Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

Although the officer wanted a ..... reported on the matter, he got ....... account?

• A. truthful / an uninteresting
• B. factual / an unpleasant
• C. genuine / a ridiculous
• D. painstaking / a half-hearted

(a)i. State two characteristics of a homologous series.

(ii) Explain briefly why there are differences in the reaction of ethane and ethene.

(b) When crystals of sodium chloride were warmed with concentrated tetraoxosulphate( VI) acid, a gas was evolved.

(i) Name the gas.

(ii) State two physical properties of the gas.

(iii) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

(c)i. What are hydrocarbons?

(ii) State two natural sources of hydrocarbons.

(iii) A hydrocarbon contains 83% of carbon by mass. Calculate its empirical formula. [H=1.0, C=12.0]

(d) Draw and label a diagram of a set-up that could be used to electroplate a copper ornament with silver

Out of 300,000 traditions collected by Imam Muslim, he selected

• A. 6,200
• B. 7,200
• C. 8,200
• D. 9,200

Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

Tunde says he always lookssober because there is nothing to be ...about

• A. serious
• B. excited
• C. happy
• D. witty

The best solution to the rapid depletion of forest resources in West Africa is to

• A. reserve hectares of land for plantations
• B. introduce forest conservation techniques
• C. import wood from other countries
• D. employ more forest guards

A traveller crossing the international Date Line from America to Asia at 12 midnight on Sunday, would have to change his watch to 12 midnight on

• A. Sunday
• B. Monday
• C. Tuesday
• D. Saturday

A rectangle has length xcm and width (x - 1)cm. If the perimeter is 16cm. Find the value of x

• A. 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)cm
• B. 4cm
• C. 4\(\frac{1}{2}\)cm
• D. 5cm

Given: Applications were invited by the directors of Abiodun PLC for 500,000 ordinary shares of #1:00 each at #1:10 per share payable as follows; On application 46k On allotment 20k 1st Call 15k 2nd Call 19k How much is to be paid for application?

• A. #230,000
• B. #280,000
• C. #500,000
• D. #550,000

A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is

• A. imagery
• B. symbolism
• C. flashback
• D. epilogue

Find the length of a side of a rhombus whose diagonals are 6cm and 8cm

• A. 8cm
• B. 5cm
• C. 4cm
• D. 3cm