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2 Hours
LORETO HIGH SCHOOL LIMURU REVISION EXAMS - 001
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Maximum score
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 (a) Name the two types of flames that can be produced by a Bunsen burner. (1 mark)
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(b) Under what circumstances is the flame in (a) above produced? (1mark)
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2. The chromatogram below represents the results of an experiment done with certain plant pigments. Study it
and answer the questions that follow.
(a) What is a solvent front? (1mark)
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(b) Which two pigments can be mixed to form pigment P? (1mark)
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(c) State one factor that makes pigment Y not to be deposited far from the point of origin? (1mark)
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3. On a combination of a sample of a hydrocarbon, 3.52g of carbon (IV) oxide and 1.44g of water was formed.
Determine the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon (R.F.M. of the hydrocarbon =56, CO2 = 44, H2O, H=1, C
=12) (2 marks)
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4. Galvanized iron sheets are used as roof tops.
(a) What is the meaning of galvanizing? (1mark)
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(b). Why are iron sheets galvanized? (1mark)
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5. Polymer has the following structure
CH3
CH2 - C = C – CH2
H n
(a) Draw the structural formula of the monomer alongside the polymer. (1mark)
(b) A sample of this polymer is found to have a molecular mass of 102000. Determine the number of monomers
in the polymer. (2 marks)
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6. Given the electrochemical half equations below:
A2+(aq) + 2e A(s); Eθ = - 0.76V;
B2+(aq) + 2e- B(s); Eθ = - 0.44V;
(a) Write the overall cell equation. (1 mark)
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(b) Calculate the E0 value of the cell. (2 marks)
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7. The following results were obtained in an experiment to determine the molar heat of solution of sodium
hydroxide.
Mass of sodium hydroxide 3.00g
Volume of water 60.0cm3
Initial temperature 21.5g
Final temperature 36.5g
(a) What is meant by the term molar heat of solution of a substance? (1mark)
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(b) Calculate the molar heat of solution of sodium hydroxide (density of solutions 1g cm3, specific heat capacity
= 4.2 Jg-K- , Na = 23.0, O =16.0, H = 1.0). (2 marks)
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8. With reference to the equilibrium below, complete the table below. (3 marks)
PCl5(g) → PCl3(g)+ Cl2(g) ; ∆H= + 90kJMol-1
Effect on equilibrium
(a) Increase in temperature
(b) decrease in pressure
(c) addition of catalyst
9. Soap solution was added to three samples of water and the amount of soap required for lathering with 1 litre
of each sample of water and after boiling recorded as shown below
I II III
Volume of water before water is boiled 30 5 12
Volume of water after boiling 30 5 5
(a) Explain the change in the volume of soap solution used in experiment 3. (1mark)
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(b) Why was the volume of soap used in experiment II so low? (2 marks)
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10. Sulphur (IV) oxide and nitrogen (IV) oxide reacts as shown in the equation below:
SO2(g) + NO2(g) SO3(g) + NO(g)
(a) Using oxidation members of sulphur, show that this is a redox reaction. (2 marks)
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(b) Identify the reducing agent. Explain. (1mark)
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11. Ammonia burns in oxygen, forming nitrogen and water, according to the equation
4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) 2N2(g) + 6H2O(g)
If 80 cm of ammonia are burnt in 100 cm3 of oxygen, what will be the total volume of gas after combustion and
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what will be its composition? Assume that all volumes are measured at room temperature and pressure.
(2 marks)
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12. Xg of potassium hydroxide were dissolved in water to make 100cm3 of solution. 50cm3 of the solution
required 50 cm3 of 0.2M nitric (V) acid for complete neutralization. Find the value of X. (K = 39, O = 16, H =
1). (3 marks)
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13. An element Z combines with chlorine to form a compound. (Z = 6, Cl =17)
(a) Using dots (.) and crosses (x) to represent electrons show the bonding in the compound formed between Z
and chlorine. (1mark)
(b) It is observed that the compound formed in (a) above has a low melting point. Explain. (1mark)
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14. Potassium exists as a radioactive isotope 40 20 K.
(a) State how the two isotopes differ from each other. (1mark)
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(b) The product of radioactive decay of K is 4020 Ca
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Explain the type of radioactive decay that K undergoes. (1mark)
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(c) If the half life of the radio isotope K is 1.3 ×109 years, determine how long it will take for 4g of the isotope
to decay to 1g. (1mark)
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15. Chlorine gas was bubbled through a solution of potassium iodide for some time. The solution eventually
turned red brown. Write an ionic equation for the reaction. (2 marks)
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16. The diagram below represents an incomplete set up that can be used to prepare carbon (II) oxide gas.
Complete the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Name:
Liquid M (1mark)
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Solid N (1mark)
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(b) (i) Write an equation for the reaction that produces carbon (II) oxide. (1mark)
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(ii) Why is it not necessary to dry the gas formed above? (1mark)
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17. Ethanol burns in excess oxygen to form CO2(g) and H2O(g) according to this balanced equation.
C2H5OH(g) + 3O2(g) 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(g).
Calculate the volume of CO2(g), measured at 200K and 1 atm, produced from the combustion of 0.25 mol of
C2H5OH(g)? (2 marks)
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18. Use the E° values in the table below to answer the following questions.
(a) (i) Identify the strongest reducing agent. (1mark)
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer. (1mark)
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(b) (i) Select two half cells that when combined will give the voltaic cell with the largest e.m.f (1mark)
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(ii) Write the electrochemical equation that occurs in the cell above. (1mark)
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19. When 1.0 mole of H2O2 decomposes to form H2O and O2, 103 kJ of energy is released. Given the bond
energies below, what is the bond energy of the O – O single bond in H2O2? (2 marks)
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