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Question 11
jamb 2005

An element will readily form an electrovalent compound if its electron configuration is

A2, 8, 1
B2, 8, 4
C2, 8, 8
D2, 8, 5
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Question 12
jamb 2005

The component of an atom that contributes least to its mass is the

Aproton
Bnucleus
Cneutron
Delectron
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Question 13
jamb 2005

Sugar is separated from its impurities by

Aprecipitation
Bcrystallization
Cdistillation
Devaporation
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Question 14
jamb 2005

Which of these properties gives a solid its definite shape?

Astrong intermolecular attraction
Bhigh melting point
Chigh boiling point
Dweak intermolecular attraction
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Question 15
jamb 2005

The shape of the hydrocarbon compound CH\(_4\) is

Asquare planar
Bplanar
Clinear
Dtetrahedral
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Question 16
jamb 2005

How many moles of limestone will be required to produce 5.6g of CaO?
[Ca = 40, C = 12, O= 16]

A0.20 mol
B0.10 mol
C1.12 mol
D0.56 mol
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Question 17
jamb 2005

Natural water collected from rivers and ponds contain oxygen, carbon (IV) oxide and

Anitrogen
Bhydrogen
Cchlorine
Dsulphur
Eoxide
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Question 18
jamb 2005

The gas that is the most dangerous pollutant to human is

Asulphur (IV) oxide
Bcarbon (IV) oxide
Cnitrogen (II) oxide
Dhydrogen sulphide
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Question 19
jamb 2005

Kerosene is commonly used to remove the red colour stain of palm oil from cloths because it

Ahelps to spread the oil over a larger surface area
Breact with the oil to form an odourless compound
Cmakes the oil evaporate easily by dissolving it
Dhelps to dilute the oil and reduce its colour
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Question 20
jamb 2005

The air around smelting industries is likely to contain

AH2S, CO and N2
BCO2, SO3 and H2
CH2, SO2 and CO2
DSO2, N2 and CO2
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Question 21
jamb 2005

The solubility curve shows the variation of solute concentration with

Avolume
Btemperature
Cvapour density
Dpressure
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Question 22
jamb 2005

25cm\(^3\) of a mixture of noble gases was obtained from air after the removal of other constituents. What was the original volume of air?

A2,500 cm3
B1250 cm3
C125 cm3
D80 cm3
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Question 23
jamb 2005

When water boilers are used for long period of time, the solid substances left behind as scale are

Amagnesium trioxosilicate (IV) and rust
Bmagnesium trioxosilicate (IV) and calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
Cclay and magnesium troxosulphate (IV)
Dclay and rust
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Question 24
jamb 2005

A substance that is used as a ripening agent for fruits is

Aethene
Bpropene
Cmethane
Dbutane
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Question 25
jamb 2005

Equal moles of ethyne and hydrogen iodide react to give

ACH2 = CH2
BCH2 - CHI
CCH3 - CI
DCH2 = CHI
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Question 26
jamb 2005

How many hydrogen atoms does a single ring cycloalkane have less than the corresponding open-chain alkane?

ATwo
BThree
CFour
DOne
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Question 27
jamb 2005

In the purification of impure samples of ethyl ethanoate synthesized by esterification, concentrated sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) solution is used to remove

Awater
Bbasic impurities
Cacidic impurities
Dethoxyethane
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Question 28
jamb 2005

Which of the following are structural isomers?

Apropanoic acid and propan-1, 2-diol
BPropanal and propanone
CEthanoic acid and propanoic acid
DEthan-1, 2-diol and ethanoic acid
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Question 29
jamb 2005

The decolourization of purple colour of tetraoxomanganate (VII) ion is a test for

Aalkenes
Balkanols
Calkanals
Dalkanes
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Question 30
jamb 2005

The enzymes responsible for converting sucrose into two simple isomeric sugars is

Amaltase
Bamylase
Cinvertase
Dlactase
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