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NAMUGONGO SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
PRE-REGISTRATION EXAMINATIONS 2024
UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
CHEMISTRY
Paper 1
2 hours 45 minutes
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
CHEMISTRY
Paper 1
TIME: 2 ¾ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
- This paper consists of two sections A and B
- Section A is compulsory.
- Attempt only six questions in section B
- Answers must be written in the spaces provided only
For Examiner’s Use Only
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SECTION A (46 MARKS)
1. (a) (i) What is meant by the term colligative property? (1 mark)
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(ii) 1.45g of compound Y was dissolved in 80g of ethanol. The boiling point of the solution was
78.970C while that of pure ethanol is 78.8oC (Kb of ethanol is 1.150C for 1 mole in 1000g).
Calculate the molecular mass of Y
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2. Complete the following equations and write an acceptable mechanism for each equation.
a) CH3CHOHCH3 HI
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b) CH3CH2Br NaOH
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3. (a) Define the term first ionisation energy
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The table below gives four ionisation energies in Kjmol– 1 for four elements in the same
short period.
Element Ionisation energies in Kjmol– 1
First Second Third Fourth
W 577 1816 2745 11575
X 738 1450 7730 10550
Y 495 4563 6912 9540
Z 1255 2297 3849 6540
Which one of the elements belongs to group (VII) ?
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(b) (i) Arrange the elements in order of increasing atomic number (1 mark)
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(ii) Which of the elements will form an ionic compound 1:1 with each other.
Give a reason.
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(iii) Which element will form an ion of +2 Oxidation State? Give a reason
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4. (a) State three properties in which beryllium resembles aluminum.
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(b) (i) What is the name given to the type of relations in (a) above.
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(ii) Name another pair of elements that show the type of relationship in (a) above.
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(a) Define the term order of reaction?
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(b) The table shows some data for the reaction. A + 2B C DH = + QKJmol-1
Experiment number Concentration mol Rate / mol / dm-3s-1 Rate / mole / dm-3s-1
dm-3
A B
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I 1.00 x 10 2.80 x 10-3 2.10
II 5.00 x 10-3 2.80 x 10-3 1.10
III 1.00 x 10-2 5.60 x 10-3 4.30
(i) Determine the order of reaction with respect to A and B.
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(ii) Write the rate equation for the reaction.
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(iii) Calculate the rate constant for the reaction and give its units.
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(iv) Calculate the rate of the reaction when the concentrations of A and B are 8.
50 x 10-3 and 3.83 x 10-3 mol dm-3
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5. (a) What is meant by the term Electron affinity
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The first ionization energies and first electron affinities of group VII elements are given in
the table below.
Name of element First ionization energy KJ/mol-1 First electron affinity KJ/mol-1
Fluorine 1681 -328
Chlorine 1250 -349
Bromine 1139 -325
Iodine 1007 -295
(iii) Explain the trend in first electron affinity of group (VII) elements.
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6. (a) Define the term Osmotic pressure.
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(b) The osmotic pressure of a solution containing 4.20g of a substance y is 5.62 x 105Nm-2 at
200C. Calculate the relative molecular mass of y.
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7. Complete the following and outline the mechanism in each case.
Conc . H 2 SO4
(a) CH3CHCl3 180
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H 2 O/ H +, HSO 4
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8. Write equations to show how the following conversions can be performed.
a) CH2═CH2 to CH3COOH
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b) CH3CH2Br to CH3CH2O CH2CH3
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SECTION B (56 MARKS)
Attempt any six questions
10. (a) Explain the term eutectic mixture
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(b) Below is a B.pt composition diagram for a mixture of tin and lead. Study it and answer the
questions that follow.
P
T1
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0 64 100%
(i) Name graphs
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11. Write equations to show how the following compounds can be synthesized.
(a) CH3H2COOH from CH2 = CH2
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(b) CH3CH2 ≡ CH from butane
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CH3CHCH3 from propane
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12. The figure below shows variation of ionization energy (I.E KJ/mol) for an element x, as all
electrons are successively removed.
Log I.E
KJ/mol
0 5 10
Number of electrons removed.
(a) Giving reasons state;
(i) the group to which element X belongs
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(ii) the period of the element X.
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(iii) Identity of element X.
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(b)Explain the sudden rise in the energy required to remove electron E.
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(c) Explain how the size of X will change as the electrons are successively removed
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13. (a) (i) What is meant by term bond energy?
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(ii) List the two factors that affect the magnitude of bond energy.
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(iii) The energy diagram for the reaction between hydrogen and chlorine is given below.
H (g) + Cl (g)
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½ H2(g) + ½ Cl2 HCl (g)
Identify the energy changes
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(b) Calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction given that bond energies for H – H, Cl – Cl
and H – Cl are 435.9, 241.8 and 431.0KJmol-1
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14. The kinetic data for the reaction between X and Y are shown in the table below.
Experiment [x] mol dm-3 [y] mol dm-3 Rate /mol dm-3 s-1
1 0.30 0.15 1.5 x 10-2
2 0.30 0.30 1.0 x 10-2
3 0.60 0.30 6.0 x 10-2
4 0.60 0.60 12.0 x 10-2
(a) Determine the order of reaction with respect to;
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(b) Determine the overall order of reaction.
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(c) Calculate the rate of constant for the reaction and indicate its units.
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15. Name the reagents that can be used to distinguish between the following compounds and
state the observation that would be made when the reagent you have given in is used
(a) CH3CH2CH3 and CH3CH = CH2
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(b) C ≡ CH and CH3 C ≡ C
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(c ) CH3CH2 C ≡ CH and CH3 CH2CH = CH2
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16. A hydrocarbon A contains 87.8% carbon. Its relative formula mass is 82. A decolorizes
bromine and in presence of Nikel it reacts with hydrogen to form B. 0.1g of A was found to
absorb 27.3 cm3 of hydrogen (measured at stp). B does not decolorize bromine.
a) Determine the,
i. Empirical formula
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ii. Molecular formula of A.
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b) Calculate the,
i. Number of moles of hydrogen that reacted with one mole of A.
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ii. Number of double bonds in the molecule of A.
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c) Write the possible isomers of A.
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17. Sulphur dioxide react with oxygen according to the following equation.
2SO2 (g) + O2 2SO3 (g) H= -ve
a) State what would happen to the concentration of sulphur trioxide in the equilibrium
mixture and give a reason for your answer if;
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(i) The temperature was increased (02 marks)
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(ii) Pressure was increased (02 marks)
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(iii) More oxygen was added to the
system (02 marks)
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b) Write the expression for the equilibrium constant, kc and kp for the reaction (03
marks)
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