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 771: Hydrogen can be displaced from a lot alkaline solution by Options:
  A) Fe
  B) Cu
  C) Cn
  D) Sn
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 772: Tartaric acid is used industrially to Options:
  A) make baking powder
  B) make fruit juices
  C) remove rust
  D) dry substance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 773: The noble gases owe their inactivity to Options:
  A) Octet configuration
  B) Cyclic shape
  C) Hexagonal shape
  D) Obtuse configuration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 774:

  

  2-methylbut-2-ene has the structure

  Options:
  A) A
  B) B
  C) C
  D) D
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 775: A compound contains 40.0% C, 6.7% H 53.3% O. If the molecular mass of the compound is 180, its molecular formula is [C =12, H =1,O] Options:
  A) CH₂O
  B) C₃H₆O₃
  C) C₆H₆O₃
  D) C₆H₁₂O₆
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 776:

  Duralumin consists of aluminum, copper?

  Options:
  A) Zinc and Gold
  B) Lead and Manganese
  C) Nickel and Silver
  D) Manganese and Magnesium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 777:

  The solubility of the solids that dissolves in a given solvent with the liberation of heat will

  Options:
  A) increase with an increase in temperature
  B) decrease with an increase in temperature
  C) decrease with a decrease in temperature
  D) not be affected by changes in temperature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 778: Which of the following is an acidic salt? Options:
  A) NaHSO₄
  B) Na₂SO₄
  C) CH₃CO₂Na
  D) Na₂S
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 779: The bond which joins two ethanoic acid molecules in the liquid state is Options:
  A) a covalent bond
  B) an ionic bond
  C) a dative covalent bond
  D) a hydrogen bond
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 780: Which of the following is NOT an alkali? Options:
  A) NH₃
  B) Mg(OH)₂
  C) Ca(OH)₂
  D) NaOH
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  The correct answer is A .