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: CH₃CH₂Cl + KCN → CH₃CH₂CN + KClIn the reaction above, the cyanide is Options:
  A) hydrophobic
  B) hydrophilic
  C) nucleophilic
  D) electrophilic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 42: If an equilibrium reaction has ∆H < O, the reaction will proceed favorably in the forward reaction at? Options:
  A) low temperatures
  B) high temperatures
  C) all temperatures
  D) all pressures
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 43:

  Which of the following is a common property of non-metals?

  Options:
  A) Exist as solids at room temperature
  B) Tend to gain electrons in chemical reactions
  C) High thermal conductivity
  D) Readily form cations in chemical reactions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 44: The soft solder used for welding and plumbing is alloy of Options:
  A) lead and tin
  B) iron and tin
  C) lead and zinc
  D) iron and zinc
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 45:

  Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

  Options:
  A) Chlorine
  B) Phosphorus
  C) Bromine
  D) Helium
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 46: The hydrocarbon that burns in air with a sooty flames is Options:
  A) C₂H₆
  B) C₃H₈
  C) C₄H₁₀
  D) C₆H₆
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 47: An amphoteric oxide is an? Options:
  A) amorphous oxide of a metal
  B) amorphous oxide of a non-mental
  C) oxide that is insoluble in water
  D) oxide that behaves both as a base as well as an acid
  E) oxide that loses its oxygen on sublimation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 48:

  How many grams of hydrogen gas will be liberated when 6g of magnesium ribbon dissolves in 500cm³ of 6M HCl?
  (Mg = 24, H = 1, Cl = 35.5)

  Options:
  A) 1.2 g
  B) 0.7 g
  C) 0.5 g
  D) 0.3 g
  E) 0.12 g
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 49: An organic compound reacted with bromine water to give a colourless solution. The compound is probably an Options:
  A) alkene
  B) alkanal
  C) alkyne
  D) alkanone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 50: What weight of sodium hydroxide is required to make 500 cm³ of 0.2 M solution?(Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1) Options:
  A) 40 g
  B) 20 g
  C) 10 g
  D) 4 g
  E) 2 g
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  The correct answer is D .