KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL

END OF TERM I EXAMS 2008

S.2 CHEMISTRY
TIME: 2 hours

Attempt all questions

1. The following table shows atomic number and mass numbers of elements
A, B, and C.

Element Atomic Mass number

A 11 23
B 8 16
C 20 40

(a) State the number of electrons and neutrons present in an atom of

an element A

(b) Write the electronic structure of the atom of element C

(c) To which group of the periodic table do elements B belong? Give a reason
for your answer.

(d) Write the formula of the ion formed from then atom of element B.

2. The result of a paper ammatography experiment is shown in the diagram

below.
 A and B are different mixtures of some of the pure substance P, Q, R, S
and T
(a) Identify the substances in the
(i) mixture x (ii) mixture B

(b) Which substance are present in both ixture

(c) Which substances are present in mixture A only

3. Explain what is meant by the terms

(i) Mass number

(ii) Atomic number

(b) An atom of an element is represented by the symbol

(i) State the mass number of the atom

(ii) What is the atomic number of the atom?

(iii) How many neutrons are present in the atom?

4. Name:
(i) Two major components of air.
(ii) The process by which the components of air are separated.

(b) Explain why the process you have named in (a) (ii) can be used to separate
the components of air.

(c) Which one of the components of air is useful as a plant nutrient?

5. The electronic structure of an element X is 2: 8 : 6

(a) Write the formula of the most common ion of X.

(b) To which group of the periodic table does X belong?

(c) Element x reacts with an element m (atomic number = 12)

(i) Write the electronic structure of M

6. Balance the following equations.

(i) H2 S04 (aq) + Na2 C03 (aq) Na2 S04 (aq)+H20(1))C02(g)

(ii) Cu(s) + H2S04(1) CuS04(s) + H20(1) + S02(g)

(iii) C6N1206(aq C2N50H(aq) + C02(g)

(iv)Ca(s) + H20(1) Ca(0N)2(aq) + H2(g)

(v) Mg(s) + 02(g) Mg0(s)

(vi) CaC03(s) + Hcl(aq) Cacl2(aq) + H20 +C02(g)

(vii) Zn(s) + H2S04 (aq) ZnS04(aq) +H2(g)

(viii) Na0H (aq) + H2S04 (aq) Na2S04(aq) +H20(l)

(ix) Nacl(s) + H2 S04(l) Na2S)4(aq) + H20(l)

(x) Cu S04(aq) + Na 0N (aq) Cu (0N)2(s) + Na2 S04 (aq)

7. Write the formulae of the following named substances

(a) Nitrogen (b) Potassium carbonate

© Iron (11) chloride (d) Zinc nitrate
(e) Ammonium chloride

8. What is meant by the term?

(i) Radical

(ii) Valency of an element.

(b) Sate the valency of each of the following

(i) Cu (ii) Zn (iii) Al (iv) Ba

(v) NH4 (vi) 0 (vii) S04 (viii) Cl

(ix) 0H (x) Na

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