WAEC - Chemistry (2024)

  • 1
    Which of the following gases could be collected by downward displacement of air?
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    (B)
    Hydrogen
  • 2
    Which of the following substances has the lowest boiling point?
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    (C)
    Tetrachloromethane
  • 3
    The branch of science that deals with the nature and properties of substances and how one substance can be converted to another is known as 
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    (B)
    chemistry
  • 4
    The electron configuration 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\) 2P\(_x\)\(^2\) contravenes the 
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    (D)
    Hund's rule
  • 5
    The oxidation number of Chromium in Na\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\) is 
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    (B)
    +6
  • 6
    The most important ore of aluminium is 
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    (A)
    bauxite
  • 7
    Bases normally 
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    (C)
    turn litmus paper from red to blue
  • 8
    The product formed when concentrated sodium chloride solution is electrolysed using carbon electrodes is
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    (C)
    sodium hydroxide
  • 9
    The product of the reaction between ethanol and excess acidified K\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\) is
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    (C)
    CH\(_3\)COOH
  • 10
    Which of the following statements about ammonium salt is correct? It
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    (B)
    dissolves in water to form solution of pH < 7
  • 11
    Ethanedioic acid is an organic solid that can be purified by 
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    (C)
    crystallization
  • 12
    Which of the following functional groups is present in alkanoic acid?
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    (A)
    -COOH
  • 13
    In ethanol, the attractive forces between adjacent molecules are
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    (C)
    hydrogen bonding and Van der Waal's forces
  • 14
    At 25\(^0\)C, the saturated solution of a salt in water was found to contain 0.24g of the salt in 100cm\(^3\). What is the solubility of the salt in gdm\(^{-1}\)?
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    (C)
    2.40
  • 15
    The reaction represented by the equation: Ni\(^{2+}\)\((_{aq}\))  + Fe\((_s\)) → Ni\((_s\))  +  Fe\(^{2+}\)\((_{aq}\)) is a redox reaction because
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    (D)
    Ni\(^{2+}\) ions are reduced and Fe acts as a reducing agent.
  • 16
    Which of the following statements describes transition elements? They
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    (C)
    possess variable oxidation state
  • 17
    Aluminium is suitable for making alloys for aircraft construction because it
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    (B)
    is light and very resistant to corrosion
  • 18
    Which of the following arrangements of elements is in order of increasing ionization energy?
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    (C)
    Al, Si, P, S
  • 19

    Consider the reaction represented by the equation:

     C\(_3\)H\(_8\)  +  5 O\(_2\)  → 3CO\(_2\)  +  4H\(_2\)O

    If 0.1 mole of C\(_3\)H\(_8\) was completely burnt, what volume of CO\(_2\) would be produced at stp? [volume of gas at stp = 22.4dm\(^3\)mol\(^{-1}\)].

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    (A)
    6.72dm\(^3\)
  • 20
    Naturally occurring Boron is made up of 19.9% \(^{10}\)B and 80.1% \(^{11}\)B. The relative atomic mass of Boron is
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    (B)
    10.8
  • 21
    The number of shared pair of electrons in a molecule of methane is 
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    (B)
    4
  • 22
    Isotopes of the same element have similar chemical properties because they have the same number of
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    (B)
    protons
  • 23
    Which of the following household liquids would be effective in treating someone with too much acid in the stomach?
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    (C)
    Milk of Magnesia with pH 10.5
  • 24
    The percentage by mass of Oxygen in MgSO\(_4\).7H\(_2\)O is [ M\(_r\) of MgSO\(_4\).7H\(_2\)O = 246 ]
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    (C)
    71.5%
  • 25
    Catalysts alter reaction rates by 
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    (A)
    providing an alternative reaction pathway
  • 26

    Ethane of volume 400 cm\(^3\) was completely burnt in excess oxygen according to the following equation:

    2C\(_2\)H\(_6\)\(_(g)\) +  7O\(_2\)\(_(g)\) → 6H\(_2\)O\(_(g)\) + 4CO\(_2\)\(_(g)\)

    Calculate the volume of steam that would be produced.

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    (D)
    1200 cm\(^3\)
  • 27
    A saturated solution at 30\(^0\)C will normally produce crystals at a temperature of
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    (D)
    20\(^0\)C
  • 28
    The following organic compounds are polymers except
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    (D)
    fats
  • 29
    According to the collision theory of reaction rates, which of the following conditions is not required for two molecules to react? The molecules must
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    (A)
    come into contact without loss of energy on colliding with each other
  • 30
    A weak acid is one which
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    (D)
    slightly ionizes in water
  • 31
    Which of the following conditions are necessary for the preparation of alkanoates from alkanols and alkanoic acid?
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    (B)
    Conc. H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) and heat
  • 32
    The volume of 22g of CO\(_2\) at stp is equivalent to [C =12, O =16, molar volume at stp = 22.4 dm\(^3\) ]
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    (C)
    11.2 dm\(^3\)
  • 33
    Pairs of outermost shell electrons which are not used in bonding are
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    (A)
    lone pairs
  • 34
    \(_8\)X\(^{2-}\) and \(_{10}\)Y are 
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    (D)
    isoelectronic
  • 35
    Pure water contaminated with quicklime will have a pH of 
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    (D)
    8
  • 36
    The electron configuration of \(_{29}\) Cu is 
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    (A)
    1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\) 2P\(^6\) 3S\(^2\) 3P\(^6\) 4S\(^1\) 3d\(^{10}\)
  • 37
    When s and p block elements react, the bond formed is
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    (A)
    electrovalent
  • 38
    The hardest form of carbon is 
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    (C)
    diamond
  • 39
    The metallic bonding in aluminium is strong because of large number of
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    (A)
    delocalized electrons
  • 40
    How many covalent bonds are formed by Nitrogen?
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    (C)
    3
  • 41
    When an element exists in two or more forms in the same physical state, it exhibits
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    (B)
    allotropy
  • 42
    An atom of an element in the ground state contains 8 valence electrons. The element is considered as a
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    (C)
    noble gas
  • 43
    The main function of limestone in the blast furnace during the extraction of iron is to
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    (B)
    remove impurities
  • 44
    Which of the following is a monomer of polythene?
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    (C)
    Ethene
  • 45
    Which of the following compounds is formed by the oxidation of ethanol?
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    (D)
    CH\(_3\)CO\(_2\)H