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CHEMISTRY Name : _____________________

Paper 1
OCT 2008 Class : _____________________
1¼ Hours

PEPERIKSAAN AKHIR TAHUN

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN BAU
2008

CHEMISTRY
FORM 4
PAPER 1

One hour fifteen minutes

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1. This question paper consists of 50 questions.

2. Answer all the questions.
3. Answer each question by blackening the correct space on the answer sheet.
4. You may use a non-programmable scientific calculator.

This question paper has 8 printed pages include the first page.
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Instruction: For Question 1 to Question 50, each question is followed by four options,
A, B, C and D. Choose one correct answer for each question and blacken the
corresponding space in your objective answer sheet.

1. An experiment was carried out to

study the effect of the electrode used
and the products formed at the
electrodes during the electrolysis of
aqueous copper (II) sulphate. Which Figure 1
of the following is the manipulated Which of the following is process P?
variable? A. Freezing C. Sublimation
A. Type of electrolytes B. Condensation D. Melting
B. Products formed at the 5. Which of the following is not true?
electrodes Element Symbol
C. Type of electrodes A. Sodium So
D. Concentration of copper (II) B. Potassium K
sulphate C. Magnesium Mg
D. Aluminium Al
2. The rate of diffusion of particles is
the highest in gases compared to the 6. Valence electrons are electrons
rate of diffusion of particles in solids found…
and liquids because the particles in A. in ions.
gases… B. outside the shells of an atom.
A. are lighter C. in the innermost shell of an atom.
B. are smaller D. in the outermost occupied shell
C. move at a higher speed of a particle.
D. are very far apart
7. Which of the following ions contains
3. Which of the following is the same the highest number of electrons?
between an atom of argon and an ion A. H+ C. O2-
of calcium? B. K +
D. Mg2+
A. Nucleon number
B. Number of electrons 8. The figure 2 shows the heating
C. Number of protons curves of solid E and solid G.
D. Number of neutrons

4. The figure 1 shows a change in the

state of matter.

Figure 2
Which of the following statement is
correct?

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A. The melting point of solid E is
higher than the melting point of
solid G.
B. The time taken for solid E to
melt is shorter than solid G.
C. From the second to the fifth
minute, solid E does not absorb
heat energy.
D. From the fifth to the eighth
minute, solid G exists as liquid.
9. A compound with formula Y(NO3)2
has a relative formula mass of 148.
What is the relative atomic mass of
Y?
A. 86 C. 24
B. 56 D. 38
10. The table 1 shows the properties of
elements R, T, U and W.
Element Property
R Can conduct electricity in
all states.
T Ductile and malleable with
high tensile strength.
U Has a high melting point.
W Forms coloured
compounds.
Table 1
Which of the following elements is a
transition element?
A. W C. T
B. U D. R
11. Which of the following diagrams
shows the electron arrangement in
the formation of the ionic bond in
sodium chloride?
[ proton number: Na, 11; Cl, 17 ]
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12. Solid sodium chloride does not
conduct electricity because…
A. its does not contain ions.
B. it is a covalent compound.
C. it has a very low melting point.
D. its ions are not able to move
freely.
13. The table 2 shows the electron
arrangement in two elements, X and
Y.
Element Electron arrangement
X 2.4
Y 2.6
Table 2
Which of the following is true about
the compound formed by the
reaction between X and Y?
A. The compound is an ionic
compound.
B. The compound has one single
covalent bond.
C. The compound has two double
covalent bonds.
D. The compound has one triple
covalent bond.
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14. The following equation shows the Carbon-12 6

reaction between hydrogen and Carbon-14 X
oxygen. Table 3
2H2 + O2 → 2H2O
How many moles of oxygen are Which of the following is the value
needed to produce 3.6g of water? of X?
[Relative atomic mass H, 1; O, 16] A. 6 C. 10
A. 0.1 C. 1.8 B. 8 D. 12
B. 0.2 D. 3.6
15. The elements in the Periodic Table 19. Why is hydrogen chloride, HCl
are arranged according to… considered as an acid?
A. an increase in the neutron A. It contains hydrogen.
number. B. It contains hydrogen ions.
B. an increase in the proton C. It ionises in water to produce
number. hydrogen ions.
C. an increase in the nucleon D. It ionises in water to produce
number. hydroxide ions.
D. an increase in the relative atomic
mass.
16. 50 cm3 of 0.25 mol dm-3 potassium 20. The cations in copper (II) sulphate
hydroxide is neutralised by 50 cm3 of solution are…
sulphuric acid. What is the A. H+ only
concentration of the sulphuric acid? B. Cu2+ only
A. 0.125 mol dm-3 C. H+ and Cu2+
B. 0.25 mol dm-3 D. OH- and SO42-
C. 1.25 mol dm-3
D. 1.5 mol dm-3 21. An electrolytic cell is set up as
shown in figure 4. The electric bulb
17. Figure 3 shows an arrangement of lights up only when substance P
apparatus used to determine the begins to melt.
empirical formula of a metal oxide.

Figure 3
Which of the following metals is
suitable for use in the experiment? Figure 4
A. Magnesium C. Lead The substance P is…
B. Iron D. Copper A. Lead bromide
B. Naphthalene
18. Table 3 shows the number of C. Glucose
neutrons for carbon isotopes. D. Sodium
Element Number of neutrons

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22. Table 4 shows the result obtained A. forms a positive ion.

from an experiment. B. has inert property.
Pairs of Voltage Negative C. forms a covalent compound
metal value / V terminal when it combines with oxygen.
P and Q 2.8 P D. exists as a diatomic molecule.
P and S 1.7 P
S and Q 1.1 S 26. When copper (II) sulphate solution is
S and T 0.6 S electrolysed using carbon electrodes,
Table 4 what is formed at the anode?
A. Sulphur dioxide gas
What is the value of the voltage if B. Oxygen gas
metals T and Q are used? C. Copper deposits
A. 1.5 C. 0.6 D. Hydrogen gas
B. 1.1 D. 0.5

27. What happens to the iodine particles

23. Figure 5 shows the electron
arrangement of elements M and N.
Figure 5
The formula of the substance
produced from the elements is…
A. MN C. MN2
B. M2N D. MN4
24. Salts of potassium, sodium and
ammonium are soluble in water.
Which of the following methods is
used to prepare these salts in the
laboratory?
A. Reaction between an acid and a
metal
B. Reaction between an acid and a
metal oxide
C. Reaction between an acid and a
metal carbonate
D. Neutralisation reaction between
an acid and an alkali
when iodine in solid form is heated?
A. The iodine particles in the solid
form vibrate rapidly and
eventually change to liquid form.
B. The iodine particles in the solid
form become increasingly closer
to each other.
C. The distance between the iodine
particles become increasingly
greater until the solid turns into
gaseous form.
D. Heat energy is released from the
iodine particles to the
surroundings.
28. Which of the following best explains
the term strong acid?
A. It dissociates partially in an
aqueous solution to form
hydrogen ions and negative ions.
B. It dissociates completely in
aqueous solution to form
hydrogen ions and negative ions.
C. It dissociates partially in an
aqueous solution to form
hydroxide ions and positive ions.

25. A certain element has eight valence

electrons. This element possibly…

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D. It dissociates completely in C. Magnesium nitrate

aqueous solution to form D. Lead (II) iodide
hydroxide ions and positive ions.

29. Elements E and G have proton 33. If the atomic number of X is 12 and
numbers of 16 and 19 respectively. Y is 9, therefore the resulting
The two elements combine to form a compound has a formula of…
compound that… A. XY C. X2Y
A. can conduct electricity in molten B. XY2 D. XY3
state.
B. has a low melting point.
C. is soluble in organic solvent. 34. P has a proton number of 7 and a
D. has a high density. nucleon number of 19. The number
of valence electrons in one atom of P
30. Which of the following pairs of is…
proton number has the same number
of valence electrons? A. 5 C. 10
A. 7 and 17 C. 16 and 9 B. 7 D. 19
B. 11 and 17 D. 16 and 8 35. A student needs to electroplate an
31. The figure 6 shows the arrangement iron spoon by using chromium (III)
of apparatus to investigate the sulphate as an electrolyte. Which of
titration of sodium hydroxide the following should be used as the
solution with hydrochloric acid. anode and cathode?
Anode Cathode
A Carbon rod Iron spoon
B Iron spoon Iron spoon
C Iron spoon Chromium plate
D Chromium plate Iron spoon

36. Element T has the same chemical

Figure 6 property as the element with the
What is the total volume of solution proton number of 20. Which of the
for the mixture in the conical flask at following is the electron arrangement
the point of titration? for an atom of element T?
A. 30 cm3 C. 50 cm3 A. 2 C. 2.8.4
B. 40 cm3 D. 55cm3 B. 2.8.2 D. 2.8.8

32. Which of the following solid salts is
suitable to be prepared by the
precipitation method?
A. Zinc sulphate
B. Potassium carbonate
37. Figure 7 shows the set up of the
apparatus to plate an iron spoon with
silver.

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• Exhibits oxidation
numbers of +2, +3 and +6 in its
compounds
• Forms complex ions

Which of the following is not true

Figure 7 about element L?
After 30 minute it was found that no A. It can conduct
plating took place on the iron spoon. electricity in solid and liquid
states.
What should be done? B. It is in Group 17
A. Increase the cell voltage. of the Periodic Table.
B. Rub the iron spoon with sand C. It forms
paper. coloured compounds.
C. Interchange the terminals in the D. It has a high
melting point.
cell.
D. Use iron (II) sulphate solution as 41. The table 5 shows the number of
the electrolyte. protons, electrons and neutrons of
38. 3.2 g of copper (II) oxide powder is four atoms.
reacted with excess dilute nitric acid.
What is the mass of copper (II)
nitrate formed in the reaction?
[Relative atomic mass N, 14; O, 16;
Cu, 64] Atom Number Number Number
A. 3.76 g C. 5.04 g of of of
protons electrons neutrons
B. 4.96 g D. 7.52 g
W 8 8 9
X 8 10 10
39. Gas X is passed into an acidic Y 12 10 12
dichromate solution. The colour of Z 11 11 12
the solution changes from orange to Table 5
green. What is gas X?
Which of the following pairs of
A. Sulphur dioxide particles are isotopes?
B. Hydrogen chloride A. W and X
C. Nitrogen dioxide B. X and Y
D. Chlorine C. X and Z
D. Y and Z
40. The information shows the properties 42. A solid metal carbonate was heated
of element L. strongly and the solid residue
obtained was yellow when hot and
white when cooled. The metal

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carbonate used in this experiment

is…
A. Lead (II) carbonate
B. Silver carbonate
C. Zinc carbonate
D. Calcium carbonate
Figure 8
43. The following equation represents
What is the nucleon number of
the reaction between aluminium and
element J?
oxygen.
A. 10 C. 22
4Al + 3O2 → 2Al2O3
B. 12 D. 25
Which of the following statements is
correct?
46. Which of the following is a diprotic
A. 4 mol of aluminium atoms react
acid?
with 3 mol of oxygen atoms
A. Carbonic acid
B. 4 mol of aluminium atoms react
B. Ethanoic acid
with 3 mol of oxygen molecules
C. Hydrochloric acid
C. 4 mol of aluminium atoms react
D. Nitric acid
with 3 mol of oxygen atoms
producing 2 mol of aluminium
47. The reaction scheme below shows
oxide
reactions of acid Y.
D. 4 mol of aluminium atoms react
with 6 mol of oxygen molecules
producing 2 mol of aluminium
oxide
Salt Z could be…
44. The electron arrangement of an atom A. Lead (II) ethanoate
of M is 2.8.1 and the electron B. Lead (II) chloride
arrangement of an atom X is 2.6. C. Lead (II) nitrate
Elements M and X react to form a D. Lead (II) sulphate
compound. Which of the following is 48. Which of the following chemical
true about the reaction? formulae is written correctly?
A. Atom X donates 2 electrons Compound Chemical
B. Atom M receives 1 electron formula
C. An ionic compound is formed A Sodium oxide NaO
D. The compound formed has B Potassium chloride KCl2
chemical formula MX2 C Copper (II) nitrate CuNO3
D Lead (II) chloride PbCl2
45. Figure 8 shows the electron
arrangement for the J3+ ion. An atom 49. Which of the following substances
of element J contains 12 neutrons. will undergo sublimation when
heated?
A. Bromine
B. Ammonium chloride
C. Sodium nitrate
D. Carbon

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50. Which of the following ions

produces a precipitate when mixed
with hydrochloric acid?
A. Pb2+ ion
B. Zn2+ ion
C. Mg2+ ion
D. Al3+ ion

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