paper 1 questions Flashcards
How many subatomic particles are in the 18O atom
8 protons 10 neutrons 8 electrons (A)
The mass spectrum of a sample of bromine molecules with approximately equal proportion of the 79Br amd 81 Br isotopes is
D one at 79 and one at 81 one big one at 160 one half the size at 158 162
Which isoelectronic has the largest ionic radius
N3-
How many subatomic particles are present in the phosphide ion p3-
15,16,18
Explain why a phosphorus chloride molecule has this shape and bond angle
Has a pyramidal shape as there are 4 pairs of electrons around the central p atom ( 3bp and 1lp) these are arranged to minimise repulsion
Bond angle is less than 109.5bas lone pair bond pair repulsion is greater than bond pair pair repulsion
Which describes the polarity of the p-cl bombing and the phosphorous chloride molecule
Polar polar (d)
Give the formulas and mass/ charge ratio of the ions responsible for the molecular ion peaks in the mass spectrum of pcl3
Ions M/z P(cl35) 3 + 136 P(cl35)2 cl37+ 138 pcl35 said (cl37)2+. 140 p(cl37)3+. 142
the total number of electrons in all the occupied p orbitals in a chloride cl- ion is
12 said (was c)
explain why the boiling temperatures increase from chlorine to iodine
as you go down the group from cl to I the number of electrons increases from 17 to 53
so the strength of London forces increases / there are more London forces so more energy is needed to separate the molecules
by referring to any changes in oxidation numbers when these halides react with concentrated sulphuric acid , explain why the halide is the strongest reducing agent.
iodine ions are the strongest reducing agent because I- reduces sulphur from +6 to 0 in sulfur , where as bromide reduces sulfur from +6 to +4 . Cl ions don’t reduce sulfur as the oxidation number doesn’t change . iodine is the strongest chlorine is the weakest
boric acid can be prepared by reacting borax with HCl what is the equation for this reaction
Na2B4O7.10H2O + 2HCl >
4B(OH)3 + 2NaCl + 5H2O
complete the diagram of a molecule of boric acid
triangle and x in b-o
4 x on o
dot and x in h-o
what are the o-b-o and b-o-h angles in a molecule of boric acid
120 and 104.5
the glowing splint is used as a test for one of the gases given off in this experiment identify this gas and the positive result
oxygen and positive test = splint relights
give the name and the appearance of the other gas given off in this experiment when a group 2 nitrate is heated
nitrogen dioxide and appearance is brown
write the equation for the decomposition if the group 1 compound , sodium nitrate was used in this experiment
2NaNo3 > 2NaNo2 +O2
describe the apparatus that would be used to compare the decomposition of metal carbonates . include how the rate of decomposition would be compared
would use a delivery tube to bubble gas into limewater
compare the time taken for the limewater to go cloudy
explain why magnesium carbonate decomposes much more readily on heating than barium chloride
magnesium ion is smaller than the barium ion which polarises the large carbonate and weakens the carbon oxygen bond
which equation shows the third ionisation energy of aluminium
B. Al 2+ > Al 3+ +e-
which element in the table is group 2
C -Y
which letter represents the first ionisation energy of oxygen
C-C
give the formula of a stable ion that is isoelectronic with the magnesium ion mg2+
Na +