CHEM PP1
CHEM PP1
CHEM PP1
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and index number in the spaces provided.
2. Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided.
3. Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided
4. Mathematical tables and electronic calculators nay be used.
5. All working MUST be shown clearly where necessary.
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1. The diagram below shows the physical state of matter
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SOLID LIQUID GAS
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2. Rock salt is a mixture of the soluble salt, sodium chloride, and some insoluble impurities.
The diagram shows the first three stages of a method used to obtain pure sodium chloride from
rock salt.
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(b) State why the mixture of rock salt and water is warmed and stirred in stage 2. (1 marks)
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3. Sulphur (IV) oxide gas can be prepared in the laboratory either by action of concentrated sulphuric
acid on copper turnings or by the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and sodium sulphite.
(i) Write equations for both of the reactions. (2mks)
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(iii) Give the reason why Sulphur (IV) oxide gas is collected by downward delivery after preparation.
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4. Passing a small quantity of carbon (iv) oxide through limewater, forms a white precipitate which
dissolves when excess carbon (iv) oxide is bubbled through.
(a) Name the white precipitate. (1mk)
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(b) Explain using a chemical equation why the white precipitate dissolve in excess carbon (iv) oxide.
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(c) What will happen when solution in (b) above is boiled? (1mk)
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5. The table below shows information about three solid substances A, B and C. Study it and answer
the question that follow.
Solid Cold water Hot water
A Soluble Soluble
B Insoluble Insoluble
C Insoluble Soluble
Describe how you will separate the three solids from a mixture of the three. (3mks)
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(a) State the condition necessary for the reaction to occur. (1mk)
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(b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and concentrated sulphuric
acid. (1mk)
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(c) Give two reasons why an inverted funnel is used instead of delivery tube. (2mks)
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7. 25.0cm3 of 0.12M potassium hydroxide solution required 30.0cm3 of a solution of a dibasic acid
(H2Y) for complete neutralization. The acid contained 3.15g per 500cm3 solution.
Calculate:
(a) Arrange the metals in order of the reactivity starting with the least reactive. (1mark)
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(b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between metal Q and water. (1mark)
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10. Study the set-up below and answer the questions that follow.
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(a) Draw the structure of the monomer unit of polystyrene. (1mk)
(b) Calculate the number of monomers used to form the polystyrene polymer of relative
molecular mass of 18,096. (H=I=, C=12) (2mks)
12. Name the method of separation that can most suitably be used to separate the following mixtures.
(a) Gasoline from petroleum (1mk)
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(b) Benzoic acid and potassium carbonate (1mk)
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(c) Oil from cashew nuts (1mk)
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13. An aqueous solution of ammonia was added drop wise to a solution of copper (II) Sulphate until
in excess.
(a) State the observation made when:-
(i) A few drops of aqueous ammonia were added. (1mk)
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(ii) Excess aqueous ammonia was added. (1mk)
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(b) Write the formula of the complex ion responsible for the observation made in a(ii) above
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14. Study the flow chart below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) State the observation made when ammonia gas is passed over heated copper(II)oxide.
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(b) Identify:
(i) Gas A (1mk)
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(ii) Liquid B (1mk)
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15. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.
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(b) Write the chemical equation for the reaction which produces gas Z (1mk)
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(c) State why the above experiment should be carried out in a fume chamber. (1mk)
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16. Sulphur (IV) oxide gas can be prepared in the laboratory either by action of concentrated
sulphuric acid on copper turnings or by the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and sodium
sulphite.
(i) Write equations for both of the reactions. (2mks)
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(ii) How is the gas dried after preparation? (1mk)
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(iii) Give the reason why Sulphur (IV) oxide gas is collected by downward delivery after preparation.
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17. An element E has relative atomic mass of 69.39. Given that the element has two isotopes of
atomic masses 60.15 and 70.15, calculate the relative abundance of each of the isotopes. (3mks)
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(i) Name gas K. (1mark)
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(ii) To which homologous series does K belong? (1mark)
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(iii) Write the chemical equation of the reaction in the round bottom flask. (1mark)
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22. The diagram below represents large scale manufacture of hydrochloric acid. Study it and answer
the questions that follow.
Glass beads
(a) Identify:
(i) Gas A ( ½ mk)
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(ii) Gas B ( ½ mk)
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(b) Write the chemical equation for the reaction between gas A and gas B. (1mk)
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(c) State the role of the glass beads in the process. (1mk)
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23. (a)State Graham’s law of diffusion (2mks)
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(b) It takes 245 seconds for nitrogen to diffuse through a membrane. How long will it take an
equal volume of Carbon (IV) oxide to diffuse through the same membrane? (N=14,C=12,O=16)
(2mks)
24. The diagram below shows acidic and basic oxides fit into the general family of oxides
Basic
Acidic
oxide
oxide
(i) State the name given to the type of oxides that would be placed in the shaded region (1mk)
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(ii) Give the name of any oxide that could be placed in the shaded region (1mk)
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25. Using dots (.) and crosses (x), show bonding in:
(a) The compound formed when nitrogen reacts with fluorine (Atomic numbers F = 9, N = 7)
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(b) Sodium oxide. (Atomic numbers Na = 11, O = 8) (1mark)
26. A volume of 15cm3 of ethane gas (C2H4) was exploded with 50cm of oxygen. If both volumes
were measured at the same temperature and pressure, calculate the volume of the resulting gaseous
mixture.
(i) Write the equation of the reaction for the combustion of ethene. (1mk)
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(ii) Calculate the volume of gaseous mixture. (2mks)
27. State two factors which determine the stability of an isotope (2mks)
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28. Briefly state the meaning of the following terms in terms of oxidation number.
(a) Reduction (1mk)
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(b) Oxidation (1mk)
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