JAMB - Chemistry (1994)

  • 1
    A mixture of sand, ammonium chloride and sodium chloride is best separated by?
    إجابة
    (A)
    sublimation followed by addition of water and filteration
  • 2
    A pure solid usually melts?
    إجابة
    (B)
    over a narrow range of temperature
  • 3
    At the same temperature and pressure, 50 cm3 of nitrogen gas contains the same number of molecules as?
    إجابة
    (C)
    50 cm3 of ammonia
  • 4
    8g CH4 occupies 11.2 dm3 at s.t.p. What volume would 22 g of CH3CH2CH3 occupy under the same condition?

    (C = 12, H = 1)
    إجابة
    (B)
    11.2 dm3
  • 5
    To what temperature must a gas 273 K be heated in order to double both its volume and pressure?
    إجابة
    (D)
    1092 K
  • 6
    For a gas, the relative molecular mass is equal to 2Y. What is Y?
    إجابة
    (B)
    The vapour density of the gas
  • 7
    The densities of two gases, X and Y, are 0.5 g dm-3 and 2.0 dm-3 respectively.
    What is the rate of diffusion of X relative to Y?
    إجابة
    (C)
    2.0
  • 8
    The shape of ammonia molecule is?
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    (A)
    trigonal planar
  • 9
    An increase in temperature causes an increase in the pressure of a gas because?
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    (B)
    the molecules of the gas bombard the walls of the container more frequently
  • 10
    The number of electrons in the valence shell of an element of atomic number 14 is?
    إجابة
    (D)
    4
  • 11
    Which of the following physical properties decreases down a group in the periodic table?
    إجابة
    (D)
    Electronegativity
  • 12
    Element X, Y and Z belong to a groups I, V and VII respectively. Which of the following is TRUE about the bond types of XZ and YZ3?
    إجابة
    (C)
    XZ is electrovalent and YZ3 is covalent
  • 13
    A solid that absorbs water from he atmosphere and forms an aqueous solution is?
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    (C)
    deliquescent
  • 14
    A major effect of oil pollution in coastal waters is the?
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    (A)
    destruction of marine life
  • 15
    Sodium chloride has no solubility product value because of its?
    إجابة
    (B)
    high solubility
  • 16
    The solubility, in moles per dm3 of 20.2 g of potassium trioxonitrate (V) dissolve in 100 g of the resulting mixture is?

    (K = 39, O = 16, N =14).
    إجابة
    (D)
    2.00
  • 17
    Which of the following atoms represents deuterium?
    إجابة
    (C)
    No protons = 1, No of neutrons = 1, No of electrons = 1
  • 18
    A few drops of concentrated HCI are added to about 10cm3 of a solution of pH 3.4. The pH of the resulting mixtures is?
    إجابة
    (A)
    less than 3.4
  • 19
    Which of the following compounds is a base?
    إجابة
    (B)
    CaO
  • 20
    20 cm\(^3\) of a 2.0 M solution of ethanoic acid was added to excess of 0.05 M sodium hydroxide. The mass of the salt produced is?

    (Na = 23, C = 12, O = 16, H = 1)
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    (C)
    3.28 g
  • 21
    What volume of Oxygen measured at s.t.p would be liberated on electrolysis by 9650 coulombs of electricity?
    (Molar volume of gas = 22.4 dm\(^3\), 1F = 96,500 C/mol)
    إجابة
    (D)
    0.560 dm3
  • 22
    Crude copper could be purified by the electrolysis of concentrated copper (II) chloride if the crude copper is?
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    (C)
    made the anode
  • 23
    H- + H2(I)O → H2(g) + OH-(aq). From the equation above, it can be inferred that the?
    إجابة
    (B)
    hydride ion is a reducing agent
  • 24
    An anhydride is an oxide of non-mental
    إجابة
    (C)
    whose solution in water has a pH less than 7
  • 25
    MnO4(aq) + 8H + (aq) + 5Fe2+ → Mn2+(aq) + 4H2O(I). The oxidation number of manganese in the above reaction changed from?
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    (A)
    +7 to +2
  • 26
    Which of the following is TRUE of Le Chatelier's Principle for an exothermic reaction?
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    (B)
    Increase in temperature will cause a decrease in the equilibrium constant
  • 27
    Which of the following are produced when ammonium trioxonitrate (V) crystals are cautiously heated in a hard glass round bottomed flask?
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    (A)
    N2O and steam
  • 28
    Which of these metals CANNOT replace hydrogen from alkaline solutions?
    إجابة
    (D)
    Iron
  • 29
    Clothes should be properly rinsed with water after bleaching because?
    إجابة
    (D)
    hydrogen chloride solution is produced during bleaching
  • 30
    Which of these solutions will give a white precipitate with a solution of barium chloride acidified with hydrochloric acid?
    إجابة
    (B)
    Sodium tetraoxosulphate (IV)
  • 31
    SO3 is NOT directly dissolved in water in the preparation of H2SO4 by the contact process because?
    إجابة
    (A)
    the reaction between SO3 and water is violently exothermic
  • 32
    In an electrolytic set-up to protect iron from corrosion, the iron is?
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    (A)
    made cathode
  • 33
    Which of the following is NOT true of metals?
    إجابة
    (C)
    Their oxides are acidic
  • 34
    Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing activity of the metals Fe, Ca, Al and Na?
    إجابة
    (B)
    Na> Ca> Al> Fe
  • 35
    Which of the following compounds is NOT an isomers of 2,2 dimethylbutane?
    إجابة
    (A)
    2-methylbutane
  • 36
    When sodium is added to ethanol, the products are?
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    (D)
    sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
  • 37
    The general formula of alkanoates is?
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    (D)
    RCOOR
  • 38
    One mole of a hydrocarbon contains 48 g of carbon. If it vapour density is 28, the hydrocarbon is?
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    (B)
    an alkene
  • 39
    Which of the following reagents will confirm the presence of unsaturation in a compound?
    إجابة
    (B)
    Bromine water
  • 40

    The diagram above represents an atom of

    إجابة
    (A)
    magnesium
  • 41
    The set-up above would be useful for determining the amount of
    إجابة
    (B)
    water vapour in air
  • 42
    The ∆H for the reaction represented by the energy profile above is
    إجابة
    (D)
    -50 kJ mol-1
  • 43
    In the diagram above the activation energy is represented by
    إجابة
    (A)
    y - x
  • 44

    2HCL(ag) + CaCO3(ag) → CaCL2(ag) + H2O(1) + CO from the reaction above, which of the following curves represents the consumption of calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) as dilute HCL is added to it?

    إجابة
    (D)
    P
  • 45

    In the diagram above, R is a mixture of?

    إجابة
    (C)
    potassium tetratoxomanganate (VII) and concentrated HCI
  • 46
    The IUPAC name of the compound above is
    إجابة
    (C)
    3,3-dimethyl but -1-ene
  • 47

    Use the diagram above to answer this question. The reaction taking place in flask G is known as?

    إجابة
    (C)
    dehydration
  • 48
    MnO4(aq) + 8H + 5Fe2+ \(\to\) Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe3+(aq) + H2O. The oxidation number of maganese in the above reaction changed from
    إجابة
    (A)
    +7 to +2
  • 49
    which of these metals CANNOT replace hydrogen from alkaline solutions?
    إجابة
    (D)
    Iron
  • 50
    Clothes should be properly rinsed with water after bleaching because
    إجابة
    (D)
    hydrogen chloride solution is produced during bleaching