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Question 431
jamb 2013
the minimum amount of energy required for a reaction to take place is
Alattice energy
Bionization energy
Cactivation energy
Dkinetic energy
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Question 432
jamb 2013
In an endothermic reaction, if there is a loss in entropy the reaction will
Abe indeterminate
Bbe spontaneous
Cnot be spontaneous
Dbe at equilibrium
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Question 433
jamb 2013
In an electrochemical cell, polarization is caused by
Achlorine
Boxygen
Ctetaoxsulphate (Vl) acid
Dhydrogen
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Question 434
jamb 2013
2H2O (l) + 2F2(g) → 4HF(aq) + O2(g).
In the reaction above, the substance that is being reduced is
AO2(g)
BH2O(l)
CF2(g)
DHF(aq)
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Question 435
jamb 2013
An insoluble salt can be prepared by
Athe reaction of trioxocarbonate (V) with an acid
Bdouble decomposition
Cthe action of dilute acid on an insoluble base
Dthe reaction of metals with an acid
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Question 436
jamb 2013
Which of the following substances is not a salt?
AAluminium oxide
BSodium hydrogentrioxosulphate (V)
CSodium trioxocarbonate (V)
DZinc chloride
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Question 437
jamb 2013
Three drops of a 1.0 mol dm-3 solution of HCl was added to 20 cm3 of a solution of pH6.4. The pH of the resulting solution will be
Aclose to that of pure water
Bless than 6.4
Cgreater than 6.4
Dunaltered
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Question 438
jamb 2013
10.0 dm3 of water was added to 2.0 mol dm-3 of 2.5dm3 solution of HCl. What is the concentration of the final solution in mol dm-3?
A0.4
B8.0
C2.0
D0.5
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Question 439
jamb 2013
In a water body, too much sewage leads to
Aa decrease in the temperature of the water which cause in death of aquatic animals
Ban increase in the number of aquatic animals in the water
Can increase in the bacterial population which reduces the level of oxygen in the water
Da decrease in the bacterial population which increases the level of oxygen in the water
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Question 440
jamb 2013

The solvent used for removing grease stain is

Aturpentine
Bammonia solution
Cethanol
Dsolution of borax in water
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Question 441
jamb 2013
An example of a hygroscopic substance is
ACuO (S).
BMgCL2(S).
CCaCL2(S).
DNaOH(S).
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Question 442
jamb 2013
Steam changes the colour of anhydrous cobalt (ll) chloride from
Awhite to red
Bblue to white
Cblue to pink
Dwhite to blue
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Question 443
jamb 2013
The constituent of air that acts as a diluent is
Anitrogen
Bcarbon (IV) oxide
Cnoble gases
Doxygen
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Question 444
jamb 2013
The bond formed between two elements with electron configurations 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 and 1s2 2s2 2p4 is
Ametallic
Bcovalent
Cdative
Dionic
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Question 445
jamb 2013

Which of the following molecules is held together by hydrogen bond?

ACH4
BHBr
CH2SO4
DHF
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Question 446
jamb 2013
The shape of the carbon (lV) oxide molecule is
Apyramidal
Blinear
Cangular
Dtetrahedral
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Question 447
jamb 2013
The radioisotope used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in welds and casting is
Acarbon-14
Bphosphorus-32
Ccobalt-60
Diodine-131
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Question 448
jamb 2013
What volume of carbon (ll) oxide is produced by reacting excess carbon with 10 dm3 of oxygen?
A5 dm 3
B20 dm 3
C15 dm 3
D10 dm 3
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Question 449
jamb 2013

The presence of an impurity in substance will cause the melting point to

Abe zero
Breduce
Cincrease
Dbe stable
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Question 450
jamb 2012
An example of oxidation - reduction enzyme is
Aamylase
Bprotease
Clipase
Ddehydrogenase
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