Chemistry Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Chemistry is the study of the substances that make up matter. It looks at their properties, how they react with each other, and how these reactions can create new substances.

• Question 1341:

  NaCI_(s) + H₂SO_4(I) → HCI_(g) + NaHSO_4(s).

  In the reaction above, H₂SO₄ behaves as?

  Options:
  A) a strong acid
  B) an oxidizing agent
  C) a good solvent
  D) a dehydrating agent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1342: The structural component that makes detergent dissolve more quickly in water than soap is Options:
  A) -SO₃- Na⁺
  B) -COO-Na^-
  C) -SO₄- Na⁺
  D) -COO-K⁺
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1343: For a general equation of the nature xP + yQ → mR + nS, the expression for the equilibrium constant is Options:
  A) k [P]^x [Q]^y
  B) $\frac{[P{]}^x[Q{]}^y}{[R{]}^m[S{]}^n}$
  C) $\frac{[R{]}^m[S{]}^n}{[P{]}^x[Q{]}^y}$
  D) $\frac{m[R]n[S]}{x[P]y[Q]}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1344: Which of the following does NOT contain aluminium as component? Options:
  A) Over-head cables
  B) Duralumin
  C) Container for caustic soda
  D) Container for nitric acid
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1345:

  16.8 g of sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is completely decomposed by heat. Calculate the volume of carbon(IV) oxide given off s.t.p

  [Na 23, C = 12, O = 16, H = 1, Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm³]

  Options:
  A) 22.40 dm³
  B) 11.20 dm³
  C) 2.24 dm³
  D) 1.12 dm³
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1346: Which of the following class of compounds can exist as dipolar ions in solution? Options:
  A) Alkanoic acid
  B) Fatty acids
  C) Dialkanoic acids
  D) Amino acids
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1347: The synthetic detergents are preferred to soap for laundry using hard water because? Options:
  A) detergents are water soluble while soap is not
  B) the calcium salts of detergents are water soluble
  C) the magnesium salt of soap is soluble in hard water
  D) soap does not have a hydrocarbon terminal chain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1348: When large hydrocarbon molecules are heated at high temperature in the presence of a catalyst to give smaller molecules, the process is known as Options:
  A) disintegration
  B) polymerization
  C) cracking
  D) degradation
  E) distillation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1349: CH₃CH₂Cl + KCN → CH₃CH₂CN + KClIn the reaction above, the cyanide is Options:
  A) hydrophobic
  B) hydrophilic
  C) nucleophilic
  D) electrophilic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1350: The formula for ethyl butanoate is Options:
  A) C₃H₇COOC₂H₅
  B) C₂H₅COOC₃H₇
  C) C₄H₉COOC₂H₅
  D) C₂H₅COOC₄H₉
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  The correct answer is A .