Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
A substance is said to be hygroscopic if it _______
- A) does not absorb moisture
- B) is suspended in water
- C) dissolves when it absorbs moistures
- D) hydrolysis in water
(a) Write the electronic configuration of an element with atomic number 15, indicating the distribution of electrons in the energy sub-levels
(b) Give the formula and the colour of the complex formed between ammonia and copper (II) ions
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 THEORYA substance that is used as a ripening agent for fruits is
- A) ethene
- B) propane
- C) methane
- D) butane
Farmlands affected by crude-oil spillage can be decontaminated by
- A. Adding acidic solution
- B. Using aerobic bacteria
- C. Pouring water on the affected water area
- D. Burning off the oil from the area
In the manufacture of soap industrially, brine is used to _______ the acid salt.
- A) oxidise
- B) reduce
- C) bleach
- D) precipitate
Chlorine, consisting of two isotopes of mass numbers 35 and 37, has an atomic mass of 35.5. The relative abundance of the isotope of mass number 37 is _______
- A) 20
- B) 25
- C) 50
- D) 75
If the rate of diffusion of oxygen gas is taken as 1. What will be the rate of diffusion of methane whose relative molar mass is 16?
- A) 2.0
- B) 1.8
- C) 1.40
- D) 1.0
A factor that is considered most important when siting a chemical industry is?
- A. nearness to other industrial establishments
- B. nearness to raw materials
- C. favourable climate conditions
- D. availability of storage facilities
The general formula for the Alkanals is?
- A. R2CO
- B. RCHO
- C. ROH
- D. RCOOR
Cotton is almost pure
- A) starch
- B) protein
- C) animal fibre
- D) cellulose

