O LevelChemistryCambridge (CIE)Exam Questions8. The Periodic Table8.3 Group VII Properties

Group VII Properties (Cambridge (CIE) O Level Chemistry): Exam Questions

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8.3 Group VII Properties

1a
1 mark

A student investigates the reactivity of the halogens.

The student is provided with aqueous solutions of chlorine, bromine and iodine, and with aqueous solutions of potassium chloride, potassium bromide and potassium iodide.

The student needs to put 10 cm3 of a halide solution into each of several test tubes.

Name a suitable piece of apparatus for measuring 10 cm3 of a solution.

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1b
1 mark

The student wants to measure the 10 cm3 of halide solution as accurately as possible.

Explain why a pipette is more suitable than a measuring cylinder for this.

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1c
2 marks

The student uses the same dropping pipette to transfer all three halogen solutions, without washing it between solutions.

Explain why this could lead the student to an incorrect conclusion.

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1d
1 mark

Suggest one improvement to the student's method.

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2a
1 mark

A student compares the reactivity of chlorine, bromine and iodine by adding each halogen solution to each of three halide solutions.

The student uses 10 cm3 of halide solution in every test tube.

State why the same volume of halide solution is used in every test tube.

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2b
2 marks

State two other variables that the student should keep the same in every test tube.

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2c
2 marks

The student carries out each test once.

Explain why repeating each test would improve the investigation.

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3
6 marks

A student is provided with:

  • aqueous solutions of chlorine, bromine and iodine

  • aqueous solutions of potassium chloride, potassium bromide and potassium iodide

  • the apparatus normally found in a school laboratory

No other chemicals are available.

Plan an investigation to establish the order of reactivity of chlorine, bromine and iodine.

Your plan must include:

  • the apparatus you would use

  • the method you would follow

  • the observations you would expect

  • how your observations would establish the order of reactivity

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4a
1 mark

Students add aqueous chlorine to aqueous potassium iodide and record what they see.

One student records the result as "a reaction happened".

Explain why this is not acceptable as an observation.

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4b
1 mark

A second student records the appearance of the potassium iodide solution before the reaction as "clear".

Explain why this is not accepted.

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4c
2 marks

A third student records the colour of the iodine formed in the test tube as purple.

Explain why purple is not accepted as the colour of the iodine in this experiment.

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4d
1 mark

Suggest how a student should record the result of a test in which no reaction occurs.

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5a
2 marks

A student adds aqueous chlorine to aqueous potassium iodide and a colour change is seen.

The student repeats the test using a much more dilute solution of potassium iodide.

Predict the effect this would have on the observation.

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5b
2 marks

The student suggests that warming all of the solutions would change the order of reactivity obtained.

State whether the student is correct.

Explain your answer.

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5c
1 mark

Fluorine is also a halogen.

The student has no aqueous fluorine available.

Explain why the order of reactivity of all four halogens cannot be established from this investigation.

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