Chemistry - Form 1 End Term 1 Exams 2024 Set 1

Questions

1. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Answer ALL the questions

2. Mathematical tables and silent electronic calculators may be used.
3. All working must be clearly shown where necessary.
4. Students should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing

Study the figure below and answer questions that follow.

a. Name the type of flame shown and give a reason. (2mks)

b. Name the parts labelled F and G. (2mks)

c. State the three differences between the two flames of a Bunsen burner. (3mks)

2. State the best method to separate the following mixtures (3mks)

a. Components of crude oil

b. Benzoic acid and sodium chloride

c. Iron filings and Sulphur

3. Draw and state one use of the following apparatus. (4mks)

a. Deflagrating spoon

b. Mortar and pestle 

4. State three roles of chemistry as a subject to the society (3mks)

 5. a. Define the following terms (3mks)

(i). Drug

(ii). Drug abuse

(iii). Chemistry

b. State two effects of drug abuse to the consumer (2mks

6. Highlight five laboratory safety rules (5mks)

7. The diagram below shows parts of a Bunsen burner.

a. Name the parts labelled A, B, C (3mark)

b. Give one use of the part labelled A, B, C (3mark)

8. Explain why most laboratory apparatus are made of glass (2mks)

9. a. Define the term conductor as used in chemistry and give two examples of conductors (3mks)

b. Name two apparatus that are used to measure accurate volume of liquids in the laboratory. (2mks)

c. State THREE frequently abused drugs by the Kenyan youth (3mks)

10. a. A patient was given tablets with prescription 2 x 3 on the envelope. Clearly outline how the patient should
take the tablets. (2 mrk)

b. Two samples of equal volumes of water were put in 250cm³ beaker and heated for 10 minutes. Sample 1
registered a higher temperature than sample 2.

i. State the condition under which flame II is produced in Bunsen burner. (1mrk)

ii. Name the flame used to heat beaker I. Explain your answer (2mks)
11. The apparatus below was used to separate a mixture of water and kerosene.

a. State two properties of the liquids that make it possible to separate them using such apparatus (2 mks)

b. Name the liquids A and B (2mks)

c. Give the name of the above method of separation (1mk)

12. Describe the procedure used in separating a mixture of sand, aluminium chloride, iron filings and sodium
chloride in the laboratory (5mks)

13. State two laboratory rules to observe when preparing a poisonous gas. (2mks)

14.

The diagram below shows how muddy water can be made clean. Study it and answer the questions that
follow.

a. Name the apparatus labeled X. (1 mk)

b. Identify the method of separation above (1mk)

c. Give the advantage of the above process over decantation (1mk )

d. Give one industrial application of the above method (1mk)

15. The diagram below shows a set up that was used by a student to separate a mixture of water and ethanoic
acid. Study it and answer the questions that follow. (Boiling point water = 100°C, ethanoic acid = 118°C)
 a. State one mistake in the set up. (1mk)

b. Which component of the mixture will be collected first and why? (2mks)

c. What are the roles of the following; (4mks)

i. Thermometer

ii. Liebig condenser

iii. Fractionating column

iv. Glass beads

d. Why is it preferable for the distillation flask to be round- bottomed rather than flat bottomed rather than
flat bottomed? (1mk)

e. At what point does one know that the entire first fraction has been removed from the distillation flask.
Explain. (2mk)

16. The diagram below shows the relationship between the physical state of matter. Study it and answer the
questions that follow;

a. Identify the processes R, V, W and U (4mks)

b. Name two substances that can undergo the process represented by process S and T
(2mks)

Answers
1. a. Luminous flame; it has four regions and its large and wavy

b.

F - outermost pale blue zone

G - almost colourless zone

c.

2. a. Fractional distillation

b. Sublimation

c. Use of a magnet

3. a.

Deflagrating spoon is used for holding substances being burnt

b.

Pestle is used for crushing substances while in the mortar.

4. It helped in manufacture of drugs.
It helped in food production.
It help in manufacture of cheaper alternative fabrics

5. a.
 i. A drug is any natural or man-made substance that when taken into the body alters the normal body
functioning

ii. Drug abuse is the use of a drug for a purpose other than what is meant for or use of overdose or
underdose of prescribed drug.

iii. It is a branch of science that deals with the study of the structure, properties and composition of matter
and the changes that matter undergoes

b.

Stress
Depression
Hallucination
Liver cirrhosis
Dependency
6. Never run while in the laboratory because you may trip, fall and injure yourself or other users of the
laboratory.
Never taste or eat anything in the laboratory to avoid poisoning.
Always consult your teacher before trying any experiment to avoid accidents.
Label all the chemicals you are using to avoid confusion.
Always use a clean spatula for scooping a substance from a container to prevent contamination.
Always hold test-tube or boiling tube using test tube holder when heating to avoid being burned.
When heating a substance in a test tube or boiling tube, never let the open end face you or anybody
else because the liquid may spurt out and cause injury.
Never look directly into flasks and test-tubes where reactions are taking place, because the chemicals
may spurt into your eyes and cause injury.

7. a.

A - chimney
B - air hole
C - base

b.

A - This is where gas and air mix for combustion.

B - It allows the air to enter into the chimney and mix with the laboratory gas from the jet.
C - It is wide and weighty hence helps to provide support to the burner. It also helps to provide direct
contact of the burner with the work surface
8. Glass are visible or transparent hence the content can be easily seen.
Glasses are unreactive; that is they do not react with most reagents found in the laboratory.
Glasses are easy to clean hence minimizes time wastage in cleaning.

9. a. Conductors are substances which allow electrical energy to flow through them. Example of non-metal;
graphite

b.

Burette
Pipette
Volumetric flask
Syringe

10. a. To take 2 tablets after every 8 hours a day

b.
 i. When the air hole is fully closed

ii. Non-luminous flame; less time used to heat the water

11. a. density and immiscibility

b.

A - kerosene
B - water

c. Use of a separating funnel

12. Pass a magnet over the mixture to attract the iron fillings
Heat the remaining mixture for aluminium chloride to sublime and be collected as a sublimate
Add water to the remaining mixture and stir for sodium chloride to dissolve
Filter to obtain sand as the residue and sodium chloride solution as the filtrate
Evaporate the filtrate over a water bath to obtain sodium chloride crystals
13. Ensure the experiment is done in a fume chamber
Do not inhale the gases directly

14. a. Filter funnel

b. filtration

c. In filtration the residue is separate from the filtrate while in decantation some residue will be having the
filtrate

d. Large scale water purification plant

15. a. Water inlet and water outlet were exchanged

b. Water- it has a lower boiling point

c.

i. To indicate the boiling point of the medium being distilled has been reached

ii. Uses the counter flow principle to cool the vapour efficiently

iii. To allow ethanoic acid to condense into liquid and flow back into the flask before the boiling point is
reached

iv. Increase the surface area for condensation

d. For uniform distribution of heat

e. The temperature remains fairly constant until water is distilled off. The temperature starts rising and the
distillate collected thereafter is mainly ethanoic acid as the second fraction.

16. a.

R - melting
V - evaporation
W - condensation
U - freezing

b.

iodine
solid carbon (IV) oxide
 benzoic acid

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