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PRESIDENT-OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
TANGANYIKA DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM FOUR JOINT EXAMINATIONS

032/1 CHEMISTRY
TIME: 3:00 Hrs MARCH 2024

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with total of eleven (11) questions
2. Answer all questions from section A and B and only TWO (2) questions from section C
3. All writings should be in blue or black Ink pen excepts for diagrams that must be drawn in a pencil
4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
5. Write your Examination number (index number) on every page of your answers booklets provided
6. The following constant may be used
- Atomic masses: H = 1, O=16, N=14, S=32, Ag=108 and Cu = 63.5
- Avogadro’s number = 6.02 x 1023mol-1
- G.M.V at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3
- 1 faraday = 96500 coulombs
- Standard temperature = 273K
- 1 liter = 1dm3 = 1000cm3
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
QUESTION NUMBER SCORE INITIALS OF EXAMINER
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SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the following items (i – x) choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write
its letter besides the item number in the answer booklet(s) provided.
i. A simple proof that some chemical reactions take place in our body is that
A. Doctors tell us so in hospital
B. We eat a balanced diet
C. We occasionally fall sick
D. The waste products form our bodies differs from the food we eat
E. There is no proof

ii. Why is hydrogen gas collected over water and by upward delivery method?
A. It is soluble in both air and water B. It is insoluble in water and denser than air
B. It is soluble in water and less dense than air C. It is soluble in water and denser than air

iii. The oxide of metal which is white when cold and yellow when hot is…..
A. Aluminium oxide B. Iron (iii) oxide C. Copper (ii) oxide D. Iron (ii) oxide E. Zinc oxide

iv. If 0.5g of hydrogen gas is exploded in air, the mass of water formed is; 0.75g
A. 18g B. 40g C. 1.8g D. 4.5g E. 2.7g

v. Brown ring and copper turning tests for

A. Nitrates B. Sulphates C. Carbonates D. Chlorides E. Hydrogen Carbonates

vi. Three elements X, Y and Z are in the same period of the periodic table. The oxide of X is amphoteric,
the oxide of Y is basic and the oxide of Z is acidic. Which of the following shows the arrangement of
element in order of increasing atomic number: X, Y, Z
A. Y, X, Z B. Z, X, Y C. Y, Z, X D. Z, Y, X E. X, Z, Y

vii. The Oxidation state of chlorine in potassium chlorate is

A. +1 B. +7 C. -1 D. +5 E. +6

viii. If water does not easily form lather with soap, it is because of the presence of:
A. Sodium and calcium salts C. Calcium and magnesium salts
B. Ammonium and Aluminium salts D. Zinc and Aluminium salts
E. Iron salts

ix. What happens when an element loose or gain an electron:

A. Isotopes are formed B. Allotropes are formed C. Molecules are formed
D. Ions are formed E. Radicals are formed

x. To produce the greatest amount of hydrogen in short time, one would react,
A. 1g of magnesium ribbon with 10cm3 of 0.5M H2SO4
B. 1g of magnesium ribbon with 40cm3 of 0.5M H2SO4
C. 1g of magnesium powder with 40cm3 0.5M H2SO4
D. 1g of magnesium powder with 20cm3 of 1.0M H2SO4
E. 1g of magnesium ribbon with 50ml of 1.0MH2SO4

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2. Match the items in List A with its corresponding item from List B by selecting the letter of the correct
response and writing it beside the item number in the answer sheets(s) provided.
LIST A LIST B
i. C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) A. Precipitation reaction
ii. CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g) B. Double displacement
iii. OH-(aq) + H+(aq) → H2O(l) C. Neutralization reaction
iv. Cl-(aq) + Ag+(aq) → AgCl(s) D. Combustion reaction
v. CuO(S) + H2(g) → Cu(s) + H2O(L) E. Decomposition reaction
vi. N2(g) + H2(g) NH3(g) + Heat F. Reduction reaction
G. Redox reaction
H. Exothermic reaction

SECTION B (54 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section
3. (a) The table below shows two brands of bottled water for drinking and the concentration of different mineral
ions in each brand. Study the table and answer the questions below it.
Mineral Na+ Ca2+ Mg2+ Cl- NO3- SO42- Fe2+ F-
Composition
Uhai 40.0 3.05 4.15 14.18 0.48 10.0 0 1.76
in mg/litre
Dasani 22.32 2.69 0.11 6.50 1.0 8.0 0 0.45
i. Which brand of water is harder: Explain
ii. State the benefit of Taking Calcium contained water
iii. Tap water is usual treated before being used. State what is added to perform that function
(b) i. Some pieces of glass apparatus have the word PYREX written on them. What does this tell you?
ii. Why most of laboratory apparatus are made by glassware materials? Give four reasons.
4. (a) List down the uses of metal in reflection to the following physical properties in the table below
Physical properties Uses
i. Ductility
ii. Sonority
iii. Malleability
iv. Lustrous
(b) Suggest one best method for separating each of the following mixture
i. Common salt and water
ii. Iodine and sand
iii. Olive oil and water
iv. Husk from rice
v. Ethanol and water
vi. Beams and maize seeds
5. (a) A certain metal Z is found in common salt and stored under kerosene, but also extracted by electrolytic
reduction from its ore.
i. Identify the chief ore used in extraction of metal Z
ii. Identify the name of the cell for the extraction of metal Z
iii. What is the purpose of adding calcium chloride during the extraction of metal Z.?
iv. Why metal Z is always stored under kerosene?
(b) Elaborate by using chemical equations how the bauxite ore is purified during extraction of aluminium

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6. (a) Explain by giving reasons why
i. Laboratory door opens outward
ii. Laboratory floor is rough and never polished
iii. Fume chamber is important in the chemistry laboratory
iv. Some chemicals/ reagents are stored in brown-coloured bottles
(b) By using chemical equation, give the reason for your answer. What will happen when
i. Barium chloride solution is added to an aqueous solution of potassium Sulphate.
ii. Silver nitrate solution is added to aqueous solution of potassium chloride.
iii. Carbon dioxide is passed through lime water for 32 seconds.
iv. Anhydrous copper (ii) sulphate is left open overnight.
(c) Briefly explain why it is important to apply chemistry in agriculture.
7. (a) i. What is the energy value of a fuel?
ii. List four factors that determine the choice of a good fuel.
(b) Ethanol, which is used as a fuel, burns in air according to the equation shown below;
C2H5OH(l) + 3O2(g) → 3H2O(g) + 3CO2(g) + heat
In an experiment to determine the heat value of ethanol, the heat produced by an ethanol burner was used
to heat 200 cm3 of water. The following results were obtained.
Mass of lamp = 56.69g
Mass of lamp + ethanol = 59.46 g
Initial temperature of water = 25.4ºC
Final temperature of water = 31.2ºC
Assuming there were no heat losses, calculate the heat value of ethanol. (Specific heat capacity of water
c = 4.18 kJ/kg/ K)
8. (a) The following are thermal chemical reaction equations. State whether they are exothermic or endothermic
reactions and draw energy level diagrams for each of the reactions.
i. 2C(s) + 2H2(g) → C2H2 ∆H=53.2KJ/mol
ii. C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) ∆H= -393.5KJ/mol
(b) Name the process involved in commercial production of;
(i) Sulphuric acid (ii) Ammonia gas

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer TWO questions from this section.
9. When dilute nitric acid is added to a green solid P, a blue solution Q is formed and a gas R that forms a white
precipitate with lime water is also produced. Evaporation of the blue solution to dryness, and then strongly
heating it in a crucible forms a black solid S, brown fumes of a gas T, and a gas that relights a glowing splint.
(a) Identify the
i. Solid P and S
ii. Gases R and T
(b) Write a chemical equation for the:
i. Reaction between solid P and dilute nitric acid
ii. Formation of solid S
10. (a) State faraday’s laws of electrolysis
(b) If 0.2 Faraday is used in production of hydrogen gas electrolyticaly, then the gas formed allowed to pass
through a hot tube with a sample of copper (II) oxide and copper (II) sulphate in which chemical changes
and physical changes occurred in the sample.
i. Which compound between copper (II) oxide and copper (II) sulphate encountered chemical change
and physical change?

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ii. If the product for the chemical changes involved, one of its products was 10g of the solid and other
product was liquid. Calculate the volume of the hydrogen gas that should be supplied and the volume
of the hydrogen gas remained respective to 0.2 Faraday at S.T.P
11. (a) Define the following terms as applied in Organic Chemistry
i. Function group
ii. Homologous series
iii. isomerism
(b) Draw the condensed and open structure for each of the following compounds
i. 3-ethylpent-2-ene
ii. 4-methylhex-2-ene
iii. 5-methylhex-1-ene
(c) Write down the molecular structure and the IUPAC names of the isomers whose molecular structure is
C5H12

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