JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1988

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

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?

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?

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?

Alkanoates are formed by the reaction of alkanoic acid with?

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

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

Suitable reagents for the laboratory preparation nitrogen are?

Which of the followingstatements is TRUE?

The four classes of hydrocarbons are?

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Detergents have the general formula?

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

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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

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

Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point?

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

Aluminium is extracted commercially from its ore by?

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

Which of the following substances is a basic salt?

Chlorine is produced commercially by?

The IUPAC name for

Which of the following is used in fire extinguishers?

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

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

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

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.

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)?

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

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

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

Methylethanoate reacts with ammonia to yield?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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