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Section A A 18
[20 marks] B 20
C 38
Answer ALL questions in this section. The D 39
time suggested to complete Section A is 20
minutes. 7 The mass of elements X and Y are
0.32 g and 0.36 g respectively.
1 What is the only liquid metallic What is the empirical formula for
element? the compound formed?
A Copper [Molar mass of X = 64.0 g/mol;
B Manganese Molar mass Y = 35.5 g/mol]
C Mercury
D Lead
A XY
2 The chemical compound with the B XY2
formula AgCl is called C X2Y3
A Silver chloride D XY4
B Silver nitrate
C Sodium chloride 8 How many atoms are in 0.551 g of
D Ethanol potassium?
[Molar mass of K = 39.10 g/mol]
3 What colour will red litmus paper A 6.45 x 1021 atoms
take on in a solution of sodium B 7.27 x 1021 atoms
bicarbonate? C 8.49 x 1021 atoms
A Blue D 9. 36 x 1021 atoms
B Green
C Red 9 Which of the following chemical
D Yellow equation is balanced?
A KI + Pb(NO3)2  PbI2 + KNO3
4 Isotopes are atoms of an element B H2SO4 + NaOH  Na2SO4 + 2H2O
that C 2HCl + Zn  ZnCl2 + H2
A have the same mass D C8H8 + 8O2  CO2 + 9H2
number.
B different nucleon numbers 10 Which of the following is correct
but have the same proton about the following chemical
number. equation?
C has the same number of H2O2 + 2MnO4- + 6H+ 
neutrons 2Mn2+ + 8H2O + 5O2
D different nucleon number A H2O2 acts as oxidising
but has the same mass agent.
number. B MnO4- ion is reduced.
C Oxidation number of
5 How many protons does a Ca2+ ion oxygen in H2O2 is −2.
contain? C Oxidation number of
A 25 oxygen in MnO4- changes
B 20 from −1 to +2.
C 12
D 6 11 What is the volume (in liters)
occupied by 49.8 g of HCl gas at
6 Cation X+ has 20 neutrons and an STP?
electron arrangement 2.8.8. What is A 5.5 L
the nucleon number of atom X?
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B 10.5 L 17 Which of these compounds does

C 30.6 L not contain an ionic bond?
D 40.7 L A Li2O
B H2O
12 The molarity of a solution of HNO3 C MgO
that contains 12.6grams of HNO3 D Al2O3
in 1.0 L of solution is
A 0.10 M 18 PF5 molecule has
B 0.20 M A Polar bonds and is a polar
C 1.10 M molecule
D 2.20 M B Nonpolar bonds but is a
polar molecule
13 If an element has the quantum C Polar bonds but is a
numbers of n = 1 and l = 0, this nonpolar molecule
combination represents D Nonpolar bonds and is a
A 2p orbital nonpolar molecule
B 1s orbital
C 2s orbital 19 A sample of NH4HS(s) is placed in
D 3d orbital a 2.58–L flask containing 0.100
mol NH3(g).
14 Where in the periodic table would NH4HS(s) NH3(g) + H2S(g)
an element with an electronic KP = 0.108 at 25oC.
configuration of 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
3p3 be found? The expression of Kc is
A 2nd group
B 3st group A Kc = [NH3] [H2S]
C 2rd period
D 3rd period B

15 The elements X and Y are in

Period 3 of the Periodic Table and C
have two and five valence electrons
respectively. The most likely D
formula of the compound formed
between X and Y is
20 At 2000K, the equilibrium
A X2Y5
constant, Kc for the reaction
B X2Y3
N2(g) + O2(g) 2NO(g)
C XY2
D X3Y2
is 4.0 x 10-4. The concentrations of
N2 and O2 at equilibrium are 0.25
16 Which of these substances contains
M and 0.33 M, respectively.
a polar covalent bond?
Determine the concentration of NO
A Cl2
at equilibrium.
B NaCl
A 1.7 x 10-5 M
C HCl
B 3.3 x 10-5 M
D CaCl2
C 5.7 x 10-3 M
D 6.8 x 10-3 M

Section B
[60 marks]
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Answer ALL questions in this section. The time suggested to complete Section B is 100
minutes.

1 (a) State the type of particles (molecule, ion,atom) for:

i. Hydrogen gas, H2
ii. Zinc chloride, ZnCl2 [2 marks]

(b) The Table 1 shows the value of boiling point of compound P, Q and R.

Compound Melting point, °C Boiling point, °C

P -36 6
Q -18 70

R 98 230

TABLE 1

(i) At room temperature, state the phase and draw the arrangement of particles of
compound P,Q and R.

(ii) State what is the process involve when;

 Solid Q turns to liquid
 Gas P turns to solid

(iii) Explain the properties of liquid in terms of compressibility.

[10 marks]

2 (a) A 27.6 mL sample of PH3(g) (used in the manufacture of flame−retardant chemicals) is

obtained at STP.
(i) What is the mass of this gas, in grams?

(ii) How many molecules of PH3 are present?

[3 marks]

(b) An organic compound that consists of 58.8 g carbon, 9.8 g hydrogen and 31.4 g
oxygen has a molar mass of 102 g/mol.
Determine the empirical and molecular formulae of the compound.
[7 marks]

(c) How many grams of solute are in 2.75 L of 0.60 M sodium monohydrogen
phosphate, Na2HPO4? [2 marks]

3 (a) The reaction between the solutions of permanganate ion, MnO4-, and oxalate ion,
C2O42, in acidic medium is shown below:
MnO4- + C2O42-  MnO2 + CO2
(i) Write the half equation for the redox reaction.
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(ii) Write the balanced redox equation for the reaction.

[5 marks]

(b) An amount of 1.50 g zinc reacts with 240 ml of 1.00 mol L-1 hydrochloric acid
solution to produce zinc chloride, ZnCl2 and hydrogen gas at room condition.
(i) Determine the limiting reactant in the reaction.
(ii) Calculate the volume of hydrogen gas produced.
(iii) If 400 ml of hydrogen gas was collected at the end of the experiment,
calculate the percentage yield of the reaction.
[10 marks]

(c) Vinyl chloride, C2H3Cl, is prepared by the reaction of ethyne gas, C2H2, with
hydrochloric acid, HCl. In a preparation of vinyl chloride, 70.0 g of C2H2 is reacted with
102.0 g of HCl.
(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
(ii) With C2H2as the limiting reactant, calculate the mass of the product.
[3 marks]

4 (i) What is meant by orbital.

(ii) What is the maximum number of orbitals that exist in the shell n = 3.
(iii) Find the number of electron in Scandium with azimuthal quantum number,
l equal to 1.
(iv) Give the sets of quantum numbers for the electrons that occupy the
fourth shell of Scandium.
[4 marks]

(b) Given the set of quantum numbers for the highest energy electron in atom Y
(3,1,0,+1/2)
(i) Write the electronic configuration for Y.
(ii) Explain the two rules applied in arranging the electron in the 3p orbital.
(iii) State the most stable ion of Y.
(iv) Draw the shapes of orbital(s) occupied by the valence electrons.
[8 marks]

5 The reaction between gaseous ammonia and oxygen is,

4NH3(g)  3O2(g)  2N2(g)  6H2O(g)

Write the diffrential rate equation for the reaction. If the rate of formation of water at
a given temperature and a certain time is 0.81Ms-1,determine the rate of disappearance
of ammonia.
[6 marks]

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