JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1984
Pregunta 1 Informe
A molar solution of caustic soda is prepared by dissolving
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Pregunta 2 Informe
From the reactions : ZnO + Na2O → NaZnO and ZnO + CO2 → ZnCO3 it may be concluded that zinc oxide is
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Pregunta 3 Informe
An element that can exist in two or more different structural forms which possess the same chemical properties is said to exhibit.
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Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of these elements.
Pregunta 5 Informe
Use the diagram above to answer this question.
Which of the following represents a carboxylic acid?
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Pregunta 6 Informe
Alkaline hydrolysis of naturally occurring fats and oils yields
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Pregunta 8 Informe
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about all four of the acids: HBr, HNO3, H 2CO3 and H2SO4? They
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Pregunta 9 Informe
20 cm 3 of hydrogen gas are sparked with 20cm 3 of oxygen gas in an endimoeter at 373k (100 oC) and 1 atmosphere. The resulting mixture is cooled to 298 K (25 oC) and passed over calcium chloride. The volume of the residual gas is
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2H2 + O2 ------2H2O
2V 1V 2V
20cm3 20cm3 -------
20cm3 10cm3 20cm3
Residual gas = 20cm3 - 10cm3 of 02 = 103
Pregunta 10 Informe
In dilute solution the heat of the reaction NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H2O is - 57.3kJ. Therefore the heat of the reaction 2NaOH + H2SO4 ? Na2SO4 + 2H2O is
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NaOH + HCl = NaCl + H2O Δ H = -57.3kJ
Heat of reaction of 2NaOH + H2O4
NaSO4 + H2O is
= 57.3 x 2 = -114.6 kJ
Pregunta 12 Informe
If the cost of electricity required to deposit 1 g of magnesium is ₦5.00, how much would it cost to deposit 10g of aluminium?
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Pregunta 13 Informe
3Cl2 + 2NH3 → N2 + 6HCl. In the above reaction, ammonia acts as
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Pregunta 14 Informe
Naphthalene when heated melts at 354 K (81 oC). At this temperature the molecules of naphthalene
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Pregunta 16 Informe
If an excess of a liquid hydrocarbon is poured into a jar of chlorine, and the sealed jar is then exposed for several hours to bring sunlight, all the chlorine gas is consumed. The hydrocarbon is said to have undergone
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Pregunta 17 Informe
Which of the following methods may be used to prepare trioxonitrate (V) acid (nitric acid) in the laboratory?
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Pregunta 19 Informe
When the kerosene fraction from petrol is heated at high temperature, a lower boiling liquid is obtained. This process is known as
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Pregunta 20 Informe
Which of the curves shown in the figure given represents the relationships between the volume(V) and pressure(P) of an ideal gas at constant temperature?
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Pregunta 21 Informe
The balanced equation for the reaction of tetraoxosulphate(VI)acid with aluminium hydroxide to give water and aluminium tetraoxosulphate(VI) is
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Pregunta 22 Informe
The diagram above (Fig.3) shows the energy profile for the reaction A + B + = C + D From this diagram, it is clear that the reaction is
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Pregunta 23 Informe
The ratio of the number of molecules in 2g of hydrogen to that in 16g of oxygen is
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Pregunta 24 Informe
Which among the elements 1. Carbon 2. Oxygen 3. Copper 4. Bromine 5. Zinc, will NOT react with either water or steam?
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Pregunta 25 Informe
At S. T. P how many litres of hydrogen can be obtained from the reaction of 500 cm3 of 0.5 M H 2SO 4 with excess zinc metal?
(Gram molecular volume of H2 = 22. 4 dm 3)
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Pregunta 27 Informe
Lime - water, which is used in the laboratory for the detection of carbon(iv)oxide is an aqueous solution of
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Pregunta 28 Informe
Which of the following statements is NOT true of carbon monoxide?
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Pregunta 30 Informe
In the Haber process for the manufacture of ammonia, finely divided iron is used as
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Pregunta 33 Informe
Nitrogen can best be obtained from a mixture over oxygen and nitrogen by passing the mixture over
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Pregunta 34 Informe
Which of the following mixtures would result in a solution of pH greater than 7?
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Pregunta 35 Informe
For the reaction NH4NO2 → N2 + 2H2O, calculate the volume of nitrogen that would be produced at S. T. P from 320 g of the dioxonitrate(iii)salt. (Relative atomic masses: N = 14, O = 16, H = 1)
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Pregunta 36 Informe
The function of conc. H2SO4 in the esterification of ethanoic acid with ethanol is to
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Pregunta 37 Informe
An organic compound with a vapour density 56.5 has the following percentage composition:C =53.1% N = 12.4%, O = 28.3%, H = 6.2%. The molecular formula of the compound is
Relative atomic masses: N = 14, O = 16, C = 12, H = 1 )
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Pregunta 38 Informe
Use the diagram above to answer this question.
Which of the following structural formula is NOT isomeric with the others?
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Pregunta 39 Informe
The solubility curves of four substances are shown in the figure above. Which of the four substances would crystallize from a saturated solution cooled from 353K(80oC)to 323K(50C)?
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Pregunta 40 Informe
In which of the following reactions does hydrogen peroxide act as a reducing agent?
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Pregunta 41 Informe
A piece of sea shell, when dropped into a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid, produces a colourless, odourless gas which turns clear limewater milky. The sea shell contains
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Pregunta 42 Informe
An aqueous solution of a metal salt, M, gives a white precipitate with NaOH which dissolves in excess NaOH. With aqueous ammonia, the solution of M also gives a white precipitate which dissolves in excess ammonia. Therefore cartion in M is
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Pregunta 43 Informe
For the reaction 2Fe3+ 2I- → 2Fe2+ + I2, which of the following statements is TRUE?
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Pregunta 45 Informe
Which of the following electrodes is used in electrolysis of bauxite (Al2O3) in molten cryolite?
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