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 731: A liquid that will dissolve fat is Options:
  A) Hydrochloric acid
  B) Calcium hydroxide
  C) Kerosene
  D) Water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 732:

  

  Which of the curves above represents the behaviour of 1 mole of an ideal gas?

  Options:
  A) l
  B) ll
  C) lll
  D) lV
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 733: Gunpower is made from charcoal, sulphur and potassium trioxonitrate (V) The salt in the mixture performs the function of Options:
  A) an oxidant
  B) a reductant
  C) a solvent
  D) a catalyst
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 734: Which of the following organic compounds is very soluble in water? Options:
  A) CH₃COOH
  B) C₂H₂
  C) C₂H₄
  D) CH₃COOC₂H₅
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 735:

  How many grams of hydrogen gas will be liberated when 6g of magnesium ribbon dissolves in 500cm³ of 6M HCl?
  (Mg = 24, H = 1, Cl = 35.5)

  Options:
  A) 1.2 g
  B) 0.7 g
  C) 0.5 g
  D) 0.3 g
  E) 0.12 g
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 736:

  0.16g of methane when burnt raises the temperature of 100g of water by 40°C. What is the of combustion of methane when if the heat capacity of water is 4.2 Jg^-1°C^-1?

  (CH₄ = 16)

  Options:
  A) 1,160 kJ mol^-1
  B) 1,180 kJ mol^-1
  C) 1,560 kJ mol^-1
  D) 1,600kJ mol^-1
  E) 1,680 kJ mol^-1
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 737: The major component of the slag from the production of iron is? Options:
  A) an alloy of calcium and iron
  B) coke
  C) impure iron
  D) calcium trioxosilicate (IV)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 738:

  When the end alkyl groups of ethyl ethanoate are interchanged, the compound formed is

  Options:
  A) propylmethanoate
  B) ethylpropanoate
  C) methyl ethanoate
  D) methyl propanoate
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 739: From the reactions : ZnO + Na₂O $\to$ NaZnO and ZnO + CO₂ $\to$ ZnCO₃ it may be concluded that zinc oxide is Options:
  A) neutral
  B) basic
  C) acidic
  D) amphoteric
  E) a mixture
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 740: Which of the noble gases has the greatest ionization energy Options:
  A) He
  B) Xe
  C) Ar
  D) Rr
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  The correct answer is A .