INSTITUTE OF COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION (I.C.E.
)
GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY ESSAY
CLASS: SS II Answer four (4) questions from this section
TIME ALLOWED: 2HRS 1. a. Write short notes on:
1. The Groups are numbered from ___ to ___ (a) Zero to Eight (i) Group
(b) One to Eight (c) Zero to seven (ii) Period
2. Who developed the periodic law and arranged the elements (iii) S-Block Elements
to form periodic table? (a) D. Mendeleev (b) Lavoisier (c) (iv) Electro-Positivity
Charlie b. State the periodic law
2. Mention five (5) types of reaction and explain three (3) out
3. The periodic table is divided into ____ vertical columns (a) 7
of them
(b) 8 (c) 10
3. a. Mention four fractions of petroleum.
4. Two or more substances chemically combined together is
b. Mention one uses for each fraction mentioned above.
called? (a) Mixture (b) Compound (c) Elements
4. State the steps involved in town water supply and explain
5. Calcium has atomic number ___ (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 12
three (3) out of the steps
6. A + BC ⟶ B +AC is what type of reaction? (a)
5. a. Write an equation for production of water gas and
Displacement (b) Decomposition (c) Reversible
producer gas.
7. Carbon IV oxide is released into atmosphere through
b. Write two differences between water gas and producer
__________? (a) burning (b) planting (c) wetting of plants
8. Hydrocarbons consist of _____ and ___ (a) Hydrogen and
carbon (b) Halogens and carbon (c) Hydrogen and halogen
9. _____ is an allotropes of carbon (a) diamond (b) brass (c) CO2
10.________ is the hardest known substance. (a) diamond (b)
brass (c) iron
End Of First Term Examination 2019/2020 Session
