S.1 CHEM
S.1 CHEM
S.1 CHEM
CHEMISTRY
(THEORY)
NOVEMBER 2023
1 hour 45 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Illustrations in form of drawings should be made where necessary, with a sharp pencil.
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1. You have studied that chemistry is a central science because it is linked to many other
scientific fields of study.
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2. Engineers need to know that substances expand when they are heated. Mention three
areas where engineers use this knowledge when designing things. ( 3 scores)
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3. Many people are wondering why smoke is produced by some lighting/heating
equipments e.g candles, kerosene lamps or even when burning fuels such as rubbish,
paraffin, plastics etc whereas some heating/ lighting equipments such as stoves, gas
cookers don’t produce the smoke. To add on they wonder why some motorcycle
engines produce smoke whereas some do not.
a) Using the knowledge of chemistry, describe what smoke is and explain the possible
cause of smoke production. (3 scores)
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4. Your mother heard on the radio during a certain programme that milk powder can be
prepared from fresh Milk using the evaporation to dryness method. She asked you to
suggest how the Milk powder can be prepared. What would you tell her. Put it in
writing. (6 scores)
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5. a) Match the following polymer materials to the monomers they contain. (6 scores)
Paper
Ethene
Wool
Isoprene (2-methyl
-1,3-butadiene)
Wood
isoprene
Beta glucose
Starch
Amino acids
Polyethene
Alpha glucose
Rubber
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b) State the use of the following fibres
i) Nylon. (2 scores)
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6. During a classroom lesson, the motion was “wooden chairs are better than plastic
chairs”. What points would you write to;
i) propose the motion. (03 scores)
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7. You noticed that a wet cloth you hanged inside a house during the night was dry by the
time you checked on it in the morning after waking up. Explain how this was possible?
(3 scores)
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8. If you have an old aluminium saucepan at home, explain how you would use it to
manufacture a spoon. ( 4 scores)
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9. During water transmission under the soil surface, plastic pipes are normally used
instead of metallic pipes. What explanation can you write about this? (4 scores)
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10. In your village, people dispose a lot of plastic waste. However, the only solution they
have to reduce their amount is collecting and burning them.
a) As a concerned student, what can you write to the chairman informing him about
the dangers that can result from burning plastics? (5 scores)
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b) If the chairman calls you to address a group of people about other ways they can
manage plastics instead of burning them, what would you tell them. Summarize your
speech in writing. (3 scores)
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