Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
0.06g of a hydrocarbon occupies 32cm\(^3\) at S.T.P. It's formula is
- A)C\(_3\)H\(_6\)
- B)C\(_2\)H\(_2\)
- C)C\(_2\)H\(_4\)
- D)C\(_2\)H\(_6\)
(a)(i) Give two uses of chlorine.
(ii) State the action of chlorine on moist blue litmus paper
(b) Draw a labelled diagram for the laboratory preparation of a dry sample of chlorine
(c) State the type of reaction involved between chlorine and (i) aqueous iron (II) chloride;
(ii) propane. Write an equation for each reaction and name the product formed in (c)(ii).
(d) Consider the reactions the following equations: Cl\(_{2(g)}\) + 2Br\(^-_{(aq)}\) \(\to\) 2Cl\(^-_{(aq)}\) + Br\(_{2(g)}\)
F\(_{2(g)}\) + 2Cl\(^-_{(aq)}\) ---> 2F\(^-_{(aq)}\) + Cl\(_{2(g)}\)
From the equations, arrange bromine, chlorine and fluorine in increasing order of oxidizing ability. Give the reason for your answer.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1991 THEORYIf acidified Potassium Dichromate(VI)(K2Cr2O7) acts as oxidizing agent, color changes from
- A) yellow to green
- B) orange to green
- C) yellow to red
- D) orange to red
The curve below represents the solubility curve of KClO\(_3\). The number of moles of KClO\(_3\) crystals produced by cooling 200cm\(^3\) of a saturated solution of the salt from 65\(^{\circ}\)C to 25\(^{\circ}\)C is

- A) 6.30mole
- B) 1.26mole
- C) 0.63mole
- D) 7.30mole
The general formula for carboxylic acids is

- A) (a)
- B) (b)
- C) (c)
- D) (d)
When 10g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 1000cm3 of water, the sodium formed is approximately [Na = 23, H = 1, O = 16]
- A. 0.01 mol dm-3
- B. 0.10 mol dm-3
- C. 0.25 mol dm-3
- D. 0.50 mol dm-3
Which of the following oxides is basic?
- A. NO2
- B. AI2O3
- C. SO2
- D. CaO
Ethyne is passed through a hot tube containing organo-nickel catalyst to produce
- A) isoprene
- B) polythene
- C) ethanol
- D) benzene
Bonding in ammonium chloride is
- A) ionic, covalent and dative
- B) ionic and covalent
- C) covalent and dative
- D) ionic
Copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (IV) is widely used as a?
- A. fertilizer
- B. fungicide
- C. disinfectant
- D. purifier

