A solid can change directly to a gas, missing out the liquid state, i.e. particles break off the solid with enough energy to exist as gas particles, A gas particle can also slow down enough to become a solid without going through the liquid state.
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What does Kinetic theory of matter state?
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What does Kinetic theory of matter state?
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What is the difference between a compound and a mixture?
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What is the difference between a compound and a mixture?
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Distinguish between physical and chemical changes.
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Distinguish between physical and chemical changes.
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Describe briefly how filtration is applied industrially.
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Describe briefly how filtration is applied industrially.
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The time – temperature graph obtained when ice was heated to its boiling point is given below.
(i) Describe the changes along regions A, B, C...
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The time – temperature graph obtained when ice was heated to its boiling point is given below.
(i) Describe the changes along regions A, B, C and D.
(ii) Explain why both B and D levelled off?
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Where in Kenya is Crystallization method used? State what happens briefly.
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Where in Kenya is Crystallization method used? State what happens briefly.
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When fine chalk is suspended in water and viewed through a microscope the chalk particles appear to move in a random fashion. This motion is...
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When fine chalk is suspended in water and viewed through a microscope the chalk particles appear to move in a random fashion. This motion is a result of?
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State how chromatography is applied in real life situation.
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State how chromatography is applied in real life situation.
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What do you understand by solvent extraction in separation of mixtures?
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What do you understand by solvent extraction in separation of mixtures?
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What do impurities do to both Boiling points and melting points of substances?
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What do impurities do to both Boiling points and melting points of substances?
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What method can be used to obtain pure crystals from a soluble solid with impurities?
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What method can be used to obtain pure crystals from a soluble solid with impurities?
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Name
(a) Cleansing agents for removing these stains from your school dress:
(i) Oily and greasy –
(ii) Blood stains –...
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Name
(a) Cleansing agents for removing these stains from your school dress:
(i) Oily and greasy –
(ii) Blood stains –
(iii) Perspiration stains –
(b) A drying agent for ammonia gas –
(c) A solvent for paint –
(d) A gas which cannot be collected over water –
(e) A solid that sublimes –
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What does distillation mean and what is its importance in chemistry?
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What does distillation mean and what is its importance in chemistry?
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Monica a form one student decides to separate powdered calcium carbonate from powdered calcium chloride by shaking the mixture with water and then filtering. Would...
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Monica a form one student decides to separate powdered calcium carbonate from powdered calcium chloride by shaking the mixture with water and then filtering. Would this procedure succeed? Explain your answer.
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Against each mixture write down suitable methods of separation.
(a) Coloured extracts of grass dissolved in ethanol.
(b) Kerosine from Crude oil.
(c) Paraffin from water.
(d)...
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Against each mixture write down suitable methods of separation.
(a) Coloured extracts of grass dissolved in ethanol.
(b) Kerosine from Crude oil.
(c) Paraffin from water.
(d) Iron filings from Sulphur powder.
(e) Ammonium chloride from Sodium chloride.
(f) Seawater, to obtain salt.
(g) Blue Copper Sulphate crystals from aqueous copper sulphate.
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Why is fractional distillation suitable for separating crude oil constituents?
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Why is fractional distillation suitable for separating crude oil constituents?
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Which observation made when helium is ignited in oxygen?
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Which observation made when helium is ignited in oxygen?
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The flow chart below shows the various stages of water treatment. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
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The flow chart below shows the various stages of water treatment. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
i) What is the purpose of filtration unit I
ii) What is the name of process X
What is the purpose of
I.Process X
II.Addition of sodium hypochlorite
b) A sample of tap water was found to contain magnesium sulphate.
i) What type of hardness was present in the water?
ii) Explain how the hardness can be removed.
c)i) Describe how a solid sample of calcium carbonate can be prepared starting with magnesium oxide.
ii) State one use of calcium carbonate.
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a)The set up below was used during electrolysis of aqueous copper (II) sulphate using inert electrodes.
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a)The set up below was used during electrolysis of aqueous copper (II) sulphate using inert electrodes.
i) Name a suitable pair of electrodes for this experiment.
ii) Identify the ions and cations in the solution.
iii) On the diagram label the cathode.
iv) Write ionic equations for the reactions that took place at the anode
v) Explain the change that occurred to the Copper (II) Sulphate solution during the experiment.
vi) During the electrolysis a current of 2 amperes was passed through the solution for 4 hours. Calculate the volume of the gas produced at the anode. (1 Faraday = 96500 coulombs and volume of gas at room temperature is 24000cm3 )
b) i) Draw a diagram to show how an impure copper lump can be refined through electrolysis.
ii) State one other use of electrolysis other than the one shown in b (ii) above.
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The electron arrangement of ions Q2- and R3+ are as 2, 8, 8, and 2,8 respectively.
(a) Write the electron arrangement of the elements Q and...
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The electron arrangement of ions Q2- and R3+ are as 2, 8, 8, and 2,8 respectively.
(a) Write the electron arrangement of the elements Q and R
(b)Write the formula of the compound that would be formed between Q and R
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