WAEC - Chemistry (1990)

  • 1
    Catalytic hydrogenation of oils results in the production of
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    (E)
    margarine
  • 2
    Which of the following reaction will not take place under normal conditions?
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    (C)
    Cu (s) + 2HCI (aq) → CuCI 2(aq) + H2(g)
  • 3
    A sample of orange juice is suspected to have been contaminated with a yellow dye. Which of the following methods can be used to detect the dye?
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    (B)
    Chromatography
  • 4
    The electronic configuration 1s2 22s 22p 63s23p 6 is that of a
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    (A)
    noble gas
  • 5
    The heat accompanying the reaction represented by the equation H2O (l) → H 2O(g) is described as the heat of
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    (C)
    vaporization
  • 6
    Aluminum is above iron in the electrochemical series, yet iron corrodes easily on exposure to air while aluminium does not. This is because aluminium
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    (D)
    forms thin layer of inert oxide in moist air
  • 7
    When a solid melts and consequently boils, there is
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    (A)
    a gradual increase in the average kinetic energy of the particles
  • 8
    Which of the following compounds will undergo additional reactions?
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    (A)
    Ethyne
  • 9
    Which of the following reactions does not occur in the blast furnace during the extraction of iron?
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    (E)
    2Fe2O(s) → 4Fe(l) 3O2(g)
  • 10
    A catayst which increases the rate of a chemical reaction does so by
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    (E)
    decreasing the activation energy of the reaction
  • 11
    How many molecules are there in 14g of nitrogen gas at s.t.p? (n = 14, Avogadro Number = 6. 0 x \(10^{23 }\)mol-1)
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    (B)
    3.0 x 1023
  • 12
    Which of the following correctly explains entropy?
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    (A)
    the natural tendency for a system to achieve a greater disorder
  • 13
    The gas that is liberated when iron is heated with concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI)acid is
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    (B)
    \(SO_{2}\)
  • 14
    Which of the following salts in aqueous solution will have a pH greater than 7?
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    (E)
    K 2CO3
  • 15
    The compound of copper which is used in electroplating dyeing, printing, wood preservation and as a fungicide is
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    (C)
    copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (VI) pentahydrate
  • 16
    What is the molecular formula of a compound whose empirical formula is CH2O and molar mass is 180? (H = 1, C = 12, O = 16)
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    (D)
    C 6H 12O6
  • 17
    MO and X 2O represent the formula of oxides of elements M and X respectively . If M and X should combine to form a separate compound, what would be the formula of the compound?
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    (A)
    MX2
  • 18
    Which of the following pollutants is biodegradable ?
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    (A)
    Sewage
  • 19
    In the reaction represented by the equation; 2FeCI3 + SO2 + 2H2O → 2FeCL2 + H2SO4 + 2HCI the oxidation number of sulphur changes from
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    (B)
    + 4 to + 6
  • 20
    Which of the following equations represents the reaction leading to the removal of permanent hardness of water?
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    (B)
    MgSO4 + Na 2CO3 + Na 2SO
  • 21
    The following alloys contain copper except
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    (A)
    magnalium
  • 22
    How many mole of AgNO\(_3\) are there in 500cm\(^3\) of 0.01M AgNO\(_3\) solution?
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    (A)
    0.005 mole
  • 23
    Which of the following statements explains why tetraoxosulphate (IV) acid is reqarded as a strong acid?
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    (C)
    the acid is complately ionized in aqueous solution
  • 24
    Which of the following is not correct of glucose and fructose?They
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    (C)
    can be obtained by the hydrolysis of starch
  • 25
    To what temperature must a gas be raised from 273K in order to double both its volume and pressure?``
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    (E)
    1092k
  • 26
    Which of the following explains why trioxonitrate (V) acid is not used for preparing hydrogen from metals?
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    (B)
    it is strongly oxidizing
  • 27
    Which of the following is normally used for drying ammonia gas?
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    (B)
    Calcium oxide
  • 28
    Nuclear reactions can be used in the following except
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    (E)
    purifying water
  • 29
    The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is represented by the equation: 2H2O(l) + O2(g) what mass of hydrogen peroxide would be required to produce 22.4dm3 of oxygen at s.t.p? (H = 1, O = 16, molar volume of a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4dm3)
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    (E)
    68 g
  • 30
    Which of the following compounds crystallizes without water of crystallization?
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    (D)
    NaCI