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NAME………………………………………………ADM NO. ……….

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED

1. De昀椀ne the following:

a) Element (1mk)

b) Ion (1mk)

2. i) Iden琀椀fy the following apparatus and give a use for each (3mks)

a) ………………………………………..Use…………………………………………….

b) ………………………………………..Use…………………………………………….

c) ………………………………………..Use…………………………………………….

ii) Name another apparatus that can be used in place of (b) (1mk)

3. Give four reasons why most apparatus are made of glass

(4mks)

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4. De昀椀ne the following terms

a) Isotope (1mk)

b) Ioniza琀椀on energy (1mk)

c) Electron a昀케nity (1mk)

5. Hydrogen gas was prepared in the lab. Using the following set up

a) Write an equa琀椀on for the reac琀椀on taking place and balance it (2mks)

b) Name the method used to collect the gas and give a property of hydrogen that enables it to
be collected through the method. (2mks)

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c) Name liquid R and state its func琀椀on in the set up (2mks)

Liquid R: ……………………………….

Func琀椀on:………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) Explain why it is not advisable to use sodium metal in place of zinc metal (2mks)

e) State two uses of hydrogen gas (2mks)

f) What will happen to the pH of the solu琀椀on in the beaker a昀琀er one day? Give an explana琀椀on.
(2mks)

6. Samples of urine from three par琀椀cipants F, G and H at an interna琀椀onal sports mee琀椀ng were
spo琀琀ed onto a chromatography paper alongside two from illegal drugs A1 and A2. A
chromatogram was run using methanol. The 昀椀gure below shows the chromatogram.

a) Iden琀椀fy the athlete who had used an illegal drug (1mk)

b) Which drug is more soluble in methanol? (1mk)

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7. The curve below represents the varia琀椀on of temperature with 琀椀me when pure and impure
samples of a solid were heated separately.

Which curve shows the varia琀椀on in temperature for the pure solid? Explain. (2mks)

8. In an experiment, a test-tube full of chlorine water was inverted in chlorine water as shown in
the diagram below and the set up le昀琀 in sunlight for one day.

A昀琀er one day, a gas was found to have collected in the test-tube
a) Iden琀椀fy the gas (1mks)

b) How can the above gas be tested? (2mks)

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9. The table below shows some proper琀椀es and electronic arrangements of common ions of
elements represented by le琀琀ers P to X. Study the informa琀椀on in the table and answer the
ques琀椀ons that follow
Element Ion Electron Atomic radius Ionic radius
arrangement
P P2+ 2,8,8 0.197 0.099
-
Q Q 2,8 0.072 0.136
R R+ 2,8,8 0.231 0.133
3+
S S 2,8 0.143 0.050
T T2+ 2,8,8 0.133 0.074
2+
U U 2,8 0.160 0.065
V V+ 2,8 0.186 0.095
+
W W 2 0.152 0.060
X X- 2,8,8 0.099 0.181

i.) Give the atomic numbers of the elements P and Q (2mks)

P-

Q–

ii.) Select the most reac琀椀ve metallic element (1mk)

iii.) Select 3 elements that belong to the same group of periodic table
(2mks)

iv.) Select 3 elements that would react with cold water to evolve hydrogen gas (1mk)

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v.) Why is the ionic radius of element X larger than its atomic radius? (1mk)

vi.) Write an equa琀椀on of the reac琀椀on between element S and Oxygen (2mks)

10. Moist iron wool was inverted over water. The set up was le昀琀 to stand for 2 days

a) Explain whether rus琀椀ng is a physical or chemical reac琀椀on (2mks)

b) Write an expression using X and Y to show the percentage of Oxygen (2mks)

c) What would be the e昀昀ect of using a larger piece of iron wool? Explain. (2mks)

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d) State two similari琀椀es between rus琀椀ng and combus琀椀on (2mks)

11. Observe the equa琀椀on below

Fe2O3(s) + CO(g) Fe(s) + CO2(g)
i) Balance the equa琀椀on (1mk)

ii) Select the following from the above equa琀椀on

Oxidizing agent (1mk)

Reducing agent (1mk)

iii) State two situa琀椀ons where redox reac琀椀ons are applied in industry (2mks)

12. Carbon (IV) sublimes at -78oC. It is called dry ice

a) Why is it called dry ice? (1mk)

b) It is used for keeping ice cream cold. Why is it preferred to ordinary ice? (2mks)

c) Name two other substances that behave as dry ice (2mks)

d) Give an industrial applica琀椀on of sublima琀椀on (1mk)

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13. a) Element X has two isotopes. Two thirds of 33X and one-third 30X. What is the rela琀椀ve mass of
16 16
element X?
b) An element, A, has 30 protons and 35 neutrons. What is (2mks)
i) The mass number of element A?

ii) The charge on the most stable ion of element A?

c) An element B consists of three isotopes of mass, 28, 29 and 30 and percentage abundances
of 92.2, 4.7 and 3.1 respec琀椀vely. Show that the rela琀椀ve atomic mass of element is 28.11
(4mks)

d) Elements X and Y have atomic numbers 11 and 17 respec琀椀vely. Which one of the elements
is a metal? Give a reason for your answer. (2mks)

e) The table below shows the atomic numbers of four elements W,X,Y and Z
Element W X Y Z
Atomic number 20 17 19 9

Which two elements belong to the same group?

(2mks)

f) Two elements M and N have atomic numbers 17 and 20 respec琀椀vely. Write the formula of
the compound formed when M and N react.
(1mk)

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14. The following diagram represents a non-luminous 昀氀ame of the Bunsen burner

a) Name the parts of the 昀氀ame labeled A, B and C (3mks)

b) Which of the parts in (a) above is the ho琀琀est? (1mk)

c) A non-luminous 昀氀ame is preferred for hea琀椀ng. Explain (2mks)

d) i) Name the other type of 昀氀ame produced by a Bunsen burner (1mk)

ii) Under what condi琀椀ons does the Bunsen burner produce the 昀氀ame in d(i)?
(1mk)

e) De昀椀ne the following terms as used in medicine

i) Drug (1mk)

ii) Prescrip琀椀on (1mk)

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iii) Dosage (1mk)

iv) Drug abuse (1mk)

15. Balance the following chemical equa琀椀ons

i) Mg + O2 MgO (1mk)

ii) Mg + N2 Mg3N2 (1mk)

iii) Al + HCl AlCl 3 + H2 (1mk)

iv) C3H8 + O2 CO2 + H20 (1mk)

16. Hydrated Copper (II) Sulphate is heated in a boiling tube as shown.

i) State the colour of Copper (II) Sulphate before and a昀琀er hea琀椀ng? (1mk)

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ii) Explain why the boiling tube was slanted (1mk)

iii) How can the purity of the colourless liquid be con昀椀rmed? (1mk)

iv) Name another substance that can undergo the same change as hydrated Copper (II)
Sulphate (1mk)

17. A Magnesium ribbon was cleaned with steel wool and used in the following set up. Wet sand
was heated before Magnesium ribbon.

a) Explain the following:

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i) Sand was heated 昀椀rst before hea琀椀ng Magnesium ribbon (1mk)

ii) Magnesium ribbon was cleaned with steel wool (1mk)

b) Name gas R (1mk)

c) Write an equa琀椀on for the reac琀椀on taking place in the combus琀椀on tube (1mk)

d) Name the method used to collect gas R (1mk)

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