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 531: Which of the following represents the balanced equation for the reaction of copper with concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid? Options:
  A) Cu _(s) + 2HNO _3(aq) → Cu (NO ₃) _2(aq) + H _2(g)
  B) Cu _(s) + 4HNO _3(aq) → Cu (NO ₃) _2(aq) + 2H ₂O ₍₁₎ + 2NO _2(g)
  C) 3Cu _(s) + 8HNO_3(aq) → 3Cu (NO₃)_2(aq) + 4H₂O₍₁₎ + 2NO_(g)
  D) 3Cu_(s) + 4HNO_3(aq) → 3Cu(NO ₃) _2(aq) + 2H ₂O ₍₁₎ + 2NO _(g)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 532: A small quantity of solid ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) texted gently in a test tube, the solid gradually disappear produce two gases. Later, a white cloudy deposit was absence on the cooler part of the test tube. The ammonium chloride is to have undergo Options:
  A) distillation
  B) sublimation
  C) precipitation
  D) evaporation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 533: An example of a hygroscopic substance is Options:
  A) CuO _(S).
  B) MgCL_2(S).
  C) CaCL_2(S).
  D) NaOH_(S).
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 534:

  Na₂CO₃ + 2HCI → 2NaCI + H₂O + CO₂. Using the above equation, what volume of carbondioxide, measured at s.t.p is liberated when 53g of sodium carbonate is dissolved in hydrochloric acid?

  (1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 dm³ at s.t.p)

  (Na = 23, C = 12, O = 16)

  Options:
  A) 44.8 dm³
  B) 11.2 dm³
  C) 100.1 dm³
  D) 3.0 dm³
  E) 22.4 dm³
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 535:

  Which of the following statements is correct about the periodic table?

  Options:
  A) Elements in the same period have the same number of valence electrons
  B) The valence electrons of the elements in the same period increase progressively across the period
  C) Elements in the same group have the same number of electron shells
  D) The non-metallic Properties of the elements tend to decrease across each period
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 536:

  N₂O_4(aq) $\rightleftharpoons$ 2NO_2(g) $△$H = +ve

  In the reaction above, an increase in temperature will

  Options:
  A) Increase the reactant production
  B) Increase the value of the equilibrium constant
  C) Shift the equilibrium to the left
  D) Decrease the value of the equilibrium constant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 537: There is a large temperature interval between the melting point and the boiling point of a metal because? Options:
  A) metals have very high melting points
  B) metals conduct heat very rapidly
  C) melting does not break the metallic bond but boiling does
  D) the crystal lattice of metals is easily broken
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 538: The electron configuration of two elements with similar chemical properties are represented by? Options:
  A) 1s²2s²2p⁵ and 1s²2s²2p⁴
  B) 1s²2s²2p⁴ and 1s²2s²2p⁶3s¹
  C) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s¹ and 1s²2s¹
  D) 1s²2s²2p⁴ and 1s²2s¹
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 539:

  X is a substance which liberates CO${}_2$ on treatment with concentrated H${}_2$SO${}_4$. A warm solution of X can decolorize acidified KMnO${}_4$. X is

  Options:
  A) HCOOH
  B) NaHCO${}_3$
  C) FeCO${}_3$
  D) H${}_2$C${}_2$O${}_4$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 540: If an element has the electronic configuration 1s ² 2s² 2p³ 3s² 3p⁴, it is Options:
  A) a metal
  B) an alkaline earth metal
  C) an s-block element
  D) a p-Block element
  E) a transition element
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  The correct answer is D .