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FORM SIX COMPETENCE EXAMINATION – (FOSCE)

132/1 CHEMISTRY -1
(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3:00 hours Date: Monday, 24th February, 2020 pm

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of Ten (10) questions in section A and B.

2. Answer seven (07) questions from section A and two (2) questions from each of
sections B.
3. Each question caries ten (10) marks for section A and fifteen (15) marks for section B.
4. Mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used.
5. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.
6. For your calculations you may use the followings constants:

Gas constants, R = 8.31 J mol-1K-1 or R= 0.0821 atm. mol-1K-1 dm3

Planck constant, h = 6.63 x 10-34J

Freezing depression constant of ethanoic acid, Kf  3.9 0 C.mol1kg

Rydberg constant, RH = 1.097 x 107 m-1

Velocity of light, C = 3.0 x 108 m/s
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Avogadro’s constant, N  6.022  1023mol1
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Atomic masses: H = 1, C = 12, N =14, O =16, Na = 23, S = 32, K = 39, I = 127

This paper consists of seven (07) printed pages

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 SECTION A
Answer all questions
1. (a) State any three (3) laws which governing the filling of electrons in the atomic
Orbitals (03marks)
(b) Write the electronic configuration and atomic number of the element where its last
electron has the following four quantum numbers
(i) n=5 ,l=2 , ml= -1 ,ms=-1/2
(ii) n=4, l=1, ml= 0, ms=+1/2 (03marks)

(c) (i) Calculate the wave number for both shortest and longest wavelength transition
in the paschen series of atomic hydrogen (02marks)

(ii) Emission transition in the electromagnetic spectrum from higher energy level
to orbit three emits the radiation with wavelength 1285nm.What is the
principal quantum number of higher level? (02marks)

2. (a) Which hybrid orbitals are used by carbon atoms in the following molecules:

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(b) (i) Arrange H20, CH4 and NH3 in order of increasing bond angle, give reason(s)
for your proposed order. (02marks)
(ii) Why NF3 is pyramidal while BF3 is triangular planar though both Nitrogen
and Boron are bounded with Fluorine atoms (01mark)
(iii) While carbon dioxide gas is a non-polar, sulphur dioxide gas is a polar
molecule although their empirical formula are similar (01mark)

(c) Describe the type of hybridization and the molecular geometrical shape of the
Following;
(i) SF6 (iii) PCl3
3-
(ii) [ Fe (CN)6] (iv) H2O

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3. (a) Explain the physical significance of the van der waals’ parameters. (02marks)

(b) Using Van der waal’s equation, calculate the constant ‘a’ when two moles of a
gas confined in a 4 L flask exerts a pressure of 11.0 atmospheres at a temperature
of a 300 K. The value of ‘b’ is 0.05 L mol-1 (02marks)
(c) Gas M whose volume is 50cm3 and its composition was C = 46.1% and
N = 53.9% diffused through a hole for 20 seconds. The same volume of
oxygen diffused through the same hole for 15.7 seconds.
(i) Find the molecular mass and molecular formula of gas
(ii) What volume of CO2 would diffuse through the same hole for 20 seconds?
(iii) State the law which guide your calculation in 3(c) i and ii Above
(06marks)

4. (a) (i). If is the elevation of boiling point of a solvent and m is the number of
moles of solute per kg of solvent. What is the relationship between and
m? state the law which guide to show the relationship (02marks)
(ii).Why is the vapour pressure of a solution of glucose in water lower than that of
water? (02marks)
(b) A mixture of sodium chloride and sucrose (C12 H22O11) of combined mass 10.20g
is dissolved in enough water to make up 250cm3 solution. The osmotic pressure
of the solution is 732 atm at 230C. Calculate the percentage by mass of NaCl in
the solution. (03marks)
(c) A solution containing 3g of calcium nitrate in 100cm3 of water has osmotic
pressure of 11.2atm. Calculate the apparent degree of dissociation of the salt in
this solution at 12oC (03marks)

5. (a) With the aid of chemical equation show the followings can be prepared:-
(i) Metal hydroxides by direct method
(ii) Metal hydrogen carbonate
(iii) Insoluble carbonates (03marks)

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 (b) Give reasons to account for the following observations:-
(i) Aluminium carbonate do not exist
(ii) Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) cannot be prepared by heating the hydrated
salt of Magnesium chloride (MgCl2.7H2O)
(iii) A brown gas is observed when heating calcium nitrate but Such gas is not
observed when heating sodium nitrate (03marks)
(c) Give any four uses of metal hydroxides (04marks)

6. (a) State Hess’s law (01mark)

(b) Explain the meaning of Lattice energy (01mark)
(c) Use the data provided below
(i) Find the enthalpy of formation of MgCl2
(ii) Draw a born-Haber cycle for MgCl2
Process /KJmol-1
1st I.E of the metal +740
2nd I.E of the metal +1500
Atomization energy of the metal +149
Electron affinity of the non metal -364
Dissociation energy of the non metal +121
Lattice energy -2489
(4.5marks)
(d) When 12g of each of carbon, hydrogen and of ethyl ethanoate are burned completely
in oxygen, the quantities of heat given are respectively 394.2KJ, 1715KJ, and 306KJ.
Calculate the enthalpy of formation of ethyl ethanoate. (3.5marks)

7. (a) (i) Explain why pure liquids and solids can be ignored while writing the
equilibrium constant expression?
(ii) Write the expression for the equilibrium constant, KC for the following reaction:
(02 marks)

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 (b) For the reaction CO + 2H2 CH3OH(g) hydrogen gas was introduced into a five
litre flask at 327C, containing 0.2mol of CO(g) and a catalyst, until the pressure is
4.92atm. At this point, 0.1mole of CH3OH is formed. Calculate equilibrium
constant Kc and Kp. (05marks)

(c) When 1.2 moles of hydrogen and 0.75 moles of Iodine are allowed to reach
equilibrium in 1dm3 at 4500C and 1 atm , the amount of HI at equilibrium is 1.36
moles .
(i) Calculate the Kc at 4500C.
(ii) How many grams of hydrogen should be added to the system such that the
amount of HI is raised to 1.40 moles at 4500C. (03marks)

SECTION B
This section consist of three (03) questions, answer only two(02) questions each carries
(15marks)

8. (a) The following names are INCORRECT according to IUPAC system.

Give a structure and correct name.
(i) 2- methyl propyl benzene.
(ii) 5,5 –dimethyl-3- ethylpentane
(iii) 2,6-ethylheptane
(iv) 3-ethyl-4,4- dimethylcyclohexane (04 marks)

(b) Give the IUPAC name of the following structural formula of the
organic compounds:
(i) CH3- C= CH- CH = CH2
CH3
(ii) CH3CH .

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 (iii)

(iv)

(c) Suggest suitable tests to distinguish the following compounds;

(i) Propene and propyne
(ii) But-2-yne and butane (03marks)

(d) Dehydration of an alcohol, ( C 4H9OH ) provides aliphatic hydrocarbon “X”, ( C 4H8 ).

When “X” is treated with ozone gas followed by water hydrolysis, only one
product “Y” is obtained:
(i) Write all structural isomers of “X” and its IUPAC names. (03marks)
(ii) Give the IUPAC name and correct structural formula of compound “Y”
obtained above. (01mark)

9. (a) How would you convert the following compounds to benzene?

(i) Acetylene
(ii) Benzoic acid
(iii) Hexane
(iv) Benzene diazonium chloride (04marks)

(b) Briefly explain the following:

(i) Benzene undergo electrophilic substitution reactions easily and
nucleophilic substitutions with difficulty.
(ii) Benzene is extraordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds?
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 (iii) Carbon – carbon bond distance in benzene is intermediate between a
carbon – carbon single and double bond.
(iv) Hydro bromination of 1- butene gives 2-bromo butane and not 1
bromobutane. (04marks)
(c) Two isomeric hydrocarbons Z and W have molecular formula of C9H12. On
oxidation, Z gives a monocarboxylic acid which when treated with sodalime, yield
benzene. W is oxidized to give a tricarboxylic acid; this tricarboxylic acid can then
undergo an electrophilic nitration reaction to give two mononitro derivatives.
(i) Write all equations involved.
(ii) Deduce structural formula of Z and W (04marks)
(d) An organic compound S (C6 H10) on ozonolysis gives two different Products T and
U .T contained 37.21% oxygen but was resistant to oxidation and U gives
53.3% oxygen.
(i) Calculate the relative molecular mass of T and U
(ii) Give the structural formula of T and U. (03 marks)

10. (a) With the aid of chemical equations, describe how the ozone layer is formed and
depleted or destroyed. (05marks)
(b) Makapera was advised to add 260kg of nitrogen in his farm, what weight of
fertilizer should he buy to meet the demand, if the fertilizer bag contained 60%
urea (CO(NH2)2) (04marks)
(c) A certain soil contains the following cations, where all values are expressed in
meq /100 g of oven dry soil Mn2+=20, Ca2+ = 38, Na+ = 4.0, K+ = 6, H+ = 24 and
Al3+ = 8.0. If the cation exchange capacity is 96 meq/100g of oven dry soil.
Calculate:
i. The percentage base saturation of this soil.
ii. The quantity of calcium in grams present in 100g of oven dry soil. (06marks)

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