Chemistry Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Chemistry is the study of the substances that make up matter. It looks at their properties, how they react with each other, and how these reactions can create new substances.

• Question 1031: When a salt loses its water of crystallization to the atmosphere on exposure, the process is said to be Options:
  A) Efflorescence
  B) Deliquescence
  C) Effervescence
  D) Fluorescence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1032: In which of the following reactions is sulphur dioxide acting as an oxidizing agent? Options:
  A) SO ₂ + 2HNO₃ →H₂SO₄ + NO₂ + Heat
  B) 2SO₂ + 2H₂O + O₂→ 2H₂SO₄
  C) SO₂ + 2H₂O + CI₂→ H₂SO₄ + 2HCI
  D) SO₂ + 2H₂S → 3S + 2H₂O
  E) SO₂ + H₂O → H₂SO₃
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1033: Brass is an alloy containing copper and? Options:
  A) zinc
  B) tin
  C) aluminium
  D) silver
  E) lead
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1034:

  What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with three bonding pairs and no lone pairs around the central atom?

  Options:
  A) Tetrahedral
  B) Trigonal planar
  C) Linear
  D) Octahedral
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1035: The solubility curve shows the variation of solute concentration with Options:
  A) volume
  B) temperature
  C) vapour
  D) pressure
  E) weight
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1036: The property used in the industrial preparation of nitrogen and oxygen from air is Options:
  A) rate of diffusion
  B) density
  C) boiling point
  D) solubility
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1037: Which of the following statements is true? When the potassium atom forms its ion Options:
  A) it gains one electron and becomes neutral
  B) its atomic number decreases
  C) it achieves electronic configuration of orgon
  D) it loses one proton
  E) it loses one neutron
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1038: The equilibrium of an endothermic reaction which proceeds with an increase in volume can be shifted in the reverse direction by Options:
  A) increasing the temperature and decreasing the pressure
  B) increasing the pressure and increasing the temperature
  C) decreasing the temperature and increasing the pressure
  D) decreasing the pressure and decreasing the temperature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1039: A saturated solution of AgCl was found to have a concentration of 1.30 x 10^-5 mol dm^-3. The solubility product of AgCl therefore is? Options:
  A) 1.30 x 10^-5 mol₂ dm^-6
  B) 1.30 x 10^-7 mol₂ dm^-6
  C) 1.69 x 10^-10 mol₂ dm^-6
  D) 2.60 x 10^-12 mol₂ dm^-6
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1040:

  Which halogen is a gas at room temperature and is pale yellow in color?

  Options:
  A) Chlorine (Cl)
  B) Fluorine (F)
  C) Iodine (I)
  D) Bromine (Br)
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  The correct answer is B .