NECO SSCE - Chemistry - 2009

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Question 4 Rapport

The reaction of an alkanol with alkanioc acid is known as

dehydration

esterification

halogenation

hydrogenation

saponification

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Question 5 Rapport

The Ideal Gas Law is expressed mathematically as

P1 /T1 = P2/T2

P1/V1 = P2V2

PV =nRT

PV =KT

V1/T1 = V2/T2

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Question 6 Rapport

Sulphur has an oxidation number of +4 in

H₂S

H₂S0₄

MgSO₄

Na₂SO₃

S0₃

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Water

Oxidation And Reduction

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Question 7 Rapport

The empirical formula of a hydrocarbon containing 0.12 mole of carbon 0.3 mole of hydrogen is

CH₂

CH₃

C₂H₂

C₂H₄

C₂H₆

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Chemical Combination

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Question 8 Rapport

Two elements X and Y with electronic configurations 2,8,2 and 2,8,7 respectively, are likely to combine by _________bonding

covalent

dative

electrovalent

hydrogen

metallic

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Question 9 Rapport

The scientist who discovered the zig-zag movement of gas molecules is

Brownian

Dalton

Gay Lussac

Graham

Newton

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Question 10 Rapport

The green house effect is a climatic condition associated with the presence of excess

carbon (II) oxide

carbon (IV) oxide

hydrogen sulphide

nitrogen (II) oxide

oxygen

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Environmental Pollution

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Question 11 Rapport

What mass of copper in gram would be deposited by a current of 1.00ampere passing for 965 seconds through copper(II) tertraoxosulphate (VI) solution? [Cu 63.5; If = 96500c]

0.32

0.64

3.18

6.35

9.65

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Electrolysis

Acids, Bases And Salts (Nigeria Only)

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Question 12 Rapport

Which of the following metals is NOT extracted by electrolysis?

Aluminium

Calcium

iron

Magnesium

Sodium

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Electrolysis

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Question 13 Rapport

All the following belong to the same family EXCEPT

glycerol

nylon

perspex polyethene

polyethene

polystyrene

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Chemical Bonds (Ghana Only)

Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

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Question 14 Rapport

The following are ores of metals EXCEPT

bauxite

dolomite

graphite

haematite

magnetite

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Metals And Their Compounds

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 15 Rapport

Brain tumors can be located by using an isotope of

carbon - 14

iodine 131

technetium 99

uranium235

uranium 238

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Question 16 Rapport

Compound with the general formula CnH\(_{2n+2}\) belong to the_______ group

alkanal

alkane

alkanoate

alkene

alkyne

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Question 17 Rapport

What kind of bond exist between carbon and oxygen in C0₃ ^2-?

Co- ordinate Covalent

covalent

Electrovalent

Metallic

Van der Waal forces

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Question 18 Rapport

The furring of kettles and boilers are caused by

calcium hydroxide

calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV)

calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)

calcium tetraoxocarbonate

magnesium tetraoxocarbonate (VI)

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 19 Rapport

When air is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then lime water, the gases left are

nitrogen and carbon (IV) oxide

nitrogen and noble gases

nitrogen and oxygen

nitrogen, carbon (VI) oxide and noble gases

the noble gases

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Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 20 Rapport

How many zones are present in a luminous Bunsen burner flame?

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Question 21 Rapport

The rate of a reaction usually increases with increase in the concentration of reactants because the

distance between particles of the reactants increases

frequency of collision of particles is lower

particles of the reactants gain energy and move faster

reactants from a complex which decomposes rapidly

reactants occupy a higher energy level

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Rates Of Chemical Reaction

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Question 22 Rapport

The process involved in the decomposition of sugar by an enzyme is called

dehydration

esterification

fermentation

polymerization

saponification

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Question 23 Rapport

If the volume of a gas at 35°C is 60cm³, what would be its volume in cm³ at 273k?

39.03

46.81

53.18

67.69

76.92

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Question 24 Rapport

C\(_6\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_6\)

What is the molar mass of the compound above?

[ H=1, C=12, O=16 }

180

123

244

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Question 25 Rapport

Which of the following gases will bleach moist litmus paper?

Cl₂

CO₂

HCl

N₂O

SO₃

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Question 26 Rapport

Which of the following gases is absorbed from the air dun photosynthesis?

Carbon (II) oxide

Carbon (IV) oxide

Nitrogen

Noble gases

Oxygen

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Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 27 Rapport

Atomic size decreases

across a period from left to right

across a period from right to left

diagonally down the group

down a group

with decrease in atomic number

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Read lesson note on Atomic Structure And Bonding (JAMB)

Read lesson note on Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only) (WAEC)

Structure Of The Atom (Ghana Only)

Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only)

Chemical Industry And Environment

Periodic Chemistry (Nigeria Only)

Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

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Question 28 Rapport

Which of the following is NOT a fraction of petroleum?

Bitumen

Coal

Diesel

Kerosene

Petrol

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Solubility Of Substances (Ghana Only)

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Question 29 Rapport

Which of the following compounds will undergo thermal dissociation?

AgCl

CaCO₃

K₂S0₄

NaOH

NH₄CI

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Energy And Energy Changes

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Question 30 Rapport

\( ^{235}_{92}U + ^1_0n → ^{145}_{56}Ba + ^{88}_{36}Kr + 3^1_0n + Energy \)

The equation above represent a/an

alpha particle emission

endothermic reaction

nuclear fission

nuclear fusion

thermal dissociation

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Chemical Bonds (Nigeria Only)

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Question 31 Rapport

The relationship between equilibrium constant and free energy change is represented as

δ G ° =-nFE °

δG °-RT ln K

δ G °= + RT In k

δG ° = δH – T S

H=TδS

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Question 32 Rapport

Which of the following equations is NOT balanced?

CH₄(g) + 20₂(9) → CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(g)

CU(S) + HNO₃(aq) → Cu(NO₃)₂(aq) + 4H₂O(I) + NO(g)

2KCIO₃(s) → 2KCI(s)+ 3O₂(g)

NaH(s) + H₂O(1) → NaOH(aq) +H₂(g)

Na₂SO₄(aq) + BaCl₂(aq) → BaSO₄(s) + 2NaCl(aq)

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Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Question 33 Rapport

The percentage composition of a hydrocarbon is 79.2 carbon 20.8 hydrogen. Calculate its empirical formula [H = 1, C = 12]

CH₃

CH₄

C₂H₂

C₂H₆

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Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Question 34 Rapport

Which of these compounds has the greatest ionic character?

AlF₃

BF₂

CF₄

CsF

NaF

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Oxidation And Reduction

Acids, Bases And Salts (Ghana Only)

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Question 35 Rapport

What volume of carbon (IV) oxide in dm ³ is produced at s.t.p. when 2.50g of CaCO₃ reacts with excess acid according to the following equation? CaCO₃(s) + 2HCI(aq) → CaCl₂(aq) + H₂O(1) + CO₂(g)

[CaCO₂ 100; molar volume of a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4dm ³]

0.28

0.56

2.24

5.6

11.2

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Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Question 36 Rapport

Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3 +…………. Pn, is an expression of law

Boyle’s

Charles’

Dalton’s

Graham’s

Gay Lussac’s

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Question 37 Rapport

Which of the following non-metals reacts most readily with metals?

Carbon

Chlorine

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Sulphur

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Non-metals And Their Compounds

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Question 38 Rapport

Non-polar molecules are held together by

co-ordinate bond

covalent bond

electromagnetic force

hydrogen bond

Van der Waals forces

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Question 39 Rapport

Which of the following salt solutions will have a pH greater than 7?

NaCl

NaHSO₄

Na₂CO₄

Na₂SO₄

MgCl₂

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 40 Rapport

In the electrolysis of dilute tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid using platinum electrodes, the products obtained at the anode are cathode respectively are

hydrogen, oxygen

Hydrogen, tetraoxosulphate (VI) ion

oxygen, hydrogen

sulphur, hydrogen

sulphur, oxygen

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Electrolysis

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Question 41 Rapport

Which of the following is a solid at room temperature?

Argon

Bromine

Chlorine

Fluorine

Iodine

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States Of Matter

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Question 42 Rapport

The following compounds decolorize acidified potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) solution EXCEPT

HOCH₂ – CH₂OH

H₂C –C =C– CH₃

H₃C – HC = CH₂

H₂C = CH₂

H₃C – C =CH

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 43 Rapport

A salt which loses its mass when exposed to air is

deliquescent

effervescent

Efflorescent

fluorescent

hygroscopic

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Acids, Bases And Salts

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Question 44 Rapport

During the extraction of iron in the blast furnance, slag is produced using

carbon

crylite

limestone

oxygen

sulphur

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Organic Compounds

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Question 45 Rapport

Which of the following statements is NOT correct of group VII elements? They

are diatomic

are good oxidizing agents

are highly electronegative

have high electron affinity

have relatively low ionization potentials

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Question 46 Rapport

A neon atom is chemically nonreactive because

the electrons at the outermost shell is partially filled

the number of protons equals the number of electrons

the outer electron shell is completely filled

there are equal number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus

there are no elections at the outermost shell

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