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 331: The correct order of increasing oxidation number of the transition metal ions for the compounds K₂Cr₂O₇, V₂O₅ and KMnO₄ is Options:
  A) V₂O₅< K_2Cr2O₇< KMnO₄
  B) K₂Cr₂O₇< KMnO_{4 < V2O5}
  C) KMnO₄< K_2Cr2O₇< V_2O5
  D) KMnO₄< V_2O5< K_2Cr2O₇
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 332:

  What process would coal undergo to give coal gas, coal tar, ammoniacal liquor and coke?

  Options:
  A) Steam distillation
  B) Destructive distillation
  C) Liquefication
  D) Hydrolysis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 333:

  The dehydration of CH${}_3$CH${}_2$CH${}_2$CH${}_2$OH will give?

  Options:
  A) HC≡CCH${}_2$CH${}_3$
  B) CH${}_2$≡CH${}_2$CH${}_3$
  C) CH${}_3$C≡CCH${}_3$
  D) CH${}_3$CH=CHCH${}_3$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 334: Which of the following metals does NOT form a stable trioxocarbonate (IV)? Options:
  A) Fe
  B) Al
  C) Zn
  D) Pb
  E) none of the options is correct
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 335: Carbohydrates are large molecules with the molecular formula C _x (H₂O)_y. In which of the following pairs is x not equal to y? Options:
  A) glucose and starch
  B) maltose and starch
  C) sucrose and fructose
  D) maltose and starch
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 336: The pollutants that are likely to be present in an industrial environment are? Options:
  A) H₂S,SO₂ and oxides of nitrogen
  B) NH₃, HCI and CO
  C) CO₂, NH₃ and H₂S
  D) dust, NO and CI₂
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 337: zn + 2HCl → ZnCl₂ + H₂The rate of the above reaction will be greatly increased if Options:
  A) the zinc is in the powered form
  B) a greater volume of the acid is used
  C) a smaller volume of the acid is used
  D) the reaction vessel is immersed in an ice-bath
  E) the zinc is in the form of pellets
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 338:

  Which of the following statements is true?

  Options:
  A) Metals conduct electricity while non-metals do not
  B) Metals have high density, non-metals have low density
  C) Metals form basic oxides, non-metals form acidic oxides
  D) In the electro chemical series, metals are above hydrogen while non-metals are below hydrogen
  E) Metals lose elections while non-metals gain electron during normal reactions
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 339:

  What is the solubility product constant (Ksp) used for?

  Options:
  A) To measure the total mass of a solute that can dissolve in a solvent
  B) To determine the concentration of a solute in a saturated solution
  C) To calculate the solubility of a solute in a given solvent
  D) To compare the solubilities of different solutes in the same solvent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 340: Geometric isomerism can exist in Options:
  A) hex-3-ene
  B) hexane
  C) prop-l-ene
  D) 3-methyl but -l-ene
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  The correct answer is A .