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SECTION A FORMAT

The items in this section will always be compulsory

ITEM 1

Kakumiro District Development Officials recently cleared a group of youths in the district to setup a bakery.
However, the officials have cautioned the youths to use sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging
materials for their bakery products.

As a result, the youths have organized a meeting to discuss possible alternative packaging materials.

Task.

As a chemistry learner, write a short message you would deliver to the youths upon invitation in your
message:

(a) Explain
(i) Categories of materials.
(ii) The suitability of the materials.
(b) Advise the youths on the choice of the materials.

ITEM 2

Joan and Priscilla went to wash their clothes around the nearby well surrounded by racks. Joan used
detergent T and Priscilla used detergent Q two days later, Joan realized that her white clothes had some dirty
marks yet she rinsed them with water several times. Priscilla, on the other hand never had such complaints.
Joan is now frustrated and cannot understand what went wrong. As a result, both Joan and Priscilla have
approached you to help them understand their situation.

Task.
As a chemistry learner, write a message you will share with the two ladies, In your message:

(a) Explain categories of products T and Q used by the two ladies

(b) Help Joan to understand how the product works.

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(c) Advice the two ladies on the challenges associated with the use of the products.

ITEM 3

JJK is in the process of making good and strong windows for his newly constructed house without affecting
the environment. He is aware that there are various materials on the market for making windows.

He also knows that in order for one to produce good quality windows; he should select the right material with
suitable qualities and properties. However, he is still confused with the choice and has approached you for
some advice.

Task.

As a chemistry learner:

(a) Explain
(i) Categories of materials.
(ii) The sustainability of the materials.
(b) Advise Wig on the choice of the materials.

ITEM 4

Akwa, a 25 year old woman always visits her grandmother, whenever she falls sick. She trusts her
grandmother’s skill as a traditional healer.
One day, on her way from a well with her friend, she fell down and felt pain in the knees but had no bruises.
Her friend rushed her to one of the local health centers, instead of taking her to her grandmother. At the
health centre, she was given aspirin tablets.
To her surprised, after a rest she felt relived from the pain. She has approached you to help her understand
why the pain disappeared.

Task.
As a chemistry learner, write a message you will share with Akwa. In your message, include:
(a) The category of the product.
(b) The function of the product.
(c) Advice to Akwa on the challenges associated with the use of the products.

ITEM 5
In Kyakayege village, Sembabule district, a building has been completed but several huge cracks have
developed and is about to collapse. Residents are planning to arrest and beat the construction workers
accusing them of using sub-standard materials.

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The Chairperson Local Council 1 together with the community development officer have organized a
community meeting to talk to the residents and discuss the other possible alternatives to rebuild the society’s
house without affecting the environment.

Task.
Use your chemistry knowledge to:
Explain the
(i) Categories of materials.
(ii) Suitability of the materials.
(iii) Advise residents and the concerned authorities on the choice of the materials.

ITEM 6
Jasmine opened up a new restaurant in one of the towns in Arua District. Her restaurant often receives many
customers during lunch time, because of the good taste of the food she serves. While the other restaurant
owners in the same locality often receive very few or no customers at all. This has created jealousy resulting
into regular quarrels between Jasmine and the other restaurant owners.
The Local Council Chairperson of the area understands the causes of the quarrels are the ingredients the
restaurant owners use.
As a result, the chairperson of the area has secluded a meeting to solve the issue at hand.

Task.
As a chemistry learner, write down a short message you would if you were invited to the meeting.
In your message,
(a) Categories the ingredients.
(b) Explain the suitability of the ingredients.
(c) Advise the restaurant owners on the use of the ingredients.

SECTION B FORMAT
ITEM 7
One of the large scale uses of sulphuric acid is I the making paints. To ensure that sulphuric acid is readily
available and at a cheaper cost, government has cleared a local investor to set up a sulphuric acid production
plant in Kilembe town in Kasese District.
However, the community is concerned about its environmental effects and their valuable land about to be
taken by the investor.

The locals are wondering how the production of sulphuric acid will be done. Consequently, the class teacher
has appointed you to sensitize the learners on the new developments.
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Task.
Prepare a brief presentation you will make during the meeting.

ITEM8
Due to increased prices and demand of copper for use in electrical vehicles worldwide, the government is
therefore, looking forward to revive the copper production in Kilembe, a suburb in Kasese District Uganda.
The local residents are however, worried of its environmental impacts.

The locals also do not know how the process of extraction of copper will be done.

A radio talk show has been organized on one of the local radio stations by the District Development Officer
(DDO) and the Local council representative to sensitize the locals on the issues at hand.

Task.
As a learner of Chemistry, prepare a presentation you would make upon invitation.

ITEM 9
Tororo District is a district that is developing at a fast pace. There are many trading centers that have been
established in the different villages. Many swamps and forests have been reclaimed and filled with new
buildings, stone quarrying is the order of the day. Recently both the vegetation and wells have started drying
up, and yet the little water that is available is not fresh. The few residents in the different villages that
practice crop husbandry also say that seasons have changed and this has caused famine in some parts of the
district. All these happenings have left many of the district officials wondering.

A sensitization workshop is to be organized by the Chairperson Local Council V through the different village
environmental management committees.

Task
As learner of Chemistry, present the message you will share when called upon.

ITEM 10
As a result of increasing population in Wakiso District, many of the natural forests and swamps have been
destroyed to create space for construction and provide charcoal among others. This has attracted the
attention of the government.

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As a result, the government through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is planning to
create awareness to the people of Tororo District through sensitization workshops in the different villages in
the district.

Task.
As a Chemistry learner, prepare a short presentation that you will deliver during the workshop when
invited.

ITEM 11
A newly constructed soap factory in your area has run short of one of the essential raw materials, sodium
hydroxide. This due to the ban on the importation of sodium hydroxide.
As a result, the factory management is currently constructing a sodium hydroxide production plant near their
soap factory.
However, the community is worried of its environment impacts and their valuable land being taken up by the
new plant.

The locals are also not aware of how the production of sodium hydroxide will be done. Consequently, the
Local Council Chairperson (LC1) has organized a sensitization workshop where the factory management and
same local representatives have been invited.

Task
As a chemistry learner, write a brief message that you will deliver when called upon invitation.

ITEM 12
Rushekye hills in Kisoro District Uganda are rich in iron deposits. The government is therefore, setting up an
iron and steel rolling factory to make the best use of the iron deposits in this village.
The Local residents are however, protesting the establishment of the plant in their area, claiming that the
government is going to steal their valuable land and there is no importance of a plant to them.

The locals also do not know how the process of extraction of iron will be done.
A radio talk show has been organized on one of the local stations by the District Development Officer (DDO)
and the Local Council representative to sensitize the locals on issues at hand.

Task
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ITEM 13
In Osukuru village most people survive on charcoal burning, animal husbandry, crop husbandry, stone
quarrying among others. Some have small mills to process rice, maize, and millet among others. Currently the
crops are drying up, animals are dying, and wells are drying up. Yet the little water that is available is also not
fresh. These happenings have left many of the villages wondering why.

A sensitization workshop is to be organized to explain the existing situation in the village. The theme for the
workshop is ‘’BECOME PART OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT’’

Task
As a learner of Chemistry, prepare a message you will deliver during the meeting upon invitation.

ITEM 14
River Rwizi is located in Mbarara; South Western Uganda people around the river survive on sand mining,
crop husbandry, animal husbandry and brick making. Of recent, the water levels have reduced drastically and
even the little water available is not fresh. The fish is dying. These happenings have left the local authorities
worried.

The city mayor has called for a workshop to sensitize the local community on the existing situation around the
river.

Task
As a chemistry learner, write a message you will deliver if you were invited for the workshop.

ITEM 15
Soap is one of the common substances that is used to facilitate washing. Of recent, there has been a
countrywide complaint to the government of the high costs soap for use. This is partly because of the few
industries producing soap is readily available and at a cheaper cost, recently the government cleared of the
one of the local investors to set up another soap production plant in one of the villages in Tororo District.
However, the community is concerned about its environmental impact and their valuable land that is about to
be taken by the investor.

The community members are also wondering how the process of soap production will be carried out.

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As a result, the chairperson science club in your school has chosen you to sensitize the members of the club
on the situation.

Task.
As a chemistry learner, make a write up you will use during the presentation if you were invited.

ITEM 16
Due to the need to provide its citizens with alcohol based sanitizers, government, is planning to set up an
ethanol production plant with minimal environmental impact in one of the villages in Mukono District.

However, the locals in the selected village are wondering how the production process will be carried out. As a
result, a sensitization workshop has been organized in the village by the government through the Local
Council Chairperson.

Task
As a chemistry student, make a write up you will use during presentation if invited.

ITEM 19
In a small town near a landing site, the water discharged into a local river from a small industry contains
traces of hydrochloric acid which is unfavorable to the fresh water fish. The industry is considering using
solution Y to neutralize the acid in the water without affecting the life of the fish. This is because the reaction
between Y and hydrochloric acid may produce amounts of heat that are unfavorable yet fresh water fish
thrives well only if a heat of change of 2.47-2.52Kj occurs in water.
You are provided with the following
Solution Y
Solution X which is a sample of the acidic fresh water
Some apparatus.

Task
(a) Design an experiment you can use to determine the amount of heat evolved.
(b) Carry out the experiment and determine the amount of heat evolved.
(c) Analyze your results and hence draw possible conclusion.

PRACTICAL ITEMS
ITEM 17

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A metal scrap recycling company is exploring an innovative method to generate heat in food warmers. Their
idea involves using Iron scrap in a process that displaces copper (II) Ions from a solution. This approach would
potentially reduce use of polluting fossil fuels. However the company needs to determine if this method can
produce a significant amount of heat, ideally above 50,000 Joules, to be a viable solution.

You are provided with:

Solid P which is sample of Ion fillings from scrap
BA1 which is Copper (II) sulphate solution
Some apparatus.

Tasks
(a) Design an experiment that can be used to determine the amount of heat involved.
(b) Carry out the experiment and determine the amount of heat involved.
(c) Analyze the results and draw the conclusion.

ITEM 2
A group of senior two learners put a piece of chalk in a plastic beaker and added a colorless liquid they found
in the laboratory to it. They were surprised to see a reaction taking place.

They pounded the chalk and added the colorless liquid to the powder. This time the reaction took a shorter
time. This confused them the more and sought for an explanation from the teacher. The teacher tried to
explain the effect of particle size on the reaction rate but it remained un clear to the learners.

For the learners to understand it better, he demonstrated using the reaction of magnesium and hydrochloric
acid.

Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid according to the following equation.

Mg(s) + 2HCL (aq) MgCL (aq+H2 (g)
You are provided with the following:
BA1 which is hydrochloric acid
Magnesium ribbon or granules
Magnesium powder
2 plastic beakers
1 thermometer
A weighing balance

Task
As a senior four learner,

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(a) Design an experiment the teacher might have carried out to help the learners understand the effect
of particle size.
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(c) What can the senior two learners deduce from your findings

ITEM 3
A water quality analyst was taken by water and sewerage cooperation to establish the quality of different
water sources in Mubende district so as to determine which of the water sources could be suitable for
cooking, brewing, drinking, laundry washing and industrial work. However, he was still researching about how
best he could accomplish the task.

You are provided with;

Five water samples A, B, C, D, and E
Soap solution
Some apparatus

Task
Design and carry out an experiment to help the water analyst

ITEM 4
A lady relocated from a village where they use tap water to a village where they use borehole water. She
realized that the expense on soap shot up and started blaming it on her children. However, her neighbor told
her that the volume of soap solution used depends on the type of water used. She would want to investigate
this observation.
You are provided with;
BA1 which is the soap solution

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BA2 which is tap water

BA3 which is borehole water.

Task
(a) Design an experiment to help the lady understand the situation as told by her neighbor.
(b) Carryout the experiment and record your findings.
(c) Use your data to help the lady understand her neighbor.

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1. Many people have studied science in a variety of ways for different purposes the science has
many branches like chemistry, biology, physics. In a science competition, they were looking for
the member to show how they understand some things in chemistry. Assuming you were
chosen;
a) Give your understanding about what chemistry is. (02 scores)
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b) Show how important chemistry has been to the economy of Uganda in any two ways
explained. (04 scores)

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2. In Uganda today, many people have complicated diseases like diabetes, cancer, ulcers,
fluctuating blood pressure and many other. Mr. Kaliro has been with diabetes and fluctuating
blood pressure. Mr.Kaliro found a pierce of document from a trusted a researcher from the
internet as shown below.

a) Mr. Kaliro wants you to test for him if this works. To go on;
i) State the hypothesis you want to test. (01 score)

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ii) What are the important things you are to focus on when testing/experimenting the
hypothesis you have stated? (04 scores)

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b) If you are to do that test in the laboratory, how can you ensure that you are safe there??
(03 scores)

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3. Mary prepared very good food for her husband before he came back home. The food was
fried fish and boiled rice. When her husband came back home, before she bought him
food, he told her that she had cooked fish. She felt not good because she wanted the food
to be a surprise to her husband.
a) (i)As a learner of chemistry, how do you think the husband was able to detect which kind
of food she had made?(02 scores)
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(ii) How would she have stopped him from knowing?(01 score)

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b) What change in state of matter happened for the husband to know the food the wife had
cooked? (01 score)

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c) Write 2 business ideas that use the main process you wrote in a)(i). (02 scores)
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4. a)(i) You have been told to create a pot as a project. Identify which material can be used
for making pots. (01 score)
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(ii) Of what importance can the pots be in our community? (02 scores)
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b) Why would you choose that material? (03 scores)
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c) What challenge do you get when using the pot made of the material you identified in a)
above.
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CHEMISTRY SENIOR TWO

Section A
1. An element has been bought to be used in making a saucepan as a project by
members of Science club in living hope Christian High school. To get ready to talk
about the project on the exhibition day, prepare the information to the tasks below.
a) What kind of element are they choosing to use? (03 scores)

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b) (i) What makes you believe that this element will be able make a good saucepan for
them? (03 scores)

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c) Advise the science club members on the possible dangers associated with the long term
use of the saucepans made of the element X? (02 scores)

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SECTION B
2. An investor is preparing to build a Oxygen producing company in Ssekiwunga
as a means to develop the community. The chairperson of Ssekiwunga village
has requested that they hold a meeting with the scientists to work in the industry
so as to know more how they will produce the oxygen gas and how the youths of
the community will benefit from having the industry in their community. The
elderly people also want to know how dangerous the process of production of
oxygen will be to the environment.
Task: As a learner of chemistry, make a write up of answers you expect the
scientists to give according to the requests of the chairman and the elderly
people in Ssekiwunga. (09 scores)

3. Due increase in population in one town in Tororo District, many natural forests have
been cleared to provide charcoal for use as fuel and swamps have reclaimed to create
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space for settlement. Some of the youths have resorted to sand mining and
bricklaying. A few that practise crop husbandry claim that seasons have drastically
changed. These happenings have left many of the residents wondering.

As a result, the government through the Town clerk is planning to create

awareness to the residents through a sensitization workshop organized at the
town hall.
Task:
Assuming you are invited to give a speech on behalf of your school, note down
what you will talk about. (08 scores)

(hint: your answer should include category of natural resources with reason and
example, how human activities destroy natural resources with suggested solutions, and
the importance of the natural resources explained

SECTION A
Item 1

People in your community don't know the reasons of studying chemistry and its contributions to the
development of different sectors in Uganda. This has hindered the study of chemistry at all levels of
education. The ministry of education have prepared sensitization meeting in your community. You have been
pointed as one of the presenters

(a)Point out the reasons of studying chemistry you would give to the community members (5scores).

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(b) Briefly explain contributions to the development of different sectors in Uganda you would give out.
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Item 2

Ayamba and Neema s1 students at kijangi seed were in the laboratory and observed different laboratory
apparatus. However they ented in lab without teachers instructions and so they broke some apparatus and
chemical poured on there skin. This worried othe s1 students

Task

(a identify the apparatus broked by students pointing out there functions (8 marksscore)

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(b explain the rules that could be followed by Ayamba and Neema to prevent the occurrence of such
events next time while in laboratory (7marks)

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SECTION B ( attempt one item in this section)

Item 3

A Bunsen burner is a heating apparatus commonly used in the laboratory ; this is because you can easily
change the flames it can produce to the one desired. A primary student got to hear about the change of
flames on a Bunsen burner and thinks about it as magic.

Task

(a Help the student to know different parts bunsen burner pointing out the function of each parts using a
labelled diagram (12marks)

(b Inform the primary student to know differences between luminous and non luminous flames (8 mks)

Item 1
Kabibu after failing to pass his primary leaving examinations, he wanted to join a
technical institution so that he could pursue vocational studies. His mother told him that
she never had money for him to join a technical institution. Kabibu was advised to start up
a small business that does not require much capital and he has got an idea of making
ropes but he is wondering the proper type of material to use. Kabibu has been told that
you may be of help and he has decided to contact you.
Task:
Use your chemistry knowledge to;
(a) Explain;
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(i) The category of the material to be used.

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Item 2
In a certain company, they have plans of developing alloys from copper, zinc, carbon,
silicon and iron. They want to make alloys that are strong and long lasting but they
need advice on what to consider before starting the process.
Task:
As a chemistry student
a) Point out the classes of elements that the alloys can be developed from

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d) Explain one impact of the alloys on the environment

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SECTION B
Part 1(respond to one item from this part)

Item 3

Air is a mixture of different components. It contains 21% oxygen. Due to a wide spread
of respiratory illnesses caused by COVID-19, there was an increased demand for
oxygen by patients in hospitals. The government supply of oxygen is not enough and
is planning to set up an oxygen production plant with minimal environmental
impact.

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However, the science club members in your school would like to know how the production
process will be carried out.
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Task;
As a chemistry learner, prepare a write up you will use during the presentation. (09scores)

Kisoro rocky hills in southwestern Uganda depend on stone quarrying as a

primary source of livelihood. However, extensive quarrying has resulted into
seasonal changes, water shortage,and reduced air quality and water
contamination.

Basing on this background, the government wants to make a sensitization about

the issue
Task
As a chemistry student, write a message that the government would use in the
sensitization

Item 5
Due to increased industrialization and settlement in towns, there has been an
increased destruction of natural resources and this has attracted attention
from National Environment and Management Authority (NEMA).
There is a plan to make a sensitization countrywide.
Task
As a chemistry student, make a write up to sensitize your community about the
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