JAMB - Chemistry (2021)

  • 1
    Give the common name for the following compound (CH\(_{3}\))\(_{2}\) CH CH\(_{2}\) -Br
    Răspuns
    (A)
    Isobutyl bromide
  • 2
    The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is?
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    (B)
    zymase
  • 3
    The scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy is? 
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    (D)
    Einstein
  • 4
    What is the IUPAC name for the following compound? HC\(\equiv\)CCH\(_{3}\)
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    (B)
    Methyl acetylene
  • 5
    What is the chemical name for the compound CuCO\(_{3}\)?
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    (B)
    Copper (ii) carbonate
  • 6
    A 'breath test' used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses?
    Răspuns
    (D)
    Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid
  • 7
    Which one of the following is not a mixture?
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    (B)
    Mercury
  • 8
    Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
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    (C)
    Bromine
  • 9

    Which of the following are chemical changes? 

    I. cooking of food
    II. digestion of food
    III. freezing of water
    IV. water is heated up

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    (A)
    I and II
  • 10
    The atomic weight of nitrogen is?
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    (C)
    14
  • 11
    The gas which causes global warming is?
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    (B)
    CO\(_{2}\)
  • 12
    Oxygen is absent in?
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    (A)
    Kerosene
  • 13
    A sample of any of the following substances disappears after some time when exposed to air like camphor, naphthalene, or dry ice. This phenomenon is called?
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    (A)
    Sublimation
  • 14
    The maximum electron in N shell is?
    Răspuns
    (D)
    32
  • 15
    Neutrons were discovered by?
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    (A)
    James Chadwick
  • 16

    Which of the following is a form of calcium carbonate?

    I. limestone
    II. marble
    III. chalk
    Iv. egg-shells

    Răspuns
    (D)
    I, II, III, and IV
  • 17
    Soaps clean surfaces on the principle based on?
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    (D)
    surface tension
  • 18
    The reactivity of fluorine is due to?
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    (A)
    its high electro negativity
  • 19
    The mass number of a nucleus is?
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    (B)
    The sum of the number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus
  • 20
    The mass of one Avogadro number of helium atoms is?
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    (B)
    4.00gram
  • 21
    220g of carbon dioxide contains ----- moles
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    (A)
    5
  • 22
    The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by?
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    (C)
    DNA molecules
  • 23
    The most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere is?
    Răspuns
    (C)
    Ar
  • 24
    The heat required to raise the temperature of the body by 1k is called?
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    (B)
    Thermal capacity
  • 25
    The nucleus of a hydrogen  atom consist of a?
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    (A)
    1 proton only
  • 26
    The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is?
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    (D)
    Fe
  • 27
    The nucleus of an atom consists of?
    Răspuns
    (C)
    Protons and neutrons
  • 28
    A solution contains 20g of solute in 180g of solvent. If the solvent is water, what is the concentration of the solution in terms of mass by mass percentage
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    (C)
    10%
  • 29
    The only metal that is anti-bacterial is?
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    (D)
    Copper
  • 30
    An element having the atomic number 17 will resemble which of the following elements having atomic number as given below?
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    (B)
    35
  • 31
    A chemical process in which there is a gain of electrons is known as?
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    (B)
    Reduction
  • 32
    The reactions involving simultaneous oxidation and reduction?
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    (D)
    Redox reactions
  • 33
    A binary compound of oxygen with another element is referred to as?
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    (A)
    Oxide
  • 34
    The process or act of extracting a metal from its ore and refining it is called?
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    (C)
    Mettallurgy
  • 35
    The compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen are called?
    Răspuns
    (B)
    Hydrocarbons