A given amount of gas occupies 10.0dm\(^3\) at 4 atm and 273°C. The number of moles of the gas present is?
[Molar volume of gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm\(^3\)]
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(A)
0.89 mol
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According to Charles' law, the volume of a gas becomes zero at
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(C)
-273°C
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A substance that is used as a ripening agent for fruits is
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(A)
ethene
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The Sulphide which is insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid is
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(B)
CuS
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What is the PH of 0.00 1 moldm\(^3\) solution of the sodium hydroxide
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(D)
11
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The type of bonding in [Cu(NH\(_3\))\(^4\)]\(^{2+}\) is
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(A)
coordinate
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Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
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(B)
rusting of iron
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To what temperature must a gas at 273k be heated in order to double both its volume and pressure?
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(D)
1092K
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According to the Kinetic Theory an increase in temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to
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(B)
increase
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An element used in the production of matches is
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(D)
sulphur
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Which of the following gases may not be dried with concentrated sulphuric acid?
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(B)
NH\(_3\)
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The Consecutive members of an alkane homologous series differ by
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(B)
CH\(_2\)
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A correct electrochemical series can be obtained from Na, Ca, Al, Mg, Zn, Fe, Pb, H, Cu, Hg, Ag, Au by interchanging
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(A)
Al and Mg
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A basic postulate of the kinetic theory of gases is that the molecules of a gas move in straight lines between collisions. This implies that
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(A)
collisions are perfectly elastic
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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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(D)
III and IV only
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Which of the following statements is correct about the periodic table?
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(B)
The valence electrons of the elements in the same period increase progressively across the period
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The periodic classification is an arrangement of the elements
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(D)
atomic numbers
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If 1 litre of 2.2M sulphuric acid is poured into a bucket containing 10 litres of water and the resulting solution mixed thoroughly, the resulting sulphuric acid concentration will be
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(C)
0.2M
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In the shown experiment (Fig. 1) the litmus paper will initially
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(D)
turn blue
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The boiling of fat and aqueous caustic soda is referred to as
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(D)
saponification
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Which of the following pairs of substances will react further with oxygen to form a higher oxide?
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(D)
SO\(_2\) and NO
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In the preparation of oxygen by heating KCIO\(_3\) , in the presence of MnO\(_2\) only moderate heat is needed because the catalyst acts by \(_2\)
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(C)
increasing the rate of the reaction
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Methanoic acid mixes with water in all proportions and has about the same boiling point as water. Which of the following methods would you adopt to obtain pure water from a mixture of Sand, water and methanoic acid?
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(A)
Extractive distillation
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A quantity of electricity liberates 3.6g of Silver from its salt. What mass of aluminium Will be liberated from its salt by the same quantity of electricity? [Al = 27, Ag = 108].
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(D)
0.3g
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Suitable reagents for the laboratory preparation of nitrogen are
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(A)
sodium dioxonitrate(III) and ammonium chloride
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The number of electrons in the valence shell of an element of atomic number 14 is?
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(D)
4
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What volume of oxygen will remain after reacting 8cm\(^3\) of hydrogen gas with 20cm\(^3\) of oxygen gas?
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(D)
16cm\(^3\)
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If one of the following oxides is heated with hydrogen or carbon using a bunsen burner. it is not reduced to the metal, Which one is it?
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(B)
Magnesium oxide
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The lUPAC name for
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(C)
2-methylbutane
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An aqueous solution of a metal salt, M. gives a white precipitate with NaOH which dissolves in excess NaOH. With aqueous ammonia, the solution of M also gives a white precipitate which dissolves in excess ammonia Therefore the cation in M is
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(A)
Zn
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What is the concentration of a solution containing 2g of NaOH in 100cm3 of solution? [Na = 23, O =16, H = 1]
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(B)
0.50 moldm\(^{-3}\)
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How many atoms are present in 6.0g of magnesium? [Mg = 24, N.A = 6.02 x 10 \(^{23}\)mol]
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(C)
1.51 x 10\(^{23}\)
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The radio isotope used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in welds and casting is?
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(C)
cobalt-60
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Beryllium and Aluminium have similar properties because they
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(D)
are positioned diagonally to each other
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mE + nF -----> pG + qH
In the equation shown, the equilibrium constant is given by?
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(C)
\(\frac{[G]^p[H]^q}{[E]^m[F]^n}\)
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(I). 3CuO(s) + 2NH3(g) -----> 3Cu(s) + 3H2O(l) + N2(g)
(II). 2NH3(g) + 3Cl2(g) -----> 6HCl(g) + N2(g)
(III). 4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) -----> 6H2O(l) + N2(g)
The reactions represented by the equations above demonstrate the
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(C)
reducing properties of ammonia
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The salt that reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce a pungent smelling gas which decolourizes acidified purple potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) solution is
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(B)
Na\(_2\)SO\(_3\)
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The refreshing and characteristic taste of soda water and other soft drinks is as a result of the presence of
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(A)
carbon(IV)oxide
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Which of the following are mixtures?
I. Petroleum
II. Rubber latex
III. Vulcanizer's solution
IV. Carbon sulphide
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(A)
I, II and III
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A balanced chemical equation obeys the law of
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(A)
conservation of mass
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When air which contains the gases Oxygen, nitrogen, carbondioxide, water vapour and the rare gases, is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then over quicklime, the only gases left are;
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(D)
nitrogen and the rare gases
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In the laboratory preparation of oxygen, the gas cannot be collected by downward displacement of air because
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(B)
the density of air is nearly the same as that of oxygen
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2KClO\(_3\)(s) → 2KCl(s) + 3O\(_2\)(g)
The importance of the catalyst in the reaction above is that
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(D)
the reaction takes place more rapidly at a lower temperature
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Which of the following is used to power steam engines?
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(B)
coal
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In the reaction between sodium hydroxide and sulphuric acid solutions, what volume of 0.5 molar sodium hydroxide would exactly neutralise 10cm3 of 1.25 molar sulphuric acid?
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(D)
50cm\(^3\)
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To what volume must 300cm\(^3\) of 0.60M sodium hydroxide solution be diluted to give a 0.40M solution?
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(A)
450cm\(^3\)
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Diamond is a bad conductor of electricity because its bonding electrons are used in
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(B)
covalent bond formation
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The reaction between an organic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst is known as;
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(C)
esterification
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The constituent common to duralumin and alnico is
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(C)
Al
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The solubility of the solids that dissolves in a given solvent with the liberation of heat will
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(B)
decrease with an increase in temperature
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What mass of Cu would be produced by the cathodic reduction of Cu\(^{2+}\) when 1.60A of current passes through a solution of CuSO\(_4\) for 1 hour. (F=96500Cmol\(^{-1}\) , Cu=64)
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(C)
1.91g
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Calculate the pH of 0.05 moldm\(^{-3}\) H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)
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(C)
1.00
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The choice of method for extracting a metal from its ores depends on the
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(B)
position of the metal in the electrochemical series
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Which of the following produces relatively few ions in solution?
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(D)
AI(OH)\(_3\)
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The figure above shows the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. Z is the
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(A)
anode where the Cl\(^-\) ions are oxidized
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The knowledge of half-life can be used to
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(B)
Detect an element
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An element X forms the following compounds with chlorine; XCl\(_4\), XCl\(_3\), XCl\(_2\). This illustrates the
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(A)
law of multiple proportions
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The hydrogen ion concentration of a sample of orange juice is 2.0 X 10\(^{-11}\)moldm\(^{-3}\). What is its p\(^{OH}\)? [log102 = 0.3010]
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(A)
3.30
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2SO\(_2\) \(_{(g) }\)+ O\(_2\) \(_{(g) }\) ↔ 2SO\(_3\)\(_{(g) }\) ΔH = -395.7kJmol\(^{-1}\)
In the equation, an increase in temperature will shift the equilibrium position to the
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(A)
left and equilibrium constant decreases
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The end products of burning a candle in the atmosphere are water and
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(C)
carbon (IV) oxide
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The collision theory explains reaction rates in terms of
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(B)
frequency of collision of the reactants
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The presence of ammonia gas in a desiccator can exclusively be removed by
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(D)
concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
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Aluminium does not react with either dilute or concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid because
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(D)
an insoluble oxide is formed on its surface which renders it passive
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Which of these sources of water may likely contain the least concentration of Ca\(^{2+}\) and Mg\(^{2+}\)?
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(C)
Tap water
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The conductivity of an acid solution depends on the
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(A)
amount of ions present and their mobilities
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Which of the following metals cannot replace hydrogen from water or steam?
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(D)
Copper
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Elements P, Q, R, S have 6, 11, 15, 17 electrons respectively, therefore,
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(D)
Q will form an electrovalent bond with S
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During the electrolysis of copper II sulphate between platinum electrodes, if litmus solution is added to the anode compartment
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(D)
the litmus turns red and oxygen is evolved
69
The derivative of benzene that can be used in making explosives is
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(D)
toluene
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In electrovalency, the oxidation number of the participating metal is always
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(B)
increasing
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The ionic radii of metals are usually
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(D)
less than their atomic radii
72
Calculate the percentage composition of oxygen in calcium trioxocarbonate(IV) [Ca=40, C=12, O=16]
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(B)
48
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Which of these alloys contains copper?
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(D)
bronze
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If the molecular mass of tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid is 98, calculate its vapour density.
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(B)
49
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Sieving is a technique used to separate mixtures containing solid particles of
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(C)
different sizes
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3H\(_{2(g)}\)+ N\(_{2(g)}\)⇔ 2NH\(_{3(g)}\) ; H= -ve
In the reaction above, lowering of temperature will
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(C)
favour the forward reaction
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The situation obtained when a perfect gas expands into a vacuum is
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(D)
ΔH is zero and T Δ S is positive
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The general formula of alkanones is
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(B)
R\(_2\)CO
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The alkanoic acid found in human sweat is
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(B)
CH\(_3\)—CH\(_2\)—COOH
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The elements in the periodic table are listed in order of increasing
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(A)
relative atomic number
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H\(_2\) S\(_{(g)}\) + Cl\(_{2(g)}\) → 2HCl\(_{(g)}\) + S\(_{(g)}\) In the reaction above, the substance that is reduced is
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(D)
Cl\(_2\)
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Which of the compounds is composed of Al, Si, O and H?
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(C)
Clay
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When large hydrocarbon molecules are heated at high temperature in the presence of a catalyst to give smaller molecules, the process is known as
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(C)
cracking
84
In the removal of water hardness, permutit is regenerated with a strong solution of
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(D)
NaCl
85
A sample of hard water contains some calcium sulphate and calcium hydrogen carbonate. The total hardness may therefore be removed by
