WorksheetsModule 8 - Chemical Synthesis and Design HSC
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 55mins
What is the best way to identify whether a solution contains barium ions or calcium ions?
Add chloride ions to the solution: barium will precipitate but calcium will not.
Add carbonate ions to the solution: barium will precipitate but calcium will not
Do a flame test: barium produces a scarlet flame and calcium a blue/green flame
Do a flame test: barium produces a pale green flame and calcium a brick red flame
It is suspected that a stream is contaminated with metal ions. A sample of water from the stream was analysed.
The results of some tests on the sample are recorded in the table.
What is the most likely contaminant in the water?
Ba2+
Ca2+
Cu2+
Fe3+
A diagram of an atomic absorption spectrophotometer is shown. What is the purpose of the hollow cathode lamp?
To excite the sample
To atomise the sample
To produce white light
To produce light of specific wavelengths
A section of the emission spectrum of a mercury lamp is shown. Light at 623.4 nm and 615.2 nm from the mercury lamp was passed through a sample of water containing mercury, and the intensities were then measured by a detector.
I (x nm) = Intensity of light at a wavelength of x nm from the lamp
Id (x nm) = Intensity of light at a wavelength of x nm at the detector
Which of the following pairs of intensities can be used in the determination of the amount of mercury in the water sample using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)?
I (615.2 nm) and Id (615.2 nm)
I (615.2 nm) and Id (623.4 nm)
I (615.2 nm) and I (623.4 nm)
Id (615.2 nm) and Id (623.4 nm)
All the lead ions present in a 50.0 mL solution were precipitated by reaction with excess chloride ions. The mass of the dried precipitate was 0.595 g.
What was the concentration of lead in the original solution?
8.87 g L–1
10.2 g L–1
11.9 g L–1
16.0 g L–1
The diagram shows the infrared spectrum of a compound.
Which compound was analysed?
Butane
Propanol
Propanal
Butanoic Acid
A colorimeter was used to calculate the percentage of iron in a 0.200 gram tablet. The tablet was dissolved and oxidised, then reacted with thiosulfate according to the equation: Fe3+(aq) + SCN–(aq) --> [FeSCN]2+(aq) .
The resulting solution was made up to 200 mL with distilled water. The absorbance of the final solution was measured to be 0.6105 .
The calibration curve shows the absorbance of various concentrations of Fe3+.
How much iron was in the tablet?
1.10 × 10–5 g
5.50 × 10–5 g
6.14 × 10–4 g
3.07 × 10–3 g
2-butanol
What is the molecular weight of this compound?
29
87
54
15
The infrared spectrum of an organic compound is shown.
Which compound produces this spectrum?
butanone
ethanol
pent-2-ene
propanoic acid
Which compound gives this infrared spectrum?
1-bromobutane
butan-1-ol
butanal
butanoic acid
Which of these infrared spectra could represent a carboxylic acid?
This question is about the reaction between propanone and an excess of ethane-1,2-diol, the equation for which is given.
In a typical procedure, a mixture of 1.00 g of propanone, 5.00 g of ethane-1,2-diol and 0.100 g of benzenesulphonic acid, C6H5SO3H, is heated under reflux in an inert solvent. Benzenesulphonic acid is a strong acid.
The products would not have an absorption in the infra-red at
1050 cm−1
1720 cm−1
2950 cm−1
3400 cm−1
Which one of the following statements about but-2-enal, CH3CH=CHCHO, is not true?
It has stereoisomers.
It shows a strong absorption in the infra-red at about 1700 cm−1.
It will turn an acidified solution of potassium dichromate(VI) green.
It can be dehydrated by concentrated sulphuric acid.
I. aldehydes
II. esters
III. ethers
I. C-O bond
II. C=C bond
III. C=O bond
How many carbon environments?
1
2
3
4
How many carbon environments?
1
2
3
4
How many carbon environments?
1
2
3
4
How do you test for carbonate ions?
Add dilute hydrochloric acid and look for bubbles
Add silver nitrate and look for a white precipitate
Add sodium hydroxide and look for a white precipitate
Add lime water and look for bubbles
Which halide ions would produce a white precipitate when tested with silver nitrate?
Cl-
Br-
I-
F-
Why is nitric acid added to a solution before testing for halide ions?
To remove any carbonate ions that might also produce a precipitate
To remove any metal ions that might also produce a precipitate
To remove any fluoride ions in the solution
To remove any halide ions in the solution
Which metal ion would produce a blue precipitate when tested with sodium hydroxide?
Fe2+
Fe3+
Cu2+
Ca2+
Al3+
Which metal ion would produce a brown precipitate when tested with sodium hydroxide?
Fe2+
Fe3+
Cu2+
Ca2+
Al3+
Which metal ion would produce a green precipitate when tested with sodium hydroxide?
Fe2+
Fe3+
Cu2+
Ca2+
Al3+
Which metal ion is identified by a blue-green flame test colour?
Ca2+
Na+
Li+
Cu2+
Which metal ion is identified by a orange-red flame test colour?
Ca2+
Na+
K+
Cu2+
Which metal ion is identified by a lilac flame test colour?
Ca2+
Na+
K+
Cu2+
triglyceride + sodium hydroxide
esterification
saponification
alkene + Br2
no reaction
colourless to brown
brown to colourless
bubbles
alkane + Br2
bubbles
brown to colourless
colourless to brown
no reaction
carboxylic acid + sodium bicarbonate
bubbles of carbon dioxide
colour change
temperature change
bubbles of hydrogen gas
alcohol + sodium metal
bubbles of carbon dioxide
bubbles of hydrogen gas
bubbles of oxygen
no bubbles
primary alcohol + zinc chloride/HCl mixture (Lucas reagent)
cloudy immediately
cloudy after an hour
no reaction
secondary alcohol + zinc chloride/HCl mixture (Lucas reagent)
cloudy immediately
cloudy after an hour
no reaction
tertiary alcohol + zinc chloride/HCl mixture (Lucas reagent)
cloudy immediately
cloudy after an hour
no reaction
When reacting Na with Cl2, we calculated that the theoretical yield should be 13 grams. Our actual yield was 12.5 grams. What is the percent yield?
90.4%
104%
96.15%
1.04%
Green chemistry is regarded as a reduction process. Which of the following aspects are the targets of reduction?
(1) Cost of production
(2) Use of catalyst
(3) Risk and hazard
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(2) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (3)
Which of the following types of reaction has the greatest value of atom economy?
Substitution
Addition
Elimination
Condensation
Which of the following substances is NOT a volatile organic compound?
Benzene
Trichloromethane
Carbon dioxide
Methanal
Which of the following are sources of biomass to replace natural gas as the feedstock of many industrial processes?
(1) Seaweed from large-scale farming
(2) Waste paper from schools and offices
(3) Methane gas from landfill sites
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(2) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (3)
Which of the following are the benefits of using catalysts in industrial processes?
(1) Obtaining a higher yield per reaction cycle
(2) Lowering the operating temperature
(3) Getting more product in a relatively shorter period of
time
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(2) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (3)
What is green chemistry?
the utilization of a set of guidelines that increases or adds the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products.
the utilization of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products.
a form of chemistry that focuses on how the color green was chemically formed and its components
T/ F: It is best to use the most energy-intensive chemical route.
True
False
Why is transportation an issue for the textile industry?
the industry prefers to keep the textiles in refrigerated transportation
excessive consumption of non-renewable fuel
Textile production units is generally close to the the consumer point
none of the above
What are some alternatives to greener chemistry in the textile industry?
Bio-polymers
recycle textiles
modifications of dyeing process
all of the above
Which of the following is the correct equation for BeerLambert law?
E = A / LC
C = E / AL
A = ELC
L = ACE
Before AAS can be carried out, all the wavelengths of light must be scanned so that the correct wavelength which is absorbed most strongly by the coloured sample can be selected
true
false
Colorimetry is more precise than AAS
true
false
What is AAS used for?
detecting trace amounts of non metal anions
detecting organic molecules
detecting trace amounts of metal cations
What scale does AAS measure to?
ppb
ppm
ppt
Which cation gives a green precipitate with NaOH?
Fe+2
Al+3
Ca+2
Cu+2
Fe+3
Colourimetry tells us the concentration of metal ions in a coloured solution based on the fact that:
concentration is proportional to the wavelength
concentration is proportional to the absorption
absorption is proportional to the wavelength
