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 1941:

  What unit of temperature should be used when applying the ideal gas law?

  Options:
  A) Fahrenheit (°F)
  B) Kelvin (K)
  C) Rankine (°R)
  D) Celsius (°C)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1942:

  Methanoic acid mixes with water in all proportions and has about the same boiling point as water. Which of the following methods would you adopt to obtain pure water from a mixture of Sand, water and methanoic acid?

  Options:
  A) Fractional distillation
  B) Filtration followed by distillation
  C) Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by distillation
  D) Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by filtration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1943:

  

  The above reaction is an example of

  Options:
  A) a displacement reaction
  B) a neutralization reaction
  C) an elimination reaction
  D) saponification
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1944:

  How many moles of limestone will be required to produce 5.6g of CaO?

  [Ca = 40, C = 12, O= 16]

  Options:
  A) 0.20 mol
  B) 0.10 mol
  C) 1.12 mol
  D) 0.56 mol
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1945: If the rate law obtained for a given reaction is rate = k(X)ⁿ (Y)^m, what is the overall order of the reaction? Options:
  A) nm
  B) n/m
  C) n + m
  D) n - m
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1946: Which of the following sulphides is insoluble in dilute HCl? Options:
  A) Na₂S
  B) ZnS
  C) CuS
  D) FeS
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1947: The solubility product of Cu(IO₃)₂ is 1.08 * 10^-7. Assuming that neither ions react appreciable with water to form H⁺ and OH^-, what is the solubility of this salt? Options:
  A) 2.7 * 10^-8 mol dm^-3
  B) 9.0 * 10^-8 mol dm^-3
  C) 3.0 * 10^-3 mol dm^-3
  D) 9.0 * 10^-3 mol dm^-3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1948: The best treatment for a student who accidentally poured concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid on his skin in the laboratory is to wash the skin with? Options:
  A) cold water
  B) sodium hydroxide solution
  C) iodine solution
  D) sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) solution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1949: An emulsion may be produced by shaking a detergent solution with Options:
  A) palm wine
  B) ethanoic acid
  C) palm oil
  D) water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1950: 3.0g of a mixture of potassium carbonate and potassium chloride were dissolved in a 25cm³ of this solution required required 40.00cm₃ of 0.1M HCl for neutralization. What is the percentage by weight of K₂CO₃ in the mixture. (K = 39, O = 16, C = 12) Options:
  A) 60
  B) 72
  C) 82
  D) 89
  E) 92
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  The correct answer is E .