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Question 761
jamb 2013

The solvent used for removing grease stain is

Aturpentine
Bammonia solution
Cethanol
Dsolution of borax in water
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Question 762
jamb 2013
An example of a hygroscopic substance is
ACuO (S).
BMgCL2(S).
CCaCL2(S).
DNaOH(S).
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Question 763
jamb 2013
Steam changes the colour of anhydrous cobalt (ll) chloride from
Awhite to red
Bblue to white
Cblue to pink
Dwhite to blue
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Question 764
jamb 2013
The constituent of air that acts as a diluent is
Anitrogen
Bcarbon (IV) oxide
Cnoble gases
Doxygen
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Question 765
jamb 2013
The bond formed between two elements with electron configurations 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 and 1s2 2s2 2p4 is
Ametallic
Bcovalent
Cdative
Dionic
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Question 766
jamb 2013

Which of the following molecules is held together by hydrogen bond?

ACH4
BHBr
CH2SO4
DHF
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Question 767
jamb 2013
The shape of the carbon (lV) oxide molecule is
Apyramidal
Blinear
Cangular
Dtetrahedral
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Question 768
jamb 2013
The radioisotope used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in welds and casting is
Acarbon-14
Bphosphorus-32
Ccobalt-60
Diodine-131
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Question 769
jamb 2013
What volume of carbon (ll) oxide is produced by reacting excess carbon with 10 dm3 of oxygen?
A5 dm 3
B20 dm 3
C15 dm 3
D10 dm 3
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Question 770
jamb 2013

The presence of an impurity in substance will cause the melting point to

Abe zero
Breduce
Cincrease
Dbe stable
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Question 771
waec 2012

Which of the following substances is mainly responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?

AOxgyen
BChlorofluorocarbon
CCarbon (ll) oxide
DNitrogen (ll) oxide
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Question 772
waec 2012
Brass is a mixture of
ACu and Sn
BCu and Zn
CCu and Mg
DCu and Pb
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Question 773
waec 2012
A metal that is widely used in the manufacture of paints and overhead electric cables is
Aaluminium
Bcopper
Ciron
Dlead
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Question 774
waec 2012
Which of the following pollutants is not usually recycled?
AAluminium cans
BGlass bottles
CNuclear wastes
DPaper wastes
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Question 775
waec 2012

Which of the following industrial processes depends on the action of enzymes?

ALiquefaction of air
BManufacture of soap
CBrewing of beer
DCatalytic cracking
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Question 776
waec 2012

A tertiary alkanol has a molecular formula C\(_4\)H\(_{10}\)O. What is the structural formula of the compound?

A(CH 3)2CHCH2OH
BCH3CH2CH(OH)CH3
C(CH3)3COH
DCH3CH2CH2CH2OH
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Question 777
waec 2012

An alkanol can be prepared by the reaction of an alkene with

Aconcentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
Bbromine tetrachloroethane
Caqueous potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII)
Dsodium hydroxide solution
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Question 778
waec 2012

Which of the following substances would not produce ethanol when fermented?

ACane sugar
BGlucose
CStarch
DVinegar
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Question 779
waec 2012

Consider the following reaction equation: C\(_{16}\)H\(_{34}\) → C\(_5\)H\(_{12}\) + C\(_{11}\)H\(_{22}\). The process represented by the equation is

Acracking
Bfermentation
Cpolymerization
Dreforming
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Question 780
waec 2012

The oxidation number of Fe in [Fe(CN)\(_6\)]\(^{3-}\) is

A+3
B+2
C-2
D-3
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