JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1987

The efficiency of petrol as a fuel in high-compression internal combustion engines improves with an increase in the amount of?

The atomic numbers of two elements X and Y are 12 and 19 respectively. The bond of these two elements is?

Ethanol reacts with aqueous sodium mono-oxoio date (l) to give a bright yellow solid with a characteristic smell. The product is?

In the purification of town water supply, alum is used principally to?

Which of the following compounds will give a precipitate with an aqueous ammoniacal solution of copper (l) chloride?

The reaction between sulphur (IV) oxide and oxygen is represented by the equilibrium reaction 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ↔ 2SO3(g), ∆H = -196 kJ. What factor would influence increased production of SO3(g)?

Local black soap is made by boiling palm oil with liquid extract of ash. The function of the ash is to provide the?

Inspite of the electronic configuration, 1s22s22p2, carbon is tetraavalent because?

Which of the following gases can best be used for demonstrating the fountain experiment?

I) Nitrogen (ii) Ammonia (iii) Nitrogen (I) oxide

(iv) Hydrogen chloride.

An element Z, contained 90% of 168Z and 10% of Z1818 its relative atomic mass is?

Use the option above to answer this question. Which is the correct set of results for tests conducted respectively on fresh lime juice and ethanol.

An isotope has an atomic number of 17 and a mass number of 36. Which of the following gives the correct number of neutrons and protons in an atom of the isotope?

The most volatile fraction obtained from fractional distillation of crude petroleum contains?

Complete oxidation of propan -1- ol gives?

A stream of air was successively passed through three tubes X, Y and Z containing a concentrated aqueous solution of KOH, red hot copper powder and fused calcium chloride respectively. What was the composition of the gas emanating from tube Z?

The times taken for iodine to be liberated in the reaction between sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid at various temperature are as follows. These results suggest that

When water drops are added to calcium carbide in a container and the gas is passed through a jet and lifted, the resultant flame is called an?

When sodium hydroxide is heated with ammonium tetraoxosulphate (IV), the gas given off may be collected by?

The best treatment for a student who accidentally poured concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid on his skin in the laboratory is to wash the skin with?

In which of the following pairs of element is allotropy exhibited by each element?

Use the option above to answer this question. The structure of benzoic acid is

If d represents the density of a gas and K is a constant, the rate of gaseous diffusion r is related to d by the equation?

The solubility of Na3AsO4(H2O)12 is 38.9g per 100g H2O. What is the mass percentage of Na3AsO4 in the saturated solution?

(As = 75, Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)

Which of the following elements will form oxide which will dissolve both in dilute HNO3 and NaOH solutions to form salts?

In which of the following are the aqueous solutions of each of the substances correctly arranged in order to decreasing acidity?

If 24.83 cm3 of 0.15 M NaOH is titrated to its end point with 39.45 cm3 of HCl, what is the molarity of the HCl?

Magnesium ribbon was allowed to burn inside a given gas P leaving a white solid residue Q. Addition of water to Q liberated a gas which produced dense white fumes with a drop of hydrochloric acid. The gas P was?

Which of the following water samples will have the highest titre value when titrated for the Ca2+ ions using soap solution?

Alloys are best prepared by?

Stainless steel is an alloy of?

Synthetic rubber is made by polymerization of?

Corrosion is exhibited by

The greater the different in electronegativity between bonded atoms, the?

Oil spillage in ponds and creeks can be cleaned up by?