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Question 21
waec 2024

Which of the following statements about ammonium salt is correct? It

Adissolves in water to form solution of pH > 1
Bdissolves in water to form solution of pH < 7
Cdoes not decompose on heating
Dis insoluble in water
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Question 22
waec 2024

The product of the reaction between ethanol and excess acidified K\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\) is

ACH\(_2\)=CH\(_2\)
BCH\(_3\)OCH\(_3\)
CCH\(_3\)COOH
DCH\(_3\)CH\(_3\)
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Question 23
waec 2024

The product formed when concentrated sodium chloride solution is electrolysed using carbon electrodes is

Achloride water
Bhydrochloric acid
Csodium hydroxide
Dsodium oxochlorate (I)
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Question 24
waec 2024

Bases normally 

Aare corrosive
Bturn litmus paper from blue to red
Cturn litmus paper from red to blue
Dare non-metal oxides
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Question 25
waec 2024

The most important ore of aluminium is 

Abauxite
Bhaematite
Cmagnetite
Dmonazite
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Question 26
waec 2024

The oxidation number of Chromium in Na\(_2\)Cr\(_2\)O\(_7\) is 

A+2
B+6
C+7
D+12
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Question 27
waec 2024

The electron configuration 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\) 2P\(_x\)\(^2\) contravenes the 

APauli's exclusion principle
BAufbau's principle
Coctet rule
DHund's rule
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Question 28
waec 2024

The branch of science that deals with the nature and properties of substances and how one substance can be converted to another is known as 

Abiology
Bchemistry
Cgeography
Dphysics
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Question 29
waec 2024

Which of the following substances has the lowest boiling point?

AAqueous sodium chloride
BEthanol
CTetrachloromethane
DWater
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Question 30
waec 2024

Which of the following gases could be collected by downward displacement of air?

AChlorine
BHydrogen
Chydrogen chloride
DSulphur(IV) oxide
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Question 31
jamb 2024

                    H\(_2\)SO\(_4\)

C\(_2\)H\(_5\)OH      →         C\(_2\)H\(_4\)

                    170\(^0\)C

The reaction above illustrates 

Aoxidation
Besterification
Cdehydration
Dpolymerization
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Question 32
jamb 2024

The IUPAC Nomenclature of CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)C(CH\(_3\))=C(CH\(_3\))\(_2\) for the compound is

A2,3-dimethylpentene
B2,3-dimethylpent-2-ene
C3,4-dimethylpent-3-ene
D3,4-dimethylpentene
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Question 33
jamb 2024

Esterification reaction is analogous to

Aoxidation reaction
Bneutralization reaction
Ccondensation reaction
Dhydrolysis reaction
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Question 34
jamb 2024

When the subsidiary quantum numbers (l) equals 1, the shape of the orbital is 

Aspherical
Bdumb-bell
Cflat
Dround
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Question 35
jamb 2024

What is the vapour density of 560cm\(^3\) of a gas that weighs 0.4g at s.t.p?

[Molar Volume of gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm\(^3\) ]

A6.0
B8.0
C16.0
D32.0
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Question 36
jamb 2024

Boyle's law can be expressed mathematically as

APV = K
BPV = RT
CV =KT
D\(\frac{V}{T}\) = K
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Question 37
jamb 2024

The percentage of carbon(IV) oxide in air is

A0.01
B0.02
C0.05
D0.03
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Question 38
jamb 2024

The shape of ammonia molecule is

AV-Shaped or bent
BTetrahedral
Cco-plannar
Dtrigonal
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Question 39
jamb 2024

The IUPAC name of the compound above is

A3-methyl, 3-bromo butane
B2-methyl, 2-bromo butane
C2-bromo, 2-methyl butane
D3-bromo, 3-methyl butane
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Question 40
jamb 2024

Heat of solution involves two steps that is accompanied by heat change. The energies involved in this steps are

Alattice energy and hydration energy
Blattice energy and ionic energy
CHeat energy and lattice energy
Dhydration energy and heat energy
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