Year : 
2002
Title : 
Chemistry
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 47 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

When dissolved in water, NaOH flakes show

A. An endothermic change

B. An exothermic change

C. A slow reaction

D. A rapid reaction

B

12.

CU2S(s) + O2(g) → 2CU(s) + SO2(g)
What is the change in the oxidation number of copper in the reaction above?

A. +1 to 0

B. 0 to +2

C. +2 to +1

D. 0 to +1

A

13.

The product of the electrolysis of dilute sodium hydroxide using platinum electrodes are

A. Hydrogen and oxygen gases

B. Water and hydrogen gas

C. Water and sodium metal

D. Sodium metal and oxygen gas

A

14.

The solubility of a salt of molar mass 101g at 20oC is 0.34 mol dm-3. If 3.40g of the salt is dissolved completely in 250cm3 of water in a beaker, the resulting solution is

A. A suspension

B. Saturated

C. Unsaturated

D. Supersaturated

Detailed Solution

At 20oC
0.34 mol/dm of the salt dissolve
= 0.34 * 101 = 34.34gm
Of the salt dissolved.
∴ 34.34gm dissolve is 1,000cm3
If only 250 cm3 is the required mass
X = (250/1000) * 34.34
= 8.555gm
If only 3.40gm of the salt dissolved ,the solution is unsaturated
15.

Tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid burns the skin by

A. Hydrolysis

B. Hydration

C. Heating

D. Dehydration

D

16.

When a salt loses its water of crystallization to the atmosphere on exposure, the process is said to be

A. Efflorescence

B. Deliquescence

C. Effervescence

D. Fluorescence

A

17.

Three drops of a 1.0 mol dm-3 solution of NaOH are added to 20 cm3 of a solution of pH 8.4. The pH of the resulting solution will be

A. Close to that of pure water

B. Unaltered

C. Greater than 8.4

D. Less than 8.4

A

18.

25cm3 of a 0.2 mol dm3 solution of Na2CO3 requires 20 cm3 of a solution of HCl for neutralization. The concentration of the HCl solution is

A. 0.5 mol dm3

B. 0.6 mol dm3

C. 0.2 mol dm3

D. 0.4 mol dm3

A

19.

The substance least considered as a source of environmental pollution is

A. Lead compounds

B. Organophosphorous compounds

C. Silicate minerals

D. Uranium

C

20.

The furring of kettles is caused by the presence in the water of

A. Calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)

B. Calcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate (IV)

C. Calcium hydroxide

D. Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)

Detailed Solution

In the presence of Calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate(IV), a cause of temporary hardness of water, the kettle will most likely fur.
11.

When dissolved in water, NaOH flakes show

A. An endothermic change

B. An exothermic change

C. A slow reaction

D. A rapid reaction

B

12.

CU2S(s) + O2(g) → 2CU(s) + SO2(g)
What is the change in the oxidation number of copper in the reaction above?

A. +1 to 0

B. 0 to +2

C. +2 to +1

D. 0 to +1

A

13.

The product of the electrolysis of dilute sodium hydroxide using platinum electrodes are

A. Hydrogen and oxygen gases

B. Water and hydrogen gas

C. Water and sodium metal

D. Sodium metal and oxygen gas

A

14.

The solubility of a salt of molar mass 101g at 20oC is 0.34 mol dm-3. If 3.40g of the salt is dissolved completely in 250cm3 of water in a beaker, the resulting solution is

A. A suspension

B. Saturated

C. Unsaturated

D. Supersaturated

Detailed Solution

At 20oC
0.34 mol/dm of the salt dissolve
= 0.34 * 101 = 34.34gm
Of the salt dissolved.
∴ 34.34gm dissolve is 1,000cm3
If only 250 cm3 is the required mass
X = (250/1000) * 34.34
= 8.555gm
If only 3.40gm of the salt dissolved ,the solution is unsaturated
15.

Tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid burns the skin by

A. Hydrolysis

B. Hydration

C. Heating

D. Dehydration

D

16.

When a salt loses its water of crystallization to the atmosphere on exposure, the process is said to be

A. Efflorescence

B. Deliquescence

C. Effervescence

D. Fluorescence

A

17.

Three drops of a 1.0 mol dm-3 solution of NaOH are added to 20 cm3 of a solution of pH 8.4. The pH of the resulting solution will be

A. Close to that of pure water

B. Unaltered

C. Greater than 8.4

D. Less than 8.4

A

18.

25cm3 of a 0.2 mol dm3 solution of Na2CO3 requires 20 cm3 of a solution of HCl for neutralization. The concentration of the HCl solution is

A. 0.5 mol dm3

B. 0.6 mol dm3

C. 0.2 mol dm3

D. 0.4 mol dm3

A

19.

The substance least considered as a source of environmental pollution is

A. Lead compounds

B. Organophosphorous compounds

C. Silicate minerals

D. Uranium

C

20.

The furring of kettles is caused by the presence in the water of

A. Calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)

B. Calcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate (IV)

C. Calcium hydroxide

D. Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV)

Detailed Solution

In the presence of Calcium hydrogen trioxocarbonate(IV), a cause of temporary hardness of water, the kettle will most likely fur.