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Question 501
jamb 2010

Which of the following salts is slightly soluble in water?

AAgCl
BCaSO4
CNa2CO3
DPbCl2
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Question 502
jamb 2010

The colour of methyl orange in alkaline medium is?

Ayellow
Bpink
Corange
Dred
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Question 503
jamb 2010

Calculate the volume of 0.5 mol dm\(^{-3}\) H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) that is neutralized by 25 cm\(^3\) of 0.1 mol dm\(^3\) NaOH?

A5.0 cm3
B2.5 cm3
C0.4 cm3
D0.1 cm3
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Question 504
jamb 2010

The acid that is used to remove rust is?

Aboric
Bhydrochloric
Ctrioxonitrate (V)
Dtetraoxosulphate (VI)
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Question 505
jamb 2010

Carbon (II) oxide is considered dangerous if inhaled mainly because it?

Acan cause injury to the nervous system
Bcompetes with oxygen in the blood
Ccompetes with carbon (IV) oxide in the blood
Dcan cause lung cancer
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Question 506
jamb 2010

Coffee stains can best be removed by?

AKerosine
Bturpentine
Ca solution of borax in water
Dammonia solution
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Question 507
jamb 2010

Calculate the solubility in mol dm-3 of 40g of CuSO4 dissolved in 100g of water at 120°C?
[Cu = 64, S = 32, O = 16]

A4.00
B2.50
C0.40
D0.25
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Question 508
jamb 2010

Substance employed as drying agents are usually?

Aamphoteric
Bhygroscopic
Cefflorescent
Dacidic
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Question 509
jamb 2010

Permanent hardness of water can be removed by?

Afiltration
Badding slaked lime
Cadding caustic soda
Dboiling
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Question 510
jamb 2010

A noble gas with a high power of fog penetration used in aerodrome beacons is?

Akrypton
Bargon
Chelium
Dneon
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Question 511
jamb 2010

12D + 13T → 24He + 01n + energy
The reaction above illustrates?

Aalpha decay
Bartificial transmutation
Cnuclear fussion
Dnuclear fission
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Question 512
jamb 2010

Elements in the same period in the periodic table have the same?

Anumber of shells
Batomic number
Cchemical properties
Dphysical properties
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Question 513
jamb 2010

The maximum number of electrons in the L shell of an atom is?

A2
B8
C18
D32
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Question 514
jamb 2010

The stability of the noble gases is due to the fact that they?

Ahave no electron in their outermost shells
Bhave duplet or octet electron configurations
Cbelong to group zero of the periodic table
Dare volatile in nature
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Question 515
jamb 2010

How many unpaired electron(s) are there in the nitrogen sub-levels?

A3
B2
C1
Dnone
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Question 516
jamb 2010

Moving from left to right across a period, the general rise in the first ionization energy can be attributed to the?

Adecrease in nuclear charge
Bincrease in nuclear charge
Cdecrease in screening effect
Dincrease in screening effect
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Question 517
jamb 2010

The volume of a given gas is V cm\(^3\) at a pressure P mm Hg. what is the new volume of the gas if the pressure is reduced to half at constant temperature?

A4 V cm3
B2 V cm3
CV/2 cm3
DV cm3
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Question 518
jamb 2010

The droplets of water observed around a bottle of milk taken out of the refrigerator is due to the fact that the?

Awater vapour in the air around the bottle gains some energy from the bottle
Btemperature of the milk drops as it loses heat into the surroundings
Csaturated vapour pressure of the milk is equal to the atmospheric pressure
Dwater vapour in the air around the bottle loses some of its energy to the bottle
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Question 519
jamb 2010

Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in calcium trioxonitrate (V)
[Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16]

A8.5%
B13.1%
C17.1%
D27.6%
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Question 520
jamb 2010

Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

ACommon salt
BBlood
CSand
DWashing soda
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