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 151:

  

  What is the IUPAC name for the compound?

  Options:
  A) 1-chloro-2-methylprop-2,3-ene
  B) 1-chloro-2-methylprop-2-ene
  C) 3-chloro-2-methylprop-1-ene
  D) 3-chloro-2methylprop-1,2-ene
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 152: The molecular lattice of iodine is held together by Options:
  A) dative bond
  B) metallic bond
  C) hydrogen bond
  D) van der Waal's forces
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 153: What is the volume of oxygen required to bum completely 45cm${}^3$ of methane at s.t.p? Options:
  A) 135.0cm${}^3$
  B) 180.0cm${}^3$
  C) 45.0cm${}^3$
  D) 190.0cm${}^3$
  E) 90.0cm${}^3$
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 154:

  Electrons enter into orbitals in order of increasing energy as exemplified by?

  Options:
  A) 1S${}^2$2S${}^2$2PX${}^2$2py${}^2$2pz${}^0$3s${}^0$
  B) 1S${}^2$2S${}^2$2PX${}^2$2py${}^1$2pz${}^1$3s${}^0$
  C) 1S${}^2$2S${}^2$2PX${}^1$2py${}^1$2pz${}^1$3s${}^1$
  D) 1S${}^2$2S${}^2$2PX${}^2$2py${}^2$2pz${}^0$3s${}^1$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 155:

  An electron can be added to a halogen atom to form a halide ion with?

  Options:
  A) 8 valence electrons
  B) 7 valence electrons
  C) 2 valence electrons
  D) 3 valence electrons
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 156: Flow of current in electrolytes is due to the movement of Options:
  A) electrons
  B) Holes and electron
  C) Ions
  D) Charges
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 157:

  Soaps clean surfaces on the principlebased on?

  Options:
  A) viscosity
  B) floatation
  C) elasticity
  D) surface tension
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 158:

  Zn + H₂ SO₄ → ZnSO₄ + H₂

  In the above reaction how much Zinc will be left of 1.0 M of H₂SO?

  [Zn =65, s = 32, O = 16, H = 1]

  Options:
  A) 1.35g
  B) 1.00g
  C) 0.70g
  D) 0.65g
  E) 0.00g
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 159:

  A basic postulate of the kinetic theory of gases is that the molecules of a gas move in straight lines between collisions. This implies that

  Options:
  A) collisions are perfectly elastic
  B) forces of repulsion exist
  C) forces of repulsion and attraction are in equilibrium
  D) collisions are inelastic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 160:

  The heat required to raise the temperature of the body by 1k is called?

  Options:
  A) Specific heat
  B) Thermal capacity
  C) Water equivalent
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is B .