Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
The following compounds are hydrocarbons except
- A. methylpropanoate
- B. 2-methylbutane
- C. benzene
- D. cyclohexane
Which of these solutions will give a white precipitate with a solution of barium chloride acidified with hydrochloric acid?
- A. Sodium trioxocarbonate (IV)
- B. Sodium tetraoxosulphate (IV)
- C. Sodium trioxosulphate (IV)
- D. Sodium sulphide
Calcium is usually extracted by the electrolysis of its
- A. trioxonitrate (V)
- B. tetraoxosulphate (IV)
- C. oxide
- D. chloride
If the volume of a given mass of gas at 298 K and pressure of 205.2 x 103 Nm-2 is 2.12dm3, what is volume of the gas at s.t.p? (Standard pressure = 101.3 x 103 Nm-2Standard temperature = 273K)
- A. 39.3dm3
- B. 22.4dm3
- C. 4.93dm3
- D. 3.93dm3
The ideal gas equation can be written as
- A)\(\cfrac{V_1}{T_1} = \cfrac{V_2}{T_2}\)
- B)\(P_1V_1 = P_2V_2\)
- C)\(V_2 = \cfrac{P_1V_1T_1}{P_2T_2}\)
- D)\(P_1V_1T_2 = P_2V_2T_1\)
An emulsion may be produced by shaking a detergent solution with
- A. palm wine
- B. ethanoic acid
- C. palm oil
- D. water
(a)(i) Determine the oxidation number of sulphur in Na\(_2\)S\(_2\)O\(_3\)
(ii) Name the allotropes of sulphur.
(iii) State two ways in which the structure of graphite and diamond are similar.
(b)(i) Name two green-house gases.
(ii) State one effect of an increased level of green-house gases on the environment.
(iii) State one source from which nitrogen (I) oxide is released into the environment.
(iv) Write a chemical equation to show the effect of heat on each of the following compounds: I. KNO\(_{3(s)}\) II. AgNO\(_{3(s)}\)
(C)(i)Describe briefly how pure crystals of calcium chloride could be obtained from a solution of calcium chloride
ii) Explain briefly each of the following observations:
I. ammonia gas is highly soluble in water;
II. boiling ploint of chlorine is lower than that of iodine
(d) Consider the reaction represented by the following equation:- 2NaCl + H\(_2\)SO\(_{4(s)}\) \(\to\) Na\(_2\)SO\(_{4(s)}\) + 2HCl\(_{(g)}\)
Calculate the volume of HCl gas that can be obtained at s.t.p. from 5.85 g of sodium. chloride. [ Na = 23.0, Cl = 35.5, Molar volume of gas at s.t.p. = 22.4 dm\(^3\)]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2016 THEORYA quantity of electricity liberates 3.6g of Silver from its salt. What mass of aluminium Will be liberated from its salt by the same quantity of electricity? [Al = 27, Ag = 108].
- A) 2.7g
- B) 1.2g
- C) 0.9g
- D) 0.3g
_________ can be used to test for reducing sugars:
- A) Iodine solution
- B) bromine water
- C) Fehling's solution
- D) de-ionized water
The energy for the dissociation of molecule AB in kJ in the diagram of energy against the reaction coordinate shown below is:

- A) 146
- B) -540
- C) 682
- D) 398

