Chemistry JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1996

The determination of heat of combustion is carried out with

  • A. a thermometer
  • B. a bomb calorimeter
  • C. an evaporating dish
  • D. a boiling tube
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1997

Which of the following gases contains the highest number of atoms at s.t.p?

  • A. 6 moles of neon
  • B. 3 moles of oxygen
  • C. 2 moles of chlorine
  • D. 1 mole of ethane
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1998

A given volume of oxygen diffused through a porous partition in 8 seconds. How long would it take the same volume of carbon (IV) oxide to diffuse under the same condition? [C = 12.0, O = 16.0]

  • A. 5.8 seconds
  • B. 6.8 seconds
  • C. 9.4 seconds
  • D. 11.0 seconds
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1999

Which of the following apparatus can be used to measure accurately a specific volume of a liquid?

  • A. Beaker
  • B. Conical flask
  • C. Measuring cylinder
  • D. Pipette
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2000

What is the volume occupied by 2 moles of ammonia at s.t.p?

  • A. 44.8 dm-3
  • B. 22.4 dm-3
  • C. 11.2 dm-3
  • D. 5.6 dm-3
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2001

A solution of sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) contains 10.6g in 250cm3 of solution. Calculate the concentration of the solution. [Na2CO3 = 106.0]

  • A. 0.4 mol dm-3
  • B. 1.0 mol dm-3
  • C. 10.6 mol dm-3
  • D. 25.0 mol dm-3
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2002

Consider the neutralization reaction represented by the following equation: Na2CO3 + 2HNO 3 → 2NaNO3 + H2O + CO2 The stoichiometric ratio of acid to base is

  • A. 2:2
  • B. 2:1
  • C. 1:2
  • D. 1:1
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2003

The bonds in crystaline ammonium chloride are?

  • A. covalent and dative
  • B. ionic and covalent
  • C. ionic covalent and dative
  • D. ionic covalent and hydrogen bond
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2004

Which of the following molecules has a triple bond in its structure?

  • A. CH4
  • B. NH3
  • C. N2
  • D. O 2
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2005

Which of the following molecules has a linear shape?

  • A. CH4
  • B. CO 2
  • C. H2S
  • D. NH 3
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2006

A solid substance with high melting and boiling points is likely to be a/an

  • A. covalent compound
  • B. dative covalent compound
  • C. electrovalent compound
  • D. non-metal
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2007

Which of the following species correctly represented an ion of M with 13 protons and 10 electrons?

  • A. 10M 3+
  • B. 10M 3-
  • C. 13M 3+
  • D. 13M 3-
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2008

If X is a group lll element, its oxide would be represented as

  • A. X3O2
  • B. X3O
  • C. X2O3
  • D. XO3
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2009

Which of the following statements about chlorine and iodine at room temperature is correct?

  • A. Chlorine is gas and iodine is solid
  • B. Chlorine is liquid and iodine is gas
  • C. Chlorine and iodine are gases
  • D. Chlorine is solid and iodine is liquid
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2010

Which of the following elements is a d-block element?

  • A. Calcium
  • B. lron
  • C. Lithium
  • D. Silicon
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2011

The energy change which accompanies the addition of an electron to a gaseous atom is

  • A. atomization
  • B. electron affinity
  • C. electronegativity
  • D. ionization
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2012

Which of the following equations represents beta decay?

  • A. \(\frac{14}{7}\)N + \(\frac{4}{2}\)He → \(\frac{8}{17}\)O + \(\frac{1}{1}\)H
  • B. \(\frac{8238}{92}\)U → \(\frac{234}{90}\)Th + \(\frac{4}{2}\)He
  • C. \(\frac{8238}{92}\)U → \(\frac{239}{93}\)Np + \(\frac{0}{-1}\)e
  • D. \(\frac{13}{7}\)N + \(\frac{4}{2}\)He → \(\frac{16}{8}\)O + \(\frac{1}{1}\)H
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2013

Which of the following noble gases has electronic structure similar to that of N in NH\(_3\)? [\(^{14}_7\)N]

  • A. 2He
  • B. 10Ne
  • C. 18Ar
  • D. 36Kr
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2014

Which of the following elements exhibits the same chemical properties as the atom \(\frac{35}{17}\)X? An element with

  • A. atomic number 17
  • B. atomic number 18
  • C. mass number 35
  • D. mass number 52
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2015

An important medical use of nuclear radiations is

  • A. activation analysis
  • B. carbon dating
  • C. radiotherapy
  • D. tissue regeneration
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2016

The electron configuration of carbon atom in its excited state is [ 6C]

  • A. 1s22s 22px12py 1
  • B. 1s 2 2s 22px 22pyo
  • C. 1s12s22px12py12pz1
  • D. 1s 22s12px12py12pz1
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