JAMB - Chemistry (1992)

  • 1
    There is a large temperature interval between the melting point and the boiling point of a metal because?
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    (C)
    melting does not break the metalic bond but boiling does
  • 2
    How many moles of (H+) are there in 1 dm3 of 0.5 M solution of H2SO4?
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    (B)
    1.0 moles
  • 3
    wH2SO4 + xAI(OH)3 → yH2O + = zAI2(SO4)3. The respective values of w.x.y and z in the equation above are?
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    (C)
    3,2,6 and 1
  • 4
    A given mass of gas occupies 2 dm3 at 300k. At what temperature will its volume be doubled keeping the pressure constant?
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    (D)
    600 k
  • 5
    Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance?
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    (D)
    Temperature
  • 6
    If 100 cm3 of oxygen pass through a porous plug in 50 seconds, the time taken for the same volume of hydrogen to pass through the same porous plug is?



    (O = 16, H = 1)
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    (B)
    12.5 s
  • 7
    An increase in temperature causes an increase in pressure of a gas in a fixed volume due to an increase in the?
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    (D)
    number of collisions between the gas molecules and the walls of the container
  • 8
    The nucleus of the isotope tritium, contains?
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    (C)
    two neutrons and one proton
  • 9
    How many lone pairs of electron are there on the central atom of the H2O molecules?
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    (B)
    2
  • 10
    147N + X → 178O + 11 H. In the above reaction, X is a?
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    (B)
    helium atom
  • 11
    The pollutants that are likely to be present in an industrial environment are?
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    (A)
    H2S,SO2 and oxides of nitrogen
  • 12
    Four elements P,Q,R and S have 1,2,3, and 7 electrons in their outermost shells respectively. The element which is unlikely to be a metal is?
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    (D)
    S
  • 13
    Which of the following gases dissolves in water vapour to produce acid rain during rainfall?
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    (D)
    Sulphur (IV) oxide
  • 14
    Water for town supply is chlorinated to make it free from?
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    (B)
    bacteria
  • 15
    On which of the following is the solubility of a gaseous substance dependent? I. Nature of solvent II. Nature of solute III. Temperature IV. Pressure
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    (A)
    I, II, III and IV
  • 16
    An emulsion paint consists of ?
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    (B)
    liquid particles dispersed in liquid
  • 17
    A sample of orange juice is found to have a pH of 3.80. What is he concentration of the hydroxide ion in the juice?
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    (B)
    6.3 x 10-11
  • 18
    Arrange HCI, CH3COOH, C6H5CH3 in order of increasing conductivity.
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    (C)
    C6H5CH3, CH3COOH, HCI
  • 19
    How many grams of H2SO4 are necessary for the preparation of 0.175 dm3 of M 6.00 M H2SO4?

    (S = 32.06, O = 16.00 H = 1.00)
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    (B)
    103.0 g
  • 20
    Copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI) solution is electrolyzed using carbon electrodes. Which of the following are produced at the anode and cathode respectively ?
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    (B)
    Oxygen and copper
  • 21
    Calculate the mass, in kilograms, of magnesium produced by the electrolysis of magnesium (II) chloride in a cell operating for 24 hours at 500 amperes.
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    (B)
    5.4
  • 22
    S2O2-3 + I2 → S2O62- + 2I-. In reaction above, the oxidizing agent is?
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    (B)
    I2
  • 23
    \(MnO_2 + 2CI^- + 4H^+ → Mn^{2+} + CI_2 + 2H_2O\).
    The changes in oxidation numbers when the manganese, chloride, and hydrogen ions react according to the above equation are respectively?
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    (C)
    -2, 1, 0
  • 24
    In which of the following is the entropy change positive?
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    (A)
    H2O(I) → H2O(g)
  • 25
    In what way is equilibrium constant for the forward reaction related to that of the reversed reaction?
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    (B)
    The product of the two is expected to be one
  • 26
    Which of the following equilibria shows little or no net reaction when the volume of the system is decreased?
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    (D)
    ZnO(s) + CO2(g) ≈ ZnCO3(g)
  • 27
    For a general equation of the nature xP + yQ ≈ mR + nS, the expression for the equilibrium constant is?
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    (C)
    (R)m (S)n / (p)x (Q)y
  • 28
    Which of these statements is TRUE about carbon (IV) oxide?
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    (C)
    It is very soluble in water
  • 29
    Which of the following combination of gases is used for metal welding? i. Oxygen and ethyne, ii. Hydrogen and ethyne, iii. Hydrogen and oxygen, iv. Ethyne, hydrogen and oxygen.
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    (C)
    i and iii
  • 30
    Which of the following oxides of nitrogen is unstable in air?
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    (B)
    NO
  • 31
    The gas formed when ammonium trioxonitrate (V) is heated with sodium hydroxide is?
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    (D)
    ammonium
  • 32
    The gas formed when ammonium trioxonitrate (V) is heated with sodium hydroxide is?
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    (D)
    ammonia
  • 33
    Safety matches contain sulphur and the following except?
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    (A)
    sodium chloride
  • 34
    Addition of an aqueous solution of a salt gives a white precipitate. The salt is likely to be a?
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    (B)
    carbonate
  • 35
    Sodium hydroxide solution can be conveniently stored in a container made of?
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    (D)
    copper
  • 36
    Which of the following is NOT used as a raw material in the Solvay process?
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    (D)
    Sodium trioxocarbonate (IV)
  • 37
    Duralumin consists of aluminium, copper, ?
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    (D)
    manganese and magnesium
  • 38
    CaOs + H2O(l) → Ca(OH)2(s) ΔH -65 kj. The process represented by the above equation is known as?
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    (B)
    slaking
  • 39
    The carbon atoms in ethene are?
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    (C)
    sp2 hybridized
  • 40
    Which of the following compounds reacts with sodium metal as well as silver and copper salts ?
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    (C)
    CH3C Ξ CH
  • 41
    Which of the following are isomers?
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    (A)
    Ethanol and dimethyl ether
  • 42
    The functional group present in an organic compound which gives bubbles on treatment with a saturated solution of NaHCO3 is?
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    (D)
    carboxyl group
  • 43
    An organic compound containing 40.1% carbon and 6.6% hydrogen has an empirical formula of?
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    (C)
    CH2O
  • 44
    The characteristics reaction of carbonyl compounds is?
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    (C)
    addition
  • 45
    Alkanals can be differentiated from alkanones by reaction with?
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    (D)
    Tollen's reagent
  • 46
    An example of a polysaccharides is?
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    (D)
    starch
  • 47

    In the experiment above. Z can be

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    (C)
    a solution of sodium trioxonitrate (V) and ammonium chloride
  • 48

    Which of the following compounds is a secondary alkanol?

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    (A)
    A
  • 49
    A given mass of gas occupies 2 dm2 at 300k. At what temperature will its volume be doubled keeping the pressure constant?
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    (D)
    600k
  • 50
    Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance?
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    (D)
    temperature