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Question 551
jamb 2008

The basicity of CH3COOH is

A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 552
jamb 2008

What is the pH of 0.001 mol dm-3 solution of sodium hydroxide

A14
B13
C12
D11
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Question 553
jamb 2008

The uncovered raw food that is sold along major roads is likely to contain some amounts of

APb
BCu
CAg
DNa
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Question 554
jamb 2008

117.0g of sodium chloride was dissolved in 1.0dm3 of distilled water at 25°C. Determine the solubility in mol dm-3 of sodium chloride at that temperature
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]

A1.0
B2.0
C3.0
D4.0
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Question 555
jamb 2008

The vulcanizer's solution is prepared by dissolving rubber in

Aethanol
Bkerosine
Cbenzene
Dpetrol
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Question 556
jamb 2008

When a few drops of water is added to a blue anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride, the colour changes to

Awhite
Bpink
Cred
Dblue
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Question 557
jamb 2008

In the course of purifying water for town supply the water is passed through large settlings tanks, containing sodium aluminate (III) to remove?

Alarge particles
Bgerms
Cfine particles
Dodour
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Question 558
jamb 2008

Air boiled out of water as steam is richer in

Anitrogen and oxygen
Bcarbon (IV) oxide and oxygen
Cnoble gases and carbon (IV) oxide
Doxygen and noble gases
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Question 559
jamb 2008

\( _{11} ^{23}Na + _0^1n → _{11}^{24}Na \)
The reaction above is an example of

Anuclear fission
Bnuclear fusion
Cartificial transmutation
Dbeta decay
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Question 560
jamb 2008

In the periodic table, the electrical and thermal conductivities are properties of elements that

Adecrease across the period and increase down the group
Bincrease across the period and decrease down the group
Cdecrease across the period and down the group`
Dincrease acrosss the period and down the group
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Question 561
jamb 2008

The diagram above represent the electron sub-level for

Acarbon
Bnitrogen
Coxygen
Dflourine
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Question 562
jamb 2008

The atom of an element X is represented as \(_z^yX\). The basic chemical properties of X depends on the value of

AY
BZ
CY - Z
DZ - Y
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Question 563
jamb 2008

The experiment that showed that atoms have tiny positively charged nucleus was first carried out by

AMoseley
BRutherford
CMillikan
DDalton
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Question 564
jamb 2008

Diffusion is slowest in solid particles than in particles of liquid and gases because

Asolid particles have more kinetic energy than the particles of liquid and gases
Bsolid particles have less kinetic energy than the particles of liqiud and gases
Csolid particles have less restriction in their movement than liquid and gas particles
Dthe particles in solids are far apart and the cohesive forces between them are negligible
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Question 565
jamb 2008

300 cm3 of gas has a pressure of 800 mmHg. If the pressure is reduced to 650 mmHg, find its volume

A243.75 cm3
B369.23 cm3
C738.46 cm3
D1733.36 cm3
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Question 566
jamb 2008

16.8 g of sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is completely decomposed by heat. Calculate the volume of carbon(IV) oxide given off at s.t.p
[Na 23, C = 12, O = 16, H = 1, Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3]

A22.40 dm3
B11.20 dm3
C2.24 dm3
D1.12 dm3
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Question 567
jamb 2008

2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
From the equation above, calculate the mass of sodium hydroxide produced by 2.3g of sodium.
[H = 1, O = 16, Na = 23]

A0.40g
B0.80g
C4.00g
D8.00g
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Question 568
jamb 2008

In countries where the temperature falls below 273K, salt is always sprinkled on the icy road in order to

Alower the melting point of the ice
Bincrease the density of the ice
Cmake the ice impure
Draise the melting point of the ice
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Question 569
jamb 2008

Chlorophyll obtained from green leaves of plant can be shown to be composed of more than one coloured component by the technique of

Acrystallization
Bhydrolysis
Cchromatography
Dsublimation
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Question 570
jamb 2007

Use the diagram above to answer the question below:

The alternative raw material labelled M is 

Acarbon
Bsteam
Coxygen
Dnatural gas
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