Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
One mole of hydrocarbon contains 6g of hydrogen. If the molecular weight is 54, the hydrocarbon is an?
- A. alkanone
- B. alkane
- C. alkene
- D. alkyne
What mass of copper would be deposited by a current of 1. 0 ampere passing for 965 seconds through copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (IV) solution? [Cu = 63.5; 1F = 96500C]
- A. 0.318g
- B. 0.635g
- C. 18g
- D. 6.35g
(a (i) Explain why water is referred to as a universal solvent.
(ii) Give one chemical test for water. H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)
(b) A current of 1.25A was passed through an electrolytic cell containing dil. for 40 minutes.
(i) Write (ii) Calculate the volume of gas produced at the anode at s.t.p. (1F = 96,500 C, Molar Volume of gas at s.t.p. = 22.4 dm\(^3\) mol\(^{-3}\) ]
(C) Consider the reaction represented by the following equation: Au\(_{(s)}\) + Cl\(_{2(g)}\) \(\to\) AuCl\(_{3(s)}\)
(I) Balance the equation
(ii) If 1.2509 of Au and 1.744g of Cl\(_2\) were mixed
I. determine which of the reactants is in excess II. calculate the excess amount [Au = 197.0, CI = 35.5]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 THEORYIn which of the following is the oxidation number of nitrogen zero?
- A. SO2 and NH3
- B. NaNO3
- C. HNO2
- D. N2
The salt formed from strong acid and a strong base is
- A. complex
- B. neutral
- C. basic
- D. acidic
Addition of aqueous ammonia to a solution of Zn+ gives a white precipitate which dissolves in an excess of ammonia because?
- A. zinc is amphoteric
- B. zinc hydroxide is readily soluble
- C. zinc forms a complex which is readily soluble in excess ammonia
- D. ammonia solution is a strong base
When few drops of concentrated trioxonitrate(V) acid is added to an unknown sample and wanned an intense yellow colouration is observed. The likely functional group present in the sample is
- A) NH3—C—C=O
- B) CHO
- C) CO
- D) CNH2
Oxygen is a mixture of two isotopes 16-O and 18-O with relative abundances of 90% and 10% respectively. The relative atomic mass of oxygen is?
- A. 16.0
- B. 16.2
- C. 17.0
- D. 18.0
(a) (i) What is meant by hardness of water?
(ii) Describe briefly how you would determine what proportion of hardness in a given sample of water is due to permanent hardness.
(iii) Give two reasons why hardness of water is an undesirable property.
(b) State the:
(i) reagents;
(ii) conditions for the laboratory preparation of trioxonitrate (V) acid.
(iii) How does concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid reacts with:
(I) sulphur;
(II) aluminium.
(c) Nameone amphoteric oxide.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 THEORYMillikan's contributions to the development of atomic theory is the determination of
- A. charge on electron
- B. positive rays
- C. charge to mass ratio
- D. cathode rays

