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Chemistry/Paper 2/States of Matter
CAIEO-Level5070-o · Paper 2

States of Matter

67 questions· page 1 of 7

Q52015 Oct/Nov·P212 partsMedium
(a)

After some time, solid ammonium bromide appeared on the walls of the tube at point X.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain this result.

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(b)

A gas syringe is filled with 70 cm370\text{ cm}^3 of ammonia gas.
The pressure on the plunger is increased.
The temperature does not change but the volume in the syringe decreases to 60 cm360\text{ cm}^3.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain why the volume decreases.

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Q52015 Oct/Nov·P223 partsMedium-Easy
(a)(i)

how the gases move through the tubes,

(a)(ii)

why the gases take different times to reach the litmus paper.

(b)

A gas syringe is filled with 80 cm380\text{ cm}^3 of hydrogen chloride gas at 20 C20\ ^\circ\text{C}.
The syringe is placed in some hot water at 50 C50\ ^\circ\text{C}.
The atmospheric pressure does not change but the volume of the gas in the syringe increases to 88 cm388\text{ cm}^3.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain why the volume increases.

Q32016 May/Jun·P223 partsEasy
(b)(i)

What is meant by the term evaporation?

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(b)(ii)

A sample of ethyl ethanoate in a beaker is moved into a colder room.

Explain, in terms of the kinetic particle theory, why this results in a decrease in the rate of evaporation.

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(b)(iii)

The table shows some information about different esters.

namestructurerelative molecular mass (MrM_r)
methyl ethanoateCH3CO2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{CH}_374
ethyl ethanoateCH3CO2C2H5\text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{C}_2\text{H}_588
propyl ethanoateCH3CO2C3H7\text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{C}_3\text{H}_7102
butyl ethanoateCH3CO2C4H9\text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{C}_4\text{H}_9116
pentyl ethanoateCH3CO2C5H11\text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{C}_5\text{H}_{11}130

Which ester has the lowest rate of evaporation at room temperature and pressure?

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Explain your answer.

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Q32016 May/Jun·P213 partsEasy
(c)(i)

What is meant by the term diffusion?

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(c)(ii)

What happens to the rate of diffusion of propyl ethanoate as the temperature of the room increases?

Explain your answer in terms of the kinetic particle theory.

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(c)(iii)

The table shows some information about different esters.

namestructurerelative molecular mass (MrM_r)
methyl methanoateHCO2CH3\text{HCO}_2\text{CH}_360
ethyl methanoateHCO2C2H5\text{HCO}_2\text{C}_2\text{H}_574
propyl methanoateHCO2C3H7\text{HCO}_2\text{C}_3\text{H}_788
butyl methanoateHCO2C4H9\text{HCO}_2\text{C}_4\text{H}_9102
pentyl methanoateHCO2C5H11\text{HCO}_2\text{C}_5\text{H}_{11}116

Which ester has the greatest rate of diffusion at room temperature and pressure?

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Explain your answer.

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Q92015 May/Jun·P224 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Decene is a liquid at 25 C25\text{ }^\circ\text{C}.

How can you make this deduction from the data in the table?

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(b)

Butene boils at 6 C-6\text{ }^\circ\text{C}.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain what happens when butene boils.

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(c)

A sample of ethene gas in a gas syringe is heated from 20 C20\text{ }^\circ\text{C} to 100 C100\text{ }^\circ\text{C}.

The pressure remains constant.

Describe and explain, in terms of the kinetic particle theory, what happens to the volume of the gas.

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(d)

At room temperature ethene diffuses faster than butene.

Explain why.

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Q72024 May/Jun·P213 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

A sample of chlorine has a volume of 240cm3240\,\text{cm}^3 at room temperature and pressure.

The pressure of the sample is increased at room temperature.

Describe and explain, in terms of kinetic particle theory, what happens to the volume of the sample.

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(b)

When heated at atmospheric pressure, iodine changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid.

Describe the changes in particle separation, arrangement and motion during this change.

separation ______
arrangement ______
motion ______

(c)

At the same temperature and pressure, the rate of diffusion of chlorine gas is greater than that of iodine gas.

Explain why.

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Q72024 May/Jun·P223 partsEasy
(a)

A sample of oxygen has a volume of 540cm3540\,\text{cm}^3 at room temperature and pressure.

The temperature of the sample is increased but the pressure is unchanged.

Describe and explain, in terms of kinetic particle theory, what happens to the volume of the sample.

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(b)

Sulfur is a gas above 445C445\,^\circ\text{C}.

Describe the changes in particle separation, arrangement and motion when a sample of sulfur gas is cooled down to room temperature.

separation ______
arrangement ______
motion ______

(c)

Describe diffusion in terms of kinetic particle theory.

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Q92015 May/Jun·P213 partsEasy
(a)

Dodecane is a liquid at 25 °C.

How can you make this deduction from the data in the table?

(b)

Butane melts at –138 °C.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain what happens when butane melts.

(c)

A sample of ethane gas at 0 °C is at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

The pressure is increased but the temperature is maintained at 0 °C.

Describe and explain, in terms of the kinetic particle theory, what happens to the volume of the gas.

Q52011 Oct/Nov·P222 partsMedium-Easy
(c)(i)

Draw a diagram to show the arrangement of the molecules in liquid bromine.
Show a bromine molecule as a circle.

(c)(ii)

A small amount of liquid bromine was placed in the bottom of a sealed flask. After thirty minutes the brown colour of the bromine had spread throughout the flask.

Use the kinetic particle theory to explain these observations.

Q92017 May/Jun·P212 partsMedium-Easy
(e)

Describe and explain how fractional distillation can be used to separate a mixture of neon, argon, krypton and xenon.

(f)

A mixture of neon, argon, krypton and xenon can also be separated by diffusion.

Explain why.

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