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CHEMISTRY
Paper 2
Time: 2 Hours
SAYE MIXED EXAMINATION 2022
FORM 2 END TERM 3
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided.
b) Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above.
c) Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
d) Mathematical tables and silent electronic calculators may be used.
e) All working must be clearly shown where necessary.
f) This paper consists of 11 printed pages.
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
Questions Maximum Candidate's
Score Score
1 00
2 11
3 10
4 12
5 08
6 07
7 13
8 10
TOTAL 80
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1. (I) Define the following terms:
(i) Atomic Number (1mk)
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(ii) Mass Number (1mk)
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(iii) The Isotopes (1mk)
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(II) The table below shows the relative atomic masses and the percentage abundance of the
isotopes T1 and T2of element T.
RAM % abundance
T1 62.93 69.09
T2 64.93 30.91
Calculate the relative atomic mass of element T [2mks]
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(III) State the colours of the following indicators in acids and bases (solutions). (2marks)
Indicator Acids Bases (solutions)
1. Litmus Red
3. Phenolphthalein
(IV) The diagram below shows parts of a Bunsen burner.
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A
C
a) Name the parts labelled A , B (1 mark)
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B………………………………………………….
b) Give one use of the part labelled B (1 mark)
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2. The diagram below shows part of the periodic table. The letters do not represent the
actual symbols of the elements. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
A
B C
E W F G H D
(a) What name is given to the family of elements in the same group as element H?
(1 mark)
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(b) Select from the table;
(i) The most reactive metal (½ mark)
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(ii) The least reactive element (½ mark)
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(c) Compare the :
(i) Reactivity of elements A and E. (2 marks)
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(ii) Atomic radii of elements F and G. (2 marks)
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(d) Write down the formula of the compound formed when element W and H
react. (1 mark)
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(e) The atomic number of an element J is 8. Locate element J on the grid( mark)
(f) Name the type of structure present in :
(i) Chloride of F (1 mark)
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(ii) Element C (1 mark)
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(g) Give one use of element D (1 mark)
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3. Read the following passage and complete it with the correct terms used in Chemistry.
(10 marks)
In nature, matter exists often as mixtures in various combinations. The method used to
separate a given mixture depends on the ____________________ properties of the components
of the mixture. To obtain iron particles from flour in flour mills
_____________________________will be used. Ice cream vendors use dry ice instead of ordinary
ice because it___________________, leaves no wetness and it is a better coolant than ordinary
ice. _______________________is a method of separating a mixture of sand and water but it is
not efficient because some solids pass into the liquid as the separation is carried out. A more
efficient method of separating this mixture would be_______________________. This method
is used on a large scale in_________________________________________. A saturated solution
is one in which no more solute can dissolve at a given temperature.
The process of obtaining crystals from a saturated solution is known as
______________________and is the method used to extract salt from salty water in Lake Magadi
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and Ngomeni in Malindi. To separate a mixture of miscible liquids that have boiling points
close to each other use ______________________________________; while for immiscible liquids
use _________________________________. Athletes are usually tested to check if they have used
banned substances to enhance their performance. The method used to identify the banned
substances is ___________________________.
Terms
(Sublimes, a separating funnel, physical, water purification plants, chromatography,
refining of crude oil, use of a magnet, decantation, crystallization, evaporation,
filtration, fractional distillation, simple distillation, fractionating column, magnetism,
Liebig condenser, residue, solvent extraction)
4. a) (i) Distinguish between the terms deliquescent and efflorescent as used in Chemistry.
(2 marks)
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(i) Give one example of an efflorescent substance. (1 mark)
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b) Starting with zinc powder, describe how zinc (ii) nitrate can be prepared (3marks)
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c) Give the name of each of the processes described below which takes place when
salts are exposed to air for some time.
i) Anhydrous copper sulphate becomes damp (1mark)
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ii) Magnesium chloride forms an aqueous solution (1mark)
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e) The following is a reaction scheme that starts with a salt. Study it and use it to
answer the questions that follow.
I. Identify
i) The brown gas formed after step I (½ mark)
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ii) The colourless gas formed after step I (½ mark)
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iii) Solution N (1 mark)
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II. State the possible appearance of
i) Solid P …………………………………………………………………… (½ mark)
ii) Solution N ……………………………………………………………… (½ mark)
III. Write an ionic equation for the reaction that takes place in step III (1 mark)
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5. The diagram show an experiment for investigating electrical conduction in lead
(II) Bromide. Study it and answer the questions that follow:
a) On the diagram
i) Label the anode and the cathode (1marks)
ii) Show the direction of movement of electrons (1mark)
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b) Complete the diagram by indicating the condition that is missing but must
be present for electrical conduction to take place. (1mark)
c) State the observations that are expected at the electrodes during electrical
conduction and at the experiment (2marks)
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Cathode……………………………………………………………………….
d) Write equations for the reactions that take place at the electrodes (2marks)
Anode
Cathode
e) Why should this experiment be carried out in a fume chamber? (1mark)
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6. A student set up the experiment below to collect gas K. the glass wool was heated before
heating the magnesium coil.
(a) Explain why it was necessary to heat the moist cotton wool before heating the
magnesium. (1mks)
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(b) Identify gas X. (1mk)
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(c) What property of gas K makes it possible to be collected by the method shown? (1mk)
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(d) Write a chemical equation for the reaction that produced gas K. (2mks)
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(e) Identify the reducing agent in the reaction in (d) above (1mark)
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(f) State ONE industrial use of hydrogen gas. (1mark)
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7. The diagrams below show the structures of two allotropes of carbon. Study them and
use them to answer the questions that follow.
a) Define the term ‘allotropy’. (1 mark)
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b) Name the allotropes illustrated above:
A _________________________________________________(½ mark)
B______________________________________________ (½ mark)
c) Give one use of B (1 mark)
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d) In an experiment, carbon (IV) oxide was passed over heated charcoal and the gas
produced collected as shown in the diagram below.
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i) Write an equation for the reaction taking place in the combustion tube. (1 mark)
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ii) State the purpose of the sodium hydroxide solution. (1 mark)
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iii) Name another substance that could be used in the place of the sodium hydroxide
solution. (1 mark)
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iv) Describe a simple chemical test that can be used to distinguish between carbon (IV)
oxide and gas X (2 marks)
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e) The Solvay process is a method used in the manufacture of sodium carbonate.
i) Name two raw materials used in the process (2 Marks)
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ii) Name the by-product in the Solvay process and state its use. (2 Marks)
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iii) Explain why potassium carbonate cannot prepared using solvay process. (1mark)
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8. The set up below was used to prepare a certain gas.
a) Name gas X…………………………………………………………… (1mark)
b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction taking place inside the flask. (1mark)
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c) Name the method used to collect the gas and state the property of the gas that
enables it to be collected using the method. (2marks)
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d) If the gas was required dry, state the modifications and name the drying agent
that would have been made in the set up. (2 marks)
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b) Study the diagram below and answer the question that follow.
a) State and explain the observations made in test tube B and E after two weeks.
(3marks)
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b) Name one method of prevent rusting (1mark)
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