Chemistry JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

2941

Figure 1 above shows part of the periodic Table which of the elements belongs to the p-block?

  • A. S, T and U
  • B. V, W and X
  • C. S and T only
  • D. P, Q and R
  • E. V, W, X and S
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2942

The I.U.P.A.C name for the compound is

  • A. isopropylethene
  • B. acetylene
  • C. 3- methylbutane
  • D. 2-methylbutane
  • E. 5-methylpentane
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2943

Use the diagram above to answer this question
Which of the following structural formula is NOT isomeric with the others?

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
  • E. E
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2944

USE THE DIAGRAM ABOVE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
Which of the following represents a carboxylic acid?

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
  • E. E
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2945

The name of the compound above is

  • A. acetic acid
  • B. propanal
  • C. propanol
  • D. ethanoic acid
  • E. propanoic acid
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2946

The diagram above (Fig.3) shows the energy profile for the reaction A + B + = C + D From this diagram, it is clear that the reaction is

  • A. spontaneous
  • B. isothermal
  • C. adiabatic
  • D. exothermic
  • E. endothermic
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2947

Which of the curves shown in the figure given represents the relationships between the volume(V) and pressure(P) of an ideal gas at constant temperature

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
  • E. 1 and 3
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2948

The solubility curves of four substances are shown in the figure above. Which of the four substances would crystallize from a saturated solution cooled from 353K(80oC)to 323K(50C)?

  • A. P and Q
  • B. P and R
  • C. P and S
  • D. R and S
  • E. Q and R
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2949

The i.u.p.A.C name for the compound

  • A. 2-chloro-isopentane
  • B. 3-chloro-isopentane
  • C. 2-chloro-2-methylbutane
  • D. 1-chloro-2,2- dimethylpropane
  • E. 2-chloro-2-ethylpropane
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2950

The solubility curve of a solid X (molecular mass = 160) is as show above. 1,000 cm3 of a saturated solution of X at 80°C is cooled to 40°C . The weight of X crystalized out would be

  • A. 10 g
  • B. 12 g
  • C. 14 g
  • D. 16 g
  • E. 18 g
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2951

The IUPAC name for

  • A. 1-methlpentane
  • B. 3-methylbutane
  • C. 2-methylbutane
  • D. 1-dimethylpropane
  • E. 2-methylpentane
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2952

Copper sulphate solution was electrolysed using the apparatus show above. Which of the following changes are observed?

  • A. The bulb lights and copper is deposited at both electrodes
  • B. the bulb lights and copper is deposited at the anode and disappears from the cathode
  • C. the bulb lights and copper is deposited at the cathode and oxygen liberated at the anode
  • D. the bulb lights and copper is deposited at the cathode and disappears from the anode
  • E. the bulb lights but no additional changes are observed
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2953

The following graph demonstrates the rate of reaction between calcium carbonate (marble)and dilute hydrochloric acid. The graph shows that the rate of reaction is initially greatest when

  • A. the initial slope of the curve is steepest and this occur when small pieces of marble are used and is due to a small surface area of reactant
  • B. the occur when large pieces of marble are used and is due to a small surface area of reactant
  • C. the initial slope of the curve is steepest and this occurs when small pieces of marble are used and is due to a large surface area of reactant
  • D. the initial slope of the curve is steepest and this occur when large surface area of reactant
  • E. the initial slope of the curve is least steep and this occur when small pieces of marble are used and is due to the increased surface area of the reactant
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2954

Which of the following is the correct order in the above diagram increasing boiling point, of the isomeric \(C_{5}H_{12}\) compounds?

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
  • E. E
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2955

Which of the following compounds will take up the molecules of bromine?

  • A. l
  • B. ll
  • C. lll
  • D. l and ll
  • E. l and lll
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2956

The IUPAC name for the compound is

  • A. 2,3-dimethylpent-2,3-ene
  • B. 2, 3- dimethylpent-2-ene
  • C. 3, 4-dimethylpent-3-ene
  • D. 3,4-dimethylpentene
  • E. 3,4-dimethlhept-2-ene
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2957

In the above experiment X is?

  • A. pure nitrogen
  • B. a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen
  • C. a mixture of nitrogen and carbondioxide
  • D. a mixture of oxygen and inert gases
  • E. a mixture of nitrogen and inert gases
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2958

Which of the structural formula above is ethanoic acid is

  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
  • E. E
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2959

The IUPAC name for

  • A. 2-methylbut-3-ene
  • B. 2-methylbut-4-ene
  • C. 3-methylbut-2-ene
  • D. 3-methylbut-1-ene
  • E. 3-methylpent-1-ene
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2960

30 cm3 of 0.1 M Al (NO3)3 SOLUTION IS RECTED WITH 100cm3 of 0.15M of NaOH solution. Which reactant is in excess, and by now much ?

  • A. NaOH solution by 70 cm3
  • B. NaOH solution, by 60 cm3
  • C. NaOH solution by 40 cm3
  • D. Al(NO3)3 solution by 20 cm3
  • E. Al(NO3)3 solution by 10 cm3
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2961

\(Zn + H_2 SO_4 → ZnSO_4 + H_2\)

in the above reaction, how much zinc will be left undissolved if 2.00g of zinc is treated with 10cm^3 of 1.0 M of \(H_2SO_4\)?
[Zn =65, s = 32, O = 16, H = 1]

  • A. 1.35g
  • B. 1.00g
  • C. 0.70g
  • D. 0.65g
  • E. 0.00g
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