Year : 
1986
Title : 
Chemistry
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 47 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

The exhaust fumes from a garage in a place that uses petrol of high sulphur content are bound to contain?

A. CO and SO3

B. CO and SO2

C. CO,SO2 and SO3

D. CO and H2S

B

12.

Oxygen-demanding waste are considered to be a water pollutant because they?

A. deplete oxygen which is necessary for the survival of aquatic organism

B. increase oxygen which is necessary for survival of aquatic organism

C. increase other gaseous substances which are necessary for the survival of aquatic organisms

D. deplete other gaseous species which is necessary for the survival of aquatic organisms

A

13.

Which of the following will react further with oxygen to form higher oxide?

A. NO and H2O

B. CO and CO2

C. SO2 and NO

D. CO2 and H2O

C

14.

In the course of an experiment, two gases X and Y were produced. X turned wet lead ethanoate to black and Y bleached moist litmus paper. What are the element(s) in each of the gases X and Y respectively?

A. H and S;Cl

B. H and O;Cl

C. H and S;C and O

D. H and Cl;S and O

A

15.

Which of the following metals does NOT form a stable trioxocarbonate (IV)?

A. Fe

B. Al

C. Zn

D. Pb

E. none of the options is correct

E

16.

Which of the following sulphides is insoluble in dilute HCl?

A. Na2S

B. ZnS

C. CuS

D. FeS

C

17.

When chlorine is passed into water and subsequently exposed to sunlight, the gas evolved is?

A. HCl

B. HOCl

C. O2

D. Cl2O

C

18.

A substance Z reacts with NaOH to give salt and water only. When Z is treated with dilute HCl, a gas is evolved which gives a yellow suspension on passing into concentrated H2SO4. Substance Z is?

A. NaHS

B. Na2SO3

C. Na2S

D. NaHSO3

A

19.

Ammonia gas is normally dried with?

A. concentrated sulphuric acid

B. quicklime

C. anhydrous calcium chloride

D. magnesium sulphate

B

20.

What are the values of x, y and z respectively in the equation: xCu + yHNO3 → xCu(NO3)2 + 4H2O + zNO?

A. 4: 1: 2

B. 3:8:2

C. 2:8:3

D. 8:3:2

B

11.

The exhaust fumes from a garage in a place that uses petrol of high sulphur content are bound to contain?

A. CO and SO3

B. CO and SO2

C. CO,SO2 and SO3

D. CO and H2S

B

12.

Oxygen-demanding waste are considered to be a water pollutant because they?

A. deplete oxygen which is necessary for the survival of aquatic organism

B. increase oxygen which is necessary for survival of aquatic organism

C. increase other gaseous substances which are necessary for the survival of aquatic organisms

D. deplete other gaseous species which is necessary for the survival of aquatic organisms

A

13.

Which of the following will react further with oxygen to form higher oxide?

A. NO and H2O

B. CO and CO2

C. SO2 and NO

D. CO2 and H2O

C

14.

In the course of an experiment, two gases X and Y were produced. X turned wet lead ethanoate to black and Y bleached moist litmus paper. What are the element(s) in each of the gases X and Y respectively?

A. H and S;Cl

B. H and O;Cl

C. H and S;C and O

D. H and Cl;S and O

A

15.

Which of the following metals does NOT form a stable trioxocarbonate (IV)?

A. Fe

B. Al

C. Zn

D. Pb

E. none of the options is correct

E

16.

Which of the following sulphides is insoluble in dilute HCl?

A. Na2S

B. ZnS

C. CuS

D. FeS

C

17.

When chlorine is passed into water and subsequently exposed to sunlight, the gas evolved is?

A. HCl

B. HOCl

C. O2

D. Cl2O

C

18.

A substance Z reacts with NaOH to give salt and water only. When Z is treated with dilute HCl, a gas is evolved which gives a yellow suspension on passing into concentrated H2SO4. Substance Z is?

A. NaHS

B. Na2SO3

C. Na2S

D. NaHSO3

A

19.

Ammonia gas is normally dried with?

A. concentrated sulphuric acid

B. quicklime

C. anhydrous calcium chloride

D. magnesium sulphate

B

20.

What are the values of x, y and z respectively in the equation: xCu + yHNO3 → xCu(NO3)2 + 4H2O + zNO?

A. 4: 1: 2

B. 3:8:2

C. 2:8:3

D. 8:3:2

B