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KAHAWA WEST TUITION

CHEMISTRY FORM 2

INSTRUCTIONS

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED

1. a) What is an isotope?

b) An element Q consists of 3 isotopes of mass 28, 29, 30 and percentage abundance of


92.2, 4.7, 3.1 respectively. Determine the relative atomic mass of the element?

2. Element A has atomic mass 23 and element B has atomic mass 7 and also have
12neutorns and 4 neutrons respectively.
(a) Write the electronic arrangement of A and B

(b) Which element has higher ionization energy? Explain

3. The table below shows the relative atomic masses and the percentage
abundance of isotope M1 and M2 of element M.

Relative atomic mass % abundance


M1 62.93 69.09
M2 64.93 30.91

Calculate the relative atomic mass of element M

4. (a) Element V has two isotopes. Two thirds of V and one third of
V . What is the relative atomic mass of element V?

(c) The following refers to element Y

Isotope A B C
Isotope mass 54 56 57
Given that isotope C contains 31 neutrons in its nucleus find the
number of protons in isotope B
5. The table below shows the relative atomic masses and the percentage
abundance of the isotopes L1 and L2 of element L.
Relative atomic mass % abundance
L1 62.93 69.09
L2 64.93 30.91
Calculate the relative atomic mass of element K.

6. An element M has two isotopes M and M . The relative


atomic mass of the naturally occurring is 63.55. Calculate the
percentage of each isotope

7. An oxide of element G has the formula as G2O3


(a) State the valency of element G

(b) In which group f the periodic table is element G?

8. Carbon and silicon belong to the same group of the periodic table, yet
Carbon (IV) oxide is a gas while silicon (IV) oxide is a solid with a
high melting point. Explain this difference

9. An ion of oxygen is larger than oxygen atom. Explain

10. Study the information in the table below and answer the questions that follow:
Element Atomic radius (nm) Ionic radius (nm)
W 0.114 0.195
X 0.072 0.136
Y 0.133 0.216
Z 0.099 0.181
(a) Would these form part of a metallic or a non-metallic group? Explain

(b) Suggest an element in the table above likely to be the most reactive. Explain

11. State the reason for using Argon in electric light bulbs

12. Study the information in the table below and answer the questions
that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of the
elements.
Element Electronic configuration Boiling point
X 2.7 -188oC
Y 2.8.7 -35oC
Z 2.8.8.7 59oC

(a) What is the general name given to the group in which the elements
X, Y and Z belong?

(b) Select two elements which are coloured gases

(c) Explain why Z has the highest boiling point

(d) Write an equation for the reaction of element Z with iron metal

(e) Element Y was dissolved in water and a piece of blue litmus


paper was put into the resulting
solution. State and explain the observation that was made on the litmus paper

13. The table below shows elements A, B, C, E, F, and G. Elements in


group X have a valency of 2 while elements in group Y have a
valency of 1. Use the table to answer the questions that follow:-
GROUP X GROUP Y
Element A B C E F G
Atomic radius (nm) 14.0 19.5 19.7 5.2 7.9 11.3
Ionic radius (nm) 7.6 10.5 12.4 12.6 16.1 19.6
(i) Atomic radius increases from A to C and from E to G. Explain

(ii) Explain the difference in the atomic and ionic radii of group X elements

(iii) Elements C and G belong to the same period. Explain why


the atomic radius of C is greater than that of G

(iv) Give the formula of the compound formed when B and F react

(v) What type of bonding is formed in the compound above? Explain

(vi) Starting with the least reactive, arrange the elements in


group Y in the order of reactivity.Explain:

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