JAMB - Chemistry (1995)

  • 1
    Chromatography is used to separate components of mixtures which differ in their rates of?
    Απάντηση
    (B)
    migration
  • 2
    Which of the following is a example of a chemical change?
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    (B)
    Rusting of iron
  • 3
    The number of hydrogen ions in 4.9 g of tetraoxosulphate (IV) acid is?

    (S = 32, O =16, H = 1, Avogadro Number = 6.02 x 10\(^{23}\) )
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    (B)
    6.02 x 1022
  • 4
    What volume of oxygen will remain after reacting 8cm\(^3\) of hydrogen with 20cm\(^3\) of oxygen?
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    (D)
    16 cm3
  • 5
    A gas sample with an initial volume of 3.25 dm3 is heated and allowed to expand to 9.75 dm3 at constant pressure. What is the ratio of the final absolute temperature to the initial absolute temperature?
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    (A)
    3:1
  • 6
    Two cylinders A and B each contains 30 cm\(^3\) of oxygen and nitrogen respectively at the same temperature and pressure. If there are 5.0 moles of nitrogen, then the mass of oxygen is?
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    (D)
    160.0 g
  • 7
    A liquid begins to boil when?
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    (C)
    its vapour pressure equals the atmosphere pressure
  • 8
    A particle that contains 8 proton, 9 neutrons and 7 electrons could be written as?
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    (B)
    O+
  • 9
    In the oil drop experiment, Millikan determined the?
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    (C)
    charge of the electron
  • 10
    The ability of ionic solids is generally due to the?
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    (B)
    crystal lattice forces
  • 11
    Which of the following statements is FALSE about isotopes of the same element?
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    (D)
    They have the same atomic number but different umber of elelctrons
  • 12
    Helium is often used in observation balloons because it is?
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    (B)
    light and non-combustible
  • 13
    Deliquescent substances are also?
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    (C)
    hygroscopic
  • 14
    When plastics and packaging materials made from chloroethene are burnt in the open, the mixture of gases released into the atmosphere is most likely to contain?
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    (C)
    hydrogen chloride
  • 15
    The difference between colloides and and suspensions is brought out clearly by the fact that while colloids?
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    (D)
    do not settle out on standing, suspensions do
  • 16
    In general, an increase in temperature increases the solubility of a solute in water because?
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    (D)
    most solutes dissolve with absorption of heat
  • 17
    Neutralization involves a reaction between H3O+ and?
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    (B)
    OH-
  • 18
    In the process of silver-plating a metal M, the metal M is the?
    Απάντηση
    (D)
    cathode and a direct current is used
  • 19
    How many moles of copper would be deposited by passing 3F of electricity through a solution of copper (II) tetraoxosulpohate (IV)?

    (F = 96 500 C mol-)
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    (C)
    1.5
  • 20
    2CL-(aq) → CI2(g) + 2e-(aq). The above half-cell reaction occuring at the anode during the electrolysis of dilute ZnCI2 solution is?
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    (B)
    oxidation
  • 21
    Which of the following is a redox reaction?
    Απάντηση
    (B)
    2FeBr2(aq) + Br4(aq) → 2FeBr3(aq)
  • 22
    Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\)\(^{2-}\)(aq) + 14H\(^+\)(aq) + 6l\(^-\)(aq) → 2Cr\(^{3+}\)(aq) + 3l(g) + 7H\(_2\)O(I).
    The change in the oxidation number of oxygen in the equation above is?
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    (A)
    0
  • 23
    If an equilibrium reaction has ∆H < O, the reaction will proceed favorably in the forward reaction at?
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    (A)
    low temperatures
  • 24
    Which of the following processes leads to increase in entropy?
    Απάντηση
    (C)
    Boiling a sample of water
  • 25
    Which of the following equilibria is shifted to the right as a result of an increase in pressure?
    Απάντηση
    (B)
    2NO2(g) N2O4(g)
  • 26
    In the industrial production of hydrogen from natural gas, carbon (IV) oxide produced along with the hydrogen is removed by?
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    (A)
    washing with water under pressure
  • 27
    Sulphur exists in six forms in the solid state. This property is known as?
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    (B)
    allotropy
  • 28
    A gas that will turn orange potassium heptaoxodichromate (lV) solution to clear green is?
    Απάντηση
    (A)
    sulphur (lV) oxide
  • 29
    Which of the following ions will give a white precipitate with aqueous NaOH and soluble in excess of the base?
    Απάντηση
    (C)
    Zn2+
  • 30
    In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, limestone is used to?
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    (D)
    remove impurities
  • 31
    Which of the following compounds will impart a brick-red colour to a non-luminious bunsen flame?
    Απάντηση
    (C)
    CaCl2
  • 32
    Group 1 A metals are not found free in nature because they?
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    (D)
    are very reactive
  • 33
    CHCl3 + Cl2 → HCl + CCl4. The reaction above is an example of?
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    (B)
    a substitution reaction
  • 34
    Which of the following pairs has compounds that are isomers?
    Απάντηση
    (A)
    Propanal and propanone
  • 35
    Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons can be distinguished from each other by the?
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    (C)
    action of heat
  • 36
    The role of sodium chloride in the preparation of soap is to?
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    (B)
    separate the soap from glycerol
  • 37
    CxHY + 4O2 → 3CO2 + 2H2O. The hydrocarbon, CxHY, in the reaction above is?
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    (C)
    propyne
  • 38
    An example of a secondary amine is?
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    (B)
    di-butylamine
  • 39
    The relatively high boiling points of alkanols are due to?
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    (D)
    hydrogen bonding
  • 40

    USE THE SECTION OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ABOVE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.Which of the indicate an alkali metal and a noble gas respectively?

    Απάντηση
    (D)
    G and L
  • 41
    USE THE SECTION OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ABOVE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.Which letter represents a non-metal that is a solid at room temperature?
    Απάντηση
    (A)
    T
  • 42

    The arrangement above can be used for the collection of

    Απάντηση
    (D)
    nitrogen
  • 43

    Use the diagram above to answer this question. The activation energy of the uncatalysed reaction is

    Απάντηση
    (A)
    X
  • 44

    It can be deduced that the rate of the reaction?

    Απάντηση
    (B)
    for path ll is higher than path l
  • 45

    The option above shows the PH changes for the titration of a

    Απάντηση
    (B)
    weak acid versus strong base