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Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

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2 You are provided with solid D carry out the tests below, write the observations and
inferences in the space provided:
(a) Place solid D in a boiling tube and add 12 cm3 of distilled water, divide the
resulting solution into five portions

Observations Inferences

(1 mark) (1 mark)

(b) To the first portion add three drops of aqueous lead (II) nitrate

Observations Inferences

(1 mark) (1 mark)

(c) To the second portion add three drops of barium nitrate

Observations Inferences

(1 mark) (1 mark)

(d) To the third portion add 2 cm3 of dilute nitric (V) acid .

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(1 mark) (1 mark)

(e) To the fourth portion add aqueous ammonia dropwise till in excess

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(1 mark) (1 mark)

(b) To the fifth portion. Sodium hydroxide dropwise till in excess

Observations Inferences

(1 mark) (1 mark)

2 You are provided with solid F. Carry out the tests below and record your observations
and inferences in the spaces provided.

(a) Place all of solid F into a boiling tube. Add 8 cm3 of distilled water and shake well.
Use 2cm3 portions of the mixture for tests (b) to (e).

Observations Inferences

(1 mark) ½

(b) To the first portion, add 2 drops of acidified potassium manganate (VII) and shake
well

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Observations Inferences

(1 mark) (1 mark)

(c) To the second portion add three drops of universal indicator provided and
determine the pH of the mixture.

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(1 mark) (½ mark)

(d) To the third portion, add sodium carbonate provided.

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(½ mark) (½ mark)

(e) To the fourth portion add two drops of concentrated sulphuric (VI) acid followed
by 1 cm3 of ethanol in a test tube. Warm the mixture carefully. Shake well and
pour the mixture into 10 cm3 of cold distilled water in a boiling tube.

Observations Inferences

(½ mark) (½ mark)

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