SS3 CHEMISTRY FIRST TERM

1. Which of the following elements can be conveniently be placed in two groups in the periodic table?

(A) Carbon (B) Copper (C) Hydrogen (D) Oxygen.

2. The equation p = k/v illustrates_____

(A) Boyle’s law (B) Charles’s law (C) Dalton’s law (D) Gay-Lussac’s law.

3. The initial volume of a gas at 300k was 220cm3. Determine its temperature, if the volume became
250cm3

(A) 183k (B) 264k (C) 300k (D) 341k.

4. Which of the following separation techniques would show that black ink is a mixture of chemical
compounds.

(A) Crystallization (B) Chromatography (C) Filtration (D) sublimation.

5. Which of the following PH values indicates that a solution is a strong base?

(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 9 (D) 13.

6. Substances which absorb water from the atmosphere without dissolving in it are said to be__

(A) anhydrous (B) Hydroscopic (C) insoluble (D) hydrated.

7. Equal volumes of CO2 and CO at s.t.p have the same______

(A) Mass (B) Density (C) Rate of diffusion (D) Number of molecules.

8. Separating funnel is used for separating a mixture of _______

(A) Liquids with different boiling points (B) Sediments in a liquid

(C) Liquids with different colours (D) Liquids that are immiscible.

9. Electrovalent compounds are characterized by_____

(A) solubility in ethanol (B) High molar mass

(C) High melting point (D) strong oxidizing ability.

10. Allotropes of an element differ in their _____

(A) physical properties (B) chemical properties

(C) mass numbers (D) electronic configuration

11. What is the number of oxygen atoms in 32g of the gas?

(A) 6.0 x 1023 (B)3.2 x 1023 (C) 1.6 x1024 (D) 1.2 x 1024

12. Which of the following is the relative molecular mass of a compound which has the chemical
formula CH2O
 (A) 44 (B) 32 (C) 30 (D) 16

13. An atom with 17 protons, 17 electrons and 18 neutrons has a mass number o______

(A) 34 (B) 44 (C) 35 (D) 55

14. if 1 mole of sodium, Na contains 6.0 x 1023 atoms, how many atoms are contained in 0.6g of sodium,
Na. (1of mole of sodium = 23g)

(A) 1.56 x 1023 (B) 1.56 x 1022 (C) 3.6 x 1023 (D) 3.6 x 1022

15. The oxidation number of carbon in CaCO3 is?

(A) +2 (B) +4 (C) +5 (D) +6

16. Which of the following can be used to separate a mixture of two miscible liquids with different
boiling points?

(A) Decantation (B) Distillation (C) Evaporation (D) Filtration.

17. What is the mass number of an element having 20 neutrons, 15 protons and 15 electrons?

(A) 15 (B) 30 (C) 35 (D) 50.

18. Separating funnel is used for separating a mixture of _____

(A) Liquids with different boiling points (B) Sediments in a liquid

(C) Liquids with different colours (D) Liquids that are immiscible.

19. The initial volume of a gas at 305k was 240cm3. Determine its temperature, if the volume became
250cm3

(A) 183k (B) 264k (C) 300k (D) 341k.

20. Which of the following separation techniques would show that black ink is a mixture of chemical
compounds?

(A) Crystallization (B) Chromatography (C) Filtration (D) sublimation.

21. Isotopes of a given element have the same_______

(A) electronic configuration (B) chemical properties

(C) mass number (D)Atomic number

22. Which of the following separation techniques is routinely applied in the petroleum Industry?

(A) chromatograph (B) fractional distillation

(C) crystallization (D) distillation.

23. What is the IUPAC name of the compound represented by the molecular formula CUO

(A) Copper monoxocoprate (II) (B) Copper(III)mono-oxide

24. A substance is said to be impure if

(A) its melting point range is wide (B) it dissolves in water with difficulty

(C) it has low melting point (D) it is coloured

25. Water hardness can be caused by the presence of

(A) Sodium aliminiumtrioxosilicate (IV) (B) Calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV)

(C) Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) (D) Sodium hydroxide

26. Which of the following formulae cannot be an empirical formula_______

(A) CH (B) CH2 (C) P2O5 (D) N2O4.

27. Which of the following can be used as an electrode?

(A) Silicon (B) Graphite (C) Cryolite (D) diamond.

28. A reducing agent is expected to_______

(A) decolorize acidified KMnO4 solutio (B) decolourize acidified FeSO4 solution

(C) liberate Cl2 from a chloride (D) liberate CO2 from NaHCO3.

29, When chlorine is passed through a sample of water, the pH of the water sample would be___

(A) < 7 (B) > 7 (C) = 7 (D) 0

30. Which of the following arrangements is in the order of increasing metallic property?

(A)Li < Na < K (B)Na < Li < K (C)K < Li < Na (D)K < Na < Li

THEORY

ANSWER FOUR (4) QUESTIONS ONLY

1. (a) State two of the laws of chemical combination. [4marks]

(b) Consider the pH values of the three equimolar solutions, X, Y and Z.

Solution pH Value

X 5

Y 2

Z 3

Which is:
 i. acidic. [3marks]

ii.basic. [3marks]

2. (a) (i ) Define the term structural formula. [2marks]

(ii) Draw the structural isomers of C5H12. [4marks]

(iii) Give the IUPAC name of each of the isomers drawn in 2(a)(ii). [2marks]

(b) List two chemical properties of acids. [2marks]

3. For each of the following compounds, write the structure of aN isomeric compound which satisfies
the indicated property:

(a) CH3CH2CH2CH2OH, an isomeric alkanol which is not oxidized by acidified KMnO4. [5marks]

(b) CH3COOCH3, an isomeric compound which gives effervescence with aqueous NaHCO3

[5marks]

4. State the reagents and conditions necessary for each of the following conversions:

CH2 = CH2 → CH3-CH2-OH.

CH3-CH2-OH → CH2 = CH2.

CH3-CH2-OH → CH3-COOH. [10marks]

5. A hydrocarbon having the formula C10H22 was cracked to produce C6H14 and another hydrocarbon P.

(i) Give the molecular formula of P. [3marks]

(ii) Draw the structures of two isomers of P. [3marks]

(iii) Give the IUPAC nomenclature of the two isomers. ` [4marks]

6. (a) Draw and label a diagram to illustrate the preparation and collection of dry chlorine gas in the
laboratory. [8marks]

(b) State two uses of chlorine. [2marks]

7. (a) (i) What is meant by saponification? [1marks]

(ii) List the raw materials needed for the manufacture of soap. [3marks]
 (iii) Name the main by-product obtained from the manufacture of soap. [1marks]

(b) (i) State the collision theory of reaction rates. [1marks]

(ii) Using the collision theory, explain briefly how temperature can affect the rate of a chemical
reaction. [4marks]

8. (a) Explain carefully how ethanol can be obtained from starchy material. Give the equation of
reaction to support your explanation. [4 marks]

(b) What is isomerism? [1 mark]

(c) Name and draw four (4) isomers of Heptane [2marks]

(d) (i) Define the term ‘Homologous series’ [1 mark]

(ii) Give with proper equation of reaction, one chemical property of ethane [2marks]