JAMB - Chemistry (2014)

  • 1
    A mixture is different from a compound because
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    (C)
    the constituent of a compound are chemically bound together while those of a mixture are not
  • 2
    What is the percentage of sulphur in sulphur (IV) oxide?
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    (D)
    50%
  • 3
    A gas X diffuses twice as fast as gas Y. if the relative molecular mass of X is 32, calculate the relative molecular mass of Y.
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    (A)
    128
  • 4
    200 cm3 of a gas at 25ºC exerts a pressure of 700 mmHg. Calculate its pressure if its volume increase 350 cm3 at 75ºC.
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    (C)
    467.11 mmHg
  • 5
    An element X has electron configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5. Which of the following statements is correct about the element?
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    (D)
    lt is a halogen
  • 6
    Beryllium and aluminum have similar properties because they?
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    (D)
    are positioned diagonally to each other
  • 7
    If the difference in electronegativity of elements P and Q is 3.0. The bond that will be formed between them is
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    (D)
    ionic
  • 8
    How many protons, neutrons and electrons respectively are present in the element 60/27 Co?
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    (C)
    27, 33, and 27
  • 9
    The radio active radiation used in studying the arrangement of particles in giant organic molecules is
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    (C)
    X-rays
  • 10
    A silicon -containing ore has 92% 28Si, 5% 29Si and 3% 30Si. Calculate the relative atomic mass of the silicon.
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    (C)
    28.11
  • 11
    Water is said to be temporarily hard when it contains
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    (A)
    Ca (HCO3)2 and Mg (HCO3)2 salts
  • 12
    On exposure to the atmosphere, a hydrated salt loses its water of crystallization to become anhydrous. This phenomenon is referred to as
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    (A)
    efflorescence
  • 13
    16.55g of lead (ll) trioxonitrate (V) was dissolved in 100g of distilled water at 20oC, calculate the solubility of the solute in moldm-3

    [Pb = 207, N = 14, O = 16]
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    (D)
    0.50g
  • 14
    The dispersion of a liquid in a liquid medium will give
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    (A)
    an emulsion
  • 15
    The major and most effective way of controlling pollution is to
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    (C)
    educate people on the causes and effects of pollution
  • 16
    The basicity of CH3COOH is
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    (B)
    1
  • 17
    The colour of litmus in a neutral medium is
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    (A)
    purple
  • 18
    The mathematical expression of PH is
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    (B)
    log 101/[H 3 O+]
  • 19
    Which of the following salts will turn blue litmus red?
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    (B)
    Sodium hydrogentetraoxosulphate (VI)
  • 20
    Zn (s) + CuSO 4(aq) → ZnSO 4(aq) + Cu (s)
    In the reaction above, the oxidation number of the reducing agent changes from
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    (B)
    0 to + 2
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    \(H_2O_{(g)} + C_{(s)} → H_{2(g)} + CO_{(g)}\)

    The oxidizing agent in the reaction above is
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    (C)
    H2O(g)
  • 22
    Calculate the quantity of electricity in coulombs required to liberate 10g of copper from a copper compound

    [Cu=64, F = 96500 Cmol-1]
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    (B)
    30156.3
  • 23
    How many faraday of electricity is required to produce 0.25 mole of copper?
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    (D)
    0.50F
  • 24
    If the change in free energy of a system is -899 Jmol-1 and the entropy change is 10Jmol-1k-1 at 250C, calculate the enthalpy change.
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    (A)
    +2081 Jmol-1
  • 25
    In an equilibrium reaction, which of the following conditions indicates that maximum yield of the product will be obtained?
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    (A)
    Equilibrium constant is very large
  • 26
    In a chemical reaction, the change in concentration of a reactant with time is
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    (C)
    rate of reaction
  • 27
    Fluorine does not occur in the free state in nature because
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    (D)
    of its high reactivity
  • 28
    In the extraction of sodium from fused sodium chloride, the anode is made of platinum because
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    (D)
    chlorine does not react with platinum
  • 29
    In the electrolytic extraction of calcium from calcium chloride, the cathode is
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    (D)
    iron
  • 30
    A compound that gives a brick-red colour to a non-luminous flame is likely to contain
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    (C)
    calcium ions
  • 31
    A few drops of NaOH solution was added to an unknown salt forming a white precipitate which is insoluble in excess solution. The cation likely present is
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    (C)
    Ca2+
  • 32
    The general formula of haloalkanes where X represents the halide is
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    (D)
    C nH 2n+1X
  • 33
    The alkanol obtained from the production of soap is
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    (C)
    glycerol
  • 34
    Ethyne is passed through a hot tube containing organo-nickel catalyst to produce
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    (D)
    benzene
  • 35
    Due to the unstable nature of ethyne, it is stored by dissolving in
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    (D)
    propanone
  • 36
    The process of converting starch to ethanol is
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    (C)
    fermentation
  • 37
    The polymer used in making car rear lights is
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    (A)
    perspex
  • 38
    CH3COOC2H5(1) + H2O(1) ⇌ CH 3COOH (aq) + C 2H 5OH (aq)

    The purpose of H+ in the reaction above is to
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    (C)
    increase the rate of the hydrolysis
  • 39
    A hydrocarbon has an empirical formula CH and a vapour density of 39. Determine its molecular formula.

    [C = 12, H = 1]
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    (D)
    C6H6
  • 40
    Polystyrene is widely used as packaging materials for fragile objects during transportation because of its
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    (D)
    high compressibility