A compound contains 31.91% potassium, 28.93% chlorine and the rest oxygen. What is the chemical formula of the compound?
[K = 39, Cl = 35.5, O = 16]
回答
(D)
KClO3
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The formula CH\(_2\)O for ethanoic acid is regarded as its
回答
(C)
Empirical formula
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A little quantity of trichloromethane (b.pt 60\(^0\)C) was added to a large quantity of ethanol (b.pt 78\(^0\)C). The most probable boiling point of the resultant mixture is from
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(C)
82 oC – 84 oC
4
The chromatography separation of ink is based on the ability of the components to
回答
(D)
Move at different speeds in the column
5
In the reaction E+F ↔ G+H, the backward reaction is favoured if the concentration of
回答
(C)
E is reduced
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What amount of mercury would be liberated if the same quantity of electricity that liberates 0.65g of zinc is applied?
回答
(A)
2.01g
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Which of the following equations show that a reaction is in equilibrium?
回答
(D)
ΔG = O
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PCl5(g) ↔ PCl3(g) + Cl2(g)
In the reaction above, a decrease in pressure will
回答
(B)
Increase the yield of PCl3
9
When H\(_2\)S is passed into a solution of iron (III) chloride, the solution turns
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(A)
Pale green
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The Arrhenius equation expresses the relationship between the speed of a reaction and its
回答
(D)
Activation energy
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When dissolved in water, NaOH flakes show
回答
(B)
An exothermic change
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Cu\(_2\)S(s) + O\(_2\)(g) → 2CU(s) + SO\(_2\)(g)
What is the change in the oxidation number of copper in the reaction above?
回答
(A)
+1 to 0
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The product of the electrolysis of dilute sodium hydroxide using platinum electrodes are
回答
(A)
Hydrogen and oxygen gases
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The solubility of a salt of molar mass 101g at 20oC is 0.34 mol dm-3. If 3.40g of the salt is dissolved completely in 250cm3 of water in a beaker, the resulting solution is
回答
(C)
Unsaturated
15
Tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid burns the skin by
回答
(D)
Dehydration
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When a salt loses its water of crystallization to the atmosphere on exposure, the process is said to be
回答
(A)
Efflorescence
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Three drops of a 1.0 mol dm-3 solution of NaOH are added to 20 cm3 of a solution of pH 8.4. The pH of the resulting solution will?
回答
(C)
Greater than 8.4
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25cm\(^3\) of a 0.2 mol dm\(^3\) solution of Na\(_2\)CO\(_3\) requires 20 cm\(^3\) of a solution of HCl for neutralization. The concentration of the HCl solution is
回答
(A)
0.5 mol dm3
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The substance least considered as a source of environmental pollution is
回答
(C)
Silicate minerals
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The furring of kettles is caused by the presence in the water of?
回答
(D)
Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)
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The property which makes alcohol soluble in water is the
回答
(B)
hydrogen bonding
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Steam changes the colour of anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride from
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(A)
blue to pink
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The gas that gives brown colouration in brown ring test is
回答
(A)
NO
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Ethanol can easily be produced by
回答
(A)
fermentation of starch
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Which of the following gives a precipitate when treated with NaOH solution?
回答
(A)
AlCl3
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An example of element that can catenate is
回答
(D)
carbon
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The reaction of an alkene with hydrogen in the presence of catalyst is
回答
(D)
an addition reaction
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The number of isomers formed by C\(_6\)H\(_{14}\) is
回答
(B)
5
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Which of these pairs are synthetic and natural macromolecules respectively?
回答
(C)
Nylon and creatine, polyethylene and haemoglobin
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Ordinary glass is manufactured from silica, CaCO3 and
回答
(A)
Na2CO3
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A red precipitate of copper (I) carbide is formed when ammonium solution of copper (I) chloride is introduced into
回答
(C)
HC≡CH
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The boiling of fat and aqueous caustic soda is referred to as
回答
(D)
saponification
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The most important use of hydrogen is in the
回答
(A)
manufacture of ammonia
34
which of the following polymers is suitable for packaging and electrical insulation?
回答
(D)
polystyrene
35
Hydrogen is readily released when dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with
回答
(B)
Na
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The intermediate product formed when ethanol is progressively oxidized to ethanoic acid with potassium heptaoxodichromate (IV) is
回答
(B)
ethanal
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A rock sample was added to cold dilute HNO3. The gas evolved was passed into a solution of acidified K2Cr2O7 and the solution turned green. The sample contains
回答
(C)
SO32-
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Which of the following statement is true of a proton?
回答
(A)
The mass of a proton is 1840 times the mass of electron
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Which of the following chloride would exhibit the least ionic character?
回答
(D)
AlCl3
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A fixed mass of gas has a volume of 92\(cm^3\) at 3ºC. What will be its volume at 18ºC if the pressure remains constant?
回答
(D)
97.0cm3
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The processes which return carbon (IV) oxide to the atmosphere include
回答
(A)
respiration, decay and combustion
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The postulate of Dalton's atomic theory which still holds is that
回答
(A)
atoms can neither be created nor destroyed
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\(^{14}\) \(_6\)C → X + β
X in the equation above represents
回答
(C)
147N
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If 0.75 mole of cyclopropane and 0.66 mole of oxygen are mixed in vessel with a total pressure of 0.7 atmosphere, what is the partial pressure of oxygen in the mixture
回答
(D)
0.33 atmosphere
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In the diagram above, the curve that represents the production of oxgyen gas from the decomposition of KCIO3 in the presence of MnO2 catalyst is
