Year : 
1988
Title : 
Chemistry
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 36 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Which of the following is not decomposed by heat?

A. CaCO3

B. CuCO3

C. ZnCO,sub>3

D. Na2CO3

E. MgCO3

D

22.

Which of the following is not true of the rusting of iron?

A. Rusting is a reduction process

B. Rusting of iron takes place in the presence of oxygen and moisture

C. the rust formed is reddish brown

D. the major constituent of rust is hydrated iron (lll) oxide

E. rusting is similar to burning

A

23.

Which of the following is not true of the rusting of iron?

A. Rusting is a reduction process

B. Rusting of iron takes place in the presence of oxygen and moisture

C. the rust formed is reddish brown

D. the major constituent of rust is hydrated iron (lll) oxide

E. rusting is similar to burning

A

24.

What volume of oxygen will be left unreacted when a mixture of 100cm3 of hydrogen and 200cm,sup>3,/sup> of oxygen are exploded in a eudiometer?

A. 300cm3

B. 200cm3

C. 150cm3

D. 100cm3

E. 50cm3

C

25.

How many isomers can be obtained from C4H10?

A. o

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

E. 4

C

26.

Water gas is a mixture of

A. CO2 and H2

B. CO and H2O

C. CO2 and CO

D. CO and N2

E. CO and H2

E

27.

Which of the following metals cannot extracted from its ore by using carbon (ll) oxide as the reducing agent?

A. Cu

B. Zn

C. Al

D. Pb

E. Fe

C

28.

Which of the following is not a naturally occurring iron ore?

A. FeCl2

B. Fe2O3O3

C. Fe2O3

D. FeCO3

E. FeS2

A

29.

Which of the following equations represents the reaction of chlorine with hot concentrated sodium hydroxide solution?

A. 2KOH+CI2 → KCIO + KCI + H2O

B. 4KOH + 2CI → 4KCI + 2H2O + O2

C. 6KOH + 3CI2 → KCIO3 + 5KCI + 3H2O

D. 2KOH + CI2 → 2KCI + H2O2

E. KOH + 2CI2 + H2O → KCI + 3HCI + O2

C

30.

Aqueous sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) solution is alkaline because

A. acid from which it is formed is strong

B. sodium is an alkali metal

C. sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) is decomposed by water

D. sodium trioxocarbonate (lV) is stable to heat

E. sodium triocarbonate (IV) is hydrolysed in water

E

21.

Which of the following is not decomposed by heat?

A. CaCO3

B. CuCO3

C. ZnCO,sub>3

D. Na2CO3

E. MgCO3

D

22.

Which of the following is not true of the rusting of iron?

A. Rusting is a reduction process

B. Rusting of iron takes place in the presence of oxygen and moisture

C. the rust formed is reddish brown

D. the major constituent of rust is hydrated iron (lll) oxide

E. rusting is similar to burning

A

23.

Which of the following is not true of the rusting of iron?

A. Rusting is a reduction process

B. Rusting of iron takes place in the presence of oxygen and moisture

C. the rust formed is reddish brown

D. the major constituent of rust is hydrated iron (lll) oxide

E. rusting is similar to burning

A

24.

What volume of oxygen will be left unreacted when a mixture of 100cm3 of hydrogen and 200cm,sup>3,/sup> of oxygen are exploded in a eudiometer?

A. 300cm3

B. 200cm3

C. 150cm3

D. 100cm3

E. 50cm3

C

25.

How many isomers can be obtained from C4H10?

A. o

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

E. 4

C

26.

Water gas is a mixture of

A. CO2 and H2

B. CO and H2O

C. CO2 and CO

D. CO and N2

E. CO and H2

E

27.

Which of the following metals cannot extracted from its ore by using carbon (ll) oxide as the reducing agent?

A. Cu

B. Zn

C. Al

D. Pb

E. Fe

C

28.

Which of the following is not a naturally occurring iron ore?

A. FeCl2

B. Fe2O3O3

C. Fe2O3

D. FeCO3

E. FeS2

A

29.

Which of the following equations represents the reaction of chlorine with hot concentrated sodium hydroxide solution?

A. 2KOH+CI2 → KCIO + KCI + H2O

B. 4KOH + 2CI → 4KCI + 2H2O + O2

C. 6KOH + 3CI2 → KCIO3 + 5KCI + 3H2O

D. 2KOH + CI2 → 2KCI + H2O2

E. KOH + 2CI2 + H2O → KCI + 3HCI + O2

C

30.

Aqueous sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) solution is alkaline because

A. acid from which it is formed is strong

B. sodium is an alkali metal

C. sodium trioxocarbonate (IV) is decomposed by water

D. sodium trioxocarbonate (lV) is stable to heat

E. sodium triocarbonate (IV) is hydrolysed in water

E