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MID-TERM EXAMINATIONS

CHEMISTRY
FORM 4
(100 marks)
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M038
Time Allowed: 2 hours
Instructions: 6. Hand in your paper to the
1. This paper contains 12 printed invigilator when the time is
pages. Please check called stop writing.
2. Write your name at the top of
each page.
3. Answer all 13 questions in this
paper.
4. Use of scientific calculators is
allowed.
5. In the table provided on this
page, tick against the question
number you have answered.

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Section A (70 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. a. Give one example of waste products from chemical reaction.
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b. State two ways of disposing chemical wastes in the laboratory.

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c. Name a gas which support burning.

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2. a. Explain why it is difficult to remove noble gases from air.

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b. Explain why Nitrogen is largely considered as an inert element.
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3. a. Define ‘allotropy’.
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b. Figure 1 shows allotropes of carbon.

Figure 1

i. Identify the allotropes P and Q.

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ii. Explain why allotrope Q can be used as a lubricant.

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c. Explain why alloys are harder than pure metals.

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d. Give one important use of each of the following alloys.
i. Copper alloys.
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ii. Duralumin.
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4. Figure 2 shows different structures of organic compounds.

Figure 2

a. Which compounds are hydrocarbons?

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b. Explain why compounds M has a higher boiling point than L?
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c. Describe how compound N can be distinguished from compound L.

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5. a. Mention the type of oxide that is formed when metal react with oxygen.
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b. Calculate the empirical formula of a compound that has the following composition:
Na = 37.1%, C = 9.7%, O = 38.7%, H2O = 14.5%. (RAM: Na = 23, C = 12, O = 16, H
=1).

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c. How can purity of substance be determined using standardized chromatography?
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6. a. Define the term "standard solution".

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b. In a titration, 10 cm3 of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) was required to neutralize 10 cm3 of a

0.05M Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution mixed with phenolphthalein solution.

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i. What is the function of phenolphthalein solution in the reaction?
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ii. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

(2 marks)
iii. Calculate the molarity of the sulphuric acid (H2SO4) solution.

(2 marks)
7. a. A student gently heated 250g of hydrated copper sulphate crystals until she got a
constant mass of 160g of the copper sulphate.

i. Calculate the number of moles of water found in the hydrated copper sulphate
crystals (RAM: H = 1, O = 16).

(3 marks)
ii. Write the chemical formula of the hydrated copper sulphate.

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b. Give any two sources of alkanoates.
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8. a. Figure 2 shows a set-up of an electrochemical cell comprising zinc and lead

electrodes and their standard electrode potentials.

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Figure 2

i. Give the cell notation of this cell.

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ii. Calculate the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the cell.

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b. Define ‘electrolysis’.
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c. A concentrated solution of sodium chloride was electrolysed using the apparatus below:

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What observation would be made at both electrodes?

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9. a. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the arrangement of polymer chains after heating
plastic A and B.

i. Identify the difference in arrangement of polymer chains between the plastic A and B.
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ii. Explain the effect of the difference in 9b(i) on the plastics when heated.
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b. (i). State one use of polyethene.
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(ii). What is the difference between addition polymerisation and condensation
polymerisation.

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c. (i). Explain how greenhouse gases affect Global temperature.

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(ii). Mention any two ways of protecting the ozone layer.

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d. (i). Differentiate between hard water and soft water.

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(ii). Mention two importance of hard water to everyday life.

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Section B (30 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section.
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10.Explain how the presence of sulphate ion ( SO2−¿
3 ) can be tested using barium nitrate or
barium chloride solution.

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11. Describe an experiment that can be carried out to show that the dissolving of ammonium
chloride in water is an endothermic reaction.

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12. Explain how 500ml of 0.25M Sodium hydroxide solution can be prepared using Sodium
hydroxide pellets. The explanation must include all mathematical calculations.
[RAM: Na = 23, H = 1 and O = 16].

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13. With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe an experiment that could be done to
electroplate copper spoon with silver metal.

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