JAMB - Chemistry (2012)

  • 1
    Which of the following methods can be used to obtain pure water from a mixture of sand, water and methanoic acid?
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    (D)
    filtration followed by distillation
  • 2
    How many atoms are present in 6.0g of magnesium?
    [Mg = 24, NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1]
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    (C)
    1.51 x 1023
  • 3
    50 cm\(_3\) of gas was collected over water at 10ºC and 765 mm Hg. Calculate the volume of the gas at s.t.p. if the saturated vapour pressure of water at 10ºC is 5mm Hg
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    (D)
    48.23 cm 3
  • 4
    An increase in the pressure exerted on gas at a constant temperature results in
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    (B)
    a decrease in volume
  • 5
    2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2 O(g)
    In the reaction above, what volume of hydrogen would be left over when 300 cm3 of oxygen and 1000 cm3 of hydrogen are exploded in a sealed tube?
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    (B)
    400 cm3
  • 6
    l . Evaporation. ll. Sublimation. lll. Diffusion. IV. Brownian motion.
    Which of the above can correctly be listed as evidences for the particulate nature of matter?
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    (D)
    l, ll, lll and lV
  • 7
    If the elements X and Y have atomic numbers 11 and 17 respectively, what type of bond can they form?
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    (C)
    Ionic
  • 8
    A hydrogen atom which has lost an electron contains
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    (A)
    one proton only
  • 9
    The electronic configuration of Mg 2+ is
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    (B)
    Is22s22P6
  • 10
    Group VII elements are
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    (B)
    good oxidizing agents
  • 11
    Which of the following is used to study the arrangement of particles in crystal lattices?
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    (D)
    X-rays
  • 12
    I. It has a varied composition from one place to another. ll. it constituents can be separated by physical means
    lll. It contains unreactive noble gases
    which of the above shows that air is a mixture?
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    (D)
    l,ll and lll
  • 13
    The chemicals used to soften hard water involves the addition of
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    (C)
    solube sodium compounds which from insoluble precipitates of calcium and magnesium ions
  • 14
    Chlorination of water for town supply is carried out to
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    (B)
    remove germs from the water
  • 15
    The solubilites of different solutes in a given solvent can be compared by
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    (B)
    plotting their solubility curves on the same axes
  • 16
    Potassium trioxochlorate (V)has a solubility of 1.5 mol dm -3 at 45 oC.On cooling this solution to a temperature of 20 oC, the solubility was found to be 0.5 mol dm -3. What mass of KCIO 3 was crystalized out?
    [K = 39, Cl = 35.5 O =16]
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    (D)
    122.50g
  • 17
    Which of the following pollutants is associated with brain damage?
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    (A)
    Carbon (ll) oxide
  • 18
    Which of the following will produce a solution with pH less than 7 at equivalent point?
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    (C)
    HCL +Mg (OH) 2
  • 19
    The number of hydroxonium ions produced by one molecule of an acid in aqueous solution is its
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    (A)
    basicity
  • 20
    During a titration experiment, 0.05 moles of carbon (lV) oxide is liberated. What is the volume of gas liberated?
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    (D)
    1.12 dm 3
  • 21
    A major factor considered in selecting a suitable method for preparing a simple salt is its
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    (D)
    solubility in water
  • 22
    The oxidation number of boron in NaBH 4 is
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    (D)
    +3
  • 23
    \(Na_2O_{2(s)} + H_2O_{(1)}\)→ \(NaOH_{(s)} +O_{2(g)}\)
    The substance that is oxidized in the reaction above is
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    (C)
    H2O(1)
  • 24
    What number of moles of Cu 2+ will be deposited by 360 coulombs of electricity?
    [f = 96500 C mol -1]
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    (B)
    1. 87 x 10 10 -3 mole
  • 25
    A metal M displaces zinc from ZnCl solution
    This shows that
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    (B)
    M is more electropositive than zinc
  • 26
    CO(g) + H\(_2\) O\(_{(g)}\) → CO\(_{2(g)}\) + H\(_{2(g)}\)
    Calculate the standard heat change of the reaction above, if the standard enthalpies of formation of CO\(_{2(g)}\), H\(_2\)O\(_{(g)}\) and CO\(_{(g)}\) in kJmol\(^{-1}\) are - 394, -242 and - 110 respectively.
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    (D)
    - 42 KJ mol -1
  • 27
    An increase in entropy can best be illustrated by
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    (A)
    mixing of gases
  • 28
    The highest rate of production of carbon (lV) oxide can be achieved using
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    (C)
    0.10 mol -3HCI and 5g powdered CaCO3
  • 29
    A piece of filter paper moistened with lead (ll) ethanoate solution turns black when the paper is dropped into a gas likely to be
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    (D)
    hydrogen sulphide
  • 30
    Which of the following gases has a characteristic pungent smell, turns red litmus paper blue and forms dense white fumes with hydrogen chloride gas?
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    (D)
    NH3
  • 31
    Commercial bleaching can be carried out using
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    (C)
    chlorine and sulphur (IV) oxide
  • 32
    Mineral acids are usually added to commercial hydrogen peroxide to
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    (C)
    minimize its decomposition
  • 33
    Which of the following compounds will burn with a brick-red colour in a non-luminous Bunsen flame?
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    (C)
    CaCl2
  • 34
    The purest form of iron which contains only about 0.1% carbon is
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    (B)
    wrought iron
  • 35
    A common characteristic between zinc and the other transition elements is the ability to
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    (B)
    from complex ions
  • 36
    Which of the following metals is the least reactive?
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    (D)
    Au
  • 37
    Geometric isomerism can exist in
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    (A)
    hex-3-ene
  • 38
    Alkanals can be distinguished from alkanones by the reaction with
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    (D)
    fehling's solution
  • 39
    The isomers of C3H8O ARE
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    (A)
    1 - propanol and 2 - propanol
  • 40
    Carbohydrates are large molecules with the molecular formula C\(_x\)(H\(_2\)O)\(_y\). In which of the following pairs is x not equal to y?
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    (B)
    maltose and starch