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Secondary 3 Chemistry Quiz - Acids Bases Salts

Name: _________________ Class: _________ Date: _________

Score: _____ / 25 marks Duration: 30 minutes

Instructions:

Answer all questions in the spaces provided
Show all working for calculations
Use appropriate chemical formulae and equations where required

Section A: Short Answer Questions [8 marks]

1. Which solid compound is added to soil to increase the pH? [1]

2. What is meant by the term monatomic? [1]

3. State the atom in CFCs that is responsible for ozone layer depletion. [1]

4. Which two compounds can be reacted together to form an ammonium salt? [1]

Section B: Structured Questions [12 marks]

5. A student performs a titration to find the concentration of hydrochloric acid. The results are shown below:

Trial	Volume of NaOH used (cm³)
Rough	24.8
1	24.2
2	24.1
3	24.3

(a) Based on the best titration results, calculate the average volume of NaOH required for complete neutralization. [1]

(b) The concentration of NaOH used is 0.100 mol/dm³. Calculate the number of moles of NaOH in 25.0 cm³ of this solution. [1]

(c) Using the balanced equation HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O, calculate the number of moles of HCl that reacted. [1]

6. Sodium bromide has a melting point of 747°C while tetrabromomethane has a melting point of 91°C.

Explain, in terms of structure and bonding, why sodium bromide has a much higher melting point than tetrabromomethane. [3]

7. An unknown compound X shows amphoteric properties.

(a) State what is meant by amphoteric. [1]

(b) Name a strong acid that compound X would react with. [1]

(c) Name a strong alkali that compound X would react with. [1]

Section C: Calculation and Analysis [5 marks]

8. A solution R contains 6.30 g/dm³ of a monoprotic organic acid. In a titration, 25.0 cm³ of R required 21.5 cm³ of 0.150 mol/dm³ sodium hydroxide for complete neutralization.

(a) Calculate the number of moles of NaOH used in the titration. [1]

(b) Calculate the number of moles of the organic acid in 25.0 cm³ of R. [1]

(c) Calculate the number of moles of the organic acid in 1.00 dm³ of R. [1]

(d) Using your answer to (c) and the given concentration, calculate the relative molecular mass of the organic acid. [1]

9. Draw the 'dot and cross' diagram to show the bonding in ammonia (NH₃). Show only the valence electrons. [1]

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Secondary 3 Chemistry Quiz - Acids Bases Salts - ANSWERS

Section A: Short Answer Questions [8 marks]

1. Which solid compound is added to soil to increase the pH? [1]

Answer: Calcium oxide / CaO OR Calcium hydroxide / Ca(OH)₂ OR Calcium carbonate / CaCO₃ Mark: Accept any of these compounds (1 mark)

2. What is meant by the term monatomic? [1]

Answer: Consisting of a single atom per particle/molecule Mark: Must mention "single atom" and "per particle" or equivalent (1 mark)

3. State the atom in CFCs that is responsible for ozone layer depletion. [1]

Answer: Chlorine / Cl Mark: Accept "chlorine" or "Cl" (1 mark)

4. Which two compounds can be reacted together to form an ammonium salt? [1]

Answer: Ammonia and an acid OR NH₃ and HCl (or any acid) Mark: Must name both reactants - ammonia/NH₃ + acid (1 mark)

Section B: Structured Questions [12 marks]

5. Titration calculation

(a) Average volume calculation [1] Answer: (24.2 + 24.1 + 24.3) ÷ 3 = 24.2 cm³ Mark: Correct identification of concordant results and calculation (1 mark) Note: Rough trial excluded as it's an outlier

(b) Moles of NaOH [1] Working: n = c × V = 0.100 × (25.0/1000) = 0.100 × 0.0250 Answer: 0.00250 mol Mark: Correct conversion and calculation (1 mark)

(c) Moles of HCl [1] Answer: 0.00250 mol (1:1 molar ratio from equation) Mark: Correct application of stoichiometry (1 mark)

6. Melting point comparison [3]

Answer:

Sodium bromide has a giant ionic lattice structure with strong electrostatic forces between Na⁺ and Br⁻ ions (1 mark)
Tetrabromomethane has discrete molecules held together by weak van der Waals forces (1 mark)
Strong electrostatic forces require more energy to break than weak intermolecular forces, so NaBr has a higher melting point (1 mark)

7. Amphoteric properties [3]

(a) Definition [1] Answer: A substance that can act as both an acid and a base / can react with both acids and bases Mark: Must show dual nature (1 mark)

(b) Strong acid [1] Answer: Hydrochloric acid / HCl OR Sulfuric acid / H₂SO₄ OR Nitric acid / HNO₃ Mark: Any strong acid (1 mark)

(c) Strong alkali [1] Answer: Sodium hydroxide / NaOH OR Potassium hydroxide / KOH Mark: Any strong alkali (1 mark)

Section C: Calculation and Analysis [5 marks]

8. Organic acid calculation [4]

(a) Moles of NaOH [1] Working: n = c × V = 0.150 × (21.5/1000) = 0.150 × 0.0215 Answer: 0.003225 mol = 3.23 × 10⁻³ mol Mark: Correct calculation (1 mark)

(b) Moles of acid in 25.0 cm³ [1] Answer: 0.003225 mol (1:1 ratio for monoprotic acid) Mark: Correct stoichiometry (1 mark)

(c) Moles of acid in 1.00 dm³ [1] Working: (0.003225 mol / 25.0 cm³) × 1000 cm³ Answer: 0.129 mol Mark: Correct scaling calculation (1 mark)

(d) Relative molecular mass [1] Working: Mr = mass ÷ moles = 6.30 g/dm³ ÷ 0.129 mol/dm³ Answer: 48.8 g/mol Mark: Correct use of Mr = mass/moles (1 mark)

9. Dot and cross diagram for NH₃ [1]

Answer:

    H
    |
H—N:
    |
    H

With N showing 5 valence electrons (3 shared in bonds, 1 lone pair) and each H showing 1 electron shared.

Mark: Correct representation of covalent bonds and lone pair (1 mark) Note: Accept dots and crosses or just electron pairs, must show lone pair on nitrogen