THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

ORGANIZATION OF HEADS OF NON-GOVERNMENT SECONDARY

SCHOOLS-TANZANIA (OHONGSS-T)
MWANZA & KIGOMA REGIONS
FORM FOUR MOCK EXAMINATION-MAY, 2023

032/1 CHEMISTRY 1
Time: 3 Hours Thursday, 25th May, 2023 P.M

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and two (2) question from section C.
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (16) marks, section B carries fifty-four (54)
marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.
4. Non-programmable calculators may be used.
5. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s)
7. The following constants may be used.
Atomic masses: H = 1, C = 12, O = 16, Mg =24.
Avogadro’s number = 6.02 10
GMV at s.t.p = 22.4
1 Faraday = 96, 500 coulombs.
1 litre = 1 = 1000 .

This paper consists of 7 printed pages

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 SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the items (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet
provided.
(i) Which of these statements is true about isotopes of an element?
A. The number of protons is the same, but the number of neutrons is
different.
B. The number of protons and neutrons is the same, but the number of
electrons is different.
C. The number of neutrons is the same, but the number of protons is
different.
D. The number of protons is the same, but electrons are added to the
nucleus.
E. The number of neutrons and electrons are the same.

(ii) Which of the following transforms a mechanical energy to an electric

energy?
A. Hydroelectric power plant
B. Solar panel
C. An electric cooker
D. An electric motor
E. A motorcycle wheel

(iii) Which oxides among the following are gaseous at room temperature?
A. Copper oxide and iron oxide
B. Carbon dioxide and copper oxide
C. Carbon dioxide and Sulphur dioxide
D. Sulphur dioxide and copper oxide
E. Iron oxide and carbon dioxide

(iv) Steam and methane can react and produce hydrogen according to the
following equation.
( )+ ( ) ( )+3 ( )
The volume of methane needed to produce 150 of hydrogen at the same
conditions will be;
A. 50
B. 25
C. 100
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 D. 75
E. 150

(v) Which of the following statements is not true about hydrogen gas?
A. Is a reducing agent.
B. Burns in air to form steam.
C. Is a neutral gas, almost insoluble in water.
D. Diffuses more rapidly than carbondioxide.
E. Is prepared by the action of dilute nitric acid on zinc metal.

(vi) Which one of the following substances where its dissolution in water causes
permanent hardness of water?
A. Sodium carbonate
B. Magnesium carbonate
C. Calcium sulphate
D. Sodium chloride
E. Calcium carbonate

(vii) What will happen as water is being added to an acid?

A. The acid becomes more acidic and its PH goes down.
B. The acid becomes neutral and its PH becomes 7.
C. The acid becomes less acidic and its PH goes down.
D. The acid becomes more acidic and its PH goes up
E. The acid becomes less acidic and its PH goes up.

(viii) A Bunsen burner will produce a yellow flame when;

A. The air hole is fully closed.
B. The gas tap is fully opened.
C. Sufficient gas is supplied to the Bunsen burner.
D. The gas tap is partially opened.
E. The air hole is fully opened.

(ix) Which of the following sets of laboratory apparatus are used to measure
volume of water?
A. Thistle funnel, separation funnel and beaker
B. Burrete, pipette and measuring cylinder
C. Crucible, Kipp’s apparatus and volumetric flask.
D. Volumetric flask, distillation flask and test tube.
E. Test tube, beaker and gas jar.

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 (x) Form Four students in a certain school were doing a scientific research about
malaria disease in the Coast Region. Which among the following scientific
procedures was used to accept or reject the hypothesis made?
A. Data interpretation
B. Experimentation
C. Conclusion
D. Hypothesis formulation
E. Problem identification

2. Match the chemical composition of fire extinguisher in List A with the

corresponding extinguisher in List B by writing the letter of the correct response
beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

LIST A LIST B
(i) The extinguisher composed of A. Dry chemical extinguisher
bromochlorodifluoro-methane. B. Fire blanket extinguisher
(ii) The extinguisher composed of C. APW extinguisher
potassium acetate. D. Carbon dioxide extinguisher
(iii) The extinguisher composed of E. Halon extinguisher
monoammonium phosphate with a F. ABC extinguisher
nitrogen carrier.
G. Sand bucket extinguisher
(iv) The extinguisher composed of H. Wet chemical extinguisher
fine sodium bicarbonate powder
pressurized by nitrogen. I. Foam extinguisher.

(v) The extinguisher composed of

proteins and fluoro-proteins.

(vi) The extinguisher composed of tap

water pressurized by air.

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 SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section

3. (a) Arrange the alkaline earth metals available in the periodic table of the first twenty
elements as they appear from the top to the bottom. Explain briefly why the
atomic radius increases as one is moving down the alkaline earth metals arranged.

(b) The Chemistry laboratory is designed for chemical tests. Identify four (4) main
rules to be observed during these tests for accurate results.

4. (a) A chemical substance L has a density of 1 ⁄ at 4 , it is neutral to litmus

paper, freezes at 0 and boils at 100 .

(i) Specify the name and the chemical formula of substance L

(ii) How can substance L be confirmed in the laboratory? Describe two
confirming methods and provide its positive observations.
(iii) State two main physical properties of substance L and show the usefulness
of each property in our daily life.

(b) With two points, differentiate sodium atom from chlorine atom.

5. (a) Metals are extracted from their ores. Using two important metals in the table
below, identify the substance(s) apart from their chief ores which are added
during the extraction process and finally, suggest their functions.

Name of the metal to be Substance(s) added Function(s) of the

extracted during extraction substance(s)
Sodium
Iron

(b) Consider the reaction between aqueous solutions of silver nitrate and calcium
chloride.
(i) With state symbols, write the balanced molecular equation for this
reaction.
(ii) Give three usefulness of the equation in (b) (i) over word equation.

6. (a) Explain each of the following observations.

(i) Why Methylpropane has a lower boiling point than butane although both
have the same molecular mass.
(ii) Why ignition sources such as smoking are not allowed at petrol stations.

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 (b) The following results were obtained in an experiment to find the molecular
formula of magnesium oxide when magnesium burnt in air.

Mass of crucible = 12.5g

Mass of crucible + magnesium = 14.9g
Mass of crucible + magnesium oxide = 16.5g

(i) What mass of magnesium was used in the experiment?

(ii) How many moles of magnesium atoms were used in the experiment?
(iii) What mass of oxygen combined with magnesium?
(iv) How many moles of oxygen combined with magnesium?
(v) Use the results in (b) (i)-(iv) to write the molecular formula of magnesium
oxide

7. (a) The following table contains some names of laboratory apparatus.

Tripod stand Combustion tube

Measuring cylinder Retort stand and clamp
Pipette Wire gauze
Petri dish Burette
Conical flask Bunsen burner

Using the names given in the table, identify five apparatus that are used in
volumetric analysis and suggest their functions.

(b) What does the statement “a reaction has reached equilibrium” mean with regard
to the following?
(i) Forward and reverse reaction rates.
(ii) The amounts or concentrations of the reactants and the products.

8. (a) With the aid of chemical equations, describe how sulphuric acid is produced in
large scale using the contact process.

(b) A current of 1.5A was passed through 250 of 0.5 aqueous

solution for 1 hour and 10 minutes. The anode was platinum and the cathode
was silver.
(i) Give the equations for the reactions which took place at the cathode and
anode.
(ii) Describe the changes that would occur if the platinum anode was replaced
with a silver anode.

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 SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two (2) questions in this section.

9. Describe six (6) major changes that matter is likely to undergo in our daily life and
state clear examples in each case.

10. When dilute nitric acid is added to a green solid P, a blue solution X is formed and
a gas R that forms a white precipitate with limewater. Heating the blue solution of
the hydrated salt X, it initially loses its water of crystallization, and then
decomposes to form a black solid S, brown fumes of gas Y, and a gas Z that relights
a glowing splint.

(a) Identify the solid X and gases Y and Z

(b) Write balanced chemical equation for the reaction between the solid P and
dilute nitric acid.
(c) Give a balanced chemical equation for the formation of the solid S.
(d) Describe two chemical properties of gas Z
(e) Give the IUPAC name of a green solid P

11. What are the five (5) immediate efforts to be done by the National Environment
Management Council (NEMC) in Tanzania in order to ensure that land is not
polluted?

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