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Question 1461
waec 1999

The crystal layers in graphite are held together by

Aelectrostatic forces
Bvan der Waals' forces
Chydrogen bonds
Dcovalent bonds
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Question 1462
waec 1999
Which of the following halogens is the most reactive?
AF2
BBr2
Cl2
DCl
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Question 1463
waec 1999

Which of the following reactions is not feasible?

ACl2 + 2Kl → 2KCI + I2
BCl2 + 2NaF → 2NaCI + F2
CZn + CuCI2 → ZnCl2 + Cu
DZn + 2AgNO3 → Zn(NO3)2 + 2Ag
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Question 1464
waec 1999
In the Periodic Table, the elements that loss electrons most readily belong to
AGroup 1 A
BGroup 11 A
CGroup 111 A
DGroup V11 A
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Question 1465
waec 1999
Which of the following properties increases down a group in the Periodic Table?
AAtomic radius
BElectronegativity
CElecton affinity
DIonization energy
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Question 1466
waec 1999
Calcium atom ionizes by
Againing two electrons
Blosing two electrons
Csharing two electrons
Dgaining two protons
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Question 1467
waec 1999
Two radioactive elements Q and S have half-life periods of 10 hours and 20 hours respectively. Therefore
AS decays faster than Q
BQ is twice as stable as S
CQ emits fewer particles than S
DS is more stable than Q
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Question 1468
waec 1999
Which of the orbitals 4s, 4p, 4d and 4f has the lowest energy?
A4f
B4p
C4d
D4s
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Question 1469
waec 1999
Pauli Exclusion Principle is related to
Aquantum numbers of electrons
Breversiblility of equlibrium reactions
Celectronegativity values of elements
Dcollision theory of reaction rates
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Question 1470
waec 1999
What is the electronic configuration of an element represented as 199X?
A1s 22s2 2p 5
B1s22s23s23p3
C1s2 2s2 2p 33s2
D1s 22s22p 63s23p64s 1
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Question 1471
waec 1999
Which of the following atoms contains the highest number of electrons in the outermost shell?
A8O
B10Ne
C15P
D19K
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Question 1472
jamb 1999
Which of the compounds above would react to take up two molecules of bromine durng bromination?
Al only
Blll only
Cl and ll only
Dll and lll only
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Question 1473
jamb 1999

In the diagram above, the mixture of the solids P and Q can be separated by?

Adistillation
Bfractional distillation
Ccrystallization
Dfractional crystallization
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Question 1474
jamb 1999
Use the table above to answer this question .The least reactive element is
AW
BX
CY
DZ
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Question 1475
jamb 1999

Use the table above to answer this question . The element that is likely to participate in covalent rather than ionic bonding is

AZ
BY
CX
DW
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Question 1476
jamb 1999
In the diagram above, Y is a mixture of
Acalcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride
Bcalcuim hydroxide and sodium chloride
Csodium chloride and ammonuim trioxonitrate (V)
Dsodium dioxonitrate (lll) and ammouium chloride
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Question 1477
jamb 1999
From the diagram above the mass of crystals deposited when 1 dm 3 of a saturated solution of NaCl is cooled from 80 oC to 60oC is
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]
A117.00 g
B58.50 g
C11.70 g
D5.85 g
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Question 1478
jamb 1999
When the two end alkyl groups ethyl ethanoate are interchange, the compound formed is known as
Amethyl ethanoate
Bethyl propanaote
Cmethyl propanoate
Dpropyl ethanoate
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Question 1479
jamb 1999
An organic compound that does not undergo a reaction with both hydrogen cyanide and hydroxylamine can be
Aalkene
Balkanal
Calkanone
Dalkanoic acid
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Question 1480
jamb 1999
POlyvinyl chloride is used to produce
Abread
Bpencils
Cink
Dpipes
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