JAMB - Chemistry (2025)

  • 1
    The molecule with the highest number of lone pair of electrons is
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    (D)
    C0\(_2\)
  • 2
    The composition of petroleum varies because it is a
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    (C)
    mixture
  • 3

    In the table above, the two compounds that will combine in the presence of an acid-catalyzed compound, V is

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    (A)
    I and IV
  • 4
    An example of an alkaline gas is
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    (C)
    NH\(_3\)
  • 5
    The dusty and sand particles present in the air is an example of
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    (A)
    a suspension
  • 6
    The property of metal that makes it suitable as a catalyst is
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    (B)
    partially filled d-orbitals
  • 7
    When ΔH is positive and small, and ΔS is positive and large, the reaction will be
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    (D)
    spontaneous
  • 8
    Calculate the pH of 0.001M KOH solution.
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    (A)
    11
  • 9
    The acid used in making baking soda and soft drink is
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    (A)
    tartaric acid
  • 10

    NH\(_3\) \((_g\)) + HCl\((_g\)) → NH\(_4\)Cl \(_(g)\)

    In the reaction above, increase in pressure will

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    (B)
    favour the product
  • 11
    The compound CH\(_3\)CH(NH\(_2\))CH\(_2\)CH\(_2\)CH\(_3\) is an example of a
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    (A)
    primary amine
  • 12
    Nitrogen, a component of air is used for
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    (C)
    production of HNO\(_3\)
  • 13

    2Na + Cl\(_2\) → 2NaCl

    In the reaction above, the specie that undergoes reduction is

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    (D)
    Cl\(_2\)
  • 14
    The sublimation of solid to gas involves
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    (A)
    energy absorption
  • 15
    The products of the thermal decomposition of ammonium trioxonitrate(v) are
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    (A)
    N\(_2\)O and H\(_2\)O
  • 16

    2X + 2HCl → 2XCl + H\(_2\)

    In the equation above, X is

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    (A)
    K
  • 17
    Alkanoic acids have higher boiling points than alkanols because
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    (D)
    alkanoic acids form stronger hydrogen bonds
  • 18
    Water drops are spherical in shape because of
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    (D)
    surface tension
  • 19
    In the electrolysis of brine using neutral electrode, which ion is discharged at the anode?
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    (C)
    Cl\(^-\)
  • 20
    The time required to deposit 4.5g of copper from CuSO\(_4\) solution by passing a current of 2.5 Amperes is (Cu = 64g ; 1F = 96500C/mol)
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    (C)
    5428 sec
  • 21
    Which of the following pairs of elements will exhibit diagonal relationship?
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    (D)
    B and Si
  • 22
    The following is not a water pollutant?
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    (C)
    oxygen gas
  • 23
    Acid radicals are present in
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    (C)
    CO\(_3\)\(^{2-}\), SO\(_4\)\(^{2-}\), NO\(_3\)\(^-\)
  • 24
    What accounts for the low melting and boiling points of covalent molecules?
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    (A)
    They have weak intermolecular forces
  • 25
    Iron produced directly from a blast furnace is
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    (C)
    pig iron
  • 26
    What is the molecular mass of an alkanoic acid, if 0.5 mole of the acid weighs 44g?
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    (B)
    88
  • 27
    Alkenes are represented with the general molecular formula
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    (A)
    C\(_n\)H\(_{2n}\)
  • 28
    The major product when 2-methylpropene reacts with HCl is
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    (A)
    2-chloro, 2-methylpropane
  • 29
    In the laboratory preparation of Chlorine, the gas is passed through a wash bottle of water to
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    (B)
    absorb HCl gas
  • 30
    Carbohydrates can generally be represented by the general formula C\(_x\)(H\(_2\)O)\(_y\), for fructose the value for "X" is
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    (D)
    6
  • 31
    If a gold bar and a silver bar are tied together firmly and left for years, some of the gold particles will be found in the silver bar due to
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    (B)
    diffusion
  • 32
    A metal that can be found in the free state in nature is
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    (A)
    silver
  • 33
    Which of the following has the highest boiling point?
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    (D)
    CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)CH\(_2\)OH
  • 34

    From the graph, it can be inferred that

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    (D)
    solubility of Y increases steadily as temperature increases
  • 35
    The gas that is commonly used to demonstrate the fountain experiment is
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    (A)
    hydrogen chloride
  • 36
    Which of the following statements is false about hard water?
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    (B)
    Cannot be supplied in pipes made of leads
  • 37

    The empirical mass of C\(_6\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_6\) is

    [H =1, C = 12, O = 16]

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    (D)
    30
  • 38
    The nitrogenous compound in dead materials in the soil is converted to
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    (A)
    ammonia
  • 39

    CH\(_3\)C ≡ CCH(CH\(_3\))\(_2\)

    The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound above is

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    (B)
    4-methylpent-2-yne
  • 40
    In the laboratory preparation of oxygen using potassium trioxochlorate(V), tetraoxomanganate (VII), usually not recommended in modern laboratory because
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    (A)
    it forms explosive mixture with carbonaceous materials
  • 41
    The type of bond between copper(II) tetraamine and chlorine in [Cu(NH\(_3\))\(_4\)]Cl\(_2\)
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    (C)
    ionic
  • 42

    Mg\(_{(s)}\) + 2HCl\(_{(aq)}\) MgCl\(_2\)\(_{(aq)}\) + H\(_2\)\(_{(g)}\)

    In the reaction above, magnesium is a reducing agent because

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    (A)
    oxidized
  • 43
    An example of a physical change is
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    (C)
    dissolving sodium chloride in water
  • 44
    When a sample of air is passed through alkaline pyrogalol, potash and finally through U-tube containing fused calcium chloride, the components of air left unabsorbed are
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    (C)
    noble gases and nitrogen
  • 45
    An atom of element with the configuration 1S\(^2\)2S\(^2\)2P\(^6\)3S\(^2\)3P\(^5\) is likely to belong to
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    (A)
    group 7
  • 46
    A molecule with a polar covalent bond between atoms exhibits
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    (A)
    unequal sharing of electron pair
  • 47

    Mg + Pb\(^{2+}\) → Mg\(^{2+}\) + Pb

    What is the cell notation for the cell reaction above?

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    (C)
    MgIMg\(^{2+}\)IIPb\(^{2+}\)IPb
  • 48

    The correct arrangement of gases in the order of increasing rate of diffusion is

    [H = 1, C = 12, N = 14, O = 16, S = 32]

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    (B)
    SO\(_2\), O\(_2\), NH\(_3\), H\(_2\)
  • 49
    In a series of solutions with pH of 2.5, 3.5, 7.0 and 8.0, which is likely to turn red moist litmus paper blue?
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    (B)
    8.0
  • 50
    The process by which iron corrodes is
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    (A)
    rusting
  • 51
    On heating 12.5g of saturated solution to dryness at 60\(^0\)C, 2g of anhydrous salt was recovered, calculate its solubility in grams per 100g of water.
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    (D)
    20.0
  • 52

    The reaction above is

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    (B)
    substitution
  • 53
    The gas produced at the cathode during electrolysis of brine is
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    (D)
    hydrogen
  • 54
    An example of a salt that can dissolve in water to form a solution with a pH of 7.
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    (A)
    sodium chloride
  • 55

    PCl\(_5\)\((_g\)) → PCl\(_3\)\((_s\)) + Cl\(_2\)\((_g\))

    In the equation above, the reaction will be spontaneous if

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    (D)
    ΔH = - ve
  • 56

    C\(_2\)H\(_5\)OH + CH\(_3\)COOH ⇌ CH\(_3\)COOC\(_2\)H\(_5\) + H\(_2\)O

    The reaction above is

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    (C)
    esterification
  • 57

    CH\(_3\) - CH\(_2\) - COOCH\(_2\) - CH\(_3\)

    From the condensed structure above, the reactants are

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    (D)
    propanoic acid and ethanol
  • 58
    The stainless steel alloy is used for making
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (A)
    cutlery
  • 59
    The gas that ammoniacal solution of CuCl\(_2\) is used to absorb from producer or water gas is
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    (B)
    CO
  • 60
    The liquid state of water at room temperature is as a result of
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    (D)
    hydrogen bond
  • 61
    The process that illustrates reformation of petroleum product is
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    (B)
    cyclohexane to benzene
  • 62
    The source of carbon(II)oxide that acts as air pollutant is
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    (C)
    combustion of fuel
  • 63
    If there is no change in volume in a gaseous reaction, the pressure will
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    (C)
    have no effect on equilibrium position
  • 64

    The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound above is

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    (C)
    ethyl propanoate
  • 65
    If 5g of Iron filling was reacted with excess dilute H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) to evolve hydrogen gas, which came to completion after 10 min, calculate the rate of reaction in g/hr.
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    (B)
    30
  • 66
    The evaluation of petrol from crude oil before it is put on sale is to prevent
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (A)
    pinking
  • 67
    The metal used as a packaging material is
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    (A)
    Al
  • 68

    The expression above represents

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    (C)
    General gas law
  • 69
    The basicity of C\(_2\)H\(_2\)O\(_4\) is
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    (C)
    2
  • 70
    Enzymatic conversion of glucose to ethanol is
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    (C)
    fermentation
  • 71
    Gold does not require extraction because it is
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    (C)
    free in nature
  • 72
    The process employed in the industrial preparation of tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid is
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    (A)
    Contact
  • 73
    The catalytic hydrogenation of benzene produces
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    (D)
    cyclohexane
  • 74
    A by-product of the alkaline hydrolysis of tristearin is a
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    (D)
    trihydric alkanol
  • 75

    2SO\(_2\)\(_{(s)}\) + O\(_2\)\(_{(s)}\) ⇌ 2SO\(_3\) ; ΔG° = - ve

    For the above reaction to be feasible

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    (A)
    ΔH = + ve ,ΔS = + ve
  • 76

    Sodium in the above reaction is produced by

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    (C)
    Downs process
  • 77
    The use of CFCs as a blowing agent has application in
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (A)
    foam industry
  • 78
    The metal that will liberate H\(_2\) gas from dilute HNO\(_3\) is
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    (B)
    Mg
  • 79
    Atom with the electron configuration of 1S\(^2\)2S\(^2\)2P\(^6\)3S\(^2\) belongs to
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    (C)
    Group 2 and Period 3
  • 80

    The relative molecular mass of an alkanoic acid with the empirical formula of CH\(_2\)O is

    [ H = 1, C = 12, O = 16 ]

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    (C)
    60
  • 81
    Commercial deodorant is an example of a colloid called
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (A)
    aerosol
  • 82

    Calculate the time required to liberate 9g of Aluminium metal, when a current of 18A is passed through it.

    (1F = 96500C , Al = 27)

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    (B)
    89.34 minutes
  • 83
    What is the function of concentrated H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)?
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    (B)
    It is a dehydrating agent
  • 84
    In oxidation reactions, electrons are
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (B)
    removed
  • 85

    (CH\(_3\))\(_2\)CHCH(OH)CH\(_2\)C(CH\(_3\))\(_3\)

    The IUPAC name of the compound above is

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    (A)
    2,5,5-trimethylhexan-3-ol
  • 86
    Anti-freeze used in a vehicle radiator is a mixture of water and
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    (A)
    propanetriol
  • 87
    Magnesium tetraoxosulphate(VI) salt is commonly used as a
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    (D)
    laxative
  • 88
    The constituents of permalloy are Iron and
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    (A)
    Nickel
  • 89
    An inflated balloon shrinks when placed in a freezer because the
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    (C)
    gas motion reduces and exert less pressure
  • 90
    The compound in which the oxidation state of nitrogen is + 3 is
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    (B)
    N\(_2\)O\(_3\)
  • 91

    Na\(_2\)X ⇌ 2Na\(^+\) + X\(^{2-}\)

    The bond between Na and X is likely to be

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    (B)
    ionic
  • 92
    The compound responsible for the pleasant scent of fruits and perfumes belongs to the class of
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    (D)
    alkanoate
  • 93
    The most suitable indicator to be used when reacting ethanedioic acid with potassium hydroxide is
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    (A)
    phenolphthalein
  • 94
    Electron configuration of Chlorine atom is
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    (A)
    1S\(^2\)2S\(^2\)2P\(^6\)3S\(^2\)3P\(^5\)
  • 95
    A table in which metals are arranged in series according to their comparative tendencies to give up their valence electrons is
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    (B)
    electrochemical series
  • 96
    An importance of solubility is that it
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    (A)
    determines the amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent
  • 97
    The disintegration of radioactive phosphorus to silicon follows the first order kinetics with rate constant k\(_1\) = 3.85 x 10\(^{-3}\). Determine the half life of phosphorus.
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    (B)
    180 s
  • 98

    The above structure is

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    (C)
    alkanamide
  • 99
    The fractions of crude oil are best separated by
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    (D)
    fractional distillation
  • 100

    In the equation above, the expression for the equilibrium constant, k\(_c\) is

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    (D)
    \(\frac{[X_2][Y_2]^3}{[XY_3]^2}\)
  • 101

    How many molecules are there in 4.0 moles of glucose?

    [Avogadro's number = 6.02 x 10\(^{23}\)]

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    (B)
    2.41 x 10\(^{24}\)
  • 102
    What is the product obtained at the anode in the electrolysis of concentrated sodium chloride using graphite electrode?
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    (A)
    Chlorine gas
  • 103
    Freons pollution in the air are released from
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (B)
    aerosol can
  • 104
    In welding and cutting of metals, the organic gas commonly used in the heating process is
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    (D)
    ethyne
  • 105
    Bronze is used in making
    תְשׁוּבָה
    (A)
    musical instruments and ornaments