Chemistry Past Questions

Study and practice Chemistry past questions with answers and detailed explanations. Then test your knowledge using our interactive CBT practice platform and prepare confidently for your upcoming examinations.

4,306 questions JAMB 2505 WAEC 1623 NECO 168 CUSTOM 10
Download PHP app Ask a Question Check Syllabus Past Question Videos Topic Video Lessons

Take a test

Past Questions

4,306 questions
Question 1 of 20 4,306 total questions
Question 1031
jamb 2008

In recharging a lead-acid accumulator, the reaction at the cathode can be represented as

APb2+(aq) + SO2-4(aq) →PbSO4(s)
BPb2+(aq) + 2e- →Pb(s)
CPb2+(aq) + 2H2O(l) → PbO2(s) + 4H+(aq) + 4e-
DPb(s) → Pb2+(aq) + 2e-
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1032
jamb 2008

What is the IUPAC nomenclature of the compound NaCIO?

Asodium oxochlorate (I)
Bsodium chloro (I) oxide
Csodium monooxochlorate (II)
Dsodium chloro (I) monoxide
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1033
jamb 2008

The oxidation state of carbon in HCOOH is

A-1
B+2
C+3
Dzero
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1034
jamb 2008

Insoluble salts can be prepared by?

Atitrating an alkali against an appropriate acid
Breacting an acid with trioxocarbonate (IV) salt
Cdirecting combination of the elements which make up the salt
Dmixing two soluble compounds containing the metallic radical and the acidic radical
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1035
jamb 2008

0.05 mol dm-3 HCl is neutralized by 25 cm3 NaOH. If the volume of acid used is 32.00cm3, what is the concentration of the base

A0.016 mol dm-3
B0.032 mol dm-3
C0.039 mol dm-3
D0.064 mol dm-3
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1036
jamb 2008

The basicity of CH3COOH is

A1
B2
C3
D4
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1037
jamb 2008

What is the pH of 0.001 mol dm-3 solution of sodium hydroxide

A14
B13
C12
D11
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1038
jamb 2008

The uncovered raw food that is sold along major roads is likely to contain some amounts of

APb
BCu
CAg
DNa
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1039
jamb 2008

117.0g of sodium chloride was dissolved in 1.0dm3 of distilled water at 25°C. Determine the solubility in mol dm-3 of sodium chloride at that temperature
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]

A1.0
B2.0
C3.0
D4.0
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1040
jamb 2008

The vulcanizer's solution is prepared by dissolving rubber in

Aethanol
Bkerosine
Cbenzene
Dpetrol
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1041
jamb 2008

When a few drops of water is added to a blue anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride, the colour changes to

Awhite
Bpink
Cred
Dblue
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1042
jamb 2008

In the course of purifying water for town supply the water is passed through large settlings tanks, containing sodium aluminate (III) to remove?

Alarge particles
Bgerms
Cfine particles
Dodour
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1043
jamb 2008

Air boiled out of water as steam is richer in

Anitrogen and oxygen
Bcarbon (IV) oxide and oxygen
Cnoble gases and carbon (IV) oxide
Doxygen and noble gases
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1044
jamb 2008

\( _{11} ^{23}Na + _0^1n → _{11}^{24}Na \)
The reaction above is an example of

Anuclear fission
Bnuclear fusion
Cartificial transmutation
Dbeta decay
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1045
jamb 2008

In the periodic table, the electrical and thermal conductivities are properties of elements that

Adecrease across the period and increase down the group
Bincrease across the period and decrease down the group
Cdecrease across the period and down the group`
Dincrease acrosss the period and down the group
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1046
jamb 2008

The diagram above represent the electron sub-level for

Acarbon
Bnitrogen
Coxygen
Dflourine
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1047
jamb 2008

The atom of an element X is represented as \(_z^yX\). The basic chemical properties of X depends on the value of

AY
BZ
CY - Z
DZ - Y
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1048
jamb 2008

The experiment that showed that atoms have tiny positively charged nucleus was first carried out by

AMoseley
BRutherford
CMillikan
DDalton
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1049
jamb 2008

Diffusion is slowest in solid particles than in particles of liquid and gases because

Asolid particles have more kinetic energy than the particles of liquid and gases
Bsolid particles have less kinetic energy than the particles of liqiud and gases
Csolid particles have less restriction in their movement than liquid and gas particles
Dthe particles in solids are far apart and the cohesive forces between them are negligible
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 1050
jamb 2008

300 cm3 of gas has a pressure of 800 mmHg. If the pressure is reduced to 650 mmHg, find its volume

A243.75 cm3
B369.23 cm3
C738.46 cm3
D1733.36 cm3
View Explanation & Discuss
Question Navigator
Current
MathsFaculty