Grade 9 2ND Semester Final Exam Paper 1
Grade 9 2ND Semester Final Exam Paper 1
Grade 9 2ND Semester Final Exam Paper 1
SECTION A
QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read each question, and then circle the correct answer [1 Mark each]
1.1. An aqueous solution is coloured. Which method of separation would show that the
solution contains ions of different colours?
A. chromatography
B. crystallization
C. distillation
D. filtration
1.5. The diagram shows a chromatogram obtained from three sweets, 1, 2 and 3
1.7. An experiment is carried out to separate a mixture of two dyes. A line is drawn on a piece
of chromatography paper and a spot of the dye mixture placed on it. The paper is dipped into a
solvent and left for several minutes.
1.8. Carbon dioxide is an acidic oxide that reacts with aqueous calcium hydroxide.
1.10. A solution contains barium ions and silver ions. What could the anion be?
A. chloride only
B. nitrate only
C. sulfate only
D. chloride or nitrate or sulfate
1.11. The oxide of element X was added to an acid. It reacted to form a salt and water.
What is the pH of the acid before the reaction and what type of element is X?
1.12. The positions in the periodic table of four elements are shown. Which element is most
likely to form an acidic oxide?
A. P only
B. O and Q only
C. Q, R and S only
D. R and S only
1.16. Aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to a solution of salt. A blue precipitate is formed
Aluminum foil is added to the mixture and the mixture is warmed. A gas is produced that
A. ammonium nitrate
B. ammonium sulfate
1.17. The graph shown how the pH of soil in field change over time.
At which point was the soil neural?
1.18. The relative formula mass Mr of copper (II) chloride CuCl2 is 135.
Which mass of copper is present in 135 g of copper chloride?
A. 16 g B. 32 g C. 64 g D. 128 g
1.19. How many moles of tungsten atoms are there in 4.8 x 1025 atoms of tungsten?
D. 80 moles
1.20. How many atoms are there in 3.5 moles of arsenic atoms?
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QUESTION 2
From this list, choose the most suitable technique to separate the following.
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QUESTION 3
X contains 54.54% of carbon by mass, 9.09% of hydrogen by mass and 36.37% of oxygen
by mass.
3.2. Lavender flowers contain a variety of different pigments (colourings). A student separated
these pigments using paper chromatography. The results are shown in the diagram below
i. Put X on this diagram to show where the mixture of pigments was placed at the start of
the experiment, and Y to show where is the base line [2]
ii. How many different pigments have been separated? [1]
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iii. Draw a diagram to show how the chromatography apparatus was set up.
On the diagram label the solvent. [1]
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QUESTION 4
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QUESTION 5
5.1. a. 9.12 g of anhydrous iron(II) sulfate was heated. Calculate the mass of iron (II) oxide
formed and the volume of sulfur trioxide formed at r.t.p. [6]
2 FeSO4(s) Fe2O3(s) + SO2(g) + SO39(g)
Mass of one mole of FESO4 (Mr) = 152 g
Number of moles of FeSO4 used = ………………………………………
Number of moles of Fe2O3 formed = ……………………………………
Mass of one mole of Fe2O3 = ……………………………………………….. g
Mass of iron (III) oxide formed = ………………………………………….. g
Number of moles of SO3 formed = …………………………………………
Volume of sulfur trioxide formed = ………………………………………… dm3
b. Define what is meant by mole. [1]
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c. A 100 g sample of impure FeS2 is burned to produce Fe2O3
4FeS2 + 11O2(g) 2 Fe2O3 + 8SO2(g)
If 4.50 L of SO2 is collected at STP What is the purity percentage of FeS2 in this sample? [3]
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6.2. A solution of copper sulphate was made by reacting excess copper oxide with dilute
sulfuric acid. The diagram shows the method used
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