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1

Which of the compounds above would react to take up two molecules of bromine durng bromination?

  • A. l only
  • B. lll only
  • C. l and ll only
  • D. ll and lll only
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2

In the diagram above, the mixture of the solids P and Q can be separated by?

  • A. distillation
  • B. fractional distillation
  • C. crystallization
  • D. fractional crystallization
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3

Use the table above to answer this question .The least reactive element is

  • A. W
  • B. X
  • C. Y
  • D. Z
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4

Use the table above to answer this question . The element that is likely to participate in covalent rather than ionic bonding is

  • A. Z
  • B. Y
  • C. X
  • D. W
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5

In the diagram above, Y is a mixture of

  • A. calcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride
  • B. calcuim hydroxide and sodium chloride
  • C. sodium chloride and ammonuim trioxonitrate (V)
  • D. sodium dioxonitrate (lll) and ammouium chloride
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6

From the diagram above the mass of crystals deposited when 1 dm 3 of a saturated solution of NaCl is cooled from 80 oC to 60oC is
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]

  • A. 117.00 g
  • B. 58.50 g
  • C. 11.70 g
  • D. 5.85 g
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7

When the two end alkyl groups ethyl ethanoate are interchange, the compound formed is known as

  • A. methyl ethanoate
  • B. ethyl propanaote
  • C. methyl propanoate
  • D. propyl ethanoate
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8

An organic compound that does not undergo a reaction with both hydrogen cyanide and hydroxylamine can be

  • A. alkene
  • B. alkanal
  • C. alkanone
  • D. alkanoic acid
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9

POlyvinyl chloride is used to produce

  • A. bread
  • B. pencils
  • C. ink
  • D. pipes
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10

When excess ethanol is heated to 145oC in the presence of concentrated H2SO4, the product is

  • A. ethyne
  • B. diethyl sulphate
  • C. diethyl ether
  • D. acetone
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11

Which of the following is a solvent for perfumes?

  • A. C5H12
  • B. C4H6
  • C. CH3COOH
  • D. C2H5OH
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12

2-methylprop-1-ene is an isomer of

  • A. but-2-ene
  • B. pent-1-ene
  • C. 2-methylbut-2-ene
  • D. 2-methylbut-1-ene
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13

The hydrocarbon that burns in air with a sooty flames is

  • A. C2H6
  • B. C3H8
  • C. C4H10
  • D. C6H6
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14

Which of the following metals is passive to concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid?

  • A. Iron
  • B. Tin
  • C. Copper
  • D. Zinc
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15

A metal that can be extracted from cassitertite is

  • A. cacium
  • B. magnesium
  • C. tin
  • D. copper
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16

The pair of metals in the reactivity series that are usually extracted by the electrolysis of their ores is

  • A. magnesium and zinc
  • B. magnesium and calcium
  • C. copper and zinc
  • D. lead and calcium
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17

What properties of duralumin make it more useful than its constituent metals?

  • A. It is heavy with a high melting point
  • B. It is malleable and has high density
  • C. It is strong and light
  • D. It is hard and ductile
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18

Hydrogen is used in oxy-hydrogen flames for melting metals because it

  • A. evolves a lot of heat when burnt
  • B. combines explosively with oxygen
  • C. is a very light gas
  • D. is a rocket fuel
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19

A pair of compounds that can be used to generate a gas which has physiological effect on human beings is

  • A. sodium trioxonitrate (V) and calcium chloride
  • B. sodium dioxonitrate (III) and ammonium chloride
  • C. sodium trioxonitrate (V) and ammonium chloride
  • D. sodium dioxonitrate (III) and potassium chloride
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20

The salt that reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce a pungent smelling gas which decolourizes acidified purple potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) solution is

  • A. Na2SO4
  • B. Na2SO3
  • C. Na2S
  • D. Na2CO3
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21

Chlorine, bromine and iodine resemble one another in that they?

  • A. dissolve in alkalis
  • B. react violently with hydrogen without heating
  • C. are liquids
  • D. displace one another from solutions of their salts
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