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Question 21
waec 1999
What is the electronic configuration of an element represented as 199X?
A1s 22s2 2p 5
B1s22s23s23p3
C1s2 2s2 2p 33s2
D1s 22s22p 63s23p64s 1
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Question 22
waec 1999
Which of the following atoms contains the highest number of electrons in the outermost shell?
A8O
B10Ne
C15P
D19K
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Question 23
jamb 1999
Which of the compounds above would react to take up two molecules of bromine durng bromination?
Al only
Blll only
Cl and ll only
Dll and lll only
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Question 24
jamb 1999

In the diagram above, the mixture of the solids P and Q can be separated by?

Adistillation
Bfractional distillation
Ccrystallization
Dfractional crystallization
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Question 25
jamb 1999
Use the table above to answer this question .The least reactive element is
AW
BX
CY
DZ
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Question 26
jamb 1999

Use the table above to answer this question . The element that is likely to participate in covalent rather than ionic bonding is

AZ
BY
CX
DW
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Question 27
jamb 1999
In the diagram above, Y is a mixture of
Acalcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride
Bcalcuim hydroxide and sodium chloride
Csodium chloride and ammonuim trioxonitrate (V)
Dsodium dioxonitrate (lll) and ammouium chloride
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Question 28
jamb 1999
From the diagram above the mass of crystals deposited when 1 dm 3 of a saturated solution of NaCl is cooled from 80 oC to 60oC is
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]
A117.00 g
B58.50 g
C11.70 g
D5.85 g
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Question 29
jamb 1999
When the two end alkyl groups ethyl ethanoate are interchange, the compound formed is known as
Amethyl ethanoate
Bethyl propanaote
Cmethyl propanoate
Dpropyl ethanoate
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Question 30
jamb 1999
An organic compound that does not undergo a reaction with both hydrogen cyanide and hydroxylamine can be
Aalkene
Balkanal
Calkanone
Dalkanoic acid
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Question 31
jamb 1999
POlyvinyl chloride is used to produce
Abread
Bpencils
Cink
Dpipes
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Question 32
jamb 1999
When excess ethanol is heated to 145oC in the presence of concentrated H2SO4, the product is
Aethyne
Bdiethyl sulphate
Cdiethyl ether
Dacetone
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Question 33
jamb 1999
Which of the following is a solvent for perfumes?
AC5H12
BC4H6
CCH3COOH
DC2H5OH
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Question 34
jamb 1999
2-methylprop-1-ene is an isomer of
Abut-2-ene
Bpent-1-ene
C2-methylbut-2-ene
D2-methylbut-1-ene
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Question 35
jamb 1999
The hydrocarbon that burns in air with a sooty flames is
AC2H6
BC3H8
CC4H10
DC6H6
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Question 36
jamb 1999
Which of the following metals is passive to concentrated trioxonitrate (V) acid?
AIron
BTin
CCopper
DZinc
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Question 37
jamb 1999
A metal that can be extracted from cassitertite is
Acacium
Bmagnesium
Ctin
Dcopper
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Question 38
jamb 1999
The pair of metals in the reactivity series that are usually extracted by the electrolysis of their ores is
Amagnesium and zinc
Bmagnesium and calcium
Ccopper and zinc
Dlead and calcium
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Question 39
jamb 1999
What properties of duralumin make it more useful than its constituent metals?
AIt is heavy with a high melting point
BIt is malleable and has high density
CIt is strong and light
DIt is hard and ductile
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Question 40
jamb 1999
Hydrogen is used in oxy-hydrogen flames for melting metals because it
Aevolves a lot of heat when burnt
Bcombines explosively with oxygen
Cis a very light gas
Dis a rocket fuel
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