Edexcel Jun 2011 Paper 3 Q5

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PMT 5 An experiment was carried out to prepare iodoethane, CH3CH2I. Procedure 1. Put some solid, moist red phosphorus into a flask. 2. Add ethanol to the flask. 3. Set up the apparatus as shown in diagram 1. Diagram 1 water out water in water bath heat 4. Add 25.4 g of powdered iodine, in small portions, to the flask. 5. Before each addition, remove the condenser. Add the iodine and then immediately replace the condenser. 6. When all the iodine has been added, allow the flask to stand for 10 minutes and then heat the flask for one hour as shown in diagram 1. 7. Separate the iodoethane from the reaction mixture and dry it. 8. Finally, purify the iodoethane using the apparatus shown in diagram 2. Collect the iodoethane over a suitably narrow temperature range. 12 *P37682A01216*<br />
 PMT water out water in water bath Appearance Flammability Boiling temperature / C Diagram 2 heat Data Name ethanol colourless liquid flammable flammable 78 72 iodoethane colourless liquid Equations 2P + 3I2 (cid:111) 2PI3 3CH3CH2OH + PI3 (cid:111) 3CH3CH2I + H3PO3 *P37682A01316* 13 Turn over<br />
 (a) (i) Identify the technique shown in each diagram. PMT (2) Diagram 1Diagram 2(ii) Explain why a stopper should not be placed in the top of the condenser shown in diagram 1. (1)(b) (i) Give one reason why the iodine was added over a period of time and in small amounts. (1)(ii) Explain why water baths were used in both step 6 and step 8 rather than heating the flasks directly with a Bunsen flame. (1)(iii) Suggest the temperature range suitable for the collection of iodoethane shown in diagram 2. (1) FromtoC 14 *P37682A01416*<br />
 (c) (i) Calculate the number of moles of iodine, I2, in 25.4 g of iodine. Use the relative atomic mass of I = 127 (ii) In this reaction, 1 mol I2 forms 2 mol CH3CH2I. Calculate the maximum mass of iodoethane, in g, that could be formed from 25.4 g of iodine. Use the following relative atomic masses: C = 12, H = 1, I = 127 (iii) In a preparation, the mass of iodoethane collected was 23.4 g. Calculate the percentage yield in this preparation. PMT (1) (3) (1) (Total for Question 5 = 11 marks) TOTAL FOR PAPER = 50 MARKS *P37682A01516* 15<br />

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