s1 EOT3 Chemistry

Name: ___________________________________________ Stream: _________
P545/1
CHEMISTRY
(Theory)
November, 2024
End of Year, 2024
NSANGI SECONDARY SCHOOL

Uganda Lower Secondary Certificate of Education
S.1 CHEMISTRY
1 Hour 30 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
o All Questions are Compulsory
o All answers must be written in the spaces provided
o Write your answers neatly and precisely
FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY

#Section Item & scores Examiner
A 1.
2.
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4.
Total
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Section A
Item 1
Study the picture below that show dangerous behaviour of some

Senior One learners in the chemistry laboratory.
Task
a) Identify any three unsafe activities shown in this laboratory.
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b) If any of the dangers identified in a) above happened, write

down what you would do.
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c) What piece of safety equipment should be used to put out the

fire?
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d) If you were in charge of this laboratory, write down 5 rules you
would setup to safeguard students against such activities
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Item 2
Charity is a senior One student who was asked by her chemistry

teacher to heat a sample of 10 grams of magnesium metal which
she was given by her laboratory attendant. After heating, Charity
reweighed her sample and found out that the mass had increased
to 14 grams.
Task
a) Identify the type of change that took place on the magnesium

that Charity heated
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b) What characteristic of the change you have mentioned did she

notice during the heating process?
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c) In another experiment, Charity heated a piece of candle and

observed that it melted to form a liquid. How is this type of
change different from that of the heated magnesium metal?
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d) Using the same knowledge from the question above, identify

the type of change that occurs during the following processes.
Give a suitable reason for your answer.
i) Hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide to form
sodium chloride, water and a lot of heat
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ii) Iron metal reacts with oxygen and water and forms rust
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iii) Joan accidentally falls in to a swimming pool and wets her
clothes.
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iv) Wet clay is molded to form a pot
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v) Lactose sugar in milk is converted to lactic acid by
bacteria during fermentation
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Item 3
In a certain survey done to the residents around a sewage

treatment plant, it was observed that many people around the
plant are complaining about the bad smell that comes out of the
plant. They also noted that during a hot day, the bad smell
becomes so much more that they are forced to move away from
their homes and return only at night when it reduces.
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Task
a) Identify the process through which the bad smell from the
sewage treatment plant reaches the residents.
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b) Explain briefly how the bad smell molecule is able to move

from the sewage treatment plant to the people around it.
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c) Explain why the bad smell from the sewage treatment plant
becomes more during a hot day and reduces at night.
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d) Identify any one way by which the people can control the bad
smell.
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Item 4
The substances we commonly use in our daily life are either

compounds, mixtures or molecules. Some of these substances are
pure while others are not, as they contain more than one
constituent.
Task
a) As a chemistry learner, what do you understand by the terms;
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(i) An element
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(ii) Molecule
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(iii) Compound
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(iv) Mixture
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b) In Chemistry, substances are represented by their chemical

formulae or symbols. Write down the chemical symbols that
represent the following elements
(i) Iron: __________________________________________________
(ii) Nitrogen
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(iii) Potassium
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(iv) Aluminium
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(v) Silicon
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c) Identify the elements present in each of the following
compounds.
(i) Carbon dioxide, CO2
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(ii) Sodium Chloride, NaCl
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(iii) Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3
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(iv) Sugar, C12H22O11
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(v) Rust, Fe2(SO4)3.H2O
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d) Using the idea of particles, explain why;
(i) It is easy to pour liquid than a solid.
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(ii) A gas will completely fill any container however little

the amount.
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(iii) A solid expand when heated
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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year 2025
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Name: ___________________________________________ Stream: _________

NSANGI SECONDARY SCHOOL

FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY

Study the picture below that show dangerous behaviour of some

a) Identify any three unsafe activities shown in this laboratory.

b) If any of the dangers identified in a) above happened, write

c) What piece of safety equipment should be used to put out the

Charity is a senior One student who was asked by her chemistry

a) Identify the type of change that took place on the magnesium

b) What characteristic of the change you have mentioned did she

c) In another experiment, Charity heated a piece of candle and

d) Using the same knowledge from the question above, identify

In a certain survey done to the residents around a sewage

b) Explain briefly how the bad smell molecule is able to move

The substances we commonly use in our daily life are either

a) As a chemistry learner, what do you understand by the terms;

b) In Chemistry, substances are represented by their chemical

(iii) Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3

(iv) Sugar, C12H22O11

(v) Rust, Fe2(SO4)3.H2O

d) Using the idea of particles, explain why;

(i) It is easy to pour liquid than a solid.

(ii) A gas will completely fill any container however little

(iii) A solid expand when heated

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