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 1731: Which of the following classes of organic compounds undergoes rapid oxidation with bromine water? Options:
  A) alcohols
  B) alkenes
  C) carboxylic acids
  D) esters
  E) alkanes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1732: The molecular lattice of iodine is held together by Options:
  A) dative bond
  B) metallic bond
  C) hydrogen bond
  D) van der Waal's forces
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1733:

  The enzyme that converts glucose to ethylalcohol is?

  Options:
  A) maltase
  B) zymase
  C) Diatase
  D) Invertase
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1734: If excess zinc is added to a bluish green solution of copper (II) sulphate, and the excess zinc filtered off after completion of reaction, a colourless solution is obtained because Options:
  A) both zinc and copper are metals
  B) the sulphate radical and the zinc ion are divalent
  C) zinc is more electropositive than copper
  D) both zinc and copper form depositive ions in solution
  E) zinc is a reducing agent
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1735:

  If the volume of a given mass of a gas at 0ºc is29.5cm${}^3$. What will be the volume of the gas at 15ºc, given that the pressure remains constant.

  Options:
  A) 31.6
  B) 62.2
  C) 32.7
  D) 31.1
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1736: A cold aqueous solution of sodium chloride is electrolyzed using a graphite anode and an iron cathode. In the course of the electrolysis the electrolyte is continuously stirred. The liquid left after electrolysis will therefore consist of? Options:
  A) sodium hydroxide solution
  B) chlorine water
  C) pure water
  D) sodium hypochlorite solution
  E) hydrochloric acid solution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1737:

  The oxidation state(s) of nitrogen in ammonium nitrite is/are

  Options:
  A) -3, +3
  B) +5
  C) -3, +5
  D) -3
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1738: Calcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride when heated together will give an important product. This compound may be obtained dry by Options:
  A) dissolving it in water, recrystallizing it and then drying in the oven
  B) passing it through a concentrated aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide
  C) passing it through calcium oxide
  D) passing it through concentrated sulphuric acid
  E) passing it through anhydrous calcium choride
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1739:

  A sample of any of the following substances disappearsafter some time when exposed to air like camphor, naphthalene, or dry ice. This phenomenon is called?

  Options:
  A) Sublimation
  B) Evaporation
  C) Diffusion
  D) Radiation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1740: Some properties of chemical substances are mentioned below... i. sour taste ii. slippery touch iii. yields alkaline gas with ammonium salt iv. has pH less than 7 v. turns phenolphthalein pink.Which of the above are NOT typical properties of alkalis? Options:
  A) i, iv and v
  B) iv and v
  C) i and iv
  D) ii and v
  E) ii, iii and iv
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  The correct answer is C .