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Cambridge International AS & A Level

CHEMISTRY 9701/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2022
1 hour 15 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS
 There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
 For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
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INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 40.
 Each correct answer will score one mark.
 Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
 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 Which atom has its outermost electron in an orbital of the shape shown, with principal quantum
number 3?

A sodium
B chlorine
C calcium
D bromine

2 Which atom has the same number of electrons as the hydroxide ion, OH–?

A F B Ne C Na D Mg

3 In separate experiments, 5.0 g samples of each of four s-block metals are added to an excess of
water. The gas evolved is collected and its volume measured under the same conditions of
temperature and pressure for each sample.

Which metal produces the largest volume of gas?

A calcium
B potassium
C rubidium
D strontium

4 A student reacts 1 mol of copper with concentrated nitric acid to produce 1 mol of
copper(II) nitrate, 2 mol of water and substance X. No other product is formed.

Substance X does not contain copper or hydrogen.

What could be substance X?

A N2 B N2O C NO D NO2

5 In which structure are three atoms bonded together in a straight line?

A poly(ethene), ] ( CH2CH2 )n

B propane, C3H8
C silicon tetrachloride, SiCl 4
D sulfur hexafluoride, SF6

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6 Which statement about aluminium chloride is correct?

A Aluminium chloride has a much higher melting point than magnesium chloride due to the
small size of the aluminium ion.
B Anhydrous aluminium chloride reacts vigorously with water to form a solution with a pH
greater than 7.
C Each Al 2Cl 6 molecule found in aluminium chloride vapour contains two coordinate bonds.
D The bonding between aluminium and chlorine is strongly ionic due to the large difference in
electronegativity.

7 ‘Black powder’ is a mixture of potassium nitrate, carbon and sulfur. The mixture reacts as shown.

4KNO3(s) + 7C(s) + S(s)  3CO2(g) + 3CO(g) + 2N2(g) + K2S(s) + K2CO3(s)

A sealed tube containing black powder has a volume of 10.0 cm3. When all of the black powder
reacts, the reaction causes a pressure of 2  106 Pa and a temperature of 2500 K.

The volume of the K2CO3 and K2S produced can be ignored.

How many moles of KNO3 are contained in the sealed tube?

A 4.81  10–4 B 9.63  10–4 C 1.93  10–3 D 9.63  10–1

8 For which pair is the boiling point of the first compound higher than the boiling point of the
second compound?

A CH3CH2OH and CH3CH2SH

B CH3CO2CH3 and CH3CH2CO2H
C CH3OCH3 and CH3CH2OH
D CH3CH2CHO and CH3CH2CO2H

9 The equation for an enthalpy change is shown. The enthalpy change is Q.

Q
2C(s) + 3H2(g) + 3.5O2(g) 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l)

What is the correct expression to calculate Q?

A 2 [CO2(g)] – 3  [H2(g)]

B 3 [H2O(g)] + 2  [CO2(g)]

C 2 [CO2(g)] – 3  [H2(g)]

D 3 [H2O(l)] + 2  [CO2(g)]

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10 A reaction pathway diagram for the reaction of aqueous sodium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid
is shown.

2NaOH + H2SO4 y

energy
x

Na2SO4 + 2H2O

progress of reaction

What is the value of the enthalpy change of neutralisation, Hneut?

x (x  y)
A x B x–y C D
2 2

11 A student reacts 4 mol of ammonia with oxygen to produce an oxide of nitrogen and water only.
Each nitrogen atom increases its oxidation state by 5 in the reaction.

How many moles of oxygen gas react with 4 mol of ammonia in this reaction?

A 4 mol B 5 mol C 7 mol D 10 mol

12 In the treatment of domestic water supplies, chlorine is added to water to kill bacteria. Some Cl O–
ions are formed.

What is the change in oxidation number of chlorine when forming the Cl O– ion from aqueous
chlorine?

A –1 B 0 C +1 D +2

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13 Ethanoic acid is mixed with ethanol.

The ethanol is contaminated with a small amount of methanol.

The following equilibria are established.

CH3CO2H(l) + CH3CH2OH(l) CH3CO2CH2CH3(l) + H2O(l) Kc = K1

CH3CO2H(l) + CH3OH(l) CH3CO2CH3(l) + H2O(l) Kc = K2

Which statement about the equilibrium mixture is correct?

A Only ethyl ethanoate will be formed because there is much more ethanol present than
methanol.
[CH3CO2CH2CH3] K
B In this mixture = 1.
[CH3CO2CH3] K2
C Adding water to the mixture will alter the mole ratio of the two esters.
D Adding methyl ethanoate to the mixture will increase the number of moles of ethyl ethanoate.

14 SO3 is manufactured from SO2 and O2 in the Contact process.

The reaction is exothermic.

Which row shows the effect on the equilibrium yield obtained in the Contact process of increasing
the temperature and of adding a vanadium(V) oxide catalyst?

adding vanadium(V) oxide

increasing the temperature
as catalyst

A equilibrium yield decreases equilibrium yield increases

B equilibrium yield decreases equilibrium yield unchanged
C equilibrium yield increases equilibrium yield unchanged
D equilibrium yield increases equilibrium yield increases

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15 The Boltzmann distribution for a gas at a constant temperature of 50 C is shown.

number of
molecules, n

0
0 X Y Z
molecular energy

If the temperature of the gas is reduced by 10 C, the graph changes shape.

What happens to the values of n for the molecular energies X, Y and Z?

X Y Z

A higher lower higher

B higher lower lower
C lower higher lower
D lower lower lower

16 A 3.0 g sample of Na2CO3 powder is stirred into 50 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm–3 HCl. The volume of CO2
produced is 600 cm3.

Na2CO3(s) + 2HCl (aq)  2NaCl (aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)

[Mr: Na2CO3, 106.0]

Which volume of CO2 is produced if 1.0 g of Na2CO3 powder is stirred into 50 cm3 of
1.0 mol dm–3 HCl under the same conditions?

A 600 cm3 B 452 cm3 C 226 cm3 D 200 cm3

17 Solid sodium iodide reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid to form more than one product that
contains sulfur.

What is the lowest oxidation number of sulfur in these products?

A –2 B 0 C +4 D +6

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18 Which statement for the element in Period 3 and Group 13 of the Periodic Table is correct?

A It has the highest melting point of the elements in its period.

B It has exactly one electron in its shell with principal quantum number 3.
C It forms an oxide that reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide.
D It forms a chloride that dissolves in water to give a neutral solution.

19 A student reacts 0.100 mol of each of sodium, magnesium and phosphorus atoms separately with
an excess of oxygen.

Which rows are correct?

mass of oxide
oxide
formed / g

1 sodium 3.10
2 magnesium 4.03
3 phosphorus 7.10

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

20 A mixture contains magnesium carbonate and barium carbonate only. A sample of the mixture is
dissolved in nitric acid to produce a solution.

How could this solution be processed into a magnesium compound and a separate barium
compound?

A Add HCl (aq), filter off the solid barium chloride.

B Add HCl (aq), filter off the solid magnesium chloride.
C Add H2SO4(aq), filter off the solid barium sulfate.
D Add H2SO4(aq), filter off the solid magnesium sulfate.

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21 A sample of magnesium nitrate is heated in the apparatus shown.

gas collected
magnesium
nitrate

trough

water
heat

The pH of the solution in the trough is measured.

The gas collected is tested with a glowing splint.

What are the results?

pH of solution
splint test
in trough

A 8 relights
B 2 relights
C 8 extinguished
D 2 extinguished

22 The results of tests performed on a white crystalline solid, X, are given in the table.

reagent and conditions observation

X is gently heated X sublimes

X is shaken with H2O a colourless solution, Y, forms
Y is warmed with NaOH(aq) a gas is given off
AgNO3(aq) is added to Y a white precipitate, Z, forms
Z is shaken with NH3(aq) a colourless solution forms

What is the identity of X?

A aluminium bromide
B aluminium chloride
C ammonium bromide
D ammonium chloride

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23 Silicon is heated in an excess of chlorine, producing compound J.

An excess of water is added to the sample of J produced.

Which row is correct?

Is HCl produced
structure of J when water is
added to J?

A giant molecular no
B giant molecular yes
C simple molecular no
D simple molecular yes

24 In a catalytic converter, 5.6 g of carbon monoxide react with an excess of nitrogen monoxide.

What is produced in this reaction?

A 2.4 g of C and 6.0 g of NO2

B 2.4 g of C and 9.2 g of NO2
C 8.8 g of CO2 and 1.4 g of N2
D 8.8 g of CO2 and 2.8 g of N2

25 Which reaction mixture produces an acidic gas?

A aqueous ammonium nitrate and solid calcium oxide

B calcium and aqueous hydrochloric acid
C potassium chloride and concentrated sulfuric acid
D sodium oxide and water

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26 Ethanol can be used to make propanenitrile in two steps.

X Y
CH3CH2OH CH3CH2Br CH3CH2CN

What types of reaction are X and Y?

X Y

A free-radical substitution electrophilic substitution

B free-radical substitution nucleophilic substitution
C nucleophilic substitution nucleophilic substitution
D nucleophilic substitution electrophilic substitution

27 Which compound will react with LiAl H4 to form two optical isomers?

A CH3CH2COCH3
B CH3CH2CH2CHO
C CH3CH2COCH2CH3
D CH3CH(CH3)CH2CO2H

28 How many esters have the molecular formula C4H8O2?

A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5

29 Carbon monoxide, CO, nitrogen dioxide, NO2, and sulfur dioxide, SO2, are all atmospheric
pollutants.

Which reaction occurs in the atmosphere?

A CO is spontaneously oxidised to CO2.

B NO2 is reduced to NO by SO2.
C NO2 is reduced to NO by CO.
D SO2 is oxidised to SO3 by CO2.

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30 Oct-1-ene, CH3(CH2)5CH=CH2, can be thermally cracked.

Which of the compounds W, X, Y and Z can be obtained by thermally cracking oct-1-ene?

W X Y Z
CH2=CH2 CH3CH=CH2 CH3CH2CH3 CH2=CHCH=CH2

A W, X, Y and Z
B W, X and Y only
C W, X and Z only
D W and X only

31 Structural isomerism and stereoisomerism should be taken into account when answering this
question.

How many isomeric alkenes with formula C5H8 are present in the mixture produced when
1,4-dibromopentane is reacted with NaOH in ethanol?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

32 The presence of a halogen in an organic compound may be detected by warming the organic
compound with aqueous silver nitrate.

Which compound would be the quickest to produce a precipitate?

A B C D
Cl F F Cl

Cl Cl F Br

Cl F I F

33 17.6 g of pentan-1-ol is completely combusted.

Which volume of gaseous products is formed when measured at s.t.p.?

A 22.4 dm3 B 24.0 dm3 C 49.3 dm3 D 52.8 dm3

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34 Crotyl alcohol, CH3CH=CHCH2OH, is a colourless liquid which is used as a solvent.

Crotyl alcohol will react separately with Br2, K2Cr2O7 / H+, conc. KMnO4 / H+ and PCl 5 under
suitable conditions.

Which row is correct?

reactant conditions main product

A Br2 room temperature CH3CH=CHCH2Br

B K2Cr2O7 / H+ heat under reflux CH3CH=CHCHO
C conc. KMnO4 / H+ heat under reflux CH3CH=CHCO2H
D PCl 5 room temperature CH3CH=CHCH2Cl

35 The skeletal formulae of two organic compounds are shown.

Which reagents can be used to distinguish these two compounds?

1 alkaline I2(aq)
2 acidified K2Cr2O7
3 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNPH reagent)

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 2 only

36 A carbonyl compound, X, reacts with HCN in the presence of NaCN to make a compound with
Mr 85. Compound X does not react with Fehling’s reagent.

What is compound X?

A butanal
B butanone
C propanal
D propanone

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37 Which compound produces butan-2-ol and ethanoic acid on hydrolysis?

A CH3CO2CH(CH3)2
B CH3CO2CH(CH3)CH2CH3
C CH3CH(CH3)CO2CH2CH3
D CH3CH2CO2CH(CH3)CH2CH3

38 Two 1 g samples of Y are reacted separately and completely with sodium and with
sodium carbonate. The volumes of the gases produced are collected and measured.

relative volumes of gases

with Na with Na2CO3

Y 2 1

What could Y be?

A CH3CH(OH)CH2OH
B CH3CH(OH)CO2H
C CH3COCH2OH
D CH3COCO2H

39 The diagram shows a section of an addition polymer formed from two different monomers.

One of the monomers is propene.

What is the other monomer?

A B C D

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40 A scientist chooses either infrared spectroscopy or mass spectrometry to find a particular piece of
information.

In which row has the best choice been made?

target information analytic method used

A identities of functional groups in an organic compound infrared spectroscopy

B identities of functional groups in an organic compound mass spectrometry
C values of successive ionisation energies of Na infrared spectroscopy
D values of successive ionisation energies of Na mass spectrometry

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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 = 6.02  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
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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