HAPPY MONTESSORI SCHOOLS

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS1.

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Which of these is the purest source of natural water (A) Rain (B) Spring (C) Well (D) River

2. Which of the following methods can remove temporary hardness

(A) By boiling (B) By using washing soda (C) By using caustic soda (D) By using pyrogallol

3. The furring of kettles and boilers is caused by (A) Permanent hardness (B) Hard water (C) Temporary hardness (D)
Dissolved ions

4. Permanent Hardness is removed by one of the following (A) By using caustic soda solution (B) By using slaked lime
(C) By using sulfuric acid (D) By boiling

5. The following are water pollutants EXCEPT (A) Refuse and sewage (B) Crude oil spills (C) Oxides of carbon (D)
Industrial waste

6. Distill water is necessarily used in the following processes EXCEPT

(A) In car batteries (B) In certain industries (C) In analytical works (D) In cooling

7. The following are uses of coke EXCEPT (A) As solid fuel (B) As reducing agent (C) In making gaseous fuels (D) As
liquid fuels

8. What is the molar concentration of 26g of KOH in 1 dm3 (K = 39, 0=16, H = 1) (A) 0.2mol/dm3 (B) 0.49mol/dm3 (C)
0.46 mol/dm3 (D) 0.02mol/dm3

9. What volume of 11.0mol/dm3HCl(g) must be diluted to obtain 1.0dm3 of 0.05mol/dm3 of the acid solution (A) 4.5cm3
(B) 5.5cm3 (C) 6.5cm3 (D) 2.5cm3

10. 20cm3 of 0.09 mol/dm3 solution of the H2SO4 requires 30cm3 of NaOH(aq) solution for complete neutralization. Calculate
the molar concentration of (H = 1, S = 32, 0 = 16, Na=23) H2SO4 + NaOH(aq) ======== Na2SO4 + H2O (A) 0.22
mol/dm3 (B) 0.12 mol/dm3 (C) 0.32 mol/dm3 (D) 0.24 mol/dm3

11. A chemical reaction of a substance in the absence of oxygen is called (A) oxidation (B) combustion (C) pyrolysis (D)
hydrolysis

12. A suspension is a homogenous mixture (A) False (B) True (C) Not sure (D) Non of the above

13. Water gas is a mixture containing the following substances EXCEPT (A) CO (B) H2 (C) Energy (D) CO2

14. The following are fuel gases EXCEPT (A) water gas (B) producer (C) petrol (D) synthesis gas

15. Which of these is the shape of diamond crystal (A) octahedral (B) hexagonal (C) tetragonal (D) tetrahydral

16. The following are consequences of temporary hardness EXCEPT (A) Furring of kettles and boilers (B) Stalagmites
and stalactites (C) Wastage of soaps (D) Its use in car batteries

17. Which of the following are present in permanent hard water

(A) CaSO4 and CaCO3 (B) MgCO3 and MgSO4 (C) CaSO4 and MgSO4 (D) NaCO3 and MgSO4

18. The following are allotropes of carbon EXCEPT (A) Diamond (B) Graphite (C) Coke (D) Feldspar
 19. In the process of making ammonia (Via the Haber process) 3000dm 3 of hydrogen were required. What volume of
ammonia would be produced (N=14, H = 1) (A) 1000 dm3 (B) 1500 dm3 (C) 2000 dm3 (A) 3500 dm3
N2(g)+ 3H2(g) 2NH3(g).

20. Which of these is a crystalline form of carbon (A) Diamond (B) Coke (C) Charcoal (D) Coal
21. Which of the following substances are present in temporary hard water (A) Calcium or magnesium tetra-oxo-
sulphate (vi) (B) Calcium or magnesium hydrogen tri-oxo-carbonate (iv) (C) Sodium or calcium chloride (D) Sodium
or calcium trioxocarbonate (iv)

22. The reaction below shows (A) Coal carbonization (B) Destructive distillation of wood (C) Coke formation
(D) Carbon formation Coal =====> Coke + Ammoniacal liquor + Coal tar + Coal gas

22. Producer gas is a mixture of (A) Nitrogen and carbon (B) Nitrogen and carbon (ii) oxide (C) Hydrogen and carbon (ii)
oxide (D) Hydrogen and carbon (iv) oxide

23. Water gas contains (A) Equal volumes of hydrogen and carbon (ii) oxide (B) Different volumes of hydrogen and
carbon (ii) oxide (C) Hydrogen and carbon (ii) oxide (D) Nitrogen and carbon (ii) oxide

24. The following are the uses of coal EXCEPT (A) Used as fuel (B) Used in making chemicals (C) Used as mild antiseptic
(D) Used as anaesthetics

25. The following are the properties of graphite EXCEPT (A) High melting point (B) Good conductor of electricity (C)
Highly reactive (D) High Ductility

26. Carbon occurs in the following form EXCEPT (A) Limestone (B) Dolomite (C) Feldspar (D) Graphite

27. Carbon forms two oxides namely (A) CO and CO2 (B) CO and CO3 (C) CO and CO3 (D) CO3 and CO2

29. The trioxocarbonate (iv) acid forms two series of salts namely (A) -CO3 and-HCO3 (B)-CO3 and HCO2 (C) –CO2 and –
HCO3 (D) -CO2 and -HCO2

30. Carbon belongs to what group of the periodic table (A) Group 4 (B) Group 2 (C) Group 7 (D) Group 5

31.Universal indicator is added to a colourless solution and turns dark blue. What does this tell you?
a.It is an acid b. It is neutral c.It is an alkali

32.Which ion is present in all acid solutions?

a. Hydrogen ion, H+ b. Hydroxide ion, OH- c. Hydride ion, H-

33.What name is given to a base that dissolves in water?

a. Amphoteric b . An alkali c. A salt

34. Which ionic equation takes place in an acid-alkali neutralisation reaction?

a. H+ + OH- → H2O b. HCl → H+ + Cl- c.NH3 + H2O → NH4+ + OH-

35. Which of the following could be used to neutralise acidic soil?

Sodium chloride b. Calcium oxide c. Sulfuric acid

36. Sulfuric acid + magnesium oxide ======>…

a. Magnesium sulfate + carbon dioxide + water b. Magnesium sulfate + hydrogen c. Magnesium sulfate + water

37. Which of these options would produce potassium nitrate?

Sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid b. Potassium carbonate and hydrochloric acid c. Potassium hydroxide +
nitric acid

38. Which acid is used to make salts that have names ending in sulfate?
 Sulfamic acid b. Nitric acid c. Sulfuric acid

39. What ion is present in nitric acid?

a. NO3- b. NH4+ c. OH-

40. Zinc oxide + nitric acid ======> ...

a. Zinc nitrate + water b. Zinc chloride + hydrogen c. Zinc nitrate + water + carbon dioxide

41. Which two chemicals could you react to make ammonium chloride?
a. Ammonium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid b. Ammonia and sulfuric acid
c. Potassium hydroxide and nitric acid

42.Calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid →…

a.Calcium chloride + hydrogen b.Calcium chloride + water + carbon dioxide
c. Calcium sulfate + water

43.Which of these salts is most likely to be soluble? a. Potassium nitrate b. Iron carbonate c. Copper oxide

44.What is the name of the precipitate made from the reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride?
Sodium nitrate b. Silver chloride c. Water

45.When producing a soluble salt in a reaction between an acid and an alkali, how can you prepare dry solid crystals from the
solution?
a.Filtration b.Chromatography c. Evaporation

46.When performing an acid-alkali titration, what piece of apparatus is used to place a fixed volume of the first solution into the
conical flask?
Burette b. Pipette c. Beaker

47.When processing titration results, what do you do with results that are very close together?
a.Take an average b . Ignore them c. Pick one

48.The following can be obtained directly from the destructive distillation of coal except
a.ammoniacal liquor b.coke c.producer gas d.coal tar

49.The use of diamond in abrasives is due to it’s a. high melting point b. durability c. lustre d. hardness e. octahedral shape

50.The liquid product of the destructive distillation of coal is a. kerosene b. ethanol

c. ammoniacal liquor d. paraffin oil

INSTRUCTION: Answer 4 questions.

1a. What is hardness of water? (II) State two effects of temporary hardness. (b) state three advantages and disadvantages of
hard water

2a. What is Allotropy? (II) state two crystalline allotropes of carbon. b. Distinguish between diamond and graphite

3a. (i) what is an acid? (ii) state four examples of mineral and organic acid (b) (i) distinguish between a strong acid and weak acid
(ii) define the basicity of an acid

4a. Why is ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) a monobasic acid (b) (i) Define pH of solutions. (II) Find the pH of 0.05 mol-dm-3 H2SO4
5a. (i) what is coal carbonization (II) list two oxides of carbon b. (i) list the products of coal carbonization. (II) 5a. (i)
Describe how carbon (ii) oxide is made (ii) State the constituents of water gas

6a. Define neutralization reaction (b) If a solution A contains 0.2mol/dm³ of HCl and solution B contains NaOH. If 25.0cm³ of
B requires 20.15cm³ of A for complete neutralization calculate (I) concentration of B in Mol/dm³ (II) concentration of B in
g/dm³ HCl + NaOH =======> NaCl + H2O