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ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL

END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023

SUBJECT : Chemistry
CODE/PAPER : 6092/1
LEVEL/STREAM : Secondary 3 Express
DATE : 12 October 2023
TIME : 0800h – 0840h
DURATION : 40 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in soft pencil.

Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
Write your name, class and register number on the Optical Answer Sheet provided unless
this has been done for you.

There are thirty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there
are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the Optical
Answer Sheet.

Fill in the Optical Answer Sheet very carefully.

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this question paper.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 12.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.

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DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

This question paper consists of 12 printed pages including this cover page.
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Section A
Answer all questions.

1 A gas is less dense than air and dissolves in water. Which diagram shows the suitable
method of collecting this gas?

A B C D

2 The graph below shows the melting curve of a substance as it is heated from room
temperature.

temperature / °C

time / min

A student narrowed down four possible identities of the substance as follows.

1 bronze
2 steel
3 potassium chloride
4 zinc

Which of the following could be the substance?

A 1 and 2 B 2 and 3
C 3 and 4 D 1, 2 and 3
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3 In which of the following processes is there a gain in energy?

1 condensation
2 melting
3 sublimation
4 vapour deposition

A 1 and 2 B 2 and 3
C 3 and 4 D 1, 2 and 3

4 The table contains information on the structure of three particles.

atomic nucleon number of number of

particle
number number neutrons electrons
Na 11 23 W 11
Na+ 11 23 12 X
O2- 8 Y 8 Z

What are the values of W, X, Y and Z in the table above?

W X Y Z
A 11 10 16 10
B 11 11 18 8
C 12 10 16 10
D 12 11 18 8

5 A beam containing subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom is passed

between charged plates. Which of the following diagrams shows how the particles are
affected by the plates?
e = electron
p = proton
n = neutron
A B

C D
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6 Boxes X, Y and Z contain several substances.

X Y Z

Which of the following statements is true about boxes X, Y and Z?

A Box X contains two compounds and box Z contains two elements.

B Box X contains two elements and box Y contains a mixture.
C Box X contains two elements and box Y contains one compound.
D Box Y contains two compounds and box Z contains a mixture.

7 The diagram shows the structure of propyl methanoate.

O H H H

H C O C C C H

H H H

What is the number of electrons involved in bonding in one molecule of propyl

methanoate?

A 8 B 14 C 20 D 28

8 The following chemical equation shows the reaction between element E and dilute
hydrochloric acid.

E (s) + 2HCl (aq) → ECl2 (aq) + H2 (g)

What types of bonding are present in element E and in the compound ECl2?

type of bonding
in element E in ECl2
A covalent covalent
B covalent ionic
C metallic covalent
D metallic ionic
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9 The diagram below shows the atomic structures of two elements, X and Y.

element X element Y

What would be the molar mass of the compound that is formed when X and Y chemically
combine?

A 22 B 28 C 47 D 107

10 Which pair of elements combine together to form a covalent molecule?

A carbon and sulfur

B cobalt and oxygen
C lithium and nitrogen
D magnesium and sulfur

11 Platinum is a type of metal. A student made the following statements about platinum.

1 Platinum conducts heat because the positive ions are free to move.
2 Platinum conducts electricity because the electrons are free to move.
3 Platinum ions are held together because of their attraction for each other.
4 Platinum has a high melting point due to strong covalent bonds.

Which of the following statements about platinum is incorrect?

A 2 and 3 B 2 and 4
C 1, 2 and 3 D 1, 3 and 4

12 A new element discovered is named Cyronium and has a chemical formula of Cy.
Cyronium sulfide has the chemical formula Cy2S3 and sodium dichromate has the
chemical formula Na2Cr2O7. What is the chemical formula of cyronium dichromate?

A CyCr2O7 B Cy2(Cr2O7)3
C Cy(Cr2O7)3 D Cy(Cr2O7)2
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13 The reaction between ammonium phosphate and calcium chloride is shown in the
chemical equation below.

w (NH4)3PO4 (aq) + x CaCl2 (aq) → y Ca3(PO4)2 (s) + z NH4Cl (aq)

What are the values of coefficients w, x, y and z?

w x y z
A 3 2 1 2
B 3 2 1 6
C 2 3 1 3
D 2 3 1 6

14 Which compound contains the highest percentage of sulfur by mass?

A SO2 B SO3
C H2SO3 D H2SO4

15 60.0 cm3 of potassium hydroxide is required to completely react with 30.0 cm 3 of

0.400 mol/dm3 of sulfuric acid according to the equation below.

2KOH + H2SO4 → K2SO4 + 2H2O

What is the concentration of potassium hydroxide used?

A 0.100 mol/dm3 B 0.200 mol/dm3

C 0.400 mol/dm3 D 0.500 mol/dm3

16 Which of the following shows the ionic equation for the reaction between dilute
hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate?

A Na2CO3 (s) + 2HCl (aq) → 2NaCl (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
B 2Na+ (aq) + CO32- (aq) + 2H+ (aq) → 2Na+ (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
C CO32- (aq) + 2H+ (aq) → H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
D Na2CO3 (s) + 2H+ (aq) → 2Na+ (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
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17 The human mouth contains saliva which is an alkali. When sugary food is eaten, bacteria
in the mouth change the sugar into acid.

Which of the following graphs best shows how the pH in the mouth changes during and
after the eating of sweets?

A B

C D

18 Which of the following rows best describes the four substances?

CuO CO2 PbO H2O

A acidic neutral basic neutral
B basic acidic amphoteric neutral
C basic neutral basic acidic
D neutral basic amphoteric acidic
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19 The table shows the pH ranges of three indicators and the respective colour changes at
various pH levels.

pH scale
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
methyl red red yellow
methyl orange red orange yellow
bromothymol
yellow blue
blue

What colour would be observed if a few drops of all three indicators are added to a
sample of aqueous sodium chloride?

A blue B green C yellow D orange

20 Four students titrated 25.0 cm3 of sodium hydroxide with dilute hydrochloric acid using
screened methyl orange indicator. The results that they obtained are shown in the table.

student volume of hydrochloric acid used / cm3

1 20.40
2 20.50
3 20.40
4 22.00

Which statement best explains the result obtained by student 4?

A The burette was rinsed with sodium hydroxide.

B The pipette was rinsed with sodium hydroxide.
C The burette was rinsed with hydrochloric acid.
D The pipette was rinsed with distilled water.

21 How can lead(II) sulfate best be prepared from lead(II) oxide?

A By adding dilute sulfuric acid.

B By heating with sulfur until there is no further action.
C By adding dilute nitric acid followed by dilute sulfuric acid.
D By heating with sodium sulfate until there is no further reaction.
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22 Which change in conditions in the Haber process does not result in the forward reaction
proceeding more favourably than the backward reaction?

A increase the temperature

B decrease the pressure
C increase concentration of reactants
D decrease the concentration of products

23 Which statement about ammonia is correct?

A It reacts with alkalis to form salts.

B It dissolves in water to form an acidic solution.
C It is formed when ammonium salts are heated with sulfuric acid.
D It decomposes on heating to a high temperature to form nitrogen and hydrogen.

24 Two experiments were carried out as shown in the diagram below.

In experiment 1, ammonium carbonate was reacted with dilute hydrochloric acid.
In experiment 2, ammonium carbonate was heated with aqueous sodium hydroxide. In
each experiment, the gas evolved was tested with damp blue litmus paper and damp red
litmus paper.

damp blue damp red damp blue damp red

litmus litmus litmus litmus
paper paper paper paper

dilute aqueous
hydrochloric sodium
acid ammonium hydroxide ammonium
carbonate carbonate

heat
experiment 1 experiment 2
.

Which row correctly shows the colour of both the blue and red litmus papers at the end
of experiments 1 and 2?

experiment 1 experiment 2
A blue blue
B blue red
C red blue
D red red
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25 A pale green solution G gives a green precipitate with excess aqueous sodium hydroxide.
An alkaline gas is only given off when the mixture is warmed with powdered aluminium.
Which ions does G contain?

A ammonium and copper(II)

B ammonium and iron(II)
C copper(II) and nitrate
D iron(II) and nitrate

26 Waste gases from a car engine are passed through a catalytic converter to remove
pollutant gases. One of the pollutant gases is nitrogen monoxide. The equation below
shows how it is removed.

2CO + 2NO → N2 + 2CO2

Which statement about the reaction is not correct?

A Nitrogen is oxidised as it loses electrons.

B Oxidation state of oxygen remains the same.
C Carbon monoxide is oxidised as it gains oxygen.
D The reaction is a redox reaction.

27 Which of the following correctly shows the colour changes when potassium
manganate(VII) is added to a reducing agent and potassium iodide is added to an
oxidising agent?

observation of potassium iodide when observation of potassium

it is added to an oxidising agent manganate(VII) when it is added to a
reducing agent
A brown to colourless purple to colourless
B brown to colourless colourless to purple
C colourless to brown purple to colourless
D colourless to brown colourless to purple
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28 Disproportionation is a reaction in which the same element is both oxidised and reduced.
Which of the following reactions is an example of disproportionation?

A 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2
B Pb(NO3)2 → 2PbO + 4NO2 +O2
C Cu + 4HNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + 2H2O + 2NO2
D H2SO3 + H2O2 → H2SO4 + H2O

29 Which of the following statements about the Periodic Table is not true?

A Elements are arranged in order of increasing proton number.

B The most reactive elements are at the bottom of each group.
C Elements in the same period have the same number of electron shells.
D Metallic elements are on the left and non-metallic elements are on the right.

30 Which graph shows the trend in number of electrons in the outer shell of an atom, plotted
against the proton number for the first 10 elements in the Periodic Table?

A B

number of number of
electrons electrons
in outer in outer
shell shell

proton number proton number

C D

number of number of
electrons electrons
in outer in outer
shell shell

proton number proton number

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