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 1481: Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
  Options:
  A) Fractional distillation of crude petroleum will give the folloing hydrocarbon fuels in order of increasing boiling point
  B) Butane < petrol < kerosene of polythene.
  C) Both but-1-ene and but-1-yne will decolorize bromine readily
  D) but-2-ene will react with chlorine to form 2,3-dichlorobutane
  E) calcuim carbide will react with water to form any alkyne
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1482:

  Hydrogen bond is a sort of

  Options:
  A) van der waals force
  B) dative bond
  C) ionic bond
  D) a covalent bond
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1483:

  Which of the following statements is correct about the periodic table?

  Options:
  A) Elements in the same period have the same number of valence electrons
  B) The valence electrons of the elements in the same period increase progressively across the period
  C) Elements in the same group have the same number of electron shells
  D) The non-metallic Properties of the elements tend to decrease across each period
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1484: An emulsion paint consists of ? Options:
  A) gas or liquid particles dispersed in liguid
  B) liquid particles dispersed in liquid
  C) solid particles dispersed in liquid
  D) solid particles dispersed in solid
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1485:

  Two equal bulbs, one containing ammonia and the other nitrogen are opened mouth-to-mouth to each other at room temperature. The entropy in the mixture of gases is likely to

  Options:
  A) remain unchanged
  B) increase
  C) decrease
  D) change
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1486: Which of these properties gives a solid its definite shape? Options:
  A) strong intermolecular attraction
  B) high melting point
  C) high boiling point
  D) weak intermolecular attraction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1487:

  MnO^-_4(aq) + Y + 5Fe²⁺_(aq) → Mn²⁺_(aq) + 5Fe²⁺_(aq) + 4H₂O^(l)

  In the equation above, Y is

  Options:
  A) 5H⁺_(aq)
  B) 4H⁺_(aq)
  C) 10H⁺_(aq)
  D) 8H⁺_(aq)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1488: The product of the electrolysis of dilute sodium hydroxide using platinum electrodes are Options:
  A) Hydrogen and oxygen gases
  B) Water and hydrogen gas
  C) Water and sodium metal
  D) Sodium metal and oxygen gas
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1489: When a piece of charcoal enclosed in a cylinder containing air is ignited Options:
  A) the toatl volume of air is increased
  B) the relative amount of oxygen present is increased
  C) the relative amount of nitrogen present is decreased
  D) the relative amount of carbondioxide present is increased
  E) the ratio of oxygen to nitrogen in the system is increased
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1490:

  

  The diagram above represents an atom that can combine with chlorine to form

  Options:
  A) a covalent bond
  B) an electrovalent bond
  C) a hydrogen bond
  D) a co-ordinate bond
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  The correct answer is B .