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KOLEJ MATRIKULASI PERAK
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
PRE MATRICULATION PROGRAMME EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 1
SESSION 2023/2024
CHEMISTRY SK015
2 Hours
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LIST OF SELECTED CONSTANT VALUES
Avogadro’s number , NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1
Molar volume of gases , Vm = 22.4 dm3 mol-1 at STP
= 24 dm3 mol-1 at room temperature
Molar of gases constant , R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1
= 0.08206 L atm mol-1 K-1
Density of water , ρ = 1 g cm-3
Pressure , P 1 atm = 760 mmHg = 760 torr = 101.325 kPa
= 101325 Nm-2
Answer ALL the questions.
1 (a) A 0.94 L bottle of vinegar contains 5% (v/v) of ethanoic acid. What 3M
volume of ethanoic acid does the bottle of vinegar contain?
(b) The following redox reaction occurs in an acidic condition.
MnO4- + Sn2+ Mn2+ + Sn4+
(i) Write the half-reactions for the redox reaction. 2M
(ii) Balance the redox equation using the ion-electron method. 1M
(c) An amount of 1.6 g zinc reacts with 230 ml of 1.00 molL-1 hydrochloric
acid solutions to produce zinc chloride, ZnCl2 and hydrogen gas.
(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. 1M
(ii) Determine the limiting reactant in the reaction. 6M
(iii) Calculate the amount (in grams) of ZnCl2 obtained. 4M
(iv) Calculate the volume of hydrogen gas produced at STP. 4M
2 (a) A hydrogen atom produces a blue line with a wavelength of 486.4 nm.
(i) Calculate the frequency of this line. 1M
(ii) Determine the electron transition associated with this line. 3M
1M
(iii) Name the series of the line spectrum in which this line is found.
(b) X is an element with proton number of 21.
(i) Write the electronic configuration of X atom. 1M
(ii) Give the sets of quantum numbers for the valence electrons in 3M
the X atom.
(iii) Draw a shape of orbital occupied by the highest principal 1M
quantum number in X atom.
(iv) Write the orbital diagram of the most stable ion for X 1M
3 a)
There are three possible resonance structures for the laughing gas
nitrous oxide, N2O.
(i) Draw all the possible structures of gas nitrous oxide 3M
(ii) Assign the formal charge for each atom in all the resonance
structures. 3M
(iii) Which is the most plausible structure? Explain your answer. 2M
b)
The NF3 molecule is used for plasma etching in a semiconductor
fabrication process.
(i) Draw the Lewis structure for NF3 1M
(ii) State its molecular geometry. 1M
(iii) State type of hybrid 1M
(iv) Determine the polarity of the molecule and reason 2M
c)
Aluminium and magnesium are metals.
(i) Explain the formation of metallic bonds in magnesium using the 2M
electron sea model.
(ii) Why aluminium has a higher boiling point than magnesium.
2M
4 (a) At 30 0C and 745 mmHg, a sample of gas with 10.50 g occupied a
volume 8.00 L.
(i) State the conditions at which a gas approach the ideal behaviour. 2M
(ii) Calculate the molar mass of the gas above. 2M
(iii) Based on kinetic molecular theory of gases, give one assumption 1M
made in the ideal gas equation.
(b) Based on Table below:
Table
Compound Boiling point (K)
BH3 173
NH3 240
PH3 185
(i) Define vapour pressure and boiling point.
2M
(ii) State the relationship between vapour pressure and boiling point.
1M
(iii) Arrange the compounds in order of decreasing strength of 1M
intermolecular forces.
5 (a) Nitrogen(IV) dioxide dimerised as follows, 7M
2NO2(g ) N2O4(g) ∆H = -58.84 kJ
At 100oC, the value of Kc is 5.0. Calculate Kp for the above reaction. If
initially 1 mole of NO2 is filled into a 1 L vessel, determine the
concentration of N2O4 at equilibrium
(b) The equilibrium between dinitrogen tetraoxide (colourless) and nitrogen 2M
dioxide (dark brown) is represented by the equation below:
N2O4(g) 2NO2(g) ∆H= +58 kJ
Explain the effect (if any) of the following changes on the Kp and amount
of nitrogen dioxide in the equilibrium mixture if Helium gas is added at
constant pressure.
6 (a) A 0.10 mol dm⁻ ³ iodic acid, HIO₃ solution has a pH of 1.16. Calculate 6M
the degree of dissociation of the iodic acid
(b) In an experiment, 21.5 mL of 0.5 M HCl was titrated against 0.5 M N₂ H₄
solution. The end point is reached when 21.5 ml of N₂ H₄ solution was
added according the equation below.
HCl (aq) + N₂ H₄ (aq) → N₂ H₅ Cl (aq)
(i) Predict the pH of the solution at the end point. 3M
(ii) State the suitable indicator for this titration. 1M
(c) Solid AgCl is placed in a beaker of water. After some time, the Ag⁺ ion 4M
and Cl⁻ ion concentration are measured and found to be 1.0 x 10⁻ ⁶ M.
Does precipitate form in this situation?
[Kₛ ₚ AgCl = 1.0 x 10⁻ ¹⁰]
