QSSC Advanced Chemistry: Practice Test

- Advanced Chemistry
QSSC
Practice Test
2010
Directions
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This test has 14 items. Some of the

items are multiple choice items. You
will select the correct answer. Some
items require you to write a short
response.
You may use these practice items to

prepare for the Secondary School
Certificate Test in Chemistry.
The items have been presented in

Arabic and English to help you better
understand them.
You may answer the short response
questions in Arabic or in English.
The Periodic Table of the Elements

1
18
He
Hydrogen
1.0079
13 14 15 16 17
Helium
4.0026
10
Li
Be
Ne
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Flourine
Neon
6.941
9.0122
10.811
12.011
14.007
15.999
18.998
20.180
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Na
Mg
Al
Si
Cl
Ar
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Silicon
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine
Argon
22.990
24.305
26.982
28.086
30.974
32.065
35.453
39.948
10 11 12
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Ca
Sc
Ti
Cr
Mn
Fe
Co
Ni
Cu
Zn
Ga
Ge
As
Se
Br
Kr
Potassium
Calcium
Scandium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Manganese
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Gallium
Germanium
Arsenic
Selenium
Bromine
Krypton
39.098
40.078
44.956
47.867
50.942
51.996
54.938
55.845
58.933
58.693
63.546
65.39
69.723
72.61
74.922
78.96
79.904
83.80
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
Rb
Sr
Zr
Nb
Mo
Tc
Ru
Rh
Pd
Ag
Cd
In
Sn
Sb
Te
Xe
Rubidium
Strontium
Yttrium
Zirconium
Niobium
Molybdenum
Technetium
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Palladium
Silver
Cadmium
Indium
Tin
Antimony
Tellurium
Iodine
Xenon
85.468
87.62
88.906
91.224
92.906
95.96
[98]
101.07
102.91
106.42
107.87
112.41
114.82
118.71
121.76
127.60
126.90
131.29
55
56
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
Cs
Ba
Lu
Hf
Ta
Re
Os
Ir
Pt
Au
Hg
Tl
Pb
Bi
Po
At
Rn
Cesium
Barium
Lutetium
Hafnium
Tantalum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Osmium
Iridium
Platinum
Gold
Mercury
Thallium
Lead
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine
Radon
132.91
137.33
174.97
178.49
180.95
183.84
186.21
190.23
192.22
195.08
196.97
200.59
204.38
207.2
208.98
[209]
[210]
[222]
87
88
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
Fr
Ra
Lr
Rf
Db
Sg
Bh
Hs
Mt
Ds
Rg
Uub
Uut
Uuq
Uup
Uuh
Uus
Uuo
Francium
Radium
Lawrencium
Rutherfordium
Dubnium
Seaborgium
Bohrium
Hassium
Meitnerium
Darmstadtium
Roentgenium
Ununbium
Ununtrium
Ununquadium
Ununpentium
Ununhexium
Ununseptium
Ununoctium
[223]
[226]
[262]
[267]
[268]
[271]
[272]
[270]
[276]
[281]
[280]
[285]
[284]
[289]
[288]
[293]
[294]
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Pm
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lanthanum
Cerium
Praseodymium
Neodymium
Promethium
Samarium
Europium
Gadolinium
Terbium
Dysprosium
Holmium
Erbium
Thulium
Ytterbium
138.91
140.12
140.91
144.24
[145]
150.36
151.96
157.25
158.93
162.50
164.93
167.26
168.93
173.06
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
Ac
Th
Pa
Np
Pu
Am
Cm
Bk
Cf
Es
Fm
Md
No
Actinium
Thorium
Protactinium
Uranium
Neptunium
Plutonium
Americium
Curium
Berkelium
Californium
Einsteinium
Fermium
Mendelevium
Nobelium
[227]
232.04
231.04
238.03
[237]
[244]
[243]
[247]
[247]
[251]
[252]
[257]
[258]
[259]
Which of these elements has the lowest ionization energy?

A
barium
beryllium
calcium
magnesium
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Advanced Chemistry 12 Practice, 2010
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He
Hydrogen
1.0079
13 14 15 16 17
Helium
4.0026
10
Li
Be
Ne
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Flourine
Neon
6.941
9.0122
10.811
12.011
14.007
15.999
18.998
20.180
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Na
Mg
Al
Si
Cl
Ar
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Silicon
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine
Argon
22.990
24.305
26.982
28.086
30.974
32.065
35.453
39.948
10 11 12
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Ca
Sc
Ti
Cr
Mn
Fe
Co
Ni
Cu
Zn
Ga
Ge
As
Se
Br
Kr
Potassium
Calcium
Scandium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Manganese
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Gallium
Germanium
Arsenic
Selenium
Bromine
Krypton
39.098
40.078
44.956
47.867
50.942
51.996
54.938
55.845
58.933
58.693
63.546
65.39
69.723
72.61
74.922
78.96
79.904
83.80
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
Rb
Sr
Zr
Nb
Mo
Tc
Ru
Rh
Pd
Ag
Cd
In
Sn
Sb
Te
Xe
Rubidium
Strontium
Yttrium
Zirconium
Niobium
Molybdenum
Technetium
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Palladium
Silver
Cadmium
Indium
Tin
Antimony
Tellurium
Iodine
Xenon
85.468
87.62
88.906
91.224
92.906
95.96
[98]
101.07
102.91
106.42
107.87
112.41
114.82
118.71
121.76
127.60
126.90
131.29
55
56
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
Cs
Ba
Lu
Hf
Ta
Re
Os
Ir
Pt
Au
Hg
Tl
Pb
Bi
Po
At
Rn
Cesium
Barium
Lutetium
Hafnium
Tantalum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Osmium
Iridium
Platinum
Gold
Mercury
Thallium
Lead
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine
Radon
132.91
137.33
174.97
178.49
180.95
183.84
186.21
190.23
192.22
195.08
196.97
200.59
204.38
207.2
208.98
[209]
[210]
[222]
87
88
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
Fr
Ra
Lr
Rf
Db
Sg
Bh
Hs
Mt
Ds
Rg
Uub
Uut
Uuq
Uup
Uuh
Uus
Uuo
Francium
Radium
Lawrencium
Rutherfordium
Dubnium
Seaborgium
Bohrium
Hassium
Meitnerium
Darmstadtium
Roentgenium
Ununbium
Ununtrium
Ununquadium
Ununpentium
Ununhexium
Ununseptium
Ununoctium
[223]
[226]
[262]
[267]
[268]
[271]
[272]
[270]
[276]
[281]
[280]
[285]
[284]
[289]
[288]
[293]
[294]
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Pm
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy
Ho
Er
Tm
Yb
Lanthanum
Cerium
Praseodymium
Neodymium
Promethium
Samarium
Europium
Gadolinium
Terbium
Dysprosium
Holmium
Erbium
Thulium
Ytterbium
138.91
140.12
140.91
144.24
[145]
150.36
151.96
157.25
158.93
162.50
164.93
167.26
168.93
173.06
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
Ac
Th
Pa
Np
Pu
Am
Cm
Bk
Cf
Es
Fm
Md
No
Actinium
Thorium
Protactinium
Uranium
Neptunium
Plutonium
Americium
Curium
Berkelium
Californium
Einsteinium
Fermium
Mendelevium
Nobelium
[227]
232.04
231.04
238.03
[237]
[244]
[243]
[247]
[247]
[251]
[252]
[257]
[258]
[259]
Look at the following structure. Z represents any atom or group that can
bond to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group.
O
R
C
Z
Which of the following atoms or groups of atoms at the Z position will make
the carbonyl group most reactive in a nucleophilic substitution reaction?
CI
OH
CH3
Which electrons can transition metals use for bonding?

A
s-electrons only
p-electrons only
p-electrons and d-electrons
s-electrons and d-electrons
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. Z

O
C
Z
Z
" "
CI
OH
CH3
p d
s d
Which of these compounds have restricted rotation due to the presence

of (pi) bonds?
A
cyclohexane
butane
methanol
ethyne
Which action would most likely result in higher viscosity of a melted

polymer?
A
decreasing the density
increasing the branching
increasing the average molecular length of the polymer
decreasing the number of cross-links to other molecules
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) (
A
Which of these would react most strongly with water?

A
Sodium (Na)
Potassium (K)
Rubidium (Rb)
Cesium (Cs)
Look at the equations below.

C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g)
kJ
Hf = -393.5
mol
C(s) + 1 O2(g) CO(g)

2
kJ
Hf = -110.5
mol
Calculate the heat of formation for CO2(g) from CO and O2(g).

A
-504.4 kJ/mol
-283.0 kJ/mol
283.0 kJ/mol
504.4 kJ/mol
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)(Na
)(K
)(Rb
)(Cs
.
)C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g
)C(s) + 1 O2(g) CO(g
2
- = H
f
- = H
f
) CO2(g CO
).O2(g
A
- /
- /
Which correctly represents the bond that holds amino acids together?
H
A
R
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H
A
R
Look at the reaction below.

2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g)
Which of these represents the equilibrium constant, Kc , for this reaction?
2
[SO3]
2
[SO2] [O2]
2
10
[SO3]
[SO2] [O2]
[SO3]
2
[SO2] [O2]
[SO3]
[SO2] [O2]
Which of these is a meta-directing side chain in an aromatic compound?

A
ethyl
cyano
amino
hydroxyl
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)2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g
Kc
2
][SO3
2
][SO2] [O2
2
][SO3
][SO2] [O2
][SO3
2
][SO2] [O2
][SO3
][SO2] [O2
11
Consider the first-order reaction below.

2N2O5(g) 4NO2(g) + O2(g)
The rate constant for this reaction, under certain conditions, is
k = 4.27 x 10 5 s 1.
What is the half-life of this reaction?
4
1.62 x 10 seconds
2.34 x 10 seconds
4.68 x 10 seconds
9.35 x 10 seconds
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)2N2O5(g) 4NO2(g) + O2(g
x = k .
12
Identify the state of matter of the first four group VII elements at 298K.
1:
2:
3:
4:
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Kw has different values at different temperatures. At room

temperature the Kw of pure water is 1.0 x10 14. A sample of pure
water at 60 Celsius has a pH of 6.51.
What is the Kw of water at 60 Celsius? Show your work in the
box below.
Kw60 Celsius =
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Kw .
Kw .

.
) (Kw
.
Kw =
14
J
The standard entropy of formation of magnesium is 32.7
,
mol K
J
, and that of magnesium oxide is
that of oxygen gas is 205.2
mol K
J
26.9
.
mol K
A. What is the entropic energy change when 25 grams of
magnesium are burned in excess oxygen at 25 Celsius?
Show your work in the box below.
Answer:
B. Does the burning of magnesium in oxygen lead to an increase or

a decrease in entropy in the system? Explain your answer.
Answer:
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This test has 14 items. Some of the

You may use these practice items to

The items have been presented in

The Periodic Table of the Elements

Which of these elements has the lowest ionization energy?

Which electrons can transition metals use for bonding?

p-electrons and d-electrons

s-electrons and d-electrons

Which of these compounds have restricted rotation due to the presence

Which action would most likely result in higher viscosity of a melted

decreasing the density

increasing the branching

increasing the average molecular length of the polymer

decreasing the number of cross-links to other molecules

Which of these would react most strongly with water?

Look at the equations below.

C(s) + 1 O2(g) CO(g)

Calculate the heat of formation for CO2(g) from CO and O2(g).

Look at the reaction below.

Which of these is a meta-directing side chain in an aromatic compound?

Consider the first-order reaction below.

Kw has different values at different temperatures. At room

B. Does the burning of magnesium in oxygen lead to an increase or

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