STUDENT NAME: _______________________________________________________

ROYAL ACADEMY PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL

2023 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY
Subject Number: M036/I

Tuesday, 28th March Time Allowed: 2 hours

PAPER I
(100 marks)

Instructions
Do not
write in
1. This paper contains 11 pages. Please check. Quest Tick if these
2. This paper contains two sections, A and B. In section A
ion number answered columns
there are seven short answer questions while in section B 1
three are three restricted essay questions.
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3. Answer all the ten questions in the spaces provided.
4. The maximum number of marks for each answer is 3

indicated against each question. 4

5. Use of electronic calculators is allowed. 5
6. All working must be clearly shown.
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7. Write your name at the top of each page on your question
paper in the spaces provided. 7

8. In the table provided on this page, tick against the question 8

number you have answered. 9

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SECTION A (70 MARKS)

1. (a)An element X forms an ion 𝑋 2−

(i) To which group of the Period table does the element belong?
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(1 mark)
(ii) Give a reason for your answer in 3 a.(i)
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(1 mark)
(iii) Write the formula of the compound formed between X and Y which is in group I (1 mark)
(iv) The ion X contains 54 electrons. How many protons are present in the nucleus
of an atom X? (1 mark)
b. (i) Explain briefly why Nitrogen is referred to as an inert gas? (2 marks)
(i) Explain the reason, why Nitrogen reacts with burning Magnesium but fail to react with burning
Sulphur. (3 marks)
2. (a). The formula of hydrated sodium carbonate is Na2CO3.xH2O. The sample of its crystals was heated to a constant
mass. The results obtained were as follows:
mass of Na2CO3 .xH2O before heating = 7.15g
mass of Na2CO3 after heating = 2.65g
(RAM’s Na=23, C=12, O=16, and H=1)
(i) Calculate the mass of water

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(ii)How many moles of water were lost in the experiment?

(3 marks)
(iii)How many moles of anhydrous sodium carbonate were found at the end of the experiment.

(2 marks)
(iv) Using the answer to (ii) and (iii) work out the value of x in the formula, Na2CO3.xH2O (2 marks)

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b. A certain substance of an oxyhydrocarbon was found to contain 58 g by molecular mass. Its components
were 62.07 % Carbon by mass, 10.34% hydrogen by mass and the rest is oxygen atoms by mass.
(i). Calculate the empirical formula of the oxyhydrocarbon . (C = 12, H = 1, O = 16 ) (4 marks)
(ii). Find the molecular formula of the compound. (4 marks)
(iii). Name the family to which the molecule in b(ii) above belongs to.
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(1 mark)
3. (a)Table 2 gives properties of substances represented by letters A,B,C and D

Electrical Electrical
Melting point(
Substance conductivity in conductivity in Solubility in water
C)
solid state liquid state

A 113 poor Poor Insoluble

B 1085 good Good Insoluble

C 800 poor Good Soluble

D 1723 poor Poor Insoluble

Identify the following and give a reason for each:

(i) a metal
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(ii) an ionic compound
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(2 marks)
(iii). a giant covalent structure
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(2 marks)
(b) Figure 2 is a diagram showing an allotropy of carbon.

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(i) Name the allotropy.___________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)
(ii) Give any two properties of the allotropy named above
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4. (a) State the first two steps in a scientific inquiry.
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(2 marks)
(b) Figure 3 is a chromatogram showing analysis of different types of samples.

(i) How many samples were analysed?

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(ii) Identify the pure sample
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(ii) Which sample contained the most number of ingredients?
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(1 mark)
(iii) Calculate the retention fraction,Rf, of sample x. (3 marks)
(d) (i)Explain how hydrogen gas could be identified.
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(2 marks)
5. (a). Study the organic compounds labeled A, B, C and D and answer questions that follows.
A. C2 H4OB. CH3COOCH3

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C. CH3COOHD. CH3OH
(i) Define the term esterification. (1 mark)
(ii) Identify and name the compound above that is an ester
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iii. Name any two uses of esters.
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b. Compound C in (a) above, reacts with Sodium Carbonate (NaCO3) to form the three products
including water.
(i).Write the balanced equation for the reaction.
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6. Study the homologous series represented by letters Z, Q, T and W.
Z: CnH2n+1OH
Q: Cn H2n+1 COOH
T: CnH2nO
W: RCOR´
a. Name the homologous series of T and W.
T: ________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
W:_______________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
b. Draw the structure of a compound with 3 Carbon atoms in homologous series T.

(3 marks)
c. Draw any three structural isomers of the compound with 4 Carbon atoms in homologous series Z.

(3 marks)
d. (i)Define Polymerisation (1 mark)
(ii) With the aid of the equation,describe addition polymerisation. (3 marks)

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7. (a)What do you understand by the term ´air pollution´

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(b) State the first two stages for the separation of components in air. (2 marks)
(c) Explain the disadvantages of the following ways treating wastes.
(i) Incineration
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(ii) Landfilling
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SECTION B( 30 marks)
8. (a) With the aid of a chemical equation, describe how to remove water hardness by using boiling. (4 marks)
(b). A country banned the manufacture of alcohol in plastic sachets in preference to bottled alcohol. Explain
the importance of the decision with reference to the effect of alcohol the youth.
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9. You are provided with six containers that are not labelled. Each of them contains one of the following
compounds:alkane,alkene,alkanoic acid,alkanol,ketone and alkanol. Draw the flow diagram that you can use to
identify the compound. (10 marks)
10. With the aid of a well-labeled diagram, explain how to prepare salts by the reaction of acids and alkalis
using titration. Include chemical equations where necessary. (10 marks)
END OF QUESTION PAPER

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