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: Environmental pollution is worsened by the release from the automobile exhaust of Options:
  A) water vapour
  B) steam
  C) smoke
  D) heavy metals
  E) steam and smoke
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132: The weakest attractive force that can be observed between two molecules is Options:
  A) ionic
  B) covalent
  C) co-ordinate covalent
  D) vander Waals
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 133:

  What type of reaction is involved in the formation of alkanols from alkenes?

  Options:
  A) Elimination reaction
  B) Redox reaction
  C) Substitution reaction
  D) Addition reaction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 134:

  What volume of (dm${}^3$) of water will be added to 10dm${}^3$ of 2.0 mol/dm${}^3$ HCL acid solution to give a final solution of 0.5 mol/dm${}^3$?

  Options:
  A) 30
  B) 40
  C) 20
  D) 50
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 135: Group 1 A metals are not found free in nature because they? Options:
  A) are of low melting and boiling points
  B) have weak metallic bonding
  C) conduct electricity and heat
  D) are very reactive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 136: If the relative molecular mass of an element is not a whole number, it can be deduced that the element is Options:
  A) Naturally radioactive
  B) abundant in nature
  C) a transition metal
  D) an isotopic mixture
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 137: 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 .
• Question 138: The gas that is used for the treatment of cancer is Options:
  A) Neon
  B) Radon
  C) Xenon
  D) Argon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 139: Some properties of chemical substances are mentioned below... i. sour taste ii. slippery touch iii. yields alkaline gas with ammonium salt iv. has pH less than 7 v. turns phenolphthalein pink.Which of the above are NOT typical properties of alkalis? Options:
  A) i, iv and v
  B) iv and v
  C) i and iv
  D) ii and v
  E) ii, iii and iv
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 140: A liquid begins to boil when? Options:
  A) its vapour pressure is equal to the vapour pressure of its solid at the given temperature
  B) molecules start escaping from its surface
  C) its vapour pressure equals the atmosphere pressure
  D) its volume is sightly increased
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  The correct answer is C .