CHEM

1) With the help of equations where possible, state the chemical test that would
be used to distinguish each pair of the following substances and state the
observation in each case:
a)
Zn(N03) (aq) and Fe(NO3)(aq)
b)
Pb(NO3)2 and Cu(NO3)2(s)

2) Air is a mixture of several different gases.

a) Name a gas in air that supports combustion
b) Name a gas that causes global warming
c) Name a gas that is chemically inactive
d)Name a gas that makes the biggest part of air

3) The iron nails were placed in test tubes under different conditions. Study the
diagrams carefully and answer the questions that follow.

a) In which of the test tubes will the nails rust?

b) What is the purpose of anhydrous calcium chloride in tube B?
c) Why is boiled water used in tube C?

4) Hydrogen contains 82.8% by mass of carbon and the rest is hydrogen.

a) Calculate the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon.
b) If the relative molecular mass of the hydrocarbon is 58, calculate its molecular
formula. (Relative atomic masses are C=12, H=1)

5) Element M belongs to group III of the periodic table.

a) How many electrons does M have in the outer shell?
b) Write the formula for:
i) The oxide of M
ii) The chloride for M
c) Nitride of M
6) The following question is about some of the reactions of Zinc and its
compounds. Study the chart below and answer the questions that follow.

a) . Name substances A, B, C, D and Gas X.

b) Write a balanced equation to show how substance D is converted to C on
heating

7) Element X has atomic number 13 and element Y has atomic number8.

a) Give the electronic arrangement of element X.
b) In which group of periodic table is element X?
c) State the name of the bond formed when X combines with Y.
d)Give the formula (using X and Y as symbols) of the compound formed when X
combines with Y

8) Acid rain can cause damage to plant life and animal life. It is formed when
gases produced in industries are allowed to escape and react with moisture
in the atmosphere. If this rain has a PH of less than seven then it is acidic.
Sulphur dioxide and an oxide of nitrogen are the main gases responsible for
acid rain.
a)Give the name of the acid formed when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water.
b)Write a balanced equation for the reaction of sulphur dioxide with water.
c)Give the name of the oxide of nitrogen that dissolves in water to form an
acid.
d) Give the name of an acid produced in the reaction in(c).

9)Calculate the percentage of oxygen in the salt CuSO4.5H2O.

(Cu = 64, S = 32, O = 16, H = 1)
 10) Some reactions involving iron are shown below:

a)Give the formulae of the products formed in box A.

b)Give the formulae of the products formed in box B
c)What is the formula of the compound formed in box C?

11) This question concerns the following solutions: CuSO 4 (aq); KCl4 (aq);
H2SO4 (aq); AgNO3 (aq); NH3 (aq); MgSO4 (aq). Each solution may be used once
or not at all. Choose from the above list the formula of a solution which:
a) Is alkaline.
b) Is used to test for chloride ions.
c) Forms a white precipitate when mixed with barium nitrate solution.

d)Produces hydrogen gas when added to magnesium

12) The table below shows the resuls of test carried out on salt X .Study the
table and answer the questions which follow.
Tests on salt X solution Observations

Add dilute NaOH solution A white precipitate which dissolves in

Add dilute ammonia solution
Add barium nitrate solution
Add silver nitrate solution
excess reagent
A white precipitate which dissolves in
excess reagent
A white precipitate
No observable change.

(a) Give the name or the formula of the cation in X.

(b) Give the name or the formula of the anion in X.
(c) What can you conclude from the test in(d)in the above table?
(d) What type of hydroxide is formed by the cation in X?
13) When ammonium chloride (NH4CI) is heated with calcium hydroxide
(Ca(OH)2), a salt, water and ammonia gas are produced.

a)Write a balanced equation for the reaction between ammonium chloride and
calcium hydroxide

b) Ammonium salts often sublime when heated" What is meant by the

term sublimation? Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in
NH4Cl. (N = 14, H = l, Cl=35.5)
c)Ammonia gas is manufactured on a large scale by the Haber process
according to the equation:
N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) → 2 NH3 (g)
How is nitrogen obtained for use in the Haber process?
d)State the temperature range and the catalyst used in the above
process.

e)State one large scale use of ammonia

14)
The following graph shows the solubility curves for potassium nitrate, sodium
nitrate, potassium chloride and sodium chloride.

Potassium nitrate can be prepared by mixing hot saturated solutions of

potassium chloride and sodium nitrate. Use the solubility curves to
answer the following questions:
a) Which salt crystallizes first from solutionat80°C?
b) Which salt crystallizes first from solutionat10°C?
c) At which temperature are the solubilities of potassium nitrate and
sodium nitrate the same?
d) If a saturated solution of sodium nitrate, at 80°C, containing 150g of
sodium nitrate in 100g water was cooled to 0°C, how much sodium
nitrate would crystallize
15)Insert the following oxides in the appropriate position in the table below:
Zinc oxide (ZnO), carbon monoxide (CO), sodium oxide (Na 2O), carbon
dioxide(CO2).
Classification Oxide
Acidic
Basic
Amphoteric
Neutral

16) a)Write down the electronic configuration of chlorine. (Atomic number of

chlorine=17)
b)Explain why chlorine forms anionC1-
c)Write the symbol for the magnesium ion.
(Atomic number of magnesium = 12)
d)Write the formula and the name for the compound formed when these two
elements combine.
e)Would you expect this compound to have a high or low melting point? Give a
reason.
f)Indicate whether the bonding in the compound will be ionic or covalent. Give a
reason for your answer.
(Atomic number: Mg = 12, Cl =17).

17)Magnesium is in group 2 of the periodic table and is represented by the

symbol 2412𝑀𝑔, it combines with oxygen to form magnesium oxide. The
symbol for oxygen is 168𝑂.
a) What do the numbers 24 and 12 in the symbol of Mg represent?

b) Another type of magnesium is represented by 26𝑀𝑔.

12 State the name
Given to the different type of magnesium atoms?
c) Give the electronic configuration of magnesium and predict in which
period of the periodic table it is.
d) Magnesium combines with oxygen. State the type of bond which is
formed and give two properties such a compound shows.
e) Calcium is below magnesium in the same group of the periodic table.
Compare the reactivities of the two metals with water. Write an equation
to show how one of the two metals react with water.