MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONANDHUMANRESOURCES,

TERTIARYEDUCATIONANDSCIENTIFICRESEARCH
MAURITIUSEXAMINATIONSSYNDICATE

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AT FORM III

CANDIDATE NAME

SCHOOL
NAME

CLASS/SECTION

CHEMISTRY OCTOBER 2015

1 hour

Students answer on the Question Paper.

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY FIRST

Write your name, the name of your school and your class/section in the spaces provided above.
Write in dark blue or black ink.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
Do not use correction fluid.

There are 6 questions in this paper.

Check that this document consists of 8 printed pages.
Any discrepancy in the document must be immediately notified to the responsible officer in
your school.

Answer all questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] for each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 50.

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Question 1 - Multiple Choice (6 marks)

For each item, there is only one correct answer. Draw a circle around the letter which
shows the correct answer.

(a) Which of the following shows a chemical change?

A Dissolving salt in water.

B Mixing sand and sugar in equal proportions.

C Burning a piece of wood in air.

D Mixing water and oil.

(b) A few drops of water fall on a spot of ink on a piece of paper. A pattern of colours is
formed on the paper. This is due to the process of

A distillation. B chromatography.

C precipitation. D neutralisation.

(c) A test tube is clamped as shown in figure 1 (a). It contains substances X, Y and Z which
are all solid powders.
Y

Test tube
Clamp Magnet

Stand

X, Y and Z X and Z

figure 1 (a) figure 1 (b)

Figure 1 (b) shows the effect of bringing a strong magnet near the test tube and slowly
moving it upward. The test tube is gently tapped with a pencil.
One conclusion you may draw from this observation is

A X and Y are magnetic substances. B X and Z are magnetic substances.

C only Y is a magnetic substance. D X, Y and Z are all magnetic substances.

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(d) One example of an air pollutant is

A water vapour.

B neon.

C sulphur dioxide.

D magnesium oxide.

(e) Which one of the following will produce a displacement reaction when mixed?

A Iron powder and a solution of magnesium sulfate.

B Magnesium powder and a solution of iron sulfate.

C Copper powder and a solution of magnesium sulfate.

D Zinc powder and a solution of magnesium sulfate.

(f) To test for the presence of oxygen gas we use

A a lighted splinter.

B lime water.

C litmus solution.

D a glowing splinter.

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Question 2 (9 marks)

Table 1 shows the formulae of some compounds of calcium, ammonium and aluminium.

(a) Study and complete Table 1 below.

Some examples have been done for you.

Table 1: Three compounds of calcium, ammonium and aluminium

Chloride Oxide Carbonate

Name of compound Name of compound Name of compound

formed: formed: formed:
Calcium chloride
Calcium
Chemical formula of Chemical formula of Chemical formula of
compound formed: compound formed: compound formed:
CaCl2

Name of compound Name of compound

formed: formed:
Ammonium chloride Ammonium carbonate
Ammonium
Chemical formula of Chemical formula of
compound formed: compound formed:
NH4Cl (NH4)2CO3

Name of compound Name of compound

formed: formed:
Aluminium chloride
Aluminium
Chemical formula of Chemical formula of
compound formed: compound formed:
AlCl3
[6]

(b) Fill in the blanks using the name of the appropriate compound from Table 1.

Eg. Calcium chloride is soluble in water.

(i) sublimes when it is heated gently. [1]

(ii) Coral contains the compound . [1]

(iii) is the ore of a metal. [1]

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Question 3 (8 marks)

(a) A small piece of clean magnesium ribbon is placed in 2 cm3 of dilute sulfuric acid. The
acid is used in excess.

(i) What will you observe when the magnesium ribbon is added to the acid?

_____________________________________________________________ [1]

(ii) Give one reason why this reaction stops after some time.

_____________________________________________________________ [1]

(b) One clean and new iron nail is placed in a beaker containing some water.

(i) Describe the appearance of the iron nail

Iron
before it is placed in the water. --------------- - nail
water --------------- -
_____________________________________________________________ [1]

(ii) Describe the appearance of the iron nail after 2 months.

_____________________________________________________________ [1]

(iii) Explain what has happened: _______________________________________

_____________________________________________________________ [1]

(c) Some physical changes in the water cycle are shown as processes A and B below.

Water in Water process B Water in

process A
rivers vapour clouds
in air

(i) Name each process.

Process A is __________________________________ [1]

Process B is __________________________________ [1]

(ii) During which process is heat energy absorbed?

_____________________________________________________________ [1]
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Question 4 (9 marks)

In a science laboratory, a group of students observe the following four solid substances:

(1) copper (3) hydrated copper (II) sulfate

(2) copper (II) oxide (4) anhydrous copper (II) sulfate

Complete the following:

(a) Which of the four substances is an element? ____________________________ [1]

(b) State the colour of each of the substances below:

(i) copper (II) oxide ___________ (ii) hydrated copper (II) sulfate ___________ [1 + 1]

(c) Which one of the following compounds is insoluble in water?

(1) copper (II) oxide,

(2) hydrated copper (II) sulfate,
(3) anhydrous copper (II) sulfate.

_________________________________________________________________ [1]

(d) (i) To prepare a solution of hydrated copper (II) sulfate, we can use

copper (II) oxide and ___________________________ [1]

(ii) Which type of reaction occurs in (d) (i)? ________________________ [1]

(e) How can we obtain anhydrous copper (II) sulfate from hydrated copper (II) sulfate?

________________________________________________________________ [1]

(f) (i) Which of the substances in (e) above can be used as a test for the presence of water?

________________________________________________________________ [1]

(ii) Describe the change when a drop of water is added to the substance you
mentioned in f (i) above.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ [1]

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Question 5 (9 marks)

A test tube contains an equal amount of each of two lead salts in solid state. About 10 cm3 of
pure distilled water is added to the salts. The mixture is then well shaken and separated. The
different stages of this experiment are shown in a sequence in figure 2.

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3

P ..

add F ......
10 cm3 Solid L
water
Clamp
Clear
----- colourless
Mix ----- solution Stand
-----
-----
-----
-- L Small beaker
---------
---------
Two lead salts Less solid
Clear
remains
colourless
solution
figure 2: Test with two lead salts

Complete the following:

(a) What conclusion can you draw about the two lead salts at stage 2?
__________________________________________________________________ [1]

(b) In stage 3, label P and F on the diagram. [2]

(c) Given that the salts used may be carbonate, chloride, sulfate or nitrate of lead,

(i) Solid L may be ______________________________ [1]

(ii) The solution in the small beaker may contain the salt _____________________ [1]

(d) The sequence in figure 2 shows two processes in the separation of solids.

These are __________________________ and ____________________________ [2]

(e) Name a process that can be used to separate the following substances:

(i) Compounds in natural petroleum oil: _________________________________ [1]

(ii) Sodium chloride from sea water: ____________________________________ [1]

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Question 6 (9 marks)

(a) Most of the energy that we use in Mauritius comes from the combustion of fossil fuels,
such as heavy oil and petrol. For instance, we use petrol to power our vehicles.

(i) Which gases are produced during the combustion of fossil fuels in an excess of air?

___________________________ and ____________________________ [2]

(ii) When fossil fuels are burnt in the absence of sufficient oxygen, a toxic compound
is formed as a gas. Give the name of this compound and its chemical formula.

Name: ______________________ and Formula: _____________________ [2]

(b) Air is a mixture of gases.

(i) Name the main gas present in air.

___________________________ [1]

(ii) Which gas in air condenses easily?

___________________________ [1]

(c) The composition of air in our environment is maintained by natural processes carried
out by living things. One of these processes is respiration.

(i) Name the other process.

___________________________ [1]

(ii) Explain how these two processes balance the composition of air.

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ [2]

End of Question Paper.

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