm–6 at 298 K.
(d) (i) The equation for the formation of a gaseous sulfate ion is shown.
Table 1.1
(ii) Suggest how the lattice energy of BaSO4(s) differs from the lattice energy of Cs2SO4(s).
Explain your answer.
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(e) The reaction of solid hydrated barium hydroxide, Ba(OH)2•8H2O, with ammonium salts is
endothermic.
(i) Calculate the minimum temperature at which the reaction of Ba(OH)2•8H2O with NH4NO3
becomes feasible. Show all your working.
(ii) Barium hydroxide reacts readily with ammonium chloride on mixing at room temperature.
Table 1.2
Calculate the standard Gibbs free energy change, ∆G o, for this reaction at 25 °C.
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y x
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(d) Manganese(VII) oxide, Mn2O7, can be made by treatment of KMnO4 with concentrated
sulfuric acid (reaction 1).
Mn2O7 readily decomposes at room temperature to form manganese(IV) oxide and a colourless
diatomic gas (reaction 2).
reaction 1 ...................................................................................................................................
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[2]
(e) Aqueous manganese(II) ions show similar chemical properties to aqueous copper(II) ions
when reacted separately with NaOH(aq) and with concentrated HCl.
(i) Write the ionic equation, and state the type of reaction, for the reaction of [Mn(H2O)6]2+ with
NaOH(aq).
(ii) Write the ionic equation, and state the type of reaction, for the reaction of [Mn(H2O)6]2+ with
concentrated HCl.
(iii) Table 2.1 lists relevant electrode potentials for some electrode reactions.
Table 2.1
Suggest the formula of the manganese species formed when Mn2+(aq) reacts with Cl 2.
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0.0200
0.0175
0.0150
0.0125
[(CH3)3CCl ]
0.0100
/ mol dm–3
0.0075
0.0050
0.0025
0.0000
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
time / s
Fig. 3.1
(i) Use the graph to determine the rate of reaction at 40 s. Show all your working.
(ii) Use the graph to show that the overall reaction is first order. Explain your answer.
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(b) In a different reaction, which is also a first order reaction, 75% of the reactant is consumed in
320 s.
Calculate the rate constant, k, for this reaction. State the units for k.
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(iii) Complete the diagram of the apparatus that can be used to measure the E o of the
Cr2O72–(aq), H+(aq)/Cr3+(aq) electrode against the standard hydrogen electrode.
Your diagram should be fully labelled to identify all apparatus, substances and conditions.
salt bridge
[3]
Label the negative electrode and the direction of electron flow in the external circuit when
the current flows in your diagram in (c)(iii). [1]
(d) Table 3.1 lists relevant electrode potentials for some electrode reactions for use in (d)(i) and
(d)(ii).
Table 3.1
Construct the ionic equation for the oxidation of ethanal to ethanoic acid using
dichromate(VI) in acid conditions. Calculate the for this reaction.
= .............................. V
[2]
(ii) In an ethanol-oxygen fuel cell, CH3CH2OH(l) and O2(g) are in contact with two inert
electrodes immersed in an acidic solution.
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Complete the diagram to show the splitting of the 3d orbital energy levels in an isolated Fe2+
ion and when Fe2+ forms an octahedral complex.
energy
bipy
N N
Fig. 4.1
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Fe Fe
(c) Standard electrode potentials can be used to compare the stability of different complex ions for
a given transition element.
Table 4.1 lists electrode potentials for some electrode reactions for Fe3+ / Fe2+ systems.
Table 4.1
Use relevant data from Table 4.1 to state which iron(III) complex is hardest to reduce.
Explain your choice.
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Pyridine, C5H5N, and benzene, C6H6, have similar planar, cyclic structures.
pyridine
Fig. 4.2
By reference to the hybridisation of the carbon atoms and the nitrogen atom, and orbital
overlap, suggest how the σ and π bonds are formed in a pyridine molecule.
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pyridine 3-chloropyridine
Cl
Al Cl 3
+ Cl 2 + HCl
N N
Fig. 4.3
The mechanism of this reaction is similar to that of the chlorination of benzene. Al Cl 3 reacts
with chlorine to generate an electrophile, Cl +.
Complete the diagram to show the mechanism for the reaction of pyridine with Cl +. Include all
relevant charges, dipoles, lone pairs of electrons and curly arrows as appropriate.
Cl +
N
[3]
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5 (a) Compare the relative acidities of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH), phenylmethanol (C6H5CH2OH),
and phenol (C6H5OH).
Explain your reasoning.
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(b) A series of nine separate experiments is carried out as shown in Table 5.1.
Complete the table by placing a tick (✓) in the relevant box if a reaction occurs. Place a
cross (✗) in the box if no reaction occurs.
Table 5.1
Na(s)
NaOH(aq)
Na2CO3(aq)
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(c) (i) Benzoyl chloride, C6H5COCl, can be synthesised by the reaction of benzoic acid with
either PCl 5 or SOCl 2.
(ii) Use your answer to (c)(i) to suggest why it is easier to isolate, in a pure form, the C6H5COCl
from reaction 2 compared to reaction 1.
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(d) Benzoyl chloride is hydrolysed by water at room temperature to form benzoic acid.
(i) Complete the diagram to show the mechanism for the reaction between C6H5COCl and
H2O.
Include charges, dipoles, lone pairs of electrons and curly arrows as appropriate.
O
C products
Cl
H 2O
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(e) Acyl chlorides react with sodium carboxylates to form acid anhydrides as shown in Fig. 5.1.
Fig. 5.1
The condensation polymers, polyanhydride and polyester, are formed by similar methods.
polyanhydride
O O O O
C C C CH2 C
O CH2 CH2 O
CH2 CH2
O CH2 O
Fig. 5.2
(i) Use Fig. 5.1 and Fig. 5.2 to suggest the structures of the two monomers used to make this
polyanhydride.
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(b) Asparagine is an amino acid that contains a chiral carbon atom and displays stereoisomerism.
Separate samples of asparagine are dissolved in CDCl 3 and analysed using carbon-13 and
proton (1H) NMR spectroscopy.
asparagine
O
H 2N CH2 C
C C OH
O H NH2
Fig. 6.1
Predict the number of peaks seen in the carbon-13 and proton (1H) NMR spectra of asparagine.
number of peaks
[1]
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Draw the structure of poly(asparagine), showing two repeat units. The peptide linkage should
be shown displayed.
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lysine
NH2
(CH2)4
H 2N C COOH
Fig. 6.2
A mixture of the dipeptide lys-asn and its two constituent amino acids, asparagine and lysine,
is analysed by electrophoresis using a buffer at pH 5.0. The results obtained are shown in
Fig. 6.3.
+ –
Fig. 6.3
Suggest identities for the species responsible for spots E, F and G. Explain your answers.
spot identity
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(f) Thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatography can be used to analyse mixtures of substances.
Each type of chromatography makes use of a stationary phase and a mobile phase.
Table 6.1
thin-layer chromatography
gas-liquid chromatography
[1]
(ii) An unknown amino acid is analysed using thin-layer chromatography. Two chromatographs
of the unknown amino acid and four reference amino acids, P, Q, R and S, are obtained
using two different solvents.
1
cm
0
P Q R S P Q R S
unknown unknown
amino acid amino acid
solvent 1 solvent 2
Fig. 6.4
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(g) A mixture containing three organic compounds is analysed by gas chromatography and mass
spectrometry. The gas chromatogram is shown.
peak J K L
J area / mm2 8 44 58
0 1 2 3 4 5
retention time / minutes
Fig. 6.5
The area underneath each peak is proportional to the mass of the respective compound in the
mixture.
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methylbenzene X
CH3 COOH COCl
NO2 NO2
step 4
procaine
O O CH2CH2N(CH2CH3)2 O O CH2CH2N(CH2CH3)2
C C
step 5
NH2 NO2
Fig. 7.1
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State the number of carbon atoms that are sp, sp2 and sp3 hybridised in procaine.
(b) The proton (1H) NMR spectrum of procaine dissolved in D2O is recorded.
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methylbenzene W X
CH3 COOH
step 1 step 2
NO2
Fig. 7.2
(ii) State the reagents and conditions for step 1 and step 2.
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Suggest the reagents and conditions for step 4 and for step 5 in Fig. 7.1.
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(ii) The partition coefficient of procaine between octan-1-ol and water is 1.77.
Octan-1-ol and water are immiscible. A solution containing 0.500 g of procaine in 75.0 cm3
of water is shaken with 50.0 cm3 of octan-1-ol.
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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
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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