CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL,
BAUCHI STATE.
3RD TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
CLASS: SS 1 SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in section A and any five (5) in section B
SECTION A: Objectives
1. What is the boiling range of gasoline fraction?
(a) Above 600oC 8. What reaction involves the transfer of
(b) 370oC – 600oC electrons from one substance to another?
(c) 200oC – 250oC (a) Redox
(d) 40oC – 200oC (b) Neutralization
2. The following are types of cracking EXCEPT (c) Reversible
(a) Steam (d) Precipitation
(b) Catalytic
9. Chemical reactions that absorb heat are called
(c) Thermal ___________ reaction
(d) Reforming (a) Endothermic
3. Chemical reactions in which a substance reacts (b) Exothermic
rapidly with oxygen is ___________ (c) Enthalpic
(a) Decomposition (d) Entropic
(b) Formation
(c) Neutralization 10. Which of these is a characteristic of primary
(d) Combustion cell battery?
(a) Cannot be recharged
4. The oxidation number of any uncombined
(b) Reversible chemical reaction
element is ______
(c) Rechargeable
(a) 5
(d) They are reusable
(b) 4
(c) 2 11. What type of hydrocarbon consist of only
(d) 1 single bonds between its carbon atoms?
(a) Aromatic hydrocarbon
5. Why does electronegativity decrease down a
(b) Crude oil
group in the periodic table?
(c) Saturated hydrocarbon
(a) Gaseous state
(d) Unsaturated hydrocarbon
(b) Nuclear charge
(c) Electron configuration 12. Which of these forms of hydrocarbon is used
(d) Larger atomic size in road construction?
6. Groups 3 – 12 of the periodic table contains (a) Kerosene
___________ (b) Bitumen
(a) Transition metals (c) Diesel oil
(b) Alkalis (d) None of the above
(c) Metalloids 13. Which of these is the correct value for
(d) Non-metals Avogadro’s constant?
7. Who developed the periodic table law? (a) 4.20 x 1023g/mol
(a) Dmitri Mendeleev (b) 5.20 x 1020g/mol-1
(b) Petrov Uli (c) 6.022 x 1023mol
(c) Vladimir Putin (d) 6.2 x 1020mol-1
(d) None of the above
14. What is the oxidation number of fluorine in
compounds?
(a) 0
(b) -1 SECTION B: Essay
(c) 1 1a. What is entropy? (5 marks)
(d) 0.1 b. Write the chemical equation for photosynthesis (5 marks)
Study the statement below and answer 2a. Define cracking (5 marks)
questions 15 and 16. b. List five (5) products of the fractional distillation of
crude oil (5 marks)
“When the same quantity of electricity is passed through
different electrolytes, the masses of the substances liberated 3a. What is ionization energy? (5 marks)
are proportional to their weights” b. List five (5) elements in group 1 and 2 of the periodic
table (5 marks)
15. What is the statement above called?
4. Define the following
(a) Periodic law
i. Mole (3 marks)
(b) Faraday’s first law ii. Molar mass (3 marks)
(c) Faraday’s second law iii. Avogadro’s constant (4 marks)
(d) Ionic theory
5. Find the mass of water produced when 4.00g of H2 gas
16. What is the mathematical representation of the reacts with excess oxygen. (Molar mass of H2=2,
statement? H2O=18) (10 marks)
(a) = = 6a. What is an oxidizing agent? (5 marks)
b. List five (5) types of chemical reactions (5 marks)
(b) =𝑉
7a. Define electrolysis (5 marks)
(c) ∆𝐻 = 𝐻 −𝐻 b. Differentiate primary and secondary cells. (5 marks)
(d) 𝑚 = 𝑍𝑄
17. In chemical reactions, oxidation causes ______
(a) Gain in electrons
(b) Loss of electrons
(c) Gasification
(d) Photosynthesis
18. The rate of chemical change is measured in __
(a) g/mol
(b) Kelvin
(c) Mol/L/s
(d) m=ZQ
19. Which of these is NOT a factor affecting rate
of chemical reactions?
(a) Surface area
(b) Nature of reactants
(c) Temperature
(d) Sound
20. Heat changes in chemical reactions are
measured through _________
(a) Exothermicity
(b) Electrolysis
(c) Entropy
(d) Enthalpy
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL,
BAUCHI STATE.
3RD TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
CLASS: SS 2 SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in section A and any five (5) in section B
SECTION A: Objectives (c) Indicator
(d) Concentration
1. The spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus
resulting in emission of particles is known as _ 8. What is X in Na2CO3.XH2O if 20g contains
(a) Carbon decay 3.6g of water? (Molar mass of Na2CO3=106, H2O=18)
(b) Carbon emission (a) ≃ 1
(c) Radioactive decay (b) ≃ 2
(d) Electrolysis (c) ≃ 3
2. Which of these is NOT a metal? (d) ≃ 5
(a) Hg 9. Which of these is NOT a property of Calcium
(b) Ag chloride?
(c) He (a) Insoluble in water
(d) Na (b) Soluble in water
Study the chemical equation below and answer
(c) Forms hydrates
questions 3, 4 and 5 (d) Deliquescent
10. Alkaline earth metals have _____ valence
𝐹𝑒 𝑂 ( ) + 3𝐶𝑂( ) → 2𝐹𝑒( ) + 3𝐶𝑂 ( ) electrons
3. What is the name of the compound Fe2O3? (a) 2
(a) Iron (XI) trioxide (b) 4
(b) Ferium (III) oxide (c) 6
(c) Iron (III) oxide (d) 8
(d) Zinc oxide 11. The flame test for calcium produces what
4. The equation above is what process? colour?
(a) Ionization (a) Sky blue
(b) Purification of chemicals (b) Brick red
(c) Extraction of metals (c) Marble white
(d) None of the above (d) Grey
5. The last product in the above reaction is in 12. Which of these metals are found in native state
what state? (a) Fe
(a) Sodium (b) Na
(b) Liquid (c) Au
(c) Gas (d) Al
(d) Aqueous 13. The following are uses of NaCl EXCEPT
6. In the Down’s process, sodium is collected at (a) Water softening
the cathode, while___ is collected at the anode (b) Preservation of food
(a) Sodium chloride (c) Cooking
(b) Hydrogen gas (d) Making dyes
(c) Sodium carbonate 14. The compound, NaNO3 is called _______
(d) Chloride gas (a) Trioxosodium
7. Phenolphthalein is used as a _____ in acid- (b) Sodium trioxonitrate
base titration? (c) Nitrogen sodium
(a) Acid (d) Nanium
(b) Standard solution
15. In the extraction of calcium, _______ serves as
the electrolyte 4a. What are alkali metals? (5marks)
(a) CaMg(CO3)2 b. Name five (5) compounds of calcium and their
(b) CaCl2 chemical symbols (5marks)
(c) CaCO3
5a. Define volumetric analysis? (6marks)
(d) H2O b. Mention four apparatus used in acid-base titration
(4marks)
16. Which of these is a type of volumetric analysis?
(a) Alkane measurement 6. Given 25.0cm3 of NaOH neutralizes 22.5cm3 of
0.10mol/dm3 of HCl. What is the concentration of the
(b) Acid-base titration
base? (10marks)
(c) Extraction of metals
(d) None of the above 7. What is the mass of CaCO3 in 25dm3 of 0.3mol/dm3
solution (Molar mass of CaCO3 =100) (10marks)
17. In the extraction of metals, the more
electropositive metals are extracted through
what process?
(a) Oxidation
(b) Electrolytic
(c) Chemical reduction
(d) Thermal reduction
18. If 2.5g of impure NaNO3 contains 0.5g of pure
NaNO3. What is the percentage purity of the
solution?
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 45%
(d) 100%
19. Which of these is NOT a physical property of
metal?
(a) Low boiling point
(b) High melting point
(c) Good conductors
(d) Malleable
20. Which of these is an alkali metal?
(a) Sodium
(b) Platinum
(c) Calcium
(d) Beryllium
SECTION B: Essay
Answer any five (5) question
1a. List two (2) highly and least reactive metals (4marks)
b. State six (6) uses or applications of metals (6marks)
2. Draw a well-labelled diagram (10marks)
3a. Write the chemical equation for the reaction of sodium
with acid (5marks)
b. Describe any test for sodium (4marks)
