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Question 711
jamb 2014

Which of the following salts will turn blue litmus red?

ASodium tetrahydroxozincate (ll)
BSodium hydrogentetraoxosulphate (VI)
CSodium trioxocarbonate (lV)
DZinc chloride hydroxide
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Question 712
jamb 2014
The mathematical expression of PH is
Alog 10[OH-]
Blog 101/[H 3 O+]
Clog 10[H 3 O+]
Dlog 101/[OH -]
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Question 713
jamb 2014

The colour of litmus in a neutral medium is

Apurple
Bpink
Cyellow
Dorange
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Question 714
jamb 2014
The basicity of CH3COOH is
A4
B1
C2
D3
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Question 715
jamb 2014
The major and most effective way of controlling pollution is to
Aimprove machinery so that the substances released from combustion are less harmful
Bpass strict laws against it by individuals and companies
Ceducate people on the causes and effects of pollution
Dconvert chemical wastes to harmless substances before releasing them into the environment
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Question 716
jamb 2014
The dispersion of a liquid in a liquid medium will give
Aan emulsion
Ba fog
Ca gel
Dan aerosol
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Question 717
jamb 2014

16.55g of lead (ll) trioxonitrate (V) was dissolved in 100g of distilled water at 20oC, calculate the solubility of the solute in moldm-3

[Pb = 207, N = 14, O = 16]

A0.05 g
B2.00 g
C1.00 g
D0.50g
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Question 718
jamb 2014

On exposure to the atmosphere, a hydrated salt loses its water of crystallization to become anhydrous. This phenomenon is referred to as

Aefflorescence
Bdeliquescence
Chygroscopy
Dhydrolysis
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Question 719
jamb 2014

Water is said to be temporarily hard when it contains

ACa (HCO3)2 and Mg (HCO3)2 salts
BCa (HCO3)2 and CaCO3 SALTS
CMg(HCO3)2 and CaSO4 salts
DCaSO4 and Ca(HCO3)2 salts
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Question 720
jamb 2014

A silicon -containing ore has 92% 28Si, 5% 29Si and 3% 30Si. Calculate the relative atomic mass of the silicon.

A14.00
B29.00
C28.11
D28.00
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Question 721
jamb 2014
The radio active radiation used in studying the arrangement of particles in giant organic molecules is
A\(\gamma\)- rays
B\(\alpha\)- particles
CX-rays
D\(\beta\) - particles
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Question 722
jamb 2014
How many protons, neutrons and electrons respectively are present in the element 60/27 Co?
A27, 33 and 33
B33, 27 and 27
C27, 33, and 27
D60, 33 and 60
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Question 723
jamb 2014
If the difference in electronegativity of elements P and Q is 3.0. The bond that will be formed between them is
Ametallic
Bcovalent
Cco-ordinate
Dionic
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Question 724
jamb 2014

Beryllium and aluminum have similar properties because they?

Aare both metals
Bbelong to the same group
Cbelong to the same period
Dare positioned diagonally to each other
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Question 725
jamb 2014
An element X has electron configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5. Which of the following statements is correct about the element?
Alt has a completely filled p-orbital
Blt has 5 electrons in its outermost shell.
Clt belongs to group ll on the periodic table
Dlt is a halogen
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Question 726
jamb 2014

200 cm3 of a gas at 25ºC exerts a pressure of 700 mmHg. Calculate its pressure if its volume increase 350 cm3 at 75ºC.

A342.53 mmHg
B1430.54 mmHg
C467.11 mmHg
D400.00 mmHg
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Question 727
jamb 2014
A gas X diffuses twice as fast as gas Y. if the relative molecular mass of X is 32, calculate the relative molecular mass of Y.
A128
B8
C16
D64
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Question 728
jamb 2014
What is the percentage of sulphur in sulphur (IV) oxide?
A66%
B25%
C40%
D50%
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Question 729
jamb 2014
A mixture is different from a compound because
Athe properties of a compound are those of its individual constituents while those of a mixture differ from its constituents
Ba mixture is always homogeneous while a compound is not
Cthe constituent of a compound are chemically bound together while those of a mixture are not
Da mixture can be represented by a chemical formula while a compound cannot
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Question 730
waec 2013
Which of the following statements about thermoplastic material is correct? They
Ado not melt on heating
Bharden on heating
Cdecompose on heating
Dsoften and melt on heating
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