STUDENT NAME ____________________________________SCHOOL ___________
CHIRADZULU DISTRICT MOCK
2023 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION
CHEMISTRY
Subject Number: M038/II
Thursday 16 March, 2023 Time allowed: 2 hour sessions
PAPER II 10:00 am onwards
(40 marks)
Practical
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Instructions: Number answered these columns
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1. This paper contains 5 printed pages.
Please check.
2. Write your names at the top of this 2
page and of every sheet.
3. This paper contains two Sections A and
B. Section A has two descriptive 3
questions and Section B has two
questions on experiments.
4. Answer all the four questions in the 4
spaces provided in the question paper.
The maximum number of marks for
each answer is indicated against each
question. A pencil should be used for all
drawings if applicable.
5. In the table provided on this page, tick
against the question numbers you have
answered
6. At the end of the examination, hand in
your question paper to the invigilator
when time is called to stop writing.
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SECTION A (20 marks)
1. Describe how you would prepare copper II sulphate salt from copper oxide
and dilute sulphuric solution.
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2. Describe an experiment that you would do to test the hardness and softness
of tap and distilled water using soap solution
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STUDENT NAME ____________________________________SCHOOL ___________
SECTION B (20 marks)
3. You are provided with test tubes in a test tube rack, a pipette, 2M sodium
Hydroxide (NaOH) and solutions A, B and C.
a. Pipette 5 cm3 of solution A into a test tube.
b. Add 3 drops of sodium hydroxide solution into the test tube containing
solution A
c. Observe and record the colour of the precipitate formed in the table of results
d. Add more sodium Hydroxide solution to A until in excess
e. Record whether the precipitate is soluble or insoluble in the table below
f. Repeat steps „„α‟‟ to „„e‟‟ using solution B and C.
(6 marks)
Solution 3 drops of sodium 10 drops of sodium hydroxide Precipitate
hydroxide (NaOH) solution (Record soluble or
insoluble)
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Table of results
g. Identify the cations present in the solutions using the results in the table.
A: ______________________________________________________
B: ______________________________________________________
C: ______________________________________________________
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h. Write the ionic equation for the reaction between solution C and sodium
Hydroxide solution.
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STUDENT NAME ____________________________________SCHOOL ___________
4. You are provided with the following Materials:
3 beakers, distilled water, a measuring cylinder, sand paper, solutions of
copper sulphate, zinc sulphate, and magnesium sulphate, pieces of copper,
zinc, and Magnesium metal.
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a. Pour about 2 cm of copper sulphate solution into each of the three
beakers.
b. Clean the copper, zinc, and magnesium metals using sand paper.
c. Put a piece of each metal into each of the three beakers containing copper
sulphate solution.
d. Observe the contents of the beakers for 2 to 3 minutes.
e. Record the results in the table below by indicating “Reaction” or “No
reaction”.
f. Rinse the beakers with distilled water.
g. Repeat steps (a) to (f) using solutions of zinc sulphate, and magnesium
sulphate, respectively.
Table of results
metal copper zinc magnesium
solutions
Copper sulphate
Zinc sulphate
Magnesium sulphate
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h. Arrange the metals in their order of decreasing reactivity
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