JAMB - Chemistry (2003)

  • 1
    What volume of oxygen is produced from the decomposition of 2 mole of KCIO3 at s.t.p?
    [Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3]
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    (D)
    67.2 dm3
  • 2
    Which of the following is physical change?
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    (B)
    Freezing ice cream
  • 3
    What is the percentage by mass of oxygen in Al2(SO4)3. 2H2O?
    [Al = 27, S = 32, H = 1, O = 16]
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    (D)
    59.25%
  • 4
    The filter in the cigarette reduces the nicotine content by
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    (B)
    Adsorption
  • 5
    3Cu + pHNO3 →3Cu(NO)2 + 4H2 O + xNO
    In the equation above, the values of p and x respectively are
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    (D)
    8 and 2
  • 6
    Neutral atoms of neon with atomic number 10 have the same number of electron as
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    (D)
    Mg2+
  • 7
    The noble gases owe their inactivity to
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    (A)
    Octet configuration
  • 8
    According to the kinetic theory, an increase in temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to
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    (B)
    Increase
  • 9
    I. H = 1S\(^1\) II. N = 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\)2P\(^3\)  III. O = 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\) 2P\(^4\) IV. Zn = 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\) 2P\(^6\) 3S\(^2\) 3P\(^6\) 4S\(^2\) 3d\(^{10}\)
    From the above, which of the following pairs is like to be paramagnetic?
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    (B)
    I and III
  • 10
    A gas exerts pressure on its container because
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    (D)
    the molecules of a gas collide with the walls of the container
  • 11
    When cathode rays are deflected onto the electrode of an electrometer, the instrument becomes
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    (A)
    negatively charged
  • 12
    The weakest attractive force that can be observed between two molecules is
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    (D)
    van der Waals
  • 13
    A consequence of global warming is?
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    (D)
    flooding
  • 14
    Which of the following ions is acidic?
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    (D)
    H3O+
  • 15
    The structural component that makes detergent dissolve more quickly in water than soap is
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    (A)
    -SO3- Na+
  • 16
    A liquid that will dissolve fat is?
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    (C)
    Kerosene
  • 17
    What mass of K2CrO4 is required to prepare 250cm3 of 0.020 mol dm3 solution?
    [K2CrO4 = 194.2g mol-1]
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    (A)
    0.97g
  • 18
    Farmlands affected by crude-oil spillage can be decontaminated by
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    (B)
    Using aerobic bacteria
  • 19
    When 10g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 1000cm\(^3\) of water, the sodium formed is approximately
    [Na = 23, H = 1, O = 16]
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    (C)
    0.25 mol dm-3
  • 20
    A change in temperature of a saturated solution disturb the equilibrium between the
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    (C)
    Dissolved solute and undissolved solute
  • 21
    If an equilibrium reaction has ΔH > 0, the reaction will proceed favourably in the forward direction at
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    (A)
    High temperature
  • 22
    The commonest feature of reactions at the anode is that
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    (B)
    oxidation is involved
  • 23
    Which of the following will change when a catalyst is added to a chemical reaction?
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    (A)
    The activation energy
  • 24
    If y is an oxidizing agent that reacts with a reducing agent, Z, which of the following is correct?
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    (B)
    Y becomes reduced
  • 25
    When at equilibrium, which of the reactions below will shift to the right if the pressure is increased and the temperature is kept constant?
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    (C)
    2H2(g) + O2(g) ↔ 2H2O(g)
  • 26
    In the electrolysis of a concentrated solution of sodium chloride using electrodes, which of the following ions are discharged at the cathode and anode respectively?
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    (D)
    H+ and Cl-
  • 27
    CO(g) + H2O(g) → CO2(g) + H2(g)
    From the reaction above, calculate the standard enthalpies of formation if CO2(g), H2O(g) and CO(g) in kJ mol-1 are -394, -242, and -110 respectively.
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    (B)
    -42 kJ mol-1
  • 28
    When sugar is dissolved in tea, the reaction is always accomplished by
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    (A)
    positive change in entropy
  • 29
    Which of the following is an electrolyte?
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    (B)
    Sodium acetate solution
  • 30
    Chlorine gas is prepared in the laboratory by
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    (A)
    adding concentrated hydrochloric acid to solid manganese (IV) oxide
  • 31
    Metals of the first transition series have special properties which are different from those of groups I and II elements because they have partially filled
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    (C)
    d orbitals
  • 32
    Hydrogen can be displaced from a hot alkaline solution by?
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    (D)
    Sn
  • 33
    Which of the following statements is true of sulphur (IV) oxide?
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    (C)
    It is an acid hydride
  • 34
    The salt that will form a precipitate soluble in excess ammonia solution is
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    (B)
    Cu(NO3)2
  • 35
    The metal that liberates hydrogen from cold water in bubbles only is?
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    (C)
    Ca
  • 36
    Chlorine gas turns a damp starch-iodide paper
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    (D)
    dark blue
  • 37
    The modern process of manufacturing steel for iron is by
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    (C)
    blast reduction
  • 38
    Ethene reacts with hydrogen bromide to give
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    (B)
    CH3CH2Br
  • 39
    How many isomers does pentane have?
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    (D)
    3
  • 40
    The leachate of a certain plant ash is used in local soap making because it contains
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    (C)
    potassium hydroxide
  • 41
    The formula for ethyl butanoate is
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    (A)
    C3H7COOC2H5
  • 42
    The type of reaction that is peculiar to benzene is?
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    (D)
    substitution
  • 43
    Ethanol reacts with excess acidified K\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\) to produce
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    (D)
    ethanoic acid
  • 44
    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]
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    (C)
    C6H12O6
  • 45
    The process by which atoms are rearranged into different molecular structure in the petroleum refining process is referred to as
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    (D)
    reforming