Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
The enzymes responsible for converting sucrose into two simple isomeric sugars is
- A. maltase
- B. amylase
- C. invertase
- D. lactase
If 20cm3 of distilled water is added to 80cm3 of 0. 50 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid, the new concentration of the acid will be
- A. 0.10mol/dm3
- B. 0.20mol/dm3
- C. 0.40mol/dm3
- D. 2.00mol/dm3
The maximum number of covalent bonds formed by nitrogen is
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Use the below option to answer this question. The dehydration of ammonium salt of alkanoic acids produces a compound with the general formula

- A) A
- B) B
- C) C
- D) D
The oxidation states of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate are
- A) -3, +3
- B) -3, +5
- C) +3, -5
- D) -3, +4
Copper is displaced from the solution of its salts by most metals because it
- A) is a transition element
- B) is at the bottom of the activity series
- C) is very reactive
- D) has completely filled 3d-orbitals
How many moles of H2 molecules are needed to convert 5 mol of O2 molecules to water?
- A) 5 mol H2
- B) 10 mol H2
- C) 15 mol H2
- D) 20 mol H2
Why is potassium fluoride added to the electrolyte in the extraction of sodium from fused sodium chloride?
- A. Pure sodium chloride does not conduct electricity
- B. Potassium fluoride prevents the sodium produced from attacking the electrodes
- C. Potassium fluride increases conductivity
- D. Potassium fluride reduces the temperature at which sodium chloride fuses
A gaseous metallic chloride MCl consists of 20.22% of M by mass. The formula of the chloride is? [ M = 27, Cl = 35.5]
- A. MCl
- B. MCl2
- C. MCl3
- D. M2Cl6
Which of the following reduces the activation energy of a chemical reaction?
- A) freezing mixture
- B) reducing agent
- C) water
- D) catalyst

