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Question 11
jamb 2024

The stability of atomic nucleus is determined by ratio of 

ANeutron/electron
BNeutron/proton
Cpositron/neutron
Delectron/proton
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Question 12
jamb 2024

The law which states that a pure chemical compound, no matter how it is made, will be made up of the same elements contained in the same proportion by mass is

Alaw of conservation of masses
Blaw of definite proportion
Claw of multiple proportion
Dlaw of reciprocal proportion
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Question 13
jamb 2024

The percentage of hydrogen in the sixth member of the class of the aliphatic alkanes is  [H =1, C =12 ]

A41.34
B59.54
C16.28
D83.72
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Question 14
jamb 2024

The compound of Copper used as a fungicide is

ACuCO\(_3\)
BCu(NO\(_3\))\(_2\)
CCuSO\(_4\)
DCuCl\(_2\)
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Question 15
jamb 2024

If a salt weighs 2g and upon exposure to the atmosphere weighs 1.5g, this is as a result of 

Ahygroscopy
Beffervescence
Cefflorescence
Ddeliquescence
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Question 16
jamb 2024

The volume occupied by 1 mole of an ideal gas at a temperature of 13\(^0\)C and a pressure of 1.58 atm is 

[ R = 0.082 atm dm\(^3\) K\(^{-1}\)mol\(^{-1}\) ]

A14.84 dm\(^3\)
B14.84 cm\(^3\)
C0.64 dm\(^3\)
D0.64 cm\(^3\)
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Question 17
jamb 2024

Calculate the number of moles of Copper that will be deposited, if 2 Faraday of electricity is passed through the copper during the electrolysis of copper(II)tetraoxosulphate(VI) 

[1F = 96500C ]

A0.5 mole
B1.0 mole
C2.0 moles
D3.0 moles
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Question 18
jamb 2024

Which of the following is used in forming slag in the blast furnace for the extraction of iron?

ACa(CO\(_3\) )\(_2\)
BCa(OH)\(_2\)
CCaCO\(_3\)
DCaO
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Question 19
jamb 2024

The basicity of tetraoxophosphate(V) acid is

A1
B4
C2
D3
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Question 20
jamb 2024

A type of isomerism that ClCH=CHCl can exhibit is 

Achain
Bpositional
Cfunctional group
Doptical
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Question 21
jamb 2024

In the conductance of aqueous CuSO\(_4\) solution, the current carriers are the

Amobile electrons
Bmetallic ions
Chydrated ions
Dhydrated electrons
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Question 22
jamb 2024

Hydrogen chloride gas and ammonia can be used to demonstrate the fountain experiment because they are

Alight
Bvolatile
Cvery soluble in water
Dheavy gases
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Question 23
jamb 2024

A radioactive element of mass 1g has half-life of 2 minutes, what fraction of the substance would have disintegrated after 10 minutes?

A1/4
B1/8
C1/16
D1/32
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Question 24
jamb 2024

Hydrochloric acid is not suitable in the preparation of ethanoic acid because it

Ais too acidic
Bis too volatile
Ccan attack cork and rubber used as containers
Dturns blue litmus red
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Question 25
jamb 2024

After breathing in a test tube that contains acidified K\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\), a man noticed the change in the colour of K\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\) from orange to green. This suggests the presence of

Aalkanone
Balkanal
Calkanol
Dalkanoic acid
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Question 26
jamb 2024

What accounts for the low melting and boiling points of covalent molecules?

AThey have weak intermolecular forces.
BThey are three-dimensional structures.
CThey have definite shapes.
DThey possess shared electron pairs
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Question 27
jamb 2024

The general molecular formula C\(_n\)H\(_{2n-2}\) represents that of an

Aalkyne
Balkene
Calkane
Dalkanal
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Question 28
jamb 2024

Benzene formed nitrobenzene at temperature of 60\(^0\)C when it reacts with mixture of concentrated trioxonitrate(V) acid and concentrated 

Aphosphoric acid
Bhydrochloric acid
Ctetraoxosulphate(VI) acid
Dhydrogen iodide
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Question 29
jamb 2024

Alkylation of benzene is catalyzed by 

Apalladium
Bnickel
Csunlight
Daluminium chloride
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Question 30
jamb 2024

C\(_x\)H\(_y\)O + 5O\(_2\)  →  4CO\(_2\)  +  4H\(_2\)O

C\(_x\)H\(_y\)O in the equation is

ACH\(_2\)O
BC\(_2\)H\(_6\)O
CCH\(_4\)O
DC\(_2\)H\(_4\)O
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