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 1691:

  Which of the following substances is NOT hygroscopic?

  Options:
  A) Salt
  B) Sugar
  C) Silica gel
  D) Aluminum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1692: The oxidation state of oxygen on tetraoxosulphate iv acid is Options:
  A) -4
  B) -2
  C) 4
  D) -8
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1693:

  

  The above diagram gives the potential energy profile of the catalyst and uncatalysed reactions of X_(g) + Y_(g) → XY_(g). Deduce the respective activation energies in KJ of the catalysed and uncatalysed reverse reactions: XY(g) → X_(g) + Y_(g)

  Options:
  A) 300, 500
  B) 500, 300
  C) -300, -500
  D) -500, -300
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1694: 0.25 mole of hydrogen chloride was dissolved in distilled water and the volume made up of 0.50 dm³. If 15.0 cm³ of the solution requires 12.50 cm³ of aqueous sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) for neutralization, calculate the concentration of the alkaline solution Options:
  A) 0.30 mol dm³
  B) 0.40 mol dm³
  C) 0.50 mol dm³
  D) 0.60 mol dm³
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1695: A rock sample was added to cold dilute HNO₃. The gas evolved was passed into a solution of acidified K₂Cr₂O₇ and the solution turned green. The sample contains Options:
  A) Cl^-
  B) NO₃^-
  C) SO₃^2-
  D) SO₄^2-
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1696: A form of carbon used for absorbing poisonous gases and purification of noble gases is Options:
  A) wood charcoal
  B) animal charcoal
  C) carbon fibres
  D) carbon black
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1697: Which of the following gases may not be dried with concentrated sulphuric acid? Options:
  A) HCl
  B) N₂
  C) Cl₂
  D) SO₂
  E) NH₃
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1698: Ordinary glass is manufactured from silica, CaCO₃ and Options:
  A) Na₂CO₃
  B) K₂CO₃
  C) K₂SO₄
  D) NaHCO₃
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1699:

  2SO_2(g) + O_2(g) $⟺$2SO_3(g)

  $△H=-395.7kJmo{l}^{-1}$

  In the reaction above, the concentration of 2SO_3(g) can be in creased by

  Options:
  A) decreasing the pressure
  B) decreasing the temperature
  C) the addition of catalyst
  D) increasing the temperature
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1700: A difference between chemical and physical change is that in a chemical change Options:
  A) oxygen is consumed
  B) heat is supplied
  C) a reversible process oocurs
  D) a new substance is formed
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  The correct answer is D .