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CARIВВЕАN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

CHEMISTRY

Paper 01 - General Proficiency

1 hour 15 minutes

05 JUNE 2020 (p.m.)

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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them.

2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you
areabout to answer and decide which choice is best.

4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

The SI unit of length is the Sample Answer

(A) metre B) C D
(B) second
(C) newton

(D) kilogram
A005

The best answer to this item is "metre", so (A) has been shaded.

5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.

6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you
cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.

7. You may do any rough work in this booklet.

8. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

9. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items.

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1. Which of the following processes provide Items 4-6 refer to the information in the
evidence of the particulate nature of following table.
matter?

Number Number Number

I. Diffusion Element of of of
II. Filtration Protons Electrons Neutrons
III. Osmosis
Q 8 8 8
R 16 16 16
(A) I and II only
S 8 8 9
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
T 16 18 16
(D) I, II and III
4. Which of the following elements is an
anion?
2. 'Mass number' is the number of
(A) Q
(A) neutrons plus protons (B) R

(B) neutrons minus protons (C) S

(C) electrons plus neutrons (D) T
(D) electrons plus protons

5.
Which of the following pairs of elements
3. The arrangement of electrons in atoms of are isotopes?
X and Y are 2, 8, 5 and 2, 8, 6 respectively.
Which of the following represents X and (A) Q and R
Y? (B) R and T
(C) Q and S
X Y (D) S and T

(A) Non-metal Non-metal

(B) Non-metal Metal 6. Element Q is
(C) Metal Non-metal
(D) Metal Metal (A) oxygen
(B) chlorine
(C) nitrogen
(D) sulfur

7. Which of the following acids will NOT

form an acid salt?

(A) HPO
(B) H₂CO
(C) HSO
(D) CH CO₂H

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8. An ion with a single negative charge may Item 12 refers to the information in the
be converted into a neutral atom by following table.

(A) losing a neutron Element Atomic Number

(B) gaining a proton
I 3
(C) losing an electron
II 6
(D) gaining an electron
III 17
IV 18
9. Which of the following aqueous solutions
contains 1 mole of hydrogen ions? 12. Which TWO elements above, when
combined with each other, form an ionic
(A) 2 dm³ of 0.5 mol dm³ HCI compound?
(B) 2 dm³ of 0.5 mol dm³ H SO
(C) 1 dm³ of 1.0 mol dm ³ H,SO (A) I and II
(D) 1 dm³ of 1.0 mol dm³ CH,COOH (B) I and III

(C) II and IV
(D) III and IV
10. A separating funnel can be used to separate
a mixture of

Item 13 refers to Compound X, which melts

(A) water and ethanol at 18 °C and boils at 55 °С.
(B) water and kerosene

(C) water and solid sodium chloride 13. Compound X is MOST likely
(D) kerosene and solid sodium chloride

(A) a liquid metal

(B) a giant molecule
11. A new element, R, shows chemical (C) a simple molecule
properties similar to the element sodium. (D) an ionic compound
What is the correct formula of a compound
formed with R and sulfur?
14. Which of the following statements BEST
(A) RS, describes the formation of a metallic bond?
(B) RS
(C) R,S (A) Anions are held together by
(D) R₂S electrons.
(B) Metal atoms are held together by
anions.
(C) Metal ions are held together by a
sea of anions.
(D) Cations are held together by a sea
of mobile electrons.

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15. Covalent compounds can be formed 19. In which of the following compounds
between
does hydrogen have a negative oxidation
number?
(A) a metal and a non-metal
(B) a positive ion and a negative ion (A) CH
(C) two identical non-metal atoms, (B) H,02
excluding the noble gases (C) NH
(D) two identical non-metal atoms. (D) NaH
including the noble gases

20. Which of the following when added to

16. Graphite can be used as a lubricant because sulfuric acid would be the LEAST suitable
of the
method for preparing copper(II) sulfate?

(A) loose electrons which can move (A) Copper(II) oxide

throughout the lattice (B) Copper(II) chloride
(B) weak attraction among the hexago- (C) Copper(II) carbonate
nal layers of carbon atoms (D) Copper(II) hydroxide
(C) strong attraction among the hex-
agonal layers of carbon atoms
(D) strong attraction within the hexago- 21. The pH of fresh sugar cane juice, which is
nal layers of carbon atoms usually 5.0-5.5, can be changed to 7.5-8.0
for more efficient processing by adding

17. Which set of elements forms molecules (A) (ethanoic) acid, CH,CO,H
acetic
which contain two atoms? (B) sodium chloride, NaCl
(C) slaked lime, Ca(OH)2
(A) Period 2 (D) limestone, CaCO
(B) Group 2
(C) Group 7
(D) Period 3 22. Which of the substances, represented by
the options, A, B, C and D in the following
table, is MOST likely sodium chloride?
18. Which ofthe following halogens is a liquid
at room temperature?
Electrical
Boiling Conductivity
(A) Bromine Substance Point
Solid Aqueous
(B) Fluorine (°C)
Chlorine
State State
(C)
(D) Iodine (A) 1465 No Yes

(B) 444 No No

(C) 2600 Yes No

(D) -35 No Yes

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Items 23-24 refer to the following equation. Items 27-28 refer to the following table
showing various tests for gases.
NO,(g) + SO2(g) → NO(g) + SO3(g)
Test Observation
23. Which of the following compounds is
reduced?
(A) Damp blue Damp blue
litmus paper litmus turns red
(A) NO

(B) NO
(B) Glowing splint Splint relights
(C) SO,
(D) SO
(C) Damp red Damp red
litmus paper litmus turns
blue
24. Which of the following compounds is the
oxidizing agent? (D) Lit splint Splint
extinguishes
(A) NO
with a pop
(B) NO2
(C) SO2
OS
(D) In answering Items 27-28, each option may
be used once, more than once or not at all.

27. Which test can be used to identify ammonia

25. Which of the following acids is weakly
ionized in aqueous solutions? gas?

(A) Nitric acid

(B) Ethanoic acid 28. Which test can be used to identify an acidic
(C) Sulfuric acid gas?
(D) Hydrochloric acid

29. Which of the following occurs in a metal

atom when it becomes an ion?
26. Which of the statements below is true for
the following equation?
(A) Gains electrons and is oxidized.
(B) Gains electrons and is reduced.
Mg(s) +HSO (aq) → MgSO (aq) +H, (g)
(C) Loses electrons and is oxidized.

(A) Mg is oxidized from oxidation state

(D) Loses electrons and is reduced.

0 to +2.
(B) Mg is reduced from oxidation state
+2 to 0. 30. On adding hydrochloric acid to
aqueous
solution in a testa gas is given off
tube,
(C) Hydrogen is reduced from oxidation a

state +2 to 0. which extinguishes a burning splint. This

(D) Hydrogen is oxidized from shows the presence of
oxidation state 0 to +1.
(A) nitrate ions
(B) sodium ions
(C) ammonium ions
(D) carbonate ions

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31. Which of the following will NOT conduct 36. Which of the following gases will give a
electricity? positive test with dry cobalt chloride paper?

(A) Solid calcium (A) 0,

(B) Solid calcium chloride (B) H
(C) Molten calcium chloride (C) CO,
(D) A solution of calcium chloride in (D) HO
water

Items 37-38 refer to the following chart

showing the conversion of ethene to different
32. An atom with atomic structureX contains
products.

(A) 13 protons, 14 neutrons

(B) 13 protons, 27 neutrons I POLYETHENE

(C) 14 protons, 13 neutrons HO
conc.
(D) 27 protons, 13 neutrons
H SO
ETHENE

33. Which of the following is a list of ALL the

raw materials used in the extraction of iron?
Br,

(A) Air, iron ore and limestone

(B) Air, coke, cryolite and limestone Π

(C) Air, coke, iron ore and limestone

(D) Coke, iron ore, bauxite and 37. The product, polyethene, is a
limestone

(A) gas
(B) solid
34. Which of the following metals will NOT (C) liquid
displace hydrogen from dilute hydrochloric (D) solution
acid?

(A) Zinc 38. Product I is

(B) Iron
(C) Copper (A) ethane
(D) Aluminium
(B) ethanol
(C) ethanoic acid
(D) ethyl ethanoate
35. How many coulombs (C) of electricity
passes through an electrolyte when a
100 A flows for 10 minutes?
current of

(A) 100
(B) 600
(C) 10 000

(D) 60 000

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39. Which of the following diagrams Items 41-42 refer to the following table
BEST illustrates bonding in hydrogen which shows the reaction of four metals,
bromide? W, X, Y and Z, with water or steam. The
table also shows the products formed when
XX
the nitrates of each metal are heated.

X
(A) Products Formed
Reaction with
Metals When Nitrate is
Water/Steam
Heated
XX

W No reaction
Metal, NO₂ and O₂
XXX

X Reacts with NO,

Oxide, and O₂
(B) steam but not
with cold water

Y Reacts rapidly Nitrite and oxygen

with cold water

Z Reacts slowly Oxide, NO, and O

(C) with cold water

41. Which of the metals is LIKELY to form a

soluble hydroxide?
XX

(A) W
(D) X
(B) X
(C) Y
(D) Z

42. In which of the following pairs of metals is

40. A solution, when treated with the gas sulfur the first metal MOST likely to displace the
dioxide, becomes green. The solution second metal from solution?
contains potassium

(A) X, Y
(A) nitrate (B) Z, X
(B) sulfate (C) W, X
(C) manganate(VII) (D) Z, Y
(D) dichromate(VI)

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43. Which ofthe following molecules could be Item 45 refers to the following equation.
obtained by cracking the alkane, C¿H18?

H H H H
1. CH
II. CH14 H-C-C = C-C -H+ Br, → X
II.
C16H34
H H

(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) II and III only 45. What is the correct structural formula of
(D) I, II and III X?

H H H H

44. Which of the following processes produces (A) H- C C - C _ C -H

a gas which is different from the other
processes? Br Br H H

(A) Respiration in animals

H H H H
(B) Photosynthesis in plants
(C) Heating calcium carbonate H C H
(B) C - C C _

(D) Oxidation of carbon monoxide

H Br H Br

H H H H

(C) H- C C - C - C -
H
1
Br H H Br

H H H H

(D) H- C C - C C H

H Br Br H

46. Which ofthe following compounds contains

a saturated hydrocarbon?

(A) Natural gas

(B) Propene
(C) Ethanol

(D) Vinegar

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47. How many isomers of butane, C,H1, are 52. Which of the following substances is an
there? important constituent of chlorophyll?

(A) 1 (A) Iron

(B) 2 (B) Copper
(C) 3 (C) Calcium
(D) 4 (D) Magnesium

Item 48 refer to the following equation. 53. A suitable drying agent for the laboratory
preparation of ammonia gas is
Organic Acid + AlcoholEster + Water.
(A) calcium oxide
48. The forward reaction is known as (B) calcium chloride
(C) anhydrous copper sulfate
(A) synthesis (D) concentrated sulfuric acid
(B) hydrolysis
(C) esterification
(D) polymerization Item 54 refers to the following compound.
CH
Items 49-50 refer to the following metals.
HC - C - СНОН
(A) Al
(B) Cu CH,
(C) Fe
CH
(D) Na

In answering Items 49-50, a particularmetal

54. Which of the following phrases correctly
describes the compound shown?
may be selected more than once, once or
not at all.
(A) An alkane

(B) An alcohol
(C) A branch alkane
49. Which metal reacts vigorously with water
(D) Non-reactive with sodium
to produce a strongly alkaline solution?

50. Which metal has an alloy which is used in

55. Which of the following observations is
the manufacture of aircraft? expected when aqueous silver nitrate is
added to aqueous potassium chloride?

(A) Apungent gas is evolved.

51. Which of the following substances is
soluble in water? (B) A blue precipitate appears.
(C) A white precipitate appears.
(D) A brown precipitate appears.
(A) CH,OH
(B) C,H
(C) CH
(D) CH,COOC H

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56. A polyamide is formed by a condensation reaction between a molecule containing

(A) at least one -COOH group with another containing at least one -NH, group
(B) at least one -OH group with another containing at least one -COOH group
(C) at least one -OH group with another containing at least one -NH, group
(D) two -OH groups with another containing two -COOH groups

57. Which of the following features is NOT true of all homologous series of compounds?

The members of the series have

(A) the same functional group

(B) the same general formula
(C) similar chemical properties
(D) the same empirical formula

58. Which of the following substances can be produced DIRECTLY from ethanol?

I. Ethene
II. Ethane
I. Ethyl ethanoate

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I. II and III

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

(A) The particles in a gas

in a are larger when heated.
(B) The particles in a gas are further apart when heated.
(C) The particles in a gas are very closely packed together.
(D) The particles in a gas have strong forces between them.

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Item 60 refers to the following graph which shows the boiling points of some straight-chain
alcohols.

Boiling
points (°С)
250

200

150

100

50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Number of carbon atoms in chain

60. Which of the following molecular formulae represents the alcohol whose boiling point is 160 °C?

(A) CH(CH)OH
(B) CH(CH OH
(C) CH,(CH)OH
(D) CH(CHOH

END OF TEST

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