FORM THREE MID-TERM TEST

032 CHEMISTRY
Time: 3:00 Hours April, 2024.

Instructions
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with a total of 11
questions
2. Answer all questions in this paper
3. Calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorized material
are not allowed in the examination room
4. Write your examination number on every page of your answer
booklets
5. The following constant may be used
• Atomic masses H= 1, C= 12, O= 16, W= 14, Pb= 108
• Avogadro’s number = 6.02 x 1023
• GMV at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3
• Faraday = 96500 coulombs
• standard pressure = 760mm Hs
• Standard temperature = 2.73k
• 1 litre = 1dm3 = 1000cm
This paper consists of six (6) printed pages

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 SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all question in this section
1. For each of the items (i) – (x), Choose the correct answer from
among the given alternatives then write the correct answer beside
the item number in the answer booklet provided

(i) Form Four students in a certain school were doing a scientific

investigation about maralia 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

(ii) The apparatus used to heat small amounts of solid substance within a
gas jar is
(A) Evaporation dish (B) Test tube holder
(C) Deflagrating spoon (D) Gas jar
(E) Desicator

(iii) During sunny days, the water in pounds dry completely leaves pond
barely. Which process takes places in that season?
(A) Condensation (B) Melting
(C) Evaporation (D) Sublimation
(E) Deposition

(iv) If you want the Bunsen burner to have the same flame colour as the
candle flame you must
(A) Have a air hole completely opened
(B) Turn on a larger supply of gas
(C) Have air hole completely closed
(D) Have more candle burning
(E) Have completely removed the barrel

(v) “Water is referred to as the universe of solvent”. What does this

statement mean?
(A) It is commonly known liquid
(B) It exists in all three state of matter
(C) It dissolves more substance than any other known liquid
(D) It is used in cooking, drinking and washing bodies and clothes
(E) It is colourless, odourless and tasteless liquid

(vi) The simplest formula of a compound formed when combining 36g of

magnesium and 14g of nitrogen is
(A) Mg N (B) mg2N
(C) Mg3N2 (D) mg2N
(E) Mg4N2

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(vii) An element X is found in period 4 and group II of the periodic table. If
element X undergoes the reaction.
X X2+ + 2e . The electronic configuration of X2+ Ions is
(A) 2 : 8 : 6 (B) 2 : 8 : 2
(C) 2 : 8 : 8 (D) 2 : 8 : 4
(E) 2 : 8 : 8 : 2

(viii) Hard water which can be soften by boiling method contains dissolved
(A) Calcium Carbonate (B) Calcium Sulphate
(C) Magnesium Chloride (D) Magnesium hydrogen Carbonate
(E) Sodium Chloride

(ix) One of the following statement best explains the meaning of an acid
(A) It is any substance that contains hydrogen in its formula
(B) It is any substance that dissolve in water to produce hydrogen Ions
(C) It is any substance that can react with NaOH
(D) It is any substance that release hydroxyl Ion when dissolved in
water
(x) Workers from a cement industry careless dispose waste contaminants
with lime to nearly field. The soil in the field is likely to be
(A) Acidic (B) Alkaline
(C) Neutral (D) Amphoteric
(E) As hard as cement

2. Match the items from list A with the correct responses in List B by
writing the letter of the correct response in your answer sheets
LIST A LIST B
(i) The radical with valence of A. Electrovalent compound
three B. Potassium
(ii) The element with both C. Bromine
metallic and non-metallic D. Covalent compound
properties E. Phosphate
(iii) The most reactive element in F. Noble gases
the electrochemical series G. Oxygen
(iv) It is formed by contribution of H. Metalloids
electrons
(v) The elements which are
incredibly stable and rarely
reactive
(vi) Element with atomic number
of 8

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 SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all question in this section
3.
(a) Before water is used in the public water supply, It has to be treated.
Briefly explain any three ways in which domestic water can be treated
(3 Marks)
(b) A certain hydrocarbons made up of carbon and hydrogen contains
20% by mass of hydrogen and have a vapour density of 15. What is
the empirical formula of the compound (6 Marks)

4.
(a) Gas X is colourless, testless and odourless. It is prepared by the
reaction between hydrogen peroxide and manganese (IV) Oxide
(a) (i) Identify gas X ( 1 Marks)
(ii) State the chemical test for gas X (1 Marks)

(b) (i) Write the chemical equation for the production of gas X( 2Marks)
(ii) Give four uses of gas X (3.5 Marks)
(iii) Describe the method used to collect the gas (1.5 Marks)
5.
(a) Identify the type of reaction in each of the following chemical
equation. Explain your answer
(i) CaCo(s) CaO(s) + CO2(g)

(ii) Cao(s) + H2O(L) Ca(OH)2(aq)

(iii) Zn(s) + CUSO4(aq) ZnSO4(aq) + NaNO3(aq)

(b) Differentiate between the following terms:

(i) Ionic equation and Molecular equation
(ii) Total Ionic equation and Net Ionic equation
6.
(a) How does an oxidation reaction differ from a reduction reaction?
(b) The black Compound reacts with hydrogen gas to form brown copper
and water as shown below
CUO(s) + H2 (g) CU(s) + H2O (L)
(i) Suggest the types of reaction
(ii) Which species is reducing agent? Give reasons
(iii)Which species undergoes oxidation? Give reasons
7.
(a) Element X, Y, Z have atomic number 17, 18 and 20 respectively
(i) Write the electronic configuration of each element
(ii) Basing on the reaction, which of the above element is likely to be
found in uncombined state?
(b) (i) Write down three(3) Characteristics of the bond formed between X
and Z
(ii) Write the chemical formula of a compound formed when X
combine with Z
(iii) Name the types of bond formed when X and Y combine

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8.
(a) Why is the use of the balanced chemical equation so importance in
the chemical manufacturing industry? (2 Marks)
(b) Study the following chemical reaction and answer the questions that
follows
3KOH (eq) + FeCl3 (eq) 3KCl (eq) + Fe (OH) 3(s)

(i) Write a net Ionic equation for the chemical equation above (1Marks)
(ii) What types of reaction is represented by the chemical equation
above? (1 Marks)
(c) Complete and balance each of the following equations
(i) Mg(s) + Cl2(g)

(ii) Zn(NO3)2(aq) + ZNaoH(aq)

(iii) Hcl + CaO

(iv) Hcl + Zn granules

(v) H2SO4 + NaHCO3

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer two (2) questions from this section
9.
(a) Briefly explain the following observation about a sample of hard water
(i) Water boil, If form white precipitate
(ii) After boiling water form scum
(iii) Sodium Carbonate makes the water completely soft
(b) With the aid of chemical equation briefly describe the following
process
(i) The removal of temporary hardness by boiling
(ii) The removal of permanent hardness of water by chemical
means.

10.
(a) Putin likes to use hard water to wash his clothes rather than soft
water. His wife told him that hard water has higher cost than sof
water. Give reason to support Putin’s wife
(b) Farida went to the laboratory and found four bottle on the bench each
contain the mixture of the following. Bottle A contains Alcohol and
sand, bottle B contains Iodine and water, bottle C contains Iron
fillings and powdered calcium chloride and bottle D contains Kerosene
and water. With reason explain which method can be used to separate
the mixture in each bottle above?

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11. A form three students at Markaz Islamic Seminary had a task to mop
the laboratory chamber, accidentally bees bite one of them on her hand.
The technician advice to apply ashes powder to the bite surface. Explain
five importance of the process taking place on the skin surface to our
daily life after applying ashes powder.

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