Chemistry Past Questions

Study and practice Chemistry past questions with answers and detailed explanations. Then test your knowledge using our interactive CBT practice platform and prepare confidently for your upcoming examinations.

4,306 questions JAMB 2505 WAEC 1623 NECO 168 CUSTOM 10
Download PHP app Ask a Question Check Syllabus Past Question Videos Topic Video Lessons

Take a test

Past Questions

4,306 questions
Question 1 of 20 4,306 total questions
Question 321
jamb 2021

The process by which salt and water reacted in a limited way to form an acid or a base is?

ANeutral process
BBasic acidic process
CHydrolysis
DSublimation
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 322
jamb 2021

The fourteen elements (atomic number 90-103) after actinium are called? 

AActinoids
BNucleotides
CPre-actinum elements
DAtomic elements
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 323
jamb 2021

The molar enthalpy change accompanying the removal of an electron from a gas phase atom or ion in its ground state is called?

AElectron gain enthalpy
BIonization enthalpy
CEnthalpy change
DEnthalpic gas removal
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 324
jamb 2021

In troposphere, the two types of pollutants are?

AGaseous and particulate pollutants
BCarbon and metallic pollutants
CNatural and man-made pollutants
DSulphuric and nitrogenous pollutants
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 325
jamb 2021

One of the following is not a physical property of monosaccharides?

AMonosaccharides get charred when heated
BMonosaccharides are water-soluble, sweet substances
CThey are highly vital to the exploration of metals
DThey can be reduced to sugar alcohols
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 326
jamb 2021

The compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen are called?

ACarbon compounds
BHydrocarbons
CAtoms
DCarbon hydrolysis
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 327
jamb 2021

The process or act of extracting a metal from its ore and refining it is called?

AExtraction
BMetal mining
CMettallurgy
DProspecting
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 328
jamb 2021

A binary compound of oxygen with another element is referred to as?

AOxide
BElement
CCarbon
DNitrogen
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 329
jamb 2021

The reactions involving simultaneous oxidation and reduction?

AAutomatic reactions
BAlternate reactions
CReduction agency
DRedox reactions
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 330
jamb 2021

A chemical process in which there is a gain of electrons is known as?

ASublimation
BReduction
COxidation
DDistillation
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 331
jamb 2021

An element having the atomic number 17 will resemble which of the following elements having atomic number as given below?

A33
B35
C18
D19
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 332
jamb 2021

The only metal that is anti-bacterial is?

AIron
BSodium
CAlluminium
DCopper
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 333
jamb 2021

A solution contains 20g of solute in 180g of solvent. If the solvent is water, what is the concentration of the solution in terms of mass by mass percentage

A11.%
B22.2%
C10%
D20%
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 334
jamb 2021

The nucleus of an atom consists of?

AElectrons and neutrons
BElectrons and protons
CProtons and neutrons
DNone of the above
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 335
jamb 2021

The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is?

ANa
BAg
CHg
DFe
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 336
jamb 2021

The nucleus of a hydrogen  atom consist of a?

A1 proton only
B1 proton, 2 neutron
C1 neutron only
D1 electron only
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 337
jamb 2021

The heat required to raise the temperature of the body by 1k is called?

ASpecific heat
BThermal capacity
CWater equivalent
DNone of the above
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 338
jamb 2021

The most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere is?

AHe
BNe
CAr
DXe
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 339
jamb 2021

The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by?

ARNA molecules
BNucleotides
CDNA molecules
DEnzymes
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 340
jamb 2021

220g of carbon dioxide contains ----- moles

A5
B6
C3
D4
View Explanation & Discuss
Question Navigator
Current
MathsFaculty