UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.S.
S NAMUGONGO
S5 CHEMISTRY PAPER 1
END OF YEAR EXAMS 2002
TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MIN.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
Illustrate your answers with equations whenever applicable
Periodic table is provided at the end of the paper
Scientific silent non programmable calculators may be used.
1. Complete the following equations:
(a) 234 234 α+ ………..
Pa U
91 92
(b) 223 Ra 219 Rn +….. ….. + 2l5 Po
88 86 84
(c) 6 3 + -------------------
Li H
3 1
(3 marks)
2. (a) An aqueous solution containing 7.2g of anoncyclic substance Q in 250g of
water freezes at –0.744oC. The freezing point constant K for water is
1.86oC mol-1 kg-1. Calculate the molecular mass of Q. (3 marks)
(b) If Q contains carbon 66.7%, hydrogen 11.1% and the rest being oxygen.
(i) Calculate the simplest formula of Q.
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(ii) Determine the Molecular formula of Q
(iii) Write the structures of all possible isomers of Q
3. (a) What is meant by bond energy? (2 marks)
(b) Methane reacts with chlorine in presence of sunlight to form
chloromethane. Write equation for the reaction and outline Mechanism for the
reaction.
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(c) Some bond energies are given below:
Bond Energy/Kjmol-1
Cl – Cl 242
C - H 435
Cl – H 431
C – Cl 339
Determine the enthalphy change for the reaction in (b)
3. The figure 1 below is a phase diagram for a certain substance.
B
A. .
(a) Label the following on the diagram
(i) The axes
(ii) The phases present
(iii) The triple point
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(b) Define the term triple point
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(c) Explain what would happen when the substance in point B changes to point A.
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5. (a) Explain what is meant by steam distillation (2 marks)
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(b) A mixture of napthalene (C10H8) and water distils at 98.3oC and 753mm Hg.
Calculate the percentage by mass of napthalene in the distillate. (The vapour pressure
of water at 98.3oC is 715mmHg). (3 marks)
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6. (a) Define ‘Osmotic pressure’ (1 mark)
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(b) The Osmotic pressure of a solution containing 1.40g of a polymer X per 100cm3
of a solution is 1200Nm-2 at 25oC.
(i) Calculate the relative molecular mass of X (2 ½ marks)
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(c) Oxygen diffuses 1.19 times faster than an amine Q
(i) Determine the relative molecular mass of Q (1 ½ marks)
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(ii) Write the molecular formula of Q
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7 (a) Explain what is meant by
(i) azeotropic mixture
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(ii) ideal solution
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(b) Calculate the vapour pressure of a solution containing 50.0g heptane and 38.0g of
octane at 20oC. The vapour pressure at 20oC of pure heptane is 473 Pa and Octane is
140 Pa. Assume that heptane and Octane form an ideal solution.
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8. Write equations to show how the following compounds can be synthesized.
(3 marks each)
(a) CH3CO2H (from CH3OH)
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(b) CH3CH2CH = CH2 (From ethyne).
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(c) CH3CH3 (From 1- propanol)
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9. Complete the following equations and in each case write the accepted mechanism
for the reaction (3 marks each)
(a) CH3CH = CHCH3 H+/H2O
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(b) + CH3COCl AlCl3
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(c) (CH3)3CBr + CH3O-Na+ CH3OH
Heat
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10. Explain the meaning of the following terms
(a) Second ionisation energy of Magnesium. (2 marks)
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(b) Electron affinity (2 marks)
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(c) Electronegativity (2 marks)
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11. Name one reagent that can be used to distinguish between each of the following
pairs of compounds and in each case state what would be observed if each member of
the pair is treated with the reagent.
(a) CH3COCH3 and CH3CHO (1 ½ marks)
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(b) (CH3)3COH and (CH3)2CHOH. (1 ½ marks)
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Cl
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GOOD LUCK
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