FORM TWO CHEMISTRY TOPICAL QUESTIONS
AIR AND COMBUSTION (24 LESSONS)
1. A piece of burning magnesium was lowered into a gas jar of Carbon (IV) oxide.
(a) State the observations made. (2 marks)
(b) Write an equation for the reaction in (a) above. (1 mark)
When the oxide of metal Z is heated in the presence of metal X, it is reduced.
2. The oxide of metal X is reduced by metal Y. Arrange the three metals in order of increasing
reactivity. (2mks)
3. (a) State the two conditions necessary for rusting to occur. (1mk)
(b) State two reasons why tin coating is used in food cans. (2mks)
4. A form two student in an attempt to prevent rusting, put copper and zinc in contact with iron as
shown below.
iron X iron
Y
copper
zinc
(i) State what would happen in set up X and Y after one week.
(2 marks)
(ii) Explain your answer in diagram Y. (1mark)
5. A Student set-up an experiment below. Moist iron wool was placed in a boiling tube and inverted
over
(a) What was observed after two days? (1 mark)
(b) Explain the observations. (1 mark)
(c) What would be observed if a large piece of iron wool was used? (1 mark)
6. The diagrams below were set up by form 4 students to investigate method of preventing rusting.
i) It was observed that rusting occurred in set up B and not in set up A. Explain. (2 marks)
ii) State one other method of preventing rusting in iron. (1 marksRusting
leads to fast wearing out of farm tools and equipment as well as buildings.
(a) Give the chemical name of rust.
(b) What two conditions accelerate rusting process?
Excess iron was allowed to rust in 2dm³ of most air and the volume of air remaining was measured at
1 atmospheric pressure each day. The results were as follows.
Day 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
Volume (cm³) 2000 1900 1720 1660 1620 1600 1600 1600
(i) Write an equation for the formation of rust.
(ii) On which day was the reaction complete. Explain.
(iii) What is the percentage volume of oxygen in air. Show your working.
The apparatus below was set up for the preparation of oxygen gas in the laboratory.
(a) Name liquid Q.
(b) Write a balanced chemicals equation for the reaction that takes place in the reaction flask.
(c) Give a reason why it is preferred to use warm water to cold water when collecting oxygen
gas.
10. What is the colour of the following.
Metal oxide Colour when hot Colour when cold
Zinc (II)oxide
Lead (II) oxide