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Question 91
jamb 2024

Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of sulphur containing 60% of oxygen 

[S = 32, O = 16 ]

ASO\(_3\)
BSO\(_2\)
CSO\(_4\)
DSO
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Question 92
jamb 2024

Fog is a colloid in which

Aliquid particles is dispersed in a gas medium
Bgas particles dispersed in a liquid medium
Csolid particles dispersed in a gas medium
Dgas particles dispersed in a solid medium
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Question 93
jamb 2024

The volume in cm\(^3\) of a 0.12 moldm\(^{-3}\) HCl required to completely neutralize a 20cm\(^3\) of 0.20 moldm\(^{-3}\) of NaOH is 

A12.00
B0.0012
C33.33
D2.40
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Question 94
jamb 2024

Which of the following is an air pollutant?

AO\(_2\)
BCO
CH\(_2\)O\((_g\))
DO\(_3\)
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Question 95
jamb 2024

Calculate the mass of Magnesium that will be liberated from its salt by the same quantity of electricity that liberated 16.0 g of Silver.

[Mg = 24.0, Ag = 108 ]

A3.65 g
B3.56 g
C1.87 g
D1.78 g
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Question 96
jamb 2024

\(^{238}_{92}\)U  + \(^1_0\)n → \(^{239}_{92}\)U 

The process above produces 

Aatomic mutation
Ba radioactive isotope
Cother neutrons
Dradiations
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Question 97
jamb 2024

The shape of the molecule of Carbon(IV) oxide is

Atetrahedral
Bpyramidal
Cplannar
Dlinear
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Question 98
jamb 2024

The salt formed when strong acid reacts with strong base is 

Anormal
Bdouble
Ccomplex
Dbasic
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Question 99
jamb 2024

When n = 3, the quantum number of an element is

A3
B9
C18
D21
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Question 100
jamb 2024

A gas that turns lime water milky is likely to be from

ATrioxocarbonate(IV)
BChloride
CTrioxonitrate(V)
DTetraoxosulphate(VI)
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Question 101
jamb 2024

Rust on the surface of a metal sheet contains

Ahydrated iron(II)oxide
Bhydrated iron(III)oxide
Ciron(III)hydroxide
Diron(III) trioxocarbonate(IV)
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Question 102
jamb 2024

The element which can combine with oxygen to form an acid anhydride of the form XO\(_2\) is

Aphosphorus
BChlorine
Cfluorine
Dsulphur
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Question 103
jamb 2024

In contact process, the catalyst used in the conversion of sulphur(IV)oxide to sulphur(VI) oxide is 

Anickel
Bplatinum
Cvanadium(V)oxide
Dmagnesium(IV)oxide
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Question 104
jamb 2024

A factor that does not affect the rate of a chemical reaction is

Asurface area
Btemperature
Cvolume
Dcatalyst
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Question 105
jamb 2024

Concentrated sodium chloride solution is electrolyzed using mercury cathode and graphite anode. The products at the anode and the cathode respectively are

Ahydrogen and chlorine
Bchlorine and hydrogen
Cchlorine and sodium
Dsodium and chlorine
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Question 106
jamb 2024

What is formed when metal reacts with acid to liberate gas?

ASalt
BBase
CAcid
DLiquid
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Question 107
jamb 2024

The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound above is

Apropan-1-ol
Bbutan-1-ol
C2-methyl propan-1-ol
D2-methyl propan-2-ol
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Question 108
jamb 2024

Aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide can be used to test for the presence of : I. Ca\(^{2+}\) ,   II. Zn\(^{2+}\) ,  III. Cu\(^{2+}\)

AI only
BI and III
CI, II and III
DI and II only
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Question 109
jamb 2024

The composition of alloy permalloy is iron and

Acopper
Bnickel
Clead
Dmagnesium
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Question 110
jamb 2024

CH\(_3\)-CH\(_2\)-OH and CH\(_3\)-O-CH\(_3\)

The relationship between the two compounds above, is that they are 

Aallotropes
Bisotopes
Cisomers
Disobars
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