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 671:

  MnO^-4_(aq) + Y + 5Fe²⁺_(aq) → Mn²⁺_(aq) + 5Fe²⁺_(aq) + 4H₂O_(l)
  In the equation above, Y is

  Options:
  A) 5H⁺_(aq)
  B) 4H⁺_(aq)
  C) 10H⁺_(aq)
  D) 8H⁺_(aq)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 672:

  Which of the following methods can be used to remove temporary hardness from water?

  Options:
  A) Boiling
  B) Filtration
  C) sedimentation
  D) Chlorination
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 673: During a titration experiment, 0.05 moles of carbon (lV) oxide is liberated. What is the volume of gas liberated? Options:
  A) 22.40 dm ³
  B) 11.20 dm ³
  C) 2.24 dm ³
  D) 1.12 dm ³
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 674:

  What is the trend for ionization energy across a period in the periodic table?

  Options:
  A) Increases from left to right.
  B) Remains constant
  C) Varies randomly
  D) Decreases from left to right
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 675: Which of the following is a neutralization reaction? Options:
  A) Addition of sodium chloride solution to potassium chloride solution
  B) Addition of trioxonitrate (V) acid (nitric acid) to distilled water
  C) Addition of trioxonitrate (V) acid (nitric acid) to tetraoxosulphate (IV) acid (sulphuric acid)
  D) Addition of trioxonitrate (V) acid (nitric acid) to potassium trioxonitrate (V) (potassium nitrate) solution
  E) Addition of trioxonitrate (V) acid (nitric acid) to potassium hydroxide solution
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 676:

  What is Faraday's constant?

  Options:
  A) 6.022 x 10${}^{23}$ mol${}^{-1}$
  B) 3.00 x 10${}^8$ m/s
  C) 9.81 m/s${}^2$
  D) 96,485 C/mol
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 677:

  A metal M displaces zinc from ZnCl, solution, solution

  This shows that

  Options:
  A) electrons flow from zinc to M
  B) M is more electropositive than zinc
  C) M is more electonegative than zinc
  D) zinc is more electropositive than M
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 678: Phosphorus is stored under water to prevent it from Options:
  A) Dehydrating
  B) Becoming inert
  C) Smelling
  D) Catching fire
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 679: In which of the following are water molecules in the most disorderly arrangement? Options:
  A) Ice at -10°C
  B) Ice at 0°C
  C) Water at 100°C
  D) Steam at 100°C
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 680: A silicon -containing ore has 92% ²⁸Si, 5% ²⁹Si and 3% ³⁰Si. Calculate the relative atomic mass of the silicon. Options:
  A) 14.00
  B) 29.00
  C) 28.11
  D) 28.00
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  The correct answer is C .