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A paper of Chemistry, 9701
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The Group IV oxides CO2 and SiO2 differ widely in their physical properties. Describe these differences and explain them in terms of their structure and bonding. What are the properties of a ceramic material? Why is silicon(oxide very suitable as a component of ceramics? Lead(oxide reacts with both acids and bases. What is the name given to oxides that have this property? Write a balanced equation for the reaction between PbO and NaOH. For Examiner’s Use Tin forms an oxide, A, that contains the metal in both oxidation states II and IV. The formula of A can be found by the following method. • A sample of A was dissolved in H2SO4, producing solution B, which was a mixture of tin(sulfate and tin(sulfate. • A 25.0 cm3 sample of solution B was titrated with 0.0200 mol dm–3 KMnO4. 13.5 cm3 of KMnO4 was required to reach the end-point. • Another 25.0 cm3 sample of solution B was stirred with an excess of powdered zinc. This converted all the tin into tin(. The excess of zinc powder was filtered off and the filtrate was titrated with 0.0200 mol dm-3 KMnO4, as before. This time 20.3 cm3 of KMnO4 was required to reach the end-point. The equation for the reaction occurring during the titration is as follows. 2MnO4 – + 16H+ + 5Sn2+ 2Mn2+ + 8H2O + 5Sn4+ Write a balanced equation for the reaction between Zn and Sn4+. Use the Data Booklet to calculate the E o- values for the reactions between • Zn and Sn4+, • MnO4 – and Sn2+ Use the results of the two titrations to calculate • the number of moles of Sn2+ in the first titration sample, • the number of moles of Sn2+ in the second titration sample. Use the results of your calculation in to deduce the Sn2+/ Sn4+ ratio in the oxide A, and hence suggest the formula of A. For Examiner’s Use A major use of tin is to make ‘tin plate’, which is composed of thin sheets of mild steel electroplated with tin, for use in the manufacture of food and drinks cans. A tin coating of 1.0 3 10–5 m thickness is often used. Calculate the volume of tin needed to coat a sheet of steel 1.0 m 3 1.0 m to this thickness, on one side only. Calculate the number of moles of tin that this volume represents. [The density of tin is 7.3 g cm–3.] The solution used for electroplating contains Sn2+ ions. Calculate the quantity of electricity in coulombs needed to deposit the amount of tin you calculated in .
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For Examiner’s Use A new method of making very light, flexible batteries using nanotechnology was announced in August 2007. Read the passage and answer the questions related to it. Researchers have developed a new energy-storage device that could easily be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper. The nano-engineered battery is lightweight, ultra-thin and completely flexible. It is geared towards meeting the difficult design and energy requirements of tomorrow’s gadgets, such as implantable medical devices and even vehicles. Researchers soaked ‘paper’ in an ionic liquid electrolyte which carries the charge. They then treated it with aligned carbon nanotubes, which give the device its black colour. The nanotubes act as electrodes and allow the storage devices to conduct electricity. The device, engineered to function as both a battery and a supercapacitor, can provide the long, steady power output comparable to a conventional battery, as well as a supercapacitor’s quick burst of high energy. The device can be rolled, twisted, folded, or cut into shapes with no loss of strength or efficiency. The ‘paper’ batteries can also be stacked, like a pile of printer paper, to boost the total power output. 1. Conventional batteries produce electrons through a chemical reaction between electrolyte and metal. 2. Chemical reaction in the ‘paper’ battery is between electrolyte and carbon nanotubes. 3. Electrons collect on the negative terminal of a battery. 4. Electrons must flow from the negative terminal, through the external circuit to the positive terminal for the chemical reaction to continue. nanotube For Examiner’s Use For Examiner’s Use From your knowledge of the different structures of carbon, suggest which of these is used to make nanotubes. Suggest a property of this structure that makes it suitable for making nanotubes. Carbon in its bulk form is brittle like most non-metallic solids. Suggest why the energy storage device described can be rolled into a cylinder. Name an example of an ‘ionic liquid electrolyte’ (not a solution).
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