Class Candidate Name ________________________________________

Candidate Number

WESTWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL

Secondary Four Normal Academic

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
General Certificate of Education Normal Level

SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY) PAPER 3

5155/3
AUGUST 2010
1 hour 15 minutes

Additional materials required: OTAS answer sheet A copy of the Periodic Table

TIME 1 hour 15 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, class and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page and on the OTAS answer sheet. Answer all questions. Choose the one you consider most appropriate and record your choice in soft pencil on the OTAS answer sheet. Paper 3 and Paper 4 are to be attempted concurrently within 1 hour 15 minutes.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The total mark for this paper is 20. The OTAS and question paper should be handed in separately at the end of the paper.

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This question paper consists of 8 printed pages.

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3 Answer all questions. 1 In an experiment, a student needs to measure out exactly 22.5 cm3 of a solution. Which one of the following pieces of apparatus would measure this volume most accurately? A B C D beaker burette measuring cylinder pipette

In the diagrams below, each circle represents an atom. Which one of the following diagrams represents a mixture of molecules of two different elements? A C

The table below gives information about four atoms. Atom P Q R S Number of protons 10 10 12 14 Number of neutrons 10 12 14 14

Which one of the following pairs of atoms are isotopes of each other? A B C D P and Q P and S Q and R R and S
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4 4 A student made four statements about compounds and mixtures. 1 2 3 4 Compounds have fixed compositions. Compounds have variable melting points. Mixtures have fixed compositions. Mixtures have variable melting points.

Which one of the following pairs of statements is correct? A B C D 1 and 2 1 and 4 2 and 3 3 and 4

The diagram below shows the electron arrangement of the atoms in a molecule of PQ3 (only outermost shells are shown).

Which one of the following pairs of elements might P and Q be? P A B C D phosphorus boron aluminium nitrogen Q fluorine fluorine chlorine hydrogen

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5 6 A sample of pond water has a pH of 9. This means that the water is ___________________. A B C D neutral weakly acidic weakly alkaline strongly alkaline

The table below shows the results of adding dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide to four oxides. Which one of the following oxides, A, B, C or D is amphoteric? Results of adding Dilute hydrochloric acid A B C D No reaction No reaction Reaction Reaction Aqueous sodium hydroxide Reaction No reaction Reaction No reaction

The table below shows some reactions of three metals. Metal X Y Z Reaction with dilute hydrochloric acid slow slow none Reaction with heated zinc oxide violent none none

What is the correct order of reactivity of the metals? Most reactive A B C D X X Y Y Y Z X Z Least reactive Z Y Z X

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6 9 Which of the listed reactions produce hydrogen? Reaction 1 Potassium with water Reaction 2 Sodium carbonate with hydrochloric acid Reaction 3 Zinc with hydrochloric acid

A B C D

2 only 1 and 2 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

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A hardware shopkeeper discovered that iron nails stored in an airtight container began to rust after a few days. Which one of the following measures can be used to prevent the rusting of the nails? A B C D Put some drying agent in the container. Put the container in a warm place. Remove the lid. Seal the container in a bag.

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The diagram below shows a blast furnace used to extract iron from its ore.

Which one of the following is Y? A B C Coke Haematite Oxygen

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7 D 12 Sand

Why is limestone used in the extraction of iron? A B C D To convert the ore into iron To heat the furnace To produce oxygen for the coke to burn To remove impurities in the ore as slag

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Benzoic acid has the molecular formula C7H6O2. What is the relative molecular mass, Mr, of benzoic acid? A B C D 15 29 84 122

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Which one of the following trends occurs when moving down Group I of the Periodic Table? Melting point A B C D decrease decrease increase increase Speed of reaction with water decrease increase decrease increase

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In the outline of the Periodic Table shown below, some elements are indicated by letters which are not the usual symbols for the elements concerned. W S T V X Y Z

Which one of the following sets of elements all exist as molecules under room conditions? A B C D S, X and Y T, X and Y V, W and Y W, Y and Z

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Which one of the following gases adds up to more than 90 % by volume of clean air? A B C D argon and oxygen argon and nitrogen carbon dioxide and oxygen nitrogen and oxygen

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Which one of the following pairs of pollutants can cause damage to buildings?

A B C D

carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide

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The equation for the complete combustion of the hydrocarbon CxHy is as shown. CxHy + 6O2 4CO2 + 4H2O

What are the values of x and y? x A B C D 1 2 4 4 y 4 2 4 8

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Polyethenol is a new plastic which is water soluble. The structure of polyethenol is as shown.
OH H C H C H OH H C H C H OH H C H C H
n

What is the monomer unit for this addition polymer?

OH H

C H

C H OH

HO C H H H C OH C

OH H OH C H

H C H C

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Useful fractions are obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum. Which one of the following fraction and use is correct?

Fraction A B C D bitumen lubricating oil paraffin (kerosene) petrol (gasoline)

Use fuel in cars for making waxes and polishes for making roads aircraft fuel

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