WAEC - Chemistry (1995)

  • 1
    If a solid has a low melting point and dissolves readily in benzene, it would probably
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    (D)
    have covalent bonding
  • 2
    Which of the following molecules is linear in shape?
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    (E)
    CI2
  • 3
    Which of the following cannot be deduced from the electronic configuration of a transition metal?
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    (A)
    Possession of magnetic property
  • 4
    What is the percentage by mass of copper in copper in copper (l) oxide (CU2O)? [O = 16; CU =64]
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    (A)
    88.9%
  • 5
    A weak acid is one which
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    (B)
    is slightly ionized in water
  • 6
    Which of the following species is always present in acidified water?
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    (D)
    H3O+
  • 7
    The most suitable method for preparing lead (ll) chloride is by
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    (E)
    mixing aqueous solutions Pb(NO3)2 and NaCI.
  • 8
    A positive brown ring test indicates the presence of
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    (A)
    NO 3
  • 9
    Consider the reaction represented by the equation below: XO + YO → X + YO2 In the reaction, YO acts as
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    (C)
    a reducing agent
  • 10
    Alums are classified as
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    (D)
    double salts
  • 11
    Sodium chloride cannot conduct electricity in the solid state because it
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    (E)
    does not contain mobile ions
  • 12
    What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]
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    (E)
    3.2g
  • 13
    What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]
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    (E)
    3.2g
  • 14
    Which of the following is not correct of the reaction represented by the equation below? 2C(s) + O2(g) → 2CO(g); ∆H = - xKJ
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    (C)
    Carbon (lV) oxide is produced
  • 15
    H3O+(aq) + OH-(aq) → 2H2O(l). The heat change accompanying the process represented by the equation above is the heat of
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    (A)
    neutralization
  • 16
    The following statements about graphite are correct except that it
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    (B)
    has a network structure
  • 17
    Which of the following is hydrocarbons is unsaturated?
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    (B)
    Benzene
  • 18
    The following can be obtained directly from the destructive distillation of coal except
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    (C)
    producer gas
  • 19
    Fructose and glucose are classified as carbohydrates because they
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    (E)
    conform to the general formula Cx(H2O)y
  • 20
    The gas produced when a mixture of sodium propanoate and soda lime is heated is
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    (C)
    ethane
  • 21
    In which of the following processes are larger molecules broken down into smaller molecules?
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    (C)
    Hydrolysis of starch
  • 22
    The following alkanols will yield alkanoic acids on reacting with excess acidified K2Cr2O7 except
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    (D)
    (CH3)3COH
  • 23
    Which of the following is an alloy of mercury?
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    (D)
    Amalgam
  • 24
    The function of limestone in the extraction of iron in the blast furnace is
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    (A)
    removal of the earthly impurities
  • 25
    Metals which react with steam only when they are red-hot include
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    (E)
    iron