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 131: According to the kinetic theory an absence in temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to Options:
  A) decrease
  B) increase
  C) remain constant
  D) be zero
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132: A consequence of global warming is Options:
  A) air pollution
  B) water pollution
  C) increased humudity
  D) flooding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 133:

  An organic compound X has the following properties:
  I. It is not miscible with water.
  ll. It has boiling point of 77^oC.
  lll. It has a sweet odour.
  IV. lt is insoluble in sodium hydrogen carbonate solution.
  V lt does not decolourize bromine water.
  X is therefore

  Options:
  A) methane
  B) ethanoic acid
  C) ethene
  D) ethyl ethanoate
  E) carbon tetrachloride
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 134:

  A small quantity of solid ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl) was heated gently in a test tube, the solid gradually disappears to produce two gases. Later, a white cloudy deposit was observed on the cooler part of the test tube. The ammonium chloride is said to have undergone

  Options:
  A) distillation
  B) sublimation
  C) precipitation
  D) evaporation
  E) decomposition
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 135: Group VII elements are Options:
  A) monoatmic
  B) good oxidizing agents
  C) highly electropositive
  D) electron donors
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 136: A suitable solvent for iodine and nephthalene is Options:
  A) carbon (IV) sulphide
  B) ethanol
  C) water
  D) benzene
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 137:

  The mass of one Avogadro number of helium atoms is?

  Options:
  A) 1.00gram
  B) 4.00gram
  C) 8.00gram
  D) 6.00gram
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 138: Which of the following statements is FALSE about isotopes of the same element? Options:
  A) They have the same number of electrons in their outermost shells
  B) They have different atomic masses
  C) They have the same atomic number and the number of electrons
  D) They have the same atomic number but different umber of elelctrons
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 139: A white solid suspected to be lead trioxonitrate (V) zinc trioxocarbonate (IV) or calcium trioxocabonate (IV) was heated strongly. Its residue which was yellow when hot and white when cold is? Options:
  A) lead (II) oxide
  B) calcium oxide
  C) zinc oxide
  D) lead nitrate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 140: Which of the following ions will give a white precipitate with aqueous NaOH and soluble in excess of the base? Options:
  A) Ca²⁺
  B) Mg²⁺
  C) Zn²⁺
  D) Cu²⁺
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  The correct answer is C .