Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
Potassium Chloride solid does not conduct electricity because
- Potassium Chloride solid does not conduct electricity because A. it is a covalent compound
- B. strong cohesive forces make its ions immobile
- C. strong cohesive force makes its molecule immobile
- D. each of potassium and chlorine structures contain noble gas structure
In which of the following is the entropy change positive?
- A) Thermal dissociation of ammonium chloride
- B) Reaction between an acid and a base
- C) Addition of concentrated acid to water
- D) Dissolution of sodium metal in water
Which of the following is not correct about oxidation number convention? The oxidation number of a/an
- A. element in the free state is zero
- B. monatomic ion is equal to its charge
- C. alkali meta like sodium in its compounds is + 1
- D. atom of a diatomic molecules is + 2
The collision between ideal gas molecules are considered to be perfectly elastic because
- A. they collide without losing energy
- B. they move randomly in a straight line
- C. their average kinetic energy is variable
- D. the distance between them is large compared to their size
Which of the following ions require the largest quantity of electricity for discharge at an electrode?
- A. 4.0 moles of Cl-
- B. 3.0 moles of Na+
- C. 2.5 moles of Cu2+
- D. 2.0 moles of Al3+
In an electrochemical cell, polarization is caused by
- A) Oxygen
- B) Hydrogen
- C) Tetraoxosulphate(IV) acid
- D) Chlorine
Which of the following statement is correct about the periodic table?
- A. Elements in the same period have the same number of valency electron
- B. The valence electron of the elements in the same period increase progressively across the period
- C. Elements in the same group have the same number of electron shells
- D. The non-metallic properties of the elements tend to decrease across each period
In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, limestone is used to
- A) release CO2 ?for the reaction
- B) reduce the iron ore
- C) increase the strength of the iron
- D) remove impurities
3.0g of a mixture of potassium carbonate and potassium chloride were dissolved in a 250cm3 standard flask. 25cm3 of this solution required 40.00cm3 of 0.01M HCl for neutralization. What is the percentage by weight of k2CO3 in the mixture? (k = 39, 0 = 16, C = 12)
- A) 92
- B) 89
- C) 72
- D) 826
An organic functional group which can likely decolorize ammoniacal silver nitrate is?
- A. alkene
- B. alkane
- C. alkyne
- D. alkanol

