Chemistry JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

694

32g of anhydrous copper(ii)tetraoxosulphate(vi) dissolved in 1dm\(^3\) of water generated 13.0kj of heat. The heat solution is?

  • A. 26.0kj/mol
  • B. 65.0kj/mol
  • C. 130.0kj/mol
  • D. 260.0kj/mol
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695

Helium is used in observation of ballons because it is?

  • A. Light and combustible
  • B. light and non-combustible
  • C. heavy and combustible
  • D. heavy and non-combustible
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696

Deliquescent substances are also?

  • A. efflorescent
  • B. anhydrous
  • C. hygroscopic
  • D. insoluble
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697

Chromatography is used to separate components of mixture which differ in their rates of ?

  • A. diffusion
  • B. migration
  • C. reaction
  • D. sedimentation
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698

A few drop of conc HCL are added to about 10cm\(^3\) of a solution of PH 3.4. The PH of the resulting mixture is?

  • A. less than 3.4
  • B. greater than 3.4
  • C. unaltered
  • D. the same as that of the pure water
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699

The shape of ammonia molecule is?

  • A. Trigonal planar
  • B. Octahedral
  • C. Square planar
  • D. Tetrahedral
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700

Which of the following gases will rekindle a brightly splint?

  • A. NO\(_2\)
  • B. NO
  • C. N\(_2\)O
  • D. CL\(_2\)
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701

The volume occupied by 1.58g of a gas at S.T.P is 500cm\(^3\). What is the relative molecular mass of the gas?  [ G.M.V at S.T.P = 22.4dm\(^{3}\) ]

  • A. 28
  • B. 32
  • C. 44
  • D. 71
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702

The number of molecules of Carbon(iv)Oxide produced when 10.0g of CaCO\(_3\) is treated with 0.2dm\(^3\) of 1 Mole of HCL in the equation

CaCO\(_3\) + 2HCL ⇒  CaCl\(_2\)  + H\(_2\) O + CO\(_2\)  , is?

  • A. 1.00 X 10\(^{23}\)
  • B. 6.02 X 10\(^{23}\)
  • C. 6.02 X 10\(^{22}\)
  • D. 6.02 X 10\(^{24}\)
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703

How many valence electrons are contained in the element \(^{31}_{15}P\)?

  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 15
  • D. 31
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704

The products of the thermal decomposition of ammonium trioxonitrate(v) are?

  • A. Nitrogen (I) Oxide and Water
  • B. Ammonia and Oxide
  • C. Nitrogen and Water
  • D. Nitrogen (IV) Oxide and Water
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705

Four elements P, Q, R and S have atomic numbers of 4, 10, 12 and 14 respectively. Which of these elements is noble gas? 

  • A. P
  • B. Q
  • C. R
  • D. S
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706

If the quantity of oxygen occupying 2.76L container at a pressure of 0.825 atm and 300k is reduced by one-half, what is the pressure exerted by the remaining gas?

  • A. 1.650atm
  • B. 0.825atm
  • C. 0.413atm
  • D. 0.275atm
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707

Which of the following substances is a mixture?

  • A. Granulated sugar
  • B. Seawater
  • C. Sodium chloride
  • D. Iron filling
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708

When water drops are added to calcium carbide in a container and the gas produced is passed through a jet and lighted, the resultant flame is called an?

  • A. Oxyethene
  • B. Oxyhydrocarbon flame
  • C. Oxyacetylene flame
  • D. Oxymethane flame
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709

Liquid black soap is made by boiling palm oil with liquid extract of ash. The function of the ash is to provide the ?

  • A. Acid
  • B. Ester of alkanoic acid
  • C. Alkali
  • D. Alkanol
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710

What process would coal undergo to give coal gas, coal tar, ammoniacal liquor and coke?

  • A. Steam distillation
  • B. Destructive distillation
  • C. Liquefication
  • D. Hydrolysis
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711

What are the possible oxidation numbers of an element if its atomic number is 17?

  • A. -1 and 7
  • B. -1 and 6
  • C. -3 and 5
  • D. -2 and 6
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712

Which of the gas laws does this graph illustrate?

  • A. Boyle
  • B. Charles
  • C. Gay-Lussac
  • D. Graham
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713

The best treatment for a student who accidentally poured conc tetraoxosulphate(vi) on his skin in the laboratory is to wash his skin with?

  • A. with cool running water
  • B. sodium hydroxide solution
  • C. iodine solution
  • D. sodium trioxonitrate(v) solution
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714

8g of CH\(_4\) occupies 11.2 at S.T.P. What volume would 22g of CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)CH\(_3\) occupy under the same condition?

  • A. 3.7dm\(^3\)
  • B. 11.2dm\(^3\)
  • C. 22.4dm\(^3\)
  • D. 33dm\(^3\)
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