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 101:

  PCl_5(g) ↔ PCl_3(g) + Cl_2(g)

  In the reaction above, a decrease in pressure will

  Options:
  A) Decelerate the reaction
  B) Increase the yield of PCl₃
  C) Increase the yield of PCl₅
  D) Accelerate the reaction
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 102: The atom of an element X is represented as _z^yX. The basic chemical properties of X depends on the value of Options:
  A) Y
  B) Z
  C) Y - Z
  D) Z - Y
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 103:

  A gaseous metallic chloride MCl_x consists of 20.22% of M by mass. The formula of the chloride is

  [M = 27, Cl = 35.5]

  Options:
  A) MCl
  B) MCl₂
  C) MCl₃
  D) M₂Cl₆
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 104: Calcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride when heated together will give an important product. This compound may be obtained dry by Options:
  A) dissolving it in water, recrystallizing it and then drying in the oven
  B) passing it through a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide
  C) passing it through calcium oxide
  D) passing it through concentrated sulphuric acid
  E) passing it through anhydrous calcium choride
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 105:

  How many grams of methylacetylene (propyne) CH₃ - C Ξ CH will completely discharge the colour of 8g of bromine?

  (Br = 80, C = 12, H = 1)

  Options:
  A) 0.5
  B) 1.0
  C) 2.0
  D) 3.0
  E) 4.0
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 106: An elements X with relative atomic mass 16.2 contains two isotopes ¹⁶₈X with relative abundance of 90% and ^m₈X with relative abundance of 10%. The value of m is Options:
  A) 16
  B) 18
  C) 12
  D) 14
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 107: Which of the following pollutants is associated with brain damage? Options:
  A) Carbon (ll) oxide
  B) Radioactive fallout
  C) Biodegradable waste
  D) Sulphus (lV) oxide
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 108:

  What is the mass percentage of carbon (C) in methane (CH4)? (The molar mass of carbon is approximately 12 g/mol.)

  Options:
  A) 25%
  B) 12%
  C) 75%
  D) 50%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 109:

  Which of the following does not support the fact that air is a mixture?

  Options:
  A) the constituents of air are in a fixed proportion by mass
  B) it cannot be represented with a chemical formula
  C) the constituents of air can be separated by physical by physical means
  D) none of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 110: Rare gases are suitable because they Options:
  A) are monoatomic
  B) form ions easily
  C) have duplet or octet electronic configuration in the outermost shells in their atoms
  D) are volatile gases
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  The correct answer is C .