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Botswana General Certificate of Secondary

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CHEMISTRY 0570/03
October/November 2020
Paper 3
1 hour 15 minutes

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 12.

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1 A list of substances is given.

aluminum

carbon monoxide
graphite

copper() oxide
sodium
sulphur dioxide
lead
zinc oxide

Use the substances in the list to

You may use each
answer questions (a) to ().
substance once, more than once or not at all.

Name a substance which,

(a) does not react with either an acid or an alkali.

(b) reacts with water to give a strong alkali.

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(c) is used as a bleach.

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(d) has a giant molecular structure.

(e) conducts electricity in molten state only.

( is used to make aircraft bodies.

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2 Propanol, CaH;OH, belongs to the homologous series of alkanols.

(a) (i) Give any two characteristics of an homologous series.

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(i) Name the next member in this series.

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(iit) The general formula for alkanols is C,Han+1OH.

Deduce the molecular formula of an alkanol with a relative molecular mass of 158.

molecular formula ... . 3

(b) Two isomers of propanol exists. Both are alkanols.
The structural formula of one of the isomers of propanol is shown.

H-C -0-H

Draw the other isomer of propanol.

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c) Propanol reacts with propanoic acid to form an ester.

() Suggest the name and deduce the structural formula of the ester

structure:

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( Name one type of naturally occuring macromolecule that contains ester links.

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3 Excess ethanoic acid and dilute
hydrochloric acid of the same concentrations were each
reacted with the same mass of magnesium ribbon.
The volume of hydrogen gas
The table shows the results.
produced was measured.

volume of hydrogen gas! cm'

time/s
hydrochloric acid and ethanoic acid and
magnesium magnesium
0 0 0
10 30 6
20 60 13
30 85
18
40 91
20
50 96
23
60 100
30
70 100 35
80 100
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hydrogen gas
(a) Use the idea of particles to explain the differences in the volumes of
produced from the two reactions

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end of the reaction

()Suggestthe total volume of hydrogen gas that will be collected at the
between ethanoic acid and magnesium ribbon.
*... Cm
volume of hydrogen gas =.. * * *

Explain your answer.

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(c) State the positive test for hydrogen gas.

test ******'************'***"******

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[2]

State any two ways in which the rate of reaction between magnesium and the
acids can
(d)
be increased.

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ne table shows the results obtained in an experiment to determine the percentage or water or
Crystallisation in a sample of
hydrated magnesium suipnate.
apparatus / substance mass/g
clean dry crucible 90.00
crucible +
hydrated magnesium 92.46
Sulphate
crucible + anhydrous
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magnesium sulphate
water of crystallisation

(a) Complete the table by writing the mass of water of crystallisation.

() Calculate the mass of anhydrous magnesium sulphate, MgSO4.

mass of anhydrous magnesium sulphate....

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(c) Use your answer to (b) to calculate the number of moles of anhydrous magnesium
sulphate.

... moles [2]

(d) Use your answer to (a) to calculate the number of moles of water of
crystallisation.

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(e) The tormula of
hydrated magnesium sulphate is represented
Deduce the value of x. as
MgSO4.xH2O.

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(Calculate the percentage of water of crystallisation in

hydrated magnesium
suiphate.

(2
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5 The table shows Group IV elements and their metallic character.

element metallic character

carbon non-metal

silicon semi-metal

germanium ********"***************

tin metal

lead metal

(a) Complete the table.

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(b) Why are these elements placed in group IV?

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(c) Carbon is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of some metals from their ores.

() What is a reducing agent?

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(ii) Name one metal other than those in group IV that can be extracted from its ore
using carbon.

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Explain ygur answer.

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(d) Carbon and silicon react with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and silicon(IV) oxide
respectively.
(i) Write the formula of silicon(IV) oxide.

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compare?
(11) How does the melting point of carbon dioxide and that of silicon(IV) oxide
Explain your answer.

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(e) Draw a 'dot' and 'cross' diagram to show the bonding in a molecule of carbon dioxide.
Show outer shell electrons only.

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6 The diagram shows the structure of a macromolecule found in hair that is formed using
condensation polymerisation.

CH3
-¢
H
N-C-C CH O
H O
H N--
H H
N-C-

(a) ldentify the type of the macromolecule shown.

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Explain your answer

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(b) Under acidic conditions, the macromolecule breaks down into its monomers.

(i) Name the process described.

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(ii) Draw the structural formulae of the monomers.

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(c) PVC, polyvinylchloride, is a synthetic macromolecule made from vinylchloride molecules
by a polymerisation process.

(i) Define polymerisation.

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(ii) Vinyl chloride is an alkene. formed.

when polyvinylchroride is
vame the type of polymerisation that occurs

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(11) Give one use of PVC and the property associated with the use.

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property..
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7. Sulphuric acid is manufactured from sulphur by the Contact process.

(a) (i) Name one natural source of sulphur.

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(i) in which period is sulphur found in the Periodic Table?

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(b) The Contact process involves a reaction between oxygen and sulphur dioxide to make
sulphur trioxide.

i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

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(i) State any two conditions for the Contact process.

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(ii) Describe how sulphuric acid is made from
sulphur trioxide.
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(c) 50 cm' of a solution of 2.0mol/dm

solution. sulphuric acid is diluted to give a 0.1 mol/ dm 3

( Suggest the pH value of the solution and the colour of the universal
indicator in the
solution after dilution.

pH ******************* ****.

colour *** ***

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(i) Calculate the volume of water added to make the 0.1
mol/dm' solution.

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