Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following reactions are always exothermic? i. Neutralization Il. Decomposition III. Combustion
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and IIl only
- D. I, II and III
The idea of planetary electron was that of
- A. Rutherford
- B. Thompson
- C. Bohr
- D. Dalton
A gas that can behave as a reducing agent towards chlorine and as an oxidizing agent toward hydrogen sulphide is
- A) O2
- B) NO
- C) SO2
- D) NH3
(a) Define electrochemical cell.
(b) Aluminium can be prepared commercially by the application of electrolysis. Name the: I. electrolyte used in the process; II. ore from which the electrolyte is obtained; III. electrodes used in the electrolysis.
(ii) Give two reasons why cryolite, NaAl F\(_6\) is added to the electrolyte?
(c)(i) List the two gaseous fuels produced from coke.
(ii) Which of the two gases listed in (c)(i) is a better fuel?
(iii) Give a reason for your answer in (c)(i)
(iv) Write a balanced equation for the production of each gaseous fuel.
(d)(i) For each of the following reactions, state what would be observed when: I. chlorine gas is bubbled through aqueous sodium iodide; II. chlorine gas is passed over heated iron in a hard glass tube; III. aqueous silver trioxonitrate (V) is added to aqueous sodium bromide.
(ii) Write a balanced chemical equation for each of the reactions in (d)(i).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORY30cm3 of oxygen at 10 atmosphere pressures is placed in a 20dm3 container. Calculate the new pressure if temperature is kept constant.
- A) 6.7 atm
- B) 15.0 atm
- C) 60.0
- D) 66.0
A solution of 0.20 mole of NaBr and 0.20 mole of MgBr2 in 2.0 dm3 of water is to be analysed. How many moles of Pb(NO3)2 must be added to precipitate all the bromide as insoluble PbBr2?
- A) 0.30 mol
- B) 0.10 mol
- C) 0.20 mol
- D) 0.40 mol
Which of the following pairs of substance will react further with oxygen to form a higher oxide?
- A. CO2 and H2O
- B. NO and H2O
- C. CO and CO2
- D. SO2 and NO
Which of the following can be obtained by fractional distillation?
- A. Nitrogen from liquid air
- B. Sodium chloride from sea water
- C. Iodine from a solution of Iondine in carbon tetrachloride
- D. Sulphur from a solution of sulphur incarbon disulphide
The most important use of hydrogen is in the
- A. manufacture of ammonia
- B. manufacture of methyl alcohol
- C. manufacture of ethyl alcohol
- D. hydrogenation of oils
NH3(g) + HCl(s) → NH4Cl(s) The entropy change in the system above is
- A. positive
- B. zero
- C. negative
- D. indeterminate

