JAMB - Chemistry (1986)

  • 1
    Which of the following salts when dissolved in water will NOT give the corresponding pH value?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    NaHCO, pH < 6
  • 2
    Which of the following is an acidic salt?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    NaHSO4
  • 3
    Which of the following solutions will conduct the least amount of electricity?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    0.01 M aqueous solution of sugar
  • 4
    How many coulombs of electricity are passed through a solution in which 6.5 amperes are allowed to run for 1.0 hour?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    2.34 x 104 coulombs
  • 5
    Which of these represents a redox reaction?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
  • 6
    20 cm3 of 1.0 molar NH4OH solution when neutralized with 20.05cm3 of 0.1 molar HCl liberated -102 joules of heat. Calculate the heat of neutralization of NH4OH?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    -51.O KJ mol-
  • 7
    What is the consequences of increasing pressure on the equilibrium reaction ZnO(s) + H2(g) Zn(s) + H2O(I)?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    There is no effect
  • 8
    The approximate volume of air containing 10cm3 of oxygen is?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    50 cm3
  • 9
    The reaction Mg + H2O → MgO + H2 takes place only in the presence of?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    steam
  • 10
    When steam is passed through red hot carbon, which of the following are produced?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    Hydrogen and carbon (II) oxide
  • 11
    The exhaust fumes from a garage in a place that uses petrol of high sulphur content are bound to contain?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    CO and SO2
  • 12
    Oxygen-demanding waste are considered to be a water pollutant because they?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    deplete oxygen which is necessary for the survival of aquatic organism
  • 13
    Which of the following will react further with oxygen to form higher oxide?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    SO2 and NO
  • 14
    In the course of an experiment, two gases X and Y were produced. X turned wet lead ethanoate to black and Y bleached moist litmus paper. What are the element(s) in each of the gases X and Y respectively?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    H and S;Cl
  • 15
    Which of the following metals does NOT form a stable trioxocarbonate (IV)?
    উত্তর
    (E)
    none of the options is correct
  • 16
    Which of the following sulphides is insoluble in dilute HCl?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    CuS
  • 17
    When chlorine is passed into water and subsequently exposed to sunlight, the gas evolved is?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    O2
  • 18
    A substance Z reacts with NaOH to give salt and water only. When Z is treated with dilute HCl, a gas is evolved which gives a yellow suspension on passing into concentrated H2SO4. Substance Z is?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    NaHS
  • 19
    Ammonia gas is normally dried with?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    quicklime
  • 20
    What are the values of x, y and z respectively in the equation: xCu + yHNO3 → xCu(NO3)2 + 4H2O + zNO?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    3:8:2
  • 21
    The iron (III) oxide impurity in bauxite can be removed by?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    dissolution in sodium hydroxide and filtration
  • 22
    Which of the following does NOT contain aluminium as component?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    Container for caustic soda
  • 23
    A white solid suspected to be lead trioxonitrate (V) zinc trioxocarbonate (IV) or calcium trioxocabonate (IV) was heated strongly. Its residue which was yellow when hot and white when cold is?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    zinc oxide
  • 24
    Which of the following compounds would give lilac flame coloration and a white precipitate with acidified barium chloride solution?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    K2SO4
  • 25
    How will a metal X, which reacts explosively with air and with dilute acids be best extracted from its ores?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    Electroiysis of fused salt
  • 26
    Which of the following is NOT correct test for the named organic compound in each case?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    Glucose when reacted with Na2CrO4 at 0°C will show immediate discharge of colour
  • 27
    Which of the following is used as an 'anti-knock' in automobile engines?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    Lead tetra-ethyl
  • 28
    What reaction takes place when palm-oil is added to potash and foam are observed?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    Saponification
  • 29
    When ethanol is heated with excess concentrated sulphuric acid, the ethanol is?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    dehydrated to ethene
  • 30
    Which of the following compounds is NOT formed by the action of chlorine on methane?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    C2H5CI
  • 31
    Which of the following substance is a mixture?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    Sea-water
  • 32
    The general formula of an alkyl halide (where X represents the halide) is?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    CnH2n + 1X
  • 33
    Which of the following are made by the process of polymerization?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    Nylon and artificial rubber
  • 34
    Starch can be converted to ethyl alcohol by?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    fermentation
  • 35
    The movement of liquid molecules from the surface of the liquid to the gaseous phase above it is known as?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    evaporation
  • 36
    What mass of a divalent metal M (atomic mass = 40) would react with excess hydrochloric acid to liberate 224cm^3 dry hydrogen gas measured at S.T.P?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    0.4 g
  • 37

    In the solubility curve above, water at 98\(^0\)C is saturated with KCl and KCIO\(_3\). What is the percentage of KCl impurity in the crystals formed when the solution is cooled to 30\(^0\)C?

    উত্তর
    (D)
    26.5
  • 38
    In the electrolysis of aqueous solution of K2SO 4 in the above cell, which species migrate to the anode?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    SO2-OH -
  • 39
    The tabulated results below were obtained by titration 10.0 cm3 of water with soup. The titration was repeated with the same sample of water after boiling. The ratio of permanent to temporary hardness is
    উত্তর
    (C)
    4.1
  • 40
    Use the options above to answer this question. Which is the structural formula for pent-2-enoic acid?
    উত্তর
    (C)
    C
  • 41
    10cm3 of hydrogen fluoride gas react with 5cm3 of dinitrogen difluoride gas (N2F2) to form 103 of a single gas. Which of the following is the most likely equation of the reaction?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    2HF + N2F2 \(\to\) 2NHF2
  • 42
    The number of atoms of chlorine present in 5.85g of NaCl is [Avogadro's Number = 6.02 x 10\(^{23}\)]
    উত্তর
    (A)
    6.02 x 1022
  • 43
    How much of magnesium is required to react with 260cm3 of 0.5 M HCl? [Mg = 24]
    উত্তর
    (B)
    1.5g
  • 44
    The relationship between the velocity (U) of gas molecules and their relative molecular mass (M) is shown by the equation
    উত্তর
    (C)
    U = \(\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}\)
  • 45
    An element with atomic number twelve is likely to be
    উত্তর
    (B)
    electrovalent with a valency of 2