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 491:

  What is eutrophication?

  Options:
  A) The release of harmful chemicals into water bodies
  B) The excessive growth of algae due to nutrient enrichment
  C) The presence of heavy metals in water
  D) The formation of oil slicks on water surfaces
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 492:

  

  In the diagram above the gas Y could be

  Options:
  A) hydrogen chloride
  B) oxygen
  C) carbon (IV) oxide
  D) chlorine
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 493: The ideal gas laws and equations are true for all gases at Options:
  A) low pressures and lower temperatures
  B) low temperatures and high pressures
  C) high pressures and high temperatures
  D) low pressure and high temperatures
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 494: In the oil drop experiment, Millikan determined the? Options:
  A) charge to mass ratio of the electron
  B) mass of the electron
  C) charge of the electron
  D) mass of the proton
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 495:

  What is the empirical formula of a compound containing 40.00% carbon, 6.67% hydrogen, and 53.33% oxygen by mass?

  Options:
  A) C${}_4$H${}_8$O${}_4$
  B) CH${}_2$O
  C) C${}_2$H${}_4$O${}_2$
  D) C${}_3$H${}_6$O${}_3$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 496:

  H₃PO_4(aq) + H₂O_(l) ↔ H₂PO₄^-_(aq) + H₃O⁺_(aq)

  ΔH = -13kJ at 298K

  In the reaction above, an increase in temperature would

  Options:
  A) slow downthe reverse reaction
  B) have no effect on the reaction
  C) favour the reverse reaction
  D) favour the forward reaction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 497:

  An organic compound contains 69% carbon, 15.3% hydrogen and 30.7% oxygen. Calculate the the empirical formula [C=12, H = 1, O = 16]

  Options:
  A) C${}_4$H${}_{1}2$O
  B) C${}_3$H${}_9$O
  C) C${}_4$H${}_9$O
  D) C${}_3$H${}_8$O
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 498:

  At room temperature and standard pressure, chlorine gas is in which state of matter?

  Options:
  A) Plasma
  B) Solid
  C) Liquid
  D) Gas
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 499: Clothes should be properly rinsed with water after bleaching because Options:
  A) the bleach decolourizes the clothes
  B) chlorine reacts with fabrics during bleaching
  C) the clothes are sterilized during bleaching
  D) hydrogen chloride solution is produced during bleaching
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 500:

  A radioactive nucleus has a half-life of 20 years, starting with 100,000 particles, how many particles will be left exactly at the end of 40 years

  Options:
  A) 75,000 particles
  B) 35,000 particles
  C) 25,000 particles
  D) 50,000 particles
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  The correct answer is C .