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:

  CH_4(g) + CI_2(g) $\to$ CH₂CI_(s) + HCI_g

  The major factor that influences the rate of the reaction above is

  Options:
  A) Concentration
  B) Catalyst
  C) Temperature
  D) Light
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 42: In the course of an experiment, two gases X and Y were produced. X turned wet lead ethanoate to black and Y bleached moist litmus paper. What are the element(s) in each of the gases X and Y respectively? Options:
  A) H and S;Cl
  B) H and O;Cl
  C) H and S;C and O
  D) H and Cl;S and O
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 43:

  Which important nitrogen-containing compound is produced in Haber's process?

  Options:
  A) NH${}_3$
  B) NO${}_2$
  C) NO
  D) HNO${}_3$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 44: When iron is exposed to moisture and it rusts, the value of ΔG for the reaction is Options:
  A) neutral
  B) zero
  C) positive
  D) negative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 45: The general formula of alkanones is Options:
  A) RCHO
  B) R₂CO
  C) RCOOH
  D) RCOOR
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 46:

  Which process(es) is/are involved in the turning of starch iodide paper blue-black by chlorine gas?

  Options:
  A) chlorine attacks the starch to give the blue-black color
  B) chlorine attacks the iodide ion to give the blue-black color
  C) chlorine oxidizes the iodide ion to produce iodine which attacks the starch to give the blue-black color
  D) iodine attacks the starch to give the blue-black color
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 47: When copper (ii) sulphate solution is treated with excess ammonium hydroxide, a precipitate is first formed, and then this dissolves to give a deep blue solution. This deep blue solution is a Options:
  A) Cu(OH)₂
  B) CuSo₄.5H₂O
  C) (NH₄)₂SO₄
  D) Cu(NH₃)₄(OH)₂
  E) CuSO₄.(NH₄)₂SO₄.2H₂O
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 48: If 100cm³ of oxygen pass through a porous plug is 50 seconds, the time taken for the same volume of hydrogen to pass through the same porous plug is? [O = 16, H = 1] Options:
  A) 10.0s
  B) 12.5s
  C) 17.7s
  D) 32.0s
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 49: An element with atomic number twelve is likely to be Options:
  A) electrovalent with a velocity of 1
  B) electrovalent with a valency of 2
  C) covalent with a valency of 2
  D) covalent with valency of 4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 50:

  The two ions responsible for hardness in water are

  Options:
  A) Ca${}^{2+}$ and / or Mg${}^{2+}$
  B) K${}^{+}$ and / or Mg${}^{2+}$
  C) Ca${}^{2+}$ and / or Li${}^{+}$
  D) Ca${}^{2+}$ and / or Na${}^{+}$
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  The correct answer is A .