Chemistry JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

The functional group represented in the compound above is?

  • A. alkanol
  • B. alkanal
  • C. alkanone
  • D. alanoate
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2

The option above shows the PH changes for the titration of a

  • A. strong acid versus strong base
  • B. weak acid versus strong base
  • C. strong acid versus weak base
  • D. weak acid versus weak base
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3

It can be deduced that the rate of the reaction?

  • A. for bath l is higher than path ll
  • B. for path ll is higher than path l
  • C. is the same for both paths at all temperatures
  • D. depends on the values of both x and y at all pressures
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4

Use the diagram above to answer this question. The activation energy of the uncatalysed reaction is

  • A. X
  • B. X + Y
  • C. X - Y
  • D. Y
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5

The arrangement above can be used for the collection of

  • A. sulphur (IV) oxide
  • B. ammonia
  • C. hydrogen chloride
  • D. nitrogen
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6

USE THE SECTION OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ABOVE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.Which letter represents a non-metal that is a solid at room temperature?

  • A. T
  • B. R
  • C. J
  • D. X
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7

USE THE SECTION OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ABOVE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.Which of the indicate an alkali metal and a noble gas respectively?

  • A. M and E
  • B. G and E
  • C. R and L
  • D. G and L
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8

The relatively high boiling points of alkanols are due to?

  • A. ionic bonding
  • B. aromatic character
  • C. covalent bonding
  • D. hydrogen bonding
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9

An example of a secondary amine is?

  • A. propylene
  • B. di-butylamine
  • C. methylamine
  • D. trimethylamine
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10

CxHY + 4O2 → 3CO2 + 2H2O. The hydrocarbon, CxHY, in the reaction above is?

  • A. propane
  • B. propene
  • C. propyne
  • D. propanone
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11

The role of sodium chloride in the preparation of soap is to?

  • A. purify the soap
  • B. separate the soap from glycerol
  • C. accelerate the decomposition of the fat or oil
  • D. react with glycerol
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12

Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons can be distinguished from each other by the?

  • A. action of bromine
  • B. use of polymerization reaction
  • C. action of heat
  • D. use of oxidation reaction
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13

Which of the following pairs has compounds that are isomers?

  • A. Propanal and propanone
  • B. Ethanoic acid and ethylmethanoate
  • C. Ethanoic acid and ethane-1, 2-diol
  • D. 2-methylbutane and 2, 2-dimethylbutane
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14

CHCl3 + Cl2 → HCl + CCl4. The reaction above is an example of?

  • A. an addition reaction
  • B. a substitution reaction
  • C. a chlorination reaction
  • D. a condensation reaction
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15

Group 1 A metals are not found free in nature because they?

  • A. are of low melting and boiling points
  • B. have weak metallic bonding
  • C. conduct electricity and heat
  • D. are very reactive
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16

Which of the following compounds will impart a brick-red colour to a non-luminious bunsen flame?

  • A. NaCl
  • B. LiCl
  • C. CaCl2
  • D. MgCl2
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17

In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, limestone is used to?

  • A. release CO2 for the reaction
  • B. reduce the iron ore
  • C. increase the strenght of the iron
  • D. remove impurities
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18

Which of the following ions will give a white precipitate with aqueous NaOH and soluble in excess of the base?

  • A. Ca2+
  • B. Mg2+
  • C. Zn2+
  • D. Cu2+
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19

A gas that will turn orange potassium heptaoxodichromate (lV) solution to clear green is?

  • A. sulphur (lV) oxide
  • B. hydrogen sulphide
  • C. sulphide (lV) oxide
  • D. hydrogen chloride
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20

Sulphur exists in six forms in the solid state. This property is known as?

  • A. isomerism
  • B. allotropy
  • C. isotopy
  • D. isomorphism
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21

In the industrial production of hydrogen from natural gas, carbon (IV) oxide produced along with the hydrogen is removed by?

  • A. washing with water under pressure
  • B. passing the mixture into lime water
  • C. using ammoniacal copper (l) chloride
  • D. drying over phoshorus (V) oxide
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