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Question 11
jamb 2008

The rate of a reaction usually decreases with a decrease in the concentration of reactants because

Akinetic energy decrease
Btemperature increase
Cspeed increases
Dreactants collision decrease
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Question 12
jamb 2008

A catalyst speeds up the rate of chemical reaction by

Ataking part in the reaction
Bincreasing the activation energy of the reaction
Clowering the activation energy of the reaction
Dincreasing the heat content
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Question 13
jamb 2008

Which of the following reaction is endothermic?

AC(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g)
BCaO(s) + H2O(l) → Ca(OH)2(s)
CC(s) + H2O(g) → CO(g) + H2(g)
DHCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)
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Question 14
jamb 2008

\(NH_{3(g)} + HCl_{(g)} → NH_4Cl_{(s)}\)
The entropy change in the system above is

Apositive
Bzero
Cnegative
Dindeterminate
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Question 15
jamb 2008

If a given quantity of electricity liberates 0.65g of Zn2+, what amount of Hg2+ would be liberated by the same quantity of current?
[Zn = 65, Hg = 201]

A1.00g
B2.01g
C4.02g
D8.04g
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Question 16
jamb 2008

In recharging a lead-acid accumulator, the reaction at the cathode can be represented as

APb2+(aq) + SO2-4(aq) →PbSO4(s)
BPb2+(aq) + 2e- →Pb(s)
CPb2+(aq) + 2H2O(l) → PbO2(s) + 4H+(aq) + 4e-
DPb(s) → Pb2+(aq) + 2e-
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Question 17
jamb 2008

What is the IUPAC nomenclature of the compound NaCIO?

Asodium oxochlorate (I)
Bsodium chloro (I) oxide
Csodium monooxochlorate (II)
Dsodium chloro (I) monoxide
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Question 18
jamb 2008

The oxidation state of carbon in HCOOH is

A-1
B+2
C+3
Dzero
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Question 19
jamb 2008

Insoluble salts can be prepared by?

Atitrating an alkali against an appropriate acid
Breacting an acid with trioxocarbonate (IV) salt
Cdirecting combination of the elements which make up the salt
Dmixing two soluble compounds containing the metallic radical and the acidic radical
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Question 20
jamb 2008

0.05 mol dm-3 HCl is neutralized by 25 cm3 NaOH. If the volume of acid used is 32.00cm3, what is the concentration of the base

A0.016 mol dm-3
B0.032 mol dm-3
C0.039 mol dm-3
D0.064 mol dm-3
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Question 21
jamb 2008

The basicity of CH3COOH is

A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 22
jamb 2008

What is the pH of 0.001 mol dm-3 solution of sodium hydroxide

A14
B13
C12
D11
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Question 23
jamb 2008

The uncovered raw food that is sold along major roads is likely to contain some amounts of

APb
BCu
CAg
DNa
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Question 24
jamb 2008

117.0g of sodium chloride was dissolved in 1.0dm3 of distilled water at 25°C. Determine the solubility in mol dm-3 of sodium chloride at that temperature
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]

A1.0
B2.0
C3.0
D4.0
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Question 25
jamb 2008

The vulcanizer's solution is prepared by dissolving rubber in

Aethanol
Bkerosine
Cbenzene
Dpetrol
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Question 26
jamb 2008

When a few drops of water is added to a blue anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride, the colour changes to

Awhite
Bpink
Cred
Dblue
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Question 27
jamb 2008

In the course of purifying water for town supply the water is passed through large settlings tanks, containing sodium aluminate (III) to remove?

Alarge particles
Bgerms
Cfine particles
Dodour
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Question 28
jamb 2008

Air boiled out of water as steam is richer in

Anitrogen and oxygen
Bcarbon (IV) oxide and oxygen
Cnoble gases and carbon (IV) oxide
Doxygen and noble gases
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Question 29
jamb 2008

\( _{11} ^{23}Na + _0^1n → _{11}^{24}Na \)
The reaction above is an example of

Anuclear fission
Bnuclear fusion
Cartificial transmutation
Dbeta decay
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Question 30
jamb 2008

In the periodic table, the electrical and thermal conductivities are properties of elements that

Adecrease across the period and increase down the group
Bincrease across the period and decrease down the group
Cdecrease across the period and down the group`
Dincrease acrosss the period and down the group
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