JAMB - Chemistry (1987)

  • 1
    The reaction between sulphur (IV) oxide and oxygen is represented by the equilibrium reaction 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ↔ 2SO3(g), ∆H = -196 kJ. What factor would influence increased production of SO3(g)?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Decrease in the temperature of the reaction
  • 2
    Magnesium ribbon was allowed to burn inside a given gas P leaving a white solid residue Q. Addition of water to Q liberated a gas which produced dense white fumes with a drop of hydrochloric acid. The gas P was?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    nitrogen
  • 3
    The best treatment for a student who accidentally poured concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid on his skin in the laboratory is to wash the skin with?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    cold water
  • 4
    In which of the following pairs of element is allotropy exhibited by each element?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    Oxygen and sulphur
  • 5
    Which of the following gases can best be used for demonstrating the fountain experiment?
    i) Nitrogen (ii) Ammonia (iii) Nitrogen (I) oxide
    (iv) Hydrogen chloride.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    ii and iv
  • 6
    When sodium hydroxide is heated with ammonium tetraoxosulphate (IV), the gas given off may be collected by?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    passing it directly through calcium oxide
  • 7
    Which of the following elements will form oxide which will dissolve both in dilute HNO3 and NaOH solutions to form salts?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    Al
  • 8
    Stainless steel is an alloy of?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    iron, carbon and chromium
  • 9
    Alloys are best prepared by?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    cooling a molten mixture of the necessary elements
  • 10
    Corrosion is exhibited by?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    all metals
  • 11
    Inspite of the electronic configuration, 1s22s22p2, carbon is tetraavalent because?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    both the 2s and 2p orbitals hybridizes
  • 12
    Which of the following compounds will give a precipitate with an aqueous ammoniacal solution of copper (l) chloride?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    CH3 ≡ CCH3
  • 13
    The efficiency of petrol as a fuel in high-compression internal combustion engines improves with an increase in the amount of?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    branched chain alkanes
  • 14
    Ethanol reacts with aqueous sodium mono-oxoio date (l) to give a bright yellow solid with a characteristic smell. The product is?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    triodomethane
  • 15
    The most volatile fraction obtained from fractional distillation of crude petroleum contains?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    methane, ethane and propane
  • 16
    Local black soap is made by boiling palm oil with liquid extract of ash. The function of the ash is to provide the?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    alkali
  • 17
    Synthetic rubber is made by polymerization of?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    2 methyl buta - 1, 3 - diene
  • 18
    Complete oxidation of propan -1- ol gives?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    propanoic acid
  • 19
    When water drops are added to calcium carbide in a container and the gas is passed through a jet and lifted, the resultant flame is called an?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    oxyacetylene flame
  • 20
    The greater the different in electronegativity between bonded atoms, the?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    higher the polarity of the bond
  • 21
    A stream of air was successively passed through three tubes X, Y and Z containing a concentrated aqueous solution of KOH, red hot copper powder and fused calcium chloride respectively. What was the composition of the gas emanating from tube Z?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    water vapour, N2 and the inert gases
  • 22
    In the purification of town water supply, alum is used principally to?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    coagulate small pasrticles of mud
  • 23
    Which of the following water samples will have the highest titre value when titrated for the Ca2+ ions using soap solution?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    Permanently hard water after boiling
  • 24
    Oil spillage in ponds and creeks can be cleaned up by?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    spraying with detergent
  • 25
    The solubility of Na3AsO4(H2O)12 is 38.9g per 100g H2O. What is the mass percentage of Na3AsO4 in the saturated solution?

    (As = 75, Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
    Trả lời
    (D)
    13.7%
  • 26
    In which of the following are the aqueous solutions of each of the substances correctly arranged in order to decreasing acidity?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Hydrochloride acid, ethanol acid, sodium chloride, milk of magnesia and sodium hydroxide
  • 27
    If 24.83 cm3 of 0.15 M NaOH is titrated to its end point with 39.45 cm3
    of HCl, what is the molarity of the HCl?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    0.094 M
  • 28
    The atomic numbers of two elements X and Y are 12 and 19 respectively. The bond of these two elements is?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Metallic
  • 29
    If d represents the density of a gas and K is a constant, the rate of gaseous diffusion r is related to d by the equation?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    r = k/√d
  • 30
    An isotope has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 36. Which of the following gives the correct number of neutrons and protons in an atom of the isotope?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Neutrons 19, Protons 17