JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1988

What are the possible oxidation numbers of an element if its atomic number is 17?

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17 = 2, 8, 7

The acidic hydrogen in the compound is the hydrogen attached to carbon number

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Which of the following reactions takes place in the cathode compartment during the electrolysis of copper (II) chloride solution?

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Which of the following acts as both a reducing and an oxidizing agent?

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The IUPAC name for

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Which property of a reversible reaction is affected by a catalyst?

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Alkanoates are formed by the reaction of alkanoic acid with?

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Suitable reagents for the laboratory preparation nitrogen are?

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Which of the following in aqueous solution is neutral to litmus?

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2.25g of a sample of an oxide of copper on reduction gave 2.0g of copper. 2.50g of another oxide of copper on reduction also gave 2.0g of copper. These results are in accordance with the law of?

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Crude copper can be purified by the electrolysis of CuSO4(aq) if?

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In the experiment above, ammonium chloride crystals deposit on the walls of the tube is as a result of

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Aluminium is extracted commercially from its ore by?

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In the experiment above, ammonium chloride crystals deposit on the walls of the tube is as a result of

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Carbon (ll) oxide may be collected as shown above because it

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What process would coal undergo to give coal gas, coal tar, ammoniacal liquor and coke?

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Chlorine is produced commercially by?

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A substance S is isomorphous with another substance R. When a tiny crystals of S is added into a supersaturated solution of R?

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One mole of propane is mixed with five moles of oxygen. The mixture is ignited and the propane burns completely. What is the volume of the products at s.t.p?(G.M.V = 22.4 dm3 mol-1)

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C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
When the mixture is ignited CO2 is collected as product. From the equation 33 moles of CO2 is produced which equals 3 x 2.4 dm3 = 67.2 dm3 at S.T.P

The ion that may be assumed to have negligible concentration in a sample of water that lathers readily with soap is?

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An eruption pollution an environment with gas suspected to be H2S, a poisonous gas. A residue team should spray the environment with?

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What volume of a 0.1 M H3PO4 will be required to neutralize 45.0 cm3 of a 0.2 M NaOH?

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The energy changes accompanying the addition of an electron to a gaseous atom is called?

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Which of the following is used in fire extinguishers?

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The diagram above shows the reaction path of an exothermic reaction. The heat of reaction is represented by

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Which of the following substances is a basic salt?

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The thermal decomposition of copper (ll)trioxonitrate (V) yields copper (ll) oxide, oxygen and?

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The four classes of hydrocarbons are?

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Given the reactions (i) Fe(s) + X(NO3)2(aq) → Fe(NO3) + X(s) (ii) H2(g) + XO → X + H2O(s); X is likely to be?

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Which of the following dilute solutions has the lowest pH value?

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The molar ratio of oxygen to nitrogen in dissolved air is 2:1 whereas the ratio is 4:1 in atmospheric air because?

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Which of the followingstatements is TRUE?

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The forces holding naphthalene crystals together can be overcome when naphthalene is heated to a temperature of 354K resulting in the crystal to melting. These forces are known as?

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Which of the following physical properties decreases across the Periodic Table?

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Methylethanoate reacts with ammonia to yield?

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Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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Increasing the pressure confines the gas molecules to a smaller space, thereby reducing the volume. Reducing the pressure the other way round increases the volume of a gas.

Detergents have the general formula?

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A metallic ion X2+ with an inert gas structure contains 18 electrons. How many protons are there in this ion?

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A mixture of starch solution and potassium iodide was placed in a test tube. On adding dilute tetraoxosulphate (lV) acid and then K2Cr2O7 solutions, a blue-black colour was produced. In this reaction, the?

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An increase in temperature causes an increase in the pressure of a gas because there is an increase in the?

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Use the graph above to answer this question. The mass of a substance, M, liberated at an electrode during electrolysis is proportional to the quantity of electricity, Q passing through the electrolyte. This is represented graphically by.

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The formula of a compound formed in a reaction between a trivalent metal M and a tetravalent non-metal X is~?

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M2+ + X-4 = M4X3

When H2S gas is passed into a solution of iron (III) chloride, the colour changes from yellow to green. This is because?

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Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point?

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Which of the following will produce the greatest increase in the rate of the chemical reaction represented by the equation Na2S2O3(aq) + 2HCl(aq) → 2NaCI(aq) + H2O(I) + SO2(g) + S(g)?

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