S5 Chemistry Qns
S5 Chemistry Qns
S5 Chemistry Qns
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56 Ba. (01 mark)
(ii) 214
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(b) The half-life of bismuth is 20 minutes. Determine the time taken for bismuth to
decay to 75%. (03 marks)
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(b) A certain volume of oxygen diffused through a porous membrane in 120S. Under
the same volume of a gas, X diffuses in 112s. Calculate the relative molecular
mas of X. (04 marks)
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3. When a gaseous hydrocarbon Z, was burnt in air 17.6g of carbondioxide and 7.2g of
water were given off. The vapour density of Z is 28.
(a) Calculate;
(i) the empirical formula of Z. (3 marks)
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(b) Write chemical formula for three possible structural isomers of Z. (3 marks)
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5. (a) Name a reagent that can be used to distinguish between the following pairs of
ions. In each case, state what is observed if each ion is separately treated with
the reagent.
Calculate;
(a) the average atomic mass of chlorine. (02 marks)
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(b) the relative abundance of Cl and Cl. (02 marks)
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(b) CH 3 C CH 2 CH 2 OH (01 mark)
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8. The diagram below shows part of the atomic emission spectrum of hydrogen.
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(a) State;
(i) the information that can be obtained from the separate lines about the
electronic structure of the hydrogen atom.
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(ii) how an emission line arises (2 ½ marks)
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(b) Briefly explain why the emission lines get closer together. (3 ½ marks)
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(c) State what is meant by the term principal quantum number. (1 ½ marks)
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(c) 2, 2 – Dibromopropan – 1 -0l (01 mark)
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(d) 1, 2 – Dichloropropane. (01 mark)
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(e) Cyclohexanol (01 mark)
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10. 6.3g of ethanedioic acid crystals of formula H2C2O4.nH2O was dissolved in 120cm3 of 2M
sodium hydroxide4 solution. The resultant solution was made up to 200cm 3 with water.
25cm3 of this solution required 35cm3 of 0.5M hydrochloric acid to completely
neutralize the excess sodium hydroxide. Calculate;
(a) the number of moles of sodium hydroxide that reacted with hydrochloric acid.
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(b) the total number of moles of excess sodium hydroxide.
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(c) the number of moles of ethanedioic acid that reacted.
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(d) the value of n in the formula of the ethanedioate crystals.
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(b) A fluoride of sulphur contains 29.6% sulphur by weight.
(i) Determine its empirical formula. (2 marks)
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(ii) Determine the molecular mass of its fluoride if 0.1g of the fluoride when
vapourised at 20oC and 766mmHg had a volume of 22.10cm 3. (1 mole of a
gas occupies 22.4 litres at s.t.p) (3 marks)
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