Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following organic compounds could be represented by the empirical formula CH2O?
- A. Ethanal
- B. Ethane
- C. Ethanol
- D. Ethanoic acid
What is responsible for metallic bonding?
- A. Sharing of electrons between the metal atoms
- B. Attraction between the atomic unclei and cloud of electrons
- C. transfer of electrons from one atom to another
- D. Attraction between positive and negative ions
The following are uses of sulphur except
- A) vulcanization of rubber
- B) manufacture of dyes
- C) coating of steel to prevent rusting
- D) manufacture of tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
An alkanol can be prepared by the reaction of an alkene with
- A. concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
- B. bromine tetrachloroethane
- C. aqueous potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII)
- D. sodium hydroxide solution
(a) List two gases which are monatomic
(b) Mention one gas which forms:
(i) dense white fumes with ammonia vapour
(ii) yellow precipitate with ammoniacal silver trioxonitrate (V) solution.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORY(a)(i) Give one major use of alkenes.
(ii) Name the simplest alkane that exhibits structural isomerism
(iii) Determine the molar mass of an alkane that is represented as C\(_x\)F\(_{22}\). [H = 1, C = 12]
(iv) List two types of chemical reactions which the alkenes and alkynes undergo.
(b)(i) State the type of reaction involved in the conversion of palm oil to margarine.
(ii) Give the reason why the palm oil for manufacturing margarine is first treated activated charcoal
(iii) What is commonly used to catalyse the conversion of vegetable oils to margarine?
(c)(i) Name the class of organic compounds to which oils belong.
(ii) Describe briefly procedure for the manufacture of soap from vegetable oils
(iii) Explain why the presence of calcium ions in domestic water supply wastes soap.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORYThe partial pressure of oxygen in a sample of air is 500 mmHg. If the total Pr pressure 780 mmHg, what is the mole fraction of the oxygen?
- A) 0.64
- B) 5.73
- C) 1.56
- D) 0.70
Ethene molecules can be added to one another to form a long chain compound called a
- A. dimer
- B. monomer
- C. polymer
- D. trimer
A little quantity of trichloromethane (b.pt 60,oC) was added to a large quantity of ethanol (b.pt 78,oC). The most probable boiling point of the resultant mixture is from
- A. 69 oC - 70 oC
- B. 70 oC – 74 oC
- C. 82 oC – 84 oC
- D. 60 oC – 78 oC
In the electrolysis of copper (II) sulphate using copper electrodes, the processes that occur at the anode and cathode respectively are
- A) dissolution and evolution
- B) dissolution and deposition
- C) deposition and evolution
- D) evolution and deposition

