Jamb 2016 Chemistry Past Questions And Answers
The colour of litmus in an alkaline medium is
- A) Red
- B) Yellow
- C) Pink
- D) Blue
Calculate the volume in cm3of oxygen evolved as s.t.p. when a current of 5 A is passed through acidified water for 193s {F = 96500 C/mol, Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4 dm3}
- A) 224.000 dm3
- B) 0.056 dm3
- C) 0.224 dm3
- D) 56.0003
The compounds CH3CH2CHO and CH3COCH3 can be distinguished from each other using
- A) Dilute ammonia
- B) Benedict's solution
- C) Tollen's reagent
- D) Sodium hydroxide solution
Ammonium chloride can be separated from its mixture with common salt by
- A) Distillation
- B) Evaporation
- C) Decantation
- D) Sublimation
The gas that is used for the treatment of cancer is
- A) Neon
- B) Radon
- C) Xenon
- D) Argon
Which of the following statements is true about 2-methylpropane and butane
- A) They have different number of carbon atoms
- B) They are members of same homologous series
- C) They have the same boiling points
- D) They have the same chemical properties
N2O4(aq) ⇌ 2NO2(g) △ H = +ve In the reaction above, an increase in temperature will
- A) Increase the reactant production
- B) Increase the value of the equilibrium constant
- C) Shift the equilibrium to the left
- D) Decrease the value of the equilibrium constant
The monomer of nylon is
- A) Hydroxybenzene
- B) Hexanedioic acid
- C) Benzene -1,-4-dicarboxylic acid
- D) Ethane-1,2-diol
The process that requires the use of hardwater in its operation is
- A) Tanning
- B) Bottling
- C) Laundry
- D) Dyeing
The radioisotope used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in welds and casting is
- A) carbon-14
- B) phosphorus-32
- C) cobalt-60
- D) iodine-131

