Year : 
1998
Title : 
Chemistry
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 26 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following can be added to dissolve the precipitate formed in the reaction represented by the following equation? CaCl2(aq) + H2C2O 4(s) ⇌ CaC 2O2

A. Calcium chloride solution

B. Concentrated hydrochloric acid

C. Ethanol

D. Ethanedioc acid

E. Aqueous ammonia

E

12.

The spontaneity of a chemical reaction is determined by the change in the

A. concentration of the reactants

B. temperature of the system

C. free energy of the system

D. pressure applied to the system

E. volume of the reactants

C

13.

Two metallic ions commonly present in hard water are

A. Ca2+ and Zn2+

B. Cu2+ and Na+

C. Mg2+ and Ca2+

D. Fe2+ and Na+

E. Zn2+ and Cu2+

C

14.

Rusting of iron is an example of

A. deliquescence

B. decomposition

C. displacement reaction

D. redox reaction

E. reversible reaction

D

15.

Aluminium is extracted from

A. magnetite

B. cryolite

C. bauxite

D. cassiterite

C

16.

Metals are said to be malleable because they

A. are good conductors heat

B. are good conductors of electricity

C. can be beaten into sheets

D. can be alloyed

E. can be polished

C

17.

A device used in the laboratory for intermittent production of gases without heating is

A. Leibing condenser

B. aspirator

C. delivery tube

D. inverted funnel

E. Kipp's apparatus

E

18.

Which of the following can undergo both addition reactions and substitution reactions?

A. Benzene

B. Pentane

C. Propene

D. Hexane

E. Ethene

A

19.

The liquid product of the destructive distillation of coal is

A. kerosene

B. ethanol

C. ammoniacal liquor

D. paraffin oil

E. aqueous ammonia

C

20.

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

A. pentane

B. ethane

C. propane

D. butana

E. hexane

E

11.

Which of the following can be added to dissolve the precipitate formed in the reaction represented by the following equation? CaCl2(aq) + H2C2O 4(s) ⇌ CaC 2O2

A. Calcium chloride solution

B. Concentrated hydrochloric acid

C. Ethanol

D. Ethanedioc acid

E. Aqueous ammonia

E

12.

The spontaneity of a chemical reaction is determined by the change in the

A. concentration of the reactants

B. temperature of the system

C. free energy of the system

D. pressure applied to the system

E. volume of the reactants

C

13.

Two metallic ions commonly present in hard water are

A. Ca2+ and Zn2+

B. Cu2+ and Na+

C. Mg2+ and Ca2+

D. Fe2+ and Na+

E. Zn2+ and Cu2+

C

14.

Rusting of iron is an example of

A. deliquescence

B. decomposition

C. displacement reaction

D. redox reaction

E. reversible reaction

D

15.

Aluminium is extracted from

A. magnetite

B. cryolite

C. bauxite

D. cassiterite

C

16.

Metals are said to be malleable because they

A. are good conductors heat

B. are good conductors of electricity

C. can be beaten into sheets

D. can be alloyed

E. can be polished

C

17.

A device used in the laboratory for intermittent production of gases without heating is

A. Leibing condenser

B. aspirator

C. delivery tube

D. inverted funnel

E. Kipp's apparatus

E

18.

Which of the following can undergo both addition reactions and substitution reactions?

A. Benzene

B. Pentane

C. Propene

D. Hexane

E. Ethene

A

19.

The liquid product of the destructive distillation of coal is

A. kerosene

B. ethanol

C. ammoniacal liquor

D. paraffin oil

E. aqueous ammonia

C

20.

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

A. pentane

B. ethane

C. propane

D. butana

E. hexane

E