Past Questions And Answers
Paul considered the Philippians' gifts to him as
- A. a duty they owed him
- B. indispensable to his life
- C. an exhibition of Christian maturity and generosity
- D. a fragrant offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God
Analysis of the gut content of an animal showed that it contained small pieces of bone, seeds. roughages and insects. The animal is likely to be a/an.
- A. carnivore
- B. herbivore
- C. insectivore
- D. omnivore
Kalimatu s? shahadah is the first pillar of Islam, the second being
- A. pilgrimage to Makkah
- B. payment of Zakah
- C. fasting in the month of Ramadan
- D. observance of the five daily prayers.
From the words lettered A toD, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.
/a:/
- A. pat
- B. angry
- C. lark
- D. prank
Change 432\(_{five}\) to a number in base three.
- A. 10100\(_{three}\)
- B. 11100\(_{three}\)
- C. 11101\(_{three}\)
- D. 10110\(_{three}\)
The message in Hadith 34 of an Nawawi is about
- A. Performing the society for the better
- B. Preventing evil in the society by any means possible
- C. Commanding good among people
- D. Abstaining from evil deeds
(a) State (i) Pauli's Excusion principle;
(ii) Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity.
(b)(i) Write the electronic configuration of each of the following ions of copper: I. Cu\(_+\) II. Cu\(_{(2+)}\) [\(_{29}Cu\)]
(ii) Give the number of unpaired-electrons in each of the ions in (b)(i) above.
(iii) State the type of reaction represented by the following equation:
2Cu\(^+_{(aq)}\) \(\to\) Cu\(^{2+}_{(aq)}\) + Cu\(_{(s)}\)
(iv) Write the formula of one compound of Cu+.
(c)(i) Name the type of radiation that will I. penetrate lead block; II. be stopped by thin paper
(ii) Give the charge on each of the radiations mentioned in I(c)(i) above.
(iii) What term is used to describe each of the following nuclear processes?
I. Combination of two lighter nuclei to form a heavy nucleus II. Splitting of a heavy nucleus into two or more lighter nuclei
III. Time required for one-half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to decay.
(d) Arrange the following ions in order of increasing size. Give a reason for your answer in each case. I. Li\(^{+}\), K\(^{+}\), Na\(^{+}\); II. O\(^{2-}\), F\(^{-}\), N\(^{3-}\)
(e) Determine the percentage composition of phosphorus and oxygen in phosphorus (V) oxide [ P = 31, O = 16 ]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYWhen an atom gains an electron, it becomes properties
- A. chemically inactive
- B. negatively charged
- C. oxidized
- D. a cation
Aaron accompanied Moses to Pharaoh because
- A. Aaron was a Levit
- B. Aaron was bolder than Moses
- C. Moses was deficient in speech
- D. Aaron was appointed by the people
The leading rubber producing areas of the world are?
- A. Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Ghana
- B. Liberia, Indonesia and Sierra Leone
- C. Brazil, Malaysia and Zarie
- D. Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka

