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No part of this paper should be repro duced for commercial use without the prior written permission of Meridian Junior College. Class Reg Number Candidate Name _____________________________ Meridian Junior College 2009 JC 2 Preliminary Examination H2 Chemistry 9746 22 September 2009 1 hr 30 min Paper 2 STRUCTURED QUESTIONS Additional Materials Data Booklet INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES Write your name, class and register number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black ink. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs. You are reminded on the need for good English and clear presentation of your answers. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES FOR EXAMINER’S USE The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the Q1 / 8end of each question or part of question. Q2 / 8 Q3 / 11 Q4 / 11 Q5 / 12 Q6 / 10 Total / 60 This question paper consists of 18 printed pages 1

Answer all the questions in the space pro vided 1 Early Periodic Tables, such as that devised by Mendeleev, listed the then known elements in order of their relative atomic mass. (a) (i) When Mendeleev created the Periodic Table, there were uncertainties regarding the relative atomic mass of tellurium, Te. It is now known that there are eight isotopes of tellurium. isotope percentage abundance isotopic mass x percentage abundance tellurium-120 0.09 11 tellurium-122 2.46 300 tellurium-123 0.87 107 tellurium-124 4.61 572 tellurium-125 6.99 874 tellurium-126 18.71 2357 tellurium-128 31.79 tellurium-130 Complete the above table and give your answers to two decimal places. Hence, calculate the relative atomic mass of tellurium to five significant figures. 2

(ii) TeO2 resembles aluminium oxide in its acid-base properties. TeO 2, SiO2 and P 4O10 cannot be distinguished based on their physical appearance. If a sample of one of the oxides was provided as a fine powder, describe the reactions you could ca rry out on the powder to determine which of the three oxides it was. In clude all relevant equations in your answer. [5] (b) Another chemist looking for patterns in the properties of the elements around the time of Mendeleev was Julius Lothar Meyer. Lothar Meyer looked at how the atomic volume of an elem ent varies with its relative atomic mass. A simplified version of the graph he plotted is shown below. I II 3

There are 2 circled regions on the graph. Explain why there is only a slight decrease in atomic volume bet ween the elements in region II compared to region I. [3] [Total: 8] 2 ‘Hard’ water is water that has high mineral content such as cal