KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL

END OF TERM I EXAMS 2008

CHEMISTRY S.I
TIME: I ½ hours

Answer all questions for section A, circle the best choice.

1. The following are elements except

A. hydrogen B. helium C. Heon D. Phosphorus

2. Which of the following processes can be used to separate a mixture of

alcohol and water. A. crystallization B. Evaporation
C. sublimation D. fractional distillation.

3. Element P has atomic number 13. The formula of the oxide of P is

A. P.0 B. P02 C. P2 03 D. P3 02

4. A Bunsen burner will produce a luminous flame when

A. Air holes are open B. The gas pressure is low
C. air holes are closed D. There is less oxygen in the air.

5. Sublimation is defined as:

A. change from solid to liquid. B. change from liquid to solid
C. Transforming from gas to liquid then to solid
D. The change of state directly from solid to gas.

6. Which of the following is false about luminous flames

A. produce soot B. Yellow in colour C. burn silently
D. Formed when Bunsen burner armhole is open.

7. Water is
A. a compound B. a mixture C. a suspension D. an element.

8. The liquid left when crystals settle out of their solution is called
A. Alcohol B. Mother Liquor C. crystallization D. crystal liquid.

9. During rusting the new substance formed is called iron rust. What is the
chemical name of iron rust?
A. Hydrate oxide b. Hydroxide C. hydrated iron III oxide
D. None of the above
10. A student observed smoke particles in a smoke cell in a Brownian motion
experiment. Which statement explains what was being investigated?
A. matter is a gas B.particles that make up matter are in continuous
movement.
C. particles that make up matter occupy space.
D. molecules are in gaseous state.

11. A saturated solution refers to one of the following statements

A. a solution that can not absorb any more solute in its presence at a
given temperature.
B. A solution that can not flow
C. A solution of sugar and water D. Mother liquor

12. Combustion simply refers to

A. Conversion of a substance to another. B. Burning
C. Sublimation D. Formation of iron rust.

13. What is a volatile substance?

A. A substance that burns in oxygen. B. A substance that boils in
oxygen
B. A substance that can be decomposed. D. An element

14. In fractional distillation the glass beads are used for

A. Decoration B. Increase heating surface
C. Increase surface area for cooling non volatile liquid
D. None of the above.

15. Which of the following is not a chemical symbol

A. Atoms B. Ions C. Molecules D. Compounds

SECTION B
16. Define deliquescence hygroscopism and efflorescence giving an example
of a substance under each category(9mks)

What is water of crystallization

Describe an experiment showing how you can grow crystals from a
solution.

17. Define rusting.

(b) In an experiment to investigate the conditions necessary for rusting,
the following illustration was got
(i) Which test tube did the nail rust?
(ii) In which test tube did the nail not rust?
(iii) Give a reason for your answers in (i) and (ii) above
(iv) Name substance X
(v) What is the role of x in the experiment?

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