NECO SSCE - Chemistry - 2009 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Atomic size decreases

across a period from left to right

across a period from right to left

diagonally down the group

down a group

with decrease in atomic number

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Chemical Industry And Environment

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Atomic Structure And Bonding

Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

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Question 2 Report

Which of the following is a solid at room temperature?

Argon

Bromine

Chlorine

Fluorine

Iodine

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States Of Matter

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Question 3 Report

The process involved in the decomposition of sugar by an enzyme is called

dehydration

esterification

fermentation

polymerization

saponification

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Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Nigeria Only)

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Question 4 Report

Which of the following salt solutions will have a pH greater than 7?

NaCl

NaHSO₄

Na₂CO₄

Na₂SO₄

MgCl₂

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 5 Report

Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3 +…………. Pn, is an expression of law

Boyle’s

Charles’

Dalton’s

Graham’s

Gay Lussac’s

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Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 6 Report

If the volume of a gas at 35°C is 60cm³, what would be its volume in cm³ at 273k?

39.03

46.81

53.18

67.69

76.92

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Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 7 Report

Sulphur has an oxidation number of +4 in

H₂S

H₂S0₄

MgSO₄

Na₂SO₃

S0₃

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Water

Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 8 Report

The rate of a reaction usually increases with increase in the concentration of reactants because the

distance between particles of the reactants increases

frequency of collision of particles is lower

particles of the reactants gain energy and move faster

reactants from a complex which decomposes rapidly

reactants occupy a higher energy level

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Rates Of Chemical Reaction

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Question 9 Report

The empirical formula of a hydrocarbon containing 0.12 mole of carbon 0.3 mole of hydrogen is

CH₂

CH₃

C₂H₂

C₂H₄

C₂H₆

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Chemical Combination

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Question 10 Report

All the following belong to the same family EXCEPT

glycerol

nylon

perspex polyethene

polyethene

polystyrene

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Chemical Bonds (Ghana Only)

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Question 11 Report

A colourless gas with characteristics odour which dissolves in water to form an alkaline solution is

ammonia

carbon(IV)oxide

hydrogen chloride

sulphur (IV) oxide

sulphur (VI) oxide

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Acids, Bases And Salts (Ghana Only)

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Question 12 Report

What kind of bond exist between carbon and oxygen in C0₃ ^2-?

Co- ordinate Covalent

covalent

Electrovalent

Metallic

Van der Waal forces

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Atomic Structure And Bonding

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Question 13 Report

Which of the following equations is NOT balanced?

CH₄(g) + 20₂(9) → CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(g)

CU(S) + HNO₃(aq) → Cu(NO₃)₂(aq) + 4H₂O(I) + NO(g)

2KCIO₃(s) → 2KCI(s)+ 3O₂(g)

NaH(s) + H₂O(1) → NaOH(aq) +H₂(g)

Na₂SO₄(aq) + BaCl₂(aq) → BaSO₄(s) + 2NaCl(aq)

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Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Question 14 Report

The percentage composition of a hydrocarbon is 79.2 carbon 20.8 hydrogen. Calculate its empirical formula [H = 1, C = 12]

CH₃

CH₄

C₂H₂

C₂H₆

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Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 15 Report

Which of the following non-metals reacts most readily with metals?

Carbon

Chlorine

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Sulphur

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Non-metals And Their Compounds

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Question 16 Report

A salt which loses its mass when exposed to air is

deliquescent

effervescent

Efflorescent

fluorescent

hygroscopic

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 17 Report

In the electrolysis of dilute tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid using platinum electrodes, the products obtained at the anode are cathode respectively are

hydrogen, oxygen

Hydrogen, tetraoxosulphate (VI) ion

oxygen, hydrogen

sulphur, hydrogen

sulphur, oxygen

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Electrolysis

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Question 18 Report

The following compounds decolorize acidified potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) solution EXCEPT

HOCH₂ – CH₂OH

H₂C –C =C– CH₃

H₃C – HC = CH₂

H₂C = CH₂

H₃C – C =CH

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Question 19 Report

The following are ores of metals EXCEPT

bauxite

dolomite

graphite

haematite

magnetite

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Metals And Their Compounds

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 20 Report

The Ideal Gas Law is expressed mathematically as

P1 /T1 = P2/T2

P1/V1 = P2V2

PV =nRT

PV =KT

V1/T1 = V2/T2

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Question 21 Report

The scientist who discovered the zig-zag movement of gas molecules is

Brownian

Dalton

Gay Lussac

Graham

Newton

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Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 22 Report

When air is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then lime water, the gases left are

nitrogen and carbon (IV) oxide

nitrogen and noble gases

nitrogen and oxygen

nitrogen, carbon (VI) oxide and noble gases

the noble gases

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Question 23 Report

What mass of copper in gram would be deposited by a current of 1.00ampere passing for 965 seconds through copper(II) tertraoxosulphate (VI) solution? [Cu 63.5; If = 96500c]

0.32

0.64

3.18

6.35

9.65

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Question 24 Report

The furring of kettles and boilers are caused by

calcium hydroxide

calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV)

calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)

calcium tetraoxocarbonate

magnesium tetraoxocarbonate (VI)

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Question 25 Report

Two elements X and Y with electronic configurations 2,8,2 and 2,8,7 respectively, are likely to combine by _________bonding

covalent

dative

electrovalent

hydrogen

metallic

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Question 26 Report

The relationship between equilibrium constant and free energy change is represented as

δ G ° =-nFE °

δG °-RT ln K

δ G °= + RT In k

δG ° = δH – T S

H=TδS

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Question 27 Report

The following equations represent redox reactions EXCEPT

Ba²⁺(aq) + SO^2-₄ (aq) → BaSO₄(s)

Cl₂(g) + 2Br^- (aq) → 2CI ^- (aq) + Br₂(g)

Fe²⁺(aq) + ½ C I₂(aq) → Fe³⁺ (aq) + CI^-(aq)

2Fe³⁺(aq) + Sn²⁺(aq) → 2Fe²⁺(aq) Sn⁴⁺ (aq)

Zn(s) + CU²⁺(aq) → Zn²⁺(aq) + CU(s)

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Question 28 Report

\( ^{235}_{92}U + ^1_0n → ^{145}_{56}Ba + ^{88}_{36}Kr + 3^1_0n + Energy \)

The equation above represent a/an

alpha particle emission

endothermic reaction

nuclear fission

nuclear fusion

thermal dissociation

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Question 29 Report

Which of the following gases is absorbed from the air dun photosynthesis?

Carbon (II) oxide

Carbon (IV) oxide

Nitrogen

Noble gases

Oxygen

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Question 30 Report

The green house effect is a climatic condition associated with the presence of excess

carbon (II) oxide

carbon (IV) oxide

hydrogen sulphide

nitrogen (II) oxide

oxygen

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Question 31 Report

Which of the following is NOT a fraction of petroleum?

Bitumen

Coal

Diesel

Kerosene

Petrol

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Solubility Of Substances (Ghana Only)

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Question 32 Report

A neon atom is chemically nonreactive because

the electrons at the outermost shell is partially filled

the number of protons equals the number of electrons

the outer electron shell is completely filled

there are equal number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus

there are no elections at the outermost shell

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Question 33 Report

X = - log₁₀ H⁺]

What does X stand for in the expression above?

Degree of acidity

Enthalpy change

Equilibrium constant

Ionic product of water

Solubility product

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Question 34 Report

Non-polar molecules are held together by

co-ordinate bond

covalent bond

electromagnetic force

hydrogen bond

Van der Waals forces

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Question 35 Report

Which of the following metals is NOT extracted by electrolysis?

Aluminium

Calcium

iron

Magnesium

Sodium

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Question 36 Report

Which of the following statements is NOT correct of group VII elements? They

are diatomic

are good oxidizing agents

are highly electronegative

have high electron affinity

have relatively low ionization potentials

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Question 37 Report

Which of these compounds has the greatest ionic character?

AlF₃

BF₂

CF₄

CsF

NaF

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Question 38 Report

The reaction of an alkanol with alkanioc acid is known as

dehydration

esterification

halogenation

hydrogenation

saponification

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Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Nigeria Only)

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Question 39 Report

Brain tumors can be located by using an isotope of

carbon - 14

iodine 131

technetium 99

uranium235

uranium 238

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Question 40 Report

How many atoms of chlorine are required to saturate the double bonds of a compound containing a triene?

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Question 41 Report

What volume of carbon (IV) oxide in dm ³ is produced at s.t.p. when 2.50g of CaCO₃ reacts with excess acid according to the following equation? CaCO₃(s) + 2HCI(aq) → CaCl₂(aq) + H₂O(1) + CO₂(g)

[CaCO₂ 100; molar volume of a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4dm ³]

0.28

0.56

2.24

5.6

11.2

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Question 42 Report

C\(_6\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_6\)

What is the molar mass of the compound above?