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DAYSTAR SECONDARY SCHOOL, WAKISO

UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
CHEMISTRY
PAPER 1
1HR: 40MIN

Instructions
Answer all questions in section A and any one in section B
All your answers should be clear in a neat handwriting to avoid loss of marks.
Answers in section A should be properly written in the spaces provided
All drawings included should be in pencil
Pay attention to the number of marks available for each question

For examiners use only

SECTION A
Question 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Marks scored

SECTION B
Question 6 7 total
Marks scored

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 SECTION A

1. In an investigation to find out the changes which occur to substances under different conditions; Mr.
Mayanja an S.3 chemistry teacher illustrated these changes using the examples in the pictures below;
Change type A Change type B

On addition to the above illustration; after class involvement, they found out that other changes of
type B also exist and are commonly done in everyday life among which were the following

Process x Process y

(a) Identify the change type A and B happening to matter (2 marks)

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(b) State four differences between the types of changes you have identifies in (a) (4 marks)
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(c) Identify the processes occurring to matter in processes (2 marks)
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 (d) Mention other examples in daily life where changes of type A and B occur apart from the ones
identified above (2 marks)
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2. Your young brother bought ice from the shop, on reaching home, mum sent him to the Centre to buy
sugar and he forgot his ice on the veranda, which is directly heated by the sun. On returning, he found
out that all the ice had turned to liquid and flowed, after some time he noticed that the veranda he did
not mop was dry and he wondered how it came about.
Briefly explain to him what caused the changes he saw using your knowledge of the kinetic theory of
matter (6 marks)
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3. Below is a heating curve for a pure substance. It shows how the temperature rises over time, when the
substance is heated until it melts, then boils.

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(a) What is the melting point of the substance? (2 mark)
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(b) What happens to the temperature while the substance changes state? (1 mark)
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 (c) The graph shows that the substance takes longer to boil than to melt. Suggest a reason for this.
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(d) How can you tell that the substance is not water? (2 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘)
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(e) Sketch a rough heating curve for pure water (1 mark)

4. In case of a fire outbreak in the school laboratory, a fire extinguisher can be used to stop the fire.
(a) Briefly describe the steps that can be followed when using a fire extinguisher when stopping fire.
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(b) Identify three incidences that may cause fire in the school laboratory (3 marks)
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5. Chemistry is of great importance in many fields such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, education,

mineral extraction and many others. In a single write-up, describe the contribution of chemistry in the
named fields. (7 marks)
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 Section B.
Attempt any one question (15 marks)

6. You are a chemist working in a research lab studying the behavior of water. You have a sample of
water at 25oC and want to investigate its changes of state under different conditions.
(a) At 25oC, explain the state of matter of the water sample and the intermolecular forces involved.
(b) If you increase the temperature of the water sample to 1000C while maintaining constant pressure,
describe the changes of state that occur.
(c) Now, if you decrease the temperature of the water sample to -100C while maintain constant
pressure, explain the changes of state that occur.
(d) Sketch the heating curve for the changes of state described in parts (b) and (c), and label the
different regions of the curve with the corresponding state(s) of matter.
(e) Based on the data collected, discuss the effect of temperature and pressure on the changes of
states of water, and relate it to the kinetic theory of matter.

7. You are a chemistry teacher conducting a laboratory session to demonstrate the safe and effective use
of the Bunsen burner a heating apparatus.
(a) Explain the structure and working principle of the Bunsen burner. Include the different parts of the
burner and how it regulates the flow of the gas and air to archive different types of flames.
(b) Outline the safety precautions and guidelines that students should follow when using the Bunsen
burner, including lighting and extinguishing the flame.
(c) Describe the different type of flames produced by the Bunsen burner and explain the appropriate
applications for each type of flame in the laboratory work.

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