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Question 171
jamb 2024

When Calcium ethynide is decomposed by water, the gas produced is 

ACO
BH\(_2\)
CC\(_2\)H\(_2\)
DCH\(_4\)
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Question 172
jamb 2024

In the extraction of Aluminium, the silica impurity is removed by 

Aelectrolysis
Bfiltration
Creaction with H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)
Dprecipitation
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Question 173
jamb 2024

Silver and Gold are metals found as free uncombined elements in the earth's crust, which makes them to be referred to as

Acorrosive metals
Breactive metals
Cnatural metals
Dnoble metals
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Question 174
jamb 2024

The constituents of Alnico are Aluminium, Nickel and 

AMg
BCo
CMn
DCu
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Question 175
jamb 2024

The number of molecules of helium gas contained in 11.5g of the gas is

A1.73 x 10\(^{23}\)
B1.73 x 10\(^{22}\)
C1.73 x 10\(^{24}\)
D1.73 x 10\(^{21}\)
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Question 176
jamb 2024

At a given temperature and pressure, a gas X diffuses twice as fast as gas Y. It follows that

AGas Y is two times as heavy as Gas X
BGas Y is four times as heavy as Gas X
CGas Y is monoatomic
DGas X is diatomic
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Question 177
custom 2024
The element with the symbol 'Fe' is
Afrancium
Bfermium
Cfluorine
Diron
Question 178
custom 2024
Common table salt dissolved in water forms a
Acolloid
Bsolution
Calloy
Dsuspension
Question 179
custom 2024
Which of these states of matter has a fixed shape?
Aliquid
Bvapour
Cgas
Dsolid
Question 180
custom 2024
A base turns red litmus paper
Ared
Bblue
Cblack
Dgreen
Question 181
custom 2024
The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is
ACO
BC
CCO???
DC???O
Question 182
custom 2024
Which is used to measure temperature?
Ahydrometer
Bbarometer
Cthermometer
Dmanometer
Question 183
custom 2024
The smallest unit of an element is the
Amixture
Bcompound
Cmolecule
Datom
Question 184
custom 2024
The gas we breathe in for respiration is
Ahydrogen
Bcarbon dioxide
Coxygen
Dnitrogen
Question 185
custom 2024
Water boils at ___ degrees Celsius
A50
B0
C100
D98
Question 186
custom 2024
The chemical symbol for gold is
AGd
BAu
CAg
DGo
Question 187
waec 2023

How many moles of copper would be deposited by passing 1 Faraday of electricity through a \(CuCl_2\) solution?

A2 moles
B0.5moles
C0.025moles
D1 mole
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Question 188
waec 2023

How many grammes of NaOH(s) would be needed to produce 100.0 cm3 of a 0.20 mol dm-3 NaOH, (aq)? [NaOH = 40.0]

A800.0g
B0.02 g
C20.0 g
D0.80 g
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Question 189
waec 2023

Thermal cracking of alkanes usually

Ais an exothermic process
Bproduces only small alkanes
Cinvolves decomposition
Drequires hydrogen
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Question 190
waec 2023

The relative molar mass of a gaseous hydrocarbon is 30. Determine its vapour density.

A45
B30
C15
D60
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