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CAPE Chemistry Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)(i)

Carbon combines with hydrogen covalently to form ethane gas.

State the electronic configuration of carbon in its ground state using sp notation.

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  1. 4(a)(ii)Account for the number and type of orbitals around EACH carbon atom in a molecule of ethane.[3 marks]
  2. 4(a)(iii)Use the VSEPR theory to deduce the arrangement of the orbitals and the bond angles around EACH carbon atom in a molecule of dichloroethane, CH₂ClCH₂Cl.[3 marks]
  3. 4(b)(i)State THREE assumptions of the kinetic theory as it pertains to ideal gases.[3 marks]
  4. 4(b)(ii)Under what conditions of temperature and pressure will a real gas deviate from ideal gas behaviour?[1 mark]
  5. 4(c)Calculate the relative molecular mass (Mᵣ) of the gas.[4 marks]

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