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Question 311
jamb 2018

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

Adissolution of salt in water
Brusting of iron
Cmelting of ice
Dseparating a mixture by distillation
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Question 312
jamb 2018

The type of bonding in [Cu(NH\(_3\))\(^4\)]\(^{2+}\) is 

Acoordinate
Belectrovalent
Cmetallic
Dcovalent
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Question 313
jamb 2018

What is the PH of 0.00 1 moldm\(^3\) solution of the sodium hydroxide

A14
B13
C12
D11
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Question 314
jamb 2018

The Sulphide which is insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid is

AFeS
BCuS
CZnS
DNa2S
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Question 315
jamb 2018

A substance that is used as a ripening agent for fruits is

Aethene
Bpropane
Cmethane
Dbutane
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Question 316
jamb 2018

According to Charles' law, the volume of a gas becomes zero at

A0°C
B-100°C
C-273°C
D-373°C
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Question 317
jamb 2018

A given amount of gas occupies 10.0dm\(^3\) at 4 atm and 273°C. The number of moles of the gas present is?

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

A0.89 mol
B1.90 mol
C3.80 mol
D5.70 mol
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Question 318
jamb 2017

X(g) + 3Y(g) ---- 2z(g) H = +ve. if the reaction above takes place at room temperature, the G will be

Anegative
Bzero
Cpositive
Dindeterminate
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Question 319
jamb 2017

Ca(OH)2(s) + 2NH4Cl(s) → CaCl2(s) + 2H2O(l) + X. In the reaction above X is

ANO2
BNH3
CN2O
DNO2
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Question 320
jamb 2017
Water for town supply is chlorinate to make it free from
Abad colour
Bbacteria
Ctemporary hardness
Dpermanent hardness
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Question 321
jamb 2017
The furring of kettles is caused by the presence in water of
Acalcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate (IV)
Bcalcium trioxocarbonate (IV)
Ccalcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
Dcalcium hydroxide
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Question 322
jamb 2017
Due to the high reactivity of sodium, it is usually stored under
Awater
Bmercury
Cparaffin
Dphenol
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Question 323
jamb 2017
If 100cm3 of oxygen pass through a porous plug is 50 seconds, the time taken for the same volume of hydrogen to pass through the same porous plug is? [O = 16, H = 1]
A10.0s
B12.5s
C17.7s
D32.0s
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Question 324
jamb 2017

Calculate the amount in moles of a gas which occupies 10.5 dm3 at 6 atm and 30oC [R = 0.082 atm dm3 K-1 mol-1]

A2.536
B1.623
C4.736
D0.394
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Question 325
jamb 2017
Ethene is prepared industrially by
AReforming
BPolymerization
CDistillation
DCracking
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Question 326
jamb 2017

A particle that contains 9 protons, 10 neutrons and 10 electrons is

Apositive ion
Bneutral atom of a metal
Cneutral atom of a non-metal
Dnegative ion
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Question 327
jamb 2017
In the laboratory preparation of trioxonitrate (V) acid the nitrogen(iv) oxide formed as a by-product is removed by
Afurther heating
Badding concentrated H2SO4
Ccooling the acid solution with cold water
Dbubbling air through the acid solution
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Question 328
jamb 2017
The gas that can be collected by downward displacement of air is
Achlorine
Bsulphur (IV) oxide
Ccarbon (IV) oxide
Dammonia
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Question 329
jamb 2017
An oxide XO2 has a vapour density of 32. What is the atomic mass of X?
A20
B32
C14
D12
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Question 330
jamb 2017
According to Charle's law, the volume of a gas becomes zero at
A−100°c
B−273°c
C−373°c
D0°c
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