JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 2019

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Swali 2 Ripoti

Methane is prepared in the laboratory by heating a mixture of sodium ethanoate with soda lime. The chemical constituent(s) of soda lime is/are

Ca(OH)

_{2}

and NaOH

Na

_{2}

CO

_{3}

NaCl

NaOH

Chemical Combination

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Swali 3 Ripoti

Which of the following properties increases from left to right along the period but decreases down the group in the Periodic Table?

I. Atomic Number ii. Ionization energy iii. Metallic character iv. Electron affinity

ii and iii only

ii and iv only

iii and iv only

i and ii only

Periodic Chemistry (Nigeria Only)

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Swali 4 Ripoti

The molecular shape and bond angle of water are respectively

linear, 180°

bent, 109.5°

tetrahedral, 109.5°

bent, 105°

Tazama Jibu

Swali 5 Ripoti

The heat of formation of ethene, C $_{2}$ H $_{4}$ is 50 kJmol $^{- 1}$ , and that of ethane, C $_{2}$ H $_{6}$ is -82kJmol $^{- 1}$ . Calculate the heat evolved in the process:

C $_{2}$ H $_{4}$ + H $_{2}$ $\to$ C $_{2}$ H $_{6}$

-122kJ

-132kJ

-88kJ

-60kJ

Energy Changes

Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

Tazama Jibu

Swali 6 Ripoti

The combustion of carbon(ii)oxide in oxygen can be represented by equation.

2CO + O $_{2}$ ? 2CO $_{2}$

Calculate the volume of the resulting mixture at the end of the reaction if 50cm $_{3}$ of carbon(ii)oxide was exploded in 100cm $_{3}$ of oxygen

75cm

^{3}

125cm

^{3}

100cm

^{3}

50cm

^{3}

Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Swali 7 Ripoti

Elements in the periodic table are arranged in the order of their

atomic numbers

metallic character

mass number

relative atomic mass

Tazama Jibu

Swali 8 Ripoti

Which of the following alkaline metals react more quickly spontaneously with water?

Calcium

Beryllium

Magnesium

Strontium

Maelezo ya Majibu

The alkaline earth metals (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Ra) are the second most reactive metals in the periodic table, and, like the Group 1 metals, have increasing reactivity in the higher periods. Beryllium (Be) is the only alkaline earth metal that does not react with water or steam, even if metal is heated to red heat. Additionally, beryllium has a resistant outer oxide layer that lowers its reactivity at lower temperatures.

Magnesium shows insignificant reaction with water, but burns vigorously with steam or water vapor to produce white magnesium oxide and hydrogen gas:

Mg(s) + 2 H2O(l) ⟶ Mg(OH)2(s) + H2(g)

A metal reacting with cold water will produce metal hydroxide. However, if a metal reacts with steam, like magnesium, metal oxide is produced as a result of metal hydroxides splitting upon heating.

The hydroxides of calcium, strontium and barium are only slightly water-soluble but produce sufficient hydroxide ions to make the environment basic, giving a general equation of:

M(s) + 2 H2O(l) ⟶ M(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)

Order of reactivity	Metal	Reactions with water or steam
most reactive	potassium (K)	very vigorous reaction with cold water
↑	sodium (Na)	vigorous reaction with cold water
↓	calcium (Ca)	less vigorous reaction with cold water
least reactive	magnesium (Mg)	slow reaction with cold water, vigorous with steam

If metals react with cold water, hydroxides are produced.
Metals that react with steam form oxides.
Hydrogen is always produced when a metal reacts with cold water or steam.

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Metals And Their Compounds

Organic Compounds

Tazama Jibu

Swali 9 Ripoti

Hydrogen bond is a sort of

van der waals force

dative bond

ionic bond

a covalent bond

Solubility

Chemical Bonds (Nigeria Only)

Environmental Pollution

Tazama Jibu

Swali 10 Ripoti

How many alkoxyalkanes can be obtained from the molecular formula C $_{4}$ H $_{10}$ O?

4

2

1

3

Acids, Bases And Salts (Nigeria Only)

Chemical Equilibra

Tazama Jibu

Swali 11 Ripoti

Which of the following will give a precipitate with an aqueous solution of copper (I) chloride?

But-2-ene

But-1-ene

But-2-yne

But-1-yne

Rates Of Chemical Reaction

Chemical Bonds (Ghana Only)

Redox Reactions

Tazama Jibu

Swali 12 Ripoti

Which of the following statements about catalyst is false?

biological catalysts are called enzymes

catalyst do not appear in the balanced equation

catalyst reduce the activation energy for a reaction

catalysts do not alter the mechanism of the reaction and never appear in the rate low

Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium System (Nigeria Only)

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Swali 13 Ripoti

For the general equation of the nature

XP + yQ ⇌ mR + nS, the expression for the equilibrium constant is

k[P]

^{x}

[Q]

^{y}

\frac{m [R] [S]}{x [P] y [Q]}

\frac{[P]^{x} [Q]^{y}}{[R]^{m} [S]^{n}}

\frac{[R]^{m} [S]^{n}}{[P]^{x} [Q]^{y}}

Maelezo ya Majibu

The expression for the equilibrium constant for the general equation XP + yQ ⇌ mR + nS is: Kc = [R]m[S]n / [P]x[Q]y where Kc is the equilibrium constant, [R] and [S] are the concentrations of the products, and [P] and [Q] are the concentrations of the reactants, all raised to the stoichiometric coefficients (m, n, x, y) in the balanced equation. This equation is known as the equilibrium constant expression and it represents the ratio of the concentrations of the products and reactants at equilibrium for a particular chemical reaction. The equilibrium constant is a measure of how far a reaction proceeds towards completion, with a larger value indicating a greater extent of reaction. The equilibrium constant expression is derived from the law of mass action, which states that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the product of the concentrations of the reactants raised to their stoichiometric coefficients. At equilibrium, the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, and the equilibrium constant expression represents the ratio of the rate constants for these two reactions. Therefore, the correct expression for the equilibrium constant for the general equation XP + yQ ⇌ mR + nS is Kc = [R]m[S]n / [P]x[Q]y.

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Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only)

Chemical Equilibra

Tazama Jibu

Swali 14 Ripoti

Which of the following statements does not show Rutherford's account of Nuclear Theory? An atom contains a region

which contains protons and neutrons

which is positively charged

which is massive and can cause deflection of a few projectiles

which is very large and in which close to 98% of projectiles pass undeflected

Tazama Jibu

Swali 15 Ripoti

The reaction $2 H_{2} S + S O_{2} \to 3 S + 2 H_{2} O$ is

not a redox reaction because there is no oxidant in the reaction

not a redox reaction because there is no reductant in the reaction

a redox reaction in which H

_{2}

S is the oxidant and SO

_{2}

is the reductant

a redox reaction in which SO

_{2}

is the oxidant and H

_{2}

S is the reductant

Tazama Jibu

Swali 16 Ripoti

At 27°C, 58.5g of sodium chloride is present in 250cm $^{3}$ of a solution. The solubility of sodium chloride at this temperature is?

(molar mass of sodium chloride = 111.0gmol $^{- 1}$ )

2.0 moldm

^{- 3}

0.25 moldm

^{- 3}

1.0 moldm

^{- 3}

0.5 moldm

^{- 3}

Maelezo ya Majibu

Given the Mass of the salt = 58.5g
Volume = 250 cm $^{3}$ = 0.25 dm $^{3}$
Mass concentration = $\frac{M a s s}{V o l u m e}$
= $\frac{58.5}{0.25}$ = 234 gdm $^{- 3}$
Solubility (in moldm $^{- 3}$ = $\frac{234}{111}$
= 2.11 moldm $^{- 3}$
$≊$ 2.0 moldm $^{- 3}$

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Solubility Of Substances (Ghana Only)

Tazama Jibu

Swali 17 Ripoti

Which of the following metals is the most essential in the regulation of blood volume, blood pressure and osmotic equilibrium?

Zinc

Manganese

Sodium

Iron

Metals And Their Compounds

Tazama Jibu

Swali 18 Ripoti

Sulphur exists in six forms in the solid state. This property is known as

Isomerism

Allotropy

Isotopy

Isomorphism

Non-metals And Their Compounds

Tazama Jibu

Swali 19 Ripoti

The oxidation state(s) of nitrogen in ammonium nitrite is/are

-3, +3

+5

-3, +5

-3

Maelezo ya Majibu

Ammonium nitrite = NH $_{4}$ NO $_{2}$
NH $_{4}^{+}$ : Let the oxidation number of Nitrogen = x
x + 4 = 1 $⟹$ x = 1 - 4
x = -3
NO $_{2}^{-}$ : x - 4 = -1
x = -1 + 4 $⟹$ x = +3.
The oxidation numbers for Nitrogen in Ammonium Nitrite = -3, +3.

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Oxidation And Reduction

Tazama Jibu

Swali 20 Ripoti

When the end alkyl groups of ethyl ethanoate are interchanged, the compound formed is

propylmethanoate

ethylpropanoate

methyl ethanoate

methyl propanoate

Tazama Jibu

Swali 21 Ripoti

Which of the following does not support the fact that air is a mixture?

the constituents of air are in a fixed proportion by mass

it cannot be represented with a chemical formula

the constituents of air can be separated by physical by physical means

none of the above

Air

Tazama Jibu

Swali 22 Ripoti

Consider the reaction

A $_{(s)}$ + 2B $_{(g)}$ → 2C $_{(a q)}$ + D $_{(g)}$

What will be the effect of a decrease in pressure on the reaction?

the equilibrium will shift

rate of forward reaction will increase

rate of backward reaction will increase

rates of forward and backward reaction are not affected

Maelezo ya Majibu

Given: The equation below

A $_{(s)}$ + 2B $_{(g)}$ → 2C $_{(a q)}$ + D $_{(g)}$

Since we have a higher number of moles of gaseous species on the LHS, i.e 2, a decrease in pressure will favor the forward reaction.

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Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only)

Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

Tazama Jibu

Swali 23 Ripoti

Which quantum divides shells into orbitals?

Spin

Principal

Azimuthal

Magnetic

Tazama Jibu

Swali 24 Ripoti

SO $_{3}$ is not directly dissolved in water in the industrial preparation of H $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ by the contact process because

SO

_{3}

is an acidic gas

Acid is usually added to water and not water to acid

The reaction between SO

_{3}

and water is violently exothermic

SO

_{3}

does not dissolve readily in water

Acids, Bases And Salts

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Swali 25 Ripoti

Elements X and Y have electronic configurations 1s $^{2}$ 2s $^{2}$ 2p $^{4}$ and 1s $^{2}$ 2s $^{2}$ 2p $^{6}$ 3s $^{2}$ 3p $^{1}$ respectively. When they combine, the formula of the compound formed is

XY

X

_{2}

Y

_{2}

X

_{3}

X

_{2}

Y

_{3}

Tazama Jibu

Swali 26 Ripoti

The shapes of water, ammonia, carbon (iv) oxide and methane are respectively

linear, tetrahedral, angular and pyramidal

angular, pyramidal, linear and tetrahedral

pyramidal, linear, tetrahedral and angular

tetrahedral, angular, pyramidal and linear

Tazama Jibu

Swali 27 Ripoti

The two ions responsible for hardness in water are

Ca

^{2 +}

and / or Mg

^{2 +}

K

^{+}

and / or Mg

^{2 +}

Ca

^{2 +}

and / or Li

^{+}

Ca

^{2 +}

and / or Na

^{+}

Solubility

Water

Tazama Jibu

Swali 28 Ripoti

A compound contains 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen. If the molar mass of the compound is 180. Find the molecular formula.

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

C

_{3}

H

_{6}

O

_{3}

C

_{6}

H

_{6}

O

_{3}

C

_{6}

H

_{12}

O

_{6}

CH

_{2}

O

Tazama Jibu

Swali 29 Ripoti

Consider the equation below:

Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}^{2 -}$ + 6Fe $^{2 +}$ + 14H $^{+}$ $\to$ 2Cr $^{3 +}$ + 6Fe $^{3 +}$ + 7H $_{2}$ O.

The oxidation number of chromium changes from

+5 to +3

+6 to +3

-2 to +3

+7 to +3

Maelezo ya Majibu

Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}^{2 -}$ + 6Fe $^{2 +}$ + 14H $^{+}$ $\to$ 2Cr $^{3 +}$ + 6Fe $^{3 +}$ + 7H $_{2}$ O
The oxidation of Cr in Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}^{2 -}$ :
Let the oxidation of Cr = x;
2x + (-2 x 7) = -2 $⟹$ 2x - 14 = -2
2x = 12 ; x = +6
Hence, the change in oxidation of Cr = +6 to +3

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Oxidation And Reduction

Tazama Jibu

Swali 30 Ripoti

Which of the following reactions is an oxidation process?

2H

^{+}

+ 2e

^{-}

\to

H

_{2}

2O

^{2 -}

+ 4e

^{-}

\to

O

_{2}

OCl

^{-}

+ H

_{2}

O + 2e

^{-}

\to

2OH

^{-}

+ Cl

^{-}

Cl + e

^{-}

\to

Cl

^{-}

Oxidation And Reduction

Tazama Jibu

Swali 31 Ripoti

The following are isoelectronic ions except

Na

^{+}

Mg

^{2 +}

Si

^{2 +}

O

^{2 +}

Maelezo ya Majibu

Two or more ions are said to be isoelectronic if they have the same electronic structure and the same number of valence electrons.
Na $^{+}$ = 10 electrons = 2, 8
Mg $^{2 +}$ = 10 electrons = 2,8
O $^{2 -}$ = 10 electrons = 2,8
Si $^{2 +}$ = 12 electrons = 2,8,2
$⟹$ Si $^{2 +}$ is not isoelectronic with the rest.

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Acids, Bases And Salts (Nigeria Only)

Tazama Jibu

Swali 32 Ripoti

Which of the following sets of operation will completely separate a mixture of sodium chloride, sand and iodine?

addition of water, filtration, evaporation to dryness and sublimation

filtration, evaporation to dryness, addition of water and sublimation

sublimation, filtration, evaporation and addition of water

sublimation, addition of water, filtration and evaporation to dryness

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Swali 33 Ripoti

X is a substance which liberates CO $_{2}$ on treatment with concentrated H $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ . A warm solution of X can decolorize acidified KMnO $_{4}$ . X is

HCOOH

NaHCO

_{3}

FeCO

_{3}

H

_{2}

C

_{2}

O

_{4}

Maelezo ya Majibu

It should be noted that for X to liberate CO $_{2}$ , X must be a carbonate or an oxalate. Since X decolorizes KMnO $_{4}$ , X must be an oxalate.
Therefore, X is H $_{2}$ C $_{2}$ O $_{4}$ .

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Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

Tazama Jibu

Swali 34 Ripoti

Which important nitrogen-containing compound is produced in Haber's process?

NH

_{3}

NO

_{2}

NO

HNO

_{3}

Tazama Jibu

Swali 35 Ripoti

A secondary alkanol can be oxidized to give an

alkanone

alkyne

alkanoic acid

alkanal

Tazama Jibu

Swali 36 Ripoti

What technique is suitable for separating a binary solution of potassium chloride and potassium trioxochlorate (V)?

Fractional crystallization

Fractional distillation

Filtration

Evaporation

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

Tazama Jibu

Swali 37 Ripoti

In the reaction between sodium hydroxide and tetraoxosulphate (VI) solutions, what volume of 0.5 molar sodium hydroxide would exactly neutralize 10cm $^{3}$ of 1.25 molar tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid?

25cm

^{3}

10cm

^{3}

20cm

^{3}

50cm

^{3}

Maelezo ya Majibu

Equation of reaction : 2NaOH + H $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ → Na $_{2}$ SO $_{4}$ + 2H $_{2}$ O

Concentration of a base, CB = 0.5M

Volume of acid, V $_{A}$ = 10cm $^{3}$

Concentration of an acid, C $_{A}$ = 1.25M

Volume of base, V $_{B}$ = ?

Recall:
$\frac{C_{A} V_{A}}{C_{B} V_{B}} = \frac{n_{A}}{n_{B}}$ ... (1)
N.B: From the equation,
$\frac{n_{A}}{n_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$

From (1)
$\frac{1.25 \times 10}{0.5 \times V_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{12.5}{0.5 V_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$
25 = 0.5V $_{B}$

VB = 50.0 cm $^{3}$

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Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions

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Swali 38 Ripoti

Na $_{2}$ CO $_{3}$ + 2HCl $\to$ 2NaCl + H $_{2}$ O + CO $_{2}$

The indicator most suitable for this reaction should have a pH equal to

5

7

3

9

Acids, Bases And Salts

Tazama Jibu

Swali 39 Ripoti

200cm $^{3}$ of 0.50mol/dm $^{3}$ solution of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is heated. The maximum weight of solid precipitated is

10g

25g

20g

15g

Maelezo ya Majibu

To solve this problem, we need to use the concept of stoichiometry and the solubility product constant (Ksp) of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV). First, we need to write the balanced equation for the reaction that occurs when the solution of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is heated: Ca(HCO3)2(s) → CaCO3(s) + H2O(g) + CO2(g) From the balanced equation, we can see that 1 mole of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) produces 1 mole of calcium carbonate. Therefore, we need to determine the number of moles of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) in the solution: Number of moles = concentration x volume Number of moles = 0.50 mol/dm³ x 0.2 dm³ Number of moles = 0.1 mol Since 1 mole of calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) produces 1 mole of calcium carbonate, the number of moles of calcium carbonate produced will also be 0.1 mol. Next, we need to use the solubility product constant (Ksp) of calcium carbonate to determine the maximum amount of solid that can be precipitated: Ksp = [Ca²⁺][CO3²⁻] Ksp = 3.3 x 10⁻⁹ (at 25°C) At the maximum amount of solid precipitated, all the calcium carbonate formed will have precipitated, and the concentration of calcium ions and carbonate ions will be equal. Therefore, we can assume that the concentration of calcium ions and carbonate ions is both x. Substituting into the Ksp expression: Ksp = x² 3.3 x 10⁻⁹ = x² x = 5.74 x 10⁻⁵ mol/dm³ The mass of calcium carbonate precipitated can now be calculated: Mass = number of moles x molar mass Mass = 0.1 mol x 100.1 g/mol Mass = 10.01 g Therefore, the maximum weight of solid precipitated is approximately 10 g. Note that this calculation assumes that all the calcium carbonate precipitated as a solid, which may not always be the case in a real-world experiment. Additionally, this calculation does not take into account any losses due to filtration or other experimental errors.

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Tazama Jibu

Swali 40 Ripoti

A radioactive nucleus has a half-life of 20 years, starting with 100,000 particles, how many particles will be left exactly at the end of 40 years

75,000 particles

35,000 particles

25,000 particles

50,000 particles