EOTC-DICAC /RRAD BOKOLMAYO SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADE

12th CHEMISTRY MODEL EXAMINATION JUNE 2023 G.C

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Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives.

1. The total number of paired electron for Lewis structure of CH4?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 0 D. 2

2. Which of the following is a fundamental quantity SI unit?

A. Pressure C. Speed
B. Length D. Force
3. _____is a part of molecule or compound that determines the chemical properties of a
molecule or compound

A. Alkyl group B. Functional group C. Alcoholic group D. Esters group

4. The compound that have the same molecular formula but different structures are called

A. Isomers B. Volatile products C. Producer gas D. Catalysts

5. Which of the following classes of hydrocarbon is the most reactive ?

A. Alkynes B. Alkanes C. Alkenes C. Aromatic hydrocarbon

6. The electro configuration of Cu (Z=29) is

A. [Kr]4s23d9 C. [Ar]4s23p8
B. [Ar]4s13d10 D. [Ar]4s23d9
7. In which of the following molecules is the central atom sp hybridized?
A. SO2 B. CO C.CO2 D. N2O
8. Which of the following hydrocarbon does not belong to homologous series of alkene ?

A. C3H6 B. C5H8 C. C4H8 D. C7H14

9. A group of hydrocarbons that contain benzene ring or related structure are called

A. Aliphatic B. Aromatic C. Cyclic D. Alicyclic

10. All of the following are properties of acid except:

A. Acids change the colour of indicators. C. Acids have a sour taste

 B. Acids have a bitter taste D. Acids react with active metals to form salt
and hydrogen gas

11. According to the Bronsted-Lowery definitions an acid is a substance that

A. donates electron pair to a base B. donates a proton to a base

C. Accepts electron pair from a base D. Accepts protons from a base

12. Which of the following alkanes is a liquid at a room temperature?

A. CH4 B.C10H22 C. C4H10 D. C3H8

13. What is the oxidation number of sulphur in the molecule of H2S2O7?

A. +2 B. +6 C. +5 D. +7

14. All of the following affects the rate of a reaction .EXCEPT

A. Concentration B. Redox reaction C. Surface area D. Temperature

15. Which of the following is true about exothermic reaction?

A. It has positive enthalpy of reaction C. Hp greater than Hr

B. It has negative heat of reaction D. a reaction that absorbs energy

16. A short hand representation of a chemical reaction in terms of chemical symbols and
formulas is called:

A. Rate of reaction B. Chemical equation C. Heat of reaction D. Oxidation reaction

17. Which one has no definite shape and volume?

A. H2O B. O2 C. NaCl D. Fe

18. Which of the following is true about gases?

A. They are fluids C. They do not diffuse

B. They are highly compressible D. They have high boiling points

19. Balance the equation, N2 + H2 NH3 , what is the coefficient of hydrogen?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 1

20. "Equal volumes of different gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal
number of molecules", this is the statement of ---------?
 A .Charles' law B. Avogadro's law C. Combined gas law D. Boyle's law

21. Which of the following statement is incorrect about metallic conductors ?

A. They transmit electric current through metals. C. The charge carriers are free
electrons.

B. They are electronic conductors. D. The charge carries are mobile ions.

22. Which of the following includes all of the known atomic models?
A. Bohr Model, the Quantum Mechanical Model, Rutherford Model, Thomson
Model, Dalton 's Atomic Model
B. Bohr Model, the Quantum Mechanical Model, Thomson Model, Rutherford
Model
C. Bohr Model, Thomson Model, Rutherford Model, Dalton's Atomic
Model, de Broglie Model
D. Bohr Model, Quantum Mechanical Model, Dalton's Atomic Model, Valence Bond
Model

23. What does Mendeleev's Periodic Law state? properties of elements are periodic functions of
their.
A. Electron configurations. C. Atomic numbers
B. Atomic masses D. Atomic radius.
24. What is the standard free energy change for the following reaction:

2Al+3 + 3Mg ⇌ 2Al +3Mg+2 E red of Al+3 = -1.66v, E red of Mg+2 = -2.71v,

F =96500J/v/mol

A. 5.01105kJ/mol B. -411kJ/mol C. - 7.15105kJ/mol D. 6.13105kJ/mol

25. All are examples of primary cells except;

A. LeClanche dry cell B. Lead storage battery C. Alkaline battery D. Mercury cell

26. In electrolytic cell ,reduction occur at:

A. Cathode B. Anode C. Electrolyte D. Connecting wire

27. How does a catalyst increase the rate of a reaction?

 A. By changing the equilibrium constant
B. By a catalyst lowering the activation energy
C. By forming an intermediate complex
D. By increasing the activation energy

28. In what way is the phosphorus cycle differs from carbon and nitrogen cycle?

A. It is not an essential element for plants and animals.

B. Phosphorus cannot be found in the atmosphere in the gaseous state.

C. The phosphorus is more abundant than carbon and nitrogen.

D. Phosphorus is less important to biological system than carbon and nitrogen.

29. Which functional group containing compound is named using the suffix "ol"?

A. Phenyl B. Hydroxyl C. Carboxyl D. Aryl

30. What is the general formula of C5H8?

A. CnH2n B. CnH2n+2 C. CnH2n-2(n2) D. CnHn-2(n2)

31. A substance that releases hydronium ion through water solution is called
A. acid B. base C. oxide D. salt

32.In the reaction: HCI+H2O  H3O+Cl-which species is acting as an Lewis acid

A. HCI B. H2O C. Cl- D. H3O+
33. Which species is not a Lewis acid
A. NH3 B. HCIO4 C. HBr D. HF
34. According to Bronsted–Lomry definition, a substance that donate a proton to the other
substance is

A. an acid B. a base C. an oxide D. salt

35. When a base accepts a proton, it becomes

 A. a Conjugate acid C. a Lewis base

B. a Conjugate base D. a salt

36. Which one of the following expression shows a basic solution

A. [OH-]>10-7 C. [OH-]<10-7

B. [H+]>10-7M D. [H+]>[OH-
37. If [H3O+] = 6.4x10-2M, then the solution is considered as
A. acidic B. basic C. neutral D. oxide
OH
38. What is the P of 0.01m HCl solution
A. 12 B. 2 C. 11 D. 14
o H
39. An aqoues solution contains 0.1M NaOH at 25 , the P of the solution is
A. 13.0 B. 2 C. 7.0 D. 1.0
40. A solution with a PH of 7.5 would be described as
A. slightly basic C. slightly acidic

B. very basic D. very acidic

41. Three acids, HA, HB & HC have the following Ka values Ka(HA)=1x10 6, Kb(HB)=1x10-5&
KC(HC)=1x10-7.Which acid is the weakest
A. HB B. HA C. HC D .none
42. Which one of the following is true when the Pka values of the acid increase
A. its hydronium ion increases C. its Ka value increases
B. its strength increases D. its PH value increases
43. Which of the following statements is correct regarding alkenes and alkynes
A. The molecules of alkenes and alkynes are held together
by weak intermolecular force.
B. Alkynes have longer bond length and less surface area
than alkynes
C. Alkenes and alkynes are soluble in polar solvents.
D. Alkenes are soluble in polar solvents, while alkynes are
not soluble in polar solvents.
44. Which of the following represents the general formula of
monohydric alcohols?
 A. CnH2n+1OH B. CnH2nOH C. CnH2n-2OH D. CnHn-2(OH)2
45. What is a Lewis acid? It is

A. an electron pair acceptor. C. a proton donor

B. a proton acceptor. D. an electron pair donor.
46. What is the difference between reversible and irreversible reactions?

A. In reversible reactions, there is equilibrium between reactants and products.

B. In reversible reactions, the reaction goes to completion. ducts and reactants.
C. In irreversible reactions, there is a mixture of products
D. In irreversible reactions, there is equilibrium between reactants and products.
47.The general formula for saturated monocarboxylic acids is

A. RCOOH B. RCOR C. RCHO D. ROR

48. What is enthalpy change'? It is

A. The amount of heat given out or absorbed in a reaction at constant pressure.

B. The amount of heat given out or absorbed in a reaction at constant pressure and
volume.
C. The amount of heat absorbed in a reaction.
D. The amount of heat given out in a reaction.
49. What is oxidation'? Oxidation is

A. The loss of electrons by' a species, accompanied by an increase in oxidation number.

B. The addition of electron(s) to the oxidizing agent.
C. The reduction of the oxidation state of the oxidizing agent.
D. The addition of hydrogen to a substance and the removal of oxygen from a substance.
50. What is meant by preferential discharge, if a number of ions are present in a solution? It
means that the one which requires

A. Least energy will be liberated last at a given electrode.

B. Highest energy will be liberated first at a given electrode.
C. Highest energy will be liberated last at a given electrode.
D. Least energy will be liberated first at a given electrode.
51. Faraday's Second Law states:
 A. Passing the same quantity of electricity through solutions of different
electrolytes produces masses of substances that are directly proportional to
their equivalent masses.
B. The amount of a substance consumed or produced at an electrode is directly
proportional to the quantity of electricity passing through.
C. The amount of a substance consumed or produced at an electrode is inversely
proportional to the quantity of electricity passing through.
D. Passing the same quantity of electricity through solutions that are of
different directly electrolytes produces masses of substances proportional to
their molecular masses.
52. Which of the following is true about Zn-Cu voltaic cell?

A. After the cell runs for several hours, the Zn electrode weights less.
B. The electrons flow from right to left through the external circuit.
C. As the cell operates, electrons are continuously generated at the cathode and
consumed at the anode.
D. The anode half-cell consists of Cu electrode dipped into a Cue solution.
53. Which of the following is true about Zn-Cu voltaic cell?

A. After the cell runs for several hours, the Zn electrode weights less.
B. The electrons flow from right to left through the external circuit.
C. As the cell operates, electrons are continuously generated at the cathode and
consumed at the anode.
D. The anode half-cell consists of Cu electrode dipped into a Cue solution.
54. What is the significance of electron probability distribution? It tells us about

A. Finding the electron in its orbit at a particular time.

B. Finding the electron very close to the nucleus at all times.
C. The probability of finding an electron is very far away from the nucleus.
D. The uncertainty to assign fixed path for electrons.

55. Which group in the periodic table contains elements with the valance electron
configuration of ns2np1?

A.III C. I
B. IV D. II

56. Which of the following is a property of covalent compounds? Covalent compounds

 A. Is generally insoluble in water.

B. Is a crystalline solid at room temperature.

C. Is non-volatile.
D. Has high melting and boiling points.
57. Which of the following is a covalent molecule?

A. PCl5 C. [NH4] +
B. CO3 D. NaCl
58. What is the concentration of a solution? It is

A. The quantity of solute in a given quantity of solution.

B. The amount of solute needed to make a concentrated solution.
C. Number of moles of solute and number of moles of solvent.
D. The amount of solvent needed to dissolve a solute.
59. How many moles of C12H22011 (sucrose Molecular weight = 342.91 g mol) is needed
there to prepare 2.0L of 0.3 M solution?

A. 0.6 B.6.6 C. 0.15 D.0.43

60. What is the rate of dissolution? It is

A. The speed at which a solid substrate goes into solution

B. The rate at which a solid dissociates.
C. The speed at which a solid sublimes.
D. The rate at which a solid turn to liquid.

61. Which one of the following is correctly stated regarding solubility as an

equilibrium process?

A. Saturated solution is a solution in which more of the solute can be dissolve

B. Supersaturated solution is a solution that contains more than the equilibrium
amount of dissolved solute.
 C. Unsaturated solution is a solution that is in equilibrium with respect to a
given dissolved substance.
D. Supersaturated solution is more stable than saturated solution.

62. Which of the following represents the structure of a disaccharide?

63. Natural polymers are

A. Polymers produced by the addition reaction of monomer units.

B. Polymers produced by the substitution of one or more atoms in the monomer units.
C. Polymers produced by condensation reaction of monomer units.
D. Polymers found in some substances like rubber in nature
64. The branch of chemistry that is involved in separation, identifying and determining the
relative amounts of components in a sample of material is knownas

A. Biochemistry C. Analytical Chemistry

B. Physical chemistry. D. Inorganic chemistry.

65. One of the following given masses of acids constitutes the corresponding equivalent of the acid
 A. H2SO4 = 98 = 4 equivalents
B. HCl = 36.5g = 1 equivalents
C. H3PO4 = 49g = 4 equivalents
D. H3PO4 = 98g = 2 equivalents
66. The scientific method is

A. a collection of scientific guesses and hypotheses by seeking patterns in the

observations.
B. a method of arriving at an organized body of knowledge based on
reproducible experiments and observations.
C. The sum total of unique guidelines for the practice of science in the world.
D. There sult of fortunate, accidental discovery in the development of science.
67. The conversion of nitrogen gas in to useful nitrogen compounds is knownas

A. Respiration.
B. Fixation
C. Photosynthesis.
D. Oxidation
68. The sanitizer in wide use for protection against COVID-19 is labeled 83% alcohol. How
can one scientifically check the concentration? This can be done by

A. Forming a hypothesis
B. Experimentation
C. Collection of data
D. Making observation

107 109
69. Silver(Z=47) has several known isotopes, but two occur naturally, Ag and Ag.Given the
following mass spectrometric data, calculate the atomic mass of A

Isotope Massamu Abundance

107A 106.9050 9 5 1 . 8 4
109A 108.9047 6 4 8 . 1 6

A. 108.9amu
B. 107.86amu
C. 107.4amu
 D. 107.94amu
70. The mathematical expressions for Faradays first law is summarized as

A. n=mlt/MF
B. m=MIt/nF
C. M=mlt/nF
D. m=lt/F
71. The statement the amount of a substance consumed or produced in electrolytic cell is
directly proportional to the amount of electricity that passes through the cell' is known

A. Dalton's law. C. Faradays law

B. Raoults law. D. Henry'sl aw.
72. The correct electronic configuration for chromium (Cr,
Z=24) is
2 2 6 2 6 4 2
A. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4d

B. 1s22s22p63s23p64s03d6
C.1 s22s22p63s23p64s13d5
D.1s22s22p63s23p64s23d4
73. According to Hund's rule equal energy (degenerate) orbitals are filled with
A. Two electrons of opposite spins placed in the first orbitals.
B. Two electrons of parallel spins placed in the first orbital.
C. Maximum number of unpaired electrons with parallel spins
D. Maximum number of unpaired electrons with opposite spins

74. In the modern periodic table

A. Elements with similar properties are placed in the same period.

B. Metals are placed on the right hand side of the periodic table.
C. Nonmetals are placed on the right hand side of the periodic table
D. Transition and inner transition elements are placed in the middle of the periodic
table

75. The electrolysis of liquid (molten) NaCl in the set up for the electrochemical cell is given in
the following figure below
 Which of the following statements is true about the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride?
A. Cl2 is formed at the cathode
B. Na is oxidized at the anode
C. The net reaction produces Cl2 at the anode Na at the cathode
D. O2 is produced at the anode due to oxidation of water.
76. Which of the following is an example of exception to the octet rule?

A. CCl4 C. PCl5
B. NH3 D. H2O

77. Phosphorous (Z=15) has the electronic configuration 1s22s22p63s23p3, what kind of
hybridization does phosphorous undergo in the formation of phosphorous penta chloride (PCl5)?

A. sp3 C. sp3d
B. sp2 D. sp
78. Water is a weak electrolyte, because

A. it has a very high ionic product, Kw.

B. It can accepta proton from an acid and donate a proton to abase
C. It under goes a reversible dissociation with a very low ionic product, Kw
D. It acts both as Bronsted-Lowery acid and base
79.What is the pH of 0.25M HF solution at 25? The ionization of the weak acid, HF is given
by; HF(aq)+H2O(l) ↔H3O+(aq)+F-(aq)
 A.12.1 C. 1.89
B. 12.3 D. 1.74
80. The statement "If a system at equilibrium is subjected to a stress, the system will readjust itself
to reduce the effects of the stress is known as

A. Faradays law
B. Avogadro's principle
C. Le-Chatelier principle

D. Boyle's law