SECTION A (15 Marks) Answer All Questions From This Section
SECTION A (15 Marks) Answer All Questions From This Section
SECTION A (15 Marks) Answer All Questions From This Section
ii) Gas M was prepared in the laboratory by form three students. It was found that gas M could
hardens the oil into margarine but also rarely found in the atmosphere due to its low density, the gas
M is
a. Chlorine gas
b. Oxygen gas
c. Hydrogen gas
d. Bromine gas
v) From Modern dalton’s atomic theory an atom is made up of smaller sub atomic particles. The net
charge inside the nucleus of atom is contributed by
a. Electrons
b. Neutrons
c. Protons
d. All nucleons
vi) Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different;
a. Atomic number
b. Electron arrangement
c. Mass number
d. Protons
ix) The reaction between X and Y, forms compound Z. X loses electron and Y gains electrons.
Which of the following properties is not shown by Z?
a. Has high boiling point
b. Has low boiling point
c. Conduct electricity
d. Occurs as solid
2. Match each item in LIST A with a correct response in LIST B by writing it’s letter below the
number of the corresponding item in the table provided.
LIST A LIST B
I) Decomposition reaction A. Show only chemical species that involved in
ii) Displacement reaction the reaction
iii) Net ionic reaction
iv) Spectator ions B. Found both side of chemical equation
v) 2H2(g) + O2(g) H2O
C. Complex chemical compound broken into
simple molecules.
D. Molecular formula
E. Combination reaction
3. a) Mwalimu Uchebe by mistake forgot to label the two gas jar containing hydrogen gas and
oxygen gas. Suggest an experiment to identify the substance correctly.
b) The laboratory technician planned to conduct an experiment for the preparation of gas Y. The
following sets of apparatus were used: Flat-bottomed flask, thistle funnel, delivery tube, beehive
self and gas jars. Also pieces of zinc metal and dilute hydrochloric acid were used.
i. Identify gas X
ii.What apparatus is missed in the set provided
iii. Draw well labelled diagram for the preparation of gas Y in the laboratory
iv. Write a word equation for the laboratory preparation of gas Y.
4. a) Two dogs with the same strength held the same size of bones in their mouths looking at each
other. After time the dog started to fight and none of them wanted to lose the bones, finally the dogs
stopped to fight and began sharing bones.
i. Suppose the bones were electrons and the dogs were atoms. What is the type of bond can be
formed?
ii. Outline four characteristics of bond(i) above
b) A form three student from certain school had been asked by chemistry teacher to write the
chemical formula of calcium bromide, sodium iodide, barium sulphate and silicon dioxide. The
result were as follows
Calcium bromide Br2Ca
Sodium iodide NaFe
Barium sulphate BaSO4
Silicon dioxide SiO2
Explain whether the above chemical formula are correct named and give the correct name for
incorrect one.
8. (a) Oxygen gas maybe produced in laboratory by heating a mixture of potassium chlorate with
Manganese IV oxide. Which of these two compound produce the required oxygen? Give reasons for
your choice.
(b) Would hydrogen peroxide decompose without a catalyst during preparation of oxygen gas in
laboratory? Explain
(c) During laboratory preparation of oxygen gas, the first few bubbles allowed to escape. Why the
first few bubbles allowed to escape? Eplain
9. a) What is fuel?
b) With one example classify fuel according to their physical properties
c) List two character of good fuel
12. (a) Draw diagrams to show the atomic structures of the elements with atomic number 1, 10, 16
and 19
(b) Element X has 20 electrons and mass number of 40. Work out the number of each type of
nucleons present.
SECTION C ( 15Marks)
13. The mass of aluminium sulphate reacted with excess sodium hydrogen carbonate was 34.2g.
Use the equation below to find ;-
Al(SO4)3(aq) + 6NaHCO3(aq) 2Al(OH)3 + 3Na2SO4 + 6CO2
a) The mass of aluminium hydroxide precipitated by the reaction above
b) The volume of carbon dioxide formed
c) The mass of sodium sulphate made, if the volume of gas would fill the container of which it’s
volume is 100 litres
d) How many atoms are there in sodium hydrogen carbonate in the equation above?
e) How many ions are there in 34.2g of Al2(SO4)3
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