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General Certificate of EducationAdvanced Level ExaminationJune 2011

Time allowedl 1 hour 45 minutes

Instructionsl Use black ink or black ball-point pen.l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.l Answer all questions.l You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write

outside the box around each page or on blank pages.l All working must be shown.l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not

want to be marked.

Informationl The marks for questions are shown in brackets.l The maximum mark for this paper is 100.l The Periodic Table/Data Sheet is provided as an insert.l Your answers to the questions in Section B should be written in

continuous prose, where appropriate.l You will be marked on your ability to:

– use good English– organise information clearly– use accurate scientific terminology.

Advicel You are advised to spend about 70 minutes on Section A and about

35 minutes on Section B.

Chemistry CHEM4

Unit 4 Kinetics, Equilibria and Organic Chemistry

Wednesday 15 June 2011 1.30 pm to 3.15 pm

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Section A

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 Titration curves labelled A, B, C and D for combinations of different aqueous solutionsof acids and bases are shown below.

All solutions have a concentration of 0.1 mol dm–3.

1 (a) In this part of the question write the appropriate letter in each box.

From the curves A, B, C and D, choose the curve produced by the addition of

ammonia to 25 cm3 of hydrochloric acid

sodium hydroxide to 25 cm3 of ethanoic acid

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1 (b) A table of acid–base indicators is shown below. The pH ranges over which the indicators change colour and their colours in acid and

alkali are also shown.

1 (b) (i) Select from the table an indicator that could be used in the titration that produces curve B but not in the titration that produces curve A.

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1 (b) (ii) Give the colour change at the end point of the titration that produces curve D whencresol purple is used as the indicator.

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Indicator pH range Colour in acid Colour in alkali

Trapaeolin

Bromocresol green

Cresol purple

Alizarin yellow

1.3 – 3.0

3.8 – 5.4

7.6 – 9.2

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2 This question is about the pH of some solutions containing potassium hydroxide andethanoic acid.

Give all values of pH to 2 decimal places.

2 (a) (i) Write an expression for pH.

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2 (a) (ii) Write an expression for the ionic product of water, Kw

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2 (a) (iii) At 10 °C, a 0.154 mol dm–3 solution of potassium hydroxide has a pH of 13.72 Calculate the value of Kw at 10 °C.

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2 (b) At 25 °C, the acid dissociation constant Ka for ethanoic acid has the value 1.75 × 10–5 mol dm–3.

2 (b) (i) Write an expression for Ka for ethanoic acid.

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2 (b) (ii) Calculate the pH of a 0.154 mol dm–3 solution of ethanoic acid at 25 °C.

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2 (c) At 25 °C, the acid dissociation constant Ka for ethanoic acid has the value 1.75 × 10–5 mol dm–3.

2 (c) (i) Calculate the pH of the solution formed when 10.0 cm3 of 0.154 mol dm–3 potassiumhydroxide are added to 20.0 cm3 of 0.154 mol dm–3 ethanoic acid at 25 °C.

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2 (c) (ii) Calculate the pH of the solution formed when 40.0 cm3 of 0.154 mol dm–3 potassiumhydroxide are added to 20.0 cm3 of 0.154 mol dm–3 ethanoic acid at 25 °C.

At 25 °C, Kw has the value 1.00 × 10–14 mol2 dm–6.

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3 The following dynamic equilibrium was established at temperature T in a closedcontainer.

P(g) + 2Q(g) 2R(g) ΔH = –50 kJ mol–1

The value of Kc for the reaction was 68.0 mol–1 dm3 when the equilibrium mixture

contained 3.82 mol of P and 5.24 mol of R.

3 (a) Give the meaning of the term dynamic equilibrium.

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3 (b) Write an expression for Kc for this reaction.

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3 (c) The volume of the container was 10.0 dm3.

Calculate the concentration, in mol dm–3, of Q in the equilibrium mixture.

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3 (d) State the effect, if any, on the equilibrium amount of P of increasing the temperature.All other factors are unchanged.

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3 (e) State the effect, if any, on the equilibrium amount of P of using a container of largervolume. All other factors are unchanged.

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3 (f) State the effect, if any, on the value of Kc of increasing the temperature. All other factors are unchanged.

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3 (g) State the effect, if any, on the value of Kc of using a container of larger volume. All other factors are unchanged.

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3 (h) Deduce the value of the equilibrium constant, at temperature T, for the reaction

2R(g) P(g) + 2Q(g)

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4 The amide or peptide link is found in synthetic polyamides and also in naturally-occurring proteins.

4 (a) (i) Draw the repeating unit of the polyamide formed by the reaction of propanedioic acidwith hexane-1,6-diamine.

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4 (a) (ii) In terms of the intermolecular forces between the polymer chains, explain whypolyamides can be made into fibres suitable for use in sewing and weaving, whereaspolyalkenes usually produce fibres that are too weak for this purpose.

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4 (b) (i) Name and outline a mechanism for the reaction of CH3CH2COCl with CH3NH2

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4 (b) (ii) Give the name of the product containing an amide linkage that is formed in the reactionin part 4 (b) (i).

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4 (c) The dipeptide shown below is formed from two different amino acids.

Draw the structure of the alternative dipeptide that could be formed by these twoamino acids.

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H2N C C N C CH2SH

CH3 COOH

H O H H

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4 (d) The amino acids serine and aspartic acid are shown below.

4 (d) (i) Give the IUPAC name of serine.

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4 (d) (ii) Draw the structure of the species formed when aspartic acid reacts with aqueoussodium hydroxide.

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4 (d) (iii) Draw the structure of the species formed when serine reacts with dilutehydrochloric acid.

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4 (d) (iv) Draw the structure of the species formed when serine reacts with an excess ofbromomethane.

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serine aspartic acid

H C COOH

CH2OH

NH2

H C CH2COOH

COOH

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5 Items softened with plasticisers have become an essential part of our modern society.

Compound S, shown below, is commonly known as phthalic acid.

Esters of phthalic acid are called phthalates and are used as plasticisers to softenpolymers such as PVC, poly(chloroethene).

5 (a) Give the IUPAC name for phthalic acid.

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5 (b) Draw the displayed formula of the repeating unit of poly(chloroethene).

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COOH

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5 (c) The ester diethyl phthalate (DEP) is used in food packaging and in cosmetics.

5 (c) (i) Complete the following equation showing the formation of DEP from phthalic anhydride.

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5 (c) (ii) Deduce the number of peaks in the 13C n.m.r. spectrum of DEP.

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5 (c) (iii) One of the peaks in the 13C n.m.r. spectrum of DEP is at δ = 62 ppm. Table 3 on the Data Sheet can be used to identify a type of carbon atom responsible

for this peak.

Draw a circle around one carbon atom of this type in the structure below.

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5 (d) The mass spectrum of DEP includes major peaks at m/z = 222 (the molecular ion) andat m/z = 177

Write an equation to show the fragmentation of the molecular ion to form the fragmentthat causes the peak at m/z = 177

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OC

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COOCH2CH3

COOCH2CH3

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5 (e) Because of their many uses, phthalates have been tested for possible adverse effectsto humans and to the environment.

The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates is an organisation thatrepresents the manufacturers of plasticisers.

The text below is taken from a document written by the organisation.

‘Research demonstrates that phthalates, at current and foreseeable exposure levels, donot pose a risk to human health or to the environment. Experimental evidence showsthat phthalates are readily biodegradable and do not persist for long in theenvironment.’

5 (e) (i) Hydrolysis of DEP in an excess of water was found to follow first order kinetics.

Write a rate equation for this hydrolysis reaction using DEP to represent the ester.

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5 (e) (ii) Suggest what needs to be done so that the public could feel confident that the researchquoted above is reliable.

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6 (a) In the presence of the catalyst rhodium, the reaction between NO and H2 occursaccording to the following equation.

2NO(g) + 2H2(g) N2(g) + 2H2O(g)

The kinetics of the reaction were investigated and the rate equation was found to be

rate = k[NO]2[H2]

The initial rate of reaction was 6.2 × 10–6 mol dm–3 s–1 when the initial concentration ofNO was 2.9 × 10–2 mol dm–3 and the initial concentration of H2 was 2.3 × 10

–2 mol dm–3.

6 (a) (i) Calculate the value of the rate constant under these conditions and give its units.

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6 (a) (ii) Calculate the initial rate of reaction if the experiment is repeated under the sameconditions but with the concentrations of NO and of H2 both doubled from their originalvalues.

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6 (b) Using the rate equation and the overall equation, the following three-step mechanismfor the reaction was suggested. X and Y are intermediate species.

Step 1 NO + NO X

Step 2 X + H2 Y

Step 3 Y + H2 N2 + 2H2O

Suggest which one of the three steps is the rate-determining step.

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7 Organic chemists use a variety of methods to distinguish between compounds. These methods include analytical and spectroscopic techniques.

7 (a) The following compounds can be distinguished by observing what happens in test-tubereactions.

For each pair, suggest a suitable reagent or reagents that could be added separately toeach compound in order to distinguish them.

Describe what you would observe with each compound.

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Section B

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

E

CH3CCH3O

O

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HOCH2CH3C

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7 (a) (ii)

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H3C C C C H

CH3 H OH

CH3 H H

H3C C C C H

OH H CH3

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7 (b) Compounds J and K can also be distinguished using spectroscopic techniques such as1H n.m.r.

7 (b) (i) Name compound J.

Give the total number of peaks in the 1H n.m.r. spectrum of J.

State the splitting pattern, if any, of the peak for the protons labelled a.

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7 (b) (ii) Name compound K.

Give the total number of peaks in the 1H n.m.r. spectrum of K.

State the splitting pattern, if any, of the peak for the protons labelled b.

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J K

H3C C C C H

CH3 H OH

CH3 H H

H3C C C C H

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8 The hydrocarbons benzene and cyclohexene are both unsaturated compounds.Benzene normally undergoes substitution reactions, but cyclohexene normally undergoes addition reactions.

8 (a) The molecule cyclohexatriene does not exist and is described as hypothetical. Use the following data to state and explain the stability of benzene compared with the

hypothetical cyclohexatriene.

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+ H2 ∆H = –120 kJ mol–1

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8 (b) Benzene can be converted into amine U by the two-step synthesis shown below.

The mechanism of Reaction 1 involves attack by an electrophile.

Give the reagents used to produce the electrophile needed in Reaction 1.

Write an equation showing the formation of this electrophile.

Outline a mechanism for the reaction of this electrophile with benzene.

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8 (c) Cyclohexene can be converted into amine W by the two-step synthesis shown below.

Suggest an identity for compound V.

For Reaction 3, give the reagent used and name the mechanism.

For Reaction 4, give the reagent and condition used and name the mechanism.

Equations and mechanisms with curly arrows are not required.

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CompoundV

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8 (d) Explain why amine U is a weaker base than amine W.

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