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A paper of Chemistry, 9701
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For Examiner’s Use The electrolytic purification of copper can be carried out in an apparatus similar to the one shown below. impure copper anode anode ‘sludge’ pure copper cathode CuSO4 The impure copper anode contains small quantities of metallic nickel, zinc and silver, together with inert oxides and carbon resulting from the initial reduction of the copper ore with coke. The copper goes into solution at the anode, but the silver remains as the metal and falls to the bottom as part of the anode ‘sludge’. The zinc also dissolves. Write a half equation including state symbols for the reaction of copper at the anode. Use data from the Data Booklet to explain why silver remains as the metal. Use data from the Data Booklet to predict what happens to the nickel at the anode. Write a half equation including state symbols for the main reaction at the cathode. Use data from the Data Booklet to explain why zinc is not deposited on the cathode. Suggest why the blue colour of the electrolyte slowly fades as the electrolysis proceeds. For Examiner’s Use Most of the current passed through the cell is used to dissolve the copper at the anode and precipitate pure copper onto the cathode. However, a small proportion of it is ‘wasted’ in dissolving the impurities at the anode which then remain in solution. When a current of 20.0 A was passed through the cell for 10.0 hours, it was found that 225 g of pure copper was deposited on the cathode. Calculate the following, using appropriate data from the Data Booklet. • number of moles of copper produced at the cathode • number of moles of electrons needed to produce this copper • number of moles of electrons that passed through the cell Hence calculate the percentage of the current through the cell that has been ‘wasted’ in dissolving the impurities at the anode. Nickel often occurs in ores along with iron. After the initial reduction of the ore with coke, a nickel-iron alloy is formed. Use data from the Data Booklet to explain why nickel can be purified by a similar electrolysis technique to that used for copper, using an impure nickel anode, a pure nickel cathode, and nickel sulfate as the electrolyte. Explain what would happen to the iron during this process.
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For Examiner’s Use The most typical oxides of tin and lead are SnO, SnO2, PbO and PbO2. The following two generalisations can be made about the oxides of the elements in Group IV. • As the metallic character of the elements increases down the Group, the oxides become more basic. • The oxides of the elements in their higher oxidation states are more acidic than the oxides of the elements in their lower oxidation states. Use these generalisations to suggest which of the above oxides of tin or lead is most likely to react with each of the following reagents. In each case write a balanced equation for the reaction. with NaOHformula of oxide equation with HClformula of oxide equation ‘Red lead’ is used as a pigment, and as a metal primer paint to prevent the corrosion of steel. It is an oxide of lead that contains 9.30% oxygen by mass. Calculate to 3 significant figures the number of moles of oxygen and lead contained in a 100.0 g sample of red lead. Hence calculate its empirical formula. empirical formula: For Examiner’s Use Lead(chloride is slightly soluble in water. PbCl2Pb2++ 2Cl–Ksp = 2.0 × 10–5 Write an expression for the solubility product, Ksp for lead(chloride and state its units. Ksp = units Calculate [Pb2+] in a saturated solution of PbCl2. An excess of PbCl2is stirred with 0.50 mol dm–3 NaCl until equilibrium has been established. The excess PbCl2is then filtered off. Assuming [Cl–] remains at 0.50 mol dm–3 throughout, calculate the [Pb2+] in the remaining solution. Suggest an explanation for the difference between this value and the value that you calculated in .
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Whilst small amounts of some metal ions are vital in the human body, others can be highly toxic. Hg2+ ions are toxic for a number of reasons. Hg2+ ions can react with the R–S–S–R group, which is found in proteins. R–S–S–R + 2Hg2+ + H2 2 R–S–Hg+ + 2H+ reaction 1 What is the name of the R–S–S–R group in proteins? Which level of protein structure will be affected by reaction 1? Why will this affect the activity of an enzyme? Ag+ ions can combine with free –COOH groups in the side chains of the amino acid residues in proteins to form partially covalent silver carboxylates. RCOOH + Ag+ RCOOAg + H+ reaction 2 What type of behaviour is the –COOH group showing in reaction 2? What types of R group interactions will be affected by reaction 2? Explain your answer. For Examiner’s Use By contrast, iron is an extremely important metal used in haemoglobin to transport oxygen molecules from the lungs to muscle cells and to carry carbon dioxide in the reverse direction. One haemoglobin molecule contains four haem groups, each of which contains one iron atom. In the haem group four nitrogen atoms are in the same plane as the iron atom. The oxygen molecule is attached above this plane, and the iron atom is joined to a protein chain below this plane. H C Fe C H haem CH2 CH3 CH2 CH3 H3C H3C HOOC COOH N N N HC CH N How many oxygen atoms could one haemoglobin molecule transport? By what type of bonding is the oxygen molecule likely to be held to the iron atom in haem? What is the geometry of bonding around the iron atom?
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