WAEC - Chemistry (1998)

  • 1
    AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION IS ACIDIC IF
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    (E)
    it contains more H3O- than OH-
  • 2
    The following oxides react with water except
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    (E)
    CuO
  • 3
    Which of the following is not a property of trioxonitrate (V) salts?
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    (D)
    Production of effervescence with saturated Na2CO3 solution
  • 4
    Which of the following methods is suitable for the preparation of an insoluble salt?
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    (B)
    Double decomposition
  • 5
    What is the function of sulphur (IV) oxide in the reaction represented by the following equation? SO 2(aq) + 2H2S(g) → 3S (s) + 2H 2O (l)
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    (B)
    Oxidising agent
  • 6
    Which of the following will produce oxygen and hydrogen during its electrolysis using platinum electrode?
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    (C)
    Dilute sodium chloride solution
  • 7
    What mass of copper would be deposited by a current of 1. 0 ampere passing for 965 seconds through copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (IV) solution? [Cu = 63.5; 1F = 96500C]
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    (A)
    0.318g
  • 8
    How many electrons are removed from Cr2- when it is oxidized to CrO42-?
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    (D)
    8
  • 9
    Substances which absorb water from the atmosphere without dissolving in it are sid to be
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    (B)
    hygroscopic
  • 10
    Pipe-borne water is usually chlorinated in order to
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    (D)
    kill harmful bacteria in the water
  • 11
    Which of the following can be added to dissolve the precipitate formed in the reaction represented by the following equation? CaCl2(aq) + H2C2O 4(s) ⇌ CaC 2O2
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    (E)
    Aqueous ammonia
  • 12
    The spontaneity of a chemical reaction is determined by the change in the
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    (C)
    free energy of the system
  • 13
    Two metallic ions commonly present in hard water are
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    (C)
    Mg2+ and Ca2+
  • 14
    Rusting of iron is an example of
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    (D)
    redox reaction
  • 15
    Aluminium is extracted from
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    (C)
    bauxite
  • 16
    Metals are said to be malleable because they
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    (C)
    can be beaten into sheets
  • 17
    A device used in the laboratory for intermittent production of gases without heating is
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    (E)
    Kipp's apparatus
  • 18
    Which of the following can undergo both addition reactions and substitution reactions?
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    (A)
    Benzene
  • 19
    The liquid product of the destructive distillation of coal is
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    (C)
    ammoniacal liquor
  • 20
    Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?
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    (E)
    hexane
  • 21
    Petrol consists mainly of
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    (C)
    hydrocarbons
  • 22
    Dehydration of ethanol produces
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    (C)
    ethene
  • 23
    When alkanols react with sodium, the ga evolved is
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    (A)
    hydrogen
  • 24
    The products of the reaction between CH3CH 2COOH and CH3OH are H 2
    O and
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    (A)
    CH 3CH2COOCH3
  • 25
    A positive reaction to Fehling's test indicates the presence of
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    (B)
    reducing sugars