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CHEMISTRY
Paper 2
2 August 2019
2 hours

ENTEBBE ENTEBBE JOINT EXAMINATION BUREAU

Uganda Certificate of Education

CHEMISTRY

Paper 2

2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Section A consists of 10 – structured questions. Attempt all questions in this Section.

Answers to Section A must be filled in the spaces provided.
Section B consists of 4 semi – structured questions. Attempt any two questions from this
Section. Answers to this Section must be written in the answer pages provided overleaf.

In both Sections, all your working must be clearly shown.

1 mole of any gas occupies 22,400 cm3 at s.t.p.
1 mole of any gas occupies 24,000 cm3 at room temperature.
[S = 32, N = 14, O = 16, C = 12, H = 1]

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 SECTION A: (50 MARKS)

1. In the preparation of oxygen from air, a sample of air is passed through

concentrated sodium hydroxide solution and then through an apparatus packed
with silicon dioxide. The remaining part of air is then liquefied to form a pure blue
liquid.
(a) State why air is passed through

(i) sodium hydroxide solution (01 mark)

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(ii) an apparatus packed with silicon dioxide. (01 mark)
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(b) Write equation for the reaction that takes place when air is passed through
sodium hydroxide solution. (1½ marks)
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(c) State how oxygen can be obtained from liquid air. (01 mark)
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2. (a) Define the term alloy. (01 mark)
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(b) When dilute hydrochloric acid was added to 4.0 g of a mixture of zinc and
copper, 516 cm3 of hydrogen gas were evolved at room temperature.

(i) What name is given to the alloy of metals of zinc and copper?
(½ mark)
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(ii) Write equation for the reaction that took place. (1½ marks)
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(iii) Calculate the percentage of zinc in the mixture. (2 ½ marks)
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3. (a) Differentiate between atomic number and mass number. (01 mark)
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(b) The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in some atoms L, M, Q and R
are shown in the table below

Atoms Atomic number Mass number

L 11 23
M 15 31
Q 12 12
R 15 34

(i) Identify atoms which

(aa) are isotopes. (01 mark)
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(bb) belong to group II of the Periodic Table. (01 mark)
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(c) Write equation for the reaction between the Q and oxygen. (1½ marks)
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4. Hydrogen and oxygen can be produced simultaneously by electrolysis.

(a) Name the substance that is used as the

(i) electrolyte (01 mark)
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(ii) electrodes (½ mark)
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(b) (i) Identify the substance that is produced at the cathode. (½ mark)
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(ii) Write the equation for the reaction that takes place at the anode.
(1½ marks)
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(c) State the relative amounts of the products formed at the anode and cathode
respectively. (01 mark)
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5. The pH values of aqueous solutions P, Q and R are given in the table below.

Solution P Q R
pH value 3.0 9.0 5.0
Nature of the solution

(a) State whether the solutions as acidic, basic or neutral. (1½ marks)

(b) (i) Identify two solutions which have a common ion. (01 mark)
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(ii) Name the ion which is common in solutions in b (i). (½ mark)
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(c) A spatula endful of sodium carbonate was added to solution P.

(i) State what was observed. (½ mark)

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(ii) Write ionic equation for the reaction that took place. (1½ marks)
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6. A gaseous hydrocarbon T contains 75% carbon. 7.46 dm3 of T weigh 5.3 g at s.t.p.

(a) (i) Calculate the empirical formula of T. (02 marks)

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(ii) Determine the molecular formula of T. (02 marks)
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(b) Write equation for complete combustion of T in oxygen. (01 mark)
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7. Dilute sodium hydroxide solution was added drop wise until in excess to a solution
with a mixture of copper(II) sulphate and aluminium sulphate. The resultant
mixture was shaken and filtered.

(a) State the colour of the

(i) filtrate (½ mark)
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(ii) residue (½ mark)
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(b) Write ionic equation leading to the formation of the residue. (1½ marks)
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(c) Ammonia solution was added to the residue formed in (a) (ii).

(i) State what was observed. (01 mark)

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(ii) Write the formula of the cation responsible for your observation in (c) (i).
(01 mark)
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8. (a) 5.0 g of calcium carbonate was strongly heated until no further change.

(i) Write equation for the reaction that took place. (1½ marks)
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(ii) Calculate the mass of the residue formed. (02 marks)
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(b) (i) State what would be observed when drops of water were added to the
residue in (a). (01 mark)
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(ii) Write equation for the reaction that took place. (1½ marks)
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9. (a) Write equation for the reaction that takes place when steam is passed over heated

(i) iron (1½ marks)

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(ii) magnesium (1½ marks)
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(b) State what would be observed in (a) (ii) above. (01 mark)
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(c) Name one other metal that can react with steam in the same way as iron and
magnesium. (½ mark)
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10. Zinc powder reacts with dilute sulphuric acid to evolve hydrogen gas at room
temperature according to the following equation:
Zn (s) + H2SO4 (aq) ZnSO4 (aq) + H2 (g)
(a) State
(i) how the rate of reaction can be measured. (01 mark)
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(ii) two ways by which the evolution of the gas can be made faster.
(01 mark)
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(b) In the space provided below, sketch a graph to show how the volume of
hydrogen gas varies with time. (02 marks)

(c) State what would be the effect of using the same mass of zinc granules
instead of zinc powder. (01 mark)
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 SECTION B
11. (a) Describe how a pure and dry sample of chlorine can be prepared in the laboratory
from potassium manganate(VII) crystals. (Your answer should include a well
labelled diagram and equation for the reaction.) (06 marks)
(b) State what would be observed and in each case write equation for the
reaction that would take place if chlorine was bubbled through
(i) cold aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. (2½ marks)
(ii) potassium iodide solution. (2½ marks)
(c) A boiling tube was inverted into a beaker containing chlorine water and the
set up exposed to sunlight for some time.
(i) State what was observed. (01 mark)
(ii) Explain your observation in (c) (i). (03 marks)
12. (a) Excess magnesium powder was added to 50 cm 3 of an aqueous solution
containing 37.5 gdm-3 of copper(II) sulphate – 5 – water and the mixture left
to stand for some time.
(i) State what was observed. (1½ marks)
(ii) Write equation for the reaction that took place. (1½ marks)
(b) Name the substance that was:
(i) oxidised (½ mark)
(ii) reduced (½ mark)
(c) The temperature of the mixture in (a) was recorded at regular time intervals
as shown in the table below.
Temperature (0C) 25.0 27.5 29.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 28.5 27.5
Time (mins) 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

(i) Plot a graph of temperature against time. (04 marks)

(ii) From the graph, determine the maximum temperature attained by the
mixture. (01 mark)

(iii) Calculate the maximum temperature change for the mixture. (01 mark)

(iv) Determine the temperature of the mixture at 75 seconds. (01 mark)

(d) Determine the molar heat of displacement of copper. (Specific heat

capacity = 4.2 Jg-1 0C-1 and density of the solution = 1.0 g cm-3)
(04 marks)

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13. (a) Under suitable conditions, ammonia can be prepared on large scale by direct
synthesis.

(i) What is meant by the term direct synthesis? (01 mark)

(ii) Write equation for the reaction leading to the formation of ammonia.
(1½ marks)

(iii) State the conditions under which a maximum yield of ammonia is obtained
by direct synthesis. (1½ marks)

(b) Ammonia is used in the manufacture of ammonium sulphate.

(i) Write equation to show how ammonium sulphate is formed from ammonia.
(1½ marks)

(ii) Calculate the volume of ammonia required to produce 6.6 g of ammonium

sulphate at s.t.p. (H = 1, N = 14, S = 32, O = 16) (2 ½ marks)

(c) (i) Draw a well labelled diagram for the setup of apparatus to show the
catalytic oxidation of ammonia. (04 marks)

(ii) Write equation(s) for the reaction(s) that take(s) place in (c) (i) above.
(03 marks)

14. (a) Fats and oils react with sodium hydroxide solution to produce soap.

(i) State one difference between fats and oils. (02 marks)

(ii) Name two substances from which oils are obtained locally. (02 marks)

(iii) What is the name given to the process by which soap is prepared from the
reaction between fats or oils and sodium hydroxide? (01 mark)

(b) Describe how a pure dry sample of soap can be prepared in the laboratory starting
from a named oil. (04 marks)

(c) State:

(i) one advantage of soap over detergents. (01 mark)

(ii) two disadvantages of detergents over soap. (02 marks)

(d) Soap solution was shaken with water containing dissolved magnesium hydrogen
carbonate.

(i) State what was observed. (01 mark)

(ii) Explain your observation. (02 marks)
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