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A-Level ChemistryYear 2016Q17

Page 08 17. An oxidising agent A gains electrons and is oxidised B loses electrons and is oxidised C gains electrons and is reduced D loses electrons and is reduced. 18. During a redox process in acid solution, chlorate ions, ClO3 −(aq), are converted into chlorine, Cl2(g). ClO3 −(aq) → Cl2(g) The numbers of H+(aq) and H2O(ℓ) required to balance the ion-electron equation for the formation of 1 mol of Cl2(g) are, respectively A 3 and 6 B 6 and 3 C 6 and 12 D 12 and 6. 19. Which of the following ions could be used to oxidise iodide ions to iodine? 2I−(aq) → I2(s) + 2e− A SO4 2−(aq) B SO3 2−(aq) C Cr3+(aq) D Cr2O7 2−(aq) Page 09 20. iodine solution vitamin C solution + starch A student was carrying out a titration to establish the concentration of vitamin C using iodine solution. Which of the following would help the student achieve a precise end-point? A Placing a white tile underneath the conical flask B Using the bottom of the meniscus when reading the burette C Repeating titrations D Carrying out a rough titration first [END OF SECTION 1. NOW ATTEMPT THE QUESTIONS IN SECTION 2 OF YOUR QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET.] Page 10 [BLANK PAGE] DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE Page 11 [BLANK PAGE] DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE Page 12 [BLANK PAGE] DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE H FOR OFFICIAL USE Fill in these boxes and read what is printed below. Number of seat Town © Mark Full name of centre Forename(s) Surname Scottish candidate number Date of birth Year Day Month National Qualications 2016 Total marks — 100 SECTION 1 — 20 marks Attempt ALL questions. Instructions for completion of Section 1 are given on Page 02. SECTION 2 — 80 marks Attempt ALL questions Reference may be made to the Chemistry Higher and Advanced Higher Data Booklet. Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided in this booklet. Additional space for answers and rough work is provided at the end of this booklet. If you use this space you must clearly identify the question number you are attempting. Any rough work must be written in this booklet. You should score through your rough work when you have written your final copy. Use blue or black ink. Before leaving the examination room you must give this booklet to the Invigilator; if you do not you may lose all the marks for this paper. X713/76/01 WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM A/PB Chemistry Section 1 — Answer Grid and Section 2 Page 02 SECTION 1 — 20 marks The questions for Section 1 are contained in the question paper X713/76/02. Read these and record your answers on the answer grid on Page 03 opposite. Use blue or black ink. Do NOT use gel pens or pencil. 1. The answer to each question is either A, B, C or D. Decide what your answer is, then fill in the appropriate bubble (see sample question below). 2. There is only one correct answer to each question. 3. Any rough working should be done on the additional space for answers and rough work at the end of this booklet. Sample Question To show that the ink in a ball-pen consists of a mixture of dyes, the method of separation would be: A fractional distillation B chromatography C fractional crystallisation D filtration. The correct answer is B—chromatography. The answer B bubble has been clearly filled in (see below). A B C D Changing an answer If you decide to change your answer, cancel your first answer by putting a cross through it (see below) and fill in the answer you want. The answer below has been changed to D. A B C D If you then decide to change back to an answer you have already scored out, put a tick (3) to the right of the answer you want, as shown below: A B C D or A B C D Page 03 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SECTION 1 — Answer Grid [Turn over Page 04 [BLANK PAGE] do not write on this page Page 05 [Turn over for next question do not write on this page Page 06 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN SECTION 2 — 80 marks Attempt ALL questions 1. Hydrogen peroxide gradually decomposes into water and oxygen, according to the following equation. 2H2O2(aq) → 2H2O(ℓ) + O2(g) (a) At room temperature, the reaction is very slow. It can be speeded up by heating the reaction mixture. State why increasing the temperature causes an increase in reaction rate. (b) (i) The reaction can also be speeded up by adding a catalyst, such as manganese dioxide. To determine the rate of the reaction, the volume of gas produced in a given time can be measured. Complete the diagram below to show how the gas produced can be collected and measured. (An additional diagram, if required, can be found on Page 38). hydrogen peroxide manganese dioxide 1 1 Page 07 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 1. (b) (continued) (ii) The concentration of hydrogen peroxide is often described as a volume strength. This relates to the volume of oxygen that can be produced from a hydrogen peroxide solution. volume of = volume × volume of hydrogen oxygen produced strength peroxide solution In an experiment, 74 cm3 of oxygen was produced from 20 cm3 of hydrogen peroxide solution. Calculate the volume strength of the hydrogen peroxide. (c) Hydrogen peroxide can react with potassium iodide to produce water and iodine. A student carried out an experiment to investigate the effect of changing the concentration of potassium iodide on reaction rate. The results are shown below. Relative rate (s−1) Concentration of potassium iodide (mol l−1) 0·25 0·20 0·15 0·10 0·05 0 0 0·2 0·4 0·6 0·8 1·0 1·2 Calculate the time taken, in s, for the reaction when the concentration of potassium iodide used was 0·6 mol l−1. 1 1 [Turn over Page 08 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 2. (a) Graph 1 shows the sizes of atoms and ions for elements in the third period of the Periodic Table. Graph 1 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 covalent radius (pm) ionic radius (pm) Radius (pm) Element The covalent radius is a measure of the size of an atom. (i) Explain why covalent radius decreases across the period from sodium to chlorine. (ii) Explain fully why the covalent radius of sodium is larger than the ionic radius of sodium. 1 2 Page 09 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 2. (continued) (b) Graph 2 shows the first and second ionisation energies of elements in Group 1 of the Periodic Table. First ionisation energy Second ionisation energy Graph 2 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Li Na K Rb Cs Ionisation energy (kJ mol −1) Element (i) Explain why the first ionisation energy decreases going down Group 1. (ii) Explain fully why the second ionisation energy is much greater than the first ionisation energy for Group 1 elements. 1 2 [Turn over Page 10 MArKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 2. (continued) (c) The lattice enthalpy is the energy needed to completely separate the ions in one mole of an ionic solid. + + + + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - Table 1 shows the size of selected ions. Table 1 Ion Li+ Na+ K+ Rb+ F ‾ Cl ‾ Ionic radius (pm) 76 102 138 152 133 181 Table 2 shows the lattice enthalpies, in kJ mol−1, for some Group 1 halides. Table 2 Ions F ‾ Cl ‾ Li+ 1030 834 Na+ 910 769 K+ 808 701 rb+ 658 (i) Predict the lattice enthalpy, in kJ mol−1, for rubidium fluoride. (ii) Write a general statement linking lattice enthalpy to ionic radii. 1 1 Page 11 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 3. Phosphine (PH3) is used as an insecticide in the storage of grain. Phosphine can be produced by the reaction of water with aluminium phosphide AlP(s) + 3H2O(ℓ) PH3(g) + Al(OH)3(aq) (a) State the type of bonding and structure in phosphine. (b) 2·9 kg of aluminium phosphide were used in a phosphine generator. Calculate the volume of phosphine gas, in litres, that would have been produced. (Take the volume of 1 mole of phosphine to be 24 litres). (c) Carbon dioxide is fed into the phosphine generator to keep the phosphine concentration less than 2·6%. Above this level phosphine can ignite due to the presence of diphosphane, P2H4(g), as an impurity. Draw a structural formula for diphosphane. 1 2 1 [Turn over Page 12 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 4. The viscosity of alcohols depends on a number of factors: • the strength of intermolecular forces • the size of the molecule • temperature These factors can be investigated using alcohols and apparatus from the lists below. Alcohols Apparatus methanol beakers ethanol funnels propan-1-ol burettes ethane-1,2-diol measuring cylinders butan-1-ol plastic syringes propane-1,3-diol glass tubing pentan-1-ol stoppers propane-1,2,3-triol timer metre stick ball bearing clamp stands kettle thermometer Using your knowledge of chemistry, identify the alcohols and apparatus that you would select and describe how these could be used to investigate one, or more, of the factors affecting the viscosity of alcohols. 3 Page 13 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 4. (continued) Answer space [Turn over Page 14 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 5. When fats and oils are hydrolysed, mixtures of fatty acids are obtained. (a) Name the other product obtained in this reaction. (b) The table below shows the percentage composition of the fatty acid mixtures obtained by hydrolysis of coconut oil and olive oil. Class of fatty acids produced on hydrolysis Name of oil Coconut oil Olive oil Saturated 91 14 Monounsaturated 6 72 Polyunsaturated 3 14 (i) One of the fatty acids produced by the hydrolysis of olive oil is linoleic acid, C17H31COOH. State the class of fatty acid to which linoleic acid belongs. (ii) Hydrolysed coconut oil contains the fatty acid, caprylic acid, with the formula CH3(CH2)6COOH. State the systematic name for caprylic acid. (c) The degree of unsaturation of oil can be tested by adding drops of bromine solution to the oil. Bromine adds across carbon to carbon double bonds in the fatty acid chains. C H C H + Br Br C Br H C H Br 1 1 1 Page 15 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 5. (c) (continued) The following apparatus can be used to compare the degree of unsaturation of different oils. burette filled with 0·02 mol l−1 bromine solution conical flask 0·5 cm3 oil to be tested, dissolved in hexane (i) Describe how this apparatus could be used to show that olive oil has a greater degree of unsaturation than coconut oil. (ii) Suggest why hexane is used as the solvent, rather than water. (iii) Coconut oil has a melting point of 25 °C. Olive oil has a melting point of −6 °C. Give two reasons why coconut oil has a higher melting point than olive oil. 2 1 2 [Turn over Page 16 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 6. Peptide molecules can be classified according to the number of amino acid units joined by peptide bonds in the molecule. Type of peptide Example of amino acid sequence dipeptide aspartic acid-phenylalanine tripeptide isoleucine-proline-proline tetrapeptide lysine-proline-proline-arginine pentapeptide serine-glycine-tyrosine-alanine-leucine alanine-glycine-valine-proline-tyrosine-serine polypeptide many amino acids (a) Complete the table to identify the type of peptide with the following amino acid sequence alanine-glycine-valine-proline-tyrosine-serine (b) Partial hydrolysis of another pentapeptide molecule gave a mixture of three smaller peptide molecules with the following amino acid sequences. leucine-glycine-valine isoleucine-leucine glycine-valine-serine Write the amino acid sequence for the original pentapeptide molecule. – – – – (c) Some amino acids needed to form polypeptides cannot be produced in the human body. State the term used to describe amino acids that the body cannot make. 1 1 1 Page 17 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 6. (continued) (d) Paper chromatography is often used to analyse the mixtures of amino acids produced when peptides are broken down. On a chromatogram, the retention factor Rf, for a substance can be a useful method of identifying the substance. f distance moved by the substance maximum distance moved by the so R lvent = The structure of the pentapeptide methionine enkephalin was investigated. A sample of the pentapeptide was completely hydrolysed into its constituent amino acids and this amino acid mixture was applied to a piece of chromatography paper and placed in a solvent. The chromatogram obtained is shown below. lid chromatography tank maximum distance moved by solvent direction of movement of solvent amino acid mixture applied solvent (i) Suggest why only four spots were obtained on the chromatogram of the hydrolysed pentapeptide. (ii) It is known that this amino acid mixture contains the amino acid methionine. The Rf value for methionine in this solvent is 0·40. Draw a circle around the spot on the chromatogram that corresponds to methionine. 1 1 [Turn over Page 18 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 6. (continued) (e) Over the last decade several families of extremely stable peptide molecules have been discovered, where the peptide chain forms a ring. (i) A simple cyclic dipeptide is shown. C N C C N C O H H CH3 O H H H Draw a structural formula for one of the amino acids that would be formed on complete hydrolysis of the above cyclic dipeptide. (ii) Alpha-amanitin is a highly toxic cyclic peptide found in death cap mushrooms. The lethal dose for humans is 100 mg per kg of body mass. 1·0 g of death cap mushrooms contains 250 mg of alpha-amanitin. Calculate the minimum mass of death cap mushrooms that would contain the lethal dose for a 75 kg adult. 1 2 Page 19 [Turn over for next question do not write on this page Page 20 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 7. Modern shellac nail varnishes are more durable and so last longer than traditional nail polish. The shellac nail varnish is applied in thin layers to the nails and then the fingers are placed under a UV lamp. (a) The Skin Care Foundation has recommended that a sun-block is applied to the fingers and hand before using the lamp. Suggest why the Skin Care Foundation makes this recommendation. (b) A free radical chain reaction takes place and the varnish hardens. (i) State what is meant by the term free radical. 1 1 Page 21 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 7. (b) (continued) (ii) The shellac nail varnish contains a mixture of ingredients that take part in the free radical chain reaction. One of the steps in the free radical chain reaction is: C C O CH2 CH2 H2C CH2 CH2 OH H2C CH2 CH2 C CH2 CH2 OH C O State the term used to describe this type of step in a free radical chain reaction. (iii) During the free radical chain reaction small molecules join to form large chain molecules. One example of a small molecule used is C C H2C CH3 OH O Name the functional group circled above. (iv) Alcohol wipes are used to finish the varnishing treatment. Alcohol wipes contain the alcohol propan-2-ol. State why propan-2-ol can be described as a secondary alcohol. 1 1 1 [Turn over Page 22 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 7. (continued) (c) Traditional nail varnishes use ethyl ethanoate and butyl ethanoate as solvents. (i) Draw a structural formula for butyl ethanoate. (ii) Ethyl ethanoate can be made in the laboratory using the following apparatus. elastic band water bath paper towel soaked in cold water mixture of reactants + concentrated sulfuric acid Suggest why a wet paper towel is wrapped around the test tube. 1 1 Page 23 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 7. (c) (continued) (iii) A student used 2·5 g of ethanol and a slight excess of ethanoic acid to produce 2·9 g of ethyl ethanoate. ethanol + ethanoic acid ⇌ ethyl ethanoate + water mass of mass of one mole one mole = 46·0 g = 88·0 g (One mole of ethanol reacts with one mole of ethanoic acid to produce one mole of ethyl ethanoate.) Calculate the percentage yield of ethyl ethanoate. (iv) Name the type of reaction that takes place during the formation of ethyl ethanoate. [Turn over 2 1 Page 24 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 8. Methanol (CH3OH) is an important chemical in industry. (a) Methanol is produced from methane in a two-step process. In step 1, methane is reacted with steam as shown. Step 1: CH4(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ 3H2(g) + CO(g) ΔH = +210 kJ mol−1 In step 2, hydrogen reacts with carbon monoxide. Step 2: 2H2(g) + CO(g) ⇌ CH3OH(g) ∆H = −91 kJ mol−1 Complete the table to show the most favourable conditions to maximise the yield for each step. Temperature (High/Low) Pressure (High/Low) Step 1 Step 2 (b) Methanol reacts with compound X, in an addition reaction, to form methyl tertiary-butyl ether, an additive for petrol. CH3OH(g) + X H3C C OCH3 CH3 CH3 methyl tertiary-butyl ether (i) Suggest a structure for compound X. (ii) The atom economy of this reaction is 100%. Explain what this means. 2 1 1 Page 25 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 8. (continued) (c) Methanol can be converted to methanal as shown. H C H H O H C O H H H H + Using bond enthalpy and mean bond enthalpy values from the data booklet, calculate the enthalpy change, in kJ mol−1, for the reaction. [Turn over 2 Page 26 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 9. A group of students carried out an investigation into the energy changes that take place when metal hydroxides dissolve in water. The following apparatus was used as a simple calorimeter to determine the change in temperature. digital thermometer polystyrene cup with lid water 20·0 °C The experiment was carried out as follows. Step 1: 100 cm3 of deionised water was added to the cup. Step 2: The stop-clock was started, the water stirred continuously and the temperature recorded every 20 seconds. Step 3: After 60 seconds, an accurately weighed mass of the metal hydroxide was added to the water and the temperature recorded every 20 seconds. Graph 1 shows the group’s results for lithium hydroxide. 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 Time (s) Temperature (°C) ΔT = 28·4 − 20·4 = 8·0 28·4 cooling curve solute added 20·4 line extrapolated from cooling curve Graph 1 – Lithium hydroxide The heat energy transferred to the water can be calculated as shown. Eh = cmΔT = 4·18 × 0·10 × 8·0 = 3·3 kJ Page 27 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 9. (continued) (a) The experiment was repeated using sodium hydroxide. Graph 2 shows the results of this experiment. 30 31 32 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 0 Temperature (°C) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 Time (s) Graph 2 – Sodium Hydroxide cooling curve solute added (i) Using Graph 2 calculate the heat energy transferred to the water, in kJ, when the sodium hydroxide dissolved. (ii) Suggest why the experiment was carried out in a polystyrene cup with a lid. 2 1 [Turn over Page 28 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 9. (a) (continued) (iii) In another experiment the students found that 5·61 g of potassium hydroxide (KOH) released 5·25 kJ of heat energy on dissolving. Use this information to calculate the energy released, in kJ mol−1, when one mole of potassium hydroxide dissolves in water. (b) Calcium hydroxide solution can be formed by adding calcium metal to excess water. Solid calcium hydroxide would form if the exact molar ratio of calcium to water is used. The equation for the reaction is Ca(s) + 2H2O(ℓ) → Ca(OH)2(s) + H2(g) Calculate the enthalpy change, in kJ mol−1, for the reaction above by using the data shown below. H2(g) + ½O2(g) → H2O(ℓ) ΔH = −286 kJ mol−1 Ca(s) + O2(g) + H2(g) → Ca(OH)2(s) ΔH = −986 kJ mol−1 1 2 Page 29 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 10. The chemical industry creates an immense variety of products which impact on virtually every aspect of our lives. Industrial scientists, including chemical engineers, production chemists and environmental chemists, carry out different roles to maximise the efficiency of industrial processes. Using your knowledge of chemistry, comment on what industrial scientists can do to maximise profit from industrial processes and minimise impact on the environment. 3 [Turn over Page 30 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 11. Soft drinks contain a variety of sugars. A student investigated the sugar content of a soft drink. (a) The density of the soft drink can be used to estimate its total sugar concentration. Solutions of different sugars, with the same concentration, have similar densities. The first experiment was to determine the total sugar concentration of the soft drink by comparing the density of the drink with the density of standard sucrose solutions. (i) This firstly involved producing standard sucrose solutions of different concentrations. The standard sucrose solutions were made up in volumetric flasks. Draw a diagram of a volumetric flask. (ii) The density of each standard sucrose solution was then determined. In order to determine the density of each solution, the student accurately measured the mass of 10·0 cm3 of each sucrose solution. Describe fully a method that the student could have used to accurately measure the mass of 10·0 cm3 of each sucrose solution. 1 2 Page 31 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN [Turn over 11. (a) (continued) (iii) The results that the student obtained for the density of the standard solutions of sucrose are shown in the table. % Concentration of sucrose solution Density of sucrose solution (g cm−3) 0·0 1·00 5·0 1·10 10·0 1·19 15·0 1·31 20·0 1·41 Draw a line graph using the student’s results. (Additional graph paper, if required, can be found on Page 38.) 1·50 1·40 1·30 1·20 1·10 1·00 0·90 0·0 5·0 10·0 15·0 20·0 25·0 30·0 Density of sucrose solution (g cm−3) % Concentration of sucrose solution 2 Page 32 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 11. (a) (continued) (iv) The student used the line graph to obtain the relationship between the concentration of sugars in solution and the density of the solution. This equation shows the relationship. density of sugar in g cm−3 = (0·0204 × % concentration of sugars in solution ) + 1·00 The student then determined the density of a soft drink. In order to ensure that the drink was flat, all the gas had been allowed to escape. (A) Suggest a reason why the soft drink needed to be flat before its density was determined. (B) The soft drink tested had a density of 1·07 g cm−3. Using the equation, calculate the % concentration of sugars present in the soft drink. (v) A different soft drink is found to contain 10·6 grams of sugar in 100 cm3. Calculate the total mass of sugar present, in grams, in a 330 cm3 can of this soft drink. (b) The second experiment in the investigation was to determine the concentration of specific types of sugar called reducing sugars. This was carried out by titration with Fehling’s solution. (i) Reducing sugars contain an aldehyde functional group. Draw this functional group. 1 1 1 1 Page 33 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN [Turn over 11. (b) (continued) (ii) The overall reaction that occurs with Fehling’s solution and a reducing sugar is shown. C6H12O6 + 2Cu2+ + H2O → C6H12O7 + 2Cu+ + 2H+ reducing Fehling’s sugar solution Write the ion-electron equation for the oxidation reaction. (iii) State the colour change that would be observed when reducing sugars are reacted with Fehling’s solution. (iv) For the titrations, the student diluted the soft drink to improve the accuracy of results. 25·0 cm3 samples of the diluted soft drink were titrated with Fehling’s solution which had a Cu2+ concentration of 0·0250 mol l−1. The average volume of Fehling’s solution used in the titrations was 19·8 cm3. C6H12O6 + 2Cu2+ + H2O → C6H12O7 + 2Cu+ + 2H+ reducing Fehling’s sugar solution Calculate the concentration, in mol l−1, of reducing sugars present in the diluted sample of the soft drink. 1 1 3 Page 34 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 12. (a) The table shows the boiling points and structures of some isomers with molecular formula C6H12O2. Isomer Structure Boiling point (°C) 1 H C H H C H H C H H C H H C H H C O OH 205 2 H C H H C H C H H H C H H C H H C OH O 201 3 H C H H C C H H H C H H C C H H H O OH 187 4 H C H H C H H C H H C H H C H H O C H O 132 5 H H C H C C H C H O C H O C H H H H H H 125 6 H C H H C C H H C H H H C H H H O C H O 119 7 H C H H C H H C H H C H H O C O C H H H 126 8 H C H H C C H H H C H H H O C O C H H H 98 Page 35 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 12. (a) (continued) (i) Name the intermolecular force which accounts for the higher boiling points of isomers 1, 2 and 3. (ii) Using the information in the table, describe two ways in which differences in structure affect the boiling points of isomeric esters 4–8. (iii) Predict the boiling point, in ºC, for the isomer shown below. H C H H C C C H H H H H H O C C H H H O [Turn over 1 2 1 Page 36 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 12. (continued) (b) Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy is a technique that can be used in chemistry to determine the structure of organic molecules such as esters. In a carbon-13 NMR spectrum, a carbon atom in a molecule is identified by its chemical shift. This value depends on the other atoms bonded to the carbon atom, which is known as the “chemical environment” of the carbon-13 atom. Carbon-13 chemical shift values are shown in the table below. The carbon-13 atom in each chemical environment has been circled. Chemical environment Chemical shift (ppm) C H 25–35 H C H 16–25 H C O H 50–90 H C H H 10–15 H C H C H O 20–50 C O O 170–185 The number of peaks in a carbon-13 NMR spectrum corresponds to the number of carbon atoms in different chemical environments within the molecule. The position of a peak (the chemical shift) indicates the type of carbon atom. Page 37 MArKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN 12. (b) (continued) The spectrum for ethyl ethanoate is shown below. 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Chemical shift (ppm) (i) Label each peak in the ethyl ethanoate spectrum with a number to match the carbon atom in ethyl ethanoate, shown below. H C H H C O O C H H C H H H 1 2 3 4 (ii) Determine the number of peaks that would be seen in the carbon-13 NMR spectrum for the ester shown below. H C C C C H H O C O C H H H H H H H H H Number of peaks in carbon-13 NMR spectrum = 1 1 [END OF QUESTION PAPEr] Page 38 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN Additional DIAGRAM FOR USE IN QUESTION 1 (b) (i) hydrogen peroxide manganese dioxide Additional graph paper for Question 11 (a) (iii) 1·50 1·40 1·30 1·20 1·10 1·00 0·90 0·0 5·0 10·0 15·0 20·0 25·0 30·0 Density of sucrose solution (g cm−3) % Concentration of sucrose solution Page 39 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR ANSWERS AND ROUGH WORK Page 40 MARKS DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR ANSWERS AND ROUGH WORK Page 41 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Section 2 Question 7 - sima/shutterstock.com

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