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 1831: A compound gives an orange-red colour to non-luminous flame. This compound is likely to contain Options:
  A) Na⁺
  B) Ca²⁺
  C) Fe³⁺
  D) Fe²⁺
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1832:

  A substance that is used as a ripening agent for fruits is

  Options:
  A) ethene
  B) propane
  C) methane
  D) butane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1833:

  Elements P, Q, R, S have 6, 11, 15, 17 electrons respectively, therefore,

  Options:
  A) P will form an electrovalent bond with R
  B) Q will form a covalent bond with S
  C) R will form an electrovalent bond with S
  D) Q will form an electrovalent bond with S
  E) Q will form a covalent bond with R
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1834:

  

  Select the right answer from the structure above.Which of the following compounds represents the polymerization product of ethyne?

  Options:
  A) A
  B) B
  C) C
  D) D
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1835: The formula for ethyl butanoate is Options:
  A) C₃H₇COOC₂H₅
  B) C₂H₅COOC₃H₇
  C) C₄H₉COOC₂H₅
  D) C₂H₅COOC₄H₉
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1836: Starch can be converted to ethyl alcohol by? Options:
  A) distillation
  B) fermentation
  C) isomerization
  D) cracking
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1837: In the course of an experiment, two gases X and Y were produced. X turned wet lead ethanoate to black and Y bleached moist litmus paper. What are the element(s) in each of the gases X and Y respectively? Options:
  A) H and S;Cl
  B) H and O;Cl
  C) H and S;C and O
  D) H and Cl;S and O
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1838:

  When chlorine water is exposed to bright sunlight, the following products are formed

  Options:
  A) HCl${}_{(aq)}$ and Cl${}_2$
  B) HOCl${}_{(aq)}$ and Cl${}_2$
  C) HCl${}_{(aq)}$ and O${}_2$
  D) HOCl${}_{(aq)}$ and O${}_2$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1839: Terylene is synthesized from ethane- 1, 2-diol and benzene - 1, 4-dicarboxylic acid by? Options:
  A) addition reaction
  B) condensation reaction
  C) elimination reaction
  D) substitution reaction
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1840:

  When an acidic solution is diluted, what happens to its pH?

  Options:
  A) It depends on the specific acid
  B) It decreases
  C) It remains the same
  D) It increases
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  The correct answer is D .