NAME: _______________________________ EXAMINATION NO: _______________

DEDZA DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY
(PAPER I)

DATE: ……./……/ 2022 Subject Number: M164

Time Allowed: 2 hours

(100 Marks)

Instructions

1. This paper contains 10 pages. Please

check
2. This paper comprises two sections, A Question Tick if Do not write
and B. number answer anything in
3. Answer all questions in the spaces these column
provided 1
4. Write your name on top of each and 2
every page
5. The use of electronic calculators is 3
allowed 4
6. In the table provided on this page, tick
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SECTION A (70 Marks)

1. (a) Define ‘Accuracy’

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(b)Table 1 below shows results of an experiment done by three students on titration. If the
required volume is 20.3 cm3, Use it to answer the questions that follow.

Student Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Experiment 3

Vol(cm3)
A 20.3 20.3 20.2
B 23.2 22.3 25
C 22.0 22.1 22.0

(i) Which student is not precise?

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(ii) Which student is both accurate and precise?

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(iii) Give a reason for your answer in (ii) above

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2. a. Study the Chemical equations below and use them to answer the questions that follows
Fe + Mg2+ → No reaction
Al + Mg2+ → No reaction
Fe + Al3+ → No reaction
Pb + Cu2+ → Reaction
Fe + Pb2+ → Reaction

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i. Arrange the metals in order of increasing reactivity

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b. Mention any two ways of preventing water pollution

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c. Explain how hydrogen bonding is formed

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d. Mention any one use of phosphorus
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3. a. The equation for the reaction between ethanol and oxygen is as follows.

C2H5OH (l) + 3O2 (g) → 2 CO2 (g) + 3 H2O (l) ∆H = - 137 Kj/mol
i) Name the type of the reaction above
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ii) Give a reason for your answer in 3 a (i) above

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b. Draw the energy level diagram for the reaction in 3a above.

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4 .a. Mention any one way of determining of the strength of an acid

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b. The conjugate acid-base pair for the reaction between water molecules is H2O/OH- and
H3O+/H2O. Write the overall an equation for the reaction.
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c. Table 2 shows atomic and boiling points of some elements represented by letters A, B, C, D
and E
Element Atomic number Boiling point(0C)
A 3 1342
B 13 2467
C 8 445
D 18 -186
E 19 760

i. Which element is a gas at room temperature (250c?)

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ii. Draw a dot and cross diagram for the reaction between element A and C

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iii. Write the type of bonding that would occur when element A reacts with element C
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5. a. Define ‘Water of Crystallization’
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b. Calculate the percentage of water in hydrated sodium carbonate Na2CO3.3H2O. (R.A.M: Na =

23, C =12, O = 16, H = 1)

(3 marks)
c. Magnesium reacts with Chlorine according to the following Chemical equation

Mg (s) + Cl2 (g) → MgCl2

If 20g of magnesium and 20g of Chlorine are available for reaction, determine the limiting
reagent (R.A.M: Mg = 24, Cl = 35)

(3 marks)
6. a. Mention any two example on Natural polymer
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b. Mention any two differences between thermosoftening and thermosetting plastics

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NAME: ___________________________________EXAMINATION NO: _______________

c. The general formula of some homologous series A, B, C. D are shown below. Use them to
answer the questions that follow?

Series A: CnH2n+2

Series B: CnH2n+1COOH

Series C: CnH2n+1OH

Series D: CnH2n

i. Name the homologous series represented by B and C

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ii. Draw comformers of the compound with 4 carbon atoms in homologous series D.

(2 marks)
iii. Explain how you would distinguish a substance in series B from a substance in series C.

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7. a. Figure 2 is diagram showing a method of determining the purity of a substance.

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i. Name the method shown above

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ii. Explain how the method is used to determine the purity of the substances
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8. a. Describe one economic importance of recycling plastics
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b. Explain any one disadvantage of using landfill as a method of waste disposal
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9. a State two ways of minimizing wastes
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b. Describe one way of reducing the effects of global warming
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c. Briefly explain how ozone layer is depleted by Chlorofluorocarbons
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10. a. Mention any two sources of water
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b. Explain any one difference between permanent water hardness and temporary water hardness
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SECTION B (30 marks)
11. a. Mention two types of wastes based on degradability
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b. Describe a test that can be used to identify the presence of Iron (II) ion (Fe2+) in a solution
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c. Describe how oxygen gas can be prepared in a laboratory

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12. Explain how you can demonstrate reversible reaction using Hydrated Copper Sulphate
(CuSO4.5H2O)
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b. Explain how an acid-base indicator can be prepared locally from tomato leaves
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13. Describe how ammonia could be prepared using Haber process

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