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Question 11

waec 1988

The following are uses of radioactive isotopes except for

Asterilization of medical equipment

Btracing reaction paths

Cdating elements

Dradiography

Edetermining equilibrum positions

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Question 12

waec 1988

Which of the following statements is not correct?

ACarbon exhibits allotropy

BSulphur exhibits allotropy

CChlorine exhibits allotopy

DNitrogen is a gas

EArgon is a noble gas

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Question 13

waec 1988

Which of the following is a neutral oxide?

ANitrogen (IV0 oxide

BCarbon (IV) oxide

CSulphur (IV) oxide

DPhodphoorus (IV) oxide

ENitrogen oxide

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Question 14

waec 1988

Which of the following types of hybridization gives rise to tetrahedral molecules?

Asp

Bsp²

Csp₃

Dsp³d

Esp³d²

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Question 15

waec 1988

Which of the following is used as an anaesthetic?

ACHI₃

BCHCI₃

CCH₃OH

DC₂H₅OH

ECHBr₃

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Question 16

waec 1988

Detergents are better than soaps for laundry because

Adetergents are synthetic while soaps are not

Bdetergents are more soluble in water than soaps

Cscum is precipitated when soaps are used with hard water but not with stergents

Dsoaps from soluble saits with ions causing hardness of water while detergents do not

Esoaps are in bars while detergents are in powder form

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Question 17

waec 1988

A salt which loses mass when exposed to air is

Ahygroscopic

Bdeliquescent

Cefflorescent

Dfluorescent

Eeffervescent

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Question 18

waec 1988

The empirical formula of hydrocarbon containing 0. 12 mole of carbon and 0.36 mole of hydrogen is

ACH₂

BCH₃

CC₂H₂

DC₂H₄

EC₂H₆

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Question 19

waec 1988

Given that 32.0g sulphur contains 6.02 x 10 23 sulphur atoms how many atoms are there in 2.70g of aluminium? {Al = 27, S =32}

A6.02 x 10 ²³

B3.01 x 10²²

C6.02 x 10²²

D5. 08 x 10²²

E3.01 x 10²²

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Question 20

waec 1988

Which of the following does not affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

AAddition or presence of a catalyst

BSize of the reacting particles

CThe enthalpy change for the reaction

DConcentration of the reactants

ETemperatureat which the reaction is carried out

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Question 21

waec 1988

Which of the following does not affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

AAddition or presence of a catalyst

BSize of the reacting particles

CThe enthalpy change for the reaction

DConcentration of the reactants

ETemperatureat which the reaction is carried out

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Question 22

waec 1988

Which of the following compound is aromatic?

ABenzene

BCyclobutane

CCyclopentane

DHexane

EEthene

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Question 23

waec 1988

The reaction represented by the equation NaOH_(aq) + HCI_(aq) → NaCI_(aq) + H₂O_(/)

Ais a double decomposition

Bis a neutralization

Cis reversible

Dis usually catalysed

Eattains equilibrium after a few seconds

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Question 24

waec 1988

The following are uses of sulphur except

Amanufacture of tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid

Bprevention of the growth of fungi

Cvulcanization rubber

Dmanufacture of dyes

Ecoating of steel to prevent rusting

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Question 25

waec 1988

An acid present in proteins is

Alactic acid

Bamino acid

Cpropanoic acid

Dpalmitic acid

Estearic acid

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Question 26

waec 1988

Equilibrium is said to be attained in reversible reaction when

Aall the reactants have been used up

Ball the products have been formed

Cthere is no further change in temperature

Dthe rates of the forward and backward reactions are equal

Ethe rate of formation of the products decreases with time

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