Chemistry Past Questions And Answers

Note: You Can Select Post UTME Schools Name Below The Exam Year.
2011

Which of the following involves the decomposition enzymic action?

  • A. Esterification
  • B. Fermentation
  • C. Dehydration
  • D. Polymerization
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1992 OBJ
2012

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%
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2022 OBJ
2013

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
View Discussion (0)POST UTME UI
2014

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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1997
2015

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures are said to be

  • A) allotropic
  • B) polymorphic
  • C) polymeric
  • D) isomeric
View Discussion (0)POST UTME FUTO
2016

(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 THEORY
2017

If 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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 OBJ
2018

A solution of pH 7 is

  • A. acidic
  • B. neutral
  • C. concentrated
  • D. dilute
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 OBJ
2019

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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2004 OBJ
2020

'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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1992 OBJ