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Question 31
jamb 2000

A form of carbon used for absorbing poisonous gases and purification of noble gases is

Awood charcoal
Banimal charcoal
Ccarbon fibres
Dcarbon black
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Question 32
jamb 2000

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

Acarbon (IV) oxide
Bcarbon (II) oxide
Csoda
Dglucose
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Question 33
jamb 2000

A gas that is not associated with global warming is

ACO2
BSO3
CCH4
DH2
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Question 34
jamb 2000

The substance often used for vulcanization of rubber is

Achlorine
Bhydrogen peroxide
Csulphur
Dtetraoxosulphate (IV) acid
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Question 35
jamb 2000

A phenomenon where an element exist in different forms in the same physical state is known as

Aisomerism
Bamorphism
Callotropy
Disotopy
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Question 36
jamb 2000

For a reaction in equilibrium, the species involved in the equilibrium constant expression are

Agaseous and solid species
Bliquid and solid species
Csolid and dissolved species
Dgaseous and dissolved species
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Question 37
jamb 2000

N2(g) + O2(g) ↔ 2NO(g); ΔH = + 180.6 kJ mol-1
In the reaction above, increase in temperature will

Aincrease the quantity of N2
Bincrease in the yield of NO
Cdecrease the yield of NO
Ddecrease the quantity of O2
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Question 38
jamb 2000

Powdered marble reacts faster with hydrochloric acid solution than the granular form because the powdered form has

Amore molecules
Bmore atoms
Clarger surface area
Drelatively large mass
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Question 39
jamb 2000

0.46g of ethanol when burned raised the temperature of 50g of water by 14.3K. Calculate the heat of combustion of ethanol.
[C = 12, O = 16, H = 1, Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 jg-1K-1]

A+3000 KJ mol-1
B+300 KJ mol-1
C-300 KJ mol-1
D-3000 KJ mol-1
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Question 40
jamb 2000

Given that M is the mass of substance deposited in an electrolysis and Q the quantity of electricity consumed, then Faraday's law can be written as

AM = Z/Q
BM = Q/Z
CM = Z/2Q
DM = QZ
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Question 41
jamb 2000

\(\frac{1}{2}\)Zn\(^{2+}\)(aq) + e\(^-\) → \(\frac{1}{2}\) Zn(s)
In the reaction above, calculate the quantity of electricity required to discharge zinc.
[F = 96 500 C mol\(^{-1}\)]

A0.965 x 104C
B4.820 x 104C
C9.650 x 104C
D48.200 x 104C
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Question 42
jamb 2000

MnO\(_{4(aq)}^{-1}\) + 8H\(^+ _{(aq)}\) + Y → Mn\(^{2+} _{(aq)}\) + 4H\(_2\)O\(_{(l)}\)
Y in the equation above represents

A2e-
B3e-
C5e-
D7e-
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Question 43
jamb 2000

The pOH of a solution of 0.25 mol dm\(^{-3}\) of hydrochloric acid is

A12.40
B13.40
C14.40
D14.60
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Question 44
jamb 2000

In which order are the following salts sensitive to light?

AAgl > AgCl > AgBr
BAgCl > Agl > AgBr
CAgBr > AgCl > Agl
DAgCl > AgBr > Agl
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Question 45
jamb 2000

HCl(aq) + H\(_2\)O(l) → H\(_3\)O+(aq) + Cl\(^-\)(aq)
In the reaction above, Cl\(^-\)(aq) is the

Aconjugate acid
Bacid
Cconjugate base
Dbase
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Question 46
jamb 2000

Hydration of ions in solution is associated with

Aabsorption of heat
Breduction of heat
Cconduction of heat
Dliberation of heat
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Question 47
jamb 2000

1.0 dm3 of distilled water was used to wash 2.0g of a precipitate of AgCl. If the solubility product of AgCl is 2.0 x 10\({^-10}\)moldm-6, what quantity of silver was lost in the process?

A2.029 * 10-3mol dm-3
B1.414 * 10-3mol dm-3
C2.029 * 10-5mol dm-3
D1.414 * 10-5mol dm-3
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Question 48
jamb 2000

The air pollutant unknown in nature is

ANO
BCO
CHCHO
DDDT
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Question 49
jamb 2000

Water molecule can be ligands especially when they are bonded to

Aalkaline earth metals
Balkali metals
Ctransition metals
Dgroup VII elements
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Question 50
jamb 2000

A side effect of soft water is that

Ait gives offensive taste
Bexcess calcium is precipitated
Cit attacks lead contained in pipes
Dit encourages the growth of bacteria
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