FORM 4 CHAPTER 5 ENERGY & CHEMICAL CHANGES

1. Which of the following is a physical change?

A Boiling of water

B Putting a piece of calcium into water

C Heating of magnesium and sulphur

D Heating of zinc carbonate

2. Which of the following is a chemical change?

A Cooling steam to get water
B Mixing copper chloride solution and sodium hydroxide solution
C Heating ammonium chloride
D Heating wax in a test tube

3. Which of the following characteristics indicate physical changes of a

substance?
I No new substance is formed
II May change back into the original state
III Involves a lot of energy change
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

4. Which of the following is true about the endothermic reaction?

A Heat is released into the environment.
B The reactants have less energy than the products of the reaction.
C The temperature of the surrounding rises.
D Respiration in the body cells is one form of the endothermic
reaction.

5. Which of the following metal oxides can be reduced by heating with

carbon?
I Aluminium oxide
II Iron oxide
III Zinc oxide
A I and II only
B I and III only
CII and III only
D I, II and III

6. The diagram below shows a chemical reaction .

Dilute sulphuric acid

 Magnesium
What is the gas released?
A Nitrogen dioxide
B Carbon dioxide
C Hydrogen
D Oxygen

7. Which of the following metals can oxidise faster than lead in the air?
AStanum
BCopper
C Mercury
DSilver

8. The diagram shows the position of metal X in te reactivity series of

metals.

Metal X
Carbon Reactivity increase
Copper
What is metal X?
A Zinc C Lead
B Iron D Magnesium

9. Which of the following shows the order of reactivity of metals beginning

with the most reactive metal?
ACalcium, sodium, zinc, magnesium
BSodium, calcium, magnesium, copper
CMagnesium, calcium, zinc, sodium
DSodium, magnesium, copper, lead

10. What type of battery is used in a car?

ALead-acid accumulator
BAlkaline battery
CNickel-cadmium battery
DSilver-oxide mercury battery

11. Which of the following represents the positive electrode of the dry
cell?
P

A P C R
B Q D S
12. The diagram below shows the structure of a dry cell.
Metal cap

B Which parts labelled A, B, C

A
or D is
C the electrolyte ammonium
chloride
D
paste?

13. What is the advantage of a dry cell compared to an acid-lead

accumulator?
AThe voltage is higher
BIt has longer lifespan
CThe current is more stable
DThe electrolyte does not spill

14. Which metal can be extracted from its ore through the process of
reduction using carbon?
ATin
BCalcium
CAluminium
DMagnesium

15. Metals that have to be extracted by electrolysis are

I iron
II aluminium
III sodium
AI only C I and II only
BIII only D II and III only

16. The process of electrolysis is used to

I coat the metal
II purify the metal
III extract the metal from its ore
AIII only
BI and II only
CI and III only
DI, II and III

17. Which of the following are weaknesses of a lead-acid accumulator?

I Heavy
II Its electrolyte spills over easily
III Cannot be recharged
AII only
B I and II only
CI and III only
DII and III only
18. Which of the following does not need the presence of light?
APhotosynthesis
BTranspiration
CPhotography
DDecomposition of chemicals

19. The diagram shows an electroplating of an iron spoon.

Silver

Iron spoon
Solution X

What is solution X?
AAluminium nitrate
BCopper(II) sulphate
CSilver nitrate
DIron(II) sulphate

20. A chemical reaction which releases heat to the surroundings is called

Aan oxidation reaction
Ban exothermic reaction
Can endothermic reaction
Da decomposition reaction
Structured Questions

1. The diagram below shows a process carried out in a green plant.

The following word equation describes the process.

Light
Water + carbon dioxide X+Y
P pigment

a) What are X and Y?

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b) i) Name the P pigment needed for the reaction to occur.

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ii) State the function of P pigment.

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c) i) Name the process that is involved in the chemical reaction above.

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ii) State two factors which influence the process in c) i).

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2. The diagram below shows an electrolysis experiment for copper(II) chloride
solution, using electrodes X and Y.

Y
X

Copper(II) chloride

a) i) Anode electrode is represented by ____________________ .

ii) Cathode electrode is represented by __________________ .

b) If you wish to electroplate an iron spoon with nickel, what should you use
as
i) cathode? _________________________________
ii) anode? _________________________________
iii) electrolyte? ________________________________

c) What are the advantages of using metal electroplate?

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Answers
Objective questions

1. A 11. B

2. B 12. C

3. A 13. D

4. B 14. A

5. C 15. D

6. C 16. D

7. A 17. B

8. A 18. B

9. B 19. C

10. A 20. B

Structured questions

1 (a) X = glucose Y = oxygen

(b) (i) chlorophyll
(ii) Absorbs sunlight
(c) (i) Photosynthesis
(ii) Light intensity/ water/ temperature/ carbon dioxide concentration

2 (a) (i) X (ii) Y

(b) (i) Iron spoon
(ii) Nickel
(iii) Nickel salt solution
(c) can withstand corrosion