JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 2019

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Swali 3 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.

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws (JAMB)

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A cell shorthand notation can be written as A / A $^{+}$ // B $^{2 +}$ /B. The double slash in the notation represents the

electrolyte

electrodes

salt bridge

solid - liquid interface

Electrolysis

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Swali 5 Ripoti

Which two gases can be used for the demonstration of the fountain experiment?

SO

_{3}

and NH

_{3}

SO

_{2}

and NH

_{3}

HCl and NH

_{3}

SO

_{2}

and HCl

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Swali 6 Ripoti

The part of the total energy of a system that accounts for the useful work done in a system is known as

Enthalpy change

None of the above

Gibb's free energy

Entropy

Energy Changes

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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 8 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

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Oxidation And Reduction (JAMB)

Oxidation And Reduction

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Swali 9 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.

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Metals And Their Compounds (JAMB)

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Organic Compounds (JAMB)

Metals And Their Compounds

Organic Compounds

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Swali 10 Ripoti

How many electrons will be found in the nucleus of an atom with mass number 23 and 17 neutrons?

none

6

7

8

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Swali 11 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 12 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

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Swali 13 Ripoti

Hydrocarbons which will react with Tollen's reagent conform to the general formula

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n}

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n + 2}

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n - 2}

C

_{n}

H

_{2 n + 1}

OH

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Swali 14 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

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Swali 15 Ripoti

What mass of magnesium would be obtained by passing a current of 2 amperes for 2 hours, through molten magnesium chloride?
[1 faraday = 96500C, Mg = 24]

1.12g

4.48g

1.80g

2.00g

Maelezo ya Majibu

Current (I) = 2A; Time (t) = 2 hours = 7200 secs
Q = It
= 2 x 7200 = 14400C
1 F = 96500C
x = 14400C
x = $\frac{14400}{96500}$
= 0.15F
Mg $^{2 +}$ + 2e $^{-}$ $\to$ Mg
2F $\to$ 24g
0.15F $\to$ x
2x = 24 x 0.15
x = $\frac{24 \times 0.15}{2}$
= 1.8g

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only) (WAEC)

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Electrolysis (JAMB)

Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only)

Electrolysis

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Swali 16 Ripoti

The emission of two successive beta particles from the nucleus $_{15}^{32} P$ will produce

_{14}^{30}

Si

_{13}^{32}

Al

_{17}^{32}

Cl

_{16}^{32}

S

Maelezo ya Majibu

Explanation:

_{15}^{32}

P

\to

2

_{- 1}^{0}

e +

_{b}^{a}

X
32 = 2(0) + a
a = 32
15 = 2(-1) + b
b = 15 + 2
b = 17

∴

_{b}^{a}

X =

_{17}^{32}

Cl

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Structure Of The Atom (WAEC)

Structure Of The Atom

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Swali 17 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.

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Kinetic Theory Of Matter And Gas Laws (JAMB)

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only) (WAEC)

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only) (WAEC)

Chemical Kinetics And Equilibrium Systems (Ghana Only)

Periodic Chemistry (Ghana Only)

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Swali 18 Ripoti

Which of the following is a physical change?

Exposing white phosphorus to air

Burning kerosene

Dissolving calcium in water

Freezing ice cream

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Swali 19 Ripoti

Burning magnesium ribbon in air removes which of the following

(i) oxygen (ii) nitrogen (iii) argon and (iv) carbon(iv)oxide?

i and iv only

i, ii, iii and iv only

i only

i and ii only

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Swali 20 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

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Swali 21 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 22 Ripoti

Which of the following pollutants will lead to the depletion of ozone layer?

chlorofluorocarbon

carbon (ii) oxide

hydrogen sulphide

sulphur (iv) oxide

Environmental Pollution

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Swali 23 Ripoti

An element Z contains 80% of $_{8}^{16}$ Z and 20% of $_{8}^{18}$ Z. Its relative atomic mass is

16.2

17.6

16.0

16.4

Maelezo ya Majibu

R.A.M of Z = $16 (\frac{80}{100}) + 18 (\frac{20}{100})$
= $12.8 + 3.6$
= 16.4

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances (JAMB)

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Atomic Structure And Bonding (JAMB)

Separation Of Mixtures And Purification Of Chemical Substances

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Swali 24 Ripoti

The IUPAC name for CH $_{3}$ CH $_{2}$ COOCH $_{2}$ CH $_{3}$ is

methylpropanoate

ethylethanoate

ethylpropanoate

methylethanoate

Tazama Jibu

Swali 25 Ripoti

When ammonia and hydrogen ion bond together to form ammonium ion, the bond formed is called

electrovalent bond

co-ordinate bond

ionic bond

covalent bond

Oxidation And Reduction

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Swali 26 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

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Swali 27 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

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Swali 28 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

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Swali 29 Ripoti

A secondary alkanol can be oxidized to give an

alkanone

alkyne

alkanoic acid

alkanal

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Swali 30 Ripoti

In the reaction:

M + N → P

ΔH = +Q kJWhich of the following would increase the concentration of the product?

Adding a suitable catalyst

Increasing the concentration of P

Increasing the temperature

Decreasing the temperature

Tazama Jibu

Swali 31 Ripoti

When chlorine water is exposed to bright sunlight, the following products are formed

HCl

_{(a q)}

and Cl

_{2}

HOCl

_{(a q)}

and Cl

_{2}

HCl

_{(a q)}

and O

_{2}

HOCl

_{(a q)}

and O

_{2}

Chemistry Of Carbon Compounds (Ghana Only)

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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

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

atomic numbers

metallic character

mass number

relative atomic mass

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Swali 34 Ripoti

If acidified Potassium Dichromate(VI) (K $_{2}$ Cr $_{2}$ O $_{7}$ ) acts as oxidizing agent, color changes from

yellow to green

orange to green

yellow to red

orange to red

Oxidation And Reduction

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Swali 35 Ripoti

Which of the following could not be alkane?

C

_{4}

H

_{10}

C

_{5}

H

_{12}

C

_{7}

H

_{14}

C

_{8}

H

_{18}

Tazama Jibu

Swali 36 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

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Swali 37 Ripoti

Which of the following gases contains the least number of atoms at s.t.p?

1 mole of butane

4 moles of chlorine

3 moles of ozone

7 moles of argon

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Swali 38 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

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Swali 39 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}

Tazama Jibu

Swali 40 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 $^{3}$

Soma maelezo ya somo kwenye Stoichiometry And Chemical Reactions (WAEC)