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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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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
46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. A

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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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