a) ammonia being basic dissolves in water to form a basic solution
b) To prevent sucking back of water as ammonia is very soluble
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- Ammonium nitrate was gently heated and the products collected as shown in the diagram below.(Solved)
Ammonium nitrate was gently heated and the products collected as shown in the diagram below.
Describe one chemical and one physical method that can be used to identify gas G.
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Study the flow chart below and answer the questions that follow.
(i) Name element M.
(ii) Why is it necessary to use excess air in step 4?
(iii) Identify gas Q.
(iv) Write an equation for the reaction in step 7
(v) Give one use of ammonia nitrate.
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A student set up the apparatus shown below to prepare ammonia gas and react it with copper (II) sulphate solution
a) Identify solution V.
b) State the observations which were made in the beaker.
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The flow chart below shows the industrial preparation of ammonia and the process used in the manufacture of some ammonium compounds. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
a) Give the name of the:
(i) Process in step 1.
(ii) Reaction that takes place in step 5.
b) State one other source of hydrogen gas apart from natural gas.
c) Explain why it is necessary to compress nitrogen and hydrogen in this process.
d) Write an equation for the reaction which takes place in step 6.
e) Name the catalyst and the reagents used in step 3.
f) Name compound Z 1
g) Give one commercial use of compound Z2
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The diagram below represents a set up that was used to obtain dry nitrogen from air. Study it and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Name solid Q.
(ii) What is the purpose of sodium hydroxide?
(iii) Give the name of one impurity present in the nitrogen gas obtained.
(iv) Give a reason why liquid nitrogen is used for storage of semen for artificial insermination
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The diagram below shows a set-up that can be used to obtain nitrogen gas in an experiment.
(i) Name liquid L.
(ii) What observation would be made in tube K after heating for some time?
(iii) Write an equation for the reaction that took place in tube K.
iv) At the end of experiment the pH of the water in the beaker was found to be about 10. Explain.
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The table below gives some properties of gases D and E.
a) Describe how you would obtain a sample of E from a mixture of gases D and E.
b) Suggest a possible identify of gas D. Give a reason for your answer.
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- Study the flow chart below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Study the flow chart below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Identify: (i) X (ii) Y
b) State two uses of polyvinylchloride.
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Brownian motion of smoke particles can be studied by using the apparatus shown in Figure 9. To observe the motion, some smoke is enclosed in the smoke cell and then observed through the microscope.
(a) Explain the role of the smoke particles, lens and microscope in the experiment.
(b) State and explain the nature of the observed motion of the smoke particles.
(c) State what will be observed about the motion of the smoke particles if the temperature surrounding the smoke cell is raised slightly
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A can with a hole on the side is filled with water to a certain height. Water jets out as shown in figure 4 (a). A second identical can is filled with water to the same height and a block of wood floated on the water as shown in Figure 4 (b)
State the reason why the maximum distance of the jet, d2 is greater than d1
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Figure 15 shows a metal bolt which is threaded.
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Figure 1 shows the change in volume of water in a measuring cylinder when an irregular solid is immersed in it.
Given that the mass of the solid is 567 g, determine the density of the solid in gcm-3
(Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places).
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- The figure below represents the set up that was used to crack an alkane(Solved)
The figure below represents the set up that was used to crack an alkane
a) What was the purpose of the sand?
b) After some time, a colourless gas G collected in the test-tube. Describe a chemical test and observations that would be made in order to identify the class of compounds to which gas G belongs.
Date posted: April 12, 2017. Answers (1)
- Study the flow chart below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Study the flow chart below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Identify N and P.
b) What name is given to the type of halogenation/chlorination reaction in step 2?
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- The set u below was used to prepare and collect ethane gas. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
(Solved)
The set u below was used to prepare and collect ethane gas. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
i) Name the substance T.
ii) Give the property of ethane
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- The formula given below represents a portion of a polymer.(Solved)
The formula given below represents a portion of a polymer.
a) The name of the polymer
b) One disadvantage of continued use of this polymer.
c)Draw the structure of the monomer used to manufacture the polymer.
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a) The table below gives information about the major constituents of crude oil. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
i) Which one of the constituents of crude oil has molecules with the highest number of carbon atoms? Explain
ii) Name the process you would use to separate a mixture of petrol and diesel and explain how the separation takes place
iii) Explain why the constituent of crude oil have a range of boiling point.
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- Use the information in the table below to answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of the elements(Solved)
Use the information in the table below to answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of the elements
a) Give reasons why the melting point of:
(i) S is higher than that of R;
(ii) V is lower than of U.
b) How does the reactivity of W with chlorine compare with that of R with chlorine? Explain.
c) Write an equation for the reaction between T and excess oxygen.
d) Give one use element V.
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- Use the information in the table below to answer the questions that follow.
(The letters are not the symbols of the elements)
(Solved)
Use the information in the table below to answer the questions that follow.
(The letters are not the symbols of the elements)
Identify a letter which represents an element in the table that could be calcium, carbon or sulphur. Give a reason in each case.
i) Calcium ii) Carbon iii) Sulphur:
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The grid given below represents part of the periodic table. Study it and answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of elements
(i) Select a letter which represents an element that looses electrons most readily. Given a reason for your answer
(ii) Explain why the atomic radius of P is found to be smaller than that of N.
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