Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
Hydrocarbons which react with ammoniacal copper (l) chloride solution conform to the general molecular formula
- A. CnH2n
- B. CnH2n+1
- C. CnH2n+2
- D. CnH2n-2
When the trioxonitrate (IV) salt of an alkali metal Y is heated, the formula of the residue is
- A. Y2O
- B. YNO2
- C. Y2O3
- D. Y (NO2)2
The least easily oxidized of the metals below is
- A. Ca
- B. Na
- C. Zn
- D. Al
Helium is preferred to hydrogen in filling balloons because hydrogen
- A. is inflammable
- B. is diatomic
- C. exhibits isotopy
- D. is a component of water
The refreshing and characteristic taste of soda water and other soft drinks is as a result of the presence in them of
- A. carbon (IV) oxide
- B. carbon (II) oxide
- C. soda
- D. glucose
The products of the electrolysis of dilute sodium chloride using carbon electrodes are
Anode Cathode
- A. chlorine and sodium.
- B. oxygen and hydrogen.
- C. chlorine and hydrogen.
- D. hydrogen and oxygen.
Wrought iron is obtained by heating cast iron in a furnace with?
- A. magnetite
- B. haematite
- C. carbon(ii)oxide
- D. calcium trioxosilicate(iv)
In the laboratory preparation of chlorine from concentrated hydrochloric acid in the presence of potassuim tetraoxomanganate(VII) the produced is dried by passing it through
- A) Concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
- B) Anhydrous calcium chloride
- C) Calcium oxide
- D) Sodium hydroxide
A given mass of gas occupies 2dm3 at 300K. At what temperature will its volume be doubled keeping the pressure constant?
- A) 400K
- B) 480K
- C) 550K
- D) 600K
Isotopes are atoms if the same element with ________
- A) different protons
- B) mass above 50
- C) inter convertible masses
- D) different masses

