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 171: Tartaric acid is used industrially to Options:
  A) make baking powder
  B) make fruit juice
  C) remove rust
  D) dry substance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 172: Which of the following gases is the most dangerous pollutant? Options:
  A) Hydrogen sulphide
  B) Carbon (lV) oxide
  C) Sulphur (lV) oxide
  D) Carbon (ll) oxide
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 173: 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 174:

  Chlorine gas is commonly used in the production of which of the following industrial compounds?

  Options:
  A) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  B) Methane
  C) Ammonia
  D) Ethanol
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 175:

  

  The above orbital diagram shown the electronic configuration of

  Options:
  A) chlorine
  B) nitrogen
  C) calcium
  D) neon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 176: A compound commonly used for sterilization and preservation of specimens and food is Options:
  A) ethanol
  B) benzene
  C) ether
  D) ammonia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 177: Which of the following alloys contain iron? Options:
  A) Duralumin and steel
  B) Brass and bronze
  C) Steel and permalloy
  D) Soft solder and duralumin
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 178: Which of the following ions require the largest quantity of electricity for discharge at an electrode? Options:
  A) 4.0 moles of Cl^-
  B) 3.0 moles of Na⁺
  C) 2.5 moles of Cu²⁺
  D) 2.0 moles of Al³⁺
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 179: Which of the following gases has a characteristic pungent smell, turns red litmus paper blue and forms dense white fumes with hydrogen chloride gas? Options:
  A) N₂
  B) N₂O
  C) CI₂
  D) NH₃
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 180: In which of the following processes is iron being oxidized?1 Fe + H₂SO₄ → FeSO₄ +H₂2 FeSO₄ + H₂S → FeS + H₂SO₄3 2FeCI₂ + Cl₂ → 2FeCl₃4 2FeCl₃ + SnCl₂ + → 2FeCl₂ + SnCl₄ Options:
  A) 1 only
  B) 2 only
  C) 3 only
  D) 1 and 3
  E) 2 and 4
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  The correct answer is D .