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:

  

  Consider the solubility curves of three salts X, Y and Z given in the diagram. If each solution of the salt contains 200 g, and is heated to 100°C, which solution or solutions will deposit 100 g of the solute when suddenly cooled to 0°C?

  Options:
  A) X only
  B) Y only
  C) Z only
  D) X and Z
  E) Y and Z
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 42: In an equilibrium reaction, which of the following conditions indicates that maximum yield of the product will be obtained? Options:
  A) Equilibrium constant is very large
  B) ∆H - T∆S = O
  C) ∆ H > T ∆ S
  D) Equilibrium constant is less than zero
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 43: In countries where the temperature fall below 273k, salt always spilled on the ray road in order to Options:
  A) increase the making point office
  B) increase the density of the ice
  C) make the ice impure
  D) rinse the making point of the ice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 44: A particle that contains a protons, 10 neutrons and 10 electrons is Options:
  A) positive ion
  B) neutral atom of a metal
  C) neutral atom of a non-metal
  D) negative ion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 45:

  I. H = 1s¹ II. N = 1s² 2s² p³ III. O = 1s² 2s² p⁴ IV. Zn = 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰

  From the above, which of the following pairs is like to be paramagnetic?

  Options:
  A) I and II
  B) I and III
  C) I and IV
  D) III and IV
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 46: The mass number of an atom is? Options:
  A) the number of electrons in the atom
  B) the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom
  C) the number of neutrons in the nucleus of the atom
  D) the sum of numbers of electrons and protons inthe atom
  E) the sum of numbers of proton and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 47: When sodium ethanoate is treated with a few drops of concentrated tetraoxosulphate(vi)acid. one of the products is Options:
  A) CH₃COOH
  B) CH₃COOCH₃
  C) CH₃COOC₂H₅
  D) C₂H₅COOCH₃
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 48:

  

  Use the solubility curves below to answer questions. If 1 dm³ of a saturated solution of L at 60⁰C is cooled to 25⁰C, what amount in mole will separate out?

  Options:
  A) 0.75
  B) 0.25
  C) 1.00
  D) 0.50
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 49: X_(g) → X_(g). The type of energy involved in the above transformation is? Options:
  A) ionization energy
  B) sublimation energy
  C) lattice energy
  D) electron affinity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 50: The boiling point of water, ethanol, toluene and butan-2-ol are 373.0k, 351.3k, 383.6k and 372.5k respectively. Which liquid has the highest vapour pressure at 323.0k? Options:
  A) water
  B) toluene
  C) ethanol
  D) butan-2-ol
  E) none
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  The correct answer is C .