Year : 
1995
Title : 
Chemistry
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 29 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Sodium chloride cannot conduct electricity in the solid state because it

A. is a normal salt

B. is highly soluble in water

C. is an electrovalent compound

D. does not have any effect on litmus

E. does not contain mobile ions

E

12.

What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]

A. 64g

B. 32g

C. 12.8g

D. 6.4g

E. 3.2g

E

13.

What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]

A. 64g

B. 32g

C. 12.8g

D. 6.4g

E. 3.2g

E

14.

Which of the following is not correct of the reaction represented by the equation below? 2C(s) + O2(g) → 2CO(g); ∆H = - xKJ

A. there is an increase in entropy ;

B. There is anincrease in gaseous volume

C. Carbon (lV) oxide is produced

D. The oxidation number of carbon increases from 0 to +2

E. The reaction is exothermic

C

15.

H3O+(aq) + OH-(aq) → 2H2O(l). The heat change accompanying the process represented by the equation above is the heat of

A. neutralization

B. formation

C. solution

D. dilution

E. hydration

A

16.

The following statements about graphite are correct except that it

A. is used as a lubricant

B. has a network structure

C. contains mobile free electrons

D. is good conductor

E. is an allotrope of carbon

B

17.

Which of the following is hydrocarbons is unsaturated?

A. Ethane

B. Benzene

C. Propane

D. 2 - methylbutane

E. 2,2,4-trimethylpentane

B

18.

The following can be obtained directly from the destructive distillation of coal except

A. ammoniacal liquor

B. coke

C. producer gas

D. coal gas

E. coal tar

C

19.

Fructose and glucose are classified as carbohydrates because they

A. are crystalline white solids

B. are energy -giving substances

C. are naturally occurring organic compounds

D. contain carbon oxygen and hydrogen

E. conform to the general formula Cx(H2O)y

E

20.

The gas produced when a mixture of sodium propanoate and soda lime is heated is

A. methane

B. pentane

C. ethane

D. butene

E. ethyne

C

11.

Sodium chloride cannot conduct electricity in the solid state because it

A. is a normal salt

B. is highly soluble in water

C. is an electrovalent compound

D. does not have any effect on litmus

E. does not contain mobile ions

E

12.

What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]

A. 64g

B. 32g

C. 12.8g

D. 6.4g

E. 3.2g

E

13.

What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]

A. 64g

B. 32g

C. 12.8g

D. 6.4g

E. 3.2g

E

14.

Which of the following is not correct of the reaction represented by the equation below? 2C(s) + O2(g) → 2CO(g); ∆H = - xKJ

A. there is an increase in entropy ;

B. There is anincrease in gaseous volume

C. Carbon (lV) oxide is produced

D. The oxidation number of carbon increases from 0 to +2

E. The reaction is exothermic

C

15.

H3O+(aq) + OH-(aq) → 2H2O(l). The heat change accompanying the process represented by the equation above is the heat of

A. neutralization

B. formation

C. solution

D. dilution

E. hydration

A

16.

The following statements about graphite are correct except that it

A. is used as a lubricant

B. has a network structure

C. contains mobile free electrons

D. is good conductor

E. is an allotrope of carbon

B

17.

Which of the following is hydrocarbons is unsaturated?

A. Ethane

B. Benzene

C. Propane

D. 2 - methylbutane

E. 2,2,4-trimethylpentane

B

18.

The following can be obtained directly from the destructive distillation of coal except

A. ammoniacal liquor

B. coke

C. producer gas

D. coal gas

E. coal tar

C

19.

Fructose and glucose are classified as carbohydrates because they

A. are crystalline white solids

B. are energy -giving substances

C. are naturally occurring organic compounds

D. contain carbon oxygen and hydrogen

E. conform to the general formula Cx(H2O)y

E

20.

The gas produced when a mixture of sodium propanoate and soda lime is heated is

A. methane

B. pentane

C. ethane

D. butene

E. ethyne

C