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Question 31
jamb 2024

An example of an amphoteric oxide is

AP\(_4\)O\(_{10}\)
BAl\(_2\)O\(_3\)
CCuO
DK\(_2\)O
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Question 32
jamb 2024

The IUPAC nomenclature of the complex K\(_4\)Fe(CN)\(_6\) is

Apotassium hexacyanoferrate(II)
Bpotassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
Cpotassium hexacyanoferrate(IV)
Dpotassium hexacyanoferrate(VI)
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Question 33
jamb 2024

Hydrochloric acid is regarded as a strong acid because it

Aionizes partially
Bionizes completely
Cis a mineral acid
Dreacts with a base
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Question 34
jamb 2024

When a specie undergoes oxidation, its

Aoxidation number increases
Boxidation number decreases
Coxidation number remains constant
Dacts as oxidizing agent
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Question 35
jamb 2024

An example of a substance that does not change directly from solid to gas when heated is

ANH\(_4\)Cl\((_s\))
BI\(_2\)\((_s\))
CCaCO\(_3\) \((_s\))
DS\(_8\) \((_s\))
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Question 36
jamb 2024

\(^{14}_7\)N  + X → \(^{14}_6\)C  +  \(^1_1\)P

In the reaction above, X is 

Aa proton
Ban alpha particle
Ca beta particle
Da neutron
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Question 37
jamb 2024

The substance that reacts with sodium to form alkali and changes white anhydrous copper(II) tetraoxosulphate (VI) to blue is

Abase
Bacid
Cwater
Dsolvent
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Question 38
jamb 2024

A major effect of oil pollution in coastal water is 

Adestruction of aquatic life
Bnitrification of the water body
Cdetoxification of water
Ddisinfection of the water body
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Question 39
jamb 2024

The combustion of candle under limited supply of air forms

Awater and CO\(_2\)
Bwater and CO
Csoot and CO
Dsoot and CO\(_2\)
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Question 40
jamb 2024

In the treatment of water for municipal supply, chlorine is used to 

Aprevent tooth decay
Bprevent goitre
Ckill germs
Dremove colour or odour
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Question 41
jamb 2024

The scientist that performed the experiment on discharged tubes that led to the discovery of the cathode rays as a sub-atomic particle is 

AJ.J Thomson
BRobert Millikan
CErnest Rutherford
DNiels Bohr
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Question 42
jamb 2024

Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of sulphur containing 60% of oxygen 

[S = 32, O = 16 ]

ASO\(_3\)
BSO\(_2\)
CSO\(_4\)
DSO
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Question 43
jamb 2024

Fog is a colloid in which

Aliquid particles is dispersed in a gas medium
Bgas particles dispersed in a liquid medium
Csolid particles dispersed in a gas medium
Dgas particles dispersed in a solid medium
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Question 44
jamb 2024

The volume in cm\(^3\) of a 0.12 moldm\(^{-3}\) HCl required to completely neutralize a 20cm\(^3\) of 0.20 moldm\(^{-3}\) of NaOH is 

A12.00
B0.0012
C33.33
D2.40
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Question 45
jamb 2024

Which of the following is an air pollutant?

AO\(_2\)
BCO
CH\(_2\)O\((_g\))
DO\(_3\)
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Question 46
jamb 2024

Calculate the mass of Magnesium that will be liberated from its salt by the same quantity of electricity that liberated 16.0 g of Silver.

[Mg = 24.0, Ag = 108 ]

A3.65 g
B3.56 g
C1.87 g
D1.78 g
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Question 47
jamb 2024

\(^{238}_{92}\)U  + \(^1_0\)n → \(^{239}_{92}\)U 

The process above produces 

Aatomic mutation
Ba radioactive isotope
Cother neutrons
Dradiations
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Question 48
jamb 2024

The shape of the molecule of Carbon(IV) oxide is

Atetrahedral
Bpyramidal
Cplannar
Dlinear
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Question 49
jamb 2024

The salt formed when strong acid reacts with strong base is 

Anormal
Bdouble
Ccomplex
Dbasic
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Question 50
jamb 2024

When n = 3, the quantum number of an element is

A3
B9
C18
D21
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