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Question 381
jamb 2020

What process would coal undergo to give coal gas, coal tar, ammoniacal liquor and coke?

ASteam distillation
BDestructive distillation
CLiquefication
DHydrolysis
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Question 382
jamb 2020

What are the possible oxidation numbers of an element if its atomic number is 17?

A-1 and 7
B-1 and 6
C-3 and 5
D-2 and 6
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Question 383
jamb 2020

Which of the gas laws does this graph illustrate?

ABoyle
BCharles
CGay-Lussac
DGraham
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Question 384
jamb 2020

The best treatment for a student who accidentally poured conc tetraoxosulphate(vi) on his skin in the laboratory is to wash his skin with?

Awith cool running water
Bsodium hydroxide solution
Ciodine solution
Dsodium trioxonitrate(v) solution
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Question 385
jamb 2020

8g of CH\(_4\) occupies 11.2 at S.T.P. What volume would 22g of CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)CH\(_3\) occupy under the same condition?

A3.7dm\(^3\)
B11.2dm\(^3\)
C22.4dm\(^3\)
D33dm\(^3\)
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Question 386
jamb 2020

An example of a polysaccharide is?

ADextrose
BMannose
CGlucose
DStarch
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Question 387
jamb 2020

Duralumin consists of aluminum, copper?

AZinc and Gold
BLead and Manganese
CNickel and Silver
DManganese and Magnesium
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Question 388
jamb 2020

Which of the following can be obtained by fractional distillation? 

ANitrogen from liquid air
BSodium Chloride from sea water
CIodine from solution of Iodine in carbon tetrachloride
DSulphur from the solution of sulphur in carbon disulphide
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Question 389
jamb 2020

The electronic configuration of an element is 1S\(^2\) 2S\(^2\) 2P\(^6\) 3S\(^2\) 3P\(^3\). How many unpaired electrons are there in the element?

A5
B4
C3
D2
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Question 390
waec 2019

Kipps  apparatus can be used to prepare?

AH\(_2\)
BNH\(_3\)
CO\(_2\)
DH\(_2\)S
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Question 391
waec 2019

The group to which elements belong in the periodic table is determined by the number?

Aelectrons
Bcore electrons
Cvalence shells
Dvalence electrons
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Question 392
waec 2019

Which of the following methods is NOT used  for the separation of mixtures?

AChromatography
BCrystallization
CDistillation
DElectrolysis
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Question 393
waec 2019

The method used to collect gas in the laboratory depends on its?

I. boiling point  II. density  III. smell  IV. solubility in water

Ai and ii only
Bii and iv only
Ciii and iv
Di, ii, iii and iv
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Question 394
waec 2019

The number of electrons in the 3d orbital of  \(_24\)Cr is

A2
B3
C4
D5
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Question 395
waec 2019

The atoms of \(^{64}_{29}\)Cu and \(^{65}_{30}\)Zn have the same number of?

Anucleon
Belectrons
Cneutrons
Dprotons
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Question 396
waec 2019

One of the deductions from Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experiment is that?

Aelectrons are negatively charged
Belectrons have a negligible mass
Cnuclei of atoms are positively charged
Dprotons are positively charged
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Question 397
waec 2019

Which of the following apparatus is NOT used in volumetric analysis?

APipette
BBurette
CDesiccator
Dconical flask
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Question 398
waec 2019

in Boyle's law?

AT is constant, P varies directly with V
BP is constant, V varies inversely with T
CV is constant, P varies directly with T
DT is constant, V varies inversely with P
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Question 399
waec 2019

Which of the following substances can be classified as heavy chemicals?  

ACaOCl\(_2\)
BH\(_2\)SO\(_4\)
CAgNO\(_3\)
DCaO
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Question 400
waec 2019

Consider the following reaction represented by the following equation:

C\(_2\)H\(_2\) \(^{H_2}_{→}\) X  \(^{H_2}_{→}\) Y.           X and Y respectively are?

Aethane and ethene
Bethene and ethane
Cethyne and ethene
Dethane and ethyne
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