BAHAMAS GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION @SMARTYPANTS242 5,Disclaimer This document consists of scanned copies of the BGCSE or BJC past papers produced by the Bahamas Ministry of Education. Smarty Pants accepts no responsibility or liability for the contents within this document, including but not limited to; missing papers or missing questions. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine that the content is complete and correct.3051/1 BGCSE ‘School Number Candidate Number fee eae) ‘Surname and Initiale CHEMISTRY | PAPER 1 Wednestay 22 May 2019 — 1200Noon- Additional materials: Calculators (not graphing) may be used Ministry oF Epucation NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BAHAMAS GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Write your schoo! number, candidate number, surmame and itials in the spaces provided above. Answer ALL the questions on this paper. For each question in this paper, four suggested answers A, B, C and D are given. Circle the letter of the response which you consider to be correct. Attempt ALL the questions. Marks will NOT be deducted for wrong answers. Your total score on this test will be the number of correct answers given. Relative atomic masses are given in the Periodic Table of elements provided on page 2. ‘The volume of one mole of gas at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.) is 24000cm! and at standard temperature and pressure (s.t.p.) is 22400cm’. 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Which balloon and its contents has the greatest mass? Y99YU 2. Howmany moles ofhydrogen are formed when 3 moles of aluminum react with excess hydrochloric acid according to the equation? 2Al(s) + 6HCK{aq) ——® 2AICI,(aq) + 3H,(e) A 3 mol B 4.5 mol @ 6 mol D 9 mol 3, ‘The relative molecular mass of a gas is 56 and its empirical formula is CH,.. What is the molecular formula of the gas? A Gy B CGH, CG GBs D CH, 4, Which statements describes the isotopes of chlorine, CI-35 and CI-37? 1 They have the same chemical properties. I They have the same atomic mass. Ul They have the same number of protons. A lonly B Tand Il only c D Mand III only Jand III only5. Which quantity is the same for all elements in Group I? A number of protons B number of neutrons C number of electrons D number of valence electrons 6 Which gas has the highest kinetic energy? A hydrogen at 100°C B carbon dioxide at 150°C C helium at 250°C D ‘oxygen at 370°C 1. Which statement is not correct about one mole of nitrogen gas, N,(e)? A Itcontains 6.02 10° atoms. B__Ithas.a molar mass of 28 g, C —__Ttoccupies a volume of 24dm? at room temperature and pressure. D Tt occupies a volume of 22.4.dm at standard temperature and pressure. 8, How many electrons are in the o» ion 07-7 A 2 B 6 c & D 10 9. Which mixture is best separated by simple distil A gasoline from crude oil B pure water from sea water c dyes in an ink D _ blood cells from a sample of blood10. u 13. ‘The graph shows temperature against energy input at a fixed pressure as a solid is heated. temperature ‘energy input What is the state of matter at X? A gas B liquid C ——_Iiquid and gas D solid and liquid Which pair of elements will most likely form an ionic bond? A CandO B Kand Cl c Nand H D SiandO Which metal is not extracted by the process of electrolysis? A aluminium B iron C potassium D sodium A mineral that contains a metal in sufficient quantity which can be extracted for a profit. Which substance is best described by this statement? alloy alkali metal camp14. 15. 16. 7. Which statement explains why salt crystals are added to icy roads in North America? to melt ice below 0°C to melt ice at 0°C. to melt ice above 0°C to melt ice at 1°C vow> A liquid medicine has 450ml of an active ingredient. How many litres does this volume represent? A 0.450L B 4.50L, c 45.01 D 450L. What is the SI base unit used in chemistry to describe the amount of a substance? A degree Bo gram Cc titre D mole A student pours 25 grams of ammonium chloride into a beaker of water. The initial temperature of the water without ammonium chloride was recorded. The student records the temperature of water after ammonium chloride was allowed to dissolve in the water. ‘The results are shown in the table, temperature of water at start/°C 25 temperature of water after ammonium chloride was dissolved/°C 20 Which row of the table is correct for this reaction? reaction explanation endothermic Heat energy is taken in from the surroundings B endothermic Heat energy is transferred to the surroundings é exothermic Heat energy is taken in from surroundings D exothermic Heat energy is not transferred to the surroundings18. 19. 20. Bi, 22. - ‘According to Charles’ law a mole of oxygen gas occupies a volume of 500cm? at 200K under constant pressure. ‘The temperature is doubled to 400K. Pressure remains constant. What will be the effect on the volume of the oxygen gas? Volume will be doubled Volume will be halved ‘Volume will remain the same Volume will be reduced to one third vou> Which ion is responsible for acidie properties? A chloride B hydrogen c oxygen D potassium Use the information in the table to answer questions 20-22. oxides A__| carbon dioxide B__| nitrogen oxide sodium oxide D_ | zine oxide Which oxide is neutral? A BC D Which oxide can react with an acid orabase? A B C D Which oxide makes normal rain acidic? A BC D23. 24. A student was given an unknown solution to identify the cation. The student adds excess sodium hydroxide to the unknown solution and a red-brown precipitate was formed. Which cation is present? copper (II) ion iron (I) ion iron (II) ion zine (11) ion oaw> Litmus paper is placed in a test-tube containing an unknown gas. The gas bleaches the litmus paper. Which gas is present? A chlorine B hydrogen c oxygen D sulfur dioxide25. Astudent does a titration using dilute hydrochloric acid in a burette and sodium hydroxide solution in a conical flask. Phenolphthalein indicator is added to the conical flask. dilute hydrochloric acid sodium hydroxide What is the colour of phenolphthalein indicator before and at the end-point of the titration? before end-point A colourless pink B pink colourless c pink white D white pink 26. A metal ion is tested with excess sodium hydroxide, ‘The metal ion reacts with excess sodium hydroxide to form a blue precipitate Which compound contains the metal ion? iron (U) sulfate calcium hydroxide ‘copper (Il) nitrate zine (Il) nitrate vaw>21. 28. 29. =10- ‘The diagram shows a partial Periodic Table. The symbols of the elements have been replaced with letters. Use this information to answer questions 27-29. Group VII Group 1V Group VII L Q M R Which clement is used to make semi-conductors for computers? you> roc Which element is added to water to prevent tooth decay? cam poze Which element is found in incandescent light bulbs to prevent oxygen from corroding the filament? caw> pozeie The diagram shows the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. Use the diagram to answer questions 30-32. electrolyte anode (+) cathode (-) 30. Which particles transport the electric charge in the wire and in the molten sodium chloride? r particles in wire | particles in electrolyte A electrons ions B ions electrons | G protons electrons D protons neutrons 31. Which substance will not work in an electrolysis cell? A NaOH(aq) B NaOH() © CaBr,(I) D KC\(s) 32, Which chemical process occurs at the negative electrode? A combustion B oxidation C decomposition D reduction-12- 33. Which theory explains how fast or slow a reaction will proceed? A atomic B Brownian motion c collision D kinetic energy 34, The enzyme amylase breaks down starch during the digestion process without being used up. ‘What is the role of amylase? catalyst product reactant solvent vow> 35. Which set of reactants will react the fastest? 0.3 mol/dm? of sulfuric acid and 4 ofa chunk magnesium 0.3 mol/dm? of sulfuric acid and 4g of powdered magnesium 0.2 mol/dm? of sulfuric acid and 1 g of a chunk or magnesium 0.2 mol/dm: of sulfuric acid and 1 g of powdered magnesium you> Use this equation to answer questions 36-37, 2AgNO,(aq) + Cu(s) ——> Cu(NO,),(aq) + 2Ag{s) 36. Which substance is being reduced? A copper B_ copper ions in copper nitrate C silver ions in silver nitrate D silver 37. Which of the following is an example of oxidation? ‘A the conversion of calcium atoms to calcium ions B the conversion of bromine molecules to bromine ions C the conversion of copper (II) ions to copper atoms D the conversion of sulfur atoms to sulfide ions“135 38. Which metal reacts with water to produce hydrogen gas and the metal hydroxide? Aiton B copper C potassium D silver 39. One of these elements have different forms in the same state. One of the properties allows it to cut a diamond. Which element is it? A aluminium B carbon G iron D zine 40. Which gas reacts with copper to produce a black solid? A chlorine B hydrogen ¢ nitrogen D oxygen 41, Ammonia reacts with sulfuric acid to form ammonium sulfate. Give the correct large scale use of this chemical. antacids pesticides food preservatives fertilisers pomp 42. Which acid is used as an oxidising agent and a dehydrating agent? concentrated nitric acid concentrated sulfuric acid dilute nitric acid dilute sulfuric acid vam>BLANK PAGE