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Question 281
jamb 2018

Elements P, Q, R, S have 6, 11, 15, 17 electrons respectively, therefore,

AP will form an electrovalent bond with R
BQ will form a covalent bond with S
CR will form an electrovalent bond with S
DQ will form an electrovalent bond with S
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Question 282
jamb 2018

Which of the following metals cannot replace hydrogen from water or steam?

ASodium
BMagnesium
CIron
DCopper
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Question 283
jamb 2018

The conductivity of an acid solution depends on the

Aamount of ions present and their mobilities
Bmobilities of the ions present
Camount of ions present
Dtemperature of the solution
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Question 284
jamb 2018

Which of these sources of water may likely contain the least concentration of Ca\(^{2+}\) and Mg\(^{2+}\)?

ASpring water
BRiver water
CTap water
DSea water
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Question 285
jamb 2018

Aluminium does not react with either dilute or concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid because

Ait is insoluble in either dilute or concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid
Bit is lower than hydrogen in the electrochemical series
Cthe reaction with trioxonitrate (V) acid has a light activation energy
Dan insoluble oxide is formed on its surface which renders it passive
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Question 286
jamb 2018

The presence of ammonia gas in a desiccator can exclusively be removed by

Aphosphorus (V) oxide
Bfused calcium chloride
Ccalcium oxide
Dconcentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
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Question 287
jamb 2018

The collision theory explains reaction rates in terms of

Asize of the product
Bfrequency of collision of the reactants
Csize of reactant
Dfrequency of collision of the products
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Question 288
jamb 2018

The end products of burning a candle in the atmosphere are water and 

Acarbon (II) oxide
Bsulphur (IV) oxide
Ccarbon (IV) oxide
Dsulphur (VI) oxide
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Question 289
jamb 2018

2SO\(_2\) \(_{(g) }\)+ O\(_2\) \(_{(g) }\) ↔ 2SO\(_3\)\(_{(g) }\) ΔH = -395.7kJmol\(^{-1}\)
In the equation, an increase in temperature will shift the equilibrium position to the

Aleft and equilibrium constant decreases
Bleft and equilibrium constant increases
Cright and equilibrium constant increases
Dright and equilibrium constant decreases
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Question 290
jamb 2018

The hydrogen ion concentration of a sample of orange juice is 2.0 X 10\(^{-11}\)moldm\(^{-3}\). What is its p\(^{OH}\)? [log102 = 0.3010]

A3.30
B13.00
C10.70
D11.30
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Question 291
jamb 2018

An element X forms the following compounds with chlorine; XCl\(_4\), XCl\(_3\), XCl\(_2\). This illustrates the

Alaw of multiple proportions
Blaw of chemical proportions
Claw of simple proportions
Dlaw of conservation of mass
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Question 292
jamb 2018

The knowledge of half-life can be used to

ACreate an element
BDetect an element
Cto combine elements
DIrradiate an element
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Question 293
jamb 2018

The figure above shows the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. Z is the

Aanode where the Cl\(^-\) ions are oxidized
Bcathode where the Cl\(^-\) ions are reduced
Canode where the Na\(^+\) ions are reduced
Dcathode where the Na\(^+\) ions are oxidized
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Question 294
jamb 2018

Which of the following produces relatively few ions in solution?

ANaOH
BCa(OH)\(_2\)
CKOH
DAI(OH)\(_3\)
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Question 295
jamb 2018

The choice of method for extracting a metal from its ores depends on the

Astrength of the core
Bposition of the metal in the electrochemical series
Csource of the core
Dposition of the metal in the periodic table
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Question 296
jamb 2018

Calculate the pH of 0.05 moldm\(^{-3}\) H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)

A1.30
B1.12
C1.00
D0.30
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Question 297
jamb 2018

What mass of Cu would be produced by the cathodic reduction of Cu\(^{2+}\)  when 1.60A of current passes through a solution of CuSO\(_4\) for 1 hour. (F=96500Cmol\(^{-1}\) , Cu=64)

A7.64g
B3.82g
C1.91g
D0.96g
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Question 298
jamb 2018

The solubility of the solids that dissolves in a given solvent with the liberation of heat will

Aincrease with an increase in temperature
Bdecrease with an increase in temperature
Cdecrease with a decrease in temperature
Dnot be affected by changes in temperature
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Question 299
jamb 2018

The constituent common to duralumin and alnico is

ACo
BMn
CAl
DMg
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Question 300
jamb 2018

The reaction between an organic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst is known as;

Asaponification
Bdehydration
Cesterification
Dhydrolysis
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