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Which of the following metals cannot replace hydrogen from water or steam?

  • A. Sodium
  • B. Magnesium
  • C. Iron
  • D. Copper
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The conductivity of an acid solution depends on the

  • A. amount of ions present and their mobilities
  • B. mobilities of the ions present
  • C. amount of ions present
  • D. temperature of the solution
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Which of these sources of water may likely contain the least concentration of Ca\(^{2+}\) and Mg\(^{2+}\)?

  • A. Spring water
  • B. River water
  • C. Tap water
  • D. Sea water
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Aluminium does not react with either dilute or concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid because

  • A. it is insoluble in either dilute or concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid
  • B. it is lower than hydrogen in the electrochemical series
  • C. the reaction with trioxonitrate (V) acid has a light activation energy
  • D. an insoluble oxide is formed on its surface which renders it passive
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The presence of ammonia gas in a desiccator can exclusively be removed by

  • A. phosphorus (V) oxide
  • B. fused calcium chloride
  • C. calcium oxide
  • D. concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
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The collision theory explains reaction rates in terms of

  • A. size of the product
  • B. frequency of collision of the reactants
  • C. size of reactant
  • D. frequency of collision of the products
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The end products of burning a candle in the atmosphere are water and 

  • A. carbon (II) oxide
  • B. sulphur (IV) oxide
  • C. carbon (IV) oxide
  • D. sulphur (VI) oxide
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2SO\(_2\) \(_{(g) }\)+ O\(_2\) \(_{(g) }\) โ†” 2SO\(_3\)\(_{(g) }\) ฮ”H = -395.7kJmol\(^{-1}\)
In the equation, an increase in temperature will shift the equilibrium position to the

  • A. left and equilibrium constant decreases
  • B. left and equilibrium constant increases
  • C. right and equilibrium constant increases
  • D. right and equilibrium constant decreases
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The hydrogen ion concentration of a sample of orange juice is 2.0 X 10\(^{-11}\)moldm\(^{-3}\). What is its p\(^{OH}\)? [log102 = 0.3010]

  • A. 3.30
  • B. 13.00
  • C. 10.70
  • D. 11.30
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An element X forms the following compounds with chlorine; XCl\(_4\), XCl\(_3\), XCl\(_2\). This illustrates the

  • A. law of multiple proportions
  • B. law of chemical proportions
  • C. law of simple proportions
  • D. law of conservation of mass
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32

The knowledge of half-life can be used to

  • A. Create an element
  • B. Detect an element
  • C. to combine elements
  • D. Irradiate an element
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The figure above shows the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. Z is the

  • A. anode where the Cl\(^-\) ions are oxidized
  • B. cathode where the Cl\(^-\) ions are reduced
  • C. anode where the Na\(^+\) ions are reduced
  • D. cathode where the Na\(^+\) ions are oxidized
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Which of the following produces relatively few ions in solution?

  • A. NaOH
  • B. Ca(OH)\(_2\)
  • C. KOH
  • D. AI(OH)\(_3\)
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The choice of method for extracting a metal from its ores depends on the

  • A. strength of the core
  • B. position of the metal in the electrochemical series
  • C. source of the core
  • D. position of the metal in the periodic table
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36

Calculate the pH of 0.05 moldm\(^{-3}\) H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)

  • A. 1.30
  • B. 1.12
  • C. 1.00
  • D. 0.30
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What mass of Cu would be produced by the cathodic reduction of Cu\(^{2+}\)  when 1.60A of current passes through a solution of CuSO\(_4\) for 1 hour. (F=96500Cmol\(^{-1}\) , Cu=64)

  • A. 7.64g
  • B. 3.82g
  • C. 1.91g
  • D. 0.96g
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The solubility of the solids that dissolves in a given solvent with the liberation of heat will

  • A. increase with an increase in temperature
  • B. decrease with an increase in temperature
  • C. decrease with a decrease in temperature
  • D. not be affected by changes in temperature
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39

The constituent common to duralumin and alnico is

  • A. Co
  • B. Mn
  • C. Al
  • D. Mg
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The reaction between an organic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst is known as;

  • A. saponification
  • B. dehydration
  • C. esterification
  • D. hydrolysis
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41

Diamond is a bad conductor of electricity because its bonding electrons are used in

  • A. crystal lattice formation
  • B. covalent bond formation
  • C. metallic bond formation
  • D. coordinate bond formation
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To what volume must 300cm\(^3\) of 0.60M sodium hydroxide solution be diluted to give a 0.40M solution?

  • A. 450cm\(^3\)
  • B. 300cm\(^3\)
  • C. 200cm\(^3\)
  • D. 150cm\(^3\)
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