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TOPIC : 7  AIR, COMBUSTION, RUSTING AND FIRE FIGHTING

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CHEMISTRY EXAMINATION FORM ONE

TOPICAL EXAMINATIONS.

AIR COMBUSTION, FIRE FIGHTING AND RUSTING

NAME………………………………………..CLASS…………………………………………….……………TIME:
21/2HRS

INSTRUCTIONS:-

1. This paper consists of sections A, and B


2. Answer all questions

3. All answers must be written in the spaces provided

4. All writings should be in blue/black inks except for drawings that should be in
pencils

5. Multiple choice Questions.

i. When anhydrous copper (II) sulphate is left on the glass turns blue. This confirms

Presence of …… in air;

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Dust particles

C. Water vapour

D. Noble gases

ii. What type of fire occurs in the vapour air mixture over the surface of flammable liquid?

A. Class A B. Class B C. Class C D. Class D.

iii. Under normal conditions approximately what percentage of air is oxygen?

7.8% B. 21% C. 78% D. 0.03%

iv. What type of fire is associated with electrical equipment?


A. Class A. B. Class C C. Class E D. Class F.

v. The properties like colorless, highly flammable and the use for manufacturing ammonia
would specifically be for a certain gas. Which one is it?

A. Methane B. Oxygen C. Hydrogen D. Carbon dioxide

vi. What can be the course of fires in the laboratory?

A. Exposure of flammables to heat and open fires

B. Improper treatment of explosive and highly reacting substances

C. Performing experiments without permission and without protection

D. All of the above.

vii. If a heap of organic materials like timber paper and firewood catches fire which
extinguishers will be the best to stop the fire :-

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Water

C. Foam

D. Sand

viii. Domestic utensils made of iron undergo rusting when exposed to;

A. Air and fire B. Air and oil C. Air and water D. Water and oil

ix. What real takes place during sacrificial protection of iron from rusting?

A. The reactive metal remains uncorroded

B. The reactive metal is corroded

C. The reactive metal and iron are corroded

D. The iron is corroded

x. What is kindling temperature

A. A kind temperature

B. Temperature out of a burning material

C. The highest temperature obtained from a burning substance


D. The lowest temperature at which a combustible material can catch fire.

2. Match the following items by writing the letter of the best match against a number in the
table below;

COLUMN A COLUMN B
i. Air is not a compound A. Hydrogen + oxygen water
B. Hydrogen + chlorine Hydrogen chloride
ii. Krypton C. Stages used in fire control
D. Fire preventive measures.
iii. Carbon dioxide in air E. Class A fire
F. Metal fires
iv. Burning G. First stage reaction in forming rust.
H. Second stage reaction in forming rust.
v. Pass I. Air has no simple chemical formula to
represent it.
vi. Iron (II) oxide + water
J. Separated by physical process.
rust.
K. Percentage volume composition in the air is
vii. Oiling and painting. 0.00001.
L. Percentage volume composition in the air is
viii. Presence of the three 0.0001.
components of the fire M. Prevent rusting of iron temporarily.
triangle. N. Prevents rusting of iron permanently.
O. Fire erupts.
ix. Kindling temperature P. Use A.P. W.
Q. The lowest temperature at which a combustible
material can catch fire.
R. Temperature below initiation point.
S. Forms white crust on lime water in a beaker
left open for some days.
T. Changes lime water milky.
2. Write down 6 methods which can be used to prevent rusting. Begin with the most
effective to the least effective.

3. (a) Which property of hydrogen leads to the following uses of it?

Use Property

i. Oxy – hydrogen flame ……………………………………………………….


ii. Weather balloons
………………………………………………………..
iii. Manufacture of margarine
……………………………………………………….

(b) Which property of oxygen leads to the following uses of it?

Use Property

i. Plants and animals ……………………………………………………….


ii. Metal cutting and welding
………………………………………………………..
iii. Removal of impurities
……………………………………………………….

2. A) Define the term class B fire.

b) i) Mention two combustible materials in class B fire

ii) Why is water not used to put off oily fires?

iii) Your friends clothes have caught fire. In order to extinguish the fire, you have decided to
cover her with a blanket. What is the function of the damp blanket?

c) i) Why is air a mixture and not a compound?

ii) Why is rusting of iron a chemical change?

2. A) i) State two conditions required for rusting to take place


ii) List two methods which are used to prevent iron from rusting

b) State three properties that makes aluminium useful in overhead cables.

7. a) What is fire triangle? Explain using a diagram

b) Explain three ways of preventing fire from occurring at home.

8. a) Briefly explain the following,

i) Iron left outside for some time will have a brown colour.

ii) Things made of iron rust faster at the coast than at upcountry areas.

iii) When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water for some times, the limewater turns
milky.

9. Briefly explain how the following methods can be used to prevent rusting?

i) Sacrificial method

ii) Painting

iii) Galvanizing

iv) Coating

v) Electroplating

10. a) Briefly explain how you can test for the following gases

i) Oxygen gas

ii) Carbon dioxide

iii) Water vapour

b) State two uses of the following gases

i) Nitrogen gas.

ii) Oxygen gas

iii) Carbon dioxide gas.

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