KISUMU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL.

END TERM 1-2023

CHEMISTRY PAPER 2 (233/2)

FORM THREE (3)

TIME: 2 HOURS

Name …………………………………………….……… Adm. Number…………………………..

Candidate’s Signature ………………….…...……….. Date……………………………………

Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name, stream, and admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided, and working MUST be clearly shown
(c) This paper consists of 9 printed pages; Candidates should check the question paper to
ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated, and that no question is missing.

FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY

QUESTION MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE

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1. The grid below represents part of the periodic table. The letters do not represent actual symbols
of elements. Study the grid and use it to answer the questions that follow.

A B

C D E

F G
a) Name the chemical family to which element C belongs (1 mark)
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b) Name the type of bond formed when element D reacts with oxygen (1 mark)
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c) Write the possible formula of the compound formed between elements A and C (1 mark)
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d) Comment on the melting point and boiling point of the compound formed in (c) above
(2
marks)
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e) Element Q is in period 3 and its stable ion is represented with the symbol Q3-
i) Indicate, in the grid above, the most possible position of element Q (1 mark)
ii) Write the electron arrangement of an atom of Q (1 mark)
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f) How do the atomic radii of elements C and D compare? Explain (2
marks)
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g) How do the melting points of elements B and G compare? Explain (2
marks)
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h) Which element in the table is possibly the least reactive? Explain (2
marks)

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2.
a) The Solvay Process is a method used in the manufacture of sodium carbonate.
i) Name three raw materials used in the process (3 Marks)
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ii) Write an equation for the first step of the reaction that occurs in the Carbonator (1
Mark)
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iii) Name two substances that are recycled in the Solvay Process (2 Marks)
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b) Soda ash is also used in the manufacture of sodium carbonate. Describe how you would
obtain a sample of soda ash from Lake Magadi. (3
Marks)
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c) The diagram below is an illustration for a setup used in the preparation of a gas in the
laboratory. Study it and use it to answer the questions that follow.

i) Identify substances A and B (2

marks)
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B ______________________________________________________________________

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 ii) Write an equation for the reaction that takes place in the flat-bottomed flask (1 mark)
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iii) State the purpose of solid B in the experiment (1 mark)
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iv) A student used sodium hydroxide pellets in the place of solid B. State and explain the
effect of this choice on the experiment. (2
marks)
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v) State one property of the gas that is demonstrated by the setup (1 mark)
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vi) Which other substance can be used in the place of the sodium hydrogen carbonate?
(1 mark)
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3. Study the following reaction scheme and use it to answer the questions that follow.

a) Identify:
i) Gas J ____________________________________________________________(1 mark)
ii) Colourless solution K (1 mark)
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iii) Colourless solution Q (1 mark)
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b) Colourless solution Q was left to stand overnight. State and explain the observation that was
made in the flask. (2
marks)
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 c) What type of reaction takes place in Step II? (1 mark)
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d) A 0.5M hydrochloric acid solution was added to solid L. State and explain the observations
that were made. (2
marks)
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e) Determine the volume of gas J at S.T.P. that was formed if 5.6g of magnesium ribbon
completely reacted with hydrochloric acid (Mg = 24.0, molar gas volume at stp = 22400cm 3).
(3
marks)
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4.
a) What is the mole? (1 mark)
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b) Calculate the mass in grams, of 0.05 moles of calcium metal (Ca = 40.0) (2
marks)
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c) How many atoms are present in the mass of calcium metal in (b) above? (1 mark)
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d) Calculate the number of molecules of ammonia gas (NH3) that would be present in the same
mass of ammonia as the calcium metal in (c) above. (2
marks)
(N = 14.0, H = 1.0, Ca = 40.0, L = 6.023×1023)
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 e) Marcus wanted to know the number of carbon atoms it would take to write down his name
when using a pencil of pure graphite. In an experiment to do this investigation, he obtained
the following data:
Mass of pencil before writing = 2.5025g
Mass of pencil after writing = 2.5001g
Calculate the number of carbon atoms that were used in writing Marcus’ name (2 marks)
(L = 6.023×1023, C = 12.0)
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5. Study the information in the table provided and use it to answer the questions that follow. The
letters do not represent actual symbols of elements.

Solubility in Density at room

Substance M.P. (OC) B.P. (OC)
water temperature (gcm-3)
K -117 78.5 Very soluble 8.0×10-1

L -78 -33 Very soluble 7.7×10-1

M -23 77 Insoluble 7.0×10-1

N -219 -183 Slightly soluble 1.03×10-3

a) Which substance can be separated from water through fractional distillation, if mixed? (1
mark)
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b) Which method of separation would be used to separate a mixture of water and Substance M?
(1 mark)
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c) Describe the process in (b) above (2
marks)
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d) Which gaseous substance in the table above:
i) Can be collected over water? Explain (2
marks)
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ii) Can be collected by downward displacement of air? (Density of air at room temperature is
1.29×10-3 g/cm3). Explain. (2
marks)
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e) The diagram below shows some reactions of dry air. Study it and answer the questions that
follow.

i) Identify Solid P ___________________________________________________(1 mark)

ii) Write an equation for the reaction that forms Solid A (1 mark)
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6. The following is a reaction scheme, that starts with a salt. Study it and use it to answer the
questions that follow.

a) Identify
i) The brown gas formed after step I (½ mark)
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ii) The colourless gas formed after step I (½ mark)
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iii) Solution N (1 mark)
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b) State the possible appearance of
i) Solid P (1 mark)
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ii) Solution N (1 mark)
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c) Write an equation for the reaction that takes place in step III (1 mark)
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d) The diagram below illustrates the setup for the laboratory preparation of ethyne. Study it and
use it to answer the questions that follow.

i) Name substances J and K (1 mark)

J ______________________________________________________________________
K ______________________________________________________________________
ii) Identify apparatus Q (1 mark)
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iii) State and explain the main observation made when ethyne gas buns in air. (2
marks)
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iv) What is the purpose of sand in the flask? (1 mark)
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v) State one use of ethyne (1 mark)
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e) The scheme below shows some reactions of organic compounds. Study it and answer the
questions that follow.

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 vi) Name substances X, Y, and Z (3 marks)
X ______________________________________________________________________
Y ______________________________________________________________________
Z ______________________________________________________________________
vii) What type of reaction takes place in step II? (1 mark)
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viii) State and explain the observation made in step III. (1 mark)
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7. The diagram below represents a setup that was used to carry out an investigation in the
laboratory. Study it and use it to answer the questions that follow.

a) What is electrolysis? (1 mark)

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b) Apparatus X is connected to mains electricity for it to function. During the experiment, a
power outage occurred. The bulb gradually became dim and extinguished. Explain this
observation (2
marks)
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c) Write an equation for the reaction that occurred at:
i) A _______________________________________________________________ (1

mark)

ii) B _______________________________________________________________ (1

mark)

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