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CHEMISTRY
PAPER 1
1 ½ HRS

RESOURCEFUL MOCK II EXAMINATIONS 2017

S.4 CHEMISTRY
545/1
TIME: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS:

This paper consists of 50 objective types of questions.

All questions are compulsory.
Answer the questions by putting the correct alternative: A, B, C or D in the grid
provided.

ANSWER GRID

1. 11. 21. 31. 41.

2. 12. 22. 32. 42.
3. 13. 23. 33. 43.
4. 14. 24. 34. 44.
5. 15. 25. 35. 45.
6. 16. 26. 36. 46.
7. 17. 27. 37. 47.
8. 18. 28. 38. 48.
9. 19. 29. 39. 49.
10. 20. 30. 40. 50.

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1. Which of the following can be an important source of calcium?
A. Siderite B. Magnetite C. Dolomite D. Bauxite

2. When sodium nitrate is strongly heated

A. Oxygen gas is given off
B. Sodium oxide remains behind
C. Nitrogen dioxide gas is given off
D. No chemical change occurs

3. Effluent is one of the substances formed during sewage treatment: Effluent can be used:

A. To make fertilizers
B. To make Bitmen for road construction
C. To make Biogas
D. As a source of water for domestic use

4. Anhydrous iron II chloride is usually obtained from

A. Iron powder and hydrogen chloride gas
B. Iron powder and chlorine gas
C. Iron and concentrated hydrochloric acid
D. Iron and dilute hydrochloric acid

5. During electrolysis of brine using carbon electrodes

A. Sodium forms at cathode and chlorine at the anode
B. Hydrogen forms at the cathode and chlorine at the anode
C. Sodium forms at the cathode and oxygen at the anode
D. Hydrogen form at the cathode and oxygen at the anode

6. Which of the following compounds neither dissolves in excess sodium hydroxide nor in
excess ammonia?

A. Cu(OH)2 B. Zn(OH)2 C. Pb(OH)2 D. Fe(OH)2

7. When excess carbon dioxide is bubbled through a solution of sodium hydroxide

A. Sodium hydrogen carbonate and water only forms

B. Sodium carbonate and water only forms
C. Sodium hydrogen carbonate only forms
D. Sodium carbonate only forms

8. When 10g of an oxide of metal M was heated for a long time in a stream of hydrogen; 8g
of residue remained.
(M = 64; O = 16; ) The simplest formula of the oxide of M is given by

A. 64 : 16 B. 8: 2
10 8 64 16

C. 10 : 8 D. 64 : 16
64 16 8 2
9. Which of the following graphs shows the change of mass of reaction mixture with time
when marble reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid?

A. B.

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Mass of mixture Mass of mixture

Time Time

C. D.

Mass of mixture Mass of mixture

Time Time

10. Among the elements of group VII it’s observed that

A. Oxidizing power decreases down the group.
B. Reactivity increases down the group.
C. Number of valence electrons increases
D. Number of energy levels decreases

11. All the following pairs of compounds can be separated by shaking with a little water and
filtering except

A. BaSO4 and BaCl2 B. CaSO4 and CaCl2

C. CuSO4 and CuCl2 D. PbCl2 and Pb(NO3)2

12. During manufacture of nitric acid from ammonia, the catalyst used is
A. Vanadium pentoxide B. Iron
C. Platinum D. Manganese dioxide

13. Which of the following salts on dissolving in water will form a solution which
will turn litmus red?

A. Sodium carbonate B. Sodium chloride

C. Ammonium carbonate D. Ammonium chloride

14. Which of the following organic compounds is produced in swamps when papyrus
is decomposed?

A. Methane B. Ethanol C. Propane D. Ethene

15. Metal R displaces Q from its sulphate while S reacts with an oxide of R. The order of
reactivity of the metals beginning from the least reactive is

A. R, S, Q B. Q, R, S C. Q, S, R D. R, Q, S

16. Sulphur dioxide reacts with oxygen according to the following equation:
2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3

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 The volume of sulphur trioxide that will form when a mixture of 20cm 3 of sulphur
dioxide and 20cm3 of oxygen is passed over a hot catalyst will be

A. 40cm3 B. 10cm3 C. 60cm3 D. 20cm3

17. Which one of the following is a mixed oxide?

A. Al2O3 B. Fe2O3 C. PbO2 D. Pb2O3

18. A gas X has the following properties:

(i) It decolourises potassium permanganate.
(ii) It forms a yellow solid with chlorine water.
(iii) It turns a solution of Iron III chloride from yellow to green.

Gas X is likely to be
A. Sulphur dioxide B. Hydrogen chloride
C. Hydrogen sulphide D. Ammonia

19. A mixture of sodium chloride and ammonium chloride can best be separated by

A. Sublimation B. Crystallization
C. Filteration D. Evaporation

20. The mass of sodium hydroxide in 25cm3 of a 0.25M solution is given by

(H = 1; O = 16; Na = 23)

A. 25 x 40 B. 25 x 0.25 x 40
100 x 0.25 1000

C. 25 x 40 x 1000 D. 0.25 x 40
0.25 25 x 1000

21. Which one of the following is a synthetic fibre?

A. Cotton B. Silk C. Polyethylene D. Nylon

22. The percentage of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate NH 4NO3 is

(N = 14; O = 16; H = 1)

A. 35% B. 17.5% C. 42.4% D. 21.2%

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23. Which of the following metals neither reacts with cold water nor with steam?

A. Zinc B. Potassium C. Lead D. Magnesium

24. Which of the following elements contain atoms which can exist as both
allotropes and isotopes?

A. Sulphur B. Carbon C. Chlorine D. Phosphorus

25. The formula of an oxide of a metal X is XO 2; the formula of the chloride of X will be

A. XCl2 B. X2Cl C. X2Cl4 D. XCl4

26. When a white crystalline solid (Y) is heated, it decomposes to give awhite
powder, a colourless condensate which turns anhydrous copper (II) sulphate and a gas
which turns limewater milky was observed, effervescence was observed in the reactant
test-tube;

A. Calcium hydrogen carbonate B. Sodium hydrogen carbonate

C. Magnesium hydrogen carbonate D. Calcium carbonate

27. Which one of the following would produce carbon dioxide within the shortest period of
time?

A. 2M hydrochloric acid and powdered marble

B. 2M hydrochloric acid and granular marble
C. 0.5M hydrochloric acid and powdered marble
D. 0.5M hydrochloric acid and granular marble

28. The mass of sulphur in 15g of sodium sulphate Na2SO4 is

(Na = 23; S = 32; O = 16)

A. 2.429g B. 4.859g C. 92.6g D. 46.30g

29. Which of the following metals is extracted by reducing its oxide with carbon?

A. Potassium B. Aluminium C. Lead D. Magnesium

30. With which of the following substances does concentrated sulphuric acid act as an
oxidizing agent?

A. Copper sulphate crystals B. Ethanol

C. Sucrose D. Carbon

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31. Sodium carbonate in the laboratory is obtained by
A. Heating sodium in carbon
B. Passing carbon dioxide through sodium hydroxide and heating the resulting mixture
C. Action of sodium carbonate on sodium chloride
D. Action of sodium hydroxide on calcium carbonate

32. The process by which sulphur is heated with natural rubber to improve on its quality is

A. Galvanization B. Vulcanization
C. Polymerization D. Fermentation

33. Hydrogen on a large scale is manufactured by

A. Action of steam on metals
B. Action of dilute sulphuric acid on zinc
C. Reduction of alkanes using steam
D. Oxidation of alkanes using steam

34. Calcium oxide is used as a drying agent for

A. Ammonia B. Carbon dioxide
C. Hydrogen chloride D. Nitrogen dioxide

35. Which of the following contains the largest number of atoms?

A. 7g of nitrate ions NO3 - B. 7g of nitrogen molecules N2
C. 7g of nitrogen atoms D. 7g if nitrite ions NO2 –

Each of the questions 36 – 45 consists of an assertion (statement) on the left hand side and a
reason on the right hand side.
Select:
A. If both assertion and reason are correct statements and the reason is a correct
explanation of the assertion.

B. If both assertion and reason are true statements but the reason is not a correct
explanation of the assertion.

C. If the assertion is true but the reason is not a correct statement.

D. If the assertion is not correct but the reason is a correct statement.

INSTRUCTIONS SUMMARIZED

ASSERTION REASON
A. True True (Reason is a correct explanation.)
B. True True (Reason is not a correct explanation.)
C. True Incorrect
D. Incorrect Correct

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36. Hydrogen chloride when In methyl benzene
dissolved in methyl benzene BECAUSE hydrogen chloride is
is a non-electrolyte. strongly acidic.

37. Sulphuric acid when Sulphuric acid is a

concentrated BECAUSE strong reducing
converts ethanol to ethane. agent.

38. Sulphur dioxide turns Sulphur dioxide is acidic

acidified potassium BECAUSE to litmus.
dichromate from orange
to light green.

39. Ammonia is collected Ammonia is a poisonous

by upward delivery. BECAUSE gas.

40. Magnesium can continue Magnesium is a stronger

to burn in carbon BECAUSE reducing agent than carbon.
dioxide.

41. Excessive detergents for Detergents are non-

laundry could cause BECAUSE Biodegradable.
environmental concerns.

42. Phosphorous is stored Phosphorous is

under water. BECAUSE electropositive.

43. Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is a

reduces copper oxide BECAUSE neutral oxide.
to copper.

44. Sulphur dioxide forms Sulphur dioxide is a

yellow deposits of BECAUSE reducing agent.
sulphur in the cold.

45. Halogens are highly Halogens possess one

Electronegative. BECAUSE valence electron.

In each of the questions 46 – 50 one or more of the answers may be correct. Read each
question carefully and indicate the correct answer according to the following:

A. If 1, 2, 3 only are correct.

B. If 1, 3 only are correct.
C. If 2, 4 only are correct.
D. If 4 only is correct.

46. Which oxide(s) will liberate chlorine with hot concentrated hydrochloric acid?

1. MnO2 2. Fe2O3 3. PbO2 4. CO2

47. Thermosoftening plastics include:

1. Polyethene 2. Polypropene
3. Polychloroethene 4. Polyester

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48. During manufacture of sodium hydroxide by electrolysis
1. Mercury is used as cathode
2. Carbon is used as anode
3. Hydrogen is a byproduct
4. The electrolyte is molten sodium chloride

49. A solution of sodium carbonate in water.

1. Produces carbon dioxide when heated
2. Is used to kill germs in water
3. Is acidic to litmus
4. Forms a green precipitate with copper sulphate

50. When chlorine is bubbled in hot concentrated sodium hydroxide

1. Sodium hypochlorite forms
2. sodium chloride forms
3. hydrochloric acid forms
4. sodium chlorate forms

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