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Question 561
jamb 2007

Use the diagram above to answer the question below:

The fuel gas labelled L is 

Awater gas
Bhydrogen
Cnitrogen
DCarbon(IV) oxide
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Question 562
jamb 2007

Which of the compounds above is a tertiary alkanol?

AD
BC
CA
DB
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Question 563
jamb 2007
What weight of NaCl is needed to make 2.0 dm3 of a 1.5M solution?
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]
A116 g
B175 g
C87 g
D58 g
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Question 564
jamb 2007

Smog usually occurs over cities which

Aburn a lot of fossil fuels
Bhave very few plants
Care surrounded by water
Dare overpopulated
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Question 565
jamb 2007

A good drying agent should be

Adeliquescent
Beffervescent
Chygroscopic
Defflorescent
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Question 566
jamb 2007

The presence of nitrogen in air is to slow down

Arespiration and combustion
Bcombustion and corrosion
Ccorrosion and respiration
Drespiration and transpiration
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Question 567
jamb 2007

A supersaturated solution is said to contain

Amore solute than it can dissolve at that temperature in the presence of undissolved solute
Bas much solute as it can dissolve at that temperature in the presence of undissolved solute
Cas much solute as it can dissolve at that temperature
Dmore solute than it can dissolve at that temperature
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Question 568
jamb 2007

When temporary hard water is boiled for sometime in a kettle, the inner surface of the kettle becomes coated with a deposit of

Acalcium tetraoxosulphate(VI)
Bcalcium trioxocarbonate (IV)
Ccalcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate (IV)
Daluminium trioxocarbonate (IV)
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Question 569
jamb 2007

The IUPAC nomenclature of compound CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)COOCH\(_2\)CH\(_3\) is

Apropyl ethanoate
Bethyl butanoate
Cethyl propanoate
Dmethyl butanoate
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Question 570
jamb 2007

Certain useful waxes are composed mainly of

Aamino acids
Bglycerols
Calkanols
Dalkanoates
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Question 571
jamb 2007

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

APentane
BEthane
CPropane
DMethane
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Question 572
jamb 2007

The conversion of open chain alkanes into cycloalkanes and aromatic compounds is called

Acracking
Breforming
Cisomerization
Dpolymerization
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Question 573
jamb 2007

How many structural isomers of chlorobutane are possible?

A4
B3
C2
D1
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Question 574
jamb 2007

The hydrocarbon used in the production of styrene is

Aethyne
Bpropyne
Cethane
Dethene
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Question 575
jamb 2007

Which of the following compounds is the best possible anti-knock agent for petrol?

A(CH3)2CH - CH(CH3)CH2CH3
BCH3CH2(CH3)CHCH2CH2CH3
CCH3CH2(CH3)CHCH2CH2CH3
D(CH3)3C - CH2CH2CH3
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Question 576
jamb 2007

CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)Cl + KCN → CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)CN + KCl

In the reaction above, the cyanide is

Ahydrophobic
Bhydrophilic
Cnucleophilic
Delectrophilic
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Question 577
jamb 2007

Which of the following represents an aromatic compound?

AC6H5OH
BC6H12
CC6H9OH
DC6H8
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Question 578
jamb 2007

A mixture of petrol and water can be separated through

Acentrifugation
Bdistillation
Cthe use of separating funnel
Dthe use of filter paper
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Question 579
jamb 2007

A metal X forms two bromides with the formulae XBr2 and XBr3. What type of bonding exists between X and bromine in the bromide?

AIonic bonding
BMetallic bonding
CDative bonding
DCovalent bonding
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Question 580
jamb 2007

The elements that belong to the third period of the periodic table are?

ALi, Be, Al and P
BNa, P, O and Cl
CB, C, N and O
DNa, Mg, S and Ar
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