NJC 2025 H2 Chemistry Prelim P4 Ans

1 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE SH 2 Prelim Practical Examination Higher 2 CANDIDATE NAME SUBJECT CLASS REGISTRATION NUMBER CHEMISTRY Paper 4 Practical Candidate answer on the Question paper. 9729/04 Monday 1 September 2025 2 hours 30 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your identification number and name. Give details of the practical shift and laboratory where appropriate, in the boxes provided. Write in blue or black pen. Shift Laboratory For Examiner’s use 1 / 15 2 / 14 3 / 14 4 / 11 Presentation /1 Total / 55 You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.

2 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate. You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units. Qualitative Analysis Notes are printed on pages 20 and 21. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This paper consists of 20 printed pages including this cover page. BLANK PAGE Presentation [1] shows appropriate units and 3 or 4 sf in all final ans in Q1 & 2. Any calculations not attempted loses this mark.

3 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 [Turn over 1 Determination of the concentration of a solution of sodium hydroxide and the enthalpy change of neutralisation, Hn FA 1 is 1.0 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid, H2SO4. FA 2 is a solution of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, of unknown concentration. According to the Arrhenius theory of acids and bases, an acid produces H+(aq) ions and a base produce OH –(aq) ions, in aqueous solution. Using the Arrhenius theory, an acid -base neutralisation reaction involves reacting these two ions together to produce water molecules. The equation for this neutralisation reaction is given below. H+(aq) + OH (aq) → H2O(l) Hn In this question, you will carry out a series of experiments where different volumes of FA 1 and FA 2 are mixed together. You will determine the temperature change of the mixture, T of each experiment and then analyse your results graphically in order to determine the ● concentration of NaOH in FA 2 ● maximum temperature change, Tmax ● value for the enthalpy change of neutralisation, Hn

4 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 (a) Method 1 Support the Styrofoam cup in a 250 cm3 beaker. 2 Using the measuring cylinder labelled FA 2, place 10.0 cm 3 of FA 2 into the Styrofoam cup. 3 Measure the temperature of FA 2 in the Styrofoam cup. Record the initial temperature of the solution of FA 2 as Tinitial. 4 Place 50.0 cm3 of FA 1 into another measuring cylinder. 5 Transfer the FA 1 in the measuring cylinder into the Styrofoam cup, stir and record the maximum temperature obtained in the reaction as Tmax. 6 Rinse and dry the Styrofoam cup and the thermometer. 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 using volumes of FA 2 listed in Table 1.1. Fill in Table 1.1 with the appropriate volumes of FA 1 to be used in each experiment such that the total volume of the reaction mixture is 60.0 cm3. Table 1.1 Experiment 1 2 3 4 5 6 Volume of FA 1 / cm3 50.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 10.0 Volume of FA 2 / cm3 10.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 50.0 Initial temperature, Tinitial/ °C 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 Maximum temperature, Tmax/ °C 31.6 36.4 37.8 39.4 37.9 33.1 ΔT/ °C +3.2 +8.0 +9.4 +11.0 +9.5 +4.7 In Table 1.1, record the following for each experiment ● the initial temperature, Tinitial ● the maximum temperature, Tmax ● the change in temperature, T [3]

5 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 [Turn over (b) (i) On the grid given below, plot a graph of T (y–axis) against volume of FA 2 used (x–axis) using the data you have obtained in (a). (ii) Given that T = 0 at volume of FA 2 = 0.0 and 60.0 cm 3, draw two straight lines of best fit. The first best fit line should be drawn using the plotted points where T is increasing and the second best fit line should be drawn using the plotted points where T is decreasing. Extrapolate these two lines until they cross. [3] (ii) From your graph, determine the maximum temperature change, Tmax, and the volume of FA 2 required to obtain this. ΔTmax = ………………………………. oC VFA2 = ………...…………………... cm3 10 20 0 30 40 50 60 Vol of FA 2 /cm3 T / ᵒC 2 4 6 8 10 12 +11.4 36.0

6 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 [1] Calculations (c) Using your answers in b(ii), (i) calculate the concentration of NaOH in FA 2 concentration of NaOH in FA 2 = ……………………………………….. [2] (ii) calculate the heat evolved at Tmax. You may assume that the specific heat capacity of the reaction mixture is 4.18 J g–1 K–1 and that its density is 1.00 g cm–3. heat evolved = ……………………………….. [1] (d) Using your answer in (c)(ii), calculate the enthalpy change of neutralisation, Hn. Hn = …………………………………….. [1] 2NaOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq) → Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l) Using VFA2 = 36.0 cm3 volume of H2SO4 reacted = 60.0 – 36.0 = 24.0 cm3 Amount of H2SO4 reacted = 24.0/1000 × 1.00 = 0.0240 mol Amount of NaOH reacted = 0.0240 × 2 = 0.0480 mol Concentration of NaOH = × 1000 = 1.333 = 1.33 mol dm–3 1.33 mol dm–3 heat evolved = 60.0 × 4.18 × 11.4 = 2859.12 = 2860 J 2860 J Amount of water produced = amount of NaOH reacted = 0.0480 mol Hn = − = −59565 J mol–1 = −59.6 kJ mol–1 −59.6 kJ mol–1

7 NJC SH2 Preliminary Examination 9729/04/25 [Turn over Analysis and Evaluation (e) State and explain the effect on the magnitude of Tmax if ethanedioic acid of the same concentration was used instead of sulfuric acid in the experiment in (a). Effect on the magnitude of Tmax:………………………………………………..…………………... explanation:……………………………………………………………………………………………. … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] (f) Student A carefully performed the same experiment and correctly processed the data using the same method. His calculated value of Hn is −65.0 kJ mol–1 while the published value for this enthalpy chan