PAPER 1

MODEL EXAMINATION 1

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1. Which of the following elements can form 6. Which ofthe following is an emulsion?
ions ofvariable charges? (A) Foam
,
(A) sodiwn (B) Alloy
(B) chlorine (C) Fizzy drinks
(C)' iron CD) Skimmed milk ( )
CD) ca1ciwn ( )
7. Isotopes of chlorine are different from each
2. As we move down group 1, the elements other in having different
(A) decrease in density (A) proton numbers
(B) decrease in reactivity (B) numbers of neutrons
(C) increase in boiling point (C) chemical properties
CD) increase in reducing power CD) charges on their ions ( )
( )
8. An atom has 20 electrons when it ionizes it -
3. Why does the colour of copper sulphate has the same electronic configuration as
fades when it is electrolysed with platinum (A) neon
electrodes? , (Br argon
(A) Copper ions are formed at the anode. (C) sodium
(B) Copper is deposited at the cathode CD) caIciwn ( )
(C) Hydrogen is released at the cathode
CD) Oxygen is released at the anode. 9. An atom forms an ion of charge two and
, ( ) electronic configuration 2,8,8. The atom
could be
4. Which ofthe following are solids at room (A) chlorine
temperature with the highest melting point? (B) sulphur
(A) iodine (C) magneslwn
(B) diamond CD) potassium ( )
(C) sodium
CD) sulphur ( ) 10. In the formation of sodium oxide, there is
electron transfer. How many electrons are
5. An atomic has 17 protons, 20 neutrons and transferred?
17 electrons. Its mass number is (A) one

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(A) 17 (B) two
(B) 20 (C) three
(C) 34 CD) four ( )
. CD) 37 ( )
ll . 6 x 1023 particles would not be found in (B) All bases react with acids to produce
) 4 g ofheliwn. water
) 32 g of oxygen gas (C) All bases dissolve in water to produce
) 14 g of nitro gen gas hydroxide ions
(D 2 g of hydrogen gas ( ) (D) All bases react with ammonium salts
to produce ammonia.
~ hich of the
following is not true of 1 mole ( )
of carbon dioxide.
15. Water is added to a substance of pH 5, what
C. It can diffuse faster a mole ofchlorine gas will happen to it?
) It occupies a volume of24dm 3 at room (A) It will decompose
temperature (B) Its pH will increase
C) It has the same number of molecules (C) It will be neutralized
as 127g of iodine (D) A salt will be formed ( )
D It has particles that moves randomly
and continuously
( ) 16. Which of the following describes the mo-
tion of particles when it sublimes?
i:. The following diagram shows an electric cir-
.::uit. with wires dipped in substance X. Four (A) Energetic particles become less mobile
e:xperiments are done with X changed. The (B) Vibrating particles starts to move
X used is mercury, aqueous sodium chlo- randomly
ride and tetrachloro methane. What is the (C) Particles move faster about fixed
aim of the experip1ent? positions
(D) Particles with restricted motion move
faster
bulb ( )

substance X
(A) Find the brightness of the bulb
(B) Find the particles that conduct electricity
(C) Investigate which substances are good
conductors of electricity
iD) Investigate which substances will be
decomposed when electricity is passed
through
( )
1 . Which of the following statements are true
of bases?
(A) All metallic oxides are bases
17. When potassiwn hydroxide was added to a
substance V and warmed, a pungent gas
which turns moist red litmus blue was
evolved. Substance V must be alan
(A) nitrate
(B) ammorna
(C) polyamide
(D) ammoniumsalt ( )
18. \Vhich ofthe following statements is not true
of sodium chloride?
(A) It has a very high melting point
(B) It is a white crystal at room temperature

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 (C) It conducts heat very slowly in solid 22: The following diagram classify acids.
states Acids-
• (D) It cart onlycbnduct electricity in I
aqueous state-, I
ethanoic acids
( ) I
hydrochloric acid
I I
sulphuric acid X

19. A student was asked to separate a mixture (A) nitricacid

of water and ethanol. He decided to sepa- (B) taimicacid
rate them by distillation. This is possible be': (C) carbonic acid
cause (D) phosphoric acid ( )
(A) Ethanol can burn but water cannot
(B) Both ethanol and water are solvents 23. Which of the following fonnulae represents
(C) Ethanol forms ·asolution with water radicals? _"
(D) Ethanol has a lower boiling point than (A) NH4+
water -( ) (B) CO 2
(A) S03
20. A new element W was discovered with - (A) CH3 ( )
similar properties to magnesium: However
it has four more electron shell than .. ~ -
24. In which ofthe following compounds does
magnesium. -Which ofthefollowing"is true sulphur has the highest oxidation state?
ofthe element. (A) sulphur dioxide
I It fom1s oxides of the-form WO (B) copper sulphide;!
II It is more reactive than magnesium - (C) sulphur trioxide
III It has a higher boiling point than (D) hydrogen sulphide _( )
~esnnn
N It's oxide dissolves to give an alkaline 25. The following diagram show an energy lev-
solution els ofthe products and reactants involved in
(A) I and II only a reaction.
-(8) I and III ortly
. (C) -I, IT and IV only
(D) I, III and UV only
~OdUCts
reactants '
( )

21. Which of the following would not be able to During the course of a reaction. - ..
conduct electricity in aqueous or molten (A) more bonds are being broken than
state? made
(A) zinc nitrate (B) more bonds are being made than
(B) ethanoic acid broken
(C) sugar solution (C) - the reacting mixture increases in
(D) calcium chloride . ( ) temperature .
J (D) the reacting mixture decreases in
temperature
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 111ch of two substances would be most (A) butane,oxygen
_ jtable to prepare crystals of copper suI- (B) propanol, l1lethanoic acid
te? (C) propene, hydrogen bro~ide
... Copper and sulphuric acid (0) ethanol, potassium dichromate
B) Copper and sUlphur ( )
C) Copper carbonate and sulphuric acid
D Barium sulphate and copper chloride 31 . Which of the following will decolorize bro-
mille?
( )
(A) . C)H g
~ me oxides behave both as an acidic ox- · (B) C4 Hg
. J e and a basic oxide. An example of such · (C) C3H 70H
oxide is (0) CH1COOH ( )
calcium oxide
B ) sodium oxide 32. Alkanes undergo substitution reactions while
C aluminum oxide alkenes undergo addition reactions. This is
rutrogen monoxide ( )
because alkanes are
(A) saturated willie alkenes are not
The following equation represents the reac- (B) very reactive willie alkenes are not
_.on between nitrogen and hydrogen. · (C) are hydrocarbons willie alkenes are not
(0) from a homologous series but alkenes
)1 2 + 3H 2 p 2NH3
do not
or the reaction to favour the forward re-
1:' ( )
a non,
1:\. The tern perature must be increased 33. In the fractional distillation of petroleum, the
B The pressure must be increased residue is
(C Concentration of ammonia must be (A) is made up of small molecules
increased (B) has a very illgh melting point
(U I A bigger container must be used for the (C) is made up of different alcohols
reaction mixture (0) has an empirical formula similar to
( ) ethane
( )
_9. Subsequent members ofa homologous se-
ries differ from each other 34. When an a drunk driver breathes into a
- (. ) by an additional CH 2 breathalyzer,
(8) an additional carbon (A) a reaction produced ethanol
\ C) by a decrease in boiting point - (B) the oxidizing agent is reduced
(D) by their chemical reaction (C) the ethanol from ills breath is reduced
( ) (0) the potassium dichromate changes from
green to orange
~O. Which of the foli0wing pairs of substances ( )
reacts in a condensation reaction.

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35. The fonnation of dichloropropane from . (D) chromatography ( )
propene is an example of
(A) neutralization 40. Which of the following is a liquid that can be
(B) condensation polymerized?
- (C) addition reaction (A) ethane
(D) oxidation reaction () (B) propanol
- (C) cyc10hexene
36. Which ofthe following reactions is not typi- . (D) cyc10hexane ( )
cal of acids?
(A) 2CH 3COOH + 2Na ~ 41. Which ofthe following tabulates correctly,
2CH 3 COONa + H2 the difference and similarity between starch
(B) HCOOH+ KOH ~ and protein
HCOOK +Hp
• (C) C 2H sCOOH + CH 30H ~ Difference Similarity
Only starch Both can be,
C 2H sCOOCH 3 + H 2O (A) hydrolysed
contains oxygen
(D) 2CH 3COOH + Na 2C0 3 ~
Both are
2CH3 COONa + CO 2 + H 2O (B)
Only protein condensation
contains nitrogen polymers
{ )
Both have a
Only protein common
37. Wine exposed to the air after a few days (C) is synthetic monomer
become sour. This is due to
Both releases
Only protein can energy when
• (A) oxidation (D) beoxidised hydrolysed
(B) fennentation
(C) decomposition ( )
(D) condensation ( )
42. Which of the following are hydrocarbons
38. Which of the following are possible prod- without isomers?
ucts of combustion ofhydrocarbons? (A) butane
I water < (B) propene
II hydrogen (C) pentane
III . carbon (D) butanol ( )
IV carbon monoxide
(A) I and II only 43. Two organic compound react to give butyl
(B) I and IV only propanoate in the presence of a catalyst.
(C) I, II and III only Which of the following gives the compound
'- (D) I, III and IV only ( ) an catalyst respectively.
(A) butanol, propene, conc. sulphuric acid
39. Proteins can be hydrolysed by using a dilute (B) propene, butanoic acid, dil. ~tric acid
acid. The products ofthese hydrolysis is best (C) propanol, butanoic acictdil sulphuric
separated by acid
(A) distillation butanol, propanoic acid, cone culphuric
(B) evaporation acid
( )
(C) cystallisation
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 Gasoline is collected at the top of a 49, A carbonate was heated strongly but did not
fractionating column because it decompose. If its nitrate is heated it would
contains octane (A) not decompose
is very inflammable • (B) decompose releasing oxygen gas
has a low boiling point (C) decompose releasing oxygen and
is a reactive covalent compound nitrogen dioxide
( ) (D) react with the air to produce several
oxides of nitrogen
- Graphite is able to conduct electricity in solid ( )
state because it
(A) has delocalized electrons 50" When sodium hydroxide is added to a yel-
(B) is made up of carbon atoms low solution, a green precipitate was formed
(C) has strong covalent molecules which turns brown after being left aside.
) has mobile positive an negative ions Which of the following is the best conclu-
( , ) sion of the observation?
(A) Sodium hydroxide is a strong oxidizing
Which ofthe following gases cannot be col- agent
lected over water? (B) As sodium hydroxide is reduced, it
(A) nitrogen oxidizes Iron(II) to Iron (III)
(B) ammorua .. (C) The iron(lI) hydroxide is oxidized'to
(C) hydrogen sulphide iron(III) oxide by the oxygen
(0) carbon monoxide ( ) (D) The precipitate is an amphoteric
hydroxide as it reacted ' further with
4 . A difference between allotropes of sulphur sodium hydroxide
is that they have different ( )
A) ionic bonding '><. -<-=
51. Which of the following is true of soap?
(B) chemical reactions
(C) physical properties .. (A) Part of soap dissolves in grease and
(0) combustion products ( ) part dissolves in water
(B) It is able to bleach dirt and grime and
8. When silver nitrate was added to a colour- make clothes clean
less soiution, a white precipitate was formed. (C) It is an organic compound which causes
When nitric acid was added in excess , ef- dirt to decompose
fervescence observed and the gas turned (0) It forms a compound with dirt and
lime water chalky. Some white precipitate grease which is easily washed away
remains after the whole procedure. These ( )
observations suggest the presences of
52. When electroplating an object with silver
(A) chloride ions only the object must be "
(B) carbonate ions only
(C) silver and carbo~ate ions only (A) able to reduce silver ions to silver
.(0) chloride and carbonate ions only (B) a stronger reducing agent than silver
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 (C) a metal of a lower reactivity than silver (A) (B)

r=
.(D) connected to the negative pole of the
battery

12=
( )

53. Which of the following ions are absorbed (D)

by a plant for strong roots? (C)
(A)
:J
• (B)
(C)
( )
(D) .
( )
·57. Which ofthe following elements is added to .
54. In the blast furnace, extracting iron, the lime- steel to form an alloy to prevent it from rust-
stone is added to ing?

(A) react with the iron ore (A) tin

• (B) remove impurities from the iron ore (B) ZlIlC
(C) ensure that more carbon monoxide is • (C) nickel
formed (D) carbon ( )
(D) catalyse the reduction of the iron ore
by carbon monoxide 58. Which of the following metals can be ex~
tracted by reduction of the ores?

55. FIUOrid~Sareadd~aste(to )
• (A)
(B)
Lead
Calcium
(A) whit~n~ . (C) Aluminum
(Bl.-re<ftice acidity (D) Potassium ( )
-------1C) strengthen teeth
.(D) prevent tooth decay 59. ,Which of the following releases only oxy-
( ) gen on heating?
~A) zinc nitrate
56. In Experiment 1, 5 g of calcium carbonate (B) sodium nitrate
chips was added to 100cm3 2molldm3 hy- (C) calcium carbonate
drochloric acid. In Experiment II, 5g of cal- (D) potassium hydroxide ( )
cium carbonate powder was added to the
same amount of acid. Which ofthe follow- 60. Which ofthe following gasses is odourless?
ing diagrams show the amount ofgas evolved (A) chlorine
with time? (B) sulphur dioxide
.(C) carbon monoxide
(D) hydrogen sulphide ( )
PAPER 1
. fODEL EXAMINATION 2

The following table gives the melting point
:md boiling point of 4 substances. \Vhich of
~ .e following substances is a liquid at 150°C?
bstance Melting pointl°C Boiling pointJ°C
~ (A) -114 -85 .
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4. Parts of Air can be separated by fractional
distillation because
(A) Air is a mixture of several gases
(B) The gases in air have different boiling
points
(C) Nitrogen is the solvent for all other parts

~ 44 280 of air.
B)
(D) The parts of air are not in constant
II 1C) 327 1744 composition
( )
D) 328 1751
II
5. The atomic number of magnesium· s 12,
( ) the electronic configuration ofthe magnesium
lonls
·ch of the following suggests that matter
:.:- made up of particles in continuous motion? ,,(A) 2,8
. (B) 2.8.2
.. ) Water boils at 100°C (C) 2,8,8
B) Iron rusts when exposed to air and (D) 2,8,8,2 ( )
water
C) Methane bums in oxygen to produce 6. The following elements W, X, Y and Z are
gases consecutive elements in a periodic table. If
We can smell the perfume of a lady Y is a rare gas, wh.ich two elements will form
walking pass covalent compounds?
( )
c (A) Wand X
The following reaction can be used to (B) Wand Y
prepare silver chloride. (C) Wand Z
(D) Yand Z ( )
.\gN0 3 (aq) + NaCI (aq) ~
AgCl(s) + NaN0 3 (aq) 7. An atom of element X has 11 protons and
Which of the following techniques can be 12 neutrons. \Vhich of the following is true
used to separate the sodium chloride from ofthe element X?
the other compounds? (A) It has 12 electrons
(A) filtration () (B) It forms a chloride of the formula XCI
(B) distillation (C) It is a bad conductor of electricity
(C) crystallisation . (D) It reacts with cold water to give an acid
• (D) chromatography ( ) ( )
8. A compound W contains oxygen. Which of 13. In the electrolysis of copper sulphate with
the following statements confinns clearly copper electrodes, the mass of the anode

.(A)b
whether it is ionic or covalent? changes. Which graph shows the changes
(A) It is a solid at room temperature in mass of the anode?
(B) It has a very high melting point (B)
(C) It fonns an alkaline substance in water

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• CD) It conducts electricity in aqueous
solution
( )
(C) (D)
9. 200 cm 3 of nitrogen contains x molecules.
How many molecules would 200cm 3 of
carbon dioxide has?
( )
(A) 7x (C) x
11
14. Which of the following reactions is
(B) 7 x CD) 2x ( ) exothermic?
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• (A) CH 4 + 01 ~ C01 + HzO
10. An oxide contains 40% magnesium. What (B) N2 + 3H2 ~ 2NH3
is the fonnula of the oxide? (C) CO 2 + H 20 ~ C6H I2 0 6 + 0z
(A) MgO CD) HCl (g) ~ H- (aq) + Cl- (aq)
.. (B) MgOz ( )
(C) MgzO
CD) Mg0 3 ( ) 15. A student was told to "Write four conclusions
that can be derived from the following
11. 69 g of silver carbonate was strongly heated. equation. Which one is correct?
What mass of silver is obtained? Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) ~ ZnC1 2 (aq) + H2
(A) 10.8g (g) AH negative
(B) 21.6g ,(A) Zinc is more reactive than hydrogen
'0 (C) S4.0g (B) Zinc chloride can be obtained by
CD) 70.2g ( ) crystallisation
(C) The mixture decreases in temperature
12. In four experiments on electrolysis the as the rection proceeds
following quantities of ions are discharged. (0) The breaking ofH-Cl bond requires
Which would require the least amount of more energy that making H-H bonds
electricity? ( )
. (A) 2 moles of Cl-
(B) 2 mole of Cu z+ 16. In a experiment magnesium was added to
(C) 3 moles ofH+ hydrochloric acid in a conical flask. The
CD) 3 moles ofFe3l ()
following graphs sbo the mass of its
contents 'with time.
 mass of contents 20. When two colourless solution was added , a
white precipitate is formed, the two
/ substances could be
(A) iron chloride and silver nitrate
(B) copper sulphate and barium nitrate
(C) zinc nitrate and and calcium chloride
time CD) magnesium chloride and silver nitrate
01020 304050(:() ( )

At which time is the reaction the fastest? 21. A salt W is prepared from a carbonate and
, ) 5s an acid. The titration method was not used
(B lOs and the salt is obtained by crystallisation.
(C 15s Which of the following tabulates the
D 20s ) solubility of the salt, acid and carbct'late?

1 . .-\ night guard forgot to remove a Iamp from Salt Acid Carbonate
a flour store house and an explosion occur? (A) soluble soluble soluble
Which of the following explains the
explosion? (B) in soluble insoluble soluble

(A) Flour is an inflammable su bstance (C) soluble soluble in soluble

Flour contains proteins and starch
'which can burn CD) insoluble insoluble insoluble
( ) The heat from the lamp activates the
oxygen in the air ( )
) The powdered flour offers a large
surface area of reaction 22. A blue powder was dissolved in water and
( ) zinc pieces was added to it. The blue solution
turned colourless and a brownish orange
18. In \vhich of the following reactions is the precipitate formed. When barium nitrate was
underlined substance oxidised? added to it a white precipitate is obtained.
The subtance is
) Ca + -HCI ~ CaCI 2 + H 2
(B) CaC0 3 ~ CaO + CO 2 (A) zinc chloride
C) Cl 2 + 2NaBr ~ NaCI + Br2 (B) iron carbonate
CD) NaOH + HN0 3 ~ NaN0 3 + H20 (C) nickel nitrate
( ) , CD) copper sulphate ( )

19. Which of the following compounds contain 23 . A white crystal releases a gas when reacted
sulphur wit an oxidation state of 4? with sodium hydroxide. The gas is

(A) H2S . (A) ammonia

(B) MgS (B) hydrogen
'. (C) Na 2 S0 3 (C) carbon dioxide
CD) A1 2 (S04) (y CD) notrogen dioxide ( )
24. Which of the following substances is the Which of the following tabulates the metal
strongest oxidising agent? ion in the nitrates correctly?
(A) sulphur x I y z -
.. (B) ' chlorine
(C) astatine (A) Iron Sodium Lead
(D) phosphorus ( ) (B) Copper Sodium Zinc
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25. Which of the following solid hydroxides . (C) Zinc Calcium Lead
when dissolved in water would give the
(D) Mangesium ' Zinc Copper
highest pH? I

.. (A) Ba(OH)2 ( )
(B) ' Mg(OH\
(C) Ca(OH)2 29 . Metals are knO\m to be rn.:~tile because
(D) Be(OH)2 ()
(A) they have free electrons
~ (B) their atoms are arranged in layers
26. When magnesiwn was added to a colourless
solution, a metal deposit and magnesium (C) their atoms loses their valence electrons
ions was produced. The colourless solution (D) they are made up of positive ions in a
could be sea of electrons
( )
(A) iron chloride
• (B) silver nitrate 30. Hydrogen is passed over an oxide and the
(C) calcium nitrate oxide was reduced. The oxide is
(D) barium chloride ( ) .,...,
(A) iron oxide
27. A solid hydroxide was heated and and a (B) calcium oxide
metal was obtained. This metal could be • (C) copper oxide
(D) aluminum oxide ( )
(A) zioc
• (B) silver 31. X is a non-metal and has several isotopes.
(C) potassiwn It burns in air to give a pungent gas. X is
(D) magnesium ( )
(A) iodine
,(B) sulphur
28. X, Y and Z are anhydrous nitrates. The
following table shows the observation when (C) carbon
the nitrates are heated. (D) phosphorous ( )

Observation when heated 32. Graphite is able to conduct electricity

Observation when heated
because it has

X A brown gas was observed, residue was black I r

(A) mobile ions
A gas which lights \Ip a glowing splinter was (B) free electrons between layers of carbon
y evolved, residue was white
I (C) layers of carbon can slide over each
A brown gas was evolved, residue was yellow I
Z when hot and white when cold other
 (D) layers of carbon atoms strongly bonded
to each other
( )
"
-'... -'. Iron can be extracted from haematite. It is
formed when
(A) limestone react with haematite
(B) carbon reacts with haematite
(C) the air react with the haematite
(D) carbon monoxide reduced the oxide
( )
34. Which of the following reactions would you
expect to take place?
A) Ag+(aq) + Zn (s) -7 Zn2+(aq) + Ag (s)
(B) Fe 2+(aq)+ Pb (s) -7 Pb 2+(aq) + Fe (s)
C) 2H+(aq) + Cu (s) -7 Cu 2+(aq) + H2(g)
(D) AP+(aq)+ Sn (s) -7 Sn2+(aq) + AI (s)
( )
35. Nitrogen is a rather inert gas because
A) it is diatomic
• (B) the atoms in a molecule are bonded
with tliple covalent bonds
(C) a lot of energy is required to break the
bonds between molecules
(D) it has five electrones in the outermost
shell which are strongly attected to the
nucleus
( )
36. In an experiment to find the products of
hydrogen in air, the hydrogen is passed over
calcium chloride before it is burnt. This is
done to
(A) catalyse the reaction
• (B) dry the hydrogen gas
(C) loosen the bonds in hydrogen molecule
(D) make sure that t~e water formed is pure
( )
37. A sample of air was made to pass through
heated copper and sodium hydroxide, the
gas left in the air is
(A) oxygen and nitrogen
(B) nitrogen and rare gases
(C) carbon dioxide and oxygen
(D) carbon dioxide and rare gases
( )
38. Which of the following pollutant is not
matched correctly to its source?
(A) oxides ofnitrogen - - burning offuels
(B) carbon monoxide - - car engines
(C) sulphur dioxide - - burning of coal
(D) lead compounds - motor engines
(
39. Which one of the following explains why
carbon monoxide is poisonous?
(A) It is a strong reucing agent
(B) It forms a compound with haemoglobin
(C) It reduces to carbon which settles in
the lungs
(D) It produced too much carbon dioxide
which is not required by our body.
( )
40. Which of the following are pollutants which
can cause corrosion to buildings?
(A) carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide
(B) sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen
(C) sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxie
(D) lead compounds, oxies of nitrogen
( )
4l. Anunoniurn sulphate can be used to produce
ammonia by
(A) adding water to it
(B) heating it with calcium oxide
(C) heating it at high temperatures
 CD) reacting it with concentrated sulphuric 46. When carbon dioxide is bubbled through
acid limewater, it became cloudy. When more
( ) carbon dioxide is bubbled through a
colourless solution is obtained. This
42. In the manufacture of ammonia, a high colourless solution is
temperature is required to (A) calcium oxide
(A) heat up the catalyst (B) calcium hydroxide
(B) favour the forward reaction (C) calcium carbonate
(C) offset the effect of the high pressure CD) calcium hydrogen carbonate ( )
CD) speed up the motion of the gas
molecules 47. Which of the following calcium compound
( has no effect to reduce acidity in salts?
(A) calcium oxide
43. Which of the following tabulates the (B) calcium nitrate
necessary coondition for the production of (C) calcium hydroxide
sulphur dioxide in the manufacture of /
CD) calcium carbonate ( )
sulphuric acid?
catalyst temperature/ O( pressure atm 48. Which of the following compounds can react
separately with both potassium hydroxide
(A iron 300 I 200
and potassium carbonate?
(B) nickel 200 )
(A) H H H (B) H 0 H
vanadium I I I I II I
(C petoxide 500 )
H-C-C-C-H H-C-C-O-C-H
potassium
450 I I I I '""', I
CD permanganate 300
H OH H H H

( ) (C) CD)
OH H H H
I I I I
44. Elements that exist in different physical forms H-C =0 H-C=C-C-H
are said to exhibit I
H
(A) lSOmenSIIl ( )
(B) isotopy
". (C) allotrophy
49. Propene can decolourise bromine because
(0) polymersm ( )
it is
45. Which of the following is not a use of (A) a hydrocarbon
chlorine? '" (B) an unsaturated hydrocarbon
(C) an active covalent compound
(A) Manufactureofpvc CD) a stronger oxidising agent than chlorine
(B) Making domestic bleach ( )
(C) Making commQn salt
CD) Sterilisingswimmingpools ( ) 50. Which ofthe following compound is formed
when butan-l-o) is reacted \\ith potassium
 dichromate? 55. Which of the following is a disaccharide?
lA) C4Hg (A) starch
(B) C4H 1O (B) maltose
(C) C3H7COOH (C) glucose
(D) CH 3 COOC 2Hs ( ) (D) glycerine ( )

51. ..!\n alcohol is reacted with a carboxylic acid 56. The following diagram is a simplified version
to produce an ester butylproponoate. Which of the nitrogen cycle.
of the following compounds were reacted? Along which arrows are bacteria action
(A) C3H 7COOH, C3HPH present?
(B) C2HsCOOH, C3H 7CH
(C) C3H7COOH, C4H9OH
(D) C2HsCOOH, C4 H9OH ( )

52. Ethene can be made from ethanol. This

process is called
(A) fermentation
(B) hydrolysis (A) 1 and 2 only
(C) dehydration (B) 1, 3 and 5 only
(D) saponification ( ) (C) 1, 2 and 4 only
(D) 3,4 and 5 only ( )
53. Which of the following coumpounds can
undergo addition polymerisation? 57. Which part of soap is grease soluble?
(A) C4H 1O (A) Its negative part
(B) C2HsOH (B) Its positive part
(C) C2H2 Cl 2 (C) Its large molecule
(D) C3H7 COOH ( ) (D) Its hydrogen atoms ( )

54. In a science book protein is represented as 58. A source for soap less detergent is
follows. (A) rocks
-D-x-D-x-D-x-D- (B) the sea
(C) crude oil
The link xis
(D) soil minerals ( )
(A) (B) H
-c-o I 59. An alloy of aluminum is used in marine
II -c-o-
0 castings. It is used in this way because it
II
N
(A) has a low density
(C) • (D) -C-N-
(B) is a good conductor of heat
-o- Il I (C) needs a lot of effort to break it
0 H (D) forms anon corrosive oxide layer
( ) ( )
60. Which of the followjng diagram shows the
action of yeast on sugar as the temperature
iricreases?

(A) ethanol produced/cm 3

f------+----. temperature/em)
40

• (B) ethanol produced/cm'

I temperature/em)
40·

(C) ethanol produced/em 3

[,L----+----. temperature/em]

(D) ethanol produced/cm 3

fL-------t----. temperature/cm
40 3
 PAPER 1
MODEL EXAMINATION 3

1. Three balloons ofthe same volume are filled (C) sodiwn chloride, ammonium nitrate
with carbon dioxide, helium and oxygen (D) calciwl1 carbonate, bariwn sulphate
respectivdy. Which ofthe following arranges ( )
the balloon in ascending order of their sizes
after a day? 5. There are several apparatus that can be used
(A) heliwn, carbon dioxide, oxygen to measure the volwnes ofliquids. Which of
(B) carbon dioxide, oxygen, heliwn the following apparatuses can be used to
(C) heliwn, oxygen, carbon dioxide measure a liquid of53,5 cm3?
(D) oxygen, carbon dioxide, heliwn( (A) pipette
(B) burette
2. The following curve shows the cooling curve (C) measuring flask
of a covalent liquid. AT which pointA, B, C (D) measuring cylinder ( )
or 0 are all the molecules in a ' state of
vibration at fixed points? 6. Turpentine removes grease from soiled
clothes by dissolving the grease. How can
A we reobtain the turpentine fonn this mixture?
temperature
(A) filtration
c
B """"------....
(B) distillation
'D (C) evaporation
' - - - - - - - - - _ time (D) separating funnel ()

( ) 7. The atom of element V has 15 electrons.

3. Which of the following statements on the
particles in gases is not correct?
(A) The particles can fill up any space
(B) The particles can move at great speed
(C) The particles can exert pressure on
containers
(D) There are very weak forces between
the particles
( )
Which ofthe following is true ofthis element?
(A) It is a metal
(B) It has two isotopes
(C) It forms negative ions
(D) It only reacts with non metals
( )
8. In the periodic table, the relative atomic
mass of chlorine is 35.5. This is because
chlorine

4. From which of the following mixtures can
the substances be separated by adding
water and filtering?
(A) zinc nitrate, iron chloride
(B) copper sulphate, silver chloride
(A) has two isotopes
(B) has odd numbers of neutrons
(C) is very strong oxidizing agents
(D) is made up of more protons than
hydrogen
9. The table gives infonnation of two particles 13. An oxide ofP ofcontains 60% ofP by mass.
XandY What is the atomic mass ofP?
(A) 12
neutrons protons electrons
(B) 16
X 2) 19 18 (C) 20
.' (D) 24 ( )
Y 2) 2) 18

14. 4g ofcopper sulphate is dissolved in 250cm3

Which of the following are true .of the of water. What is the concentration in moV
particles? dm 3 of the solution?
(A) They are isotopes . (A) 0.1 moVdm 3
(B) They are positive ions (B) 0.2 moVdm 3
(C) They are atoms of non-metals (C) 0.01 moVdm 3
(D) They can fonn covalent compounds (D) 0.02 moVdm 3 ( )
( )
15. In the electrolysis of diluted silver nitrate with
10. Sllbstance P has low melting point and inert electrodes, 5A ofelectricity is supplied
cannot conduct in any state. Substance P for 20 minutes. What volume of oxygen is
could be re1eased at the anode?
(A) zmc (A) 100 cm3
(B) lIon (B) 150cm3
(C) graphite (C) 225 cm3
(D) chlorine ( ) (D) 375 cm3 ( )

11. J is an element of atomic number 19 and K
is an element of atomic number 35 . What
compound is fonned when they react?
(A) An ionic compound offonnula 1K
(B) An ionic compound offonnula 12K
(C) A covalent compound of fonnula JK
(D) A covalent compound of fonnua ~
( )
16. Which of the following represents the
reaction at the anode when dilute sulphuric
acid is electrolyzed with inert electrodes? .
(A) 2H+ + 2e- ~ H 2 -f
(B) 20H- ~ 0 2 + H 2· +2e-
(C) SO4 2_ ~ SO + 0
2 2 + 2e-
(D) 2 H 20 ~ 4H+ + 02 + 4e-
( )

12. Quicklime can be obtained from heating 17. Which of the following correctly describes
limestone. How much quicklime can be the processes when concentrated sodium
obtained with 50 tormes oflimestone? chloride is electro lysed with platinum
(A) . 14 tormes electrodes?
(B) 28 tormes (A) Oxidation of chloride ions at anode
(C) 56 tormes (B) Reduction of sodium ions at cathode
(D) 100 tormes ( ) (C) Oxidation of hydrogen ions at anode
(D) Reduction ofhydroxide ions at cathode
( )/
18. Wh ich of the following reactions IS 21. Some zinc is added to hydrochloric acid in
endothennic? a flask. A loose plug of cotton wool is placed
(A) Mg + HCI -t MgCI2 + H2 at the mouth of the flask . Which of the
(B) CaO + H 2S0 4 -t CaS04 + H2 following graphs give the change in total
(C) CaC0 3 -t CaO + CO 2 mass of contents with time?
CD) C 2H6 + 0 2 -t CO 2 :- H20 (A)
( )
total mass
19. A student noticed that the reaction between
sodium carbonate and ethanoic acid is
vigorous and the beaker becomes cold J---------1~ time
dwing the reaction. What can be concluded
in this reaction? (B)
(A) Sodium hydroxide absorbs heat total mass
(B) The reaction is vigorous because the
chemicals release energy
(C) The products have a greater energy
content than the reactants ~--~----~ time

CD) The temperature of the beaker drops

because energy is lost to the (C)
atmosphere
( ) total mass

20 . Two experiments were carried out with

sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
....-=------.. time

The following gives the volumes and

(D)
concentrations of the reactants.
Experiment 1: 200 cm3 of 2.0 mol/dm 3 of total mass
hydrochloric acid
200 cm3 0f2.0 mol/dm 3 of
sodium carbonate ~--------1~~ time
Experiment 2: 100 cm 3 of 4.0 mol/dm 3
of hydrochloric acid ( )
100cm3 of 4.0 mol/dm 3 of
sodium carbonate 22. Which of the following reactions in a blast
Experiment 1 as compared to experiment 2 furnace is not a redox reaction?
(A) produces more gas and is faster (A) C + 0 2 -t CO 2
(B) has same speed but has more gas (B) CO 2 + C -t 2CO
" (C) produces the same amount of gas but , (C) CaO + Si0 2 -t CaSi0 3
slower CD) Fe 20 3 + co -t Fe + CO 2
CD) has same speed and produces same ( )
amount of gas
( )
23. Which of the following elements is the most
powerful reducing agent?
(A) bromine
(B) carbon
(C) sodium
CD) calcium ( )
24. Acid salts are salts which
. (A) can be made by precipitation
(B) releases hydrogen ions in water
(C) fonn acids when dissolved in water
CD) can react with acids to give salt and
water
( )
25. Which of the following pairs contain
amphoteric oxides?
(A) zinc oxide, aluminum oxide
(B) carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide
(C) sodium peroxide, calcium oxide
CD) magnesium oxide, copper oxide
( )
26. Acid rains is fonned when sulphur dioxide
in the air dissolves in the water vapour in the
air which fonns cloud an fall as rain. As this
rain falls through limestone areas, its pH
(A) increases from 5 to 7
(B) increases from 2 to 9
(C) decreases from 11 to 7
CD) decreases from 14 to 6 ( )
27. Which of the following tests differentiates
aluminum ions from zinc ions?
(A) Add barium sulphate to each of the
solutions.
(B) Add sodium hydroxide to each sol ution
until in excess.
• (C) Add ammonia solution to each solution
until in excess
CD) Add sodium hydroxide followed by
aluminum alloy and warm
( )
84
28. Which of the following pairs of compounds
will react to produce a yellow precipitate?
(A) calcium sulphate, nitric acid
(B) sodium chloride, silyer sulphate
(C) zinc chloride, potassium nitrate
CD) lead nitrate, potassium iodide ( )
29. When gas X was bubbled through a red
litmus solution, the solution turned blue .
Which of the follovving is another property
of the gas?
(A) It is denser than air
(B) It can bum in oX) gen
(C) It is insoluble in water
W) It has a pungent smell ( )
30. The followinQ statements are written by a
student on the ;le~ents fluorine, chlorine and
iodine. Which of the statements is
incorrect?
(A) They fonn soluble silver salts
(B) Reactivity decreases down the group
(C) Theyaremadeupofdiatomicmolecules
CD) Theirmeliting points increases down the
group
( )
31 . An element W is in group VI ofthe periodic
table. Which of the following fonnulae is
correct?
(A)
(B)
(C)
CD) ( )
32. When magnesium is added to a blue solution,
a colourless solution was fonned and some
pinkish metal deposited. Which of the
following is true of this metal?
(A) It reacts with steam
(B) It fonns a soluble alkali
(0) Allowa
( )
40. The following 44. Which of the following metals will produce
rht1'prpnt conditions. that decompose to its
oil (A) iron
(B) calcium
~ (C) silver
water
CD) magnesIum ( )

45. following a W
Y
water. The reaction stops wh~n
this
water answer items 45 and 46

bubbles of hydrogen
z
'4----- beaker
water 'III=-~==",==of--~- water

:> (A) only

(B) Yonly metal W
(C) X andY only The IS
CD) YandZonly ( )
(A) sodium
41. is bubbled into water during water (B) calcium
treatment to
CD) aluminum ( )
(A) kill ~...~,,~'"~
(B) remove colours
(C) form astable compound \\.'hat is the pH of the contents at the end of
CD) remove unpleasant ( ) the experiment?

IS as a lubricant because (A) 3

(B) 6
(C) 7
(A) is shiny CD) 12 ( )
(B) no bum easily
, (C) a structure 47. When a P is bubbled through liquid Q,
CD) a high melting point ( ) is a in colour. Which of
following tabulates P and liquid Q
Sodium carbonate does not decompose on
heating bec:au:se
(A) ions
(B) are bonded
(C) the atoms are covalently bonded
CD) the distance between ions is fixed
( ) 86
1 Model Examination 3
 GasP liquidQ (C) Both involve decomposition
\
(D) Both are endothermic reactions
(A) carbon dioxide sodium hydroxide
( )
(B) sulphur dioxide potassium hydroxide
(C) I oxygen sulphuric acid 52. Which of the following are true of isomers?
(D) chlorine iron (II) chloride
(A) They have the same molecular structure
( ) (B) They have the same chemical reactions
(C) They have the same physical properties
48. When sulphur dioxide is oxidized to sulphur (D) They have the same empirical formula
trioxide, as shown in following equation, an I
( )
increase in pressure would
2S0 2 + 02 ~ 2S0 3 53. An organic compound P can react with
(A) produce more sulphur dioxide sodium but not with sodium carbonate.
(B) produce less sulphur dioxide
Compound P is
(C) cause a decrease in temperature (A) ethane
(D) cause an increase in the activation (B) butane
energy (C) propanol
( ) (D) ethanoic acid ( )

49. Which of the following pairs of non-metals 54. Yeast can be considered as a substance that
have allotropes? catalyses fermentation reactions because it
(A) carbon, chlorine (A) is denatured above 40°C
(B) chlorine, iodine (B) undergoes anaerobic respiration
(C) carbon, sulphur (C) decomposes sugars to ethanol and
(D) astatine, phosphorus ( ) carbon dioxide
(D) offers alternative activation energy for
The following diagram shows conversion of the reaction ()
some organic substances. Study the diagram
and answer items 50 and 51. 55. Which ofthe following has an amide link?
50. carbon dioxide, waler (A) fats
(B) starch
. (C) protein
(D) polyvinyl chloride ( )
Which of the conversions is esterification?
( )

51. What is the similarity between conversion A

andB?
• (A) Both involve oxygen
(B) Both make use of a catalyst
56. The following diagram shows part of a 59. Polysaccharides are hydrolysed with diluted
polymer. acids to form monosaccharide. Which of
o R' 0 H R' H
the following tabulates the saccharides
II I II I I I correctly?
-C-CH-C-N-CH-N-C

The monomers for this polymer is Polysaccharides Monosaccharide

(A) 0 R' 0 H R' H (A) starch ,
glucose
II I II I I I ceJlu lose maltose
-C-CH-C- N-CH-N-C (B)
(C) fats glycerols
(B) 0 R' 0 H R' H
II I II I I I (D) starch sucrose
OH-C-CH-C-OH fj-N-CH-N-H
( )
(C) 0 R' 0 H R' H
II I II I I I 60. When soap dissolves grease, an emulsion is
HO-N- CH-C-H HQ-N-CH-N-H
formed because the
(D) 0 R' 0 H R' H (A) sodium salt is an ionic compound.
II I II I I I (B) grease is dispersed throughout the
OH-C-CH-C-OH H-N-CH-N-H
water
( ) (C) long chain of sodium stearate is soluble
in water
57. The following is the formula oflinoleic acid. (D) the sodium stearate forms insoluble
magnesium stearate
CH3(CH)4CH = CHCH 2CH = CH(CH2)7COOH
( )
It decolomises bromine because
(A) It is an acid
(B) It is unsaturated
(C) It is a reducing agent
(D) It contained two functional group
( )
58. Triglycerides are actually
(A) polymers
(B) soaps
(C) esters
(D) alcohols ( )
 PAPER 1
MODEL EXAMINATION 4

1. Which of the following gases will diffuse the 5. The following apparatus was set up to
fastest? separate a mixture of crystals. What is
(A) bromine substance X?
(B) nitrogen CA) ZIl1C
(C) oxygen (B) iodine
(D) chlorine ( ) (C) copper
(D) carbon ( )
2. It is noted that dust particles in air moved
randomly when lighted up by the sun beam 6. Y represent a rare gas and has atomic
entering a room through a window. This is number D. Atom X has atomic number (0-
dueto 2) while atom Zhas atomic number (0+1).
(A) changes in air pressure Which of the following is a COITect formula
. (B) collision with particles in air of compound formed from X and Z?
(C) energy supplied by sun rays (A) 'IX
(D) diffusion of gaseous molecules (B) ZlX
( ) (C) ~
(D) Zl~
3. Which of the following statements support
the fact that matter is made up of particles? mixture

(A) Metals conduct electricity

(B) Solids expand when heated , ( )
(C) Water flows from high level to low level
(D) Perft.une can be easily be detected from 7. Chlorine has two different isotopes. The
a distance percentage of each isotope in a sample is as
( ) in the following table. What is its relative
atomic mass?
4. Which of the following substances can be (A) 35 Isotope Percentage
occurrence
condensed by using a condenser in simple (B) 37 35 CI 75%
distillation? (C) 35.5
37 CI 25%
CD) 36.5
Substances melting point boiling point ( )
(A) -143 -80
(B) -135 -0.5 8. Atoms are neutral because number of
(C) -73 -10 (A) protons equals number of neutrons
u (D) -130 36 (B) protons equals number of electrons
(C) neutrons is greaterthan number ofprotons
( ) CD) neutrons is greaterthan numberofelectrons
( )
9. Which of the following tabulates the 13. It is noted that 12g of element X (relative
substances correctly? atomic mass 24) reacted with Y2 mole of
chlorine gas. What is the formula of the
Elements Compounds Moxture
compound?
,; (A) . aluminum ethanol steel
.~(A) XCI
(B) carbon water sugar
(B) XCl 2
(C) ethene silver clay
.' (C) ~CI
(D) sulphur graphite air (D) X 3Cl 2 ( )

( ) 14. Which of the following processes is not

exothermic?
10. Which of the following statements are true
of calcium chloride? . (A) Displacementofhydrogenfromacidby
ZlllC
(A) Each calcium atom shares electrons (B) Formationofwaterfromhydrogenand
with a chlorine atom. oxygen
(B) Each calcium atom shares electrons (C) Neutralisation of sodium hydroxide by
with two chlorine atoms hydrochloric acid
(C) Each calcium atom contribute two . (D) Formation of glucose from water and
electrons to a chlorine atom carbon dioxide
- (D) Each calcium atom contribute two ( )
electrons to two chlorine atoms
( ) 15. During an endothermic reaction,

11. Elements combine together either covalently (A) there is an increase in temperature of
or ionically. Which ofthe following elements reactants
form covalent compounds with bromine? (B) chemical energy is changed into heat
energy
(A) sodium (C) energy content of products is bigger
(B) copper than reactants.
0(C) hydrogen (D) total chemical energy in products
(D) krypton ( ) remains unchanged
( )
12. In the complete combustion of ethene,
carbon dioxide and water are produced? If 16. Which of the following graphs, shows the
. 200 cm 3 of ethene was burnt in 300cm 3 of change of rate of reaction when 20 g of zinc
air, what volume ofgas would remain at room is reacted with 20Ocm3 of2mol/dm3l of nitric
temperature and pressure? acid?
C2Hig) + 302(g) --+ 2C02(g) + 2H2°(l) (A) rate of reaction
. (A) 4'00 cm 3
(B) 300cm 3
. (C) 360 cm 3
(D) 460 cm) ( . )
F-----_ time
 (B) rate of reaction 19. rates changes
. Which of the
statements is incorrect

rate
(B) rate increases with
t"f'lnr'''nl'r;::;l on as there are more

to react
(C)
time
(D) rate
(D) cause the chemicals to
so they take less to
acqUIre energy
( )
time
Which of
( ) include a

17. statements are not

true water
(8) water, oxide and copper
(A) hydroxide. cxide
(B) dioxide from (C) sulphur dioxide, zinc
carbonates oxide
(C) They are mobile ions and (D) carbon monoxide,
molecules calcium oxide ( )
(D) They have ions than
hydroxide ( ) 21 of the to be
by titration?
18. production of in the Haber
process is exothermic. Increasing the (A) copper nitrate
temperature will zinc carbonate
(C) silver sulphate
increase energy content of ammonia sodium chloride ( )
allow more to formed
"n,...,.,.,,, to decompose
to
decrease +'1e the
formation ofan1illonia
( )
 If all the indicators are mixed in equal solutions? One solution is sodium chloride
volumes, what would be the mixture when while the other is sodium carbonate.
hydrochloric acid is added? (A) Add zinc sulphate solution
(A) blue (B) Add barium nitrate solution
(B) yellow , (C) Adddilutehydrochloricacid
. (C) orange (D) Heat with potassium hydroxide
(D) purple ( ) ( )

23 . In the electrolysis of concentrated sodium 27. When a yellow solution Q is added to

chloride, sodium hydroxide a dirty green precipitate
(A) oxidation occurs at the anode and in formed. When sodium hydroxide and .
oxygen is produced aluminum allow is added to it, a gas that turns
(B) reduction occurs at the anode and
moist red litmus blue was released. Q is
chlorine is produced (A) iron(lll) nitrite
(C) oxidation occurs at the cathode and (B) iron (11) nitrate
oxygen is produced (C) copper carbonate
. (D) reduction occurs at the cathode and (D) anunonium iodide ( )
hydrogen is produced
( ) 28 . When carbon dioxide is bubbled through
calcium hydroxide, a white precipitate is
24. In the extraction of aluminum, the bauxite is formed but when carbon dioxide is passed
added to cryolite. This is because the cryolite through sodiwn hydroxide no visible reaction
helps to is observed. Explain these observations.
(A) remove impurities found in the bauxite (A) Calcium hydroxide is a weaker alkali
(B) make it easier for the aluminum be than sodiwn hydroxide
anodized (B) Calcium hydroxide is amphoteric while
(C) reduce energy required to deposit sodium hydroxide is basic
aluminum at the cathode (C) Sodium hydroxide is an alkali so a salt
- (D) to dissolve the bauxite, which has a is formed but calcium hydroxide is not
very high melting point an alkali.
( ) • (D) The salt formed in sodium hydroxide is
soluble but that formed in calcium
25 . Before aluminum is anodized it is treated with hydroxide is not
sodium hydroxide. This is done to ( )
.. (A) remove the oxide layer
(B) strengthen the oxide layer 29. In an experiment, a colourless, odourless gas
(C) make the layer porous to die was given off which does not light up a
(D) to smoothen the oxide layer glowing splinter. The gas could be
( ) (A) anunorua
(B) chlorine
26. Which of the following test could be . (C) carbon dioxide
performed to differentiate between two (D) sulphur dioxide ( )

92
Paper I Model Examination 4
30. Group Dare (D)
they
(A) even number
more neutrons than protons
a stable 35 SarnO!ieS of nitrates

( )

31. an
IS
periodic table. IS
\\oyong?
(A) white powder released a gas that lighted up
owing splinter and a white residue was left
(8)
the white powder released a gas that lighted up
BaCO, a glowing splinter and a while reSidue was left
Ba S04 ( )
Which are metal V, W
Sodium magnesium are the same and
period ..., ...."uu" .... they
(A)
(A) (8)
are
have protons which differ by one (D) IrOn, ( )
(D)
( ) 36. When potassium is to water,
product formed can react
33. water and reacts with
water giving could

(C)
(A) (D) ammonium chloride ( )
(B) .
(C) aluminum 37. In blast to extract the
magnesIum ( ) oxide calcium reacts
\'vith the sand (silicon dioxide) to fmm silicate
Small of calcium was added to (CaSi0 3 ). reaction that silicon
copper What can observed? dioxide is
blue solution turned colourless (A) an amphoteric
more acidic calcium oxide
(8) (C) acidic but
was evolved (D) more
(C) solution become blue ( )
metal was deposited
38. When a gas is passed over black copper a CD) Magnesium oxide can react with acids
pinkish metal was formed . The gas is to give salt and water
(A) oxygen ( )
(B) chlorine
(C) nitrogen 43. Many countries have banned the use oflead
additives in petrol to reduce occurrences of
CD) hydrogen ( )
(A) asthma among children
39. The best method of getting zinc from zinc (B) nerve poisoning in children
oxide is to (C) breathlessness among adults
(A) heat the oxide strongly CD) conjunctivitis among adults ( )
(B) heat the oxide with carbon
(C) pass hydrogen over the heated oxide 44. When air is bubbled through distilled water
the pH changes. What pH change occurs?
CD) electro lyse a diluted solution of zinc
chloride (A) 1 to 7
( ) (B) 7 to 4
(C) 7 to 9
40. The rusting of underground iron pipes are CD) 10 to 5 ( )
usually prevented by
(A) anodizing the iron 45 . A 100cm 3 sample of air was shaken with
(B) coating the pipes with copper some pyragallol and the gases that remains
(C) alloying the metal With carbon do not support combustion. The volume of
CD) attaching blocks ofmagnesium at fixed gasremamls
intervals (A) 20cm 3
( ) (B) 40cm3
(C) 50cm3
41. Which of the following is not a use of CD) 80cm3 ( )
hydrogen?
(A) make margarine 46. Farmers treat soil with ammonium sulphate
(B) fuel in rockets to
(C) manufacture of ethene (A) reduce its acidity
CD) manufacture ammonia (B) reduce its alkalinity
( ) (C) increase its nitrogen content
CD) increase its sulphur content ( )
42. When steam or oxygen is passed over heated
magnesium, the same white compound is 47. Lightning plays a part in the nitrogen cycle
formed. thus we can infer that because it
(A) Magnesium oxide is soluble ill water (A) ignites nitrogen in the air
(B) Oxygen is more reactive than (B) changes nitrates to nitrogen
magnesium (C) changes nitrogen in the air to,nitrates
(C) Steam is a compound"or mixture which CD) causes oxides of nitrogen to be fonned
contairIs oxygen (

94
Paper 1 Model Examination 4
48. Nitrogen burns in magnesium to give 52. \Vhich of the following equation is possible
magnesium nitride the formula for this for an incomplete combustion of methanol?
compound is (A) 2CH)OH + 302 ~ 2C0 2 + 4 Hp
(A) MgN (B) 4CH)OH + 02 ~ 2C0 2 + 8H 2 +
(B) Mg)N2 2CO
(C) Mg(NO))2 (C) 2CH)OH +202 ~ 2C0 2 + 2H 20
(0) Mg(N02\ ( ) + 2H2
(0) 4CH)OH + 402 ~ CO 2 + 8H 20 +
C+2CO
49. \\!hen a compound P reacted with calcium ( )
a compound of molecular formula
(CH)C02)2Ca was formed. P is 53. In which of the following conversions is tight
(A) ethanol required?
(B) ethanoic acid (A) ethene to ethanol
(C) methanoicacid (B) ethanol to ethanoic acid
(0) ethyl ethanoate () (C) ethane to dichloroethane
(0) propene to dibromopropane
50. The following diagram shows the structure ( )
of compounds P and Q
P H H Q 54. Concentrated sulphuric acid is used in the
H H
I I I I formation of ethyl ethanoate from ethanol and
H-C-C-H c=c ethanoic acid to
I I I I
H H H H (A) catalyse the reaction
The conversion ofQ to P requires (B) help oxidation to occur
(A) hydrogen and nickel catalyst at 150°C (C) react with the byproduct of the reaction
(B) water and concentrated SUlphuric acid (0) increase the pH of the reacting mixture
(C) oxygen and finely divided iron as ( )
catalyst
(0) hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid 55. \Vhich of the following compounds can be
as catalyst used to prove the acidity of proponoic acid?
( ) (A) propene
(B) propanol
51. When potassium dichromate is added to (C) ethyl ethanoate
ethanol, its colour changes from orange to (0) potassium carbonate ( )
green.
This is because 56. \Vhich of the following is not a use of esters?
-
(A) the ethanol is oxidized (A) making of soaps
(B) the dichromate is oxidized (B) makingofperfumes
(C) water is removed from ethanol (C) making synthetic polymers
(0) an addition reaction has occurred (0) making of fruit flavoured candies
( ) ( )
57. Propan· propan-2-o! of
(A) Isomers
(B) polymers
(C) isotopes
(D) )

58. The diagram shows structure

of protein

F- ;,-L-[j
n

Which of the following is true of protein?

(A) addition polymer from
andamines
(B) It is made up of one kind of monomer
with two functional groups
(C) It is an unsaturated organic compound
decolourise
(D) When It is hydrolysed by sodium
hydroxide, its monomers are

59. Lots of soap is needed when washing with

hard water. This is due to the fonnation of
(A)
(B) stearate
(C) sodium ethanoate
(D) calcium hydrogen carbonate
( )

60. A uses hard water domestically.

lin1escale is kettles .
.) This is because the hard water
(A) is acidic
(B) produce scum
(C) magnesl~

(D) calcIUm carbonate

, cd IS
decomposed
( )
 PAPER 1
MODEL EXAMINATION 5

1. At room temperature, the particles of a Which of the following is true of what

metal can move about but with some happens in the pot?
restrictions. (A) A colloid is formed where the nitrogen
The metal is is the solvent -
(A) zmc (B) The gases will stay as they are because
(B) mercury they have the same molecular masses
(C) bromine (C) Carbon monoxide will diffuse into the
(D) alumimnn ( ) porous container but nitrogen stays in
CD) Nitrogen leaves the porous container
2. When heat is removed from a substance, its while carbon monoxide enters at the
particles which were initially fast moving same rate
slows down and movement is restricted to ( )
a certain region only. The process that has
taken place is ' . 5. The following pairs of substances are mixed.
(A) freezing For which of the following mixtures would a
(B) sublimation separating funnel be used to separate the
(C) evaporation constituents ofthe mixture?
(D) condensation ( ) (A) turpentine, water
(B) sodium chloride, alcohol"?
3. The following table shows the melting point (C) tetrachloromethane, iodine
and boiling point of some substances. Which CD) calcium carbonate, methyl benzene
of these substances is a liquid at room ( )
temperature (26 °C) and will boil
immediately in boiling water? 6. The following diagram diagram shows a
melting pointfOC boiling pointfOC simple distillation process.
(A) 35 (f)

(B) -7 58
(C) 44 280
CD) ._Q. : 100

( )

4. The following setup was put aside for some

time
non-porous container If a mixture of ethanol and water is separated
i"""""" by the following process, which of the
nitro gen
porous container following graphs show the change in
"-= carbon monoxi de concentration of the ethanol solution in the
flask?
 (A) concentration of ethanol 8.
'7/ . "0 ,
The elements V, W, X and Y are consecutive
elements in the periodic table. I~s a noble
gas then an ion of V would be
(A) V-
(B) V2_
(C) V2+
time (D) V+ (C ) .
(B) concentration of ethanol
9. Hydrogen has three isotopes H , Hand H
what is the average number of neutrons in
these isotopes.
(A)
time (B) 2
(C) "
(C) concentration of ethanol "
(D) 4 (1' )

10. Which ofthe following solids do not contain

elements with covalent compounds?
(A) iodine
time (B) sodilllll
(D) concentration of ethanol (C) graphite
(D) sulphur (b )
11. Which ofthe following compoW1ds has eight
electrons shared?
time (A) water
(B) eth~ne '
( )
(C) carbon dioxide

7. Which of the following atoms will form an

(D) hydrogen chloride (b )
ion of charge 2+?
12. This compound has low boiling point,
Atom proton number nucleon number insoluble in water and does not conduct
. . electricity in any state. The compound is
(A) 24 52
16'1. - (A) ethanol
(B) 32
(C) 20 .""''<' 40 (B) ethene
(C) sulphur dioxide
(D) 23
11
(D) hydrogen chloride ( CJ
13. A student mixed 2cm 3 of 3mol/dm 3 of
copper nitrate and 4cm 3 of 1mol/dm 3
potassium carbonate. The final mixture
would not contain
 (A) copper nitrate 17. In electrolysis a student used four liquid
(B) copper carbonate separately to test their electrical conductivity.
(C) potassilliTI nitrate Which of the following liquids will not have
(D) potassilliTI carbonate ( ) any flow of electrici ty?
(A) distilled water
14. The following reaction represents the (B) molten silver bromide
neutralization of sulphuric acid by sodium (C) aqueous sodium chloride
hydroxide. (D) aqueous hydrogen chloride ( )
2 NaOH + H2 S04 ~ Na 2S0 4 + 2H2 0
18. What are the ions that migrate to the anode
If 25cm 3 of 2molldm 3 of the alkali was and what is discharged at the cathode, when
used to neutralize 16 cm 3 of the acid. copper sulphate is electro lysed?
Which of the following gives correctly the
ions thai migrale 10 anode ubstance discharged a! ca!hode
concentration of the acid?
(A) OH hydrogen
25 x 2 (B) OH- and SO/- copper
(A) - - molJdm 3
16 (C) Cu 2-
oxygen
(D) Cu l+ and H+ sulphur dioxide
16 x 2
(B) - - molldm 3
20
( )
2 x 25 x 2
(C) mol/dm 3
16 19 _ \Vhich of the following elements is extracted
by electrolysis?
25 x2
(D) - - mol/dm 3 ( ) (A) Sulphur
16 x 2
(B) Hydrogen
15. Which of the following compounds have the (C) Nitrogen
highest percentage of nitrogen? (D) MagnesilliTI ( )

(A) NaN0 3 20. Study the equations given below.

(B) (NH 4 )2 C0 3
(C) NH 4 N0 3 Equation 1: N2 ~ 2N
(D) (NH 2)2CO () Equation 2: HCl ~ H + Cl
Equation 3: S + 20 ~ S02
16. Which ofthe following correctly tabulates Which of the equations represent
the particles responsible for the conduction endothermic reaction? -
of electricity iu::;olid copper and in aqueous (A) Equation 1 only
hydrogen chloride? (B) Equation 3 only
copper electrolyte (C) Equations 1 and 2 only
(A) electrons ions (D) Equations 2 and 3 only ( )
(B) electrons and ions electrons
(C) ions electrons and ions 21. When sodium chloride was dissolved in
(D) electrons electrons water, the temperature falls. This is because
the energy
( )
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Paper 1 Model Examination 5
 · ~A) absorbed during bond breaking is more (C) Add acid at a higher temperature
than released in bond formation (D) Adding more 0.1 mol/dm 3 hydrochloric
(B) releases during bond breaking is Jess acid
than energy absorbed during bond ( )
formation
(C) released dwing bond breaking is more 24. Methane is a gas released in coal mines. Its
than the energy absorbed in bond level is always monitored Once the following
formation graph was noted while monitoring.
_ (D) absorbed dwing bond breaking is less
than the energy released during bond % of methane
formation in air
( )
L...-_ _ _ _ _ -'-+ time
22. In photography, silver bromide is
decomposed into silver and bromine. Which What would have caused such a change in
of the following is true of the reaction? methane levels?
(A) Reactants are more stable than the (A) There was no proper ventilation
products (B) A mixture of air and methane was
(B) The products are at a higher ignited
temperature than reactants (C) There is a decrease in temperature in
(C) The products have bigger energy the mind
content than reactants (D) There is a blockage in the crack via
(D) Ionic bonds in silver bromide are which methane seeps through
stronger than covalent bonds in ( )
bromine.
( ) 25. The rate of production of oxygen from the
decomposition of hydrogen peroxide can be
23. The curve 1 in the following graph shows increased by
the amount of gas evolved when marble
(A) adding water to the peroxide
chips are added to excess 0.1 mol/dm 3 (B) using powdered manganese dioxide
hydrochloric acid.
(C) lowering the temperature ofthe solution
Which of the following changes to the (D) adding more peroxide of the same
reaction will result in curve II? concentration
volume
( )
of gas Curve II
~-----:=----
26. Which of the following processes/
Curve I
conversions does not require a catalyst?
(A) ethane from ethene
(B) cracking of hydrocarbons
(A) Add more diluted acid (C) anunonia from nitrogen and hydrogen
(B) Adding more marble chips (D) sulphur dioxide from sulphur and oxy-
gen
( )

100
Paper 1 Model Examination 5
27. The following shows the changes that occW' 31 . Which of the following are used in tib'ation
when ammonia is used to make nitric acid. to fonn a salt?
NH, ~ NO ~ N0 2 ~ HN0 3 (A) Copper carbonate, nitric acid
Which of the following shows correctly the (B) sodium hydroxide, nitric acid
changes in oxidation number of nitrogen in (C) lead hydroxide, hydrochloric acid
the process? (0) zinc hydrogen carbonate, sulphuric acid
( )
(A) +3 ~ + 1 ~ 2 ~ +2
(B) +3 ~ +2 ~ +4 ~ +5 32. Which ofthe following is true of the reactions
(C) -3 ~ + 1 ~ 2 ~ 2 . between nitric acid and iron(II) oxide and
(0) -3 ~ +2 ~ 4 ~ +5 iron (III) oxide.
( )
(A) A yellow solution was fonned
28. In which of the following-"'re'actions of (B) A reduction has taken place
hydrogen is it reduced? (C) An increase in pH occurred
(0) A brown precipitate is fonned
(A) oxygen + hydrogen ~ water
( )
(B) hydrogen +nitrogen ~ ammonia
(C) sulphur + hydrogen ~ hydrogen 33. Substance X reacted with nitric acid to fonn
sulphide a light green solution Y and a gas Z. Which
(0) hydrogen + copper oxide ~ copper of the following tabulates X, Y and Z
+ water correctly?
( )
x y z
29. Which ofthe following underlined substance (A) iron oxide iron nitrate oxygen
in the following reaction is a reducing agent?
(B) copper carbonate copper nitrate carbon dioxide
(A) ethene + water ~ ethanol {C) iron carbonate iron nitrate carbon dioxide
(B) calciwn + zinc nitrate ~ calcium (0) copper hydroxide copper nitrate oxygen
nib.-ate + zinc.
(C) fluorine + sodium bromide ~ bromine ( )
+ sodiwn fluoride
(0) sodium hydroxide + nitric acid ~ 34. An alloy of2 metals were added to dilute
sodiwn nitrate and water nitric acid. Effervescence-was observed and
( ) a light green solution was ibrrned. On adding
a few drops of ammonia solution, a green
30. Which of the following oxides when dissolve precipitate was fonned which became lesser
in water will give the lowest pH? in excess of the solution. What are the two
(A) sodium oxide metals in the alloy?
(B) sulphur dioxide (A) zmc, lIon
(C) carbon dioxide (B) copper, lead
(0) potassiwn oxide (C) zmc, copper
( ) (0) iron,aluminwn ( )
35 . When ammonia was mixed with gas P, a 40. Which of the following when heated forms
white dense gas was fonned. When gas Q a brown gas and le~ves a black solid?
is added to potassium bromide, an orange (A) Iron bromide
liquid was observed. Which ofthe following (B) Lead nitrate
describes the common element found in both (C) copper nitrate
P and Q? (D) zinc carbonate ( )
(A) It is a strong reducing agent
(B) It is a greenish yellow gas 41. When potassiwn nitrate is heated, the gas
(C) It fonns ion of the fonn X+ fonned
(D) It can be r~duced by iodine ( ) (A) is acidic
(B) has a pungent smell
36. Which ofthe following gases is odourless, . (C) turns lime water chalky
colourless and acidic? (D) rekindles a glowing splinter ( )
(A) oxygen
(B) carbon monoxide ' 42. It was noticed that aluminwn reacts at a
(C) carbon dioxide slower rate in hydrochloric acid than zinc.
(D) sulphur dioxide ( ) This is because
(A) aluminum is an amphoteric oxide
37. Which ofthe following is not true ofbarium (B) zinc is more reactive than aluminum
hydroxide? (C) zinc is a more reducing than aluminum
(A) It is soluble in water (0) aluminum fonns a resistant 9xide layer
(B) It reacts wilth aluminum oxide,to ( )
give a salt
(C) It releases ammonia from ammonium 43. Apiece ofcalciwn is bumtinair. Which of
salts the following tabulates the flame colour and
(D) It decomposes to barium oxide and nature of oxide fonned?
hydrogen ( )
colour of flame nature of oxide
(A) orange-red basic
38. Which o'fthe following would be a fonnula
of a hydride of astataine? (B) lilac
-.acidic
(A) AsH3 (C) blue-green neutral

(B) AsH (D) yellow amphoteric

(C) As 2H3
( )
(D) AsHs ( )

39. Which of the following is not a similarity 44. Which of the following compounds are
between iron and manganese? fertilizers with two elements necessary for
plant growth?
(A) They have high densities
(B) They have variable valencies (A) potassiumnitrate
(C) They fonn coloUred compounds (B) ammonium nitrate
(D) They react with water to release (C) calcium hydroxide
hydrogen () (D) ammoniwn sulphate ( )

102
Paper J Model Examination 5
45. In of sulphwic acid, the sul- Which of the following
phur is dissolved in collected by downward U!"IJH....'" .... l1

water?
(A) OAygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Ammonia
( ) (D) Hydrogen ( )

46. Which following gasses cannot In which of the following ~"'."'-'JIS

exhaust gas of a blast furnace the only gaseous product?
(A) The thermal decomposition
(A) nitrate
(B) (B) Ine thermal decomposition of sodium
(C) carbonate
( ) (C) The electrolytic decomposition of dilute
sulphwic acid
47. steel making, (D) The catalytic sition of
molten iron from the hydrogen peroxide
is followed by the U'-H.HUV" ( )

following tabulates l'()t""rP("·tl"

51. Many gases can
the of oxygen and quicklime? concentrated sulphuric not
work with ammonia l l......·O'U.'.... it is
addition of oxygen addition of quicklime
(A) areducinggas
to neutralize acid oxides
(B) an alkaline gas
to removes waler
(C) very soluble is water
to react "1th silicon dioxide (D) a nitrogen comp0urId ( )
oxides
many Isomers -ene has?
( ) H H
I
H-C=C-C- -H
48. of adding I I I I
to water is it H H H H

(A) reacts with chlorine (A) two

some teeth to be mottled (B) three
removes benefits of usi (C) four
(D) five ( )
some of the
water Which; of the is a difference
( ) between the contact and haber

A catalyst is used
 (B) High pressures are used 58 . Polypropene can melt when heated gently
(C) The prod~cts are gasses because it is
CD) High temperatures are used (A) it is an addition polymer
( ) (B) it is made up of small covalent
molecules
54. Si Iicon and carbon have high boiling points (C) there are cross-links between the
because 'polymer chains
(A) they are non-metals CD) there are weak intermolecular forces
(B) they form acidic oxides when bwnt between the polymer chains
(C) there are no free electrons in the ( )
compound
CD) lots of energy required to break 59. Which of the following poisonous gases are
covalent bonds formed when polyurethane is bwnt?
) (A) ammorua
(B) chlorine
55. The following diagram shows a nitrogen (C) hydrochloric acid
cycle. CD) hydrogen cyanide ( )

r ·nim'I' ~ ~ir 60. Which of the following are not condensation

pla nls F • bacteria . - - - - - - - polymers?

~ SOil~ G (A) Starch

(B) Protein
Along which of the following arrows A,B, (C) Maltose
CD) Terylene ( ( )
C and 0 is carbon dioxide released?
( )

56. A hydrocarbo l1 molar mass 44g can only

react with chlorine in the presence oflight.
Which compound is it?
(A) C 2H 4
(B) CH 4
(C) C 2H 6
CD) C 3Hg ( )

57. What is the similarity between naphtha and

kerosene?
(A) They are isomers
(B) They are hydrocarbons
(C) They produce same amount of heat
. CD) They undergo anaerobic respiration
( )
 ANSWERS

PAPER 1
MODEL EXAMINATION 1
1. e 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B
8. B 9. B 10. B 11. e 12. e 113. e 14. B
15. B 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. D 20. e 21. e
22 . D 23 . D 24. e 25. D 26. e 27. e 28 . B
29. A 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. e
36. e 37. A 38. D 39. D 40. e 41. B 42. B
43. D 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. e 48. D 49. B
50. e ~ 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. D 56. e
57. e 58. A 59. A 60. e
PAPER 1
MODEL EXAMINATION 2
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B
8. D 9. e 10. B 11. e 12. A 13. A 14. A
15. A 16. A 17. D 18. e 19. e 20. D 21. e
22 . D 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. B 28 . B
29. B 30. e 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. B
36. B 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. B 41. B ' 42. D
43. e 44. e 45 . e 46. D 47. B 48. e 49 , -B
50. e 51. D 52. e 53. e 54 . D 55. B 56. e
57. A 58. D 59. D 60. B

PAPER 1 '"
MODEL EXAMINATION 3
. l. e 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. e
8. A 9. B 10. D II. A 12. e 13. D 14. A
15. D 16. D 17. B 18. e 19. e 20. e 21. D
22. e 23. e 24 . B 25. A 26. A 27. e 28. D
29. D 30. B 31. B 32. e 33. B 34. B 35. e
36. e 37. B 38. e 39. B 40. A 4L A 42. e
43. B 44. e 45. e 46. D 47. D 48. A 49. e
50. D 51. A 52. D 53. e 54. e 55. e 56. B
57. B 58. e ?
59. A 60. B
 1
MODEL EXAMINATION 4
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C
8. B 9. A 10. D 1J. C d. D 13. A 1 D
15. C 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. D C 21. D
C D D A C 27. B 28. D
C C 3l. B D B 34. D 35. B
D 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. D 4l. C 42. C
43. B 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. D 48. B B
50. A 51. A D C A D B
A B B c
PAPER 1
lYIODEL EXAMINATION 5
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. 6. C 7. C
8. B 9. B 10. B 11. C ] 2. B 13. B 14. D
15. D 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. C
C 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. D D 28. D
29. B 30. B 31. B C C A B
C 37. D D 40. C D D
43. A A D B A 48. B C
D 51. B 52. B B 54. D 55. C 56. D
B 58. D 59. 60. C