Re FORM TP 2010051 4} appix seat HERE } @ restcove 01212010 MAY/FUNE2010 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION CHEMISTRY Paper 01 — General Proficiency 75 minutes (04 JUNE 2010 (p.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 75 minutes to answer them. Inaddition to this test booklet, youshould have an answer sheet. 3. Each item in this testhas four suggested answers lettered (A), (B),(C), (D). Read each item youare about to answer and decide which choice is best. 4, Onyouranswer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sampleltem - ‘The ST unitoflength is the Sample Answer 3 (A) metre e500 3 (B) newton = (©) second g D) kilogram et ‘The best answer to this item is “metre”, so answer space (A) has been shaded. 5. Iyouwant to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 6. Whenyouaretoldto begin, tum the page and workasquickly and as carefully asyou can. Ifyoucannot answeran item, omititand go onto the next one. Youmay retum to the omitted item later. Yourscore will be the total number of comectanswers. 7. Youmay doany rough work inthisbooklet 8 Figuresarenot necessarily drawn to scale 9. Theuseofsilent, non programmable calculatorsisallowed. DO NOT TURN IS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright©2009 Caribbean Examinations Council ® : llrightsreserved. 01212010F2010o2- Sulphurand oxygenareinthe same groupof 5, the periodic table because (A) they can react with each other (B) _theycanformcovalentcompounds (C) they have the same number of electrons in theiroutershelt (D) the atomic number of sulphuris 16 and the relative atomic mass of oxygenis 16 Which of the following statements is true 6 about the particles in a gas? (A) They get larger when heated. (B) _Theyeanmoveinany direction, (C)_ Theyareveryclosely packed together (D) They have strong forces between them. ‘XandY areisotopes. Whichof the following 7. ‘would be true for the atoms X and Y? I. They have the same number of electrons. IL They have the same number of protons. II. They have different numbers of neutrons. (A) Monly (B) Land Ifonly (©) Wand ItTonly (D) 1, Mand tl The mass number of an element is the numberof, (A) neutronsinanatomofthe element (B) __ protonsandelectronsinanatomof the element (©) neutronsandprotonsinanatomof the element (D) _ protons,neutronsandelectronsinan atom of the element 01212010/F 2010 Anisotope of lead can be represented by the followingsymbol 2 Pb. Fromthissymbol, it can be deduced that one atom of the isotope bas (A) 82neutrons (B) —_82protons (©) 12Sprotons (D) —207protons Whatmass of oxygen gas contains the same number of moles as 56 g ofsulphur? (Relative atomic mass: S~32, = 16) (A) 0.568 @) 5.68 (© 56g (@D) 560g 2.g of magnesium are reacted with excess diluteacid accordingtothe equation ‘Mg(s) + 2H'(aq) > Mg*(aq) + H,(g) (Relative atomic mass of Mg = 24, molar Volume at room temperature and pressure = 24 dm?) The volume ofhydrogen, measured atroom temperature and pressure, that is produced is (A) 1000em? (BY -1500cm* (©) 2000em* (D) 24000cm ‘The values of x and y in the equation xKOH+3 Br, yKBr+KBr0, +3 H,0 are (A) (B) © () GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,14. The mass concentration of a potassium chloride solution is 60gdm”>. Whats the mass of potassium chloride in 25 cm? of this solution? (A) 0.0015 g B) O.1sg © sg @) ise 10. The number of shared electron pairs in a methane molecule is @) ®) © @) Saas tems 11-13 refer to the information in the table below. Melting | Solubility Conducts in Point | in Water Solution [cy High | Insotuble Yes [_ NotApplicable (B) High | Sotuble No Yes (©)| High | Insoluble No Not Applicable [D)] Low | Insoluble No NotApplicable | ‘Match each item below with ONE of the options, A, B,C, Dabove. Each option may be used more than once, once or notat all. 11. Simple molecular structure 12. Ionic structure 13. Metallic structure Graphite can be used asa lubricant because of (A) strong attraction among the hexagonal layers ofcarbon atoms (B) —_ weakattractionamongthe hexagonal layers ofcarbonatoms (©) __ theloose electrons which can move throughoutthelattice (D) _strongatiraction within the hexagonal layers ofcarbon atoms Which of the following substances is a suspension? (A) Mil (B) Gasoline (C)— Chalkinwater (D) — Sugarinwater GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.