Chemistry JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

The Avogadro number of 24g of magnesium is the same as that of

  • A. 1g of hydrogen molecules
  • B. 16g of oxygen molecules
  • C. 32g of oxygen molecules
  • D. 35.5g of chlorine molecules
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2

Select the right answer from the structure above.Which of the following compounds represents the polymerization product of ethyne?

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
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3

The above reaction is an example of

  • A. a displacement reaction
  • B. a neutralization reaction
  • C. an elimination reaction
  • D. saponification
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4

Use the above graph above to answer this question . CH3-C = CH \(\frac{Na}{liq NH_3}\)> P, Compound P, in the above reaction, is

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
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5

What is the IUPAC name for the hydrocarbon?

  • A. 2-ethyl-4-methylpent-2-ene
  • B. 3,5-dimethylhex-3-ene
  • C. 2,4-dimethylhex 3-ene
  • D. 2-methyl-4-ethylpent-3-ene
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6

Use the graph above to answer this question. The structure of cis-2-butene is

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
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7

Changes in the physical in the scheme above.The letter X,Y and Z respectively represent

  • A. sublimation, condensation and freezing
  • B. sublimation, vapourization and solidification
  • C. freezing, condensation and sublimation
  • D. evaporation, liquefaction and solidification
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8

0.1 faraday of electricity deposited 2.95 g of nickel during electrolysis of an aqueous solution.
Calculate the number of moles of nickel that will be deposited by 0.4 faraday?

(Ni = 58.7)

  • A. 0.20
  • B. 0.30
  • C. 0.04
  • D. 5.87
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9

If 10.8 g of silver is deposited in a silver coulometer volume of oxygen liberated is?

  • A. 0.56 dm3
  • B. 5.60 dm3
  • C. 11.20 dm3
  • D. 22.40 dm3
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10

What volume of 11.0 M hydrochloric acid must be dilute to obtain 1 dm3 of 0.05 M acid?

  • A. 0.05 dm3
  • B. 0.10 dm3
  • C. 0.55 dm3
  • D. 11.0 dm3
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11

What is the concentration of H+ ions in moles per dm3 of a sodium of pH 4.398?

  • A. 4.0 χ 10-5
  • B. 0.4 χ 10-5
  • C. 4.0 χ 10-3
  • D. 0.4 χ 10-3
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12

2.0g of a monobasic acid was made up to 250 cm3 with distilled water. 25.00 cm3 of this solution required 20.00cm3 of 0.1 M NaOH solution for complete neutralization. The molar mass of the acid is?

  • A. 200 g
  • B. 160 g
  • C. 100 g
  • D. 50 g
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13

Na2C2O4 + CaCl2 → CaC2O4 + 2NaCl. Given a solution of 1.9g of sodium oxalate in 50g of water at room temperature, calculate the minimum volume of 0.1 M calcium oxalate using the above equation?

  • A. 1.40 χ 102 dm3
  • B. 14.0 χ 102 cm3
  • C. 1.40 χ 10-2 dm-2
  • D. 14.0 χ 10-2 cm3
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14

Smoke consist of?

  • A. solid particles dispersed in liquid
  • B. solid or liquid particles dispersed in gas
  • C. gas or liquid particles dispersed inliquid
  • D. liquid particles dispersed inliquid
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15

The solubility in moles per dm3 of 20g of CuSO4 dissolve in 100 of water at 180°C is?

(Cu = 63.5, S = 32, O = 16)

  • A. 0.13
  • B. 0.25
  • C. 1.25
  • D. 2.00
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16

A blue solid, T, which weighed 5.0g was placed on a table. After 8 hours, the resulting pink solid was found to weigh 5.5g. It can be inferred that substance T?

  • A. is deliquescent
  • B. is hydroscopic
  • C. has some molecules of water of crystallization
  • D. is efflorescent
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17

10.0 dm3 of air containing H2S as an impurity was passed through a solution of Pb(NO3)2 until all the H2S had reacted. The precipitate of PbS was found to weigh 5.02 g. According to the equation:

Pb(NO3)2 + H2S → PbS + 2HNO3 the percentage by volume of hydrogen sulphide in the air is?

(Pb = 207, S = 32, GMV at s.t.p = 22.4dm3)

  • A. 50.2
  • B. 47.0
  • C. 4.70
  • D. 0.47
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18

Chlorine, consisting of two isotopes of mass numbers 35 and 37, has an atomic mass of 35.5.
The relative abundance of the isotope of mass number 37 is?

  • A. 20
  • B. 25
  • C. 50
  • D. 75
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19

X(g) → X\(^-\)(g). The type of energy involved in the above transformation is?

  • A. ionization energy
  • B. sublimation energy
  • C. lattice energy
  • D. electron affinity
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20

Which of the following terms indicates the number of bonds that can be formed by an atom?

  • A. Oxidation number
  • B. Valence
  • C. Atomic number
  • D. Electronegativity
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21

…………………P….Q…..R……S
Proton…………..13….16….17…..19
Electron…………13….16….17…..19
Neutron………….14….16….35…..20

Which of the four atoms P,q,R and in S in the above data can be described by the following properties relative atomic mass is greater than 30 but less than 40; it has an odd atomic number and forms a unipositive ion in solution?

  • A. P
  • B. Q
  • C. R
  • D. S
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