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Question 111
jamb 2024

An example of a compound that is acidic in solution is

AH\(_3\)PO\(_4\)
BNH\(_4\)Cl
CNa\(_2\)CO\(_3\)
DMgCl\(_2\)
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Question 112
jamb 2024

Biodegradable pollutants are not safe in water systems because they can cause

Aair pollution
Bsoil degradation
Cill health
Dgreenhouse effect
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Question 113
jamb 2024

An example of highly unsaturated hydrocarbon is

AC\(_2\)H\(_2\)
BCH\(_4\)
CC\(_2\)H\(_4\)
DC\(_4\)H\(_{10}\)
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Question 114
jamb 2024

Scandium is not regarded as a transition metal because its ion has 

Ano electron in the d-orbital
Ba partially filled d-orbitals
Ca completely filled 4S orbital
Da partially filled 4S orbital
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Question 115
jamb 2024

If a stable neutral atom has a mass number of 31, the number of electrons and neutrons respectively are

A15 and 16
B16 and 31
C15 and 31
D16 and 15
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Question 116
jamb 2024

H\(_2\)S\(_{(g)}\)  +  Cl\(_2\)\(_{(g)}\) → 2HCl\(_{(g)}\) + S\(_{(s)}\)

What is the change in oxidation state of sulphur from reactant to product?

A-3 to -1
B-3 to 1
C-2 to 0
D-1 to 0
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Question 117
jamb 2024

The product formed when ethyne is passed through a hot tube containing finely divided iron is

Apolymeric
Bsaturated
Chydrated
Daromatic
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Question 118
jamb 2024

An example of a physical change is 

Aslaking of lime
Bliquefaction of liquids
Cdissolution of limestone in acid
Drusting of iron
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Question 119
jamb 2024

25.0g of potassium chloride were dissolved in 80g of distilled water at 30\(^0\)C. Calculate the solubility of the solute in mol dm\(^3\). [K =39, Cl = 35.5]

A3.9 moldm\(^3\)
B4.6 moldm\(^3\)
C4.0 moldm\(^3\)
D4.2 moldm\(^3\)
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Question 120
jamb 2024

The stability of atomic nucleus is determined by ratio of 

ANeutron/electron
BNeutron/proton
Cpositron/neutron
Delectron/proton
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Question 121
jamb 2024

The law which states that a pure chemical compound, no matter how it is made, will be made up of the same elements contained in the same proportion by mass is

Alaw of conservation of masses
Blaw of definite proportion
Claw of multiple proportion
Dlaw of reciprocal proportion
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Question 122
jamb 2024

The percentage of hydrogen in the sixth member of the class of the aliphatic alkanes is  [H =1, C =12 ]

A41.34
B59.54
C16.28
D83.72
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Question 123
jamb 2024

The compound of Copper used as a fungicide is

ACuCO\(_3\)
BCu(NO\(_3\))\(_2\)
CCuSO\(_4\)
DCuCl\(_2\)
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Question 124
jamb 2024

If a salt weighs 2g and upon exposure to the atmosphere weighs 1.5g, this is as a result of 

Ahygroscopy
Beffervescence
Cefflorescence
Ddeliquescence
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Question 125
jamb 2024

The volume occupied by 1 mole of an ideal gas at a temperature of 13\(^0\)C and a pressure of 1.58 atm is 

[ R = 0.082 atm dm\(^3\) K\(^{-1}\)mol\(^{-1}\) ]

A14.84 dm\(^3\)
B14.84 cm\(^3\)
C0.64 dm\(^3\)
D0.64 cm\(^3\)
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Question 126
jamb 2024

Calculate the number of moles of Copper that will be deposited, if 2 Faraday of electricity is passed through the copper during the electrolysis of copper(II)tetraoxosulphate(VI) 

[1F = 96500C ]

A0.5 mole
B1.0 mole
C2.0 moles
D3.0 moles
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Question 127
jamb 2024

Which of the following is used in forming slag in the blast furnace for the extraction of iron?

ACa(CO\(_3\) )\(_2\)
BCa(OH)\(_2\)
CCaCO\(_3\)
DCaO
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Question 128
jamb 2024

The basicity of tetraoxophosphate(V) acid is

A1
B4
C2
D3
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Question 129
jamb 2024

A type of isomerism that ClCH=CHCl can exhibit is 

Achain
Bpositional
Cfunctional group
Doptical
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Question 130
jamb 2024

In the conductance of aqueous CuSO\(_4\) solution, the current carriers are the

Amobile electrons
Bmetallic ions
Chydrated ions
Dhydrated electrons
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