JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1984
Question 1 Report
If an excess of a liquid hydrocarbon is poured into a jar of chlorine, and the sealed jar is then exposed for several hours to bring sunlight, all the chlorine gas is consumed. The hydrocarbon is said to have undergone
Question 2 Report
Use the diagram above to answer this question.
Which of the following structural formula is NOT isomeric with the others?
Question 3 Report
Alkanes
Question 6 Report
For the reaction NH4NO2 → N2 + 2H2O, calculate the volume of nitrogen that would be produced at S. T. P from 320 g of the dioxonitrate(iii)salt. (Relative atomic masses: N = 14, O = 16, H = 1)
Question 7 Report
For the reaction 2Fe3+ 2I- → 2Fe2+ + I2, which of the following statements is TRUE?
Answer Details
Question 8 Report
The balanced equation for the reaction of tetraoxosulphate(VI)acid with aluminium hydroxide to give water and aluminium tetraoxosulphate(VI) is
Question 9 Report
Which of the following mixtures would result in a solution of pH greater than 7?
Question 11 Report
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pellets are
Question 12 Report
The ratio of the number of molecules in 2g of hydrogen to that in 16g of oxygen is
Question 13 Report
An aqueous solution of a metal salt, M, gives a white precipitate with NaOH which dissolves in excess NaOH. With aqueous ammonia, the solution of M also gives a white precipitate which dissolves in excess ammonia. Therefore cartion in M is
Answer Details
Question 14 Report
Which of the curves shown in the figure given represents the relationships between the volume(V) and pressure(P) of an ideal gas at constant temperature?
Question 15 Report
Use the diagram above to answer this question.
Which of the following represents a carboxylic acid?
Answer Details
Question 16 Report
In which of the following reactions does hydrogen peroxide act as a reducing agent?
Answer Details
Question 17 Report
The function of conc. H2SO4 in the esterification of ethanoic acid with ethanol is to
Answer Details
Question 18 Report
In the Haber process for the manufacture of ammonia, finely divided iron is used as
Question 19 Report
Sodium chloride may be obtained from brine by
Question 20 Report
Lime - water, which is used in the laboratory for the detection of carbon(iv)oxide is an aqueous solution of
Question 21 Report
The solubility curves of four substances are shown in the figure above. Which of the four substances would crystallize from a saturated solution cooled from 353K(80oC)to 323K(50C)?
Answer Details
Question 22 Report
An organic compound with a vapour density 56.5 has the following percentage composition:C =53.1% N = 12.4%, O = 28.3%, H = 6.2%. The molecular formula of the compound is
Relative atomic masses: N = 14, O = 16, C = 12, H = 1 )
Answer Details
Question 23 Report
The hybridization of the carbon atom in ethyne is
Question 24 Report
20 cm 3 of hydrogen gas are sparked with 20cm 3 of oxygen gas in an endimoeter at 373k (100 oC) and 1 atmosphere. The resulting mixture is cooled to 298 K (25 oC) and passed over calcium chloride. The volume of the residual gas is
Answer Details
2H2 + O2 ------2H2O
2V 1V 2V
20cm3 20cm3 -------
20cm3 10cm3 20cm3
Residual gas = 20cm3 - 10cm3 of 02 = 103
Question 25 Report
A piece of sea shell, when dropped into a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid, produces a colourless, odourless gas which turns clear limewater milky. The sea shell contains
Answer Details
Question 26 Report
If the cost of electricity required to deposit 1 g of magnesium is ₦5.00, how much would it cost to deposit 10g of aluminium?
Question 29 Report
Which of the following statements is NOT true of carbon monoxide?
Question 30 Report
From the reactions : ZnO + Na2O → NaZnO and ZnO + CO2 → ZnCO3 it may be concluded that zinc oxide is
Answer Details
Question 32 Report
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about all four of the acids: HBr, HNO3, H 2CO3 and H2SO4? They
Answer Details
Question 33 Report
The diagram above (Fig.3) shows the energy profile for the reaction A + B + = C + D From this diagram, it is clear that the reaction is
Answer Details
Question 34 Report
At S. T. P how many litres of hydrogen can be obtained from the reaction of 500 cm3 of 0.5 M H 2SO 4 with excess zinc metal?
(Gram molecular volume of H2 = 22. 4 dm 3)
Question 35 Report
The I.U.P.A.C name for the compound is
Question 36 Report
In dilute solution the heat of the reaction NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H2O is - 57.3kJ. Therefore the heat of the reaction 2NaOH + H2SO4 ? Na2SO4 + 2H2O is
Answer Details
NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H2O Δ H = -57.3kJ
Heat of reaction of 2NaOH + H2O4
NaSO4 + H2O is
= 57.3 x 2 = -114.6 kJ
Question 37 Report
Nitrogen can best be obtained from a mixture over oxygen and nitrogen by passing the mixture over
Answer Details
Question 38 Report
Naphthalene when heated melts at 354 K (81 oC). At this temperature the molecules of naphthalene
Question 39 Report
Which of the following methods may be used to prepare trioxonitrate (V) acid (nitric acid) in the laboratory?
Answer Details
Question 41 Report
When the kerosene fraction from petrol is heated at high temperature, a lower boiling liquid is obtained. This process is known as
Answer Details
Question 42 Report
An element that can exist in two or more different structural forms which possess the same chemical properties is said to exhibit.
Answer Details
Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of these elements.
Question 44 Report
Which among the elements 1. Carbon 2. Oxygen 3. Copper 4. Bromine 5. Zinc, will NOT react with either water or steam?
Answer Details
Question 45 Report
Which of the following electrodes is used in electrolysis of bauxite (Al2O3) in molten cryolite?
Answer Details
