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NAME______________________________________ADM.NO__________STREAM____
CHEMISTRY
THEORY 233/1 Date: 18/10/2019, FRIDAY, 2PM - 4PM
TIME: 2HOURS.

PRECIOUS BLOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL -RIRUTA

END OF YEAR EXAMINATION
2019

FORM 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided.
Attempt all the questions in the spaces provided.
ALLOW working MUST be clearly shown.

For Examiner’s Use

QUESTIONS MAXIMUM SCORE STUDENT’S SCORE

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1. The oxides of elements A and B have the properties shown in the table below. (the letter do not
represent the actual symbols of elements)

A B
Gaseous at room temperature Solid at room temperature

Dissolves in water to form an acidic solution Dissolves in water to form an alkaline

solution

Give one example of elements A and B

(2marks)

2. The set up below was used to investigate the products of burning biogas (methane). Study it and
answer the questions that follow.(methane formula –CH4 )

(a) What product will be formed in test-tube Y? (1 mark)

(b) State and explain the observations which will be made in Z. (2 marks)
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3. The chromatogram below was obtained from a contaminated food sample P.

contaminants Q, R, S and T are suspected to be in P. Use it to answer the following
questions.

Solvent front

P Q R S T

(a) Identify the contaminants in mixture P? (1 mark)

(b) Which is the LEAST soluble contaminant in P? (1

mark)

4. Draw a set up that can be used to separate a mixture of sand and iodine. (3 marks)

5. Define the following term :-. (5mks)

i) Redox reaction

Ii) saturated solution

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iii) isotopes

iv) Indicator

v) base

6. Candle is an example of a hydrocarbon compound .What is a hydrocarbon (1mk)?When it

is burnt it forms two product .Name them 2mks

7. State two properties which show that air is a mixture. 2mks

8. What is galvanized iron? 1mk

9. State two differences between burning and rusting. 2mks

10. How is phosphorus stored in the laboratory? Explain. 2mks

11. The experiment below was set up by form 1 student in Precious blood Riruta in the lab.
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a)Suggest a suitable title for this experiment 1mk

b)what was the purpose of:

I) boiling the water in the test tube 3?

ii)using oil test tube 3?

. iii)Anhydrous calcium chloride in test tube 2?

c) State and explain the observations which were made on the iron nails at the end of the
experiment 2mk.

12. Name two products obtained when magnesium react with air. 2mks

13. Magnesium reacts with steam to give a Solid X and a gas Q.

a) Identify :
I) Solid X. 1mk

II) Gas Q. 1mk

b) State how Q could be tested. 1mk

c) Write the word equation for the reaction between X and nitric(v)acid 1mk
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14. Experiments which were as shown in the diagrams below.

Identify the metals 2mk

N=
Z=
a) State and explain observations made when each metal was reacting with water. 2mk

b) What would be color of methyl orange indicator if it is put in the resultant solution
after reaction? 1mk

c) How are these metal are kept in the lab? 1mk

15. Experiment was set as shown below to investigate what happens when dry hydrogen is
passed over heated copper (II) oxide?

a) What is observed on copper (II) oxide during the experiment? Explain. 1mk
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b) What is observed on anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride during the experiment? Explain
1mk

c) Why is excess hydrogen burned and not allowed to escape to the air? 1mk
d) Why is it important to drive out all the air from the combustion tube before lighting
the jet? 1mk

e) Why should the supply of hydrogen gas be continued while the apparatus cools. 1mk

f) Write a word equation for for reaction between hydrogen and copper (II) oxide. 1mk

g) From the reaction between hydrogen and copper (II) oxide identify the substance that
is
I) Reduced .. 1mk

II) Oxidising agent. 1mk

16. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the parts marked A,B and C. 3mks

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b) Name the type of the flame.Give a reason for your answer. 1mk

17. a) Differentiate between mass number and atomic atomic number. 2mks

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c) Given the hydrogen isotope. 1𝐻
i. Name the isotope 1mk

ii. Give the atomic number and mass number of the isotope. 2mk

iii. Data relating to mass spectrum of bromine,atomic number 35,is shown below
Mass number of isotope Atomic number Relative abundance %
79 35 50.5
81 35 49.5
Calculate the relative atomic mass of bromine. 3mks

18. An atom consist of subatomic particles .Name them. 3mks

19. The process below was used to obtain Argon from air. In each step one component of air
removed. Study it and answer the questions that follows.
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(a) Name one reagent used to remove Carbon (iv) oxide in the above process.

(b) What would happen when substance Y is not removed in large separation of Nitrogen
from liquid air.

(c) Name the gas that is remove in step II. (1mks)

(d) Two uses of the gas name above. (2mks)

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