Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
How long would it take to deposit 0.08g of copper from CuCl2 solution by passing a current of 0.5A? [Cu = 64, F = 96500 C mol-1]
- A. 6 mins
- B. 8 mins
- C. 24 mins
- D. 48 mins
An aqueous solution of a crystalline salt reacts with dilute HCl to give a yellow precipitate and a gas that turned dichromate paper green. The crystalline salt may be
- A) Na2S2O3?5H2O
- B) Na2CO3?10H2O
- C) Na2S
- D) NaHCO3
0.0075 mole of calcium trioxocarbonate (iv) is added to 0.015 mole of a solution of HCl. The volume of gas evolved at S.T.P is
- A) 224cm3
- B) 168cm3
- C) 112cm3
- D) 100cm3
Which of the following statements about an exothermic reaction is correct?
- A. the products have less heat content than reactants
- B. the system absorbs heat from the surrounding
- C. the activation energy is high
- D. the enthalpy change is positive
Which of the statements about the behaviour of the atom is correct?
- A. atomic size decreases down the group
- B. atomic size increases across the period
- C. anions are smaller than the parent atom
- D. cations are smaller than the parent atom
What type of bond exits between an element X with atomic number 12 and Y with atomic number 17?
- A) Electrovalent
- B) Metallic
- C) Covalent
- D) Dative
During the vulcanization of rubber, sulphur is added to
- A. Break down rubber polymer
- B. Lengthen the chain of rubber
- C. Bind rubber molecules together
- D. Act as a catalyst
The pollutant usually presents in a city which generates its electricity from coal?
- A. fog
- B. carbon(ii)oxide
- C. smog
- D. sulphur(iv)oxide
Cathodic protection of metals is based on
- A. standard electrode potential of hydrogen
- B. its electrical conductivity
- C. nature of oxides formed
- D. relative tendencies of oxidation
C3H5 - COH3 =CH2 The IUPAC nomenclature of the structure above is
- A) 3-methybut-3-ene
- B) 2-methylbut-1-ene
- C) 2-ethylprop-1-ene
- D) 2-methylbut-2-ene

