JAMB - Chemistry (2015)

  • 1
    The filter in the cigarette reduce the nicotine construct by
    答え
    (B)
    adsorption
  • 2
    Which of these require crystallization most?
    答え
    (A)
    Drug making
  • 3
    Iron is often galvanized in order to
    答え
    (C)
    Protect it against corrosion
  • 4
    In the industrial production of H2 from water gas the CO2 produced along with the H2 is removed by
    答え
    (A)
    washing under pressure
  • 5
    The gas that is most useful in protecting humans against solar marathon is
    答え
    (B)
    ozone
  • 6
    Vulcanization involve the removal of
    答え
    (C)
    the double bond
  • 7
    The acid in electrolysis of water is dilute
    答え
    (C)
    H2SO4
  • 8
    A small quantity of solid ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) heated gently in a test tube, the solid gradually disappear produce two gases. Later, a white cloudy deposit was absence on the cooler part of the test tube. The ammonium chloride is to have undergo
    答え
    (B)
    sublimation
  • 9
    When salt loses its water of crystallization to the atmosphere on exposure, the process is said to be
    答え
    (A)
    efflorescence
  • 10
    Atomicity of ozone is
    答え
    (C)
    3
  • 11
    Which of the noble gases has the greatest ionization energy
    答え
    (A)
    He
  • 12
    The weakest attractive force that can be observed between two molecules is
    答え
    (D)
    vander Waals
  • 13
    An elements used in production of matches is
    答え
    (D)
    sulphur
  • 14
    Cathode rays cause an object placed behind a perforated anode to cast a shadow on the screen. This observation shows that the rays
    答え
    (D)
    travel in straight lines
  • 15
    Flow of current in electrolytes is due to the movement of
    答え
    (C)
    Ions
  • 16
    A suitable reagent for distinguish between ethanoic and ethanol is
    答え
    (C)
    sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (iv)
  • 17
    The above orbital diagram shown the electronic configuration of
    答え
    (B)
    nitrogen
  • 18
    Which of the following metals burns with brick red
    答え
    (B)
    Ca
  • 19
    In the production of soap, concentrated sodium chloride solution is added to
    答え
    (B)
    decrease the solubility of the soap
  • 20
    A liquid that will dissolve fat is
    答え
    (C)
    kerosene
  • 21
    Tartaric acid is used industrially to
    答え
    (A)
    make baking powder
  • 22
    P1V1 = P2V2 supports ?
    答え
    (B)
    Boyles’s law
  • 23
    A fixed mass of gas occupies 92cm3 at 3°C. What will be its volume at 18C if the pressure remains constant?
    答え
    (D)
    97.0cm3
  • 24
    Which of the following ions  requires the largest quantity of electricity for discharge at an electrode?
    答え
    (A)
    2.0 mole of Q3+
  • 25
    Hydrogen can be displaced from a hot alkaline solution by
    答え
    (D)
    Sn
  • 26
    Which of the following types of alkanols undergo oxidation to produce alkanoic acids.

    I. Primary alkanols
    II. Secondary alkanols
    III. Tertiary alkanols
    答え
    (D)
    I only
  • 27
    Rare gases are stable because they
    答え
    (C)
    have duplet or octet electronic configuration in the outermost shells in their atoms
  • 28
    A major source of oxide of nitrogen is from the burning of
    答え
    (C)
    fuel
  • 29
    Which of these radioactive elements is commonly used as a nuclear fuel
    答え
    (A)
    uranium
  • 30
    All these are electromagnetic waves except
    答え
    (B)
    Photon
  • 31

    \(Cu_2S_{(s)}+ O_{2(g)} = 2CU_{(s)} + SO_{2(g)}\).

    In the above reaction, the oxidation number of Cu changes from ___ to _______?

    答え
    (A)
    +1 to 0
  • 32
    The number of isomers formed by C6H14 is
    答え
    (B)
    5
  • 33
    The basic particles from which matter could be made up of are as follow, except?
    答え
    (A)
    Salt
  • 34
    The energy value of petrol can be determined by
    答え
    (A)
    Bomb calorimeter
  • 35
    What volume of 0.5mldm3 H2SO4 will exactly neutralize 20cm3 of 0.1moldm3 NaOH Solution?
    答え
    (A)
    2.0cm3
  • 36
    A compound contains 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen. If the molar mass of the compound is 180, Find the molecular formula [H = 1, C = 12, O = 16)
    答え
    (C)
    C6H12O6
  • 37
    An oxidation state of Cr in K2Cr2O7
    答え
    (B)
    6
  • 38
    The elements that belong to the third period of periodic table are
    答え
    (D)
    Na, Mg, S and Ar
  • 39
    When sugar is dissolve in tea, the reaction is accomplished by?
    答え
    (C)
    no entropy change
  • 40
    NH3(g) + HCl(s) → NH 4Cl (s)

    The entropy change in the system above is
    答え
    (C)
    negative
  • 41
    Detergents are manufactured with straight hydrocarbon chains, is to make them
    答え
    (B)
    biodegradable
  • 42
    Which of the following results in the fall of acid rain?
    答え
    (C)
    oxides of sulphur
  • 43
    The furring of kettles is caused by the presence of what compound in water?
    答え
    (D)
    calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)
  • 44
    A difference between chemical and physical change is that in a chemical change
    答え
    (D)
    a new substance is formed
  • 45
    According to the kinetic theory an absence in temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to
    答え
    (D)
    be zero
  • 46
    PCL5(g)= PCL3(g) + Cl2(g)

    In the reaction above, a decrease in pressure will
    答え
    (B)
    Increase yield of Pcl3
  • 47
    Which of the following gives a precipitation when treated with NaOH Solution?
    答え
    (A)
    AlCl3
  • 48
    Electronic configuration of an element 13 in the subsidiary energy level is
    答え
    (A)
    \( 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^1 \)
  • 49
    Alloys are best prepared by
    答え
    (D)
    cooking a molten of the metals
  • 50
    In countries where the temperature fall below 273k, salt always spilled on the road in order to
    答え
    (D)
    reduce the freezing point of ice
  • 51
    The substance that is used in the steel industry for the removal of carbon. Sulphur and phosphorus impurities from pig iron is
    答え
    (A)
    oxygen
  • 52
    If glucose is heated with concentrated tetraoxosulphate(vi)acid, it will be dehydrated to?
    答え
    (A)
    carbon
  • 53
    Which of the following compounds can be represented by the molecular formula C2 H6O?
    答え
    (B)
    ethanol
  • 54
    what is the pH of 0.00lmoldm3 solution of sodium hydroxide
    答え
    (D)
    11
  • 55
    N2O4(g)→ 2NO2(g)

    In the endothermic reaction above, more products formed will be favored by
    答え
    (C)
    a decrease pressure
  • 56
    Chlorine gas turns damp starch-iodide paper
    答え
    (D)
    dark blue
  • 57
    Chlorine consisting of two isotope of mass number 35 and 37 in the ratio 3:1 has an atomic mass of 35.5. Calculate the relative abundance of the isotope of mass number 37
    答え
    (B)
    25
  • 58
    The principal constituent of natural gas is
    答え
    (A)
    methane
  • 59
    In the electrolysis of CuSo4(g) using platinum electrode the reaction at the anode is
    答え
    (B)
    4OH= 4e- + 2H2O + O2
  • 60
    S block elements of the periodic table one made up of
    答え
    (B)
    groups 1, and 2