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Question 11
jamb 2007

The elements that belong to the third period of the periodic table are?

ALi, Be, Al and P
BNa, P, O and Cl
CB, C, N and O
DNa, Mg, S and Ar
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Question 12
jamb 2007

Which of the following decrease when a given mass of gas is compressed to half its initial volume?

AAtomic radius of each
BAverage intermolecular distance
CFrequency of collisions
DNumber of molecules presents
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Question 13
jamb 2007

If the electron configuration of an element is 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\)2P\(^5\), how many unpaired electron are there?

A2
B8
C1
D4
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Question 14
jamb 2007

How many electrons are in the L shell of \(^{31}_{15}\)P?

A5
B8
C18
D2
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Question 15
jamb 2007

What is the volume of oxygen required to burn complete 45 cm\(^3\) of methane at s.t.p?

A135.0 cm3
B180.0 cm3
C45.0 cm3
D90.0 cm3
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Question 16
jamb 2007

Which experiment led to the measurement of the charge on an electron?

AMass spectrometric experiment
BOil-drop experiment
CScattering α - particles
DDischarge-tube experiment
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Question 17
jamb 2007
Calculate the mass of chlorine gas which occupies a volume of 1.12dm3 at s.t.p
[Cl = 35.5, molar volume of gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3
A15.50 g
B7.10 g
C3.55 g
D1.80 g
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Question 18
jamb 2007

MnO\(_2\)(s) + xHCl(aq) → MnCl\(_2\)(aq) + yH\(_2\)O(l) + zCl\(_2\)(g)
In the equation above, what are the values of x, y and z respectively

A2, 1, 2
B4, 1, 2
C4, 2, 1
D1, 2, 1
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Question 19
jamb 2007
The oxidation state of oxygen in tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid is
A-4
B-2
C+4
D-8
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Question 20
jamb 2007
Calculate the number of moles of HCl present in 20cm3 of a 0.75M solution of the acid
A0.015 mole
B0.038 mole
C3.800 moles
D1.500 moles
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Question 21
jamb 2007

Dissolving some pellets of NaOH in water would result in

Aa decrease in the free energy of the solution
Ba decrease in the entropy of the solution
Ca lowering of the temperature of te solution
Dan increase in the entropy of the solution
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Question 22
jamb 2007

The salt formed from strong acid and a strong base is?

Acomplex
Bneutral
Cbasic
Dacidic
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Question 23
jamb 2007

Tartaric acid is used industrially to

Amake baking powder
Bmake fruit juices
Cremove rust
Ddry substance
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Question 24
jamb 2007

How long would it take to deposit 0.08g of copper from CuCl\(_2\) solution by passing a current of 0.5A?
[Cu = 64, 1F = 96500 C mol-1]

A6 mins
B8 mins
C24 mins
D48 mins
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Question 25
jamb 2007

C\(_2\)H\(_4\)(g) + H\(_2\)(g) → C\(_2\)H\(_6\)(g)  ΔH = -137kJ mol-1
The reaction represented above is

Aexothermic
Bspontaneous
Cendothermic
Din equilibrium
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Question 26
jamb 2007

What happens when zinc rod is immersed in copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI) solution?

AThe blue colour of the solution disappears
BElectrons flow from copper to zinc
CThe zinc rod remain undissolved
DThe copper generate more copper ions
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Question 27
jamb 2007

The reaction that takes place in Daniell's cell is 

Adirect combination
Bredox
Cdouble decomposition
Dneutralization
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Question 28
jamb 2007

H\(_3\)PO\(_4\)(aq) + H\(_2\)O(l) ↔ H\(_2\)PO\(^{4-}\)(aq) + H\(_3\)O\(^+\)(aq)    ΔH = -13kJ at 298K
In the reaction above, an increase in temperature would

Aslow down the reverse reaction
Bhave no effect on the reaction
Cfavour the reverse reaction
Dfavour the forward reaction
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Question 29
jamb 2007

If chlorine is bubbled into water and the resulting yellowish-green solution is exposed to bright sunlight for a while, the solution will decompose giving out

Aoxygen and leaving behind aqueous hydrochloric acid
Bchlorine and oxygen
Coxygen, hydrogen and chlorine
Doxygen, thereby producing hypochlorous acid
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Question 30
jamb 2007

Which of the following sets of metals dissolves in dilute HCl?

AFe, Sn and Cu
BMg, Fe and Cu
CMg, Sn and Fe
DCu, Mg and Sn
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