WAEC - Chemistry (2020)

  • 1
    Which of the following substances is an example of a fine chemical?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Ethylene
  • 2

     

    The IUPAC name of the compound represented by the structure below is ?








     

    Trả lời
    (A)
    2- chloro but-I ,3-diene.
  • 3
    Which or the following substances is a polypeptide?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Protein
  • 4

    Which or the following products could be formed during incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon.

    i.Carbon ii. Hydrogen III. Carbon (Il) oxide

    Trả lời
    (C)
    I and III only
  • 5
    What quantity of electrons is lost when one mole of iron (II) ions is oxidized to iron (III) ?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    3 moles
  • 6

    What is the mass of silver deposited when 24,125 C of electricity is passed through a solution or silver salt.

    [Ag = 108, IF = 96,500 C ]

    Trả lời
    (D)
    27g
  • 7
    Equal masses of calcium trioxocarbonate(iv) were added to dilute hydrochloric acid at the temperature specified. Under which of the following conditions would the reaction be slowest?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    Calcium trioxocarbonate ( iv ) chips a 20°C
  • 8
    The high solubility of ethanol in water is due to?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    hydrogen bonding
  • 9
    Which of the following pairs of properties of alkali metals decreases down the group?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    First ionization energy and melting point
  • 10
    The most suitable process of obtaining water from an aqueous solution of sugar i
    Trả lời
    (B)
    Distillation
  • 11
    Group VIl elements in their combined states are called?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Halide
  • 12
    When an ionic bond is broken, bonding electrons are
    Trả lời
    (B)
    gained by the most electropositive atom
  • 13
    The oxidation state of chlorine in NaClO\(_3\) is?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    +5
  • 14
    A balanced chemical equation is based on the law of?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    Conservation of mass
  • 15
    Which of the following pairs of elements has the greatest difference in electronegativity?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    Na and F
  • 16
    A factor that is considered most important when siting a chemical industry is?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    nearness to raw materials
  • 17
    The boiling point of pentane is higher than that of propane because?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    Pentane has more covalent bonds to break
  • 18
    Which of the following solids would not decompose on heating?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Potassium trioxocarbonate (IV)
  • 19
    The following molecules have double covalent bonds between two atoms except?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    water
  • 20
    The type of isomerism exhibited by cis and trans isomers is?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    geometrical
  • 21
    Which of the following compounds has the lowest boiling point?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    C\(_4\)H\(_10\)
  • 22
    An alkanol containing 60% carbon by mass would have a molecular formula [H=1.0. C-12.0, O= 16.0]
    Trả lời
    (C)
    C\(_3\)H\(_7\)OH
  • 23

    Which of the following compounds would release hydrogen when reacted with sodium metal? 

    I. CH\(_3\)COOH

    II. CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)OH

    III. CH\(_3\)COOCH\(_3\)

    Trả lời
    (B)
    I and II only
  • 24
    Which of the following substances is not a reducing agent?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    O\(_2\)
  • 25
    Which of the following statements is correet for a reaction at equilibrium?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    The rates of the forward and backward reactions are equal
  • 26
    Which of the following reactions are always exothermic? 1. Neutralization Il. Decomposition III. Combustion
    Trả lời
    (B)
    I and III only
  • 27
    Which of the following standard conditions is not correct about energy changes?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    ΔH at 298 K is the activation energy
  • 28
    f 5.0 cm\(^-3\) of 0.200 mol dm(^-3\) Na\(_2\)CO\(_3\) was diluted to 250cm(^-3\) solution, what would be the concentration of the resulting solution?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    0.004 mol dm(^-3\)
  • 29
    The initial volume and pressure of a given mass of gas is V and 3.P. What is its pressure if its volume is increased to  2V at constant temperature?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    \(frac{3}{2}\) P
  • 30

    What volume of oxygen at s.t.p is required to burn completely 7.5 dm\(^3\) of methane according to the following equation?

    CH\(_4\) \(_g\) + 20\(_2\) \(_g\) → CO\(_2\) \(_g\) + H\(_2\)O\(_g\)

    Trả lời
    (C)
    15.0 dm\(^3\)
  • 31

    When 250 cm3 of a saturated solution of CuSO\(_4\) at 30°C was evaporated to dryness, 5.0 g of the salt was obtained..

    What is the solubility of the salt at 30°C? [CuSO\(_4\) = 160]

    Trả lời
    (B)
    0.125
  • 32
    The bond between NH\(_3\) and H\(^+\) in NH4\(^+\) is?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    dative
  • 33
    Which of the following oxides has a giant covalent structure?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    SiO\(_2\)
  • 34
    Which of the following hydroxides is not readily soluble in water?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    Ca(OH)\(_2\)
  • 35
    Which of the following statements about the solubility of a salt is correct?
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Crystallization would be efficient in separating out a salt whose solubility increases considerably with temperature
  • 36
    How many moles of H\(_2\)SO4 are there in 50 cm\(^3\) of 0.108 mol dm\(^3\) solution of the acid?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    5.4 x 10\(^{-3}\)
  • 37
    If 20 cm\(^3\) of sodium hydroxide was neutralized by 20 cm\(^3\) of 0.01 mol dm\(^3\) tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid, what is the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    0.020
  • 38
     "Electrons always occupy the lowest empty energy level" is a statement of
    Trả lời
    (A)
    Aufbau Principle
  • 39
    Which of the following metals does not react with water to produce hydrogen?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    Copper
  • 40
    Which of the following arrangement of elements is in decreasing order of electronegativity?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    P, Si, Al, Mg, Na
  • 41
    The metallic bond in magnesium is stronger than that in calcium because magnesium has a
    Trả lời
    (B)
    smaller atomic size
  • 42

    Consider the reaction represented by the following equation:

    AgNO\(_3\) + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO\(_3\).

    The steps that could be taken to obtain pure dry sample of AgCI (s) from the mixture includes

    Trả lời
    (C)
    filtering, washing and drying
  • 43
    How many electrons does  \({31}_{15}\)P\(^3-\) contain?
    Trả lời
    (D)
    18
  • 44
    The atomic number of an atom would be equal to its mass number if it
    Trả lời
    (C)
    does not contain neutrons
  • 45
    Which of the following processes is not exhibited by atoms in order to attain more stable electron configuration?
    Trả lời
    (B)
    Hybridization of orbitals