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• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises ELITE EXAMINATIONS Chemistry Paper 1 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was an ELITE EXAMINATIONS Chemistry Paper 1 examination.

  This paper tests broad theoretical and calculation competencies in organic chemistry, stoichiometry, atomic structure, equilibrium, electrochemistry, and qualitative analysis.

  • Month Administered: July 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 80 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 29 Questions (Questions 1 – 29)
  • Structure: Single compulsory paper containing 29 structured questions

  It covers the following topics:

  • Organic chemistry (structural isomerism in pentane, catalytic cracking of heptane, empirical and molecular formula determination)
  • Atomic structure, isotopes, and relative atomic mass computations of neon
  • Chemical bonding and structure (amphoteric hydroxides, hydrogen bonding in water, Lewis dot-and-cross diagrams for KCl and CCl4)
  • Alkali metals (sodium reaction with water) and health benefits of hard water
  • Gas laws (combined gas law calculations) and stoichiometric molar gas volume calculations
  • Qualitative analysis of cations using aqueous ammonia
  • Chemical equilibrium and Le Chatelier's principle (Contact process SO2 oxidation, bromine-water equilibrium system)
  • Halogen chemistry (bleaching agents from chlorine and hot concentrated sodium hydroxide)
  • Salt preparation (pure zinc carbonate from zinc oxide) and acid-metal reaction rates
  • Thermochemistry (molar heat of vaporization of hydrogen peroxide)
  • Electrochemistry and electrolysis (aqueous magnesium sulfate electrolysis, standard reduction potentials, and cell EMF calculation)
  • Radioactivity and nuclear equations (half-life decay calculations)
  • Physical chemistry (solubility determination of solid salts at specific temperatures)
  • Corrosion and metal extraction (rusting acceleration/prevention, cryolite role in aluminium extraction, properties of aluminium)
  • Periodic trends and ion electron configurations
  • Paper chromatography principles and Rf factor analysis
  • Industrial gases and qualitative confirmatory tests for water and iron displacement reactions
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  CHEMISTRY

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