Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
50cm of carbon (II) oxide exploded with 150cm3 of air containing 20% oxygen by volume. Which of the reactants was in excess?
- A) carbon (II) oxide
- B) carbon (IV) oxide
- C) oxygen
- D) nitrogen
Metals which react with steam only when they are red-hot include
- A. copper
- B. sodium
- C. calcium
- D. iron
Which of the following metallic oxides is amphoteric?
- A. AI2O3
- B. Fe2O3
- C. MgO
- D. Na2O
The mass of 800cm3 of gas Q at s.t.p. is 1.0g. What is the molar mass of Q? [Avogadros constant = 22.4dm3 mol-1`]
- A. 18.0 gmol-1
- B. 22,4gmol-1
- C. 28.0gmol-1
- D. 36.0 gmol-1
The difference between colloides and and suspensions is brought out clearly by the fact that while colloids?
- A. do not scatter light, suspensions do
- B. can be separated by filtration, suspension cannot be so separated
- C. can be separated by a membrane, suspensions cannot
- D. do not settle out on standing, suspensions do
Glucose reduces Fehling solution on warming to
- A. copper (l) oxide
- B. copper (ll) oxide
- C. copper (l) chloride
- D. copper (ll) hydroxide
The only metal that is anti-bacterial is?
- A. Iron
- B. Sodium
- C. Alluminium
- D. Copper
The most suitable method for preparing lead (ll) chloride is by
- A. action of dilute HCI on PbSO4
- B. acts of dilute HCI on lead
- C. action of dilute HCI on PbCO3
- D. mixing aqueous solutions Pb(NO3)2 and NaCI.
Which of these reagents can confirm the presence of a triple bond?
- A) Hypochlorous acid
- B) Bromine water
- C) Acidified KMnO4
- D) Copper I chloride
When an equilibrium is established between dissolved and undissolved solutes, the solution is said to be?
- A. Saturated
- B. Unsaturated
- C. Concentrated
- D. Diluted

