JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1988 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

Which of the following reactions takes place in the cathode compartment during the electrolysis of copper (II) chloride solution?

Cu2+ + 2e- → Cu(s) Correct answer

2Cl- -2e → Cl2

Cu(s) -2e → Cu2+(aq)

Cu2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) → CuCl2(aq)

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Question 2 Report

What process would coal undergo to give coal gas, coal tar, ammoniacal liquor and coke?

Steam distillation

Destructive distillation Correct answer

Liquefaction

Hydrolysis

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Chemical Combination

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Question 3 Report

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

The average kinetic energy of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature

At constant tempearture, the volume of a gas increases as the pressure increases Correct answer

The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume

The temperature of a gas is directly proportional to its volume

The collisions of molecules with each other are inelastic

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Increasing the pressure confines the gas molecules to a smaller space, thereby reducing the volume. Reducing the pressure the other way round increases the volume of a gas.

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Question 4 Report

Which of the following will produce the greatest increase in the rate of the chemical reaction represented by the equation Na2S2O3(aq) + 2HCl(aq) → 2NaCI(aq) + H2O(I) + SO2(g) + S(g)?

A decrease in temperature and an increase in the concentration of the reactants

An increase in the temperature and a decrease in the cocentration of the reactants

An increase in temperature and an increase in the concentration of the reactants Correct answer

A decrease in the temperature and a decrease in the concentration of the reactants

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Question 5 Report

A mixture of starch solution and potassium iodide was placed in a test tube. On adding dilute tetraoxosulphate (lV) acid and then K2Cr2O7 solutions, a blue-black colour was produced. In this reaction, the?

iodide is oxidized

tetraoxosulphate (Vl) acid acts as an oxidizing agent

starch has been oxidized Correct answer

K2Cr2O7 is oxidized

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 6 Report

Which of the following substances is a basic salt?

Na2CO3

Mg(OH)CI Correct answer

NaHCO3

KSO4.AI2(SO4)3,24H2O

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Question 7 Report

Suitable reagents for the laboratory preparation nitrogen are?

sodium dioxonitrate (III) and ammonium chloride Correct answer

sodium dioxonitrate (V) and ammonium chloride

sodium chloride and ammonium chloride

sodium chloride and ammonium diozonitrate (III)

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Question 8 Report

An eruption pollution an environment with gas suspected to be H2S, a poisonous gas. A residue team should spray the environment with?

water

moist SO2 Correct answer

acidified KMnO4 and water

water, acidified KMnO4 and oxygen

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Environmental Pollution

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Question 9 Report

The forces holding naphthalene crystals together can be overcome when naphthalene is heated to a temperature of 354K resulting in the crystal to melting. These forces are known as?

coulombic

ionic

covalent

Van der waals Correct answer

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Question 10 Report

Use the graph above to answer this question. The mass of a substance, M, liberated at an electrode during electrolysis is proportional to the quantity of electricity, Q passing through the electrolyte. This is represented graphically by.

A Correct answer

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Electrolysis

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Question 11 Report

Carbon (ll) oxide may be collected as shown above because it

is heavier than air

is less dense than air

is insoluble in water Correct answer

burns in oxygen to form carbon (IV) oxide

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Chemical Equilibria

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Question 12 Report

In the experiment above, ammonium chloride crystals deposit on the walls of the tube is as a result of

evaporation

recrystallization

sublimation Correct answer

fractional precipitation

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Question 13 Report

The diagram above shows the reaction path of an exothermic reaction. The heat of reaction is represented by

lll

lV Correct answer

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Energy Changes

Energy And Energy Changes

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Question 14 Report

Which of the following in aqueous solution is neutral to litmus?

NH4CI

NaCO3

FeCl3

NaCl Correct answer

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Question 15 Report

What volume of a 0.1 M H3PO4 will be required to neutralize 45.0 cm3 of a 0.2 M NaOH?

10.0 cm3

20.0 cm3

27.0 cm3

30.0 cm3 Correct answer

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Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Question 16 Report

The molar ratio of oxygen to nitrogen in dissolved air is 2:1 whereas the ratio is 4:1 in atmospheric air because?

nitrogen is less soluble than oxygen Correct answer

oxygen is heavier than nitrogen

nitrogen has a higher partial pressure in air

gases are hydrated in water

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Water

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Question 17 Report

Detergents have the general formula?

R(CH2)nOH

RSO3-Na+ Correct answer

RSO-2Na+

RSO2H

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Question 18 Report

An increase in temperature causes an increase in the pressure of a gas because there is an increase in the?

average velocity of the molecules

number of collisions between the molecules Correct answer

density of the molecules

free mean path between each molecules and other

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Question 19 Report

Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point?

CH3CH2CH2CH2HO Correct answer

CH3CH2CH2CHO

CH3CH2CH2CH3

CH3CH2OCH2CH3

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Question 20 Report

Methylethanoate reacts with ammonia to yield?

mettylamine and ethanol

ethylamine and methanol

methanamide and ethanol

ethanamide and methanol Correct answer

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Question 21 Report

One mole of propane is mixed with five moles of oxygen. The mixture is ignited and the propane burns completely. What is the volume of the products at s.t.p?(G.M.V = 22.4 dm3 mol-1)

112.0 dm3

67.2 dm3 Correct answer

56.0 dm3

44.8 dm3

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C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
When the mixture is ignited CO2 is collected as product. From the equation 33 moles of CO2 is produced which equals 3 x 2.4 dm3 = 67.2 dm3 at S.T.P

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Question 22 Report

Which of the following is used in fire extinguishers?

Carbon (ll) oxide

Carbon (lV) oxide Correct answer

Sulphur (lV) oxide

Ammonia

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Question 23 Report

In the experiment above, ammonium chloride crystals deposit on the walls of the tube is as a result of

evaporation

recrystallization

sublimation Correct answer

fractional precipitation

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Question 24 Report

The four classes of hydrocarbons are?

ethane, ethene, ethyne and benzene

alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatics Correct answer

alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and benzene

methane, ethane , propane and butane

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Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

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Question 25 Report

Which property of a reversible reaction is affected by a catalyst?

Heat content (enthalphy)

Energy of activation Correct answer

Free energy change

Equilibrium position

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Question 26 Report

Aluminium is extracted commercially from its ore by?

heating aluminium oxide with coke in a furance

the electrolysis of fused aluminium oxide in cryolite Correct answer

treating cryolite with sodium hydroxide solution under prressure

heating sodium aluminium silicate to a high temperature

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Question 27 Report

Which of the following physical properties decreases across the Periodic Table?

Ionization potenial

Electron affinity

Electronegativity

Atomic radius Correct answer

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Question 28 Report

The energy changes accompanying the addition of an electron to a gaseous atom is called?

first ionization energy

second ionization energy

electron affinity Correct answer

electronegativity

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Question 29 Report

When H2S gas is passed into a solution of iron (III) chloride, the colour changes from yellow to green. This is because?

H(s)S is reduced to S

Fe3+ ions are oxidized by H(s)S

Fe3+ ions are oxidized Fe3+ ions

Fe3+ ions are reduced to Fe2+ ions Correct answer

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Question 30 Report

A substance S is isomorphous with another substance R. When a tiny crystals of S is added into a supersaturated solution of R?

S dissolves in the solution

crystals of R are precipitated Correct answer

there is no observable change

R and S react to generate heat

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Question 31 Report

Chlorine is produced commercially by?

electrolysis of dilute hydrochloric acid

electrolysis of brine Correct answer

neutralization of hydrogen chloride

heating potassium trioxochlorate (V)

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Question 32 Report

The ion that may be assumed to have negligible concentration in a sample of water that lathers readily with soap is?

Mg+

K+

CO22- Correct answer

HCO3

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Question 33 Report

Given the reactions (i) Fe(s) + X(NO3)2(aq) → Fe(NO3) + X(s) (ii) H2(g) + XO → X + H2O(s); X is likely to be?

copper Correct answer

zinc

calcium

lead

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Question 34 Report

What are the possible oxidation numbers of an element if its atomic number is 17?

-1 and 7 Correct answer

-1 and 6

-3 and 5

-2 and 6

Answer Details

17 = 2, 8, 7

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Question 35 Report

The acidic hydrogen in the compound is the hydrogen attached to carbon number

1 Correct answer

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Question 36 Report

The formula of a compound formed in a reaction between a trivalent metal M and a tetravalent non-metal X is~?

M3X4

M4X3 Correct answer

M3X2

Answer Details

M2+ + X-4 = M4X3

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Question 37 Report

The IUPAC name for

2-methylbutanoic acid Correct answer

2-methyl-1- hydroxyketone

2-methyl-1-hydroxy aldehyde

2-methylpentanoic acid

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Question 38 Report

Which of the followingstatements is TRUE?

The dissolution of NaOH(s) in water is endothermic

The heat os solution of NaOH(s) is positive

The NaOH(s) gains heat from the surroundings

The heat of solution of NaOH(s) is negative Correct answer

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Energy Changes

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Question 39 Report

Which of the following acts as both a reducing and an oxidizing agent?

SO2 Correct answer

H2S

CO2

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Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 40 Report

Alkanoates are formed by the reaction of alkanoic acid with?

Alkyl halides

alkanols Correct answer

ethers

sodium

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Question 41 Report

A metallic ion X2+ with an inert gas structure contains 18 electrons. How many protons are there in this ion?

20 Correct answer

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Question 42 Report

2.25g of a sample of an oxide of copper on reduction gave 2.0g of copper. 2.50g of another oxide of copper on reduction also gave 2.0g of copper. These results are in accordance with the law of?

constant composition

conservation of matter

multiple proportions Correct answer

definite proportions

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Question 43 Report

The thermal decomposition of copper (ll)trioxonitrate (V) yields copper (ll) oxide, oxygen and?

nitrogen (ll) oxide

nitrogen (l) oxide