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 371: The compound produced when sodium peroxide is heated with excess sodium is Options:
  A) Na₂CO₃
  B) Na₂O
  C) NaNO₂
  D) NaOH
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 372:

  2H${}_2$ + O${}_2$ 2H${}_2$O

  From the equationabove, calculate the volume of unreacted oxygen gas if a mixture of 50cm${}^3$ of hydroden and 75cm${}^3$ of oxygen are involved

  Options:
  A) 85cm${}^3$
  B) 50cm${}^3$
  C) 125cm${}^3$
  D) 55cm${}^3$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 373:

  A quantity of electricity liberates 3.6g of Silver from its salt. What mass of aluminium Will be liberated from its salt by the same quantity of electricity? [Al = 27, Ag = 108].

  Options:
  A) 2.7g
  B) 1.2g
  C) 0.9g
  D) 0.3g
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 374: In the oil drop experiment, Millikan determined the? Options:
  A) charge to mass ratio of the electron
  B) mass of the electron
  C) charge of the electron
  D) mass of the proton
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 375: Due to the high reactivity of sodium, it is usually stored under Options:
  A) water
  B) mercury
  C) paraffin
  D) phenol
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 376: An element wil readily form an electrovalent compound if it electron configuration is Options:
  A) 2, 8, 1
  B) 2, 8, 4
  C) 2, 8, 8
  D) 2, 8, 5
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 377: Which of the following sets of metals dissolves in dilute HCl? Options:
  A) Fe, Sn and Cu
  B) Mg, Fe and Cu
  C) Mg, Sn and Fe
  D) Cu, Mg and Sn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 378: The compound that is used as an anaesthetic is Options:
  A) CCl₄
  B) CH Cl₃
  C) CH₂Cl₂
  D) CH₃Cl
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 379: 10.0 dm³ of water was added to 2.0 mol dm^-3 of 2.5dm³ solution of HCl. What is the concentration of the final solution in mol dm^-3? Options:
  A) 0.4
  B) 8.0
  C) 2.0
  D) 0.5
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 380:

  

  In the diagram above, the curve that represents the production of oxgyen gas from the decomposition of KCIO₃ in the presence of MnO₂ catalyst is

  Options:
  A) R
  B) P
  C) S
  D) Q
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  The correct answer is B .