SIERRA LEONE MUSLIM CONGRESS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL KISSY MESS-MFSS FREETOWN SECOND TERM EXAMINATION — MARCH/APRIL 2022 ‘S8S..— CHEMISTRY (TIME: 2 hours) 4 (four) questions only 1, (@) State four characteristics of cathode rays (b) Calculate the relative atomic mass of potassium given that it exists as “'K and ”K with natural abundance of 6.7% and 93,3% respeetively, (©) The electronic configuration of an clement Y is 1S? 2S? 2p° 3S? 3d’ 48%, State i. The orbital with the lowest energy ii The atomic number of Y iii The number of unpaired electrons in its ground state structure iv. Whether Y is an $-block or d ~ block element and give reasons for your answer 2. State: (a) Paul's exclusion principal (b) Hund’s rule of maximuin multiplicity (©) The models below represent the filling of orbital in an atom 8 Px Py Pz S Px Py Pz av) (avl4[4 Av) (114) U tl State which rule(s)/principle(s) is/are violated or obeyed by each model 3. (a) Define Isotopes (b) Name two clements that exhibit isotropy (©) Give one example of an clement in each case that is () Monatomic Gi) diatomic (iv) triatomic (iv) ion 4, (6) Consider the following table Element_| Atomic number _| Mass number J 9 Mi Q 13 [ricer for 16 32 x 19. 30 «| ¥ 24 _52 ey ‘Which of the clements: () Isahalogen? (ii) Belongs to group 1? _ (ii) How many electrons are in Q iv) Is an Alkali metal (v) belongs fo group (iv)? (©) The following table shows the electronic ‘Configurations of two elements Y and Z Element _| Electronic Configuration = TS? 2S? 2p" Z 1S? 2S? 2p°3S (O Name the: @) group to which Y belongs _*i) period to which Z belongs, (©) What is the number of protons in an atom of Z? (@) How many unpaired electrons are in an atom of Y? 5. (a) Distinguish between the mass number and the atomic number of an clement (b) An atom has a mass number of 34 and neutron number of 18 () Deduce the number of electrons (ii) Draw the electronic structure of an atom. 6. (a) Stato two processes which are involved in the separation of each of the following mixtures: (j).a mixture of table salt and sand (ji) a mixture of ethanol and water to obtain pure water (b) Name one apparatus used in each of the following separation methods: (i Separating two liquids with different densities (ii) Separating the colours in a leaf extract