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Section A: Multiple Choice Question [40 marks]

1 What is the relative formula mass of NH4NO3?

A 80 B 150 C 108 D 122

2 Which of the following is a colourless and poisonous gas?

A hydrogen
B chlorine
C carbon monoxide
D oxygen

3 The following are the properties of Element Z:

• It is chemically reactive and a powerful oxidising agent,

• It can form compounds with Group 1 metals and
• It has a low melting and boiling point.

Which is element Z?

A nitrogen
B fluorine
C oxygen
D hydrogen

4 Phosphorus(V) chloride (PCl5) dissolves in water to form phosphoric acid (H3PO4) and
hydrochloric acid. What are the values of m, n and p in the balanced equation for this
reaction?
PCl5(s) + mH2O(l)  nH3PO4(aq) + pHCl(aq)

m n p
A 2 1 4
B 2 2 5
C 4 2 4
D 4 1 5

5 According to the kinetic particle theory, which of the following is TRUE about most
gases?

A the particles of gases are very close to each other

B the kinetic energy of gas particles is very low
C the attractive forces between gas particles are very weak
D the particles of gases are orderly and move randomly

6 Which pair of elements form an alloy when heated together?

A oxygen and hydrogen B hydrogen and zinc

C oxygen and copper D copper and zinc
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7 Which of the following diagrams shows the technique that may be used to obtain the
water from a mixture of two immiscible liquids.

A B

C D

8 The table below gives the structures of five atoms.

Number Number of Number

Atom of neutrons of
electrons protons
I 8 8 8
II 8 9 8
III 9 9 9
IV 7 7 7
V 9 10 9

Which two pairs of atoms are isotopes?

First pair Second pair

A I and II III and IV

B I and II III and V
C II and III IV and V
D II and IV III and V

9 Methane, CH4 is a primary component of natural gas. How many pairs of electrons
are shared in a molecule of methane?

A four B five C two D eight

10 Lithium carbonate is an essential ingredient in medications used to treat bipolar

disorder. How many moles of ions are present in 148 g of the compound?

A 1 B 3 C 2 D 6
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11 The table below shows the solubilities and densities of five gases

Gas Solubility in water Density compared to air

T not soluble less dense
W slightly soluble denser
X soluble denser
Y very soluble denser
Z extremely soluble less dense

Which two gases can be best collected using downward delivery technique?

A W and X B W and Y C X and Y D T and Z

12 How many cm3 is 1 dm3 diluted potassium hydroxide, KOH solution?

A 1 x 103 B 1 x 10−3
C 1 x 10−6 D 1 x 106

13 A student was doing an experiment on the reaction of magnesium with hydrochloric

acid. She needed 5 g magnesium ribbon and 100 cm3 of the acid. The reaction that
occurred produced 15 cm3 of hydrogen gas. Which set of apparatus did the student
use to measure the amount reactants and product?

Mg ribbon Hydrochloric Hydrogen

acid gas
A beam balance measuring cylinder gas syringe
B beam balance pipette gas syringe
C electronic balance pipette gas thermometer
D electronic balance measuring cylinder gas thermometer

14 Which of the following statements is not true about paper chromatography?

A This technique can be used to separate components of ink and pigments in

plants.
B This technique identifies the components present in a sample of food dye.
C This technique cannot be used when dealing with colourless substances.
D This technique can tell whether a sample is pure or not.

15 How would you purify a sample of a solid metal nitrate that is contaminated with an
insoluble solid group II sulfate?

A add water to the solid mixture, filter the resulting mixture, crystallise the group
II sulfate.
B add water to the solid mixture, filter the resulting mixture, crystallise the metal
nitrate.
C heat the solid mixture, add water to the mixture, evaporate to dryness.
D heat the solid mixture, add water to the mixture, filter the mixture.

16 Which of the following isotopes is used in the treatment of thyroid disorder?

A technetium-99 B uranium-238
C carbon-14 D iodine-131
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17 Diagrams X, Y and Z illustrates the particles of three different substances at room

temperature.

X Y Z

Which diagrams illustrate the particles of bromine, neon and aluminium at room
temperature?

X Y Z
A aluminium neon bromine
B neon bromine aluminium
C aluminium bromine neon
D bromine aluminium neon

18 The halogens are in Group VII of the Periodic Table.

Which of the following statements about halogens is not correct?

A They have low melting and boiling points

B They are powerful oxidising agents
C Their colour becomes darker going down the group
D Their reactivity increases from fluorine to iodine

19 An element X forms an ion X−. The electronic configuration of this ion is 2,8,8.
Which statement is TRUE?

A X is in Group I and Period 3.

B X is in Group I and Period 2.
C X is in Group VII and Period 3.
D X is in Group VII and Period 2.

20 Which list contains an element, a compound and a mixture?

A copper, sodium chloride, brass

B air, soil, tap water
C soil, distilled water, table sugar
D copper, air, brass

21 Which of the following best describes giant molecular structures?

A They consist of a network of atoms interlocked by ionic bonds.

B They generally have low melting points and are very unstable.
C They generally contain one type of atom only.
D They have very high melting points.
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22 The cover plates were removed from the gas jars in the apparatus shown below.
After several minutes, it was seen that the colour of the gas was the same in both
jars.

Which of the following statement is the best explanation for this?

A Chlorine and air react slowly together.

B Chlorine and air molecules are in random motion.
C Chlorine and air molecules diffuse at the same rate.
D Chlorine and air molecules react at a fast rate.

23 Which one of the following groups consists ONLY of ionic compounds?

A NaCl, LiBr, MgF2 B CaCl2, CO2, NH3

C CH4, MgO, SO2 D KCl, Na2O, HBr

24 Consider the following diagrams:

I II III

IV

Which of the following correctly identifies the structures above?

I II III IV
A methane sulfur silica sodium chloride
B methane silica sulfur sodium chloride
C phosphorus silica sulfur sodium chloride
D phosphorus sulfur silica sodium chloride
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25 The number of protons, electrons, and neutrons in particles W, X, Y and Z are given
below.

Protons Electrons Neutrons

W 9 9 10
X 9 10 10
Y 12 10 12
Z 12 12 12

Which one of the following pairs of ions combine with each other to give an ionic
solid?

A W and X B W and Z
C X and Y D X and Z

26 Given that the relative atomic mass of fluorine is 19, which one of the following is the
mass of 3 moles of fluorine gas?

A 19 g B 27 g C 76 g D 114 g

27 What is the number of atoms in 2.78 grams of O3?

A 1.56 x 1023 B 3.48 x 1022

C 1.04 x 1023 D 7.82 x 1022

28 A mixture of 30 dm3 hydrogen and 20 dm3 oxygen is placed in a sealed container and
reacted. The water produced is condensed to a liquid and the volume of the gas
unreacted is measured under the original conditions of temperature and pressure.
What is the volume of the unreacted gas?

A 5 dm3 of hydrogen B 10 dm3 of hydrogen

C 5 dm3 of oxygen D 10 dm3 of oxygen

29 A solution containing Ag+ ions was added to a solution of chloride ions and a white
precipitate was formed. Which of the following represents the equation of the reaction
that occurred?

A Ag+ + Cl−  AgCl B Ag2+ + 2Cl−  AgCl2

C Ag2+ + Cl−  AgCl D Ag2+ + 2Cl2− AgCl

30 Naphthalene’s structure is shown below. What is its empirical formula?

A C10H8 B C5H4
C C9H9 D C3H3
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31 A student experimented the reaction between magnesium and oxygen. The

illustration below shows how she carried out the experiment. She noticed the formation
of white ash after the reaction was complete.

What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction that occurred?

A Mg(s) + O(g)  MgO(s) B 2Mg(s) + O2(g)  2MgO(s)

C Mg(s) + O2(g)  MgO(s) D 2Mg(s) + O(g)  Mg2O(s)

32 Which of the following metals does not react with dilute sulfuric acid to give
hydrogen?

A Mg B Fe C Zn D Cu

33 A sample containing an oxide was tested. The following are the results of the tests.

▪ 1st test -The sample reacted with dilute hydrochloric acid

▪ 2nd test- The sample reacted with sodium hydroxide

What is the nature of the oxide present in the sample?

A neutral B acidic
C amphoteric D basic

34 Which of the following reactions of basic/alkali substance is NOT correct?

A CuO(s) + H2SO4(aq) CuSO4(aq) + H2O(l)

B Ca(OH)2(aq) + 2NH4Cl(s)  CaCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l) + 2NH3(g)
C Na2O(s) + 3H2O(l)  2NaOH(aq) + 2H2(g)
D 2NaOH(aq) + FeSO4(aq)  Na2SO4(aq) + Fe(OH)2(s)

35 An experiment was conducted to remove an oil stain from a shirt. Baking powder was
first rubbed onto the stain. The same oil stain was then rubbed with a detergent solution
and a pungent smell of ammonia was produced.

What substances were likely present in the baking powder and detergent respectively
to cause the smell of ammonia?

A sodium chloride and sodium hydroxide

B ammonium carbonate and sodium hydroxide
C calcium carbonate and magnesium sulfate
D ammonium carbonate and sodium chloride
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36 The following is a method used to prepare salt.

Which of the following is likely to be X?

A Zn B Na C Cu D Ca

37 The table below shows the observation made when an aqueous solution was tested.

Reagent added Observation

Acidified silver nitrate solution White precipitate that darkens on standing
Aqueous ammonia White precipitate that dissolves in excess

Which ions did the solution contain?

A Zn2+ and Cl− B Zn2+ and I−

C Cu2+ and Cl− D Cu2+ and I−

38 A colourless gas is tested using a lighted splint. The lighted splint is extinguished with
a pop sound. The gas is most likely to be?

A hydrogen B ammonia
C oxygen D carbon dioxide

39 A solid is insoluble in water and in aqueous alkali. It dissolves in acidic solution

without evolution of a gas. This solid is most likely to be _____.

A FeCO3 B Fe(OH)2
C ZnCO3 D ZnO
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40 You have been given four unlabelled test tubes containing colourless solutions. You
have been told that they are solutions of Na2CO3, NaCl, NaI and NaNO3, but it is not
known which is which. The solutions are relabelled I, II, III and IV.

You added dilute nitric acid to each solution. Solution III gives vigorous effervescence
and produces a gas that turns limewater milky. The other solutions give no result.

You then also added silver nitrate solution to test tubes I, II and IV. There is no
result with solution I. Solution II gives a yellow precipitate and solution IV gives a
white precipitate.

Which letter correctly identifies solution I, II, III and IV?

I II III IV
A Na2CO3 NaI NaCl NaNO3
B NaNO3 NaI Na2CO3 NaCl
C NaCl NaI Na2CO3 NaNO3
D Na2CO3 NaCl NaI NaNO3

[END OF SECTION A]
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Section B: Structured Question [60 marks]

Answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

1 The diagram below shows a simple distillation set-up.

(a) What is the name of the apparatus labelled X?

………………………………………………………………………………………[1]
(b) What is simple distillation?
………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(c) Explain why the thermometer should not be dipped into the solution.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………[1]
(d) A sample of salt solution was distilled using the set-up above. The sample was
heated and the thermometer indicated the temperature as the solution was
heating up.

Explain the temperature change as the sample undergoes distillation.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………[2]
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(e) Give one other example of mixture that can be separated using simple
distillation.

……………………………………………………………………………………..[1]

(f) What piece of apparatus may be used to measure the quantity of the distillate
obtained?

………………………………………………….. …………………………………[1]

[Total marks = 7]
2 The diagram below shows a molecule of aspirin.

(a) (i) What is the total number of elements present in one molecule of
aspirin?

………………………………………………………………………….…[1]
(ii) Name the type of bond that exists between carbon and oxygen.

…………………………………………………………………………….[1]

(b) Carbon is a component of many other important substances. Its isotope,

carbon-14, is very useful as well. It is used in the field of archaeology to
estimate the age of things that contain carbon.

(i) Draw the arrangement of electrons in a carbon atom in the box below.
Use for the electrons.

[1]
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(ii) Explain what an isotope is.

………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………[1]
(c) Give two other elements that are in the same period as carbon and oxygen.
Write using their symbols.

…………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

[Total marks= 5]

3 Use only the elements shown in the simplified Periodic Table below to answer the
following questions. Use the symbols of the elements.

(a) Name an alkali metal.

…………………………………………. ………..................................................[1]

(b) Deduce the chemical formula of the compound formed when your alkali metal
in 3(a) reacts with the non-metal X below:

……………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

(c) An element with the electronic configuration of 2,8,2.

……………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
(d) An element that forms an ion with a charge of 2.
……………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
(e) An element that forms coloured compounds.
……………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
[Total marks = 5]
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4 Ammonia, a pungent smelling gas is industrially produced by the reaction of hydrogen

gas and nitrogen gas.

(a) Complete and balance the equation below by writing what X and Y are.

XH2(g) + N2(g)  2Y(g)

X is …………………………….. and Y is ……………………………………….[2]

(b) Solid copper(II) oxide, CuO, reacts with ammonia to give copper, steam, and
nitrogen gas

(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction that occurs. Include
state symbols.

……………………………………………………………………………..[2]

(ii) Draw a “dot and cross” diagram to show the electronic arrangement of
water. (Only the outer electrons need to be shown.)

[2]

(iii) In another experiment, copper(II) oxide is reacted with powdered iron

at a very high temperature.

What are the products in this reaction?

………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

[Total marks = 7]
5 Fill in the table below.

(a)
Molecule Formula Relative molecular
mass

chlorine 71

hydrogen H2

oxygen

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(b) Hydrogen chloride is produced from the reaction of chlorine gas and hydrogen
gas. It is shown by the reaction below.

H2(g) + Cl2(g)  2HCl(g)

(i) What is the number of hydrogen chloride molecules in 2 moles of

hydrogen chloride?

[1]
(ii) What is the volume in dm3 of 10 g of hydrogen gas at r.t.p.?

[1]

(iii) If 0.8 dm3 of hydrogen gas reacted with the same volume of chlorine
gas at r.t.p, will they have the same number of particles? Explain your
answer.

………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………...[2]
(iv) In the reaction above, 50.08 g of HCl was formed in the reaction.
Calculate the mass of the hydrogen gas used in the reaction.

[2]
(c) A compound is found to contain 1.90% H, 67.6% Cl and 30.5% O.
What is its empirical formula?

[2]

[Total marks=10]
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6 Two liquids are labelled Q and T, respectively. When blue litmus paper is dipped in Q,
it changed the litmus paper to red. When red litmus paper is dipped in T, the litmus
paper changed to blue colour. Both Q and T ionises completely in aqueous solution.

(a) What are the acid-base nature of liquids Q and T?

Liquid Q is ………………………….. and Liquid T is…………………………..[1]

(b) What is the likely pH of liquid T? ……………………………………………….[1]

(c) A small amount of silver was added to a test tube containing a sample of liquid
Q. Describe and explain this reaction.

………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………[2]

(d) State one use of liquid Q.

……………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

(e) If a dilute sample of liquid T is tested against a methyl orange indicator, what
will be the change in colour of the indicator?

……………………………………………………………………………………... [1]
(f) A hot concentrated sample of T was poured in a beaker containing solid silicon
dioxide. The reaction formed a metal silicate and water.

What type of oxide is

(i) silicon(IV) oxide ……………………………………………………….[1]

(ii) water ……………………………………………………….[1]

(g) In a separate experiment, 0.200 mol/dm3 of T was added from a burette to a

conical flask containing 25.0 cm3 of aqueous Q. A hypothetical balanced
equation is given below.

Q+TW+Y

If the average volume dispensed from the burette is 12.50 cm3, calculate the
concentration of Q in mol/dm3. Express your answer in 3 significant figures.

[3]

[Total marks = 11]

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7 Identify the following salts as soluble or insoluble in water. Two has been done for
you.

(a)
Salts Solubility in water

LiCl soluble

PbCl2

CaSO4 sparingly soluble

MgCO3

[1]

(b) Study the following diagram showing a method of salt preparation.

(i) What method of salt preparation is shown by the diagram above?

……………………………………………………………………………...[1]

(ii) Suggest two reactants that could be used to prepare the insoluble salt
barium sulfate.

……………………………………………………………………………...[1]

(iii) From your reactants in (ii), write a balanced chemical equation with
state symbols for the reaction that occurs.

……………………………………………………………………………...[2]
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(iv) Explain whether the use of an acid with an insoluble substance is

possible or not for the preparation of barium sulfate.

…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………...
……………………………………………………………………………..[2]

(c) What method of salt preparation can be used to prepare lithium chloride in the
laboratory?

………………………………………………………………………………………[1]
[Total marks = 8]

8 This question is about qualitative analysis.

Two solids X and Y which are both salts, were analysed. Solid X was zinc nitrate.
Solid Y contains potassium ion.

Tests on solid X

Solid X was dissolved in distilled water.

The solution was divided into three equal parts in three test tubes and the following
tests were carried out.

Complete the expected observations.

(a) (i) Drops of aqueous sodium hydroxide were added to the first test tube
until a change was seen.

Observation. …………………………………………………..………….[1]

(ii) Excess aqueous sodium hydroxide was then added to the mixture.

Observation. ………………………………………………………………[1]

(b) (i) Drops of ammonia were added to the second test tube until a change
was seen.

Observation. ………………………………………………………………[1]

(ii) Excess aqueous ammonia was then added to the mixture.

Observation. ……………………………………………………………... [1]

(c) A solution of sodium hydroxide and a piece of aluminium foil were added to the
third test tube, then warmed. Gas was produced in the reaction and a damp
red litmus paper was placed near the mouth of the test tube.

Observation. ……………………………………………………………………….[1]
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Tests on solid Y

Tests were carried out and the following observations made.

Tests Observations
Test 1

A flame test was carried out on solid Y lilac colour

Solid Y was dissolved in distilled water. The

solution was divided into two equal portions
in two test-tubes.

Test 2

Dilute nitric acid and aqueous barium nitrate no change

were added to the first test-tube

Test 3

Dilute nitric acid and aqueous silver nitrate white precipitate

were added to the second test-tube

(d) (i) Identify the anion in solid Y.

……………………………………………………………………………...[1]

(ii) Write the chemical name of solid Y.

……………………………………………………………………………...[1]

[Total marks = 7]
[END OF TEST]
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