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NGULUDI CLUSTER EXAMINATIONS BOARD

2021 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE MOCK EXAMINATIONS

CHEMISTRY

Tuesday, 10 August Time Allowed: 2 hours

(2: 00 – 4:00 pm)
PAPER I
THEORY
(100 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 10 printed
pages. Please check.
Question Tick if Do not write
Number answered in these
2. Write your name and Examination
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Number at the top of each page.
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3. This paper contains two sections A 2
and B. In Section A there are short 3
answer questions while in Section B
there are restricted essay questions. 4
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4. Answer all the ten questions in the
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spaces provided.
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5. The maximum number of marks for 8
each answer is indicated against each
question. 9
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6. In the table provided on this page,
tick against the number of the
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Section A (70 marks)

Answer all the questions

1. a. Hydrogen gas (H2) and Chlorine (Cl2) gas react to form Hydrogen chloride (HCl).

H2 + Cl2 2HCl

If the total energy required to break the reactants bonds is 678kJ and total energy
produced is 862kJ,
i. is the reaction endothermic or exothermic?
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ii. Give a reason for the answer in 1.a. i.
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iii. Draw the energy level diagram for the reaction.

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b. i. Explain how milk of magnesia regulates stomach pH.

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ii. Describe the amphoteric oxides.

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c. Hydrocarbon containing 92.3% Carbon and 7.7% Hydrogen by mass. Determine its
empirical formula. (Hint: RAM C=12, H=1

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2. a. i. Write half equations for the reaction between magnesium (Mg) and silver nitrate
(AgNO3).
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ii. Name the reducing agent in 2. a. i.
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b. i. Define “electron configuration”.
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ii. Describe the metallic bonding.

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c. i. Mention any two similarities between carbon diamond and silicon dioxide.
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ii. Explain why steels are used in constructions.

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d. i. What is a heterogeneous mixture?

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ii. Describe how a mixture of sand and salt can be separated.

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3. a. i. What is the difference between precision and accuracy of an experimental result?
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ii. State any one way of disposing flammable wastes.

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b. Figure 2 is a setup for an experiment to test the presence of hydrogen gas.

Figure 2
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i. Why the production of popping sound indicates the presence of hydrogen gas?
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ii. Write a chemical equation for the reaction in the test tube.
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c. i. Explain how impurities affect the boiling point of a substance.

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ii. Write 0.075x106 moles in a standard form.

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iii. Explain how the boiling point can be used to determine the purity of a substance.
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4. a. i. What are green – house gases.

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ii. Describe how ion – exchange method is applied to soften hard water.
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5. a. i. State any two natural sources of organic compounds.
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ii. With relevant examples, differentiate saturated hydrocarbons from unsaturated

hydrocarbons.
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b. i. Draw a molecular structure of a tertiary alcohol with 5 carbons.

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ii. Explain why only small alkanols dissolve in water.
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6. a. Figure 1 is the skeletal formula of an organic compound.

Figure 1
i. Name the compound.
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ii. Write the molecular formula of this compound.
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iii. In which homogenous series is the compound?
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b. Draw all the isomers of butane (C4H10).
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(2 marks)
7. a. i. Explain how nuclear charge affects atomic radius.
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ii. Explain how nitrogen can be used to preserve food in plastic containers.
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b. Table 1 shows ionisation energies of Beryllium (Be).

IONIZATION ENERGY NUMBER ENTHALPY (kJ/MOL)

1st 899

2nd 1 800

3rd 14 390
Table 1
i. What is an ionisation energy?
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ii. Explain the reasons for the trend shown in the ionisation of Beryllium.
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Section B (30 marks)

Answer all the questions
8. a. Describe fractional distillation as a means of separating petroleum components.
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b. Describe how aldehydes can be distungished from ketones using silver mirror method.
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9. With an aid of a diagram(s) describe how the sodium chloride salt can be prepared from
sodium hydroxide and dilute hydrochloric acid.

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10. With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe an experiment that could be done to
distinguish a strong base from a weak base using conductivity apparatus.

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