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 791: A hydrated salt of formula MSO₄.xH₂ O CONTAINS 45.3% by mass of water of crystalisation. Calculate the value of x [M = 56, S = 32, O = 16, H = 1 ] Options:
  A) 3
  B) 5
  C) 7
  D) 10
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 792: The nucleus of the isotopes tritium contains Options:
  A) two neutrons with no protons
  B) one neutron and one proton
  C) two neutrons and one proton
  D) two neutrons, one proton and one electron
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 793: The formula CH₂ for ethanoic acid is regarded as its Options:
  A) Molecular formula
  B) General formula
  C) Empirical formula
  D) Structural formula
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 794: Which of the following allotrope of carbon is a constituent of a lead pencil? Options:
  A) Graphite
  B) Diamond
  C) Lampblack
  D) Soot
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 795: what is the pH of 0.00lmoldm³ solution of sodium hydroxide Options:
  A) 14
  B) 13
  C) 12
  D) 11
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 796:

  What quantity of electricity will liberate 0.125 mole of oxygen molecules during the electrolysis of dilute sodium chloride solution?

  [ F = 96 5000 C mol^-1 ]

  Options:
  A) 24 125 coulombs
  B) 48 250 coulombs
  C) 72 375 coulombs
  D) 96 500 coulombs
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 797:

  When 10g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 1000cm³ of water, the sodium formed is approximately

  [Na = 23, H = 1, O = 16]

  Options:
  A) 0.01 mol dm^-3
  B) 0.10 mol dm^-3
  C) 0.25 mol dm^-3
  D) 0.50 mol dm^-3
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 798: Fermentation is the Options:
  A) breaking down of carbohydrate to glucose
  B) conversion of sugar to alcohol in the presence of yeast
  C) breaking down of sugar to carbohydrate
  D) conversion of alcohol to sugar in the presence of yeast
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 799:

  A gaseous metallic chloride MCl consists of 20.22% of M by mass. The formula of the chloride is?

  [ M = 27, Cl = 35.5]

  Options:
  A) MCl
  B) MCl${}_2$
  C) MCl${}_3$
  D) M${}_2$Cl${}_6$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 800: The reaction of an alkene with hydrogen in the presence of catalyst is Options:
  A) a substitution reaction
  B) an oxidation reaction
  C) a nucleophilic reaction
  D) an addition reaction
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  The correct answer is D .