KCSE CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PER TOPIC
When excess dilute hydrochloric acid was added to sodium , 960cm3 of sulphur (IV) oxide gas was produced. Calculate the mass of sodium sulphite that was used. (molar mass of sodium = 126 g and molar gas volume= 24000cm3
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(a) Sulphur exists in two crystalline forms
(b) Name one crystalline form of sulphur
Some sodium chloride was found to be contaminated with copper (ll) oxide.
Describe how a sample of sodium chloride can be separated from the mixture
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(a) Write the structural formula of:
(i) Methanol (ii)Methanoic acid (b) Write the equation for the reaction between methanoic acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide (c) (i) Name the product formed when methanol reacts with methanoic acid (ii) State one condition necessary for the reaction in (c) (i) above to take place (d) (i) Describe one chemical test that can be used to distinguish between hexane and hexane (ii) State one use of hexane (iii) Hydrogen reacts with hexane to form hexane. Calculate the volume or hydrogen gas required to convert 42g of hexane to hexane at S.T.P ( C=12.0, H=1.0, molar gas volume at S.T.P is = 22.4 litres)
(a) Name one ore from which copper metal is extracted
(b) The chart below shows a sequence of reactions starting with copper. Study it and answer the questions that follow
(ii) Write an equation for the reaction that takes place in step 5
(iii) State the observations made in steps 4 and 7 Step 4 Step 7 (c) Bronze is an alloy of copper and another metal (i) Name the other metal (ii) Give one use of Bronze
(a) Candle wax is mainly a compound consisting of two elements.
Name the two elements (b) The set- up below was used to investigate the burning of a candle study it and answers the questions that follow
(i) What would happen to the burning candle if the pump was turned off? Give reasons
(ii) State and explain the changes in mass that are likely to occur in tube N by the end of the experiment (iii) Name two gases that come out through tube M (iv) Name another substance that could be used in the place of calcium oxide in tube N
The table below gives standard electrode potentials for the metals represented by the Letters D, E, F and G. study it and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Which metal can be displaced from a solution of its salts by all the other metals in the table? Give a reason
(b) Metals F and G were connected to form a cell as shown in the diagram below
(i) Write the equation for the reactions that occur at electrodes
F G (ii) On the diagram, indicate with an arrow the direction in which electrons would flow on the diagram above (ii) What is the function of the salt bridge? (c) An electric current was passed through a concentrated solution of copper (II) chloride as shown in the diagram below
(i) Explain the observation that would be made on the electrolyte as the experiment progresses
(ii) After sometime, test- tube H was found to contain a mixture of two gases. Explain this observation (iii) Which of the electrodes is the anode? Explain
(a) Distinguish between exothermic and endothermic reaction
(b) Changes of state are either exothermic or endothermic Name a change of state that is: (i) Endothermic (ii) Exothermic (c) When pure water is heated at 1 atmospheric pressure at sea level, the temperature of the water does not rise beyond 100°C. Even with continued heated. Explain this observation.
(d) Study the energy cycle diagram below and answer the questions that follow
(i) What does ΔH1 represent? (ii) Show the relationship between ΔH1, ΔH2 and ΔH3 (e) Butane and propane are constituents of a cooking gas. Which produces more energy per mole on combustion? Explain
Study the flow chart below and answer the questions follow
(a) Identify substance
(i) A (ii) B (b) Name process C (c) Give one use of PVC (d) Write an equation for the reaction in which chlorine gas is produced (e) State and explain the observation that would be made if chlorine gas was bubbled into an aqueous solution of sodium iodide (f) In the preparation of a bleaching agent (Sodium hypochlorite), Excess chlorine gas was bubbled into 15 litres of cold 2 m sodium hydroxide (i) Write an equation for the reaction between chlorine gas and cold dilute sodium Hydroxide (ii) Calculate the: Number of moles of sodium hydroxide used Mass in kilograms of the sodium hypochlorite produced = 1. 1175
(a) what method can be used to separate a mixture of ethanol and propanol?
(b) (i) Explain how a solid mixture of sulphur and sodium chloride can be separated Into solid sulphur and solid chloride (c) The table below gives the solubilities of potassium bromide and potassium sulphate at 00C and 400C
When an aqueous mixture containing 60g of potassium and 7 g of potassium sulphate in 10g of water at 800C was cooled to 00C some crystals were formed
(i) Identify the crystals (ii) Determine the mass of the crystals formed (iii) Name the method used to obtain the crystals (iv) Suggest one industrial application of the method named in (iii) above
The following tests were carried out on three separate portions of a colourless solution S
(a) From the information in test (i), name a cation, which is not present in solution S.
(b) Identify a cation, which is likely to be present in solution S (c) Write an ionic equation for the reaction, which takes place in test (ii)
But -2- ene undergoes hydrogenation according to the equation given below
CH3CH = CHCH3 (g) + H2 (g) →CH3CH2CH2CH3 (g) (a) Name the product formed when but -2 – ene reacts with hydrogen gas (b) State one industrial use of hydrogenation
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a)Butane
b)Hardening of oils in the manufacture of margarine
(a) Give a reason why concentrated sulphuric acid is not used to dry ammonia gas
(b) Name one suitable drying agent for ammonia gas
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a)Being acidic, it would react with the basic ammonia
b)CaO
In an experiment 30cm3 of 0.1 M sulphuric acid were reacted with 30cm3 of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide
(a) Write in equation of the reaction that took place (b) State the observations that were made when both and red litmus papers were dropped into the mixture (c) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above
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Sulphur dioxide, it reacts with lime-water being an acid gas
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a) G b) E Explain how a sample of CH3CH2CH2OH, could be distinguished from a sample of CH3COOH by means of a chemical reaction (2mks)
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Add solid hydrogen carbonate; CH3COOH produces effervescence; while CH3CH2CH2OH does not (Accept any other carbonate that behaves) The reaction of propane with chlorine gas gave a compound of formula C3H7Cl. a) What condition is necessary for the above reaction to take place? (1mk) b) Draw two structural formulae of the compound C3H7Cl (2mks) |
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