Jamb 2009 Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
The acid used in electrolysis of water is dilute
- A) HNO3
- B) CH3COOH
- C) H2SO4
- D) HCl
If an atom is represented as2311X, which of the following deduction is correct?
- A) it contains 12 protonic
- B) it forms a covalent chloride
- C) its atomic number is 23
- D) it is an alkali metal
What volume of 1.5M solution of KOH would contain 0.045 moles
- A) 67.50 cm3
- B) 30.00 cm3
- C) 6.75 cm3
- D) 3.00 cm3
If 10.5g of lead (II) trioxonitrate (V) is dissolved in 20cm3 of distilled water at 18oC, the solubility of the solute in mol dm-3 is [Pb = 207, N = 14, O = 16]
- A) 1.60
- B) 5.25
- C) 16.00
- D) 525.00
Lucas reagent is used to test for
- A) alkanes
- B) alkanoic acids
- C) alkanols
- D) amines
The salt formed from a reaction between citric acid and sodium hydroxide in solution will be
- A) acidic
- B) basic
- C) complex
- D) neutral
The molecular formula of a common organic laboratory anaesthetic is
- A) CHCl3
- B) CHI3
- C) CCl4
- D) CHF3
The oxidation state of Cr in K2Cr2O7 is
- A) +7
- B) +6
- C) +5
- D) 4
Which of the following metals is purified commercially by electrolysis?
- A) Zn
- B) Fe
- C) Sn
- D) Cu
Cathode rays causes an object placed behind a perforated anode to cast a shadow on the screen. This observation shows that the rays
- A) are positively charged
- B) are negatively charged
- C) have mass
- D) travel in straight lines

