FORM 3 CHAPTER 6 LAND AND ITS RESOURCES

1. Diagram 1 shows how some petroleum is heated to different temperatures.

Thermometer

Delivery tube
Petroleum
Porcelain chips

Heat

Water

Petroleum
fraction

Diagram 1
(a) Name the process used in Diagram 1 to obtain the petroleum fractions

(b) Table 5.2 shows the four fractions of petroleum collected in four separate test tubes according
to different temperature.
Distilled oil

Range of boiling point

Colour

30-800C

Colourless

80-1200C

Yellow

120-1600C

Orange

160-2000C

Red

Table 5.2
(i) What is the relationship between P and S in terms of their boiling points and the colour of the
distillate?
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(ii) Using the words given below, name fractions P, Q, R and S.

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Kerosene

P:
Q:
R:
S:
(c)

Diesel

Petrol

Lubricating oil

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(i) State one use of P.

(ii) Explain why we have to use P wisely.

(d) Describe the relationship between the boiling point of a fraction and its flammability.
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(e) Which fraction is suitable to be used as a cooking gas in the kitchen? Explain.
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2. Diagram 2 shows an activity to study the reaction between metal and oxygen.

Diagram 2

(a) What is the function of the potassium permanganate crystals?

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(b) Between zinc and copper, which metal is more reactive towards oxygen?

(c) Name the product formed when zinc reacts with oxygen.
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(d) Write the word equation for the reaction between copper and oxygen.
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(e) Give one reason why metals such as gold and silver do not react with oxygen.

(f) What is the importance of the glass wool placed inside the boiling tube?

(g) What is the importance of the asbestos paper? Explain according to the property of asbestos
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3. Diagram 3 shows some limestone powder being heated in a boiling tube. Liquid W turns
cloudy after five minutes.

Limestone powder

(a) (i)

Diagram 3

What is liquid W?

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(ii) Why does it turn cloudy?
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(b) Liquid W can be produced from limestone by the processes shown below.
Limestone

Slaked lime

dissolve in water

Liquid W

Name
(i) process P :
(ii) substance Q : .
(iii) process R : ..
(c) List two uses of slaked lime
(i)

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4. Diagram 4 shows an activity carried out to study the effect of heat on copper sulphide.

Copper
sulphide

Solution M
Diagram 3

(a) What is solution M?

(b)(i) What happen to solution M when the copper sulphide is heated strongly?
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(ii) Name the gas released that causes the change in solution M b (i).
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(c) Name the product left in the test tube after the copper sulphide was heated strongly.
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(d) Complete the word equation for the above reaction.
Copper sulphide
Heat

5. Diagram 5 shows an activity carried out to study the property of calcium carbonate.

Dilute sulphuric acid

limewater

Calcium carbonate
Diagram 5
(a)(i) What happens to the limewater?

(ii) Name the gas that is produced.

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(b) Complete the equation to show the reaction in Diagram 5.
Calcium carbonate

Sulphuric acid

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(c) Calcium carbonate is a compound. Name the elements found in calcium carbonate.

(d) Which of the following can be used to replace calcium carbonate in this activity?
Tick ( ) the correct answers.

(e) It is understood that teeth and bones contain calcium carbonate. When a baby tooth is
immersed in some carbonated drink. It is noticed that air bubbles are released and the size of the
baby tooth decreases over a period of time
i) Based on the above observation, identify a property of carbonated drinks. Thus, deduce
and explain the effect of drinking carbonated drinks to a persons health.
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