JAMB - Chemistry (2010)

• 1

  Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

  回答

  (B)

  Blood
• 2

  Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in calcium trioxonitrate (V)
  [Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16]

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (B)

  increase in nuclear charge
• 6

  How many unpaired electron(s) are there in the nitrogen sub-levels?

  回答

  (A)

  3
• 7

  The stability of the noble gases is due to the fact that they?

  回答

  (B)

  have duplet or octet electron configurations
• 8

  The maximum number of electrons in the L shell of an atom is?

  回答

  (B)

  8
• 9

  Elements in the same period in the periodic table have the same?

  回答

  (A)

  number of shells
• 10

  12D + 13T → 24He + 01n + energy
  The reaction above illustrates?

  回答

  (C)

  nuclear fussion
• 11

  A noble gas with a high power of fog penetration used in aerodrome beacons is?

  回答

  (A)

  krypton
• 12

  Permanent hardness of water can be removed by?

  回答

  (C)

  adding caustic soda
• 13

  Substance employed as drying agents are usually?

  回答

  (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]

  回答

  (B)

  2.50
• 15

  Coffee stains can best be removed by?

  回答

  (C)

  a solution of borax in water
• 16

  Carbon (II) oxide is considered dangerous if inhaled mainly because it?

  回答

  (B)

  competes with oxygen in the blood
• 17

  The acid that is used to remove rust is?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (B)

  2.5 cm³
• 19

  The colour of methyl orange in alkaline medium is?

  回答

  (A)

  yellow
• 20

  Which of the following salts is slightly soluble in water?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (C)

  PH_3(g)
• 22

  The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound LiAlH4 is?

  回答

  (A)

  lithiumtetrahydridoaluminate (III)
• 23

  Iron can be protected from corrosion by coating the surface with?

  回答

  (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]

  回答

  (B)

  1.8 g
• 25

  In which of the following is the entropy change positive?

  回答

  (A)

  Thermal dissociation of ammonium chloride
• 26

  If a reaction is exothermic and there is a great disorder, it means that?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (C)

  increase the rate of the reaction
• 28

  

  The graph above demonstrate the effect of?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (D)

  NO\(^{2-}_{3}\)
• 31

  Which of the following is used in rocket fuels?

  回答

  (A)

  HNO₃
• 32

  A constituent common to bronze and solder is?

  回答

  (D)

  tin
• 33

  When iron is exposed to moist air, it gradually rusts. This is due to the formation of?

  回答

  (A)

  hydrate iron (III) oxide
• 34

  A compound gives an orange-red color to non-luminous flame. This compound is likely to contain?

  回答

  (B)

  Ca²⁺
• 35

  Stainless steel is used for making?

  回答

  (B)

  tools
• 36

  The residual solids from the fractional distillation of petroleum are used as?

  回答

  (A)

  coatings of pipes
• 37

  

  The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound above is?

  回答

  (A)

  4 - ethyloctane
• 38

  Which of the following is used as fuel in miners' lamp?

  回答

  (B)

  Ethyne
• 39

  Which of the following organic compounds is very soluble in water?

  回答

  (A)

  CH₃COOH
• 40

  Benzene reacts with hydrogen in the presence of nickel catalyst at 180ºC to give?

  回答

  (D)

  cyclohexane
• 41

  Which of the following is used to hasten the ripening of fruit?

  回答

  (A)

  Ethene
• 42

  The final products of the reaction between methane and chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light are hydrogen chloride and?

  回答

  (C)

  tetrachloromethane
• 43

  The correct order of increasing boiling points of the following compounds C3H7OH, C7H16 and C4H10 is?

  回答

  (D)

  C₄H₁₀ → C₃H₇OH → C₇H₁₆
• 44

  One of the major uses of alkane is?

  回答

  (A)

  as domestic and industrial fuel
• 45

  The haloalkanes used in dry-cleaning industries are?

  回答

  (A)

  trichloromethane and tetrachloromethane