Past Questions And Answers
(a) Explain the statement, the standard electrode potential of zinc is -0.76 v.What is meant by the termperiodic property of elements?
(b) Consider the following standard electrode potentials:
Zn\(^{2+}\)\(_{(aq)}\) + 2e\(^-\) Zn(s) E? = - 0.76 V
Cu\({2+}\)\(_{(aq)}\) + 2e\(^-\) Cu(s) E? = + 0.34 V
When thetwo half cells are connected:
(i) write the reaction equation at each electrode;
(ii) write the overall cell reaction equation;
(iii) state the type of reaction occurring at each electrode;
(iv) calculate the e.m.f. of the cell.
(c) (i) Nametwo chemical industries.
(ii) Statetwo factors that should be considered when siting a chemical industry.
(iii) List two effects of a chemical industry on the community in which it is sited.
(d) Using chemical equations, explainbriefly what would happen when hydrogen peroxide is added to:
(i) silver oxide;
(ii) chlorine gas.
(e) List three physical properties of nitrogen.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 THEORYExplain the following business documents and statetwo uses of each:
- Consignment note;
- Delivery note;
- Bill of lading;
- Bill of sight.
'Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word i will let down the nets.' These words were spoken when Jesus
- A. called the two sons of Zebedee , at the sea of Galilee
- B. met and called Levi to be a disciple
- C. met and called Peter and Andrew his brother
- D. ordered Peter to let down his net for a catch, just before he was called
The newly introduced government agricultural programme in Nigeria is
- A. operation feed the nation
- B. green revolution
- C. agricultural development projects
- D. agricultural insurance scheme
Which of the following statement is not true about farming in West Africa?
- A. farm labour is highly inefficient
- B. farm workers are poorly paid
- C. getting reliable labour is difficult
- D. mechanisation is fully adopted
The term ‘Asma ar Rijal’ refers to the investigation of the
- A. Chain if Hadith
- B. content of Hadith
- C. criticism of the narrators
- D. chronology of the narrators
Circular depression formed in the bed of an upper course river is known as
- A. Interlocking spurs
- B. Plunge pools
- C. Rapids
- D. Potholes
When a current I was passed through an electrolyte solution for 40 minutes, a mass X g of a univalent metal was deposited at the cathode. What mass of the metal will be deposited when a current 2I is passed through the solution for 10 minutes?
- A. X/4 g
- B. X/2 g
- C. 2X g
- D. 4X g
Given that = {x: -2< x \(\leq\) 9}, where x is an integer what is n(T)?
- A. 9
- B. 10
- C. 11
- D. 12
In a small scale business, the fixed cost is N5,000, variable cost is N15,000 and the output is 500 units. What will be the unit cost of the goods?
- A. N400.00
- B. N80.00
- C. N40.00
- D. N20.00

