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 2010 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

PAPER TYPE: A 4. The droplets of water observed

around a bottle of milk taken out
1. Which chemistry paper type is of the refrigerator is due to the
given to you fact that the

A. Type A A. water vapour in the air around

B. Type B the bottle gains some energy
C. Type C from the bottle
D. Type D B. temperature of the milk drops
as it loses heat into the
2. Which of the following is an surroundings
example of a mixture? C. saturated vapour pressure of
the milk is equal to the
A. Common salt atmospheric pressure
B. Blood D. water vapour in the air around
C. Sand the bottle loses some of its
D. Washing soda energy to the bottle

3. Calculate the percentage by 5. The volume of a given gas is

mass of nitrogen in calcium Vcm3 P mm Hg. what is the new
trioxonitrate (V) volume of the gas if the pressure
[Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16] is reduced to half at constant
temperature?
A. 8.5%
B. 13.1% A. 4 V cm3
C. 17.1% B. 2 V cm3
D. 27.6% C. ⁄2 cm3
D. V cm3

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6. Moving from left to right across 9. The maximum number of
a period, the general rise in the electrons in the L shell of an atom
first ionization energy can be is
attributed to the
A. 2
A. decrease in nuclear charge B. 8
B. increase in nuclear charge C. 18
C. decrease in screening effect D. 32
D. increase in screening effect
10. Elements in the same period
7. How many unpaired electron(s) in the periodic table have the
are there in the nitrogen sub- same
levels?
A. number of shells
A. 3 B. atomic number
B. 2 C. chemical properties
C. 1 D. physical properties
D. none
2 3 4
11. 1D + 1T→ 2He +10n +energy
8. The stability of the noble gases The reaction above illustrates
is due to the fact that they
A. alpha decay
A. have no electron in their B. artificial transmutation
outermost shells C. nuclear fusion
B. have duplet or octet electron D. nuclear fission
configurations
C. belong to group zero of the 12. A noble gas with a high power
periodic table of fog penetration used in
D. are volatile in nature aerodrome beacons is

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A. krypton D. 0.25
B. argon
C. helium 16. Coffee stains can best be
D. neon removed by

13. Permanent hardness of water A. Kerosene

can be removed by B. turpentine
C. a solution of borax in water
A. filtration D. ammonia solution
B. adding slaked lime
C. adding caustic soda 17. Carbon (II) oxide is
D. boiling considered dangerous if inhaled
mainly because it
14. Substance employed as
drying agents are usually A. can cause injury to the nervous
system
A. amphoteric B. competes with oxygen in the
B. hydroscopic blood
C. efflorescent C. competes with carbon (IV)
D. acidic oxide in the blood
D. can cause lung cancer
15. Calculate the solubility in mol
dm-3 of 40g of CuSO4 dissolved in 18. The acid that is used to
100g of water at 120⁰C. remove rust is
[Cu = 64, S = 32, O = 16]
A. boric
A. 4.00 B. hydrochloric
B. 2.50 C. trioxonitrate (V)
C. 0.40 D. tetraoxosulphate (VI)

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19. Calculate the volume of 0.5 A. HNO3(aq)
mol dm-3 H2SO4 that is neutralized B. H2O(l)
by 25 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 NaOH C. PH3(g)
D. AgNO3(aq)
A. 5.0 cm3
B. 2.5 cm3 23. The IUPAC nomenclature of
C. 0.4 cm3 the compound LiAlH4 is
D. 0.1 cm3
A. lithiumtetrahydridoaluminate
20. The colour of methyl orange (III)
in alkaline medium is B. aluminium tetrahydrido lithium
C. tetrahydrido lithium aluminate
A. yellow (III)
B. pink D. lithium aluminium hydride
C. orange
D. red 24. Iron can be protected from
corrosion by coating the surface
21. Which of the following salts is with
slightly soluble in water?
A. gold
A. AgCl B. silver
B. CaSO4 C. copper
C. Na2CO3 D. zinc
D. PbCl 2
25. What quantity of aluminium is
22. 6AgNO4(aq) + PH3(g) + 3H2O(l) deposited when a current of 10A
→ 6Ag(s) + H3PO3(g) + 6HNO3(aq) is passed through a solution of an
In the above reaction, the aluminium salt for 1930s?
reducing agent is [Al = 27, F = 96500 C mol-1]

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A. 0.2 g 28. In the preparation of oxygen
B. 1.8 g by heating KClO3 in the presence
C. 5.4 g of MnO2, only moderate heat is
D. 14.2 g needed because the catalyst acts
by
26. In which of the following is
the entropy change positive? A. lowering the pressure of the
reaction
A. Thermal dissociation of B. increasing the surface area of
ammonium chloride the reactant
B. Reaction between an acid and C. increase the rate of the
a base reaction
C. Addition of concentrated acid D. lowering the energy barrier of
to water the reaction
D. Dissolution of sodium metal in
water 29.

27. If a reaction is exothermic

and there is a great disorder, it
means that

A. the reaction is static

B. the reaction is in a state of
equilibrium
The graph above demonstrate the
C. there will be a large increase in
effect of
free energy
D. there will be a large decrease
A. surface area on the rate of
in free energy
reaction
B. catalyst on the rate of reaction

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C. pressure on the rate reaction D. NO
D. concentration on the rate of
reaction 32.

30. 2H2(g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2H2O(g) ΔH = -

ve. What happens to the
equilibrium constant of the
reaction above if the temperature
is increased?
In the diagram above, the gas
produced is
A. it is unaffected
B. it becomes zero
A. NO
C. it decrease
B. NO2
D. it increases
C. N2O
D. N2O4
31. To a solution of an unknown
compound, a little dilute
33. Which of the following is used
tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid was
in rocket fuels?
added with some freshly prepared
iron (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI)
A. HNO3
solution. The brown ring observed
B. CH3COOH
after the addition of a stream of
C. H2SO4
concentrated tetraoxosulphate
D. HCl
(VI) acid confirmed the presence
of
34. In the diagram below, the
purpose of the asbestos to
A. CO
B. Cl-
C. SO

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

A. Na+
B. Ca2+
A. absorb impurities C. Fe3+
B. catalyse the reaction D. Fe2+
C. solidify the gas
D. dry the gas 38. Stainless steel is used for
making
35. A constituent common to
bronze and solder is A. magnets
B. tools
A. lead C. coins and medals
B. silver D. moving parts of clocks
C. copper
D. tin 39. The residual solids from the
fractional distillation of petroleum
36. When iron is exposed to moist are used as
air, it gradually rusts. This is due
to the formation of A. coatings of pipes
B. raw materials for the cracking
A. hydrate iron (III) oxide process
B. anhydrous iron (III) oxide C. fuel for the driving tractors
C. anhydrous iron (II) oxide D. fuel for jet engines
D. hydrate iron (II) oxide

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40. 43. Benzene reacts with hydrogen
in the presence of nickel catalyst
at 180⁰C to give

A. xylene
B. toluene
The IUPAC nomenclature of the
C. cyclopentane
compound above is
D. cyclohexane

A. 4 - ethyloctane
44. Which of the following is used
B. 5 - ethyloctane
to hasten the ripening of fruit?
C. 5 - propylheptane
D. 3 - propylheptane
A. Ethene
B. Ethanol
41. Which of the following is used
C. Ethyne
as fuel in miners' lamp?
D. Ethane

A. Ethanal
45. The final products of the
B. Ethyne
reaction between methane and
C. Ethene
chlorine in the presence of
D. Ethane
ultraviolet light are hydrogen
chloride and
42. Which of the following organic
compounds is very soluble in
A. tricloromethane
water?
B. dichloromethane
C. tetrachloromethane
A. CH3COOH
D. chloromethane
B. C2H2
C. C2H4
D. CH3COOC2H5
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46. The correct order of 49. Two hydrocarbons X and Y
increasing boiling points of the were treated with bromine water.
following compounds C3H7OH, X decolorized the solution and Y
C7H16 and C4H10 is did not not. Which class of
compound does Y belong?
A. C3H7OH → C4H10 → C7H16
B. C4H10 → C7H16 → C3H7OH A. Benzene
C. C7H16 → C3H7OH → C4H10 B. Alkynes
D. C4H10 → C3H7OH → C7H16 C. Alkenes
D. Alkanes
47. One of the major uses of
alkane is 50. The compound that is used as
an anaesthetic is
A. as domestic and industrial fuel
B. in the hydrogenation of oils A. CCl 4
C. in the textile industries B. CH Cl 3
D. in the production of plastics C. CH2Cl 2
D. CH3Cl
48. The haloalkanes used in dry-
cleaning industries are ANSWER KEYS:

A. trichloromethane and 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A
tetrachloromethane 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. C
B. chloroethene and 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. B
dichloroethene 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. A
C. trichloroethene and 24. D 25. B
tetrachloroethene
D. chloroethane and 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C
dichloroethane 31. D 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. D

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36. A 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D
41. B 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. C
46. D 47. A 48. A 49. D 50. B

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 2011 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

PAPER TYPE: B C. Orderliness of particles

increases from gas to liquid
1. Which question Paper Type of D. Random motion of particles
Chemistry is given to you? increases from gas to solid

A. Type A 4. The principle of column

B. Type B chromatography is based on the
C. Type C ability of the constituents to
D. Type D
A. move at different speeds in the
2. What is the concentration of a column
solution containing 2g of NaOH in B. dissolve in each other in the
100cm3 of solution? column
[Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1] C. react with the solvent in the
column
A. 0.40 mol dm-3 D. react with each other in the
B. 0.50 mol dm-3 column
C. 0.05 mol dm-3
D. 0.30 mol dm-3 5.

3. Which of the following

properties is NOT peculiar to
matter?

A. kinetic energy of particles

increases from solid to gas From the diagram above, an ideal
B. Random motion of particles can be represented by
increases from liquid to gas

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A. M C. 6.2
B. N D. 6.8
C. K
D. L 8. An isotope has an atomic
number of 15 and a mass number
6. Which of the following of 31. The number of protons it
questions is correct about the contain is
periodic table?
A. 16
A. The non-metallic properties of B. 15
the elements tend to decrease C. 46
across each period D. 31
B. The valence electrons of the
elements increase progressively 9. The molecular lattice of iodine
across the period is held together by
C. Elements in the same group
have the same number of electron A. dative bond
shells B. metallic bond
D. Elements in the same period C. hydrogen bond
have the number of valence D. van der Waal's forces
electrons
10. The arrangement of particles
7. The relative atomic mass of a in crystal lattices can be studied
naturally occurring lithium using
consisting of 90% Li and 10% Li
is A. X - rays
B. γ - rays
A. 6.9 C. α - rays
B. 7.1 D. β – rays

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11. A. Electrovalent
B. Metallic
C. Covalent
D. Dative

14. Hardness of water is mainly

due to the presence of
From the diagram above, find the
amount of solute deposited when A. calcium hydroxide or
3
200 cm of the solution is cooled magnesium hydroxide
from 55⁰C to 40⁰C B. calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) or
calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
A. 0.10 mole C. sodium hydroxide or
B. 0.20mole magnesium Hydroxide
C. 0.01 mole D. calcium chloride or sodium
D. 0.02 mole chloride salts

12. The importance of sodium 15. A suitable solvent for iodine

aluminate (III) in the treatment of and nephthalene is
water is to

A. carbon (IV) sulphide

A. cause coagulation B. ethanol
B. neutralize acidity C. water
C. prevent goitre and tooth decay D. benzene
D. kill germs

16. Which of the following noble

13. What type of bond exits gases is commonly found in the
between an element X with atmosphere?
atomic number 12 and Y with
atomic number 17?
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A. Xenon potassium aluminium
B. Neon tetraoxosulphate (VI)?
C. Helium
D. Argon A. 3
B. 4
17. N2O4(g) ⇋ 2NO2(g) ΔH = +ve C. 1
In the reaction above, an increase D. 2
in temperature will
20. Which of the following is NOT
A. increase the value of the an alkali?
equilibrium constant
B. decreases the value of the A. NH3
equilibrium constant B. Mg(OH)2
C. increase in the reactant C. Ca(OH)2
production D. NaOH
D. shift the equilibrium to the left
21. An effect of thermal pollution
18. CH3COOH(aq) + OH-(aq) ⇋ on water bodies is that the
CH3COO-(aq) + H2O(l)
In the reaction above, CH3COO- A. volume of water reduces
(aq) is B. volume of chemical waste
increase
A. conjugate base C. level of oxides of nitrogen
B. acid increase
C. base D. level of oxygen reduces
D. conjugate acid
22. Which of the following is a
19. How many cations will be deliquescent compound?
produced from a solution of

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A. Na2CO3 C. concentration
B. CaCl 2 D. light
C. CuO
D. Na2CO3. 10H2O 26. The condition required for
corrosion to take place is the
23. A chemical reaction which the presence of
hydration energy is greater than
the lattice energy is referred to as A. water and carbon (IV) oxide
B. water, carbon (IV) oxide and
A. a spontaneous reaction oxygen
B. an endothermic reaction C. oxygen and carbon (IV) oxide
C. an exothermic reaction D. water and oxygen
D. a reversible reaction
27.
24. The function of zinc electrode
in a galvanic cell is that it

A. undergoes reduction
B. serves as the positive electrode
C. production electrons
In the diagram above, X is the
D. uses up electrons

A. enthalpy
25. CH4(g) + Cl 2(g) → CH3Cl (s) +
B. enthalpy change
HCl (g)
C. activation energy
The major factor that influence
D. activated complex
the rate of the reaction above is

28. The diagram below best

A. catalyst
illustrates the effect of decrease
B. temperature
in
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 [Electrochemical equivalent]

A. M =

B. M = EQ

C. M =
The diagram above best
D. M =
illustrates the effect of decrease
in
31. The impurities formed during
the laboratory preparation of
A. concentration
chlorine gas are removed by
B. temperature
C. surface area
A. H2O
D. pressure
B. NH3
C. H2SO4
29. MnO-4(aq) + Y + 5Fe2+(aq) →
D. HCl
Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

32. The effect of the presence of

In the equation above, Y is
impurities such as carbon and
A. 5H+(aq)
sulphur on iron is that they
B. 4H+(aq)
C. 10H+(aq)
A. give it high tensile strength
D. 8H+(aq)
B. make it malleable and ductile
C. increase its melting point
30. Given that M is the mass of a
D. lower its melting point
substance deposited during
electrolysis and Q is the quantity
33. A few drops of concentrated
of electricity consumed, then
HNO3 is added to an unknown
Faraday's first law can be written
solution and boiled for a while. If
as

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this produces a brown solution, 36. The property of concentrated
the cation presents are likely to H2SO4 that makes it suitable for
be preparing HNO3 is its

A. Pb2+ A. boiling point

B. Cu2+ B. density
C. Fe3+ C. oxidizing properties
D. Fe2+ D. dehydrating properties

34. The bleaching action of 37. Bronze is preferred to copper

chlorine gas is effective due to the in the making of medals because
presence of it

A. hydrogen chloride A. is stronger

B. water B. can withstand low temperature
C. air C. is lighter
D. oxygen D. has low tensile strength

35. In the laboratory preparation 38. The constituents of baking

of oxygen, dried oxygen is usually powder that makes the dough to
collected over rise is

A. hydrochloric acid A. NaHCO3

B. mercury B. NaOH
C. calcium chloride C. Na2CO3
D. tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid D. NaCl

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39. Which of the following 42.
compound is used as a gaseous
fuel?

A. CH3 – C = CH
B. CH3 – CH2 – CH3
ӏ
OH
The compound above exhibits
C. CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – COOH
D. CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – CH3
A. geometric isomerism
B. optical isomerism
40. The ability of carbon to form
C. structural isomerism
long chains is referred to as
D. positional isomerism

A. alkylation
43. An organic compound has an
B. acylation
empirical formula CH2O and
C. catenation
vapour density of 45. What is the
D. carbonation
molecular formula?
[C = 12, H = 1, O = 16]

41. Which of the following

A. C3H7OH
compounds will undergo
B. C2H5OH
polymerization reaction?
C. C3H6O3
D. C2H4O2
A. C2H4
B. C2H5COOH
C. C2H6
44. C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 +
D. C2H5OH
energy 25°

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The reaction above represented D. hydroxyl and halo-group
by the equation above is useful in
the production of 47.

A. propanol
B. butanol
C. methanol
D. ethanol Which of the following is a
primary amine?
45. The number of isomers that
can be obtained from C4H10 is A. A
B. B
A. 3 C. C
B. 4 D. D
C. 1
D. 2 48. Two organic compounds K
and L were treated with a few
46. drops of Fehling's solutions
respectively. K formed a brick red
precipitate while L, remains
unaffected. The compound K is an

A. alkanol

The functional groups present in B. alkane

the compound above are C. alkanal

D. alkanone

A. alkene and halo-group

B. hydroxyl and chloro-group
C. alkene and chloro-group

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49. Which of the following 19. D 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. C
statements is true about 2- 24. C 25. D
methylpropane and butane
26. D 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. B
A. They are members of the same 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. D
homologous series 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. C
B. They have the same boiling 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. D
point 46. B 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. A
C. They have different number of
carbon atoms
D. They have the same chemical
properties

50. CH3COOH + C2H5OH →

CH3COOC2H5 + H2O 2 4

The reaction above is best

described as

A. esterification
B. Condensation
C. saponification
D. neutralization

ANSWER KEYS:

1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. –
8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. A
14. B 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. A
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 2012 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

PAPER TYPE: RED C. 1.51 x 1023

D. 3.02 x 1023
1. Which Question Paper Type of
Chemistry is given to you? 4. 50 cm3 of gas was collected
over water at 10oC and 765 mm
A. Type Green Hg. Calculate the volume of the
B. Type Purple gas at s.t.p. if the saturated
C. Type Red vapour pressure of water at 10⁰C
D. Type Yellow is 5mm Hg

2. Which of the following methods A. 49.19 cm3

can be used to obtain pure water B. 48.87 cm3
from a mixture of sand, water and C. 48.55 cm3
methanoic acid? D. 48.23 cm3

A. neutralization with NaOH 5. An increase in the pressure

followed by filtration
B. neutralization with NaOH
followed by distillation
C. fractional distillation
D. filtration followed by distillation
3. How many atoms are present
in 6.0g of magnesium?
[Mg = 24, NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol -1]
exerted on gas at a constant
temperature result in
A. a decrease in the number of
effective collisions
B. a decrease in volume
C. an increase in the average
intermolecular distance
D. an increase in volume

A. 1.20 x 1022 6. 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g)

B. 2.41 x 1022

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In the reaction above, what A. Dative
volume of hydrogen would be left B. Covalent
over when 300 cm3 of oxygen C. Ionic
and 1000 cm3 of hydrogen are D. Metallic
exploded in a sealed tube?
9. A hydrogen atom which has
A. 200 cm3 lost an electron contains
B. 400 cm3
C. 600 cm3 A. one proton only
D. 700 cm3 B. one neutron only
C. one proton and one neutron
7. l. Evaporation. D. one proton, one electron and
ll. Sublimation. one neutron
Ill. Diffusion.
IV. Brownian motion. 10. The electronic configuration of
Mg2+ is
Which of the above can correctly
be listed as evidences for the A. 1s2 2s2 2P6 3s2 3P2
particulate nature of matter? B. 1s2 2s2 2P6 3s2
C. 1s2 2s2 2p6
A. I and lll only D. 1s2 2s2 2P4
B. ll and lV only
C. l, ll and lll only 11. Group VII elements are
D. l, ll, lll and lV
A. monoatomic
8. If the elements X and Y have B. good oxidizing agents
atomic numbers 11 and 17 C. highly electropositive
respectively, what type of bond D. electron donors
can they form?

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12. Which of the following is used B. soluble sodium compounds
to study the arrangement of which from soluble solutions of
particles in crystal lattices? calcium and magnesium ions
C. soluble sodium compounds
A. Alpha-particles which from insoluble precipitates
B. Beta-particles of calcium and magnesium ions
C. Gamma-rays D. insoluble precipitates of
D. X-rays calcium and magnesium ions

13. I. It has a varied composition 15. Chlorination of water for town

from one place to another.
ll. its constituents can
separated by physical means
Ill. It contains unreactive noble
gases which of the above shows
that air is a mixture?
supply is carried out to
be
A. make the water colourless
B. remove germs from the water
C. make the water tasteful
D. remove odour from the water

A. I and ll only 16. The solubilities of different

B. ll and lll only
C. l and lll only
D. l, ll and lll
14. The chemicals used to soften
hard water involves the addition
of
A. insoluble sodium compounds
which from soluble solutions of
calcium and magnesium
solutes in a given solvent can be
compared by
A. plotting their solubility curves
on separate axes
B. plotting their solubility curves
on the same axes
C. plotting some of the solubility
curves on the x-axis and others
on the y-axis

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D. plotting their solubility curves A. HNO3 + NaOH
on the x-axis only B. H2SO4 + KOH
C. HC +Mg(OH)2
17. Potassium trioxochlorate (V) D. HNO3 + KOH
has a solubility of 1.5 moldm-3 at
45⁰C. On cooling this solution to a 20. The number of hydroxonium
temperature of 20⁰C, the ions produced by one molecule of
solubility was found to be 0.5 mol an acid in aqueous solution is its
dm-3. What mass of KCIO3 was
crystalized out? A. basicity
[K = 39, Cl = 35.5 O =16] B. acid strength
C. pH
A. 1.00g D. concentration
B. 10.00g
C. 12.25g 21. During a titration experiment,
D. 122.50g 0.05 moles of carbon (lV) oxide is
liberated. What is the volume of
18. Which of the following gas liberated?
pollutants is associated with brain
damage? A. 22.40 dm3
B. 11.20 dm3
A. Carbon (ll) oxide C. 2.24 dm3
B. Radioactive fallout D. 1.12 dm3
C. Biodegradable waste
D. Sulphur (lV) oxide 22. A major factor considered in
selecting a suitable method for
19. Which of the following will preparing a simple salt is its
produce a solution with pH less
than 7 at equivalent point? A. Crystalline form

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B. melting point C. 9.35 x 10-4 mole
C. reactivity with dilute acids D. 3.73 x 10-3 mole
D. solubility in water
26. A metal M displaces zinc from
23. The oxidation number of ZnCl, solution. This shows that
boron in NaBH4 is
A. electrons flow from zinc to M
A. -3 B. M is more electropositive than
B. -1 zinc
C. +1 C. M is more electronegative than
D. +3 zinc
D. zinc is more electropositive
24. 2Na2O2(s) + 2H2O2(l) → 4 than M
NaOH(s) +O2(s)
The substance that is oxidized in 27. CO(g) + H2O(g) → CO2(g) + H2(g)
the reaction above is Calculate the standard heat
change of the reaction above, if
A. 2NaO2(s) the standard enthalpies of
B. NaOH(aq) formation of CO2(g), H2O(g) and
C. H2O(l) CO(g) and CO(g) in KJ mol -1 are -
D. O2(g) 394, -242 and -110 respectively.

25. What number of moles of Cu2+ A. + 262 KJ mol -1

will be deposited by 360 coulombs B. - 262 KJ mol -1
of electricity? C. + 42 KJ mol -1
[f = 96500 C mol -1] D. - 42 KJ mol -1

A. 5.36 x 10-4 mole 28. An increase in entropy can

B. 1.87 x 10-3 mole best be illustrated by

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A. mixing of gases production of CO2 gas as dilute
B. freezing of water HCl is added?
C. the condensation of vapour
D. solidifying candle wax A. L
B. M
29. The highest rate of production C. N
of carbon (lV) oxide can be D. P
achieved using
31. 2CO(g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2CO2(g)
A. 0.05 mol -3 HCI and 5g
powdered CaCO3 In the reaction above, high
B. 0.05 mol -3 HCl and 5g lump pressure will favour the forward
CaCO3 reaction because
C. 0.10 mol -3 HCI and 5g
powdered CaCO3 A. high pressure favours gas
D. 0.025 mol -3 HCI and 5g formation
powdered CaCO3 B. the reaction is in dynamic
equilibrium
30. C. the reaction is exothermic
D. the process occurs with a
decrease in volume

32. A piece of filter paper

moistened with lead (ll) ethanoate
2HCl (aq) + CaCO3(S) → CaCl 2(s) + solution turns black when the
CO2(g) + H2O(l) paper is dropped into a gas likely
From the reaction above, which of to be
the curves represents the
A. sulphur (VI) oxide

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B. hydrogen chloride B. decompose it
C. sulphur (VI) oxide C. minimize its decomposition
D. hydrogen sulphide D. reduce it to water and oxygen

33. Which of the following gases 36. Which of the following

has a characteristic pungent compounds will burn with a brick-
smell, turns red litmus paper blue red colour in a nonluminous
and forms dense white fumes with Bunsen flame?
hydrogen chloride gas?
A. LiCI
A. N2 B. NaCl
B. N2O C. CaClN2
C. CI2 D. MgClN2
D. NH3
37. The purest form of iron which
34. Commercial bleaching can be contains only about 0.1% carbon
carried out using is

A. sulphur (IV) oxide and A. pig iron

ammonia B. wrought iron
B. hydrogen sulphide and chlorine C. cast iron
C. chlorine and sulphur (IV) oxide D. iron pyrite
D. ammonia and chlorine
38. A common characteristic
35. Mineral acids are usually between zinc and the other
added to commercial hydrogen transition elements is the ability
peroxide to to

A. oxidize it A. have variable oxidation states

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B. from complex ions
C. act as a catalyst
D. from coloured ions
39. Which of the following metals
is the least reactive?
42. The isomers of C3H8O are
A. 1 - propanol and 2 - propanol
B. 1 - propanol and 1 - propanol
C. 2 - propanol and 2 - propanone
D. 2 - propanol and 1 - propanol

A. Pb 43. Carbohydrates are large

B. Sn molecules with the molecular
C. Hg formula Cx(H2O)y. In which of the
D. Au following pairs is x not equal to y?

40. Geometric isomerism can A. glucose and starch

exist in B. maltose and starch
C. sucrose and fructose
A. hex-3-ene D. maltose and starch
B. hexane
C. prop-1-ene 44. A compound contains 40.0%
D. 3-methyl but -1-ene C, 6.7% H 53.3% O. If the
molecular mass of the compound
41. Alkanals can be distinguished is 180, its molecular formula is
from alkanones by the reaction [C =12, H =1, 0]
with
A. CH2O
A. Sudan lll stain B. C3H6O3
B. starch iodide paper C. C6H6O3
C. lithium tetrahydrido aluminate D. C6H12O6
(lll)
D. Fehling’s solution

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45. The alkyne that will give a A. alkanoic acid
white precipitate silver B. alkanoyyl halide
trioxonitrate (V) is C. alkanoate
D. alkanamide
A. CH3 CH2 C ≡ CCH2 CH3
B. CH3C ≡ CCH2 CH2 CH3 49. Ethanol reacts with
C. CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 C ≡ CH concentrated tetraoxosulphate (V)
D. CH3 CH2 CH2C ≡ CCH2 CH3 acid at a temperature above
170⁰C to form
46. The saponification of an
alkanoate to produce soap and A. ethanone
alkanol involves B. ethene
C. ethyne
A. dehydration D. ethanal
B. esterification
C. hydrolysis 50. An example of oxidation –
D. oxidation reduction enzyme is

47. 2 - methyl propan -2- ol is an A. amylase

example of a B. protease
C. lipase
A. primary alkanol D. dehydrogenase
B. secondary alkanol
C. tertiary alkanol ANSWER KEYS:
D. quaternary alkanol
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D
48. The final oxidation product of 8. C 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A
alkanol, alkanal and alkanoes is 14. C 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. B

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19. C 20. B 21. D 22. D 23. D
24. A 25. B

26. B 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. No

answer 31. D 32. D 33. D 34. C
35. C 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. D
40. A 41. D 42. A 43. A 44. D
45. C 46. C 47. C 48. A 49. B
50. D

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 2013 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

PAPER TYPE: I 4.

1. Which Question Paper Type of

Chemistry is given to you?

A. Type D
B. Type I
C. Type B
D. Type U
From the diagram above, an ideal
gas is represented by
2. The presence of an impurity in
substance will cause the melting
A. M
point to
B. N
C. K
A. be zero
D. L
B. reduce
C. increase
5. The rate of diffusion of a gas Y
D. be stable
is twice that of Z If the relative
molecular mass of Y is 64 and the
3. What volume of carbon (ll)
two gases diffuse under the same
oxide is produced by reacting
conditions, find the relative
3
excess carbon with 10dm of
molecular mass of Z
oxygen?

A. 32
A. 5 dm3
B. 4
3
B. 20 dm
C. 8
3
C. 15 dm
D. 16
3
D. 10 dm

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6. The radioisotope used in A. pyramidal
industrial radiography for the B. linear
rapid checking of faults in welds C. angular
and casting is D. tetrahedral

A. Carbon-14 10. Which of the following

B. phosphorus-32 molecules is held together by
C. cobalt-60 hydrogen bond?
D. iodine-131
A. CH4
7. How many unpaired electrons B. HBr
are in the p-orbitals of a fluorine C. H2SO4
atom? D. HF

A. 3 11. The bond formed between two

B. 0 elements with electron
C. 1 configurations 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 and
D. 2 1s2 2s2 2p4 is

8. The radioactive emission with A. metallic

the least ionization power is B. covalent
C. dative
A. α-particles D. ionic
B. X-rays
C. γ-rays 12. The constituent of air that
D. β-particles acts as a diluent is

9. The shape of the carbon (lV) A. nitrogen

oxide molecule is B. carbon (IV) oxide

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C. noble gases D. 58.100
D. oxygen
16. The solvent used for removing
13. Steam changes the colour of grease stain is
anhydrous cobalt (ll) chloride
from A. turpentine
B. ammonia solution
A. white to red C. ethanol
B. blue to white D. solution of borax in water
C. blue to pink
D. white to blue 17. In a water body, too much
sewage leads to
14. An example of a hygroscopic
substance is A. a decrease in the temperature
of the water which cause in death
A. CuO(S). of aquatic animals
B. MgCl 2(S). B. an increase in the number of
C. CaCl 2(S). aquatic animals in the water
D. NaOH(S). C. an increase in the bacterial
population which reduces the
15. If 24.4g of lead (ll) level of oxygen in the water
trioxonitrate (V) were dissolved in D. a decrease in the bacterial
42 g of distilled water at 20⁰C; population which increases the
calculate the solubility of the level of oxygen in the water
solute in gdm-3.
18. 10.0 dm3 of water was added
A. 581.000 to 2.0 moldm-3 of 2.5dm3 solution
B. 0.581 of HCl. What is the concentration
C. 5.810 of the final solution in mol dm-3?

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A. 0.4 B. double decomposition
B. 8.0 C. the action of dilute acid on an
C. 2.0 insoluble base
D. 0.5 D. the reaction of metals with an
acid
19. Three drops of a 1.0 mol dm-3
solution of HCl was added to 22. 2H2O(l) + 2F2(g) → 4HF(aq) +
20cm3 of a solution of pH6.4. The O2(g)
pH of the resulting solution will be In the reaction above, the
substance that is being reduced is
A. close to that of pure water
B. less than 6.4 A. O2(g)
C. greater than 6.4 B. H2O(l)
D. unaltered C. F2(g)
D. HF(aq)
20. Which of the following
substances is not a salt? 23. Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq)
+ Cu(s)
A. Aluminium oxide In the reaction above, the
B. Sodium hydrogen oxidizing agent is
trioxosulphate (V)
C. Sodium trioxocarbonate (V) A. CuSO4(aq)
D. Zinc chloride B. ZnSO4(aq)
C. Cu(s)
21. An insoluble salt can be D. Zn(s)
prepared by
24. In an electrochemical cell,
A. the reaction of trioxocarbonate polarization is caused by
(V) with an acid

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A. chlorine In the reaction above, the
B. oxygen concentration of SO3(g) can be
C. tetraoxosulphate (Vl) acid increased by
D. hydrogen
A. decreasing the pressure
25. Calculate the volume in cm3 of B. decreasing the temperature
oxygen evolved as s.t.p. when a C. increasing the temperature
current of 5 A is passed through D. the addition of catalyst
acidified water for 193s
{F = 96500 Cmol -1, Molar volume 28. The minimum amount of
of a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4 dm3} energy required for a reaction to
take place is
A. 224.000 dm3
B. 0.056 dm3 A. lattice energy
C. 0.224 dm3 B. ionization energy
D. 56.000 dm3 C. activation energy
D. kinetic energy
26. In an endothermic reaction, if
there is a loss in entropy the 29.
reaction will

A. be indeterminate
B. be spontaneous
C. not be spontaneous
D. be at equilibrium

In the graph above, the activation

27. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2SO3(g)
energy of the catalyzed reaction is
ΔH = −395.7kJmol −1

A. 100KJ
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B. 300KJ A. prevent condensed water from
C. 250KJ breaking the reaction flask
D. 200KJ B. enable the proper mixing of the
reactions in the flask
30. 3Fe(S) + 4H2O(g) ⇌ Fe3O4(s) + C. enhance the speed of the
4H2(g). reaction
The equilibrium constant, K, of D. prevent formation of
the reaction above is represented precipitate
as
33. Which of the gases is

A. employed as an anaesthesia?

B.
A. N2O
C. B. NO2
C. NH3
D.
D. NO

31. Which of the following

34. Sulphur (IV) oxide is a strong
compounds is a neutral oxide?
reducing agent in the presence of
water due to the formation of
A. Carbon (IV) oxide
B. Sulphur (Vl) oxide
A. hydroxide ion
C. Sulphur (IV) oxide
B. sulphur (Vl) oxide
D. Carbon (ll) oxide
C. hydrogen sulphide
D. trioxosulphate (IV) salt
32. In the laboratory preparation
of ammonia, the flask is placed in
35. A metal that forms soluble
a slanting position so as to
trioxosulphate (IV) ion is

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A. barium trioxonitrate (V) acid because
B. potassium aluminium
C. manganese
D. aluminium A. has a silvery-white appearance
B. has a low density
36. Copper is displaced from the C. does not react with the acid
solution of its salts by most D. does not corrode
metals because it
39. 2-methylbutan-2-ol is an
A. is a transition element example of a
B. is at the bottom of the activity
series A. dihydric alkanol
C. is very reactive B. tertiary alkanol
D. has completely filled 3d- C. secondary alkanol
orbitals D. primary alkanol

37. The coloured nature of 40. The reaction between

transition metal ions are ammonia and ethyl ethanoate
associated with their partially produces
filled
A. propanol and ethanamide
A. f- orbital B. propanol and propanamide
B. s- orbital C. ethanol and propanamide
C. p-orbital D. ethanol and ethanamide
D. d-orbital
41. The decarboxylation of
38. Aluminium containers are ethanoic acid will produce carbon
frequently used to transport (IV) oxide and

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A. methane 44. Which of the following
B. ethane compounds in solution will turn
C. propane red litmus paper blue?
D. butane

42.

45. The dehydration of

ammonium salt of alkanoic acids
produces a compound with the
general formula

The compound above is an

A. alkanone
B. alkanoate
C. alkanal
D. alkanol

46. Which of the following fraction

43. The compound that will react
is used as raw material for the
with sodium hydroxide to form
cracking process?
salt and water is

A. kerosene
A. C6H12O6
B. lubricating oil
B. (CH3)3COH
C. bitumen
C. CH3CH=CH2
D. diesel oils
D. CH3CH2COOH

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47. An organic compound with a D. 2-methylpent-4-ene
pleasant smell is likely to have a
general formula 50. An organic compound
contains 60% carbon, 13.3%
A. CnH2n+1CHO hydrogen and 26.7% oxygen.
B. CnH2n+1COOH Calculate the empirical formula
C. CnH2n+1COOCnH2n+1 (C=12, H =1, O=16)
D. CnH2n+1COCnH2n+1
A. C5H12O
48. A primary amide is generally B. C3H8O
represented by the formula C. C6H13O2
D. C4H9O
A. RCOOR
B. RCONH2 ANSWER KEYS:
C. RCONHR
D. RCONR2 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C
8. C 9. B 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. C
49. 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A
19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. A
24. D 25. B

26. C 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C

31. D 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. B
36. A 37. D 38. B 39. D 40. D
The IUPAC nomenclature for the
41. A 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B
compound above is
46. B 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. B

A. 4-methylpent-1-ene
B. 3-methylpent-2-ene
C. 2-methylpent-1-ene
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 2014 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

PAPER TYPE: E 3. What is the percentage of

sulphur in sulphur (IV) oxide?
1. Which Question Paper Type of
Chemistry is given to you? A. 66%
B. 25%
A. Type F C. 40%
B. Type E D. 50%
C. Type L
D. Type S 4. A gas X diffuses twice as fast
as gas Y. If the relative molecular
2. A mixture is different from a mass of X is 32, calculate the
compound because relative molecular mass of Y.

A. the properties of a compound A. 128

are those of its individual B. 8
constituents while those of a C. 16
mixture differ from its D. 64
constituents
B. a mixture is always 5. 200cm3 of a gas at 25⁰C exerts
homogeneous while a compound a pressure of 700 mmHg.
is not Calculate its pressure if its volume
C. the constituent of a compound increases 350 cm3 at 75⁰C.
are chemically bound together
while those of a mixture are not A. 342.53 mmHg
D. a mixture can be represented B. 1430.54 mmHg
by a chemical formula while a C. 467.11 mmHg
compound cannot D. 400.00 mmHg

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6. An element X has electron C. co-ordinate
configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5. D. ionic
Which of the following statements
is correct about the element? 9. How many protons, neutrons
and electrons respectively are
60
A. lt has a completely filled p- present in the element 27Co?

orbital
B. lt has 5 electrons in its A. 27, 33 and 33
outermost shell. B. 33, 27 and 27
C. lt belongs to group ll on the C. 27, 33, and 27
periodic table D. 60, 33 and 60
D. lt is a halogen
10. The radioactive radiation used
7. Beryllium and aluminium have in studying the arrangement of
similar properties because they particles in giant organic
molecules is
A. are both metals
B. belong to the same group A. γ- rays
C. belong to the same period B. α- particles
D. are positioned diagonally to C. X- rays
each other D. β – particles

8. If the difference in 11. A silicon-containing ore has

28 29 30
electronegativity of elements P 92% Si, 5% Si and 3% Si.
and Q is 3.0. The bond that will Calculate the relative atomic mass
be formed between them is of the silicon.

A. metallic A. 14.00
B. covalent B. 29.00

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C. 28.11 B. deliquescence
D. 28.00 C. hygroscopy
D. hydrolysis
12. The nitrogen obtained from
air has a density higher than the 15. 16.55g of lead (ll)
one from nitrogen-containing trioxonitrate (V) was dissolved in
compounds because the one from 100g of distilled water at 20⁰C,
air is contaminated with calculate the solubility of the
solute in moldm-3
A. water vapour [Pb = 207, N = 14, O = 16]
B. oxygen
C. rare gases A. 0.05 g
D. carbon (IV) oxide B. 2.00 g
C. 1.00 g
13. Water is said to be D. 0.50 g
temporarily hard when it contains
16. The dispersion of a liquid in a
A. Ca(HCO3)2 and Mg(HCO3)2 salts liquid medium will give
B. Ca(HCO3)2 and CaCO3 salts
C. Mg(HCO3)2 and CaSO4 salts A. an emulsion
D. CaSO4 and Ca(HCO3)2 salts B. a fog
C. a gel
14. On exposure to the D. an aerosol
atmosphere, a hydrated salt loses
its water of crystallization to 17. The major and most effective
become anhydrous. This way of controlling pollution is to
phenomenon is referred to as

A. efflorescence

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A. improve machinery so that the A. log10 [OH-]
substances released from B. log10
combustion are less harmful
C. log10 [H3O+]
B. pass strict laws against it by
D. log10
individuals and companies
C. educate people on the causes
21. Which of the following salts
and effects of pollution
will turn blue litmus red?
D. convert chemical wastes to
harmless substances before
A. Sodium tetrahydroxozincate (ll)
releasing them into the
B. Potassium hydrogen
environment
tetraoxosulphate (lV)
C. Sodium trioxocarbonate (lV)
18. The basicity of CH3COOH is
D. Zinc chloride hydroxide

A. 4
22. Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq)
B. 1
+ Cu(s)
C. 2
In the reaction above, the
D. 3
oxidation number of the reducing
agent changes from
19. The colour of litmus in a
neutral medium is
A. 0 to +4
B. 0 to +2
A. purple
C. +1 to +2
B. pink
D. +1 to +3
C. yellow
D. orange
23. H2O(g) + C(s) → H2(g) + CO(g)
The oxidizing agent in the
20. The mathematical expression
reaction above is
of pH is

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A. CO(g)
B. C(s)
C. H2O(g)
D. H2(g)

24. Calculate the quantity of

electricity in coulombs required to
liberate 10g of copper from a A. heat of reaction
copper compound B. activation energy
[Cu=64, F = 96500 Cmol-1] C. free energy
D. entropy of reaction
A. 32395.5
B. 30156.3 27. If the change in free energy of
C. 60784.5 a system is -899 Jmol -1 and the
D. 15196.5 entropy change is 10Jmol -1k-1 at
25°C, calculate the enthalpy
25. How many faraday of change.
electricity is required to produce
0.25 mole of copper? A. +2081 Jmol -1
B. -2081 Jmol -1
A. 1.00F C. -649 Jmol -1
B. 0.01F D. +649 Jmol -1
C. 0.05F
D. 0.50F 28. In an equilibrium reaction,
which of the following conditions
26. Z in diagram below indicates that maximum yield of
represents... the product will be obtained?

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A. Equilibrium constant is very 31. Which of the following will
large liberate hydrogen from dilute
B. ΔH - TΔS = 0 tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid?
C. Δ H > T Δ S
D. Equilibrium constant is less A. Lead
than zero B. Magnesium
C. Copper
29. In a chemical reaction, the D. Gold
change in concentration of a
reactant with time is Use the diagram below to
answer question 32 and 33.
A. entropy of reaction
B. enthalpy of reaction
C. rate of reaction
D. order of reaction

2-
30. 2O 7( ) + H2O(l) ⇌ 2CrO24( )
32. In the diagram, the function
+2 +
( )
of the concentrated H2SO4 is to
What happens to the reaction
above when the hydrogen ion
A. purify the gas
concentration is increased?
B. dry the gas
C. liquefy the gas
A. more of the products will be
D. remove odour
formed
B. the reaction will not proceed
33. The gas that is removed by
C. the equilibrium position will
the water in the flask is
shift to the right
D. the equilibrium position will
A. O2
shift to the left.
B. SO2

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C. HCl C. calcium ions
D. H2 D. aluminium ions

34. Fluorine does not occur in the 37. In the electrolytic extraction
free state in nature because of calcium from calcium chloride,
the cathode is
A. it is a poisonous gas
B. it belongs to the halogen family A. zinc
C. it is inert B. graphite
D. of its high reactivity C. platinum
D. iron
35. In the extraction of sodium
from fused sodium chloride, the 38. A few drops of NaOH solution
anode is made of platinum was added to an unknown salt
because forming a white precipitate which
is insoluble in excess solution. The
A. sodium is formed at the anode cation likely present is
B. chlorine is formed at the anode
C. sodium does not react with A. Zn2+
platinum B. Pb2+
D. chlorine does not react with C. Ca2+
platinum D. Al 3+

36. A compound that gives a 39. The general formula of

brick-red colour to a non- haloalkanes where X represents
luminous flame is likely to contain the halide is

A. copper ions A. CnH2n-1X.

B. sodium ions B. CnH2nX.

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C. CnH2n+2 X A. isoprene
D. CnH2n+1X B. polythene
C. ethanol
40. D. benzene

43. Due to the unstable nature of

ethyne, it is stored by dissolving
in

The IUPAC nomenclature of the A. ethane-1,2-diol

compound above is B. propanol

C. ethanoic acid

A. 2-bromo-3-chlorobutanol D. propanone

B. 3-bromo-2-chlorobutanol
C. 3-chloro-2-bromobutanol 44. The process of converting

D. 2-chloro-3-bromobutanol starch to ethanol is

41. The alkanol obtained from the A. cracking

production of soap is B. distillation

C. fermentation

A. propanol D. oxidation

B. ethanol
C. glycerol 45. The polymer used in making

D. methanol car rear lights is

42. Ethyne is passed through a A. Perspex

hot tube containing organo-nickel B. Bakelite

catalyst to produce C. polystyrene

D. polyacrylonitrile

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46. CH3COOC2H5(l) + H2O(l) ⇌ A. lightness
CH3COOH(aq) + C2H5OH(aq) B. low density
The purpose of H+ in the reaction C. high density
above is to D. high compressibility

A. increase the yield of products 49. The process of converting

B. maintain the solution at a linear alkanes to branched chain
constant pH and cyclic hydrocarbons by
C. increase the rate of the heating in the presence of a
hydrolysis catalyst to improve the quality of
D. decrease the rate of the petrol is referred to as
reverse reaction
A. refining
47. A hydrocarbon has an B. cracking
empirical formula CH and a C. reforming
vapour density of 39. Determine D. blending
its molecular formula.
[C = 12, H = 1] 50. The petroleum fraction that is
used in heating furnaces in
A. C2H6 industries is
B. C3H8
C. C3H4 A. diesel oil
D. C6H6 B. gasoline
C. kerosene
48. Polystyrene is widely used as D. lubricating oil
packaging materials for fragile
objects during transportation
because of its

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ANSWER KEYS:

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A
8. D 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13.
A 14. A 15. No Answer 16. C 17.
C 18. B 19. B 20. B 21. B 22. B
23. C 24. B 25. D

26. A 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D

31. B 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C
36. C 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. D
41. C 42. D 43. D 44. C 45. D
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 2015 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following gives a white precipitate which is

statements is correct? soluble on boiling. Solution Y
contains
A. The average kinetic enemy of a
gas is directly proportional to its A. Ag+ ion
temperature B. Pb2+ ion
B. At constant temperature, the C. Pb4+ ion
volume of a gas increases as the D. Zn2+ ion
pressure increases.
C. The pressure of a gas is 4. Methane is a member of the
inversely proportional to its homologous series called
volume.
D. The temperature of gas is A. alkenes
directly proportional to its B. alcohols
volume. C. esters
D. alkanes
2. Which are the correct IUPAC
names for H–CO2 CH3 and CH≡CH 5. Which of the following bonds
exists in crystalline ammonium
A. Methyl methanoate and ethene chloride (NH4CL)?
B. Metanoic acid and ethyne
C. Ethyl methanoate and ethyne A. ionic covalent
D. Methyl methanoate and ethyne B. ionic and co-ordinate
C. ionic, covalent and co- ordinate
3. A solution X on mixing with D. covalent, co-ordinate and
AgNO3 solution, gives a white metallic
precipitate soluble in NH3(aq). A
solution Y, when added to X, also

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6. Some copper (II) sulphate A. 1
pentahydrate (CuSO4 5H2O), was B. 2
heated at 120°C with the C. 3
following results: Wt of crucible = D. 4
10.00 g; Wt of crucible +
CuSO4.5H2O = 14.98g; Wt of 8. 12.0g of a mixture of
crucible + residue = 13.54g. How potassium carbonate and
many molecules of water of potassium chloride were dissolved
crystallization were lost? [H= 1, in a 250cm3 standard flask.
Cu = 63.5, O =16, S = 32] 25cm3 of this solution required
40.00cm3 of 0.1M HCI
A. 1 neutralization. What is the
B. 2 percentage by weight of K2CO3 in
C. 3 the mixture
D. 4 (K = 39, O = 16, C = 12)

7. A. 60
B. 72
C. 82
D. 92

9. Which of the following, groups

of physical properties increases
from left to right of the Periodic
Which of the curves shown above
Table?
represents the relationships
between the volume (v) and
1. Ionization energy
pressure (p) of an ideal gas at
2. Atomic radius
constant temperature?
3. Electronegativity

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4. Electron affinity A. 3
B. 5
A. 1 and 2 C. 15
B. 1, 2 and 3 D. 31
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 13. 10.0 dm3 of air containing
H2S as an impurity was passed
10. An element Z, contained 90% through a solution of Pb(NO3)2
of 8Z 16 and 10% of 8Z 18 . its until all the H2S had reacted. The
relative atomic mass is precipitate of PbS was found to
weigh 5.02 g. According to the
A. 16.0 equation:
B. 16.2 Pb(NO3)2 + H2S → PbS + 2HNO3
C. 17.0 the percentage by volume of
D. 17.8 hydrogen sulphide in the air is

11. What are the possible A. 50.2

oxidation numbers for an element B. 47.0
if its atomic number is 17? C. 4.70
D. 0.47
A. -1 and 7
B. -1 and 6 14. A quantity of air was passed
C. -3 and 5 through a weighed amount of
D. -2 and 6 alkaline pyrogallol. An increase in
the weight of the pyrogallol would
12. How many valence electrons result from the absorption of
are contained in the element
31
represented by 15P? A. nitrogen
B. neon

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C. argon 18. In general, an increase in
D. oxygen temperature increases the
solubility of a solute in water
15. Water for town supply is because
chlorinated to make it free from
A. more solute molecules collide
A. bad odour with each other
B. bacteria B. most solutes dissolve with the
C. temporary hardness evolution of heat
D. permanent hardness C. more solute molecules
dissociate at higher temperatures
16. 4.0 g of sodium hydroxide in D. most solutes dissolve with
250cm3 of solution contains absorption of heat.

A. 0.40 moles per dm3 19. The relatively high boiling

B. 0.10 moles per dm3
C. 0.04 moles per dm3
D. 0.02 moles per dm3
17. A major effect of oil pollution
in coastal waters is the
points of alkanols are due to
A. ionic bonding
B. aromatic character
C. covalent bonding
D. hydrogen bonding.

A. destruction of marine life 20. Given that 15.00cm3 of H2SO4

B. desalination of the water was required to completely
C. increase in the acidity of the neutralize 25.00cm3 of 0.125 mol
water dm3 NaOH, calculate the molar
D. detoxification of the water concentration of the acid solution

A. 0.925 mol dm3

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B. 0.156 mol dm3 B. AgCl> Agl > AgBr
C. 0.104 mol dm3 C. AgBr > AgCI > Agl
D. 0.023 mol dm3 D. AgCI > AgBr > Agl

21. What volume of 0.1 mol dm3 24. A metal m displaces Zinc from
solution of tetraoxosulphate (VI) Zinc chloride solution. This shows
acid would be needed to dissolve that
2.86g of sodium trioxocarbonate
(IV) decahydrate crystals? A. M is more electronegative than
Zinc
A. 20cm3 B. Zinc is above hydrogen in the
B. 40cm3 series.
C. 80cm3 C. M is more electropositive than
D. 100cm3 zinc.
[H = 1, C = 12, O = 16, S= 32, D. electrons flow from zinc to m.
Na 23].
25. Steam changes the colour of
22. The solution with the lowest anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride
pH value is from

A. 5 ml of ⁄10 HCL (A) blue to pink

B. 10 ml of ⁄10 HCL (B) white to red
C. 15 ml of ⁄5 HCL (C) white to green
D. 20 ml of ⁄8 HCL (D) blue to white

23. In which order are the 26. When at equilibrium, which of

following salts sensitive to light? the reactions below will shift to
the right if the pressure is
A. Agl > AgCl > AgBr

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increased and the temperature is 29. When a crystal was added to
kept constant? the clear solution of its salt, the
crystal did not dissolve and the
A. 2SO3(g) === 2SO2(g) + O2(g) solution remained unchanged.
B. 2CO2(g) === 2CO(g) + O2(g) This showed that the solution was
C. 2H2(g) + O2(g) === 2H2O(g)
D. 2NO(g) === N2(g) + O2(g) A. supersaturated
B. concentrated
27. 2CO(g) + O2(g) → 2Co2(g) C. unsaturated
Given that ΔH [CO] is -110.4 D. saturated
kJmol -1 and ΔH [CO2] is -393.0
kJmol -1, the energy change for 30. If the electron configuration of
the reaction above is an element is 1s2 2s2 2p5, how
many unpaired electrons are
A. -503.7 kJ there?
B. -282.6 kJ
C. +282.6 kJ A. 2
D. +503.7 kJ B. 5
C. 1
28. Which of these properties D. 4
gives a solid its definite shape?
31. The substance that is used in
A. Strong intermolecular the steel industry for the removal
attraction of carbon, sulphur and
B. High melting point phosphorus impurities from pig
C. High boiling point iron is
D. Weak intermolecular attraction
A. oxygen
B. chlorine

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C. nitrogen 35. Mineral acids are usually
D. hydrogen added to commercial hydrogen
peroxide to
32. Hydrogen sulphide gas can
act as A. Oxidize it
B. decompose it
A. an oxidizing agent C. minimize its decomposition
B. a dehydrating agent D. reduce it to water and oxygen.
C. a bleaching agent
D. a precipitating agent. 36. Aluminium containers are
frequently used to transport
33. Which of the following is used trioxonitrate (v) acid because
as a rocket fuel? aluminium

A. HNO3 A. has a low density

B. CH3COOH B. does not react with the acid
C. H2SO4 C. does not corrode
D. HCI. D. has a silvery - white
appearance
34. The bleaching action of
chlorine is effective due to the 37. Ethyne is passed through a
presence of hot tube containing organo-nickel
catalyst to produce
A. Hydrogen chloride
B. Water A. Isoprene
C. Air B. polythene
D. Oxygen C. ethanol
D. benzene

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38. The process of converting B. concentration of SO2 decreases
starch to ethanol is C. concentration of SO2 increases
D. SO2 gas becomes unreactive
A. cracking
B. distillation ANSWER KEYS:
C. fermentation
D. oxidation 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. C
39. An endothermic reaction is 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. C
one during which heat is ____and 19. D 20. C
can be represented by the
symbol____. Which of the 21. D 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. A
following combinations can be 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C
used accurately to complete the 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C
above definition? 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. C

A. liberated -ΔH
B. liberated +ΔH
C. absorbed -ΔH
D. absorbed +ΔH

40. Consider the following

exothermic reaction 2SO2(g) +
O2(g) = 2SO3(g). If the temperature
of the reaction is reduced from
800⁰C to 500°C, and no other
change takes place, then

A. the reaction rate increases

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 2016 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

1. An element X has two isotopes C. Atomic number

20 22
10X and 10X present in the ratio D. Electronegativity
1:3. The relative atomic mass of x
would be 4.

A. 20.5
B. 21.0
C. 21.5
D. 22.0

2. 200cm3 of oxygen diffuse The diagram above represents an

through a porous plug in 50 atom of
seconds. How long, will 80cm3 of
methane (CH4) take to diffuse A. magnesium
through the same porous plug B. helium
under the same conditions? C. chlorine
D. neon
A. 40sec
B. 20sec 5. Which of the following gases is
C. 14sec the most dangerous pollutant?
D. 7sec
A. Hydrogen sulphide.
3. Which of the following terms B. Carbon Monoxide
indicates the number of bonds C. Sulphur(iv)oxide
that can be formed by an atom? D. Carbon Dioxide

A. oxidation number 6. A Side effect or Soft water is

B. Valence that.

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A. It gives offensive taste D. >C = 0
B. excess calcium is precipitated
C. it attacks lead contained in 9. The oxidation state of Cr in
pipes K2Cr2O7 is
D. it encourages the growth of
bacteria. A. +7
B. +6
7. Farmlands affected by crude oil C. +5
spillage can be decontaminated D. 4
by
10. 2Na2O2(s) + 2H2O(l) → 4Na0H(s)
A. adding acidic solutions + O2
B. using aerobic bacteria The substance that is oxidized in
C. pouring water on the affected the reaction above is
area
D. burning off the oil from the A. 2Na2O2(s)
area B. NaOH(aq)
C. H2O(l)
8. Which of the following D. O2(g)
functional groups will give gas
bubbles when treated with a 11.
saturated solution of sodium
hydrogen trioxocarbonate(iv)?

A. —NH3

Z in diagram above represents

C. —OH
A. heat of reaction
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B. activation energy solution using platinum
C. free energy electrodes?
D. entropy of reaction
A. Oxygen gas is given off at the
12. The nucleus of an atom cathode
contains B. Hydrogen gas is given off at
the anode
A. protons only C. Sodium metal is deposited at
B. neutrons only the cathode
C. protons and electrons D. Alkalinity at the cathode
D. protons and neutrons increases.

13. Which of the following does 15. Which of the following

NOT happen when a Zinc rod is statements is INCORRECT?
introduced into a solution of
Copper (II) sulphate? A. Fractional distillation of crude
petroleum will give the following
A. Electrons flow towards the zinc hydrocarbon fuels in order of
rod increasing boiling point. Butane <
B. The Zinc rod dissolves Petrol < Kerosene
C. The temperature of the soil B. H2C = CH2 will serve as a
chances monomer in the preparation of
D. The blue colour of the solution polythene
gradually disappears. C. both but-i-ene and but-i-yne
will decolourize bromine readily
14. Which of the following D. Calcium carbide will react with
statements is correct during the water to form any alkyne
electrolysis of a caustic soda

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16. The iron (iii) oxide impurity in soluble in excess sodium
bauxite can be removed by hydroxide solution?

A. fractional crystallization in acid A. (NH4)2CO3

solution B. ZnCO3
B. dissolution in sodium hydroxide C. Al 2(SO4)3
and filtration D. PbCO3
C. extraction with concentrated
ammonia and reprecipitation 19. The least easily oxidized of
D. electrolysis of molten mixture the metals below is

17. Aluminium is extracted A. Cu

commercially from its ore by B. Na
C. Zn
A. heating aluminium oxide with D. Al
coke in a furnace
B. the electrolysis of fused 20. Which of the following
aluminium oxide in cryolite chlorides would exhibit the least
C. treating cryolite with sodium ionic character?
hydroxide solution under pressure
D. heating sodium aluminium A. MgCl 2
silicate to a high temperature. B. CaCl 2
C. LiCl
18. Which of the following D. AlCl 3
compounds gives a yellow residue
when heated and also reacts with 21. Which of the following
aqueous sodium hydroxide to give CANNOT be obtained by fractional
a white gelatinous precipitate distillation of petroleum?

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A. Ether
B. Methane
C. Butane
D. Hydrogen
22. Which of the following is used
as an antiknock in automobile
engines?
A. tetramethylsilane
B. lead tetraethyl
C. Glycerol
D. n-heptane
23. The Avogadro number of 24g
of magnesium is the same as that
of
A. 1g of hydrogen molecules
B. 16g of oxygen molecules
C. 32g of Oxygen molecules
D. 35.5g of chlorine molecules.
24. In an electrolyte set-up to
protect iron from corrosion, the
iron is
A. made the cathode
B. made the anode
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C. used with a metal of lower
electropositive potential
D. initially coated with tin
25. The removal of rust from iron
by treatment with
tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid is
based on the
A. hydrolysis of the iron
B. reaction of acid with base
C. oxidation of the rust
D. dehydration of the iron.
26. The substance often used for
vulcanization of rubber is
A. Chlorine
B. hydrogen peroxide
C. Sulphur
D. tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid
27. Metals of the first transition
series have special properties
which are different from those of
groups I and II elements because
they have partially filled.
A. s-orbitals
B. p-orbitals C. M is more electronegative than
C. d-orbitals Zinc
D. f-orbitals D. Zinc is more electropositive
than M.
28. A particle that contains 11
protons, 12 neutrons and 10 31. Calculate the quantity of
electrons is probably a electricity in coulombs required to
liberate 10g of copper from a
A. Neutral non-metal copper compound.
B. metallic ion
C. non-metallic ion A. 32395.5
D. neutral metal. B. 30156.3
C. 60784.5
29. A catalyst increases the rate D. 15196.6
of a chemical reaction by [Cu 64 F = 96500c]
providing a path that
32. The IUPAC names for the
A. raises the activation energy compounds CH3COOH and
B. increases the temperature CH2=CH2 are respectively
C. lowers the activation energy
D. increases the concentration A. acetic acid and ethane
B. ethanoic- acid and ethene
30. A metal M displaces Zinc from C. methanoic acid and ethylene
ZnCl 2 solution. This shows that D. ethanol and ethene.

A. electrons flow from Zinc to M 33. The boiling point of water is

B. M is more electropositive than higher than that of methanol
Zinc because

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A. water is an oxide while 4. removing the products as soon
methanol is an alcohol as they are formed.
B. inter-molecular forces in water 5. Powdering the reactant if solid
are stronger than those in
methanol A. 1, 2 and 3
C. Water is an inorganic B. 1, 3 and 5
compound while methanol is C. 2, 3 and 5
organic D. 3 and 4
D. Water is a compound while
methanol is a covalent compound 36. An element with atomic
number twelve is likely to be
34. If an element x of atomic
number Z and mass number y is A. electrovalent with a valency of
irradiated by an intense 1
concentration of neutrons, the B. electrovalent with a valency of
relevant nuclear equation is 2
C. covalent with a valency of 2.
A. Z
Yx + 1
0n → y-1
z+1x D. covalent with valency of 4.
B. Y
Zx + 1
0n → y+1
zx

C. Y
Zx + 1
0n → y
z+1x 37. Which of the following
D. Y
Zx + 1
0n → y+1
z-1x physical properties decreases
across the periodic Table?
35. Which combination of the
following statements is correct? A. ionization potential
B. Electron affinity
1. Lowering the activation energy C. Electronegativity
2. conducting the reaction in a D. Atomic radius.
gaseous state.
3. Increasing the temperature.

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38. If a gas occupies a container ANSWER KEYS:
of volume 146cm3 at 18⁰c and
0.971 atm, its volume in cm3 at 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A
s.t.p is 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. A
14. D 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. B
A. 133 19. C 20. D
B. 146
C. 266 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D
D. 292 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B
31. D 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. B
39. 50cm3 of carbon (ii) oxide 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. C
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40. The formula CH2O for ethanoic
acid is regarded as its

A. molecular formula
B. general formula
C. empirical formula
D. Structural formula

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1. The flame used by welders in H2SO4(l). Given the heats of

cutting metals is formation for SO3(g), H2O(l) and
H2SO4(l) as -395KJmol -1, -
A. butane has flame 286KJmol -1 and –811KJmol -1
B. acetylene flame respectively, the enthalpy change
C. Kerosene flame accompanying this reaction is
D. Oxy-acetylene flame.
A. -1032KJ
2. At room temperature (300k) in B. -130KJ
fig 1 below C. +130KJ
D. +1032KJ.

4. In two separate experiments

0.36g and 0.71g of chlorine
combined with a metal X to give Y
and Z, an analysis showed that Y
and Z contain 0.20g and 0.40g of
X respectively. The data above
represents the law of

A. Y is twice as soluble as X.
A. multiple proportion
B. X is twice as soluble as y
B. conservation of mass
C. X and Y are soluble to the
C. constant composition
same extent
D. reciprocal proportion.
D. X is three times as soluble as Y

5. If an element x of atomic
3. Tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid is
number z and mass number y is
prepared using the chemical
irradiated by an intense
reaction SO3(g) + H2O(s) →

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concentration of neutrons, the A. 6.7 atm
relevant nuclear equation is B. 15.0 atm
C. 60.0 atm
A. y
zx + 1
0n → y-1
z+1x D. 66.0 atm
B. Y
Zx + 1
0n → y+1
zx

C. Y
Zx + 1
0n → y
z+1x 8. A liquid begins to boil when
D. Y
Zx + 1
0n → y+1
z-1x

A. its vapour pressure is equal to

6. The vapour density of a gas the vapour pressure of its solid at
may be defined as the given temperature
B. molecules start escaping its
A. the mass of a unit volume of surface
the gas compared to an equal C. its vapour pressure equals the
volume of water vapour. atmospheric pressure
B. the mass of a unit volume of D. its volume is slightly increased.
the gas compared to an equal
volume of hydrogen. 9. Four elements W, X, Y and Z
C. the mass of a unit volume of have atomic numbers 2, 6, 16
the gas compared to an equal and 20 respectively. Which of
volume of oxygen. these elements is a metal?
D. The mass of a unit volume of
the gas minus the vapour A. X
pressure of water. B. W
C. Z
7. 30cm3 of oxygen at 10 D. Y
atmosphere pressure is placed in
a 20dm3 container. Calculate the 10. When cathode rays are
new pressure if temperature is deflected unto the electrode of an
kept constant.

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electrometer, the instrument B. an oxidizing agent
becomes C. a dehydrating agent
D. a reducing agent.
A. negatively charged
B. positively charged 13. Smoke consists of
C. neutral
D. bipolar A. solid particles dispersed in
liquid
11. When large hydrocarbon B. solid or liquid particles
molecules are heated at high dispersed in gas
temperature in the presence of a C. gas or liquid particles dispersed
catalyst to give smaller in liquid.
molecules, the process is known D. Liquid particles dispersed in
as liquid.

A. disintegration 14. In the electrolysis of dilute

B. Polymerization sulphuric acid using platinum
C. cracking electrodes, the products obtained
D. degradation at the anode and cathode are:

12. If concentrated sulphuric acid Anode Cathode

is added to sugar and warmed A. sulphur hydrogen
B. hydrogen oxygen
gently, the sugar changes from
C. oxygen hydrogen
white to brown and finally to a D. hydrogen sulphate ions
black mass of carbon. In this
reaction, concentrated sulphuric
15. P(g) + Q(g) ⇋ 3R(s) + S(g) ΔH is
acid is acting as
negative.
Which of the following will
A. a drying agent
increase the yield of R?
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A. using a larger closed vessel 18. If the electron configuration of
B. increasing the temperature an element is 1S2 2S2 2p5, how
C. Removing some S many unpaired electrons are
D. Adding a positive catalyst there?

16. The mass of silver deposited A. 2

when a current of 10A passed B. 5
through a solution of silver salt C. 1
for 4830s is D. 4

A. 108.0g 19. Which of the following gases

B. 54. 0g can best be used for
C. 27.0g demonstrating the fountain
D. 13.5g experiment?

17. CO(g) + H2O(g) →CO2(g) + H2(g) (i) Nitrogen

from the reaction above, calculate (ii) Ammonia
the standard heat change if the (iii) Nitrogen (i) oxide
standard enthalpies of formation (iv) Hydrogen chloride
of CO2(g), H2O(g) and CO2(g) in
KJmol -1 are -394, -242 and -110 A. (ii) and (iii)
respectively. B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) and (iv)
A. -282KJmol -1 D. (ii) only
B. -42KJmol -1
C. +42KJmol -1 20. The coloured nature of
D. +262KJmol -1 transition metal ions are
associated with their partially
filled

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A. f-orbital 23. In the reaction: 3CuO + 2NH3
B. S-orbital → 3Cu + 3H2O + N2 how many
C. P-orbital electrons are transferred for each
D. d-orbital mole of copper produced?

21. Which of the following A. 4.0 x 10-23

separation processes is most B. 3.0 x 10-23
likely to yield high quality ethanol C. 1.2 x 1024
(≥ 95%) from palm wine? D. 6.0 x 1024

A. fractional distillation without a 24. The electronic configuration of

dehydrant an element is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3S2 3p3.
B. simple distillation with a How many unpaired electrons are
dehydrant there in the element?
C. fractional distillation with a
dehydrant A. 5
D. column chromatography B. 4
C. 3
22. The products formed on D. 2
hydrolysis of
25. 8.0 g of an element X reacted
with an excess of copper (II)
tetraoxosulphate (VI) solution to
deposit 21.3g of copper.
The correct equation for the
reaction is

A. X(s) + CuSO4(aq) → Cu(s) +

XSO4(aq)

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B. X(s) + 2CuSO4(aq) → 2Cu(s) + 27.
X(SO4)2(aq)
C. 2X(s) + CuSO4(aq) → Cu(s) +
X2SO4(aq)
D. 2X(s) + 3CuSO4(aq) → 3Cu(s) +
The electrons of two atoms Y and
X2(SO4)3(aq)
Z are arranged in shells as shown
[Cu = 64].
above. The bond formed between
the atoms of Y and Z is
26. In the manufacture of iron in
the blast furnace, iron (III) oxide
A. ionic
is mixed with coke and limestone,
B. covalent
and different reactions occur in
C. dative
the process. Which of the
D. metallic.
following, statements are true
with respect to these reactions?
28. A gas sample with an initial
volume of 3.25 dm3 is heated and
A. The coke is a powerful reducing
allowed to expand to 9.75 dm3 at
agent and easily converts the iron
constant pressure. What is the
oxide to iron.
ratio of the final absolute
B. The calcium carbonate reacts
temperature to the initial absolute
with SiO2, an earthly impurity in
temperature?
the ore, to form calcium silicate
C. The coke will react with the
A. 3:1
iron produced to form steel
B. 5:2
D. The calcium carbonate
C. 5:4
decomposes to give calcium
D. 8:3
oxide, which then forms calcium
silicate with the earthly impurity.
29. The chemical used for
coagulation in water purification is
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A. aluminium tetraoxosulphate
(VI)
B. copper tetraoxosulphate (VI)
C. sodium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
D. calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
30. A liquid that will dissolve fat is
B. the Avogadro number
C. the gas constant
D. the number of electrons.
33. Which of the following terms
indicates the number of bonds
that can be formed by an atom?

A. hydrochloric acid A. Oxidation number

B. calcium hydroxide B. Valence
C. kerosene C. Atomic number
D. water D. Electronegativity

31. When air, which contains the 34. The structural formula of
gases: oxygen, nitrogen. carbon ethanoic acid is
dioxide, water vapour and the
rare gases, is passed through
alkaline pyrogallol and then over
quicklime, the only gases left are:

A. nitrogen and carbon dioxide 35. Environmental pollution is

B. the rare gases worsened by the release from
C. nitrogen and oxygen automobile exhausts of
D. nitrogen and the rare gases
A. water vapour
32. The number of atoms in one B. steam
mole of a substance is equal to C. smoke
D. heavy metals
A. the atomic number

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36. What volume of 0.5 mol dm-3 B. A decrease in volume and an
H2SO4 will exactly neutralize increase in the pressure of the
20cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-1 NaOH reactants.
solution? C. A decrease in temperature and
an increase in the concentration
A. 2.0 cm3 of the reactants.
B. 5.0 cm3 D. An increase in temperature and
C. 6.8 cm3 an increase in the concentration
D. 8.3 cm3 of the reactants.

37. Which of the following is an 39. Which of the following

electrolyte? substances has the lowest vapour
density?
A. Alcohol
B. Sodium acetate solution A. Ethanoic acid
C. Solid potassium in hydroxide B. Propanol
D. Mercury C. Dichloromethane
D. Ethanal.
38. Na2S2O3(aq) + 2HCl (aq) → [O=16, CI = 35.5, H = 1, C = 12]
2NaCI(aq) + H2O(l) + SO2(g) + S(s)
40. The presence of an impurity in
Which of the following would a substance will cause the melting
introduce the greatest increase in point to
the rate of the chemical reaction
above? A. be zero
B. reduce
A. An increase in temperature and C. increase
a decrease in the concentration of D. be stable
the reactants.

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ANSWER KEYS:

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B
8. C 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. B
14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. C
19. B 20. D

21. B 22. C 23. C 24. C 25. A

26. D 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. B
31. D 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C
36. A 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. B

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 2018 JAMB CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS

1. The periodic classification of In the above experiment (Fig. 1)

the elements is an arrangement the litmus paper will initially
of the elements in order of their
A. be bleached
A. atomic weights B. turn green
B. isotopic weights C. turn red
C. molecular weights D. turn blue
D. atomic numbers
4. A correct electrochemical series
2. If 1 litre of 2.2M sulphuric acid can be obtained from K, Na, Ca,
is poured into a bucket containing Al, Mg. Zn, Fe, Pb, H, Cu, Hg, Ag,
10 litres of water, and the Au by interchanging
resulting solution mixed
thoroughly, the resulting sulphuric A. Al and Mg
acid concentration will be B. Zn and Fe
C. Zn and Pb
A. 2.2 M D. Pb and H
B. 1.1 M
C. 0.22 M 5. A basic postulate of the kinetic
D. 0.11 M theory of gases is that the
molecules of a gas move in
3. straight lines between collisions.
This implies that

A. collisions are perfectly elastic

B. forces of repulsion exist
C. forces of repulsion and
attraction are in equilibrium

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D. collisions are inelastic. C. Elements in the same group
have the same number of electron
6. On which of the following is the shells
solubility of a gaseous substance D. The non-metallic properties of
dependent? the elements tend to decrease
across each period.
I. Nature of solvent
II. Nature of solute 8. The boiling of fat and aqueous
III. Temperature caustic soda is referred to as
IV. Pressure
A. hydrolysis
A. I, II, III and IV B. esterification
B. I and II only C. acidification
C. II only D. saponification
D. I, III and IV only.
9. Which of the following pairs of
7. Which of the following substances will react further with
statements is correct about the oxygen to form a higher oxide?
periodic table?
A. CO2 and H2O
A. Elements in the same period B. NO and H2O
have the same number of valence C. CO and CO2
electrons D. SO2 and NO
B. The valence electrons of the
elements in the same period 10. In the preparation of oxygen
increase progressively across the by heating KCIO3 in the presence
period. of MnO2, only moderate heat is
needed because the catalyst acts
by

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A. lowering the pressure of the be liberated from its salt by the
reaction same quantity of electricity?
B. increasing the surface area of
the reaction A. 2.7 g
C. increasing the rate of the B. 1.2 g
reaction C. 0.9 g
D. lowering the energy barrier of D. 0.3 g
the reaction. [Al = 27, Ag = 108].

11. Methanoic acid mixes with 13. Suitable reagents for the
water in all proportions and has laboratory preparation of nitrogen
about the same boiling point as are
water. Which of the following
methods would you adopt to A. sodium dioxonitrate (III) and
obtain pure water from a mixture ammonium chloride
of sand, water and methanoic B. sodium trioxonitrate (V) and
acid? ammonium chloride
C. sodium chloride and
A. Fractional distillation ammonium trioxonitrate (V)
B. Filtration followed by D. sodium chloride and
distillation ammonium diozonitrate (III).
C. Neutralization with sodium
hydroxide followed by distillation 14. The number of electrons in
D. Neutralization with sodium the valence shell of an element of
hydroxide followed by filtration atomic number 14 is

12. A quantity of electricity A. 1

liberates 3.6 g of silver from its B. 2
salt. What mass of aluminium will C. 3

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D. 4 B. 3-methylbutane
C. 2-methylbutane
15. What volume of oxygen will D. 1 -dimethylpropane
remain after reacting 8cm3 of
hydrogen gas with 20cm3 of 18. An aqueous solution of a
oxygen gas? metal salt M, gives a white
precipitate with NaOH which
A. 10cm3 dissolves in excess NaOH. With
B. 12cm3 aqueous ammonia, the solution of
C. 14cm3 M also gives a white precipitate
D. 16cm3 which dissolves in excess
ammonia. Therefore, the cation in
16. If one of the following oxides M is
is heated with hydrogen or carbon
using a Bunsen burner, it is not A. Zn2+
reduced to the metal. Which one B. Ca2+
is it? C. Al 3+
D. Pb2+
A. lead oxide
B. Magnesium oxide 19. What is the concentration of a
C. Copper oxide solution containing 2g of NaOH in
D. Tin oxide 100cm3 of solution?

17. The name for A. 0.40 mol dm-3

B. 0.50 mol dm-3
C. 0.05 mol dm-3
D. 0.30 mol dm-3
[Na = 23, O =16, H =1]

A. 1 -methylpentane
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20. How many atoms are present In the equation above, the
in 6.0g, of magnesium? equilibrium constant is given by

A. 1.20 x 1022 A.
B. 2.41 x 1022
B.
C. 1.51 x 1023
D. 3.02 x 1023 C.
[Mg =24, NA =6.02 x 1023 mol -1].
D.

21. The radio isotope used in

industrial radiography for the
24. (i) 3CuO(s) + 2NH3(g) ⇄ 3Cu(s)
rapid checking of faults in welds
+ 3H2O(l) +N2(g)
and casting is
(ii) 2NH3(g) + 3CI2(g) ⇄ 6HCI(g) +
N2(g)
A. carbon - 14
(iii) 4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) ⇄ 6H2O(l) +
B. Phosphorus - 32
2N2(g).
C. Cobalt
The reactions represented by the
D. Iodine - 131
equations above demonstrate the

22. Beryllium and Aluminium have

A. basic properties of ammonia
similar properties because they
B. acidic properties of ammonia
C. reducing properties of
A. are both metals
ammonia
B. belong to the same group
D. oxidizing properties of
C. belong to the same period
ammonia
D. are positioned diagonally to
each other
25. The salt that reacts with dilute
hydrochloric acid to produce a
23. mE + Nf ⇄ pG + qH
pungent smelling gas which
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decolourizes acidified purple C. i and ii only
potassium tetraoxomanganate D. i and iv.
(VII) solution is
28. A balanced chemical equation
A. Na2SO4 obeys the law of
B. Na2SO3
C. Na2S A. conservation of mass
D. Na2CO3 B. definite proportions
C. multiple proportions
26. The refreshing and D. conservation of energy
characteristic taste of soda water
and other soft drinks is as a result 29. A given amount of gas
of the presence in them of occupies 10.0 dm3 at 4 atm and
273°C. The number of moles of
A. carbon (IV) oxide the gas present is
B. carbon (II) oxide
C. soda A. 0.89 mol
D. glucose B. 1.90 mol
C. 3.80 mol
27. Which of the following are D. 5.70 mol
mixtures? [Molar volume of a gas at stp. =
22.4 dm3]
i. Petroleum
ii. Rubber latex. 30. According to Charles' law, the
iii. Vulcanizer's solution volume of a gas becomes zero at
iv. Carbon (II) sulphide
A. 0°C
A. i, ii and iii B. -100°C
B. i, ii and iv C. -273°C

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D. -373°C 34. The type of bonding in
[Cu(NH3)4]2+ is
31. A substance that is used as a
ripening agent for fruits is A. coordinate
B. electrovalent
A. ethene C. metallic
B. propane D. covalent.
C. methane
D. butane 35. Which of the following is an
example of a chemical change?
32. The Sulphide which is
insoluble in dilute hydrochloric A. dissolution of salt in water
acid is B. rusting of iron
C. melting of ice
A. FeS D. separating a mixture by
B. CuS distillation
C. ZnS
D. Na2S 36. To what temperature must a
gas at 273K be heated in order to
33. What is the pH of 0.001 double both its volume and
moldm-3 solution of the sodium pressure?
hydroxide?
A. 298K
A. 14 B. 546K
B. 13 C. 819K
C. 12 D. 1092K
D. 11
37. According to the Kinetic
Theory, an increase in

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temperature causes the kinetic A. CH
energy of particles to: B. CH2
C. CH3
A. decrease D. CnHn
B. increase
C. be zero ANSWER KEYS:
D. remain constant
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D
38. An element used in the 8. D 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. D 13.
production of matches is A 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. A
19. B 20. C
A. nitrogen
B. aluminium 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B
C. copper 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. A 30. C
D. Sulphur 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. B
36. D 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. B
39. Which of the following gases
may not be dried with
concentrated sulphuric acid?

A. HCl (g)
B. NH3
C. CI2
D. SO2

40. Consecutive members of an

alkane homologous series differ
by

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