P5052 Nov. Nam WASSCE 2011 CHEMISTRY 2 Index Number:...... 3 hours ‘THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘West African Senior School Certificate Examination November 2011 CHEMISTRY 2 3 hours Do not open this booklet until you are told o do so. While you are waiting, write your name and index number in the spaces provided at the top right-hand corner of this booklet and thereafter, read the following instructions carefully. This paper consists of two parts, A and B. Answer Part A on your Objective Test answer sheet and Part B in your answer booklet. Part A will last for 1 hout after which the answer sheet wil be collected. Do not ‘start Part B until you are told to do so. Part B will last for 2 hours. Part A 1 hour Owsective Test [50 marks} Use HB pencil throughout. 2. Ifyou have got a blank answer sheet, complete the top section as follows. (a) Inthe space marked Name, write in capital letters your surname followed by your other names. (b) In the spaces marked Examination, Year, Subject and Paper, write ‘WASSCE’, ‘2011 NOV.” “CHEMISTRY? and ‘2? respectively. (c) Inthe box marked Index Number, write your index number vertically in the spaces on the left-hand side. There are numbered spaces in line with each digit. Shade carefully the space with the same number as each digit. (d) \nthe box marked Paper Code, write the digits 505213 in the spaces on the left-hand side. Shade the corresponding numbered spaces in the same way as for your index number. (c) Inthe box marked Sex, shade the space marked M if you are male, or F if you are female. 3. Ifyouhave got a pre-printed answer sheet, check that the details are correctly printed, as described in 2 above. In the boxes marked Index Number, Paper Code and Sex, reshade each of the shaded spaces. 4. Anexampleis given below. This is fora male candidate, whose name is Chukwuma Adekunle CIROMA, whose index number is 5251102068 and who is offering Chemistry 2. THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS Name CIROMA CHukWUNMA A ADEKUNLE, Examination: IP SSCE Year:2011 NOV. ‘Sumame * Subject: CE STR Parr: PAPER CODE [cosctscascascasnaeces7>c02 INDEX NUMBER cose toeaseacdreec6se7ac02e99 eO2ctam@ee3ae42c63062672¢82693 B|cosctaczecdsc4oeec62e72c82093 cOnmbe c22c32c42c62e62e72¢82692 JcOsmeec22e82c42c6262e73e83E02 Indleate your sex by shading the spac marked M (for cor F (for Femal ‘Use grade HB pent throughout 2. anawer each question by choosing one eter and shading k moti: [A] (8) 10] Mod 29, Erase comptaly ary answors you wish to change. 4 Leave era epeces Dank Ihe answer spaces provided are more than you need. Gone mane any mariongsacrons the hoary black marks atthe right-hand edge of your anowor shot. jeOsctze2ae32c42c52c62c7oe@ecd2 For Supervisors only. i candidate is absent shade this space: [J 1001 © 2011 The West African Examinations CouncilAnswer all the questions. tt Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find out the correct option for each question and shade in peneil on your answer sheet, the answer space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question. An example is given below. Which of the following elements reacts with water? A. Carbon B. Iodine C. Sodium D. Sulphur The correct answer is Sodium, which is lettered C and therefore answer space C would be shaded. [A] (B] Lael [D]} Think carefully before you shade the answer spaces; erase completely any answer you wish to change. Do all rough work on this question paper. Now answer the following questions. 1, The smallest particle of a substance that can exist on its own and still retains the chemical properties of that substance is A. aradical. B. anion, C. amolecule. D. acompound. 2. Consider two atoms represented as '$X and '7Y. The difference between the atoms is in the A. number of protons. B. number of neutrons. C. number of protons and electrons. D. electron structure, 3. The number of electrons present in ?!P> ion is A 3. B. IS. c 18 D. 31. 4. Which of the following ions is monoatomic? AL Mg? B. OH Cc. cn D. NH 5. The correct electron configuration of an element »,W is A. 1s? 2s? 3s? 2p6 3p6 4s?. B. Is? 2s? 35? 2p 4s? 38, C. Is? 2s? 2p 35? 3p8 459, D. Is? 2s? 2p® 35? 3p8 4s?,5 6. Which of the following sets of elements has the same outermost electron configuration?” 10. uM. 12. I. H,He, Be. I H,Li,Be. Ml. H,Li,Na. IV, He,Ne, Ar. AI B. oI c ml DV Whats the relative atomic mass of hydrogen which contains 99°30% of H atoms and 0:70% {H atoms? A. 1017 B19 Cc. 5035 D. 199-70 Which of the following periodic properties decreases down the group? A. Atomic radius B, Electron affinity C. Electronegativity D. Ionic radius One of the main characteristic properties of transition metals is their ability to A. ionize readily by electron loss. B. form basic oxides. C. react with water. D. exhibit variable oxidation states. ‘The high melting points of ionic compounds are due to ‘A. the presence of electrostatic forces of attraction. B. their ability to dissolve in water. C. their ability to exist as solids. D. their ability to conduct electricity in the molten state. ‘Which of the following molecules has the strongest covalent bond? A. Hy B. Ch Cc. 0, D. Np Which of the following molecules is non-linear? A. CO, BF Cc. HO D. HCL Turn over