JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1987 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

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

burning off the oil layer

spraying with detergent Correct answer

dispersal with compressed air

spraying with hot water

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Environmental Pollution

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Question 2 Report

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.

ii and iii

i and iii

ii and iv Correct answer

ii only

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Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 3 Report

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)

87.27%

38.9%

19.1% Correct answer

13.7%

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Solubility Of Substances (Ghana Only)

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Question 4 Report

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

Al Correct answer

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Non-metals And Their Compounds

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Question 5 Report

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

the electrons in both 2s and 2p orbitals have equal energy

the electrons in both 2s and 2p orbitals are equivalent

both the 2s and 2p orbitals hybridizes Correct answer

the six orbitals hybridize to four

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both the 2s and 2p orbitals hydrodizes

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Atomic Structure And Bonding

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Question 6 Report

Alloys are best prepared by?

high temperature weilding of the metals

electrolysis using the major metallic component as cathode

reducing a mixture of the oxies of the elements

cooling a molten mixture of the necessary elements Correct answer

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Metals And Their Compounds

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Question 7 Report

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?

0.094 M Correct answer

0.150 M

0.940 M

1.500 M

Answer Details

NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O moles ratio = 1/1
↔ (MaVa) / Mb x 39.45 = 0.094

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 8 Report

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

branched chain alkanes Correct answer

straight chain alkanes

cycloalkanes

halogenated hydrocarbons

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Question 9 Report

Stainless steel is an alloy of?

Iron, carbon and silver

iron, carbon and lead

iron, carbon and chromium Correct answer

iron and carbon only

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Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 10 Report

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

lower the polarity of the bond

higher the polarity of the bond

weaker the bond Correct answer

higher the possibility of the substance formed being a molecul

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Chemical Bonds (Ghana Only)

Atomic Structure And Bonding

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Question 11 Report

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

D Correct answer

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Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Nigeria Only)

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Question 12 Report

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

Phosphorus and hydrogen

Oxygen and chlorine

Sulphur and nitrogen

Oxygen and sulphur Correct answer

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Atomic Structure And Bonding

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Question 13 Report

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?

nitrogen Correct answer

chlorine

oxygen

sulphur (IV) oxide

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Chemical Combination

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Question 14 Report

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

kill bacteria

control the pH of water

improve the taste of the water

coagulate small pasrticles of mud Correct answer

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Solubility

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Question 15 Report

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?

r = k/√d Correct answer

r = kd

r =k/d

r = k √d

Answer Details

r = k /√d

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Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws

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Question 16 Report

Temp (°C)	25	35	45
Time (seconds)	72	36	18

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

for a 10o rise in temperature, rate of reaction is double Correct answer

for a 10 o rise in temperature, rate of reaction is halved

time taken for iodine to appear does not depend on temperature

for a 10 o rise in temperature rate of reaction is tripled

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Question 17 Report

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

butane , propane and kerosene

butane , propane and petrol

ethane, methane and benzene

methane, ethane and propane Correct answer

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Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 18 Report

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?

CO2 ad ithe inert gases

N2, CO2 and the inert gases

N2 and the inert gases Correct answer

water vapour, N2 and the inert gases

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Question 19 Report

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)?

Addition of a suitable catalyst

Increase in the temperature of the reaction

Decrease in the temperature of the reaction Correct answer

Decrease in the concentration of SO2(g)

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Question 20 Report

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

trichloromethane

triodomethane Correct answer

iodoethane

ethanal

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Question 21 Report

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

acid

ester of allanoic acid

alkali Correct answer

alkanol

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Question 22 Report

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

CH3 = CHCH3

CH3 ≡ CCH3 Correct answer

HC = C-CH2CH3

CH2 = CH-CH = CH2

Answer Details

HC = C-CH2CH3

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Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

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Question 23 Report

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

16.0

16.2 Correct answer

17.0

17.8

Answer Details

Mass number of Z = 16 while that of Z is 18
90 x 16 = 14.4 10 x 18 = 1.8
100 1 100 1
it relative atomic mass = 14.4 + 1.8 = 162

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Question 24 Report

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?

oxyethylene flame

oxyhydrocarbon flame

oxyacetylene flame Correct answer

oxymethane flame

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Question 25 Report

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

Ethanoic acid, milk or magnesia, sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide

Ethanoic acid, hydrochloric acid, milk of magnesia, sodium chloride and sodium chloride and sodium hydroxide

Hydrochloride acid, ethanol acid, sodium chloride, milk of magnesia and sodium hydroxide Correct answer

Hydrochloride acid, sodium hydroxide sodium chloride, ethanol acid, and milk of magnesia

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Question 26 Report

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

ionic

covalent Correct answer

neutral

co-ordinate

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Question 27 Report

Corrosion is exhibited by

iron only

electropostive metals

metals below hydrogen inthe electrochemical series

all metals Correct answer

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Question 28 Report

Synthetic rubber is made by polymerization of?

2 methyl buta - 1, 3 - diene Correct answer

2 methyl buta - 1, 2 - diene

2 methyl but -1-ene

2 methyl but-2-ene

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Basic Biochemistry And Synthetic Polymers

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Question 29 Report

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?

cold water

sodium hydroxide solution Correct answer

iodine solution

sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) solution

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Question 30 Report

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?

Neutrons 53, Protons 17

Neutrons 17, Protons 36

Neutrons 19, Protons 17 Correct answer

Neutrons 36, Protons 17

Answer Details

Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
36 = 17 + X; X = 36 -17 = 19
19 neutrons and 17 protons

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Question 31 Report

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

Permanently hard water after boiling Correct answer