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 481:

  Na₂CO₃ + 2HCI → 2NaCI + H₂O + CO₂. Using the above equation, what volume of carbondioxide, measured at s.t.p is liberated when 53g of sodium carbonate is dissolved in hydrochloric acid?

  (1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 dm³ at s.t.p)

  (Na = 23, C = 12, O = 16)

  Options:
  A) 44.8 dm³
  B) 11.2 dm³
  C) 100.1 dm³
  D) 3.0 dm³
  E) 22.4 dm³
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 482: Given that electronegativity increases across a period and decreases down a group in the periodic table, in which of the following compounds will the molecules be held together by the strongest hydrogen bond? Options:
  A) HF_(g)
  B) NH_3(g)
  C) CH_4(g)
  D) HCl_(g)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 483: For a general equation of the nature xP + yQ → mR + nS, the expression for the equilibrium constant is Options:
  A) k [P]^x [Q]^y
  B) $\frac{[P{]}^x[Q{]}^y}{[R{]}^m[S{]}^n}$
  C) $\frac{[R{]}^m[S{]}^n}{[P{]}^x[Q{]}^y}$
  D) $\frac{m[R]n[S]}{x[P]y[Q]}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 484: Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance? Options:
  A) Volume
  B) Mass
  C) Pressure
  D) Temperature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 485: If the electron configuration of a element is p1s² 2s² 2P⁵, how many unpaired electron are there? Options:
  A) 2
  B) 8
  C) 1
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 486: The shape of the hydrocarbon compound CH₄ is Options:
  A) square planar
  B) planar
  C) linear
  D) tetrahedral
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 487: Alkanals can be distinguished from alkanones by the reaction with Options:
  A) sudan lll stain
  B) starch iodide paper
  C) lithium tetrahydrido aluminate (lll)
  D) fehling's solution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 488: The modern process of manufacturing steel for iron is by Options:
  A) treatment with acids
  B) oxidation
  C) blast reduction
  D) treatment with alkanal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 489: Which of the following is not an alkali? Options:
  A) Ca(OH)₂
  B) NH₃
  C) NaOH
  D) Al(OH)₃
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 490:

  Which of the following alkaline metals react more quickly spontaneously with water?

  Options:
  A) Calcium
  B) Beryllium
  C) Magnesium
  D) Strontium
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  The correct answer is A .