Home ยป Past Questions ยป Chemistry ยป Jamb ยป 2015
1

When steam is passed over red hot carbon the substances produced are

  • A. hydrogen and trioxocarbonate (IV) acid
  • B. hydrogen, oxygen and carbon (IV) oxide
  • C. hydrogen and carbon (ii) oxide
  • D. hydrogen and carbon (IV) oxide
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2

Calculate the relative molecular mass of Limestone CaCO3, (Ca = 40, C =12, O = 16)

  • A. 56
  • B. 100
  • C. 76
  • D. 90
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3

In the electrolysis of brine the anode is

  • A. platinum
  • B. copper
  • C. zinc
  • D. carbon
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4

The oxidation state of sulphur on H2SO4 acid is

  • A. -4
  • B. +6
  • C. 4
  • D. -8
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5

S block elements of the periodic table one made up of

  • A. groups 1, 2, 3
  • B. groups 1, and 2
  • C. group 3
  • D. group 3 to 7
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6

In the electrolysis of CuSo4(g) using platinum electrode the reaction at the anode is

  • A. 4H+ 4e - 2H2
  • B. 4OH= 4e- + 2H2O + O2
  • C. 2OH - 2e- = 2OH
  • D. 2OH- + 2OH = 2H2O + O2
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7

The principal constituent of natural gas is

  • A. methane
  • B. ethane
  • C. propane
  • D. Butane
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8

Chlorine consisting of two isotope of mass number 35 and 37 in the ratio 3:1 has an atomic mass of 35.5. Calculate the relative abundance of the isotope of mass number 37

  • A. 20
  • B. 25
  • C. 60
  • D. 75
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9

Chlorine gas turns damp starch-iodide paper

  • A. pink
  • B. colourless
  • C. red
  • D. dark blue
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10

N2O4(g)โ†’ 2NO2(g)

In the endothermic reaction above, more products formed will be favored by

  • A. A constant values
  • B. an increase in pressure
  • C. a decrease pressure
  • D. a decrease volume
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11

what is the pH of 0.00lmoldm3 solution of sodium hydroxide

  • A. 14
  • B. 13
  • C. 12
  • D. 11
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12

Which of the following compounds can be represented by the molecular formula C2 H6O?

  • A. propanal
  • B. ethanol
  • C. methanoic acid
  • D. glucose
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13

If glucose is heated with concentrated tetraoxosulphate(vi)acid, it will be dehydrated to?

  • A. carbon
  • B. carbon(iv)oxide
  • C. ethane
  • D. ethanol
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14

The substance that is used in the steel industry for the removal of carbon. Sulphur and phosphorus impurities from pig iron is

  • A. oxygen
  • B. chlorine
  • C. nitrogen
  • D. hydrogen
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15

In countries where the temperature fall below 273k, salt always spilled on the road in order to

  • A. increase the boiling point
  • B. increase the density of the ice
  • C. make the ice impure
  • D. reduce the freezing point of ice
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16

Alloys are best prepared by

  • A. electroplating
  • B. Arc-welding
  • C. reducing and mixture of their metallic
  • D. cooking a molten of the metals
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17

Electronic configuration of an element 13 in the subsidiary energy level is

  • A. \( 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^1 \)
  • B. \( 1s^22s^2 2p^4 3p^1 3s^1 \)
  • C. \( 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^3 \)
  • D. \( 1s^1 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^4 \)
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18

Which of the following gives a precipitation when treated with NaOH Solution?

  • A. AlCl3
  • B. NH4Cl
  • C. Na2CO3
  • D. CH3COONa
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19

PCL5(g)= PCL3(g) + Cl2(g)

In the reaction above, a decrease in pressure will

  • A. Decelerate the reaction
  • B. Increase yield of Pcl3
  • C. Increase the yield of Pcl5
  • D. Accurate the reaction
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20

According to the kinetic theory an absence in temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to

  • A. decrease
  • B. increase
  • C. remain constant
  • D. be zero
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21

A difference between chemical and physical change is that in a chemical change

  • A. oxygen is consumed
  • B. heat is supplied
  • C. the reversible process occurs
  • D. a new substance is formed
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