JAMB - Chemistry (2010)

  • 1
    Which of the following is an example of a mixture?
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    (B)
    Blood
  • 2
    Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in calcium trioxonitrate (V)
    [Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16]
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    (C)
    17.1%
  • 3
    The droplets of water observed around a bottle of milk taken out of the refrigerator is due to the fact that the?
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    (D)
    water vapour in the air around the bottle loses some of its energy to the bottle
  • 4
    The volume of a given gas is V cm\(^3\) at a pressure P mm Hg. what is the new volume of the gas if the pressure is reduced to half at constant temperature?
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    (B)
    2 V cm3
  • 5
    Moving from left to right across a period, the general rise in the first ionization energy can be attributed to the?
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    (B)
    increase in nuclear charge
  • 6
    How many unpaired electron(s) are there in the nitrogen sub-levels?
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    (A)
    3
  • 7
    The stability of the noble gases is due to the fact that they?
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    (B)
    have duplet or octet electron configurations
  • 8
    The maximum number of electrons in the L shell of an atom is?
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    (B)
    8
  • 9
    Elements in the same period in the periodic table have the same?
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    (A)
    number of shells
  • 10
    12D + 13T → 24He + 01n + energy
    The reaction above illustrates?
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    (C)
    nuclear fussion
  • 11
    A noble gas with a high power of fog penetration used in aerodrome beacons is?
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    (A)
    krypton
  • 12
    Permanent hardness of water can be removed by?
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    (C)
    adding caustic soda
  • 13
    Substance employed as drying agents are usually?
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    (B)
    hygroscopic
  • 14
    Calculate the solubility in mol dm-3 of 40g of CuSO4 dissolved in 100g of water at 120°C?
    [Cu = 64, S = 32, O = 16]
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    (B)
    2.50
  • 15
    Coffee stains can best be removed by?
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    (C)
    a solution of borax in water
  • 16
    Carbon (II) oxide is considered dangerous if inhaled mainly because it?
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    (B)
    competes with oxygen in the blood
  • 17
    The acid that is used to remove rust is?
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    (B)
    hydrochloric
  • 18
    Calculate the volume of 0.5 mol dm\(^{-3}\) H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) that is neutralized by 25 cm\(^3\) of 0.1 mol dm\(^3\) NaOH?
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    (B)
    2.5 cm3
  • 19
    The colour of methyl orange in alkaline medium is?
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    (A)
    yellow
  • 20
    Which of the following salts is slightly soluble in water?
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    (B)
    CaSO4
  • 21
    6\(AgNO_{4(aq)} + PH_{3(g)} + 3H_2O_{(l)}\) → 6\(Ag_{(s)} + H_3PO_{3(g)} + 6HNO_{3(aq)}\)
    In the above reaction, the reducing agent is?
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    (C)
    PH3(g)
  • 22
    The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound LiAlH4 is?
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    (A)
    lithiumtetrahydridoaluminate (III)
  • 23
    Iron can be protected from corrosion by coating the surface with?
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    (D)
    zinc
  • 24
    What quantity of aluminum is deposited when a current of 10A is passed through a solution of an aluminum salt for 1930s?
    [Al = 27, F = 96500 C mol -1]
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    (B)
    1.8 g
  • 25
    In which of the following is the entropy change positive?
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    (A)
    Thermal dissociation of ammonium chloride
  • 26
    If a reaction is exothermic and there is a great disorder, it means that?
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    (D)
    there will be a large decrease in free energy
  • 27
    In the preparation of oxygen by heating KClO3 in the presence of MnO2, only moderate heat is needed because the catalyst acts by?
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    (C)
    increase the rate of the reaction
  • 28

    The graph above demonstrate the effect of?

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    (A)
    surface area on the rate of reaction
  • 29
    2H2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2H2O(g) ΔH = -ve
    what happens to the equilibrium constant of the reaction above if the temperature is increased?
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    (C)
    it decrease
  • 30
    To a solution of an unknown compound, a little dilute tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid was added with some freshly prepared iron (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI) solution. The brown ring observed after the addition of a stream of concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid confirmed the presence of?
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    (D)
    NO\(^{2-}_{3}\)
  • 31
    Which of the following is used in rocket fuels?
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    (A)
    HNO3
  • 32
    A constituent common to bronze and solder is?
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    (D)
    tin
  • 33
    When iron is exposed to moist air, it gradually rusts. This is due to the formation of?
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    (A)
    hydrate iron (III) oxide
  • 34
    A compound gives an orange-red color to non-luminous flame. This compound is likely to contain?
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    (B)
    Ca2+
  • 35
    Stainless steel is used for making?
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    (B)
    tools
  • 36
    The residual solids from the fractional distillation of petroleum are used as?
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    (A)
    coatings of pipes
  • 37

    The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound above is?

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    (A)
    4 - ethyloctane
  • 38
    Which of the following is used as fuel in miners' lamp?
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    (B)
    Ethyne
  • 39
    Which of the following organic compounds is very soluble in water?
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    (A)
    CH3COOH
  • 40
    Benzene reacts with hydrogen in the presence of nickel catalyst at 180ºC to give?
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    (D)
    cyclohexane
  • 41
    Which of the following is used to hasten the ripening of fruit?
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    (A)
    Ethene
  • 42
    The final products of the reaction between methane and chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light are hydrogen chloride and?
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    (C)
    tetrachloromethane
  • 43
    The correct order of increasing boiling points of the following compounds C3H7OH, C7H16 and C4H10 is?
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    (D)
    C4H10 → C3H7OH → C7H16
  • 44
    One of the major uses of alkane is?
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    (A)
    as domestic and industrial fuel
  • 45
    The haloalkanes used in dry-cleaning industries are?
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    (A)
    trichloromethane and tetrachloromethane