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BANGWE CLUSTER EXAMINATIONS

2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK
EXAMINATIONS

Thursday, 19 May

CHEMISTRY

Subject Number: M036/II

Time Allowed: 2 hour sessions
8:00 onwards
PAPER II
(40 marks)

Practical
Instructions

1. This paper contains 6 printed pages. Please Question Tick if Do not write in
check.
Number Answered these columns
2. This paper contains two sections, A and B.
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3. Answer all the four questions in the spaces
provided. The maximum number of marks for each
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answer is indicated against each question. A pencil
should be used for all drawings.
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4. Write your Name at the top of each page of your
question paper in the spaces provided.
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5. Do not spend more than 30 minutes on a single
question.
Total
6. In the table provided on this page, tick against
the question number you have answered
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SECTION A: (20 marks)

1. Describe how 2000ml of 0.1M HCl can be prepared using a stock solution of 10M HCl.

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2. With the aid of a well labelled diagram and chemical equations, design an experiment that can be
used to electroplate a Silver Spoon with silver metal.

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SECTION B (20 Marks)

3. You are provided with a burette or a syringe, a funnel, a measuring cylinder, a beaker or conical
flask, a clamp stand, 0.1M Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), Hydrochloric acid (HCl) of unknown
concentration, phenolphthalein indicator and a white tile or plane paper.

a. Set up the apparatus as shown below in Figure 1

a. Figure 1
b. Fill the burette with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to the zero mark.
c. Pour 10 ml of Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) into the beaker or conical flask.
d. Add 3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator in the Sodium hydroxide.
e. Gradually add hydrochloric acid from the burette to Sodium hydroxide, shaking the beaker all
the time until pink colour disappears.
f. Run the experiment twice or two runs by repeating steps (c) to (e )
g. Fill in the table 1 below. (3 marks)
Number of Initial volume of Final volume of Volume of HCl
runs HCl (ml) HCl(ml) used(ml)

First

Second

h. Calculate the volume of Hydrochloric acid used (Average titre) (2 marks)

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i. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. (2 marks)

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j. Work out the concentration hydrochloric acid solution used. (2 marks)

k. Mention one source of error in this experiment?

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4. You are provided with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pellets, ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), distilled
water, a thermometer, a beaker, a stirring rod, a measuring cylinder, and a spatula.

a. Pour 50 ml of distilled water into a beaker.

b. Measure the initial temperature of the water and record it in the table of results.
c. Add 5 pellets of NaOH to the distilled water and stir until the pellets dissolve.
d. Measure the temperature of the solution and record it in the table of results.
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e. Repeat steps a to d using 2 a spatula of NH4Cl.
Table of Results
SOLUTION Initial Temperature (oC) Final Temperature (oC)

NaOH(s)+H2O(l)

NH4Cl(s)+ H2O(l)

(2 marks)
f. Draw energy level diagrams for dissolving sodium hydroxide and ammonium chloride in
water.
i. Sodium hydroxide in water:

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ii. Ammonium chloride in water:

(4 marks)

END OF QUESTIONS

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