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 41:

  The molar enthalpy change accompanying the removal of an electron from a gas phase atom orion in its ground state is called?

  Options:
  A) Electron gain enthalpy
  B) Ionization enthalpy
  C) Enthalpy change
  D) Enthalpic gas removal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 42: The carbon atoms on ethane are Options:
  A) sp² hybridized
  B) sp³ hybridized
  C) sp⁴ hybridized
  D) sp hybridized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 43: The tincture of iodine means iodine dissolved in Options:
  A) ethanol
  B) bromine chloride
  C) chlorine water
  D) water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 44: Atomicity of ozone is Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 45:

  

  Use the graph above to answer this question.

  A sample, X, solid at room temperature, was melted, heated to a temperature of 358 K and allowed to cool as shown in OPQR. The section PQ indicates that X is

  Options:
  A) a mixture of salts
  B) a hydrated salt
  C) an ionic salt
  D) a pure compound
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 46: When a current I was passed through an electrolyte solution for 40 minutes, a mass X g of a univalent metal was deposited at the cathode. What mass of the metal will be deposited when a current 2I is passed through the solution for 10 minutes? Options:
  A) X/4 g
  B) X/2 g
  C) 2X g
  D) 4X g
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 47: Duralumin consists of aluminium, copper, ? Options:
  A) zinc and gold
  B) lead and maganese
  C) nickle and silver
  D) manganese and magnesium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 48: The air around smelting industries is likely to contain Options:
  A) H₂S, CO and N₂
  B) CO₂, SO₃ and H₂
  C) H₂, SO₂ and CO₂
  D) SO₂, N₂ and CO₂
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 49: What properties of duralumin make it more useful than its constituent metals? Options:
  A) It is heavy with a high melting point
  B) It is malleable and has high density
  C) It is strong and light
  D) It is hard and ductile
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 50: The minimum volume of oxygen required for the complete combustion of a mixture of 10cm ³ of CO and 15 cm ³ of H ² is Options:
  A) 25.0cm³
  B) 12.5 cm³
  C) 10.0 cm³
  D) 5.0cm³
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  The correct answer is C .