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Question 31
jamb 2011

The property of concentrated H2SO4 that makes it suitable for preparing HNO3 is its

Aboiling point
Bdensity
Coxidizing properties
Ddehydrating properties
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Question 32
jamb 2011
In the laboratory preparation of oxygen, dried oxygen is usually collected over
Ahydrochloric acid
Bmercury
Ccalcium chloride
Dtetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
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Question 33
jamb 2011
The bleaching action of chlorine gas is effective due to the presence of
Ahydrogen chloride
Bwater
Cair
Doxygen
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Question 34
jamb 2011

A few drops of concentrated HNO\(_3\) is added to an unknown solution and boiled for a while. If this produces a brown solution, the cation present is likely to be

APb2+
BCu2+
CFe3+
DFe2+
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Question 35
jamb 2011
The effect of the presence of impurities such as carbon and sulphur on iron is that they
Agive it high tensile strenght
Bmake it malleable and ductile
Cincrease its melting point
Dlower its melting point
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Question 36
jamb 2011

The impurities formed during the laboratory preparation of chlorine gas are removed by

AH2O
BNH3
CH2SO4
DHCl
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Question 37
jamb 2011
Given that M is the mass of a substance deposited during electrolysis and Q is the quantity of electricity consumed, then Faraday's first law can be written as
[Electrochemical equivalent]
AM = E/Q
BM = EQ
CM = Q/E
DM = E/2Q
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Question 38
jamb 2011
MnO-4(aq) + Y + 5Fe2+(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 4H2O(l)
In the equation above, Y is
A5H+(aq)
B4H+(aq)
C10H+(aq)
D8H+(aq)
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Question 39
jamb 2011
The diagram above best illustrates the effect of decrease in
Aconcentration
Btemperature
Csurface area
Dpressure
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Question 40
jamb 2011
The condition required for corrosion to take place is the presence of
Awater and carbon (IV) oxide
Bwater, carbon (IV) oxide and oxygen
Coxygen and carbon (IV) oxide
Dwater and oxygen
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Question 41
jamb 2011
CH4(g) + Cl2(g) → CH3 Cl(s) + HCl(g)
The major factor that influence the rate of the reaction above is
Acatalyst
Btemperature
Cconcentration
Dlight
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Question 42
jamb 2011

The function of zinc electrode in a galvanic cells is that it

Aundergoes reduction
Bserves as the positive electrode
Cproduction of electons
Duses up electrons
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Question 43
jamb 2011

A chemical reaction which the hydration energy is greater than the lattice energy is referred to as

Aa spontaneous reaction
Ban endothermic reaction
Can exothermic reaction
Da reversible reaction
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Question 44
jamb 2011

Which of the following is a deliquescent compound?

ANaNO3
BCaCl2
CCuO
DNa2CO3.10H2O
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Question 45
jamb 2011

An effect of thermal pollution on water bodies is that the

Avolume of water reduces
Bvolume of chemical waste increase
Clevel of oxides of nitrogen increase
Dlevel of oxygen reduces
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Question 46
jamb 2011

Which of the following is NOT an alkali?

ANH3
BMg(OH)2
CCa(OH)2
DNaOH
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Question 47
jamb 2011
How many cations will be produced from a solution of potassium aluminium tetraoxosulphate (VI)?
A3
B4
C1
D2
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Question 48
jamb 2011
CH3COOH(aq) + OH-(aq) ↔ CH3COO-(aq) + H2O(l)
In the reaction above ,CH3COO-(aq) is
Aconjugate base
Bacid
Cbase
Dconjugate acid
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Question 49
jamb 2011
N2O4(g) ↔ 2NO2(g) ΔH = +ve
In the reaction above, an increase in temperature will
Aincrease the value of the equilibrium constant
Bdecreases the value of the equilibrium constant
Cincrease in the reactant production
Dshift the equilibrium to the left
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Question 50
jamb 2011

Which of the following noble gases is commonly found in the atmosphere?

AXenon
BNeon
CHelium
DArgon
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