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Question 41
jamb 2000

The noble gas, argon,is used for

Aelectric arc welding
Bwelding brass
Cunderwater welding
Dsteel welding
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Question 42
jamb 2000

The distance between the nuclei of chlorine atoms in a chlorine molecule is 0.194 mm. The atomic radius of chlorine atom is

A0.097 mm
B0.194 mm
C0.388 mm
D2.388 mm
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Question 43
jamb 2000

The shapes of CO\(_2\), H\(_2\)O and CH\(_4\) respectively are

Abent, linear and tetrahedral
Bbent, tetrahedral and linear
Clinear, bent and tetrahedral
Dtetrahedral, linear and bent
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Question 44
jamb 2000

The knowledge of half-life can be used to

Acreate an element
Bdetect an element
Csplit an element
Dirradiate an element
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Question 45
jamb 2000

Which of the following types of bonding does not involve the formation of new substance?

AMetallic
Bcovalent
CCo-ordinate
DElectrovalent
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Question 46
jamb 2000

The electron configuration of \(_{22}X^{2+}\) ion is

A1s2 2s22p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d2
B1s2 2s22p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d1
C1s2 2s22p6 3s2 3p6
D1s2 2s22p6 3s2 3p6 3d2
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Question 47
jamb 2000

Which of the following statement is correct about the periodic table?

AElements in the same period have the same number of valency electron
BThe valence electron of the elements in the same period increase progressively across the period
CElements in the same group have the same number of electron shells
DThe non-metallic properties of the elements tend to decrease across each period
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Question 48
jamb 2000

The fundamental difference between the three states of matter is the

Ashape of their particles
Bnumber of particles in each state
Cshape of the container they occupy
Ddegree of movement of their particles
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Question 49
jamb 2000

The partial pressure of oxygen in a sample of air is 452 mm Hg and the total pressure is 780 mm Hg. What is the mole fraction of oxygen?

A0.203
B0.579
C2.030
D5.790
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Question 50
jamb 2000
The ratio of the initial to final pressure of a given mass of gas is 1:1.5. Calculate the final volume of the gas if the initial volume was 300 cm3 at the same temperature
A120 cm3
B200 cm3
C450 cm3
D750 cm3
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Question 51
jamb 2000

How many moles of HCl will be required to react with potassium heptaoxodichromate (VI) to produce 3 moles of chlorine?

A14
B12
C11
D10
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Question 52
jamb 2000
50 cm3 of carbon (II) oxide was exploded with 150 cm3 of air containing 20% oxygen by volume. Which of the reactants was in excess?
ACarbon (II) oxide
BCarbon (IV) oxide
COxygen
DNitrogen
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Question 53
jamb 2000

Which of the following compounds is composed of Al, Si, O and H?

AEpsom salt
BLimestone
CClay
DUrea
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Question 54
jamb 2000

Sieving is a technique used to separate mixture containing solid particles of

Asmall sizes
Blarge sizes
Cdifferent sizes
Dthe same sizes
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Question 55
jamb 2000

A mixture of iodine and sulphur crystals can be separated by treatment with?

AWater to filter off sulphur
Bcarbon (IV) sulphide to filter off iodine
Cethanoic acid to filter off sulphur
Dmethanol to filter off iodine
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