NAME: _______________________________________________________________________

KASEMPA BOYS BOARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL

NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

CHEMISTRY (5124) GRADE 10A TEST ONE 2020

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

TOTAL MARKS: 20

INSTRUCTIONS:

 Attempt all the question in this test.

 Write your answers in the spaces provided within the questions.
 Write your name in the space provided at the top of this question paper.

1. Explain what chemistry is.

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2. Describe any three branches of chemistry.
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3. Explain any three importance of chemistry in real life.
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4. State and explain any three challenges of chemical industrial activities.
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5. Explain any three laboratory safety rules.
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6. State the kinetic theory of matter.
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7. Matter is made up of three basic units.
(a) State the three basic units of matter.
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(b) Explain the arrangement, forces of attraction and motion of the particles in solids, liquids, and
gases.
(i) Solids:
Arrangement of particles:
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Forces of attraction between particles:
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Motion of particles:
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(ii) Liquids

Arrangement of particles:

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Forces of attraction between particles:

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Motion of particles:

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(iii) Gases

Arrangement of particles:

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Forces of attraction between particles:

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Motion of particles:

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