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ZIMSEC O Level · 4024/1 · N2022

Chemistry Paper 1 November 2022

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40
Time allowed
60 min
Syllabus code
4024/1

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Question 1

Particulate nature of matter
Which gas has the smallest rate of diffusion?
  1. Amethane
  2. Bammonia
  3. Ccarbon dioxide
  4. Dhydrogen chloride

Question 2

Particulate nature of matter

Drops of bromine liquid were placed at the bottom of a glass jar as shown in the diagram. After several hours the vapour spread to fill both jars uniformly as shown in the second diagram.

Which action will speed up the process

  1. Aincreasing the temperature
  2. Blowering the temperature
  3. Cusing a heavier isotope of bromine
  4. Dusing solid bromine

Question 3

Separation techniques
Purity of a substance can be tested by
  1. Acrystallisation.
  2. Bchromatography.
  3. Cfiltration.
  4. Dprecipitation.

Question 4

Redox
What happens to the oxidation number of nickel when nickel ore, NiS, is changed to pure nickel?
  1. Aincreases to +1
  2. Bdecreases to zero
  3. Cdecreases to +2
  4. Dincreases to zero

Question 5

Stoichiometry
What is the volume occupied by three moles of carbon dioxide at r.t.p ?
  1. A24 dm3
  2. B28 dm3
  3. C72 dm3
  4. D84 dm3

Question 6

Formulae and equations
The chemical formula 2NH3 represents
  1. Asix molecules of hydrogen.
  2. Btwo molecules of ammonia.
  3. Ctwo molecules of nitrogen.
  4. Dtwo atoms of ammonia.

Question 7

Stoichiometry

Ammonia gas recats with dilute hydrochloric acid as shown in the equation:

NH3(g) + HCl(aq) -> NH4Cl(aq).

What mass of ammonium chloride is formed if 8.5 g of ammonia gas is used?

  1. A2.70 g
  2. B4.25 g
  3. C8.50 g
  4. D26.75 g

Question 8

Water
Lathering of soap is a test for the
  1. Apurity of water.
  2. Bacidity of water.
  3. Chardness of water.
  4. Dalkalinity of water.

Question 9

Electrolysis
Which is not a reason for electroplating metals ?
  1. Adecorating
  2. Bprotecting
  3. Cimproving purity
  4. Dimproving electrical conductivity

Question 10

Environmental chemistry
Which method of waste disposal is a source of carcinogens?
  1. Abio-digestion
  2. Bincineration
  3. Crecycling
  4. Dlandfilling

Question 11

Acids, bases and salts
The correct order of preparing some salts from a metal and an acid is
  1. Acrystallisation -> evaporation -> displacement -> filtration.
  2. Bdisplacement -> filtration -> evaporation -> crystallisation.
  3. Cevaporation -> crystallisation -> filtration -> displacement.
  4. Dfiltration -> evaporation -> displacement -> crystallisation.

Question 12

Acids, bases and salts

The pH values of four solutions, W, X, Y and Z, are shown in the table.

solutionpH
W3
X5
Y7
Z11

Which solution can be used to neutralize an acidic soil?

  1. AW
  2. BX
  3. CY
  4. DZ

Question 13

Qualitative analysis
What is observed when aqueous lead (II) nitrate reacts with sodium iodide?
  1. Aa cream precipitate
  2. Ba white precipitate
  3. Ca yellow precipitate
  4. Da brown precipitate

Question 14

Periodic table

The diagram shows the positions of four elements in the periodic table represented by the letters W, X, Y and Z.

Which element, W, X, Y or Z forms an acidic oxide?

  1. AW
  2. BX
  3. CY
  4. DZ

Question 15

Metals
Which element is least reactive?
  1. AFe
  2. BMg
  3. CNa
  4. DZn

Question 16

Extraction of metals
The main function of limestone in the blast furnace is to
  1. Aoxidise iron ore.
  2. Breduce iron ore.
  3. Cremove impurities.
  4. Dremove excess carbon.

Question 17

Environmental chemistry
Which gas can be removed from the exhaust gases by a catalytic convertor?
  1. Acarbon dioxide
  2. Bcarbon monoxide
  3. Chydrocarbons
  4. Dsulphur trioxide

Question 18

Chemistry in society
Which statement is true about the use of plants in traditional medicine ?
  1. Athere are clear prescriptions and dosages
  2. Bthey can improve the health of a person
  3. Cthey are not poisonous
  4. Dthey do not cause any allergies

Question 19

Organic chemistry
One of the products of heating methane in excess oxygen is
  1. Acarbon
  2. Bsoot
  3. Ccarbon monoxide
  4. Dcarbon dioxide

Question 20

Organic chemistry
Which structure represents an isomer of butane?
  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CC
  4. DD

Question 21

Organic chemistry

A hydrocarbon, X, can crack as shown

X --heat--> C2H4 + C8H18

What could be X?

  1. AC6H14
  2. BC8H18
  3. CC10H22
  4. DC16H36

Question 22

Organic chemistry
Which molecular formula could be that of candle wax?
  1. AC4H10
  2. BC6H12
  3. CC8H18
  4. DC20H42

Question 23

Organic chemistry
The reaction between an alkene and bromine in the dark is
  1. Aan addition reaction.
  2. Ban oxidation reaction.
  3. Ca reduction reaction.
  4. Da polymerisation reaction.

Question 24

Organic chemistry

An organic compound Q reacted with one mole of hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.

What could be Q?

  1. Aan alcohol
  2. Ba carboxylic acid
  3. Can alkene
  4. Dan alkane

Question 25

Particulate nature of matter

The graph was drawn from data obtained by heating water from -15 degrees C to 100 degrees C.

In which section of the graph is a mixture of ice and liquid water found?

  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CC
  4. DD

Question 26

Particulate nature of matter

The apparatus shown was used to investigate the rate of diffusion of ammonia gas and hydrogen chloride. A white ring was observed after a few minutes.

At which point was the white ring observed?

  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CC
  4. DD

Question 27

Electrochemistry

The diagram shows an electrochemical cell, with a zinc electrode and a copper electrode dipping into sodium chloride solution and joined through a voltmeter and a switch.

What is observed when the switch is closed?

  1. ABubbles of gas are formed on the zinc electrode.
  2. BThe copper electrode dissolves.
  3. CThe zinc electrode dissolves.
  4. DSodium forms on the zinc electrode.

Question 28

Energy changes

The diagram shows energy changes for a chemical reaction, with the reactants at a higher energy level than the products.

Which statement is not correct about the reaction?

  1. AThe reaction gives out heat.
  2. BThe reaction vessel becomes warm.
  3. CThe reactants have more energy than the products.
  4. DThe reaction is endothermic.

Question 29

Organic chemistry
Which reaction can be used to distinguish ethane from ethene?
  1. Areacting both with chlorine in UV light
  2. Breacting both with bromine water in UV light
  3. Creacting both with bromine water in the dark
  4. Dreacting both with hydrogen gas

Question 30

Stoichiometry

A mass of 13.80 g of a mineral ore of copper was analysed. The results are shown in the table.

elementcopperironsulphur
mass/g4.804.204.80

The empirical formula of the ore is

  1. ACu2FeS
  2. BCuFeS2
  3. CCuFeS
  4. DCu2Fe2S

Question 31

Water

The diagram shows a pot chlorinator for treatment of drinking water in a tank. The pot holds a layer of small stones at the top, bleaching powder and sand below it, and gravel and small stones at the bottom, with holes at the bottom of the pot.

How is the water treated in the pot chlorinator?

  1. Asuspended particles are filtred and pathogens are killed
  2. Bsuspended particles are trapped by the bleaching powder
  3. Cthe bleaching powder and the small stones produces clean water
  4. Dthe bleaching powder neutralises the acids and the small stones removes suspended particles

Question 32

Chemistry in society
Which statement correctly defines the term mineral beneficiation?
  1. Aexporting the ore for quick cash benefits
  2. Busing the ore to benefit the community
  3. Cprocessing ore to add value and fetch higher prices
  4. Dselling precious stones on the black market to benefit from the high prices

Question 33

Particulate nature of matter

The diagram shows the interconversion of water to its three different states, with the changes numbered 1 to 6: 1 is water to ice, 2 is water to steam, 3 is steam to ice, 4 is ice to water, 5 is steam to water and 6 is ice to steam.

In which conversions will the water molecules lose speed?

  1. A1, 2 and 3
  2. B3, 4 and 5
  3. C1, 3 and 5
  4. D1, 5 and 6

Question 34

Separation techniques

The diagram shows a chromatogram of different inks.

Which statement about the chromatogram is not true?

  1. Abrown ink contains dyes in red and blue ink only
  2. Bgreen and yellow ink contain a common dye
  3. Cblack ink contains a common dye with red ink
  4. Dthe dyes in red ink are not found in blue ink

Question 35

Bonding and structure

One molecule of a compound, ZY3, is shown in a dot-and-cross diagram.

The elements represented by Z and Y could be

  1. AZ aluminium, Y hydrogen
  2. BZ phosphorus, Y oxygen
  3. CZ aluminium, Y chlorine
  4. DZ phosphorus, Y chlorine

Question 36

Stoichiometry

The equation shows the formation of sulphur trioxide in the contact process.

2SO2(g) + O2(g) <=> 2SO3(g)

Which statement is true about this equation?

  1. A2 g of SO2 react with 1 g of O2 to give 2 g of SO3.
  2. B6 atoms of SO2 react with 2 atoms of O2 to give 6 atoms of SO3.
  3. C0.5 moles of SO2 react with 0.5 moles of O2 to give 0.5 moles of SO3.
  4. D12.80 g of SO2 react with 3.2 g of O2 to give 16.0 g of SO3

Question 37

Rates of reaction

Graph X shows the result obtained from the reaction of 10 cm3 of 1 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid and 10 g of powdered zinc.

Curve Y was obtained when one of the reaction conditions was changed.

Which change produced curve Y?

  1. Ausing 15 cm3 of 0,1 mol/dm3 of HCl
  2. Blowering the temperature
  3. Cusing 20 g of powdered zinc
  4. Dusing 10 g of zinc granules

Question 38

Electrochemistry
Which combination of metal electrodes gives the largest voltage in an electrochemical cell?
  1. Amagnesium and zinc
  2. Bmagnesium and copper
  3. Ciron and zinc
  4. Diron and copper

Question 39

Extraction of metals
Which reaction contributes more to the high temperature in the blast furnace?
  1. ACaCO3 -> CaO + CO2
  2. BC + CO2 -> 2CO
  3. CC + O2 -> CO2
  4. DFe2O3 + 3CO -> 2Fe + 3CO2

Question 40

Qualitative analysis

A solution of silver nitrate was placed in four different test tubes and subjected to different tests as shown in the diagram. Damp red litmus paper is held over each tube and each tube is heated. Tube A holds the solution with NaOH, tube B the solution with NaOH and aluminium foil, tube C the solution only, and tube D the solution with aluminium foil.

In which test tube will the red litmus paper change to blue?

  1. AA
  2. BB
  3. CC
  4. DD

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