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 411:

  L . Evaporation. ll. Sublimation. lll. Diffusion. IV. Brownian motion.

  Which of the above can correctly be listed as evidences for the particulate nature of matter?

  Options:
  A) I and lll only
  B) ll and lV only
  C) l, ll and lll only
  D) l, ll, lll and lV
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 412:

  1.00 g of the oxide of metal X (atomic mass = 64) gave 0.80 g of the metal when reduced with hydrogen.

  The formula of the oxide is?

  Options:
  A) X₂O
  B) XO
  C) XO₂
  D) X₂O₃
  E) X₃O₄
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 413: Steam changes the colour of anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride from Options:
  A) blue to pink
  B) white to red
  C) white to green
  D) blue to white
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 414: To make coloured glasses, small quantities of oxides of metals which form coloured silicates are often added to the reaction mixture consisting of Na₂CO₃ and SiO₂. Such a metals is a?. Options:
  A) pottasium
  B) barium
  C) zinc
  D) copper
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 415: The gas that is the most dangerous pollutant to human is Options:
  A) sulphur (IV) oxide
  B) carbon (IV) oxide
  C) nitrogen (II) oxide
  D) hydrogen sulphide
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 416: In the industrial production of H₂ is removed by (solution) Options:
  A) washing under pressure
  B) drying over phosphorus (V) oxide
  C) passing the mixture to the limewater
  D) using ammonical copper (I) chlorine
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 417: In dilute solution the heat of the reaction NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H2O is - 57.3kJ. Therefore the heat of the reaction 2NaOH + H₂SO₄ $\to$ Na₂SO₄ + 2H₂O is Options:
  A) + 28.65 kJ
  B) - 28.65KJ
  C) + 57.3KJ
  D) - 114.6 KJ
  E) - 229.2 KJ
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 418: 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 419: The line observed in the sample hydrogen spectrum are due to emission of? Options:
  A) electrons from the atoms
  B) energy by proton transition
  C) energy by electron transition
  D) neutron from the atom
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 420: Which of the following is a solvent for perfumes? Options:
  A) C₅H₁₂
  B) C₄H₆
  C) CH₃COOH
  D) C₂H₅OH
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  The correct answer is D .