Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following involves the decomposition enzymic action?
- A. Esterification
- B. Fermentation
- C. Dehydration
- D. Polymerization
What is the percentage composition of carbon in Ca(HCO3)2 ? [ Ca = 40.0, 0= 16.0, C = 12.0, H= 1.0]
- A. 22.2%
- B. 14.8%
- C. 7.4%
- D. 3.7%
Elements P, Q, R, S, have 6, 11, 15 and 17 electrons respectively, therefore
- A) P will form an electrovalent bond with R
- B) Q will form a covalent bond with S
- C) R will form an electrovalent bond with S
- D) Q will form an electrovalent bond with S
Given that 15.00 cm3 of H2SO4 was required to completely neutralize 25.00 cm3 of 0.125 mol dm-3NaOH, calculate the molar concentration of the acid solution:
- A. 0.925 mol dm-3
- B. 0.156mol dm-3
- C. 0.104 mol dm-3
- D. 0.023 mol dm-3
Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures are said to be
- A) allotropic
- B) polymorphic
- C) polymeric
- D) isomeric
(a)(i) Define the term hygroscopic.
(ii) Give two difference: between a physical change and a chemical change.
(iii) Using the kinetic theory of gases, explain briefly the Charles' law.
(b)(i) Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing boiling points: CS\(_2\); CO\(_2\); NaH. Give reasons for your answer.
(ii) Write a balanced chemical equation to illustrate the reaction of chlorine gas with cold dilute sodium hydroxide.
(c) In a certain reaction, 15.0 g of impure magnesium sample reacted with excess hydrochloric acid liberating 8.6 dm\(^2\) of hydrogen gas at s.t.p.
(i) Write a balanced equation for the reaction.
(ii) Calculate the: I. mass of pure magnesium in the sample; I. percentage purity of the magnesium sample; III. number of ions produced in the reaction. [Mg = 24.0; volume at s.t.p. 22.4 dm\(^{-3}\), Avagadro's constant = 6.02 x 10\(^{23}\)mol\(^{-1}\)]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 THEORYIf a solution has a pH of 2, it can be concluded that it
- A. is a weak electrolyte
- B. has hyrogen ion concentration of 0.2 mol sm-3
- C. is twice as acidic as a solution of pH 1,
- D. will produce effervescence with magnesium ribbon
A solution of pH 7 is
- A. acidic
- B. neutral
- C. concentrated
- D. dilute
Which of the following factors that affect the rate of chemical reactions can be explained in terms of the collision theory? l. concentration ll. pressure lll. temperature lV catalyst
- A. l and ll only
- B. l, ll and lll only
- C. l and lll only
- D. l, lll and IV only
'The rate a reaction is proportional to the number of effective collisions occurring per second between the reactants'. This statement is associated with the
- A. Kinetic theory
- B. rate law
- C. atomic theory
- D. collision theory

