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 591: The type of reaction that is peculiar to benzene is Options:
  A) addition
  B) hydrolysis
  C) polymerization
  D) substitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 592:

  When ammonia and hydrogen ion bond together to form ammonium ion, the bond formed is called

  Options:
  A) electrovalent bond
  B) co-ordinate bond
  C) ionic bond
  D) covalent bond
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 593: One note of a hydrocarbon 36g of carbon and its density is 20. The structure of hydrocarbon is (organic chemical) Options:
  A) CH3C = CH
  B) CH3CH = CH2
  C) CH3CH2C = CH
  D) CH33CH2CH3
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 594: Rare gases are suitable because they Options:
  A) are monoatomic
  B) form ions easily
  C) have duplet or octet electronic configuration in the outermost shells in their atoms
  D) are volatile gases
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 595:

  The radio isotope used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in welds and casting is?

  Options:
  A) carbon-14
  B) phosphorus-32
  C) cobalt
  D) iodine-131
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 596:

  Cr₂O₇^2-_(aq) + 14H⁺_(aq) + 6l^-_(aq) → 2Cr³⁺_(aq) + 3l_(g) + 7H₂O_(I).

  The change in the oxidation number of oxygen in the equation above is?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 7
  D) 0
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 597:

  Which of the following statements is true for strong electrolytes?

  Options:
  A) They do not conduct electricity in the molten state
  B) They completely dissociate into ions in solution
  C) They are non-polar substances
  D) They partially dissociate into ions in solution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 598: Solutions X, Y, and Z have PH values 3.0. 5. 0 and 9. 0 respectively. Which of the following statements is correct? Options:
  A) All the solutions are acidic
  B) All the solutions are basic
  C) Y and Z are more acidic than water
  D) Y is more acidic than X
  E) Z is the least acidic
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 599: The product formed when propanol is heated over a copper catalyst in the absence of oxygen are Options:
  A) CH₃CH₂CHO and H₂
  B) CH₃CHO and CO₂
  C) CH₃CH₂COOH and H₂
  D) CH₃COOH and CO₂
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 600:

  Which of the following alkaline metals react more quickly spontaneously with water?

  Options:
  A) Calcium
  B) Beryllium
  C) Magnesium
  D) Strontium
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  The correct answer is A .