TERM 1,2022-23 SESSION EXAMINATION

NAME: ___________________ _______________________

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY DURATION: 2hrs
CLASS: SS 1 DATE: DEC, 2022
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions
SECTION A: Objectives
1. Scientific approach to discoveries follows the D. metals
order which includes 7. The addition of water to calcium oxide lead to
A. further experiment and problem solving A. a physical change
B. theory, negative and positive results and B. a Chemical change
experiments C. the formation of a mixture
C. experiment, hypothesis, and results D. an endothermic change
D. observation, hypothesis, and experiments 8. Which of the following is a physical change?
2. Which of the following scientist discovered A. Freezing ice-cream
neutron? B. Dissolving calcium in water
A. Ernest Rutherford C. Burning kerosene
B. J.J Thompson D. Exposing white phosphorus to air
C. James Chadwick 9. A chemical reaction is always associated with
D. R.A Millikan A. an increase in the composition of one of the
3. Which of the following is an example of chemical substance
change? B. a change in the volume of the reactants
A. Dissolution of salt in water C. a change in the nature of the reactants
B. Rusting of iron D. the formation of new substances.
C. Melting of ice 10. A heterogeneous mixture can be defined as any
D. Separating a mixture by distillation mixture
4. All the following are adverse effects of chemistry A. whose composition is uniform
except B. whose composition is not uniform
A. Pollution C. formed by solids and liquids
B. Population D. of a solute and a solvent
C. Corrosion 11. Which of the following substances is not a
D. Drug abuse homogeneous mixture?
5. ________ has helped to increase food production A. Filtered seawater
A. Mobile B. Soft drink
B. Space science C. Flood water
C. Fertilizer D. Writing ink
D. Man-made fibres 12. The number of atoms in a molecule is called __
6. Which of the following raw materials is used in A. Atom
cement industry? B. Atomicity
A. Ethane C. Ion
B. Limestone D. radical
C. Hydrogen
13. Which of the following element exhibits the same D. C2H6
chemical properties as the atom 35
17 X 21. Fractional distillation is used to separate
A. Atomic number 17 A. an insoluble substance from a soluble
B. Atomic number 18 volatile substance.
C. Mass number 35 B. substances which are adsorbed differently,
D. Mass number 52 and which differ in their solubility in a
14. When a solid substance disappears completely as solvent.
a gas on heating, the substance is said to have C. gas, liquid or solid impurities from a
undergone mixture.
A. Evaporation D. mixtures base on the differences in boiling
B. Distillation point
C. Crystallization 22. A mixture of oil and water can be easily separated
D. Sublimation by
15. The chromatographic separation of ink is based A. sublimation.
on the ability of the components to B. evaporation to dryness.
A. react with each other C. using a separating funnel.
B. react with the solvent D. fractional crystallization.
C. dissolve in each other in the column 23. Chemical changes around us include all except
D. move at different speeds in the column A. Rusting of iron nails
16. Sieving is a technique use to separate mixtures B. Fading of coloured cloth
containing solid particles of C. Sieving
A. small sizes D. Decomposing of green leaves in a compost
B. large size 24. One of these profession has no need for chemistry
C. the same size A. Miners
D. different sizes B. Engineers
17. Nucleus of an atom consists of _____ and _____ C. Philosophers
A. protons, electrons D. Geologists
B. neutrons, protons 25. One of these is not a chemical change
C. electrons, neutrons A. Rusting
D. shell, electrons B. Sublimation of solids
18. How many isotopes has hydrogen? C. Slaking of quicklime
A. 2 D. Fermentation of glucose
B. 3 26. The negatively charged particle in an atom is the
C. 4 _____
D. 5 A. Electron
19. Which of the following substances is a mixture? B. Neutron
A. Sulphur powder C. Proton
B. Bronze D. positron
C. Distilled water 27. A positively charged atom is called
D. Ethanol A. Anion
20. Which of the following gases will diffuse most B. Cation
rapidly? [H =1, C = 12, O = 16, S = 32, Cl = 35.5 C. Electron
A. Cl2 D. Molecule
B. SO2 28. Which of the following leads to a decrease in
C. CH4 volume of a liquid in an open container?
 A. Brownian motion D. a lattice which can take part in chemical
B. Diffusion change
C. Evaporation 35. The empirical formulae of C6H6
D. Sublimation A. CH
29. Which of the following element is diatomic? B. C3H3
A. Sodium C. C6H6
B. Helium D. 3CH
C. Oxygen 36. The modern standard element with which
D. Boron chemists define relative atomic mass is
12
30. Which of the following requires crystallization A. C
13
most? B. C
14
A. Drug making C. C
3
B. Cement making D. H
C. Paint making 37. Calculate the percentage composition of Sodium
D. Perfume making in NaOH. [Na =23, O = 16, H = 1]
31. We study chemistry to acquire knowledge about A. 57.5%
A. Bioscience B. 40.0%
B. Theory C. 2.5%
C. Matter D. 56.5%
D. Hypothesis 38. The IUPAC name of the compound CuSO4 is
32. Atomicity of Ozone is A. Copper (III) tetraoxosulphate IV
A. 1 B. Copper tetraoxosulphate V
B. 2 C. Copper (II) tertraoxosulphate IV
C. 3 D. Copper (II) tetraoxosulphate VI
D. 4 39. Calculate the relative molecular mass of Na2SO4
33. All are basic particles from which matter could be [Na = 23, S = 32, O = 16]
made except A. 140
A. Salt B. 142
B. Atom C. 71
C. Ion D. 103
D. Molecules 40. The formula of ammonia is
34. Atom is the smallest part of A. NH4
A. a substance that can take part in a B. NH3
chemical change C. NH2
B. a compound that can take part in a D. NH5
chemical change
C. an element which can take part in
chemical change

SECTION B: E SSAY
 Instruction: Attempt 4 questions
1. (a) What is a mixture
(b) Identify the constituents of the following substances: i. Air ii. Brass
(c)List four evidences of the particulate nature of matter and explain two
(d) State three postulates of Dalton’s Atomic theory and the modification

2. (a) Balance the following equations

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

(b) Two isotopes of chlorine with mass numbers 35 and 37 exist in the ratio 3:1. What is the relative
atomic mass of chlorine?

3. (a) List 5 standard separation techniques you know and explain 2

(b) Briefly explain how to separate the following mixtures
i. Sand, Water and Kerosene
ii. Ammonium Chloride (NH4Cl), Sodium Chloride (NaCl) and Sand

(c) List three examples of substances that can sublime

4. (a) Classify the following substances as an element, a mixture or a compound

Limestone, clay, urea, alum, soil, urine, bronze, gold, calcium, blood, salt, hydrogen, sugar, milk,
Neon, air, crude oil, brass, sand, soap
(b) List 4 adverse effect of chemistry
(c) Define the following terms
(i) Isotopy (ii) Radical (iii) Ion (iv) Atomicity

5.(a) List the 5 main branches

(b) Calculate the percentage composition of carbon in the following compound
i. CO2 ii. CaCO3 iii. Na2CO3
(c) List the fundamental particles of an atom and state their charge.
(d) Consider an element X with atomic number 19. Draw the electronic configuration and state the
group and period in which X belongs to.