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Question 291
jamb 2018

Diamond is a bad conductor of electricity because its bonding electrons are used in

Acrystal lattice formation
Bcovalent bond formation
Cmetallic bond formation
Dcoordinate bond formation
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Question 292
jamb 2018

To what volume must 300cm\(^3\) of 0.60M sodium hydroxide solution be diluted to give a 0.40M solution?

A450cm\(^3\)
B300cm\(^3\)
C200cm\(^3\)
D150cm\(^3\)
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Question 293
jamb 2018

In the reaction between sodium hydroxide and sulphuric acid solutions, what volume of 0.5 molar sodium hydroxide would exactly neutralise 10cm3 of 1.25 molar sulphuric acid?

A5cm\(^3\)
B10cm\(^3\)
C20cm\(^3\)
D50cm\(^3\)
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Question 294
jamb 2018

Which of the following is used to power steam engines?

Alubricating oil
Bcoal
Cbitumen
Ddiesel oil
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Question 295
jamb 2018

2KClO\(_3\)(s) → 2KCl(s) + 3O\(_2\)(g)
The importance of the catalyst in the reaction above is that

Aheating may not be required before the reaction takes place
Bthe reaction is controllable even at a high temperature
Cthe reaction produces large quantity of oxygen
Dthe reaction takes place more rapidly at a lower temperature
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Question 296
jamb 2018

In the laboratory preparation of oxygen, the gas cannot be collected by downward displacement of air because

Athe density of oxygen is greater than that of air
Bthe density of air is nearly the same as that of oxygen
Coxygen is a component of air
Dair is an impure substance
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Question 297
jamb 2018

When air which contains the gases Oxygen, nitrogen, carbondioxide, water vapour and the rare gases, is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then over quicklime, the only gases left are;

Anitrogen and carbondioxide
Bthe rare gases
Cnitrogen and oxygen
Dnitrogen and the rare gases
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Question 298
jamb 2018

A balanced chemical equation obeys the law of

Aconservation of mass
Bdefinite proportions
Cmultiple proportions
Dconservation of energy
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Question 299
jamb 2018

Which of the following are mixtures? 
I. Petroleum 
II. Rubber latex 
III. Vulcanizer's solution 
IV. Carbon sulphide

AI, II and III
BI, II and IV
CI and II only
DI and IV
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Question 300
jamb 2018

The refreshing and characteristic taste of soda water and other soft drinks is as a result of the presence of

Acarbon(IV)oxide
Bcarbon(ll)oxide
Csoda
Dglucose
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Question 301
jamb 2018

The salt that reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce a pungent smelling gas which decolourizes acidified purple potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) solution is

ANa\(_2\)SO\(_4\)
BNa\(_2\)SO\(_3\)
CNa\(_2\)S
DNa\(_2\)CO\(_3\)
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Question 302
jamb 2018

(I). 3CuO(s) + 2NH3(g) -----> 3Cu(s) + 3H2O(l) + N2(g) 
(II). 2NH3(g) + 3Cl2(g) -----> 6HCl(g) + N2(g) 
(III). 4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) -----> 6H2O(l) + N2(g) 
The reactions represented by the equations above demonstrate the

Abasic properties of ammonia
Bacidic properties of ammonia
Creducing properties of ammonia
Doxidizing properties of ammonia
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Question 303
jamb 2018

mE + nF -----> pG + qH 
In the equation shown, the equilibrium constant is given by?

A\(\frac{[E]^m[F]}{[G]^p[H]^q}\)
B\(\frac{[E][F]}{[G][H]}\)
C\(\frac{[G]^p[H]^q}{[E]^m[F]^n}\)
D\(\frac{[G][H]}{[E][F]}\)
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Question 304
jamb 2018

Beryllium and Aluminium have similar properties because they

Aare both metals
Bbelong to the same group
Cbelong to the same period
Dare positioned diagonally to each other
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Question 305
jamb 2018

The radio isotope used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in welds and casting is?

Acarbon-14
Bphosphorus-32
Ccobalt-60
Diodine-131
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Question 306
jamb 2018

How many atoms are present in 6.0g of magnesium? [Mg = 24, N.A = 6.02 x 10 \(^{23}\)mol]

A1.20 x 10\(^{22}\)
B2.4 x 10\(^{22}\)
C1.51 x 10\(^{23}\)
D3.02 x 10\(^{22}\)
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Question 307
jamb 2018

What is the concentration of a solution containing 2g of NaOH in 100cm3 of solution? [Na = 23, O =16, H = 1]

A0.40 moldm\(^{-3}\)
B0.50 moldm\(^{-3}\)
C0.05 moldm\(^{-3}\)
D0.30 moldm\(^{-3}\)
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Question 308
jamb 2018

An aqueous solution of a metal salt, M. gives a white precipitate with NaOH which dissolves in excess NaOH. With aqueous ammonia, the solution of M also gives a white precipitate which dissolves in excess ammonia Therefore the cation in M is

AZn
BCa
CAl
DPb
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Question 309
jamb 2018

The lUPAC name for

A1-methyl pentane
B3-methylbutane
C2-methylbutane
D1-dimethyl propane
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Question 310
jamb 2018

If one of the following oxides is heated with hydrogen or carbon using a bunsen burner. it is not reduced to the metal, Which one is it?

Alead oxide
BMagnesium oxide
CCopper oxide
DTin oxide
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