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JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 2019

Question 1 Report

By what amount must the temperature of 200cm $^{3}$ of Nitrogen at 27°C be increased to double the pressure if the final volume is 150cm $^{3}$ (Assume ideality)

150°C

177°C

75°C

120°C

Answer Details

Using the ideal gas law and equation:
$\frac{P_{1} V_{1}}{T_{1}} = \frac{P_{2} V_{2}}{T_{2}}$
$\frac{P_{1} \times 200 {cm}^{3}}{300 K} = \frac{2 P \times 150 {cm}^{3}}{T_{2}}$
Cross multiply:
$T_{2} = \frac{300 \times 150 \times 2 P}{200 \times P}$
$= 450 K$ or $177^{\circ} C$
Don't forget to convert to $^{\circ} C$

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Question 2 Report

Which of the following describes the chemical property of acids?

None of the above

Acid + XCO

_{3}

\to

Salt + H

_{2}

O + NH

_{3}

Acid + NaOH

\to

Normal salt + CO

_{2}

Acid + X

_{n}

CO

_{3}

\to

Salt + H

_{2}

O + CO

_{2}

Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 4 Report

What mass of magnesium would be obtained by passing a current of 2 amperes for 2 hours, through molten magnesium chloride?
[1 faraday = 96500C, Mg = 24]

1.12g

4.48g

1.80g

2.00g

Answer Details

Current (I) = 2A; Time (t) = 2 hours = 7200 secs
Q = It
= 2 x 7200 = 14400C
1 F = 96500C
x = 14400C
x = $\frac{14400}{96500}$
= 0.15F
Mg $^{2 +}$ + 2e $^{-}$ $\to$ Mg
2F $\to$ 24g
0.15F $\to$ x
2x = 24 x 0.15
x = $\frac{24 \times 0.15}{2}$
= 1.8g

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Question 5 Report

200cm $^{3}$ of 0.50mol/dm $^{3}$ solution of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is heated. The maximum weight of solid precipitated is

10g

25g

20g

15g

Answer Details

To solve this problem, we need to use the concept of stoichiometry and the solubility product constant (Ksp) of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV). First, we need to write the balanced equation for the reaction that occurs when the solution of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is heated: Ca(HCO3)2(s) → CaCO3(s) + H2O(g) + CO2(g) From the balanced equation, we can see that 1 mole of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) produces 1 mole of calcium carbonate. Therefore, we need to determine the number of moles of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) in the solution: Number of moles = concentration x volume Number of moles = 0.50 mol/dm³ x 0.2 dm³ Number of moles = 0.1 mol Since 1 mole of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) produces 1 mole of calcium carbonate, the number of moles of calcium carbonate produced will also be 0.1 mol. Next, we need to use the solubility product constant (Ksp) of calcium carbonate to determine the maximum amount of solid that can be precipitated: Ksp = [Ca²⁺][CO3²⁻] Ksp = 3.3 x 10⁻⁹ (at 25°C) At the maximum amount of solid precipitated, all the calcium carbonate formed will have precipitated, and the concentration of calcium ions and carbonate ions will be equal. Therefore, we can assume that the concentration of calcium ions and carbonate ions is both x. Substituting into the Ksp expression: Ksp = x² 3.3 x 10⁻⁹ = x² x = 5.74 x 10⁻⁵ mol/dm³ The mass of calcium carbonate precipitated can now be calculated: Mass = number of moles x molar mass Mass = 0.1 mol x 100.1 g/mol Mass = 10.01 g Therefore, the maximum weight of solid precipitated is approximately 10 g. Note that this calculation assumes that all the calcium carbonate precipitated as a solid, which may not always be the case in a real-world experiment. Additionally, this calculation does not take into account any losses due to filtration or other experimental errors.

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Question 6 Report

Which of the following factors will speed up the rate of evolution of carbon (iv) oxide in the reaction below?

2HCl + CaCO $_{3}$ → CaCl $_{2}$ + H $_{2}$ O + CO $_{2}$

Increasing the concentration of the acid

Increasing the surface area of CaCO

_{3}

A and B

Reducing the concentration of the acid

Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 10 Report

In the reaction between sodium hydroxide and tetraoxosulphate (VI) solutions, what volume of 0.5 molar sodium hydroxide would exactly neutralize 10cm $^{3}$ of 1.25 molar tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid?

25cm

^{3}

10cm

^{3}

20cm

^{3}

50cm

^{3}

Answer Details

Equation of reaction : 2NaOH + H $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ → Na $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ + 2H $_{2}$ O

Concentration of a base, CB = 0.5M

Volume of acid, V $_{A}$ = 10cm $^{3}$

Concentration of an acid, C $_{A}$ = 1.25M

Volume of base, V $_{B}$ = ?

Recall:
$\frac{C_{A} V_{A}}{C_{B} V_{B}} = \frac{n_{A}}{n_{B}}$ ... (1)
N.B: From the equation,
$\frac{n_{A}}{n_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$

From (1)
$\frac{1.25 \times 10}{0.5 \times V_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{12.5}{0.5 V_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$
25 = 0.5V $_{B}$

VB = 50.0 cm $^{3}$

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Question 11 Report

How many alkoxyalkanes can be obtained from the molecular formula C $_{4}$ H $_{10}$ O?

4

2

1

3

Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Nigeria Only)

Acids, Bases And Salts (Nigeria Only)

Chemical Equilibra

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Question 13 Report

The combustion of carbon(ii)oxide in oxygen can be represented by equation.

2CO + O $_{2}$ ? 2CO $_{2}$

Calculate the volume of the resulting mixture at the end of the reaction if 50cm $_{3}$ of carbon(ii)oxide was exploded in 100cm $_{3}$ of oxygen

75cm

^{3}

125cm

^{3}

100cm

^{3}

50cm

^{3}

Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Question 16 Report

Na $_{2}$ CO $_{3}$ + 2HCl $\to$ 2NaCl + H $_{2}$ O + CO $_{2}$

The indicator most suitable for this reaction should have a pH equal to

5

7

3

9

Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 17 Report

Which of the following conditions will most enhance the spontaneity of a reaction?

Δ

H is negative and greater than T

Δ

S

Δ

H is negative and

Δ

S = 0

Δ

H is positive and less than T

Δ

S

Δ

H is positive and equal to T

Δ

S

Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 19 Report

X is a substance which liberates CO $_{2}$ on treatment with concentrated H $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ . A warm solution of X can decolorize acidified KMnO $_{4}$ . X is

HCOOH

NaHCO

_{3}

FeCO

_{3}

H

_{2}

C

_{2}

O

_{4}

Answer Details

It should be noted that for X to liberate CO $_{2}$ , X must be a carbonate or an oxalate. Since X decolorizes KMnO $_{4}$ , X must be an oxalate.
Therefore, X is H $_{2}$ C $_{2}$ O $_{4}$ .

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Question 20 Report

Which of the following reactions is an oxidation process?

2H

^{+}

+ 2e

^{-}

\to

H

_{2}

2O

^{2 -}

+ 4e

^{-}

\to

O

_{2}

OCl

^{-}

+ H

_{2}

O + 2e

^{-}

\to

2OH

^{-}

+ Cl

^{-}

Cl + e

^{-}

\to

Cl

^{-}

Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 21 Report

The reaction $2 H_{2} S + S O_{2} \to 3 S + 2 H_{2} O$ is

not a redox reaction because there is no oxidant in the reaction

not a redox reaction because there is no reductant in the reaction

a redox reaction in which H

_{2}

S is the oxidant and SO

_{2}

is the reductant

a redox reaction in which SO

_{2}

is the oxidant and H

_{2}

S is the reductant

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Question 22 Report

A solution X, on mixing with AgNO $_{3}$ solution gives a white precipitate soluble in aqueous NH $_{3}$ , a solution Y, when also added to X, also gives a white precipitate which is soluble when heated solutions X and Y respectively contain

Al

^{3 +}

, Cl

^{-}

Hg

^{+}

, SO

_{4}^{2 -}

Pb

^{2 +}

, Cl

^{-}

Ag

^{+}

, SO

_{4}^{2 -}

Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Ghana Only)

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Question 24 Report

A cell shorthand notation can be written as A / A $^{+}$ // B $^{2 +}$ /B. The double slash in the notation represents the

electrolyte

electrodes

salt bridge

solid - liquid interface

Electrolysis

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Question 26 Report

Which two gases can be used for the demonstration of the fountain experiment?

SO

_{3}

and NH

_{3}

SO

_{2}

and NH

_{3}

HCl and NH

_{3}

SO

_{2}

and HCl

Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 27 Report

Hydrocarbons which will react with Tollen's reagent conform to the general formula

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n}

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n + 2}

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n - 2}

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n + 1}

OH

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Question 28 Report

Consider the equation below:

Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}^{2 -}$ + 6Fe $^{2 +}$ + 14H $^{+}$ $\to$ 2Cr $^{3 +}$ + 6Fe $^{3 +}$ + 7H $_{2}$ O.

The oxidation number of chromium changes from

+5 to +3

+6 to +3

-2 to +3

+7 to +3

Answer Details

Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}^{2 -}$ + 6Fe $^{2 +}$ + 14H $^{+}$ $\to$ 2Cr $^{3 +}$ + 6Fe $^{3 +}$ + 7H $_{2}$ O
The oxidation of Cr in Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}^{2 -}$ :
Let the oxidation of Cr = x;
2x + (-2 x 7) = -2 $⟹$ 2x - 14 = -2
2x = 12 ; x = +6
Hence, the change in oxidation of Cr = +6 to +3

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Question 29 Report

The two ions responsible for hardness in water are

Ca

^{2 +}

and / or Mg

^{2 +}

K

^{+}

and / or Mg

^{2 +}

Ca

^{2 +}

and / or Li

^{+}

Ca

^{2 +}

and / or Na

^{+}

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Question 30 Report

Which of the following is a set of neutral oxides?

N

_{2}

O, H

_{2}

O, CO

N

_{2}

O, SO

_{2}

, CO

N

_{2}

O, Na

_{2}

O, ZnO

N

_{2}

O, SO

_{3}

, NO

Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 31 Report

Consider the reaction

A $_{(s)}$ + 2B $_{(g)}$ → 2C $_{(a q)}$ + D $_{(g)}$

What will be the effect of a decrease in pressure on the reaction?

the equilibrium will shift

rate of forward reaction will increase

rate of backward reaction will increase

rates of forward and backward reaction are not affected

Answer Details

Given: The equation below

A $_{(s)}$ + 2B $_{(g)}$ → 2C $_{(a q)}$ + D $_{(g)}$

Since we have a higher number of moles of gaseous species on the LHS, i.e 2, a decrease in pressure will favor the forward reaction.

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Question 32 Report

SO $_{3}$ is not directly dissolved in water in the industrial preparation of H $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ by the contact process because

SO

_{3}

is an acidic gas

Acid is usually added to water and not water to acid

The reaction between SO

_{3}

and water is violently exothermic

SO

_{3}

does not dissolve readily in water

Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 34 Report

A certain hydrocarbon on complete combustion at s.t.p produced 89.6dm $^{3}$ of CO $_{2}$ and 54g of water. The hydrocarbon should be

C

_{6}

H

_{6}

C

_{4}

H

_{10}

C

_{5}

H

_{10}

C

_{4}

H

_{6}

Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Nigeria Only)

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Question 36 Report

The following are isoelectronic ions except

Na

^{+}

Mg

^{2 +}

Si

^{2 +}

O

^{2 +}

Answer Details

Two or more ions are said to be isoelectronic if they have the same electronic structure and the same number of valence electrons.
Na $^{+}$ = 10 electrons = 2, 8
Mg $^{2 +}$ = 10 electrons = 2,8
O $^{2 -}$ = 10 electrons = 2,8
Si $^{2 +}$ = 12 electrons = 2,8,2
$⟹$ Si $^{2 +}$ is not isoelectronic with the rest.

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Question 38 Report

Methane is prepared in the laboratory by heating a mixture of sodium ethanoate with soda lime. The chemical constituent(s) of soda lime is/are

Ca(OH)

_{2}

and NaOH

Na

_{2}

CO

_{3}

NaCl

NaOH

Chemical Combination

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