NECO SSCE - Chemistry - 2003

Small amounts of compounds of transition metals are sometimes added to glass during manufacture in order to make the glass

What is the change in the oxidation number of phosphorus in the following reaction?

4P(s) + 5O₂(ag) → 2P₂O₅(s)

An atom of element X has an electronic configuration of \( 1s^22p^33s^23p^2. \) In which group of the periodic table is X?

Why is tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid NOT used for making carbon dioxide from calcium carbonate? It is

Which metal bromide is widely used in photography?

Which formula is used to indicate the degree of acidity of an acid?

The boiling point of water is higher than the boiling point of ethanol because

Which metal is extracted from bauxite?

Why does the treatment of cotton fabrics with dilute acids weaken the materials?

Naturally occurring lithium consists of 90% \( ^7_3Li \text{ and 10% } ^6_3 Li. \) What is the relative atomic mass of lithium?

What mass of silver is deposited when a current of 2.6 A is passed through a solution of a silver salt for 40 minutes? [Ag= 108 ; F=96500C]

Which element is the most electronegative?

A calcium atom and a calcium ion have the same

What is formed when starch is completely hydrolysed?

Chlorine is used in water purification because it

An organic compound gave the following results on analysis: C = 29.3% ; H = 5.7%; Br = 65%.
What is the empirical formula of the compound? [C = 12, H = 1, Br=80]

Which is NOT a synthetic polymer?

What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CCI=C(CH₃)2?

How many Faradays of electricity are required to liberate 9g of aluminium? [Al = 27]

What is the number of moles of NaHCO₃in 250cm³ of its solution if the solution contains 8.4 g of NaHCO₃ in 1 dm³ of the solution. [Na = 23, 0 = 16, C = 12, H = 1)

The number of hydrogen ions in 1.0dm6.00x10³ of a 0.25 mole dm6.00x10^-3 tetraoxosulphate(Vl) acid solution is
[Avogadro constant = 6.0 x 1 0]

At s.t.p, a mole of chlorine occupies 22.4dm³. If the temperature is changed to 35°C and the pressure to 750mHg the of the new volume will be [Cl = 35.5]

Which statement is NOT true about the composition of starch?

Which compound will give propane when it Is dehy drated by an excess of hot, concentrated tetraoxosvlphate(VI) acid?

What mass of copper is deposited when 6.5g of granulated zinc reacts with excess copper(II) tetraoxosulphate(VI) solution?

The equation for the reaction is: Zn(s) + \( CuSO_4(aq)→ ZnSO_4(aq)+ Cu(s)\)[CU= 64; Zn=65]

Which metal is a constituent of both bronze and solder?

What is the concentration (in mol dm³) of a solution containing 28 g of potassium hydroxide per 100 cm³ of solution? (K=39; H=1; 0=16)

What change will occur during the electrolysis of brine using carbon electrodes?

Which separation technique is routinely applied in the petroleum industry?

The pH of water is 7.

What is the pH of orange juice?

Ethene decolourises acidified potassium tetraoxomanganate(VII) solution. Which gas will decolourise bromine water?

Which hydrocarbon does NOT exhibit structural isomerism?

In the reaction 2H₂S(g) + SO₂(g) → 2H₂SO(I)+3S(s)SO₂is acting as _agent

B is an isotope of the element \(^{238} _{92}Ur\). The isotope B has

Which method is used for the purification of copper from its ore?

Chlorine displaces bromine from aqueous potassium bromide because

What change will occur to the equilibrium mixture
\( 2CrO^{2-}_4(aq) + 2H^+(aq) ⇔ Cr_2O^{2-}_7(aq) + H_2O(l) \) when excess sodium hydrogen solution is added?

The reaction C₂H₆ → C₂H + H₂ is known as