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Practice atomic structure, bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, equilibrium, acids and bases, organic chemistry, analysis, and modelling.

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HSC Year 12 Chemistry Acid-base reactions hard titration curve

1. A weak acid is titrated with a strong base. The curve shows the equivalence point above pH 7. Which statement is best supported?

HSC 12 weak acid titration curve base added pH > 7 equiv.
Choices
  • The solution is basic at equivalence.
  • The equivalence point must be pH 1.
  • No salt forms.
  • The acid becomes a metal.
Explanation:

The conjugate base of the weak acid makes the equivalence solution basic.

HSC Year 12 Chemistry Equilibrium systems hard equilibrium diagram

2. In the chromate-dichromate equilibrium, adding acid shifts the system toward orange dichromate ions. Which side is favoured?

HSC 12 chromate dichromate shift chromate dichromate add acid
Choices
  • Dichromate ions
  • Chromate ions only
  • Water molecules only
  • No shift is possible
Explanation:

Adding H+ favours the side that consumes H+, producing more dichromate ions.

HSC Year 12 Chemistry Redox hard electrochemical cell

3. A galvanic-cell diagram labels the anode and cathode. At which electrode does oxidation occur?

HSC 12 anode cathode cell anode cathode e-
Choices
  • The anode
  • The cathode
  • The salt bridge
  • The wire coating
Explanation:

Oxidation is loss of electrons and occurs at the anode in an electrochemical cell.

HSC Year 12 Chemistry Organic reactions hard organic pathway

4. A reaction pathway shows ethanoic acid reacting with ethanol under reflux. What ester is formed?

HSC 12 esterification pathway acid alcohol ester
Choices
  • Ethyl ethanoate
  • Ethanol
  • Ethene
  • Sodium ethanoate only
Explanation:

A carboxylic acid plus an alcohol can form an ester and water. Ethanoic acid with ethanol forms ethyl ethanoate.

HSC Year 12 Chemistry Analysis hard mass spectrum

5. A mass spectrum has its tallest peak at m/z 43 and a molecular ion at m/z 88. Which peak is the base peak?

HSC 12 base peak mass spectrum 43 88 base
Choices
  • m/z 43
  • m/z 88
  • m/z 0
  • Every peak
Explanation:

The base peak is the tallest peak in the spectrum, regardless of whether it is the molecular ion.

HSC Year 12 Chemistry Catalysts hard reaction profile

6. A catalysed pathway on a reaction profile has a lower peak than the uncatalysed pathway. What has changed?

HSC 12 catalyst reaction profile uncat. cat. lower Ea
Choices
  • Activation energy decreases.
  • The products disappear.
  • Atoms stop being conserved.
  • The reaction becomes impossible.
Explanation:

A catalyst provides an alternative pathway with lower activation energy.

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