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CHEMISTRY
PAPER 3
TIME: 2 ¼ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
Chemistry
Practical
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:-
Write your name and index number in the spaces provided
Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
Mathematical tables and electronic calculators may be used.
All working MUST be clearly shown where necessary.
Use the first 15minutes of the 2 ¼ hours to ascertain you have all the chemicals and apparatus tha you
may need.
For Examiners use Only
QUESTION MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATES SCORE
1 15
2 11
3 14
TOTAL 40
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QUESTION 1
You are provided with solution K and L
Solution K is 1M H2SO4
Solution L contains 8.7g of the hydroxide of metal M {with formulae MOH] in 600cm3 of the solution
You are required to carry out the experiment to determine;
i. Concentration of solution L
ii. R.A.M of metal M
Procedure
1. Measure 75cm3 of solution K and put into a clean 250cm3 volumetric flask and add distilled water up to the mark
-label this solution W
2. Fill a clean burette with solution W
3. Pipette 25cm3 of solution L into a clean conical flask and add 2 drops of phenolphthalein indicator
4. Titrate the solution W in the burette against solution L in the conical flask and record the results in the table below
5. Repeat {3} and {4} above as you fill the table below.
TABLE 1
I II III
Final burette reading {cm3}
Initial burette reading {cm3}
Volume of solution W used {cm3}
[4mks]
{a} Calculate the;
{i} Average volume of solution W used [1mk]
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{ii} Concentration of solution W [1mk]
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{iii} Number of moles of solution W that reacted with each 25cm3 portion of solution L {2mks]
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{b}Calculate the;
{i} Number of moles of the metal hydroxide {MOH} in solution L that reacted with each portion
of solution W [2mks]
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{ii} Concentration of solution L [1mk]
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{iii} Number of moles of the metal hydroxide [MOH]in 600cm3 of solution L [2mks]
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{iv}
R.A.M of metal M [2mks]
[0=16, H=1]
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QUESTION 2
You are provided with solution N and P
Solution N is 2M HCl
Solution P is 0.16M sodium thiosulphate
You are required to carry out the experiment below to determine how concentration affects the rate of
reaction between HCl and sodium thiosulphate solutions
PROCEDURE
1. Fill a clean burette with solution P.
Measure 25cm3 of the solution P from the burette into a clean 100cm3 glass beaker and place on a white
piece of paper with a cross[x] marked on it
2. Add 10cm3 of solution N into it and immediately start a stop watch and note the time taken for the cross
beneath the mixture to become invisible
3. Clean the 100cm3 beaker and measure into it 20cm3 of solution P form the burette, and add 5cm3 of
distilled water into the solution solution
4. Repeat step [2] above and note the time taken for the cross to become invisible
5. Repeat the experiment using volumes indicated on the table below and as you record the results
TABLE 2
Expt
1 2 3 4 5
Volume of solution p(cm3) 25 20 15 10 5
Volume of water added to solution p{cm3} 0 5 10 15 20
Volume of solution N 10 10 10 10 10
Time taken for the cross to become invisible [in
seconds]
1
S-1
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(4mks)
1
[a] plot a graph of against volume of solution P on the grid provided [3mk]
t
{b}From the graph
{i} Determine the time taken for the cross to become invisible when 12.5cm3 of solution P is
used [2mks]
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{ii} Explain the effect of concentration on the rate of reaction between HCl and sodium
thiosulphate solution [2mks]
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QUESTION 3
You are provided with solids Q and R
You are required to carry out the tests below as you record your observations and inferences
(i) SOLID Q
-Add about 5cm3 of distilled water to solid Q, shake the mixture thoroughly for a while and then
filter it
NOTE: Retain both the filtrate and the residue for the tests below
TEST OBSERVATIONS INFERENCES
(a){i} Divide the filtrate into 4
portion
-To the first portion, add 4
drops of NaOH
( 12 mark ) ( 1 mark )
{ii} Scoop the 2nd portion on a
metallic spatula
and ignite on a non-luminous
flame
( 12 mark ) ( 12 mark )
{iii} To the 3rd portion, add 2 drops
of Pb{NO3}[aq]
( 12 mark ) ( 1 mark )
{iv} To the 4th portion ,add
acidified KmnO4
( 12 mark )
( 12 mark )
b{i} Put the residue in a test tube
and add about 2cm3 of HNO3
( 1 mark )
( 12 mark )
{ii} To the mixture in b{i} above,
add 2 drops of KI solution
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( 12 mark ) ( 12 mark )
{ii}SOLID R
TEST OBSERVATIONS INFERENCES
(a) Scoop a portion of solid R on a
Metallic spatula and burn on a
Non-luminous flame
( 1 mark ) ( 1 mark )
(b){i] Put the remaining portion of
solid R into a clean test tube
and add about 3cm3of distilled
water, shake and divide into 2
portions
( 1 mark )
( 12 mark )
{ii} To the 1st portion, add 2 drops
of acidified KMnO4 and warm
( 12 mark ) ( 1 mark )
{iii} To the 2nd portion add NaCO3
( 12 mark ) ( 1 mark )
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