P525/ 2

CHEMISTRY
Paper 2
July/ August 2017
2½hours
UACE MOCK EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY

PAPER 2

2 hours 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Answer five questions including three questions in section A and any two questions in
section B.

Write the answers in the answer booklet provided.

Mathematical tables and graph papers are provided.

Begin each question on a fresh page.

Non-programmable scientific electronic calculators may be used.

Illustrate your answers with equations where applicable.

Indicate the questions in the grid below.

Where necessary use C = 12 , O = 16 , H =1 , Ca = 40, Ag =108,P = 31

Question Total

Marks

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1. (a) What is meant by the following terms?
(i) Saturated solution.
(ii) Solubility of a salt.
(iii) Solubility product (03marks)
(b) The solubility product of silver phosphate at 25 C is 1.4 x 10-21
o

mol-4dm-12.
Calculate the
(i) solubility of silver phosphate in gdm-3 at 25oC.
(04marks)
(ii) molar concentration of silver ions in the saturated solution of
silver phosphate at 25oC. (01mark)
(c) (i) Describe an experiment to determine the solubility product of
strontium hydroxide in the laboratory at 25oC. (06 marks)
(ii) 25cm of a saturated solution of strontium hydroxide at 25oC were
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mixed with 50cm3 of 0.2M hydrochloric acid. The resultant solution

was diluted to 250cm3. 20cm3 of this solution required 12.55cm3 of
0.025M sodium hydroxide solution using phenolphthalein indicator.
Calculate the solubility product of strontium hydroxide at 25oC.
(05marks)

(d) Determine two applications of solubility product. (01mark)

2. (a) (i) Distinguish between activation energy and rate constant.

(02marks)

(ii) Briefly explain how activation energy and rate constant affect the
rate of reaction. (04marks)

(b) Hydrogen reacts with iodine according to the following equation

H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g) ∆H = + 25.9kJmol-1

The table below shows the rate constant for the reaction varying with temperature.

Temperature, T (K) 556 629 700 781

Rate constant , k 7.04 x10-7 6.04 x10-5 2.32 x10-3 7.90 x10-2
(dm3mol-1 s-1

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 (i) Plot a graph of (k) against (04marks)

(ii) Use the graph to determine the activation energy of the reaction
⁄
from Arrhenius equation , k = A

(R=8.314JK-1mol-1 ) (03marks)

(c) (i) Draw an energy level diagram for the reaction in (b) above and

use it to determine the activation energy for the backward reaction.

(04marks)

(ii) Briefly explain how temperature affects the activation of the

reaction. (03marks)

3. (a) Write the outermost electronic configuration of group(II)

elements. (01mark)
(b) Describe the reactions of group(II) elements with:

(i) Water
(ii) sulphuric acid
(iii) Sodium hydroxide (15 marks)
(c) Potassium chromate solution was added to barium chloride solution
followed by dilute nitric acid drop-wise until in excess.
(i) State what was observed.
(ii) Write equation(s) for the reaction(s) that took place.
(04masks)

4. An organic compound , Q contains carbon , hydrogen and oxygen only. On

complete combustion in excess oxygen , 1 mole of Q produced 2 moles of
carbon dioxide and 3 moles of water. When vaporized at 101kPa and 373K ,
0.1g of X occupied a volume of 66.7cm3.

(a) (i) Determine the molecular formula of Q. (04marks)

(ii) Write structural formulae and names of the possible isomers of Q.

(03marks)

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 (b) When Q was treated with iodine solution in the presence of sodium
hydroxide solution , a yellow precipitate was formed on warming. Identify
Q and the yellow precipitate. (01mark)

(c) Write an equation to how the yellow precipitate was formed.

(01mark)

(d) Discuss the reactions of Q with phosphoric acid. In each case outline
mechanism for the reaction. (11marks)

SECTION B

Answer two questions from this section.

5. Write equations to show how the following conversions can be effected.

(a) , − ℎ ℎ ℎ .

(04marks)

(b) − 1,2 − ℎ . (04marks)

(c) . (04 marks)

(d) ℎ ℎ . (04marks)

(e) 2,2 − −1− . (04marks)

6. (a) Define the following terms

(i) Eutectic point (01mark)

(ii) Eutectic mixure. (01mark)

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 (b) The table below shows the melting points and compositions of various
mixtures of bismuth and cadmium.

Percentage of 20 35 50 65 80 95
cadmium(%)
Melting point 226 190 156 184 242 300
o
( C)
Draw a well labelled phase diagram for cadmium –bismuth system. Use
your graph to (05marks)

(i) Determine the melting points of pure cadmium and pure bismuth.
(01marks)

(ii) Determine the composition and melting point of the eutectic

mixture. (01marks)

(iii) Describe what happens when a liquid mixture containing 10% of

cadmium at 350oC is gradually cooled. (04marks)

(iv) Determine the mass of bismuth that crystallized when 200g of the
mixture containing 25% cadmium was cooled from 300oC to
168oC. (04marks)

(c) State two similarities and two differences between a eutectic mixture and
a pure compound. (03marks)

7. Explain each of the following observations.

(a) Both aluminium oxide and silicon(IV) oxide dissolve in concentrated

sodium hydroxide solution. (04marks)

(b) Ethylamine is a stronger base than phenyl amine although both are
primary amines. (04marks)

(c) An aqueous solution of ethanol boils at 78.2oC where as an aqueous

solution of sodium chloride boils at 106oC at 760mmHg. (04marks)

(d) When sodium hydroxide solution was added to cobalt(II) sulphate

solution drop-wise until in excess blue precipitate was formed which was
insoluble in excess and the precipitate turned brown on standing .
(04marks)

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 (e) When excess concentrated hydrochloric acid was added to lead(IV) oxide
, dark brown solid dissolved to form a bright yellow solution which
formed yellow precipitate on addition of a saturated solution of
ammonium chloride. (04marks)

8. (a) (i) What is meant by the term ore? (01mark)

(ii) Write the formula and name of one ore of iron apart from spathic
iron ore from which iron can be extracted. (01mark)

(b) Describe how cast iron is extracted from spathic iron ore.
(Diagram not required.) (7½marks)
(c) Describe the reaction of iron with
(i) water (3marks)

(ii) sulphuric acid (05marks)

(iii) bromine (2½marks)

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