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Question 891
jamb 2010

The colour of methyl orange in alkaline medium is?

Ayellow
Bpink
Corange
Dred
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Question 892
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 893
jamb 2010

The acid that is used to remove rust is?

Aboric
Bhydrochloric
Ctrioxonitrate (V)
Dtetraoxosulphate (VI)
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Question 894
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 895
jamb 2010

Coffee stains can best be removed by?

AKerosine
Bturpentine
Ca solution of borax in water
Dammonia solution
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Question 896
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 897
jamb 2010

Substance employed as drying agents are usually?

Aamphoteric
Bhygroscopic
Cefflorescent
Dacidic
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Question 898
jamb 2010

Permanent hardness of water can be removed by?

Afiltration
Badding slaked lime
Cadding caustic soda
Dboiling
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Question 899
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 900
jamb 2010

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

Aalpha decay
Bartificial transmutation
Cnuclear fussion
Dnuclear fission
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Question 901
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 902
jamb 2010

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

A2
B8
C18
D32
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Question 903
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 904
jamb 2010

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

A3
B2
C1
Dnone
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Question 905
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 906
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 907
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 908
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 909
jamb 2010

Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

ACommon salt
BBlood
CSand
DWashing soda
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Question 910
neco 2009
The following equations represent redox reactions EXCEPT
ABa2+(aq) + SO2-4 (aq) → BaSO4(s)
BCl2(g) + 2Br- (aq) → 2CI - (aq) + Br2(g)
CFe2+(aq) + ½ C I2(aq) → Fe3+ (aq) + CI-(aq)
D2Fe3+(aq) + Sn2+(aq) → 2Fe2+(aq) Sn4+ (aq)
EZn(s) + CU2+(aq) → Zn2+(aq) + CU(s)
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