THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR SPECIAL SCHOOLS JOINT EXAMINATION

032/1 CHEMISTRY 1

Time:3:00 Hours Tuesday 21/09/2021 AM

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of fourteen (14)

questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A, B, and only one (1) question from section C
3. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in examination
room.
4. Non- programmable calculator may be used in the examination room.
5. Write your Examination number on every page of your answer sheets
provided.
6. The following constants may be used.
Atomic masses.
H = 1, O = 16, N = 14, Na = 23, S = 32, Cl = 35.5,K = 39, C = 12
Avogadro‟s number = 6. 02× 1023.
GMV at s. t. p =22.4dm3

1 Faraday = 96500Coulomb

Standard Pressure = 760 mmHg

Standard temperature = 273K

1 Litre = 1 dm3 = 1000cm3.

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 SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. For each of the items (i) to (x) , choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet provided .
(i) When water is added to an acid , the acid becomes
A. More acidic and its pH goes down
B. More acidic and its pH goes up
C. Less acidic and its pH goes down
D. Less acidic and its pH goes up
E. Neutral and its pH become 7

(ii) 1.4g of potassium hydroxide is dissolved in water to form 250cm3 of

Solution. What is the Molarity of this solution?
A. 0.001M D. 5.6M
B. 0.1M E. 6.0M
C. 1.4M

(iii) An electric current was passed through a concentrated solution of hydrochloric

acid using carbon electrodes . The substance liberated at anode was.
A. Copper D. Sodium
B. Hydrogen E. Chlorine
C. Oxygen

(iv) If element Q of group (II) combines with element R of group (IV) what will be
the formula of the resulting compound .
A. R2Q D. R3Q
B. QR6 E. Q2R
C. R3Q

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(v) The process of giving away water of crystallization to the atmosphere by a
chemical substance is called
A. Efflorescence E. Vapourization
B. Deliquescence
C. Hygroscopy
D. Sublimation

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(vi) Which of the following elements does not react with chlorine?
A. Aluminium
B. Oxygen
C. Sodium
D. Argon
E. Iron

(vii) When methane undergoes substitutional reaction with excess chlorine „what is the
final product?
A. Chloromethane
B. Dichloromethane
C. Trichloromethane
D. Tetrachloromethane
E. Monochloromethane
(viii) Scum tends to be formed in washing clothes with hard water due to the reaction
between
A. Hard water with soap
B. Calcium ions, magnesium ions and sodium stearate
C. The dissolved calcium and magnesium salts with detergents
D. Hydrogen carbonate ions and soap
E. Hydrogen carbonate ions and clothes
(ix) The IUPAC name of H2SO4 is:
A. Sulphuric (IV) acid
B. Sulphuric acid
C. Sulphuric (V) acid
D. Sulphorous acid
E. Sulphuric (VI) acid

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(x) Which of the following pairs of compounds can be used in the preparation of calcium
sulphate?
A. Calcium carbonate and sodium sulphate
B. Calcium chloride and ammonium sulphate
C. Calcium hydroxide and barium sulphate
D. Calcium nitrate and lead (ii)sulphate
E. Calcium chloride and barium sulphate

2. Match the items in list A with the responses in list B by writing the letter of the most
correct response besides the item number in the answer sheet provided.
LIST A LIST B
i. Sulphur dioxide A. Colorless gas extremely poisonous
ii. Ammonia when combined with hemoglobin
iii. Carbon monoxide in erythrocytes.
iv. Chlorine B. Turns lime water milky.
v. Nitrogen dioxide C. Turns brown when exposed to air.
D. It is reddish brown gas
E. It has irritating smell and
decolourizes potassium manganate
(VII) solution.
F. It is a greenish yellow gas which
rapidly bleaches damp litmus paper
G. It is a colorless, ordorless and
non- poisonous gas
H. It is the only alkaline gas.

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 SECTION B (70 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
3. (a) What is destructive distillation?
(b) Write down the raw materials and the process involved in the manufacturing of the
following: -
(i) Coke
(ii) Wood charcoal
(iii) Lamp black
(iv) Animal charcoal (7marks)

4. (a) State two industrial application of electrolysis.

(b) Write balanced chemical equations to show how chlorine reacts with the following:
(i)Water
(ii) Aqueous iron (II) chloride solution (7 marks)
(iii) Hydrogen sulphide

5. (a) Classify the following compounds as alkanes, alkenes and alkynes:

C7H12,C4H10,𝐶5𝐻10, 𝐶3𝐻4,𝐶2𝐻4,𝐶6𝐻12
(b)Complete and balance the following chemical equations:
(i)CHΞ 𝐶𝐻 + 𝑂2 →
(ii) C𝐻3C𝐻2OH+Na→ (7 marks)
(iii) C𝐻3COOH+𝐾𝑂𝐻 →
(iv)C𝐻2 = 𝐶𝐻2 + 𝐶𝑙2 →

6. The industrial preparation of ammonia in Haber process is represented by the following

equation:
N 2( g )  3H 2( g )  2NH 3( g ) ∆ = -46.2KJ/mol
catalyst

Study the equation carefully and answer the questions that follow. What will happen to
the position of equilibrium if:

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 a) (i) The temperature of the system is increased?
(ii) More nitrogen gas is added to the equilibrium mixture?
(iii) The formed ammonia gas is removed from the equilibrium mixture?
b) (i) What is the use of catalyst in the reaction above?
(ii) What is the meaning of the negative sign against the value of heat change-
46.2kJ/mol in chemical reaction given above?
(iii) List down three (03) factors which affect the position of equilibrium in the
reversible reaction. (7 marks)

7 (a)State four methods of application of fertilizer in farm

(b)Calculate the percentage composition of nitrogen in ammonia sulphate fertilizer, (NH4)2SO4..
(7 marks)
8. (a) i) What is fossil fuel? (7marks)
(ii) With clear example from each item, distinguish allotropes from isotopes
(b) Why is CO2 a covalent compound? (Give (4) reasons)
9.(a)Give three applications of neutralization in daily life.
(b)What volume of nitric acid that is 68% pure and has a density 1.42g/cm3is needed to prepare
600cm3of 0.4M of nitric acid solution.(Given molar mass of nitric acid =63g/mol)
(7marks)
10.(a) Give two reasons which verify the statement that chemists prefer to use molecular
equations rather than word equations. (7 marks)
(b)What are the classes of oxides formed by elements with atomic number 11 and 13?

11.(a) Write the Latin names of the following elements

Silver, mercury and lead.
(b) (i)What do you understand by the term “inert gas” (7 marks)
(ii) Give any three inert gases from the periodic table

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12. (a)Arrange the following metals in order of increasing reactivity series
Zinc, Magnesium, Calcium, Copper and mercury
(b) (i) Which of the following metals in (a)above react with steam to form an oxide which
is white when cold and yellow when hot? (7 marks)
(ii) The only metal which exists in liquid state.

SECTION C (15 marks)

Answer one (1) question from this section

13.Briefly explain the contribution of Dalton on the structure of an atom.

14. Explain factors influencing soil formation. Give five (5) points.