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THIRD TERM 2023/2024 EXAMINATION
CHEMISTRY SSS1 (1HR45MIN)

1. Two liquids which are insoluble can best be separated using _________ A. Bell jar B. Gas jar C. Wash bottle D.
Separating funnel
2. Which of the following changes is a chemical change? A. Melting of ice B. Liquefaction of air C. Slaking of lime
D. Evaporation of liquids
3. When solids changes to gas directly, the process is called ____-- A. Freezing B.Sublimation C.Vaporization D.
Evaporation
4. Which of the following substances would occupy a wider space A.Carbon iv oxide B.Liquid milk C.Pieces of
chalk D. Water
5. Which of the following has a fixed shape and volume A. cube of sugar B. Cooking gas C. Liquid milk D. Water
6. How many electrons are in the ion fluorine? A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 19
7. If 1 mole of fluorine gas contains 6.02x10²³, how many molecules are in 1 mole of chlorine gas? A. 35.50 x 10²³ B.
71.00 x 10²³ C. 6.02 x10²³D. 1.5 x 10²³
8. What is the percentage by mass of sodium in sodium hydroxide A. 40.4% B. 42.5% C. 57.2% D. 73.0%
9. The electronic configuration of an atom is 2,8,8,2.The atomic number of the element is therefore A.10B.15C.18D.
20
10. What is the emperical formula of a hydrocarbon containing 0.08moles of carbon and 0.32 moles of hydrogen? A.
CH₄ B. C₃H₆ C. C₂H₄ D. C₂H₆
11. What type of bond exists between metals and chlorine in each chlorides? A. Metallic bond B. Ionic bond C.
Covalent bond D. Dative bonds
12. The weakest attractive forces that can be observed between two molecules is A. Ionic B. Covalent C. Van der
waals D. Dative
13. The bond that is formed between H₂O and H ⁺ to form hydronium ion is ______ A. Covalent B. Coordinate
covalency C. Electrovalent D. Ionic
14. Water molecules are held together by _________ A. Ionic bonds B. Covalent bond C. Hydrogen bond D. Van der
waals forces
15. The standard volume of of gases at STP is _________ A. 165dm³ B. 1000cm³ C. 22.4dm³ D. 1dm³
16. According to kinetic theory, an increase in temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to A. Decrease B.
Increase C. Zero D. Remain constant
17. A gas exert pressure on its container because A. some of its molecules are moving faster than the others B. of the
collision of molecules with each other C. of mass of molecules of gas D. the molecules of the gas collide with the
with walls of the container
18. The pressure of a gas occupies 500cm3 at 27°C is 900mmHg, what is the pressure of the gas at -48°C if the volume
is reduced to 250cm3? A. 500mmHg B. 750mmHg C. 1350mmHg D. 400mmHg
19. What happened when vapour condenses? A. average velocity of the molecules increases B. vapour pressure
increases C. average velocity of the molecules decreases D. vapour pressure remains constant
20. Which of the following is correct about the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas? A. it increases with
in pressure B. it increases with increase in C.it increases with increase in temperature D. it increases at constant
pressure
21. Which of the following is not a separation technique? A.Fractional distillation B. Proportions C. Precipitation D.
Chromatography
22. Easy reversibility is a property of chemical change A. True B. False C. I don’t know D. Ask Google
23. An element X has 127 neutrons and 83 protons, what is its atomic number? A. 209 B. 105 C. 45 D. 82 E. 127
24. Which of the three states of matter has no fixed volume and least dense. A. Gas B. Liquid C. Solid D. Crystal
25. P₁V₁ = P₂V₂ supports A. Charle’s law B. Boyle’s law C. Graham’s law D. Avogadro’s law
26. Kelvin temperature can be converted into Celsius temperature by A. °C = K – 273 B. K+273 C. °C+273/k D. K +
273/°C
27. What will be the new volume (V) if the new pressure is halved and the initial pressure remain the same. A.
2P₁V₁= P₂V₂ B. P₁V₁= 2P₂V₂ C. P₁V₁/2 = P₂V₂/2 D. P₁V₁= P₂V₂/2
 28. From ideal gas equation, PV= nRT, the unit of n is _________ A. atm dm³ B. atm dm³/K C. moles D. K ⁻¹ mol ⁻¹
29. How many atoms are contained in 2g of hydrogen gas. A. 6.02 x 10²³ atoms B. 6.02 x 10²³ molecules C. 12.04 x
10²³ atoms D. 12.04 x 10²³ molecules
30. The pressure exerted by a gas is a result of A. the continuous random motion of its particles B. bombardment of the
walls of the contact by its molecular C. the expansion of the gas molecules D. Elastic nature of the gas molecules
E. Collision between the gas molecules
31. H⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq) 🡪 H₂O(l)
The above equation represents A. Hydrolysis B. Hydration C. Neutralization D. Electron affinity
32. An oxonium ion is A. H₃O B. H₃O⁺ C. H₃O⁻ D. 2(H⁺ OH⁻)
33. These are types of salt except _________ A. Normal salt B. Acid salt C. Hydrolysed salt D. Double salt
34. Which of the following substances is not a salt? A. Sodium hydrogen trioxosulphate(IV) B. Lead (II)
trioxocarbonate (V) C. Basic zinc chloride D. Aluminum oxide E. Wasshing soda
35. Which of the following pH indicates a basic solution? A. -1 B. 0 C. 3 D. 7 E. 9
36. All of the following acids are monobasic except _________ A. Hydrofluoric acid B. Hydrochloric acid C.
Trioxonitrate (V) acid D. Ethanoic acid E. Tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
37. Sodium hydroxide is added drop by drop to some hydrochloric acid in a beaker. Which of the following occurs in
the beaker? A. The pH of the solution decreases B. The concentration of hydroxide ions increases C. The
concentration of hydroxide ions decreases D. The solution turns pink E. Sodium chloride crystals is formed
38. An element belongs to a period in the periodic table because of _________ A. the number of electrons in its outer-
most shell B. the shell number C. the electronic configuration D. the size of the atom
39. Rare gas are stable because they _________ A. are mono atomic B. are volatile C. Forms ions easily D. have
duplet or octet configurations in the outer-most shell of their atoms E. have no neutrons in their nucleus
40. Which of these is the same in isotopes of an element? A. Mass number B. Number of electrons C. Number of
protons and neutrons D. Relative atomic mass E. Atomic number
41. The percentage of oxygen in sulphur (IV) oxide ( S=32, O=16) is _________ A. 5% B. 50% C. 500% D. 25%
42. The emperical formula of C₆H₆ is _________ A. CH B. C₃H₃ C. C₆H₆ D. 3CH
43. A molecule of neon is A. Mono atomic B. Diatomic C. Triatomic D. Ionic
44. If the relative molecular mass of CH₂O is 60, calculate its emperical formula.(C=12, H=1, O=16) A. 4 B. 1 C.2 D.
3
45. The relative atomic mass of Lead (II) trioxonitrate (V) PbNO ₃ is (Pb= 108, N=14, O=16) A.170 B.222C. 232 D.
132
46. 3NH₃ is _____ A. Three moles of ammonium B.Three moles of ammonia C.Six moles of ammonia D.Six moles of
ammonium
47. The atomicity of ozone is A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
48. All are basic particles of which matter could be made except _________ A. Salt B. Atom C. Molecules D. Ions
49. The separation of mixture of solids with different sizes can be done using _________ A. Magnetic separation B.
Coarsing C. Sublimation D. Sieving
50. Which is the odd one out A. Air B. Urine C. Brass D. Sand

Section B (Theory)
Answer all questions
1. What is(a)an acid (b) a base 2. Differentiate between strong acid and weak acid and list an example of each
2. Give the names and formula of (a) a tribasic acid (b) a basic salt (c) most reactive hydroxide
3. State the kinetic theory of matter
4. a) State Boyle’s and Charles’ law (b) state the general gas equation
5. 120cm³ of a gas at 25°C exerts a pressure of 850mmHg. Calculate its pressure if its volume is increased to
150cm³ at 40°C
6. i. Convert 33°C and 43°C to Kelvin scale ii. Convert 275k and 318k to °C
The electronic configuration of elements X and Y are as follows:
Element Electronic
● Write the formula of the compound formed when they combine
configuration X 2,8,8,1
● Name the type of bond involved
7. Y 2,7 Name three different types of bond that could be found in
chemical substances. Give one example of each.
8. Give 2 differences between covalent and electrovalent bonds