Chemistry Past Questions And Answers

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3221

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\(_6\)
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
3222

(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 THEORY
3223

If 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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2019
3224

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
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
3225

The general formula for carboxylic acids is

  • A) (a)
  • B) (b)
  • C) (c)
  • D) (d)
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
3226

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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2003
3227

Which of the following oxides is basic?

  • A. NO2
  • B. AI2O3
  • C. SO2
  • D. CaO
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 OBJ
3228

Ethyne is passed through a hot tube containing organo-nickel catalyst to produce

  • A) isoprene
  • B) polythene
  • C) ethanol
  • D) benzene
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2014
3229

Bonding in ammonium chloride is

  • A) ionic, covalent and dative
  • B) ionic and covalent
  • C) covalent and dative
  • D) ionic
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
3230

Copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (IV) is widely used as a?

  • A. fertilizer
  • B. fungicide
  • C. disinfectant
  • D. purifier
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1991