ROSEBUD COLLEGE

OKE ‘BADAN ESTATE, AKALA WAY, AKOBO, IBADAN, OYO STATE

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 SESSION
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: S.S 3 TIME ALLOWED: 2HRS

INSTRUCTION: Answer All the questions in section A. Each question is followed by four options letter A-D.
Find out the correct option for each question and shade in pencil your answer sheet in the answer space
which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question. Erase
completely any answer you wish to change. From section b you are to answer four question of your choice.

1. Which of the following is used B. 3-Methylpentane

widely in the manufacture of C. 2-Ethylpentane
flavours and perfumes? D. 4-Ethylhexane
A. Alkanoates
B. Alkanones
6. The alkanoate CH3CH2COOC2H5
C. Alkanes
I,s the product of the reaction
D. Aliphatic compounds
between
A. ethanoic acid and propanol
2. The by-product of the fermentation B. ethanoic acid and ethanol
of sugar to ethanol is C. propanoic acid and ethanol
A. propane-1,2,3-triol D. propanoic acid and propanol
B. ethyl ethanoate
C. ethanedioic acid
7. The reaction between alkanoic acids
D. carbon (iv) oxide
and alkanols in the presence of a
mineral acid is known as
3. The ash, used for making black soap A. saponification
locally, provides B. hydrolysis
A. glycerol C. esterification
B. Potassium ions D. dehydration
C. sodium chloride
D. stearic acid
8. Which of the following is a
secondary alcohol?
4. Which is an aromatic hydrocarbon? A. Methanol
A. Propane B. Ethanol
B. Benzene C. Isopropanol
C. Ethanol D. Butanol
D. Butyne
9. What is the hybridization of carbon
5. What is the IUPAC name for CH3- atoms in methane (CH4)?
CH2-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH3? A. sp
A. 2-Methylhexane B. sp2
 C. sp3 15. Which of the. following structures
D. sp3d corresponds to the functional group
10. The hydrolysis of groundnut oil by of alkyl alkanoate?
potassium hydroxide is known as A.
A. hydrogenation
B. saponification B.
C. esterification
D. neutralisation C.

D.
11. Which of these compounds exhibits
resonance?
A. Ethanol 16. An example of a non-reducing sugar
B. Ethane is
C. Benzene A. fructose
D. Ethyne. B. glucose
C. lactose
D. sucrose
12. The alkanol obtained from the
production of soap is.
A. dihydric alkanol 17. Fructose and glucose are
B. monohydric alkanol A. allotropes of each other
C. trihydric alkanol
D. tertiary alkanol. B. both dissacchaides
C. Isomer of each other
D. Isotopes of each other
13. CH3COOH(g) ___ CH4(g) +
CO2(g)
The reaction above is 18. Detergents are bxtter than soaps to
A. acidification washing in hard water because
B. carboxylation A. hard water contains insoluble
C. decarboxylation calcium salts
D. methylation B. they contain bleaching powder

C. they contain palmitic acid

14. Which of the following compounds
D. they do not form insoluble
is not a natural polymer?
calcium and magnesium salts.
A. polythene
B. protein
C. rubber 19. Plastics which lose their plasticity on
D. starch being subjected to heat are said to be
A. thermosetting
B. polymeric
 C. thermoplastic C. fermentation
D. biodegradable D. substitution

20. The chemicals used for testing for 25. Which of the following can be used
the presence of proteins include the to test/distinguished between
following Except unsaturated and saturated organic
A. Million's reagent compound?
B. Fehling's solution A. Bromine water
C. Concentrated HNO3 B. tetraoxosulphate vi acid
D. NaOH(aq) and CuSO4(aq) C. Soda lime
D. Caustic soda
21. An organic compound which gave
effervescent with sodndium 26. During the vulcanization of rubber,
hydrogen carbonate (iv) is likely to sulphur is added to
be an A. lengthen the chain of rubber
A. alkanoic acid B. break down rubber polymer
B. aromatic hydrocarbon C. act as a catalyst
C. alkanoate D. bind rubber molecules together
D. alkanone
27. Radon is used as a tracer in medical
22. The formula CH2O for ethanoic acid research because it
is regarded as its A. is monoatomic
A. molecular formula B. is radioactive
B. general formula C. is a noble gas
C. empirical formula D. has a complete valence shell
D. structural formula
23. The intermediate product formed
28. Atom 234 88 Q decay by alpha
when ethanol is progressively
emission to give an atom R. The
oxidized to ethanoic acid with
atomic number and mass number of
potassium heptaoxodichromate (VI)
atom R are respectively
is
A. 86 and 230
A. butanal
B. 87 and 234
B. ethanal
C. 88 and 233
C. methanal
D. 90 and 238
D. propanal

29. Which of the following statements is

24. Proteins in acid solution undergo
not correct about gamma rays? They
A. polymerization
A. are electromagnetic waves
B. hydrolysis
 B. are deflected by electric field D. soft solder
C. can penetrate several centimeters 35. Which of the following alloys is
of lead mainly used in making statues?
D. do not bring about change n A. Brass
atomic number. B. Bronze
30. Carbon - 14 is used for carbon dating C. Duralumin
because it D. Steel
A. Is a non metal
B. exhibits allotropy
36. When ammonia solution Y, a brown
C. is more stable than other forms
precipitate insoluble in excess
D. disintegrates at a known rate.
ammonia solution is obtained
solution Y contains
31. Cancerous growths are cured by A. Fe3+
exposure to B. Fe2+
A. X-rays C. Cu2+
B. Beta rays D. Zn2+
C. Alpha rays
D. Gamma rays
37. Which of the following metals is
passive to concentrated trioxonitrate
32. What does the following equation (V) acid ?
illustrate? A. Iron
238 92U ___ 234 90Th + 4 2He B. Tin
A. artificial radioactivity C. Copper
B. nuclear fission D. Zinc
C. nuclear fussion
D. spontaneous disintegration
38. In the extraction of iron in the blast
furnace, which of the following is
33. In the equation below used to remove earthy impurity from
14 6C ___ X + B the ore
X in the equation represents A. Air
A. 12 6 C B. Carbon (II) oxide
B. 12 5 B C. Coke
C. 14 5 N D. Limestone
D. 13 6 C
39. The green colour solution of an Fe2+
34. Lead and tin are components of salt changes to a brown solution of
A. stel an Fe3+ salt by
B. bronze A. conversion
C. brass B. oxidation
 C. reduction
D. substitution 45. The main impurity in iron ore during
40. Which metal reacts with steam when the extraction of iron is
it is red hot? A. calcium trioxosilicate
A. copper B.silicon (iv) oxide
B. gold C. sulphur (ii) oxide
C. Iron D. carbon (iv) oxide
D. silver
46. Soft solder is suitable for welding
41. The following are characteristic purposes because it.
properties of transition elements A. is resistant to chemical attack
except B. does not wear out easily
A. complex ion formation C. has a high melting point
B. variable oxidation states D. has a low melting point
C. possession of catalytic ability
D. strong oxidizing power 47. What properties of duralumin make
it more useful that its constituent
42. Copper is used for ornament work metals?
because it A. It is heavy with a high melting
A. is a transition metal with coloured point
salt B. It is malleable and has high
B. has a high melting point density
C. is s malleable and resistant to C. It is strong and light
corrosion D. It is hard and ductile
D. is an electrical conductor.
48. Which of the following is observed
43. In large underground iron tanks or when a solution of iron (iii) chloride
pipe lines, corrosion can best be is mixed with a solution of sodium
prevented by hydroxide?
A. painting A. a gas is evolved
B. coating with grease B. a deep blue precipitate is formed
C. cathodic protection C. The resultant solution turns green
D. coating with oil D. A brown precipitate is formed

44. Rusting of iron is a slow process of 49. Alloys are often used in preference
A. oxidation to pure metals because
B.reduction A. metals are too hard
C. hydration B. metals are ductile
D. precipitation
 C.metallic properties are improved in hydrated iron (iii) oxide. Write an
alloys equation to illustrate this reaction.
D.alloys are a mixture of metals (b) i. Explain three methods of
50. An alkynes with six carbon atoms preventing of rusting.
per molecule has relative molecular ii. List two reagents that can be
mass of: ( C = 12, H = 1) used to convert alkanols to alkanoic
A. 72 acid.
B. 82 (c)What happened when ethanoic
C. 84 acid is heated strongly with soda
D. 86 lime.

3. (a) A compound contains 40%

carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3%
oxygen. Determine its molecular
formula if its molar mass is 180 (H =
1, C = 12, O = 12)
(b) Give the IUPAC names of the
following
SECTION B: Theory i.
INSTRUCTION: Answer Any Four
Questions of your choice ii.

1. (a) Write briefly on the following: iii.

i. Addition polymer.
ii. Condensation polymers iv.
iii. Synthetic rubber (c) State the reason why sodium
iv. Thermoplastics and Thermosets chloride is used during the
(b) i. Using an equation, describe the manufacture of soap
hydrolysis of ethyl ethanoate
ii. What happened when
ammonia is bubbled through ethyl
4. (a) i. Define the term radioactivity
ethanoate?
ii. What are the three main types
(c) State the functional group present
of radiations? Give three properties
in alkanoates and mention one of
of each
their natural sources
(b) i. Define the half life of a
radioactive isotope
2. (a) i. Explain any chemical test for ii. 210 84 Po emits an alpha particle
iron (ii) ions to become stable. Write an equation
ii. When iron is exposed to moist for the nuclear reaction. (Let the new
air, it rusts and forms the brown - element formed be X)
 (c) identity X in the following
nuclear reactions:
i

ii.
iii

5. (a) i. Explain any chemical test for

copper (ii) ions
ii. Explain efflorescence,
deliquescent and hygroscopic as a
characteristics of salt and mention
one example each.
(b) explain the following chemical
combination
- electrovalent bond
- covalent bond
- Coordinate covalent (Dative) bond
(c) Give two examples each of (5b)
above

6. (a) i. Define the term Polymerization

ii. Write the structure and IUPAC
name for one alkanoic acid, with the
molecular formula C4H8O2
(b) i. What is obtained when a
carbohydrate is completely
dehydrated?
ii. What are monosaccharides?
Give examples
(c) How would you obtain glucose
from starch?