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Question 131
waec 2020

Which of the following metals does not react with water to produce hydrogen?

ACopper
BPotassium
CSodium
DZinc
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Question 132
waec 2020

 "Electrons always occupy the lowest empty energy level" is a statement of

AAufbau Principle
BHund's rule
CPauli Exclusion Principle
DPeriodic law
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Question 133
waec 2020

If 20 cm\(^3\) of sodium hydroxide was neutralized by 20 cm\(^3\) of 0.01 mol dm\(^3\) tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid, what is the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution?

A0.010
B0.020
C0.100
D0.150
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Question 134
waec 2020

How many moles of H\(_2\)SO4 are there in 50 cm\(^3\) of 0.108 mol dm\(^3\) solution of the acid?

A5.4x 10
B5.4 x 10\(^{-3}\)
C5.4 x 10\(^{-2}\)
D5.4x 10\(^{-1}\)
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Question 135
waec 2020

Which of the following statements about the solubility of a salt is correct?

AA salt whose solubility increases with temperature would not crystallize easily on cooling
BA salt whose solubility is independent of temperature would normally crystallize out on cooling
CCrystallization would be efficient in separating out a salt whose solubility increases considerably with temperature
DSolubility of a solid does not affect its crystallization
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Question 136
waec 2020

Which of the following hydroxides is not readily soluble in water?

ANH\(_4\)OH
BCa(OH)\(_2\)
CNaOH
DKOH
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Question 137
waec 2020

Which of the following oxides has a giant covalent structure?

AAl\(_2\)O\(_3\)
BNa\(_2\)O
CP\(_4\)O\(_10\)
DSiO\(_2\)
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Question 138
waec 2020

The bond between NH\(_3\) and H\(^+\) in NH4\(^+\) is?

Adative
Bcovalent
Chydrogen
Delectrovalent
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Question 139
waec 2020

When 250 cm3 of a saturated solution of CuSO\(_4\) at 30°C was evaporated to dryness, 5.0 g of the salt was obtained..

What is the solubility of the salt at 30°C? [CuSO\(_4\) = 160]

A0.031
B0.125
C0.640
D1.560
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Question 140
waec 2020

What volume of oxygen at s.t.p is required to burn completely 7.5 dm\(^3\) of methane according to the following equation?

CH\(_4\) \(_g\) + 20\(_2\) \(_g\)  → CO\(_2\) \(_g\) + H\(_2\)O\(_g\)

A3.75 dm\(^3\)
B7.59 dm\(^3\)
C15.0 dm\(^3\)
D30.0dm\(^3\)
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Question 141
waec 2020

The initial volume and pressure of a given mass of gas is V and 3.P. What is its pressure if its volume is increased to  2V at constant temperature?

A3 P
B2P
C\(frac{3}{2}\) P
D\(frac{2}{3}\) P
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Question 142
waec 2020

f 5.0 cm\(^-3\) of 0.200 mol dm(^-3\) Na\(_2\)CO\(_3\) was diluted to 250cm(^-3\) solution, what would be the concentration of the resulting solution?

A0.004 mol dm(^-3\)
B0.020 mol dm(^-3\)
C0.200 mol dm(^-3\)
D0.400 mol dm(^-3\)
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Question 143
waec 2020

Which of the following standard conditions is not correct about energy changes?

AStandard temperature is 298K
BB. Standard pressure is 1 atm
CConcentration of solution must be 1 mol/dm\(^3\)
DΔH at 298 K is the activation energy
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Question 144
waec 2020

Which of the following reactions are always exothermic? 1. Neutralization Il. Decomposition III. Combustion

AI and II only
BI and III only
CII and IIl only
DI, II and III
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Question 145
waec 2020

Which of the following statements is correet for a reaction at equilibrium?

AAll reactions cease to occur
BThe eaction has gone to completion
CThe rates of the forward and backward reactions are equal
DThe amount of product equals the amount of reactants
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Question 146
waec 2020

Which of the following substances is not a reducing agent?

AC
BCO
CO\(_2\)
DH\(_2\)
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Question 147
waec 2020

Which of the following compounds would release hydrogen when reacted with sodium metal? 

I. CH\(_3\)COOH

II. CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)OH

III. CH\(_3\)COOCH\(_3\)

AI only
BI and II only
CIl and IIl only
DI and Ill only
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Question 148
waec 2020

An alkanol containing 60% carbon by mass would have a molecular formula [H=1.0. C-12.0, O= 16.0]

ACH\(_3\)OH
BC\(_2\)H\(_5\)OH
CC\(_3\)H\(_7\)OH
DC\(_4\)H\(_9\)OH
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Question 149
waec 2020

Which of the following compounds has the lowest boiling point?

AC\(_4\)H\(_10\)
BCH\(_3\)COOH
CH\(_2\)O
DC\(_2\)H\(_5\)OH
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Question 150
waec 2020

The type of isomerism exhibited by cis and trans isomers is?

Apositional
Bgeometrical
Cfunctional
Doptical
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