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 2301:

  Which of the following pairs of substances will react further with oxygen to form a higher oxide?

  Options:
  A) CO${}_2$ and H${}_2$O
  B) NO and H${}_2$O
  C) CO and CO${}_2$
  D) SO${}_2$ and NO
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2302: What amount of mercury would be liberated if the same quantity of electricity that liberates 0.65g of zinc is applied? Options:
  A) 2.01g
  B) 1.00g
  C) 4.02g
  D) 8.04g
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2303: Which of the following statements is FALSE about isotopes of the same element? Options:
  A) They have the same number of electrons in their outermost shells
  B) They have different atomic masses
  C) They have the same atomic number and the number of electrons
  D) They have the same atomic number but different umber of elelctrons
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2304: If one of the following oxides is heated with hydrogen or carbon using a bunsen burner, it is not reduced to the metal. Which one is it? Options:
  A) Lead oxide
  B) Magnesium oxide
  C) Copper oxide
  D) Tin oxide
  E) Iron oxide
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2305: Na₂C₂O₄ + CaCl₂ → CaC₂O₄ + 2NaCl. Given a solution of 1.9g of sodium oxalate in 50g of water at room temperature, calculate the minimum volume of 0.1 M calcium oxalate using the above equation? Options:
  A) 1.40 χ 10² dm³
  B) 14.0 χ 10² cm³
  C) 1.40 χ 10^-2 dm^-2
  D) 14.0 χ 10^-2 cm³
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2306:

  The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by?

  Options:
  A) RNA molecules
  B) Nucleotides
  C) DNA molecules
  D) Enzymes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2307: Which of these solutions will give a white precipitate with a solution of barium chloride acidified with hydrochloric acid? Options:
  A) Sodium trioxocarbonate (IV)
  B) Sodium tetraoxosulphate (IV)
  C) Sodium trioxosulphate (IV)
  D) Sodium sulphide
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2308: The reaction that takes place in Daniell cell is Options:
  A) direct combination
  B) redox
  C) double decomposition
  D) neutralization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2309: The enzyme used in the hydrolysis of starch to dextrin and maltose is Options:
  A) Zymase
  B) Sucrase
  C) Amylase
  D) Lactase
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2310: Commercial bleaching can be carried out using Options:
  A) sulphur (IV) oxide and ammonia
  B) hydrogen sulphide and chlorine
  C) chlorine and sulphur (IV) oxide
  D) ammonia and chlorine
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  The correct answer is C .