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 1341: An element wil readily form an electrovalent compound if it electron configuration is Options:
  A) 2, 8, 1
  B) 2, 8, 4
  C) 2, 8, 8
  D) 2, 8, 5
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1342: Diamond cannot be used Options:
  A) In making bicycle chains
  B) As abrasives
  C) In cutting glass and metals
  D) As dies for drawing wires
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1343:

  An unknown organic compound X has a relative molecular mass of 180. It is a colourless crystaline solid, readily soluble in water. X contains the elements C, H and O in the atomic ratio 1: 2:1. The compound has a sweet teste and melts on heating. In the presence of yeast and in the absence of air, X is converted to compound Y and a colourless gas. Compound Y reacts with sodium metal to produce a gas Z which gives a 'pop' sound with a glowing splint. Y also reacts with ethanoic acid to give a sweet smelling compound W.

  The molecular formula of X is

  Options:
  A) C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
  B) C₆H₁₂O₆
  C) C₃H₆O ₃
  D) C₇H₁₄O₇
  E) C₁₂H₆O₄
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1344: 25cm³ of a mixture of nobel gases was obtained from air after the removal of other constituents. What was the original volume of air Options:
  A) 2,500 cm³
  B) 1250 cm³
  C) 125 cm³
  D) 80 cm³
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1345:

  What is the chemical structure of soap and detergent molecules?

  Options:
  A) Hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
  B) Hydrophilic head and hydrophilic tail
  C) Hydrophobic head and hydrophobic tail
  D) Hydrophilic tail and hydrophobic head
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1346: The acid used in electrolysis of water is dilute Options:
  A) HNO₃
  B) CH₃COOH
  C) H₂SO₄
  D) HCl
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1347: Increasing the pressure of a gas Options:
  A) lowers the average kinetic energy of the molecules
  B) decreases the density of the gas
  C) decreases the temperature of the gas
  D) increases the density of the gas
  E) increases the volume of the gas
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1348: Which of the following metals burn with brick red flame? Options:
  A) Pb
  B) Ca
  C) Na
  D) Mg
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1349: In which of the following is the entropy change positive? Options:
  A) H₂O_(I) → H₂O_(g)
  B) Cu²⁺_{(aq) + Fe(s)} → Fe⁽²⁺⁾ + Cu_(s)
  C) N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) → 2NH_3(g)
  D) 2HCI_(s) → H_2(g) + CI_2(g)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1350: $PC{l}_{5(g)}\to PC{l}_{3(g)}+C{l}_{2(g)}$
  In the reaction above, an increase in pressure will Options:
  A) decelerate the reaction
  B) Increase the yield of $PC{l}_3$
  C) increase the yield of $PC{l}_5$
  D) accelerate the reaction
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  The correct answer is C .