JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1982
Question 1 Report
How many grams of methylacetylene (propyne) CH3 — C Ξ CH will completely discharge the colour of 8g of bromine?
(Br = 80, C = 12, H = 1)
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Question 2 Report
Magnesium ribbon was added to each of the following aqueous solution in turn: H2SO4, AgNO3, HNO3, HCl, NH3, HCl, NH3. In which case does the magnesium become covered with a dark precipitate?
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Question 3 Report
Which of the following bonds exist in crystalline ammonium chloride (NH4Cl)?
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Question 4 Report
0.16g of methane when burnt raises the temperature of 100g of water by 40°C. What is the of combustion of methane when if the heat capacity of water is 4.2 Jg-1°C-1?
(CH4 = 16)
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A mixture contains 20cm3 of hydrogen, 35cm3 of oxygen, 15cm3 of carbon monoxide and 10cm3 of nitrogen at S.T.P. Which of the following gives the mole fraction of hydrogen in this mixture?
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Water is poured over a white solid and a colourless neutral gas is evolved which burns with a sooty flame. The white solid is?
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Question 7 Report
The i.u.p.A.C name for the compound
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The number of grammes of potassium hydroxide in 250cm3 of one molar solution is?
(K = 39, O = 16, H = 1)
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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An element X has two isotopes, 2010X and 2010X,
present in the ratio 1:3. The relative atomic mass of X would be?
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Question 12 Report
In the chemical reaction A + B \(\to\) C + D, more of D is formed?
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1.00 g of the oxide of metal X (atomic mass = 64) gave 0.80 g of the metal when reduced with hydrogen.
The formula of the oxide is?
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Question 14 Report
If the rate of diffusion of oxygen gas is taken as 1, what will be rated of diffusion of methane whose relative molar mass is 16?
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When a little brine was added to a metal nitrate a white precipitate was formed which first turned violet and then black on exposure to ai. The metal nitrate is therefore?
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Question 17 Report
1.00g of mixture of calcium carbonate and calcium oxide liberated 0.33g of carbon dioxide on strong heating. The percentage of calcium oxide in the mixture is? (Ca = 40, C = 12, O = 16)
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Question 19 Report
If atom X with six electrons in its outermost shell combines with atom Y with one electron in its outermost shell to form an ionic compound, then?
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Question 20 Report
Which of the following statements is correct during the electrolysis of a caustic soda solution using platinum electrodes?
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Question 22 Report
The production of ammonia by the haber process may be represented by the equilibrium equation N2(g) + 3H2(g) ↔ 2NH3 ∆H = -22KJ. Therefore the production of ammonia will be favoured by?
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Question 23 Report
9.8g of solid potassium chlorate (KCIO3) were added to 40 cm3 of water and heated to dissolve all the solid. As he solution cooled, crystals of potassium chlorate started forming at 60°C. The solubility of potassium chlorate at 66°C is therefore?
Question 25 Report
What weight of sodium hydroxide is required to make 500 cm3 of 0.2 M solution?
(Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)
Question 26 Report
Which of the following types of reactions takes place between C2H4 and the halogens?
Question 28 Report
Which of the following equations represents an oxidizing action of sulphur dioxide?
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Question 29 Report
The pressure on 100 cm3 of oxygen gas at 35°C is 750mm of Hg.What would be the volume of the gas if the pressure is increased to 1000mm of Hg without changing the temperature?
Question 30 Report
When copper powder is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid, the gas produced is?
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Question 31 Report
100 cm3 of oxygen is made to react with 50 cm 3 of hydrogen, and the whole reaction mixture was then passed through anhydrous calcium chloride. What is the volume of gas left?
Question 32 Report
The product formed at the the cathode during the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution with carbon electrodes is?
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Question 34 Report
The nitrogen gas obtained by burning an excess of phosphorus in air has a density higher than the nitrogen from nitrogen compounds because the nitrogen from air is contaminated with?
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Question 35 Report
When a solution of silver (l) nitrate is saturated with hydrogen sulphide, a black precipitate forms which is?
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Question 36 Report
Sodium carbonate crystals on exposure to a dry atmosphere change to a white powder. This phenomenon is known as?
Question 37 Report
In the reaction N2(g) + O(g)
↔ 2NO(g) produced i an increase in the total pressure will?
Question 38 Report
0.07g of a hydride of carbon occupies 56.0cm3 at S.T.P. when vaporized and contains 14.29% by mass of hydrocarbon is(C = 12, H = 1)
Question 39 Report
Which of the following represents ethyl ethanonate?
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The solubility curve of a solid X (molecular mass = 160) is as show above. 1,000 cm3 of a saturated solution of X at 80°C is cooled to 40°C . The weight of X crystalized out would be
Question 41 Report
Which of the following combinations of conditions may increase the rate of a chemical reaction?
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Question 42 Report
When a pressure cooker is half filled with water, and heated to boiling point, then the pressure inside the cooker will?
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Question 43 Report
Which of the following CANNOT be obtained by fractional distillation of petroleum?
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Question 44 Report
In the preparation of carbon monoxide by heating ethanedioic acid with concentrated sulphuric acid, the concentrated sulphuric acid act as?
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When air is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then over quicklime, the only gases left are?
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Question 46 Report
If the temperature of a gas is increased?
Question 48 Report
A current of 10.0A was passed for 1 hour through a solution of copper (ll) sulphate between the copper electrodes. Which of the following observation would be correct?
(1 Faraday = 96,500 coulobms) (i) 0.186 mole of copper is dissolved from the anode. (ii) 0.372 mole of copper is deposited on the cathode. (iii) the original Cu2+ ion concentration of the solution remains unchanged. (iv) the original Cu2+ ion concentration of the solution decreases.
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Question 49 Report
60cm3 of hydrogen are sparked with 20cm3 of oxygen at 100°C and 1 atmosphere. The total volume of the residual gases is?
