Edexcel Jun 2010 Paper 2 Q22

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PMT SECTION C Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 22 This question is about the chemistry of some halogenoalkanes. Halothane is a colourless and sweet-smelling liquid. It has a boiling temperature of 50C. Halothane vapour was used as a general anaesthetic in hospitals during the mid to late 20th Century. Patients inhaled the halothane vapour under medical supervision. However, halothane was found to have some adverse side-effects and was therefore replaced by other halogenoalkane anaesthetics. Halothane has the structure Cl CH Br In an experiment, halothane was heated in a test tube with aqueous silver nitrate and ethanol, using a water bath. Compound X and bromide ions were formed. The structure of compound X is shown below. Cl CH OH F Compound X (a) (i) Give the systematic name of halothane. (1)(ii) Suggest the types of intermolecular force present between molecules of liquid halothane. (2)*N36390A01924* 19 Turn over<br />
 PMT (iii) In the above experiment, suggest ONE reason why a water bath was used rather than heating the test tube containing the reaction mixture directly over a Bunsen flame. (1)(iv) Suggest why ethanol was used in this experiment. (1)(v) What would be seen in the test tube as the reaction progressed? (1)(vi) Write an ionic equation to show the reaction between aqueous silver ions and aqueous bromide ions. Include state symbols in your equation. (b) Chloroethane, C2H5Cl, can also be used as an anaesthetic. In an experiment, chloroethane was hydrolysed by aqueous sodium hydroxide, NaOH. (i) Name, and give the structural formula of, the organic product of the hydrolysis of chloroethane. (1) (2) NameStructural formula20 *N36390A02024*<br />
 PMT (3) (1) (ii) The hydrolysis of chloroethane is an exothermic reaction which takes place in a single step. On the diagram below, draw the energy profile for the reaction. Label clearly the activation energy for the reaction. Energy Progress of reaction (c) In the early 1900s, the CFC with formula CCl2F2, was identified as a refrigerant which was both non-flammable and non-toxic. (i) What does the term CFC stand for?(ii) Suggest ONE use for CFCs other than as a refrigerant. (1)*N36390A02124* 21 Turn over<br />
 PMT *(iii) In the stratosphere, CFCs are broken down by absorption of UV radiation to form chlorine free radicals. The following two reactions occur. Cl + O3ClO + O2 ClO + OCl + O2 Combine these two equations to give the overall equation for the reaction of ozone in the stratosphere. State the role played by the chlorine free radical in the overall reaction. Hence explain why many scientists consider the effect of CFCs on ozone to be harmful. (5)22 *N36390A02224*<br />
 PMT (d) The compound of formula CH2F2 has replaced several CFCs for commercial use. If molecules of CH2F2 reach the stratosphere, they do not break down to produce fluorine free radicals. (i) Suggest why CF bonds are not broken in the stratosphere. (1)*(ii) The compound CH2F2 acts as a greenhouse gas when it absorbs a particular type of radiation. Name the type of radiation and explain why a molecule of CH2F2 is able to absorb this radiation. (2)(Total for Question 22 = 22 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION C = 22 MARKS TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS *N36390A02324* 23<br />

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