JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 1980

When dilute hydrochloric acid is added to iron(ll)sulphide, the gas evolved will?

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Which of the following is the correct order in the above diagram increasing boiling point, of the isomeric \(C_{5}H_{12}\) compounds?

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The following graph demonstrates the rate of reaction between calcium carbonate (marble)and dilute hydrochloric acid. The graph shows that the rate of reaction is initially greatest when

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Which of the following derivatives of nitrogen affords an aqueous solution having a pH of less that 7?

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A sample of an oxide of mercury weighed 1.00g. When this was heated, oxygen was given off, and 1.00g of mercury metal only was left. What is the formula of the oxide?

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On heating, under suitable conditions, 1 litres of monoatomic gas,X, combines with 1¹/₂ litres of an oxide, What is the formula of the oxide.

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Chlorine, bromine and iodine resemble each other in that all?

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If 1 litre of 2.2M sulphuric acid is poured into a bucket containing 10 litre of water,and resulting solution mixed thoroughly, the resulting sulpuric acid concentration will be?

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Detergents are more advantageous than soaps in hard water districts because

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When ethene gas reacts with chlorine gas to form 1, 2-dichloroethene, the reaction is called?

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When copper (ii) sulphate solution is treated with excess ammonium hydroxide, a precipitate is first formed, and then this dissolves to give a deep blue solution. This deep blue solution is a

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Hardening of an oil may achieved by?

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In the above experiment X is

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Which of the following compounds will take up the molecules of bromine?

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The chemical reaction which takes place at the anode (positive electrode) in electrolysis is?

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An endothermic reaction is one during which heat is.....and can be represented by the symbol.... which of the following combinations can be used accurately to complete the above definition?

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How many grams of hydrogen gas will be liberated when 6g of magnesium ribbon dissolves in 500cm³ of 6M HCl?


(Mg=24, H=1, Cl=35.5)

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20 cm3 of 1 M H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) is mixed 20 cm\(^3\) of 1 M NaOH. The resulting solution is?

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Which of the following statements is an exception in the assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases?

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Which of the following reactions is correct as as written?

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The best way of collecting chlorine is?

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In an attempt to remove sugar from a breaker containing a quantity of sand and sugar, 2 M ammonium chloride solution was accidentally added instead of water. Which of the following method could be used to remove the ammonium chloride from the mixture?

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10cm³ of CO is mixed and sparked with 100cm³ of air containing 21% O₂. If all the volumes measured at S.T.P. the volume of resulting gases would be?

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Which of the following classes of organic compounds undergoes rapid oxidation with bromine water?

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Which ONE of the following statements is true?

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The alloy duralumin is used for the building of aeroplanes because it?

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Given the mean atomic mass of chlorine prepared in the laboratory to be 35.5 and assuming that chlorine contains two isotopes of mass number 35 nad 37, what is the percentage composition of the isotope of mass number 35?

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The boiling point of water is higher than that of methanol because?

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Under high pressure, real gases do not obey gas laws because their molecules?

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A cold aqueous solution of sodium chloride is electrolyzed using a graphite anode and an iron cathode. In the course of the electrolysis the electrolyte is continuously stirred. The liquid left after electrolysis will therefore consist of?

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Which of the following tests would confirm-unequivocally that a solution X contain the sulphate ion if it gives with

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Copper sulphate solution was electrolysed using the apparatus show above. Which of the following changes are observed?

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Element X has a total of 19 electrons and can react with oxygen to form an oxide. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the oxide of the element?

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The IUPAC name for the compound is

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When chlorine gas is passed into a solution of sulphur dioxide?

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In which of the following is the oxidation state of oxygen different from its value in water?

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A solution X on mixing with AgNO₃ solution, gives a white precipitate solution in NH₃. A Solution Y, when added to X, also gives a white precipiate which is soluble on boiling. Solution Y contains?

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Which of the following is acceptable as the organic product of the reaction of ethanoic acid and ethanol with an acid catalyst?

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Which of the following silver halides is readily soluble in ammonium hydroxide?

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A mixture of ethanol, sodium dichromate, and water is allowed to drop gradually into a boiling solution containing one part concentrated H₂SO
₄ and the liberate gas is collected by cooling it with ice water to give a liquid. This liquid is?

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Which of the following statement is false?

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Cellulose and starches can be classified as one of the following?

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Which of the following does NOT happen when a zinc rod is introduced into a solution of copper (ll) sulphate?

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The following arrangement of elements in order of decreasing number of outer electrons; One of the elements is wrongly placed. Which is it? ALUMINIUM, CHLORINE, SILICON, MAGNESIUM AND SODIUM.

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If one of the following oxides is heated with hydrogen or carbon using a bunsen burner, it is not reduced to the metal. Which one is it?

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Hardening of an oil may be achieved by?

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