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 1461: When iron is exposed to moisture and it rusts, the value of ΔG for the reaction is Options:
  A) neutral
  B) zero
  C) positive
  D) negative
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1462: The principal constituent of natural gas is Options:
  A) methane
  B) ethane
  C) propane
  D) Butane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1463:

  Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

  Options:
  A) dissolution of salt in water
  B) rusting of iron
  C) melting of ice
  D) separating a mixture by distillation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1464: The droplets of water observed around a bottle of milk taken out of the refrigerator is due to the fact that the Options:
  A) water vapour in the air around the bottle gains some energy from the bottle
  B) temperature of the milk drops as it loses heat into the surroundings
  C) saturated vapour pressure of the milk is equal to the atmospheric pressure
  D) water vapour in the air around the bottle loses some of its energy to the bottle
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1465: The product formed at the the cathode during the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution with carbon electrodes is? Options:
  A) sodium
  B) chlorine
  C) hydrogen
  D) sodium hydroxide
  E) oxygen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1466: Which of the following substances would you see as an indicator in the titration of sodium carbonate solution against hydrochloric acid (complete neutralisation)? Options:
  A) Litmus paper
  B) Phenolphthalein
  C) Methyl orange
  D) Universal indicator
  E) None of these
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1467:

  6AgNO_4(aq) + PH_3(g) + 3H₂O_(l) → 6Ag_(s) + H₃PO_3(g) + 6HNO_3(aq)

  In the above reaction, the reducing agent is

  Options:
  A) HNO_3(aq)
  B) H₂O_(l)
  C) PH_3(g)
  D) AgNO_3(aq)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1468: The type of iron that is best suited for welding, making nails, chains and iron rods is Options:
  A) pig iron
  B) wrought iron
  C) cast iron
  D) iron pyrites
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1469: Which of the following equilibria shows little or no net reaction when the volume of the system is decreased? Options:
  A) H_2(g) + I_2(g) ≈ 2HI_(g)
  B) 2NO₂^(g) ≈ N₂O_4(g)O_4(g)N₂O_4(g)
  C) PCI_5(g) ≈ PCI_3(g) + CI_2(g)
  D) ZnO_(s) + CO_2(g) ≈ ZnCO_3(g)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1470: 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? Options:
  A) H₂SO₄
  B) AgNO₃
  C) HNO₃
  D) NH₃
  E) HCl
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  The correct answer is B .