ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATIONS (2023)
CHEMISTRY-233/1
TERM 3 - 2023
FORM 3- PAPER 3 (PRACTICAL)
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Instruction to the candidates
a) Write your name and index number, admission number and class in the spaces
provided at the top of this page.
b) Answer all the questions in the spaces in the spaces provided in this paper using
English.
c) KNEC mathematical tables and silent electronic calculators may be used.
d) All working must be clearly shown where necessary.
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Questions Maximum score Candidate’s score
1 20
2 12
3 8
40
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the pages are printed as
indicated and no questions are missing.
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1. You are provided with:
Solution A- sulphuric (VI) acid containing 4.9g of the acid in 1 liter of
solution.
Solution B – sodium hydroxide solution.
Solid Y – 1.0 g of ammonium salt, NH4X.
You are required to:
Standardize the sodium hydroxide, solution B.
Determine the relative formula mass of the ammonium salt.
Procedure 1.
(i) Fill the burette with solution A.
(ii) Using a pipette and a pipette filler, transfer 25cm3 of solution B into a
250 volumetric flask. Add distilled water up to the mark and label it
solution C.
(iii) Using a pipette and a pipette filler, transfer 25cm3 of solution C into a
conical flask. Add 3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator and titrate against
solution A from the burette.
(iv) Repeat the titration two more times and record your results in the table 1
below.
Table 1
Experiment I II III
Final burette reading (cm3)
Initial burette reading (cm3)
Volume of solution A(cm3)
(4 marks)
(a) Calculate the average volume of solution A used. (1 mark)
(b) Calculate the number of moles of solution A used. (1 mark)
(c) Calculate the number of moles of solution C used. (1 mark)
(d) Calculate the concentration of solution C, in mole dm-3. (1 mark)
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(e) calculate the concentration of solution B, in mole dm-3. (1 mark)
Procedure 2.
(i) Place all the 1.0 g of the ammonium salt, solid Y into a 250 ml conical flask.
(ii) Using a pipette and a pipette filler, transfer 25 cm3 of solution B into the conical
flask containing solid Y and shake well until all the solid dissolves.
(iii) Heat the mixture until it boils for about one minute. Allow the mixture to cool.
(iv) Using a measuring cylinder, add 50 cm3 of distilled water to the boiled mixture
and shake well.
(v) Transfer the solution in the conical flask into a 100 ml volumetric flask and the add
distilled water up to the mark. Label it as solution D.
(vi) Pipette 25 cm3 of solution D into a 250 ml conical flask, add 3 drops of
phenolphthalein indicator and titrate with solution A from the burette.
(vii) Repeat the titration two more times and record your observations in table 2
below.
Table 2
Experiment I II III
Final burette reading (cm3)
Initial burette reading (cm3)
Volume of solution A(cm3)
(4 marks)
Calculate the:
a) average volume of solution A used. (1 mark)
b) number of moles of solution A used. (1 mark)
c) number of moles of sodium hydroxide solution in 25 cm3 of solution D. (1 mark)
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d) number of moles of sodium hydroxide solution in 100 cm3 of solution D. (1 mark)
e) number of moles of sodium hydroxide that reacted with the ammonium salt.(1 mark)
f) number of moles of the ammonium salt in 1.0 g of solid Y. (1 mark)
g) relative formula mass of the ammonium salt. (1 mark)
2. You are provided with solid V. Carry out the tests below. Write your observations
and inferences in the spaces provided.
(a) Add all solid V to about 10 cm3 of distilled water in a boiling tube and shake well.
Place the resulting mixture into 4 portions of 2 cm3 into separate test tubes.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
(b) To the first portion, add 2M sodium hydroxide dropwise until in excess.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
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(c) Warm the mixture in (b) above and test any gases produced using litmus papers.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
(d) To the second portion, add 2 drops of lead (II) nitrate solution.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
(e) To the third portion, add 2 drops of barium nitrate solution followed by 2 M
HNO3, the shake.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
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(f) To the fourth portion, add 3 drops of potassium dichromate (VI) solution.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
3. You are provided with solid F. Carry out the tests below and write your
observations and inferences in the spaces provided.
(a) Place about half of solid F on a metallic spatula and burn it in a Bunsen burner
flame.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
(b) Place the remaining solid F in a boiling tube. Add 10 ml of distilled water and
shake the mixture well. Divide the mixture into four equal portions.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
(c) To the second portion, add the universal indicator and determine the pH.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark) (1 mark)
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(d) To the third portion, add a spatula full of sodium hydrogen carbonate.
Observations Inferences
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
