FAD1018 Final 2023-2024
Basic Chemistry II Final Examination for 2023/2024 Semester 2. Source file: 2023_2024 - FAD1018.pdf from /home/kuumin/tmp/downloads/Archives2/past_year_finals/
Exam Information
- Course: FAD1018 - Basic Chemistry II
- Academic Year: 2023/2024
- Semester: 2
- Total Marks: 120 marks (verified)
- Format: Section A (short answer) + Section B (long answer)
Topic Distribution
| Topic | Marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetic Chemistry | 70 | 58.3% |
| Solubility Product | 14 | 11.7% |
| Electrochemistry | 12 | 10.0% |
| Stereochemistry | 12 | 10.0% |
| Ionic Equilibria | 6 | 5.0% |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 3 | 2.5% |
| Phase Equilibrium | 3 | 2.5% |
| Thermochemistry | 3 | 2.5% |
| Organic General | 6 | 5.0% |
Question Breakdown
Section A
-
Chemical Equilibrium (12 marks)
- Le Chatelier's Principle statement
- Effect of changes on equilibrium
-
Solubility Product (16 marks)
- Lewis acid-base identification
- Electron movement in complex formation
-
Phase Equilibrium (12 marks)
- Three colligative properties
- Definition and examples
-
Electrochemistry (12 marks)
- Galvanic cell diagram
- Zn-Cu cell
- Anode and cathode labeling
-
Stereochemistry (12 marks)
- Butane-2,3-diol structure
- Fischer projection
- Meso compound identification
-
Organic General (20 marks)
- Ozonolysis of 2-methylbut-2-ene
- Oxidation state analysis
- Product identification
-
Organic General (12 marks)
- Polymer identification
- Oligomer structure
- Reaction type
-
Thermochemistry (12 marks)
- Enthalpy definitions
- Enthalpy of solution
- Enthalpy of atomization
-
Kinetic Chemistry (372 marks)
- Pendimethalin decomposition
- First-order kinetics
- Half-life calculations
- Rate constant units
Section B
-
Solubility Product (60 marks)
- HI synthesis equilibrium
- Kp calculation
- Partial pressures at equilibrium
-
Kinetic Chemistry (120 marks)
- Water phase diagram
- Triple point and critical point
- Phase boundaries
- Clausius-Clapeyron equation
- Pressure-temperature relationships
-
Solubility Product (60 marks)
- Ethylamine solution
- pH calculations
- Weak base equilibrium
- Kb calculations
-
Stereochemistry (60 marks)
- Alcohol P identification
- Reaction sequence
- Structure determination
- Stereochemical relationships
-
Solubility Product (60 marks)
- Compound X identification
- Friedel-Crafts acylation
- 2,4-DNP test
- Ozonolysis products
Key Topics Tested
[!warning] Kinetics Heavy Paper This paper was overwhelmingly focused on Kinetic Chemistry:
- Kinetic Chemistry (58.3%)
- All other topics combined (41.7%)
Notable Features
- Extreme topic concentration — Kinetics dominated with 70/120 marks
- Minimal organic chemistry — Only ~5% organic content
- Physical chemistry focus — Solubility product and electrochemistry also featured
- Complex kinetics problem — Multi-part pendimethalin decomposition question
Study Recommendations
- Master first-order kinetics — Half-life, rate constants, concentration-time relationships
- Practice Arrhenius equation — Temperature dependence of rate constants
- Know phase diagrams — Triple point, critical point interpretation
- Don't neglect other topics — This paper was an outlier; don't expect 58% kinetics again
Related Course
- FAD1018 - Basic Chemistry II — Course entity