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 861:

  Sulphur exists in six forms in the solid state. This property is known as

  Options:
  A) Isomerism
  B) Allotropy
  C) Isotopy
  D) Isomorphism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 862:

  Oxygen is absent in?

  Options:
  A) Kerosene
  B) Soil
  C) Glass
  D) Cement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 863: Which of the following terms indicates the number of bonds that can be formed by an atom? Options:
  A) Oxidation number
  B) Valence
  C) Atomic number
  D) Electronegativity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 864:

  Which one of the following is not a mixture?

  Options:
  A) Air
  B) Mercury
  C) Milk
  D) Cement
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 865: X + Y = Z is an equilibrium reaction. The addition of a catalyst? Options:
  A) increase the amount of Z produced in a given time
  B) increases the rate of change in concentrations of X, Y and Z
  C) increases the rate of disapearance of X and Y
  D) increases the rate of the forward reaction
  E) decreases the amounts of X and Y left after the attainment of equilibrium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 866: Hardening of an oil may be achieved by? Options:
  A) boiling the oil with water
  B) boiling the oil with a catalyst
  C) treating the oil with sodium hydroxide
  D) treating the oil with hydrogen and catalyst
  E) distilling oil under reduced pressure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 867:

  The nucleus of an atom consists of?

  Options:
  A) Electrons and neutrons
  B) Electrons and protons
  C) Protons and neutrons
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 868: Cotton is almost pure? Options:
  A) starch
  B) protein
  C) animal fibre
  D) celluose
  E) mineral fibre
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 869: A mixture of common salt, ammonium chloride and barium sulphate can best be separated by Options:
  A) addition of water followed by filtration then sublimation
  B) addition of water followed by sublimation then filtration
  C) sublimation followed by addition of water then filtration
  D) fractional distillation
  E) fractional crystallization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 870: On heating, which of the following compounds will decompose to the free metal, nitrogen (IV) oxide and oxygen? Options:
  A) Ca(NO₃)₂
  B) Cu(NO₃)₂
  C) AgNO₃
  D) NaNO₃
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  The correct answer is C .