032 CHEMISTRY

(For School Candidates Only)

Time: 2:30 Hours. Year: 2025

Instructions
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions in the space provided.
3. Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B carries seventy (70) marks and section C
carries fifteen (15) marks.
4. All answer must be written in the spaces provided
5. All writing must be blue or black pen except drawing which must be in pencil.
6. All communication devices, calculators and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in
the assessment room.
7. Write your Assessment’s Number at the top right corner of every page.
 The following masses may be used.
H = 1, O = 16, S = 32, Na = 23, C = 12, CL= 35.5 and N = 14,

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 SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the following item (i) – (x) choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and
write its letter in the box provided.
i. The following is the one of the reasons why water is termed as the universal solvent:
A. Water dissolves many solutes than any other solvent
B. Water boils at 100oC and freezes at 0oC
C. Water has high surface tension.
D. Water is colour less, odorless and test less liquid
ii. A simple proof that some chemical reactions take place in our bodies is that:
A. We eat a balance diet
B. Doctor tells us so in the hospital
C. We occasionally fall sick
D. The food and drinks we take are quite different from the waste produced from our bodies
iii. It’s the energy required to remove an electron from the outer most shell…………
A. Nuclear energy C. Physical energy
B. Ionization energy D. Solar energy
iv. It states that the properties of an elements are periodic functions of their atomic
numbers……………………….
A. Law of conservation of energy C. Electronegativity law
B. Law of nature D. Periodic law
v. Potable water is the one which is:
A. good for transportation. C. clean and safe for drinking.
B. kept in pots for different uses. D. less contaminated with pollutants.
vi. Availability of combustible materials, enough supply of ……… and temperature at the
kindling point of that fuel: are three conditions for starting fire.
A. Air or Carbon dioxide C. Water
B. Petrol D. Air or oxygen
vii. Separation of colorless water from colored water can be separated by a method of separating
mixtures known as ……………………..
A. Sublimation C. Distillation
B. Evaporation D. Chromatography
viii. Which of the following is the chemical substance used to test the presence of water vapour
in air by changing the blue anhydrous to pink hydrated compound:
A. Copper II sulphate C. Cobalt II Chloride
B. Calcium chloride D. Potassium permanganate

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 ix. Which of the following process cannot be grouped into physical change?
A. Cutting of iron in to pieces C. Heating of copper metal
B. Grinding of charcoal in to powder D. Burning of zinc metal
x. Students from Lugarawa health training center were doing scientific research about malaria
in Njombe region. Which among the following scientific procedures they were using to
accept or to reject their hypothesis made?
A. Conclusion C. Data analysis
B. Data interpretation D. Experiment

2. Match the chemical constituents in LIST A with the corresponding types of fire extinguisher in
LIST B by writing the letter of a correct response below the item number in the table provided.

LIST A LIST B
i. It burns with a lilac flame A. Iron metal
ii. It burns with a yellow flame B. Copper metal
iii. It burns with a dazzling flame C. Potassium metal
iv. It burns with a dull red flame D. Magnesium metal
v. Glows red E. Zinc metal
F. Sodium metal
G. Calcium metal
H. Aluminium metal

Answers:

List A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

List B

SECTION B (70 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3. (a) Most of the former in the rural areas were interested to know how the knowledge of chemistry
is necessary in agricultural activities. Assume you are a chemist, educate these formers on the
application of chemistry in agricultural by giving five points.

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(iii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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 (b) The headmaster of a certain school bought a small box which had a sign of red cross. Most of
the form one students did not have the knowledge about that box. By using knowledge that
you have learnt from chemistry answer the following questions.
(i) What is the name of that box? …………………………………………………………….
(ii) Briefly explain the functions of the following possible items that can be found in a box
Item Uses
Pain killer
Adhesive bandage
Petroleum jelly
Iodine tincture

4. (a) You came across the information in a certain bottle labeled D written as: J204, K206, L207 and M
are the isotopes of that content found in a labeled container, having abundance of 2,24,22 and
B% respectively. Use that information to find abundance of B% and mass number of isotope
M given that relative atomic mass of D is 207.

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(b) Table 1 shows a part of the periodic table with the atomic numbers from 1 to 18. Some elements
are shown by letters but not true symbols of the elements. Study it then answers the questions
that follows.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
K M
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
N O P Q

Among the elements lettered K to Q which one

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 (i) Is a halogen?
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(ii) Is a noble gas?

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(iii) Would react most readily with chlorine

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5. (a) Give out the reason why oxygen gas is normally collected by a method called downward
displacement of water.
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(b) Briefly explain how you would test the presence of the following gas in air.
(i) Oxygen
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(ii) Carbon dioxide

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(c) With four reasons explain why air is not termed as a compound
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6. (a) Define the terms element

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(b) Write down three properties of electrovalent bond.

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 (c) Write down the Latin name and chemical symbol of the following elements

Element Latin name Chemical symbol

Tungsten
Silver
Mercury

7. (a) Form three were given a question to discuss on how to find the empirical formula of a
compound. They were provided with the following information. A compound X was found to
have 1.121g of nitrogen, 0.16g of hydrogen and 0.48g of carbon, 0.64g of oxygen. Participate
with them show how empirical formula will be obtained from that information.

(b) Show clearly all the procedure finds the oxidation state of the following elements in the formula
(i) Chlorine in KClO3

(ii). Oxygen in F2O

8. (a) What do you understand the term “atom”

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 (b) Mention any two sub atomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom
(i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………………

(c) An isotope of neon has a mass number of 21 and atomic number of 10.
(i) How many electrons does it have? ………………………………………………………..
(ii) How many protons does it have? …………………………………………………………
(iii) How many neutrons does it have? ………………………………………………………...
(iv) Write its nuclide notation

9. (a) Define the term suspension as used in chemistry.

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(b) List down any two general components of each of the following.
(i) Solution= ……………………………………… and ……………………………………...
(ii) Aerosol = ………………………………………. and ……………………………………..

(c) Write down one method of separating mixture used to obtain each of the following
substances from its mixture:
(i) Cooking oil from ground nuts……………………………………………………………..
(ii) Chlorophyll or green pigments from plant leaf……...…………………………………….
(iii) Oxygen gas from air……………………………………………………………………….
(iv) Sulphur from mixture of sulphur and sand………………………………………………...

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 SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. (a) Why it’s not advisable to sleep inside a house which is not well ventilated with burning wooden
charcoal. Give a reason for that.
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(b) The government announced the tender for building laboratory and you want to take that tender
explain what things should be considered when building chemistry laboratory (five points)

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