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233/1
CHEMISTRY

Form 1 Revision Examination

July 2023

Time: 2 Hours

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

233/1

CHEMISTRY

Time: 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

 Write your name and Adm number in the spaces provided above.
 Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
 Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided.
 All working MUST be clearly shown where necessary.

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

Questions Maximum Score Candidate’s Score

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 1. A piece of sodium metal was placed in a trough half filled with cold water. State the observations that were
made. (2 mks)
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2. Name a method that can be used to separate each of the following substances. (3mks)
a) A mixture of petrol and diesel.
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b) Kerosene and water.
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c) Food coloring ingredients in a sauce.
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3. a) Discuss the criteria for testing purity of water. (2mks)
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4. Write the word equations for the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and the following: (4 mks)

(i) Magnesium oxide

(ii) Calcium hydrogen carbonate

(iii) Zinc metal

(iv) Potassium hydroxide

5. Sodium chloride (common table salt) is contaminated with copper (II) oxide. Explain how pure sodium
chloride can be obtained from the mixture. NB: sodium chloride is soluble in water while copper (II) oxide is
not. (2mks)
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6. Nitrogen and oxygen are among the gases in the air. Nitrogen boils at -196oC and oxygen at -183oC
respectively. Explain how pure nitrogen gas can be obtained from a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen.
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7. The chromatogram below shows the constituents of a flower extract A using an organic solvent. Study it
and answer the questions that follow.

Yellow

a) Name two properties of the red pigment that causes it to move the furthest distance. (2 mks)
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b) On the diagram label the solvent front and the Baseline. (2mks)
c) State one industrial application of Chromatography. (1 mk)
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8. Study the following chemical equations
heat
i. Zinc oxide zinc oxide
(white) yellow

ii. Potassium Potassium + Manganese (iv) + oxygen

Manganate(vii) Manganate(vi) oxide

iii. Hydrated copper(ii) Copper (ii) oxide + Water

Oxide

Identify the changes in: (3 mks)

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9. The diagram below is a set up for the laboratory preparation of dry oxygen gas.

Liquid X

Liquid Y

Sodium peroxide

(a) Name:
I. Liquid Y (1mk)

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II. Liquid X (1mk)

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(b) Write a word equation for the reaction that took place in the flask. (1mk)

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(c) Outline three uses of oxygen gas. (3 mks)
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10. A sisal farmer found that when pricked by a sisal thorn, application of a little solution of ash

helped to relieve the pain from the affected area. Explain. (2 mks)

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11. Give two advantages of carrying out experiment in apparatus made of glass. (2 mks)
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 12. The following diagram shows the effects of heat on the physical states of substances.

C
GASES

A D
LIQUIDS

B
SOLIDS
F

(a) Identify the processes represented by the letters A, B, C, D, E and F (3mks)

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(b) Name two substances that undergo the process labelled E and F. (2mks)

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(c) A student separated liquid P (B.P 78°C) and liquid Q (B.P 100°C) using the apparatus shown below.

cold water out

cold water in
beaker
flask

heat

(i) Name the apparatus labelled

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(ii) State one function of the glass bead in apparatus labelled R (1mk)

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(iii) What is the reading on the thermometer when the first jar drops of the distillate appeared in the beaker.
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(iv) Which of the liquids remains in the flask. (1mark)

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13. The pH of a sample of soil was found to be 5.5. An agricultural officer recommended the addition of lime
(calcium oxide).State the function of lime in the soil. (2mks)
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14. In an experiment to investigate the percentage of oxygen in air, 200cm3 of air was passed over heated copper
turnings repeatedly until a constant volume of air remained.160 cm3 of air remained at the end of the
experiment.
a. Name four gases remaining in the 160 cm3 of air. (2mks)
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b. Determine the percentage of air used up during the experiment. (2mks)
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c. Rusting is a process that causes massive destruction of iron structures

[i] State one condition that accelerates rusting. (1mk)

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[ii] State one advantage of rusting. (1mk)

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 15. Study the following set ups used to investigate rusting. The set ups were left for three days and observations
were made. The iron nails used were clean originally.

Test tube 2 Test tube 3 Test tube 4

Calcium
chloride

boiled
water

a) What was observed in each of the test tubes after 3 days? (4 mks)
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b) What is the purpose of anhydrous calcium chloride in test tube 2? (1 mk)

16. The graph below shows a curve obtained when water at 22oC was heated for 10 minutes.

Sodium Chloride crystals were added and strongly heated for 15 minutes.
120oC-

100oC-
C
B

Temperature
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C A
22oC

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0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (min)

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 a) What happened to water molecules between points A and B? (2 marks)
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b) Explain why the temperature rise is not steady between points B and C. (2 marks)
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17. Complete the table below. (5 mks)

Indicator Colour in basic solution Colour in acidic solution
Blue litmus
Phenolphthalein
Bromothymol blue
Methyl orange
Red litmus

18. State two laboratory rules that should be followed to avoid contamination and wastage of chemicals. (2mks)
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19. i. Define the term simple acid base-indicator (1mk)
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ii. State two disadvantages of using simple acid-base indicators (2mks)
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20. a) Why is air considered as a mixture rather than a compound? (1mark)
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b) State one similarity between rusting and combustion of iron. (1mark)
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c) Explain why iron nails rust faster in sodium chloride solution than in tap water. (1mark)
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 21. Explain why luminous flame is yellow and sooty. (2 mks)
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22. Excess magnesium ribbon sample was heated separately in equal volumes of pure oxygen and Air.
a) Why was the mass of the resulting product in Air more than in pure oxygen? (2 mark)
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b) Write the equations for the reactions of magnesium with Air. (2 marks)
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23. The Diagram below is set-up for the laboratory preparation of oxygen gas.

a) Name Solid R. (1 mark)

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b) Write an equation for the reaction that takes place in the flask. (2 marks)

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c) What property of Oxygen makes it to be collected as shown above? (1 mark)

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