Chemistry

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 Chemistry 1983
1. X is crystalline salt of sodium. Solution of X in water sweet taste and melts on heating. In the presence of
turns litmus red produces a gas which turns lime water yeast and in the absence of air X is converted to
milky when added to sodium carbonate. With barium compound Y in the absence of air, X is converted to
chloride solution, X gives a white precipitate which is compound Y and colourless gas.
insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid. X is Compound Y reacts with sodium metal to produce a
A. Na2,CO3 B. NaHCO3 gas Z which gives a ‘pop’ sound with a glowing splint.
C NaHSO4 D Na2SO3 Y also reacts with ethanoic acid to give a sweet smelling
E. Na2SO4 compound W.

2. The alkanol obtained from the production of soap is 8. Compound W is

A. ethanol B. glycerol A. a soap B. an oil
C. methanol D. propanol C. an alkane D. an ester
E. glycol E. sucrose

3. The flame used by welders in cotton metals is 9. The molecular formula of X is

A. butane gas flame A. C12H 22O 11 B. C6H O
12 6
B. acetylene flame C. C3H6O3 D. C7H O
14 7
C. kerosene flame E. C H3O
4 4
D. oxy-acetylene flame
E. oxygen flame 10. reaction of X with yeast forms the basic of the
A. plastic industry
4. Consecutive members of an alkane homologous series B. textile industry
differ by C. brewing industry
A. CH B. CH2 D. soap industry
C. CH3 D. CnHn E. dyeing industry.
E. CnH2n+2
11. A mixture of common salt, ammonium chloride and
5. If an element has the lectronic configuration 1s22s2 2p6 barium sulphate can best be separated by
3s2 3p2, it is A. addition of water followed by filtration then
A. a metal sublimation
B. an alkaline earth metal B. addition of water followed by sublimation then
C. an s-block element filtration
D. a p-block element C. sublimation followed by addition of water then
E. a transition element filtration
D. fractional distillation
E. fractional crystallization.
6. Some copper (11) sulphate pentahydrate (CuSO45H2O),
was heated at 120oC with the following results: Wt of 12. Which of the following relationships between the
crucible = 10.00 g; Wt of crucible + CuSO45H2O= 14.98g; pressure P, the volume V and the temperature T,
Wt of crucible + residue = 13.54g. How many molecules represents and ideal gas behaviors?
of water of crystallization were lost? [H=1, Cu =63.5, A. P & VT B. P & T/V
O=16, S= 32] C. PT & V D. PV & VT
E. P & V/T
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4 13.
E. 5

7. The three-dimensional shape of methane is

A. hexagonal B. tigonal
C. linear D. tertrahedral
E. cubical

Question 8-10 are based on the following

An unknown organic compound X has a relative In the above experiment (fig1) the litmus paper will
molecular mass of 180. It is a colourless crystalline solid, initially
readily soluble in water. X contains the element C, H, A. be bleached B. turn green
and O in the atomic ratio 1:2:1. The compound has a C. turn red D. turn blue
E. turn black
 14. The colour imparted to a flame by calcium ion 20. How many isomeric forms are there for the molecular
is formula C3H6Br2?
A. green B. blue A. 1 B. 2
C. brick-red D. yellow C. 3 D. 4
E. lilac E. 5

15. In the reaction M+ N P; H = + Q kJ. 21. A piece of burning sulphur will continue to burn in a
Which of the following would increase the gas jar of oxygen to give misty fumes which readily
concentration of the product? dissolve in water. The resulting liquid is
A. Decreasing the concentration of N A. sulphur (1V) trioxide
B. Increasing the concentration of P B. Tetraoxosulphate acid (V1)
C. Adding a suitable catalyst. C. Trioxosulphate (1V) acid
D. Decreasing the temperature D. Dioxosulphate (11) acid
E. Hydrogen sulphide
16. In which of the following processes is iron being
oxidized? 22. Sodium decahydrate (Na2SO4 10H2O) an exposure to air
1. Fe + H2SO4 H2 + FeSO4 loses all its water of crystallization. The process of loss
2. FeSO4+ H2S FeS + H2SO4 is known as
3 FeCl + CI2 2FeCL3 A. Efflorescence B. Hygroscopy
4 FeCl3 + SnCI2 2FeCL2 + SnCI4 C. Deliquescence D. Effervescence
A. 1 only B. 2 only E. Dehydration
C. 3 only D. 1 and 3
E. 2 and 4. 23. Which of the following happens during the electrolysis
of molten sodium chloride?
17. A. Sodium ion loses an electron
B. Chlorine atom gains an electron
C. Chloride ion gains an electron
D. Sodium ion is oxidized
E. Chloride ion is oxidized.

24. Crude petroleum pollutant usually seen on some Nigeria

creeks and waterways can be dispersed or removed by.
Fig.2 A. heating the affected parts order to boil off the
In the above experiment (fig.2), a current was passed petroleum
for 10 minutes and 0.63 g of copper was found to be B. mechanically stirring to dissolve the petroleum
deposited on the cathode of CuSO4 cells. The weight in water
of AgNO3 cell during the same period would be [Cu = C. pouring organic solvents to dissolve the
63, Ag –108] petroleum
A. 0.54 g B. 1.08 g D. spraying the water with detergents
C. 1.62 g D. 2.16 g E. cooling to freeze out the petroleum.
E. 3.24 g
25. An element is electronegative if
18. In the reaction Fe + Cu2+ Fe2+ + Cu, iron displaces A. it has a tendency to exist in the gaseous form
copper ions to form copper. This is due to the fact that B. its ions dissolve readily in water
A. iron is in the metallic form while dthe copper is C. it has a tendency to lose electrons
in the ionic form D. it has a tendency to gain electrons
B. the atomic weight of copper is greater than E. it readily forms covalent bonds
that of ion
C. copper metal has more electrons than ion metal 26. Solution X,Y, and Z have pH values 3.0, 5.0 and 9.0
D. iron is an inert metal respectively. Which of the following statements is
E. iron is higher in the electrochemical series than correct?
copper. A. All the solution are acidic
B. All solution are basic
19. C2H5 C =CH2 C. Y and Z are more acidic than water
D. Y is more acidic than X.
CH3 E. Z is the least acidic
The correct name of the compound with the above
structural formula is 27. In the reactions
A. 2-methylbut-1-ene (1) H2 (g) + 1
B. 2-methylbut-2-ene 2 O2(g) H 2O(1); H =-2.86kJ
C. 2-methylbut-1-ene
D. 2-ethyprop-1-ene (11) C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g); H= -406 kJ
E. 2-ethylprop-2-ene the equations imply that
 A. more heat is absorbed heat is evolved in (1) D. Column chromatography
B. more heat is absorbed in (11) E. Evaporation
C. less heat is evolved in (1)
D. reaction (11) proceeds faster than (1) 35. Increasing the pressure of a gas
E. reaction (1) proceeds faster than (11) A. lowers the average kinetic energy of the
molecules
28. Which of these metals, Mg, Fe, Pb, and Cu will dissolve B. decreases the density of the gas
in dilute HCI? C. decreases the temperature of the gas
A. All the metals D. increases the density of the gas
B. Mgm Fe, and Cu E. increases the volume of the gas.
C. Mg, Fem and Pb
D. Mg and Fe only 36. 2.5 g of a hydrated barium salt gave on heating, 2.13 g
E. Mg only of the anhydrous salt. Given that the relative molecular
mass of the anhydrous salt is 208, the number of
29. Stainless steel is an alloy of molecules of water of crystallization of the barium salt
A. Carbon, iron and lead is
B. Carbon, ion and chromium A. 10 B. 7
C. Carbon iron and copper C. 5 D. 2
D. Carbon, iron and silver E. 1
E. Carbon and iron only
37. 3.06 g of a sample of potassium trioxochlorate
30. What volume of 0.50 MH2SO4 will exactly neutralize (v) (KCIO3) was required to make a saturated solution
20cm3 of 0.1 M NaOH solution? with 10cm3 of water at 25oC. The solubility of the salt at
A. 2.0 cm3 B. 5.0 cm3 25oC is [K =39, CI =35.5, O=16]
C. 6.8 cm3 D. 8.3 cm3 A. 5.0 moles dm3 B. 3.0 moles dm3
E. 10.4 cm3 C. 2,5 moles dm3 D. 1.0 moles dm3
E. 0.5 moles dm3
31. Which of the following pair of gases will NOT react
further with oxygen at a temperature between 30oC and 38. The cracking process is very important in the petroleum
400oC? industry because it
A. SO2 and NH3 B. CO2 and H2 A. gives purer products
C. NO2 and SO3 D. SO3 and NO B. Yields more lubricants
E. CO and H2 C. Yields more engine fuels
D. Yields more asphalt
32. Some metals are extracted from their ores after some E. Yield more candle wax
preliminary treatments by electrolysis (L) some by
thermal reaction(T) and some by a combination of both 39. A gas that can behave as reducing agent towards
processes(TL). Which set-up in the following for the chlorine and as an oxidizing agent toward hydrogen
extraction of iron copper and aluminum is correct? sulphide is
A. Iron (L), copper (L) m aluminum (T) A. O2 B. NO
B. Iron (T), copper (L), aluminum (T) C. SO2 D. NH3
C. Ion (TL), copper (TL), aluminium (TL) E. CO2
D. Iron (L), copper (T), aluminium (T). 40. Which if the following solution will give a white
E. Ion (T), copper (L), aluminium (TL). precipitate with barium chloride solution and a green
flame test?
33. In the preparation of some pure crystals of Cu (NO3)2 A. Na2SO4 B. CuSO4
starting with CuO, a student gave the following C. CaSO4 D. CaCI2
statements as steps he employed. Which of these shows E. (NH4)2 SO4
a flaw in his report?
A. Some CuO was reacted with excess dilute 41. The mass of an atom is determined by
H2SO4 A. its ionization potential
B. The solution was concentrated B. its electrochemical potential
C. When the concentrate was cooled, crystals C. the number of protons
formed were removed by filtration. D. the number of neutrons and protons
D. The crystals were washed with very cold water E. the number of neutrons and electrons
E. The crystals were then allowed to dry.
42. Which of the following is neutralization
34. Which of the following seperation processes is most reaction?
likely to yield high quality ethanol (>95%) from palm A. Addition of chloride solution
wine? B. Addition of trioxonirate (V) acid (nitric acid)
A. Fractional disllation without a dehydrant to distilled water.
B. Simple distillation without a dehydrant C. Addition of trioxonirate (V) acid (nitric acid)
C. Fractional distillation with a dehydrant to tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid (sulphuric acid).
 D. Addition of trioxonirate (V) (potassium nitrate) B. More CuCI2is formed at 10oC
solution C. Less CuCI2 is formed at 10oC
E. Addition of trioxonirate (V) acid (nitric acid) D there is no change CuCI2 formed at 40oC and
potassium hydroxide solution. 10oC
E. More CuCI 2is consumed at 40oC
43. A jet plane carrying 3,000 kg of ethane burns off all the
gas forming water and carbondioxide. If all the 48. Zn + H2SO ZnCI + H
4 2 2
carbondioxide is expelled and the water formed is The rate of the above reaction will be greatly increased
condensed and kept on board the plane, then the gain if.
in weight is A. the zinc is in the powered form
A. 1,800 kg B. 900 kg B. a greater volume of the acid is used
C. 600 kg D. 2,400 kg C. a smaller volume of the acid is used
E. 1,200kg D. the reaction vessel is immersed in an ice-bath
E. the zinc is in the form of pellets.
44. Liquid X, reacts with sodium trioxocarbonate (IV)
(Na2CO3) to give a gas which turns calcium chloride 49. Zn + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + H4
solution milky. X is In the above reaction how much zinc will be left
A. Na2SO4 (aq) B. KI (ag) undissolve if 2.00 g of zinc treated with 10cm3 of 1.0 M
C. An alkali D. An acid of H2SO4? [Zn =65, S=32, O = 16, H = 1]
E. A hydrocarbon. A. 1.35 g B. 1.00 g
C. 0.70 g D. 0.65 g
45. Which of the following statements is FALSE? E. 0.06 g
A. copper (11) ion can be reduced to copper (1)
ion by hydrochloric acid and zinc. 50. 30cm3 of 0.1 M AI(NO3)3 solution is reacted with
B. Sodium metal dissolves in water giving oxygen 100cm3 of 0.15M of NaOH solution. Which is in excess
C. Nitrogen is insoluble in water and by how much?
D. Carbondioxide is soluble in water
E. Lead has a higher atomic weight than copper A. NaOH solution, by 70cm3
B. NaOH solution, by 60cm3
46. When sodium dioxonitrate (111) (HaNO2 \) dissolves is C. NaOH solution by 40cm3
A. Exothermic B. Endothermic D. AI (NO3)3, solution by 20cm3
C. Isothermic D. Isomeric E. AI (NO3)3 solution, by 10cm3
E. Hydroscopic

47. The equilibrium reaction between copper (1) chloride

and chloride at 25oC and 1 atmosphere is represented
by the equation:
2CuCI2 + CI 2 2CuCI2 H = -166kJ . Which of the
following statement is TRUE for the reaction, pressure
remaining constant.
A. More CuCI2is formed at 40oC

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1. Sodium chloride may be obtained from brine by 3. For the reaction NH4 NO 2 N2 + 2H2O calculate the
A. titration B. decantation
volume of nitrogen that would be produced at S.T.P
C. distillation D. evaporation from 3.20 g of the trioxonirate (111) salt.
E. sublimation A. 2.24 dm3 B. 2.24 cm3
3
C. 1.12 cm D. 1.12 dm3
2. 20cm3 of hydrogen gas are sparked with 20cm3 of E. 4.48dm 3
oxygen gas in an eudiometer at 373K (100oC) and 1 at (Relative atomic masses: N = 14m O =16, H=1).
atmosphere. The resulting mixture is cooled to 298 K
(25oC) and passed over calcium chloride. The volume 4. Manganese (1V) oxide reacts with concentrated
of the residual gas is hydrochloric acid according to the equation
A. 40cm3 B. 20cm3
3
MnO2 + xHCI MnCI2 + CI +yH2O. x and y are
C. 30cm D. 10cm3 A. 2 and 5 respectively
E. 5 cm3 B. 2 and 4 respectively
 C. and 2 respectively 5. powdering the reactant if solid
D. 4 and s2 respectively A. 1,2 and 3 B. 1, 3 and 5
E. 4 and 1 respectively C. 2, 3 and 5 D. 3 and 4
E. 3 and 5
5. A molar solution of caustic soda is prepared by
dissolving 11 The balance equation for the reaction of
A. 40 g NaOH in 100 g of water tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid with aluminium hydroxide
B. 40 g NaOH in 1000 g of water to give water and aluminium tetraoxosulphate (V1) is
C. 20 g NaOH in 500 g of solution A. H2SO4 +AISO4 2H2O + AISO4
D. 20 g NaOH in 1000 g of solution B. HSO4 + AIOH H2O +AISO4
E. 20 g NaOH in 80 g of solution. C. 3H2SO4 +2AIH3 6H2OH + AI (SO4)3
D. 3H2SO4 + 2AI(OH)3 6H2O + AI (SO4)3
6. Which among the element 1. Carbon 2. Oxygen 3. E. H2SO4 +AI (OH)3 H2O +AI2 (SO4)3
Copper 4. Bromine 5. Zinc will NOT react with either
water of stream? 12.
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4 D. 1, 2, and 3
E. 2, 3 and 5

7.

Fig. 2.
The solubility curves of four substances are shown in
Fig.2. Which of the four substances would crystallize
from a saturated solution cooled from 353 K (80 oC) to
323 K (50oC)
A. P and Q B. P and R
Fig 1 C. P and S D. R and S
Which of the curves shown in fig 1 represents the E. Q and R.
relationships between the volume (v) and pressure (p)
of an ideal gas at constant temperature? 13. which of the following mixtures would result in a
A. 1 B. 2 solution of pH greater than 7?
C. 3 D. 4 A. 25.00 cm3 of 0.05 M H2 SO4 and 25.00 cm3 of
E. 1 and 3 0.50 m Na2CO3
B. 25.00 cm3 of 0.50 M H2 SO4 and 25;00 cm3 of
8. Naphthalene when heated melts at 354K (81oC) . At this 0.10 M NaHCO3
temperature the molecules of naphthalene . C. 25.00 cm3 of 0.11 M H2 SO4 and 25.00 cm3 of
A. decompose into smaller molecules 0.10 M NaOH
B. change their shape D. 25.00 cm3 of 0.11 M H2 SO4 and 50.00 cm3 of
C. are oxidized by atmospheric oxygen 0.50 M NaOH
D. contract E. 25.00 cm3 of 0.25 MH2SO4 and 50.00 cm3 of) .20
E. become mobile as the inter molecular forces M NaOH
are broken.
9. The ration of the number of molecules in 2g of hydrogen 14. In which of the following reactions does hydrogen
to that in 16 g of oxygen is peroxide acts as a reducing agent?
A. 2:1 B. 1:1 A. H2S + H2O S + 2H2O
C. 1:2 D. 1:4 B. PbSO3 + H2O2 PbSO4 + H2O
E. 1:8 C. 2‘! + 2H + H2O I2 + 2H2O
D. PbO2 + 2HNO3 +H2O2 Pb (NO3)2 + 2H2O
10. Which combination of the following statements is + O2
correct? E. SO + H2O2 H2SO4
1. lowering the activation energy
2 conducting the reaction in a gaseous state 15. For the reaction 2Fe + 2 e- 2Fe2+ +I2, which of the
3. increasing the temperature following statements is TRUE?
4. removing the products as soon as they are A. Fe is oxidized to Fe3
formed B. Fe3+ is oxidized to Fe2+
 C. I- is oxidized to I2 21. An element that can exist in two or more different
D. I- is reduced to I2 structure forms which possess the desame chemical
E. I- is displacing an electron from Fe3+ properties is said to exhibit
A. polymerism B. isotropy
16. C. isomorphism D. isomerism
E. allotropy.

22. Sulphur….
A. Forms two alkaline oxides
B. Is spontaneously flammable
C. Burns with a blue flame
D. Conducts electricity in the molten state
E. Is usually stored in the form of sticks in water.

23. Which off the following statements is NOT true of

carbon monoxide?
A. CO is poisonous
The diagram above (Fig.3) shows the energy profile for B. CO is readily oxidized at room temperature by
the reaction A+B = C+ D. form this diagram, its clear air to form Co2
that the reaction is C. CO may be prepared by reducing CO2, mixed
A. spontaneous B. isothermal coke heated to about 1000oC
C. adiabatic D. exothermic D. CO may be prepared by heating charcoal with
E. endothermic a limited amount of O2
E. CO is a good reducing agent.
17. In dilute solute the heat of the following NaOH + HCI =
NaCI + H2O + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2H2O is 24. From the reactions:
A. +28.65 kJ B. –28.65kJ ZnO + Na2O Na2ZnO and
C. +57.3 kJ D. –114.6 kJ ZnO+ CO2 ZnCO3 it may be concluded that zinc
E. –229.2 kJ oxide is
A. neutral B. basic
18. For the reactions: (1 Melon oil + NaOH ! Soap + C. acidic D. amphoteric
Glycerol (11) 3Fe + 4H2O Fe3O4 + 4H2 (111) N2O4 E. a mixture
2NO2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Each of the three reactions requires a catalyst 25. An example of a neutral oxide is
B. All the reactions demonstrate Le Chatelier’s A. AL2O3 B. NO2
principle C. CO2 D. CO
C. The presence of a catalyst will increase the E. SO2
yield of products
D. Increase in pressure will result in higher yields 26. 3CI2+ 2NH3 N2 + 6HCI. In the above reaction,
of the products in 1 and 11 only ammonia acts as .
E. Increase in pressure will result in higher of the A. a reducing agent
products in 111 only. B. an oxidizing agent
C. an acid
19. Which of the following methods may be used to prepare D. a catalyst
trioxonirate (V) acid (nitric acid) in the laboratory? E. a drying agent
A. Heating ammonia gas with tetraoxosulphate
27. In the Haber process for the manufacturer of ammonia,
(1V) acid
finely divided iron is used as
B. Heating ammonium trioxosulphate (V) with
A. an ionizing agent
tetraoxonitrate (V) acid
B. a reducing agent
C. Heating sodium trioxonirate (v) with
C. a catalyst
tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid
D. a dehydrating agent
D. Heating potassium trioxonirate (V) with calcium
E. an oxidizing agent.
hydroxide.
E. Heating a mixture of ammonia gas and oxygen\ 28. An organic compound with a vapour density 56.5 has
the following percentage composition: C = 53.1%, N =
20. Lime –water, which is used in the laboratory for the 12.4%, O = 28.3%, H = 6.2%. The molecular formula of
detection of carbon (1V) oxide, is an aqueous solution the compound is
of: A. C3H6O2N B. C5H6O2N
A. Ca (OH)2 B. CaCO3 C. (C5H7O2N)½ D. C5H7O2N
C. CaHCO3 D. CaSO4 E. (C5H7ON)2.
E. N2CO3 Relative atomic masses: N = 12.4%, O = 28.3%, H = 1)
29. The hybridization of the carbon atom in ethyne is 35. which of the following statement is NOT correct about
A. Sp^ B. sp 3 all four of the acids: HBr, HNO 3H 2CO 3 and H2SO 4? They
C. sp2 D. sp A. dissolve marble to liberate litmus red
E. s B. have a pH less than 7
C. turn blue litmus red
30. When the kerosene fraction form petrol is heated at D. neutralize alkalis to form salt
high temperature, a lower boiling liquid is obtained. E. react with magnesium to liberate hydrogen.
This process is known as
A. polymerization B. refining 36. If the cost of electricity required to deposit 1 g old
C. hydrogenation D. cracking magnesium is N5.00. How much salt would it cost to
E. fractional distillation deposit 10 g of aluminium?
A. N10.00 B. N27.00
O C. N44.44 D. N66.67
E. N33.33.
31. CH3- CH2-C (Relative atomic masses: AI = 27, Mg = 24).
OH
Is 37, In an experiment, copper tetraoxosulphate (V1) solution
A. acetic acid B. propanal was electolysed using copper electrodes, The mass of copper
C. propanol D. ethanoic acid deposited at the cathode by the passage of 16000 coulombs of
E. propanoic acid electricity is
A. 16.70 g B. 17. 60g
32. Alkaline hydrolysis of naturally occurring fats and oils C. 67.10 g D. 10. 67 g
yields. E. 60.17 g
A. fats and acids (Relatively atomic masses: Cu = 63.5m O = 16,
B. soaps and glycerol H = 1, S = 32).
C. margarine and butter
19
D. esters 38. 3
R 199U 24 12S 20 10T . Which of the following
1 7
E. detergents. statements is NOT true of the elements R, U, S, T, Y?
A. R is an isotope of hydrogen
33. Which of the following represents a carboxylic acid? B. U and Y are isotopes
OH C. R,U,S and T are metals
D. T is a noble gas
A. R C E. S will react with oxygen to form SO
O
OR 39. Nitrogen can best be obtained from a mixture of oxygen
and nitrogen by passing the mixture over
B. R C A. potassium hydroxide
B. heated gold
O C. heated magnesium
D. heated phosphorus
C. H2SO4, E. calcium chloride.
D. R - COOCOR
40. Water is said to be ‘hard’ if it
A. easily forms ice
H B. has to be warmed before sodium chloride
dissolves in it
E. R C C. forms an insoluble scum with soar
D. contains nitrates
O E. contains sodium ions.

34. which of the statement is INCORRECT? 41. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pellets are
A. fractional distillation of crude petroleum will give A. deliquescent B. hygroscopic
following hydrocarbon fuels in order of increasing C. efflorescent D. hydrated
boiling point: Butane < petrol < kerosene E. fluorescent.
B. H2C = CH2 will serve as a monomer in the
preparation of polythene 42. Which of the following structure formulae is NOT
C. Both but – 1- ene and but –1-1yne will decolorize numeric with others?
bromine readily.
D. But –2 – ene will react with chlorine to form 2, 3 – A. HHH H
dichlorobutane. | | | |
E. Calcium carbide will react with water to form any H–C- C - C – OH
alkayne | | | |
HHH H
 46. A piece of sea shell, when dropped into a dilute solution
of hydrochloric acid produces a colourless odorless
B. H HHH gas, which turns clear limewater milky. The shell
| | | | H– contains
C- O- C - C – C- H A. sodium chloride
| | | | B. ammonium nitrate
H HHH C. calcium carbonate
D. calcium chloride
E. magnesium chloride
C. HHH H
| | | | H– 48. An aqueous solution of a metal salt, Mm gives a white
C- C - C – C- H precipate with NaOH, which dissolves in excess NaOH.
| | | | With aqueous ammonium the solution of M also gives
H OH H H a white precipate which dissolves in excess ammonia.
Therefore the caution in M is
D. H O H
| | A. Zn ++
H–C- C - C – C- H B. Ca++
| | | | C. AI +++
H H HH D. Pb ++
E. Cu ++

E. H H O H 49. The I.U.P.A. C name for the compound

| |
H–C - C - C – C- H H
| | | | |
H H H H CH- C – CH2 - CH3
|
43. Alkalines CH3 is
A. are all gases
B. have the general formula CnH2n + 2O A. isopropylethene
C. contains only carbon and hydrogen B. acetylene
D. are usually soluble in water C. 3-methylbutane
E. are usually active compounds. D. 2-methybutane
E. 5-methypentane.
44. If an excess of a liquid hydrocarbon is poured into a jar
of chlorine, and the sealed jar is then exposed for several 50. At S.T.P how many litres of hydrogen can be obtained
hours to bright sunlight, all the chlorine gas is from the reaction of 500cm3 of 0.5 M H2 SO4 excess zinc
consumed. The hydrocarbon is said to have undergone metal.
A. a polymerization reaction
B. an isomerixation reaction
C. an addition reaction A. 22.4 dm3
D. a substitution reaction B. 11.2 dm3
E. a reduction reaction C. 6.5 dm3
D. 5.6 dm3
45. The function of conc. H2SOH4 in the etherification of E. 0.00 dm3
ethanoic acid with ethanol is to (Gram molecular volume of H2 = 22.4 dm3)
A. serves as a dehydrating agent
B. serves as solvent
C. act as a catalyst
D. prevent any side reaction
E. serve as an oxidizing reaction
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A. 25.0 moles B. 12.5 moles
C. 6.25 moles D. 3.125 moles
E. 0.625 moles

8. 3.0 g of a mixture of potassium carbonate and potassium

chloride were dissolved in a 250cm3 standard flask. 25 cm3 of
this solution required 40.00cm 3 of 0.1 M HCI for
neutralization. What is the percentage by weight of K2CO3
in the mixture?
A. 60 B. 72
Fig. 1 C. 82 D. 89
1. Figure shows part of the periodic Table. Which of the E. 92 (K = 39, O = 16, C = 12).
elements belongs to the p-block?
A. S,T and U.
B. V, W and X
C. S and T only
D. P, Q and R Figure 2 below represents the solubility curb\ves of two salts, X
E. V,W, X and S. and Y, in water. Use this diagram to answer question9 to 11

2. Which of the following conducts electricity?

A. Sulphur B. Graphite
C. Diamond D. Red phosphorus
E. Yellow phosphorus.

3. An organic compound contains 72% carbon 12%

hydrogen and 16% oxygen by mass. The empirical
formula of the compound is
A. C6H22O3 B. C6H10O3
C. C12H12O D. C6H12O
E. C3CH10
( H= 1, C = 12, O= 16).
9. At room temperature (300K)
4. 0.499 of CuSO .xH O when heated to constant weight A. Y is twice as soluble as X
4 2
gave a residue of 0.346 g. The value of x is B. X is twice as soluble as Y
A. 0.5 B. 2.0 C. X and Y soluble to the same extent
C. 3.0 D. 4.0 D. X is three times as soluble as Y
E. 5.0. E. Y is three times as soluble as X
(Cu = 63.5, S = 32.0 O = 16, H = 1).
10. If 80 g each of X and Y are taken up in 100g of water at
5. In an experiment which of the following observation 353 K we shall have.
would suggest that a solid sample is a mixture? The A. only 10 g of X and Y undissolve
A. solid can be ground to a fine powder B. only 16 g of Y undissolve
B. density of the solid 2.25 g dm-3 C. 10 g of X and 16 g of Y undissolved
C. solid begins to melt until 648 K D. all X and Y dissolved
D. solid absorbs moisture from the atmosphere E. all X and Y undissolved
and turns into a liquid
E. solid melts at 300 K. 11. If the molar mass of X is 36 g, the number of moles of X
dissolved at 343 is
6. Hydrogen diffuses through a porous plug A. 0.2 moles B. 0.7 moles
A. at the same rate as oxygen C. 1.5 moles D. 2.0 moles
B. at a slower rare than oxygen E. 3.0 moles
C. twice as fast as oxygen
D. three times as fast as oxygen 12. Some properties of chemical substances are mentioned
E. four times as fast as oxygen. below (i) solar taste (ii)slippery to touch (iii)yields
alkaline gas with ammonium salts (iv) has pH less than
1. Given the molecular mss of iron is 56 and that of oxygen 7 (v) turns phenolphthalein pink. Which of the above
is 16, how many moles of Iron (111) oxide will be are NOT typical properties of alkaline?
contained in 1 kg of the compound? A. (i), (iv) and (v)
B. (iv) and (v)
 C. (i) and (iv) carbon monoxide and high level of methane, the
D. (ii) and (v) probable source(s) of the pollution must be
E. (ii), (iii) and (v) A. automobile exhaust and biological
decomposition
13. A certain volume of a gas at 298K is heated such that B. combustion of coal and automobile exhaust
its volume and pressure are now four times the original C. biological decomposition only
values. What is the new temperature? D. combustion of coal, automobile exhaust and
A. 18.6 K B. 100.0 K biological decomposition
C. 298.0 K D. 1192.0 K E. combustion of coal and biological
E. 47689.0 K decomposition.

14. Hydrogen is not liberated when trioxonirate (v) acid 21. A correct electrochemical series can be obtained from
reacts with zinc because K, Na, Ca, Al, Mg, Zn, Fe, Pb, H, Cu, Hg, Ag, Au by
A. Zinc is rendered passive by the acid interchanging
B. Hydrogen produced is oxidized to water A. Al and Mg B. Zn and Fe
C. Oxides of nitrogen are produced C. Zn and Pb D. Pb and H
D. All nitrates are soluble in water E. Au and Hg.
E. trioxonitrate v acid is a strong acid.
22. A certain industrial process is represented by the
15. The boiling points of water, ethanol, toluene and chemical equation 2A(g) + B(g) ’!C(g) + 3D(g) H = XkJ
button-2-ol are 373.OK, 351.3K, 383.6 K and 372.5 K mol- . Which of the following conditions will favour the
respectively. Which liquid has the highest vapour yield of the product?
pressure at 323.0K? A. Increases in the temperature, decrease in
A. water B. Toluene pressure.
C. Ethanol D. Butan-2-ol B. Increase in temperature increase in pressure
E. None C. Decrease in temperature, increase in pressure
16. In what respect will two dry samples of nitrogen gas D. Decrease in temperature, increase in pressure.
differ from each other if samples 1 is prepared by E. Constant temperature, increase in pressure.
completely removing CO2 and O2 from air and sample 2
is prepared by passing purified nitrogen (i) oxide over 23. 2MnO - + 10Cl- + 16H + ’! 2Mn2+ + 5Cl + 8H O. which of
4 2 2
heated copper? Sample 1 is the substances serves as an oxidizing agent?
A. purer than sample 2 A. Mn2+ B. Cl-
B. slightly denser than sample 2 C. H2O D. MnO4
C. in all respects the same as sample 2 E. Cl2
D. colourless but sample 2 has a light brown.
E. slightly less reactive than sample 2 24. In the reaction H O ’! H2 + ½O2 H=-2436000kJ2,
2 (g) (g) (g)
which of the following has no effect on the equilibrium
17. Copper sulphate solution is electrolyzed using platinum position?
electrodes. A current of 0.193 amperes is passed for A. Adding argon to the system
2hrs. How many grams of copper are deposited? B. Lowering the temperature
A. 0.457 g B. 0.500 g C. Adding hydrogen to the system
C. 0.882 g D. 0.914 g D. Decreasing the pressure
E. 1.00 g (Cu = 63.5m F = 96500 coulombs) E. Increasing the temperature.

18. X+Y Z is an equilibrium reaction. The addition of 25. which of the following metals will displace iron from a
a catalyst solution of iron(11) tetraoxosulphate(1V)?
A. increases the amount of W produced in a given A. copper B. mercury
time C. silver D. Zinc
B. increase the rate of change in concentrations of X, E. Gold
Y and Z
C. increases the rate of disappearance of X and Y 26. Complete hydrogenation of ethyne yields
D. increases the rate of the forward reaction A. benzene B. methane
E. decreases the amounts of X and Y left after the C. ethene D. propane
attainment of equilibrium. E. Ethane
27. Which of the following is used in the manufacture of
19. What is the formula of sodium gallate if gallium (Ga) bleaching powder?
shows an oxidation number of +3. A. sulphur dioxide B. chlorine
A. NaGaO3 B. Na2G(OH)2 C. hydrogen tetraoxosulphate
C. NaGa(OH)3 D. NaGa (OH)4 D. hydrogen sulphide
E. NaGaO E. nitrogen dioxide

20. If the ONLY pollutants found in the atmosphere over a 28. A man suspected to being drunk is made to pass his
city are oxides of nitrogen suspended lead compounds, breath into acidified potassium dichromate solution. If
 has breath carries a significant level of ethanol, the CH3.
final colour of the solution is.
A. Pink B. Purple 33. The oxidation of CH- CH- C- O gives
C. Orange D. Blue-black
E. Green. H H
A. 2-butanone B. 2-butanal
29. When pollen grains are suspended in water and viewed C. butane D. butanoic acid
through a microscope, they appear to be in a state of E. 3-butanal.
constant but erratic motion. This is due to
A. convection currents 34. Tetraoxosulphate (V1) ions are finally tested using
B. small changes in pressure A. acidified silver nitrate
C. small changes in temperature B. acidified barium chloride
D. a chemical reaction between the pollen grains C. lime – water
and water D. dilute hydrochloric acid
E. the bombardment of the pollen grains by E. acidified lead nitrate
molecules of water.
35. The I.U.P.A.C name for the compound
30. The energy change (H) for the reaction CH3
CO(g) +½O2(g) CO2(g) is
CH3- CH- CH –CH = CH - CH3 is
A. -503.7 kJ B. +503.7 kJ A. 2-methl-3-patene
C. –282.9 kJ D. +282.9 kJ B. 4-methy-2-pentane
E. +393.3 kJ C. 2-methl-2-penten
( Hi(CO) = -110.4 kJ mol-1( Hi(CO )2 = -393 kJ mol-1 D. 4-methyl-3-pentene
E. 2-methyl-3-pentane
31. The product formed on hydrolysis of
36. Mixing of aqueous solution of barium hydroxide and
sodium tetraoxocarbonate(1V) yields a white precipitate
of
A. barium oxide
B. sodium tetraoxocarbonate(1V)
C. sodium, oxide
D. sodium hydroxide
E. barium tetraoxocarbonate.

37. An organic compound decolorized acidified KMnC4

solution but failed to react with ammoniacal silver nitrate
solution. The organic compound is likely to be.
A. a carbonxyllic acicd
B. an alkane
C. an alkene
D. an alkyne
E. an alkanone

38. Solid sodium hydroxide on exposure to air absorbs a

gas and ultimately gives another alkaline substance
with the molecular formula.
A. NaOH.H2O B. NaOH.N2
C. Na2CO3 D. NaHCO3
E. NaNO3

39. Which of the following is the functional group of

carboxylic acids?
A. -OH
32. The neutralization reaction between NaOH solution and B. >C = O
nitrogen (1V) oxide (NO2) produces water and C. >C-OH
A. NaNO2 and NaNO3 O
B. NaNO3 and HNO3
C. NaNO2 D. -C
D. NaNO3
E. NaN2O3
OH

E. -C = N
40. Which of the following substances is the most 46. Addition of dilute hydrochloric acid to an aqueous
abundant in the universe? solution of a crystalline salt yielded a yellow precipitate
A. Carbon B. Air and a gas which turned dichromate paper green. The
C. Water D. Oxygen crystalline salt was probably
E. Hydrogen A. Na2SO4 B. Na2S
C. NaS2O3.5H2O D. NaCO3
Question 41 and 42 are based on the following. E. NaHCO3
A colourless organic compound X was burnt in exces
air to give two colourless and odourless grass, Y and Z 47. The process involved in the conversion of an oil into
, as products. X does not decolorize bomine vapour; Y margarine is known as
turns lime milky while Z gives a blue colour with copper A. hydrogenation B. condensation
(11) tetraoxosulphate (V1). C. hydrolysis D. dehydration
E. cracking
41. Compound X is
A. an alkene 48. An aqueous solution of an inorganic salt gave white
B. an alkane precipate (i) soluble in excess aqueous NaOH (ii)
C. an alkyne insoluble in excess aqueous NH3 (III) with dilute HCI.
D. tetra chloromethane The caution present in the inorganic salt is
E. Dichloromethane A. NH34 + B. Ca++
++
C. N D. Al +++
++
42. Y and Z are respectively. E. Pb
A. CO2 and NH3 B. CO and NH3
C. SO2 and H2O D. CO2 and H2O 49. Which of the following roles does sodium chloride play
E. SO2 and NH3 in soap preparation? It
A. reacts with glycerol
43. Which of the following compounds is NOT the correct B. purifies the soap
product formed when the parent metal is heated in air? C. accelerates the decomposition of the fat and
A. Calcium oxide (CaO) oil
B. Sodium oxide (Na2O) D. separates the soap form the glycerol
C. Copper (11) oxide (CuO) E. converts the fat acid to its sodium salt.
D. Tri-iron tetroxide (Fe3O4)
E. Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) 50. The function of sulphur during the vulcanization of
rubber is to .
44. The atomic number of an element whose caution, X2+, A. act as catalyst for the polymerization of rubber
has the ground state electronic configuration is molecules
Is22s22P63s22p6 is B. convert rubber from thermosetting tio thermo
A. 16 B. 18 plastic polymer
C. 20 D. 22 C. from chains which bind rubber molecules
E. 24 together
D. break down rubber polymer molecule
45. When marble is heated to 1473 K, another whiter solid E. shorten the chain length of rubber polymer.
is obtained which reacts vigorously with water to give
an alkaline solution. The solution contains
A. NaOH B. KOH
C. Mg(OH)2 D. Zn(OH)2
E. Ca(OH)2

Chemistry 1986
1. The movement of liquid molecules from the surface of 3. 10cm3 of hydrogen fluoride gas reacts with 5cm3 of
the liquid gaseous phase above it is known as dinitrogen difllouride gas (N F2 )2 to form 10cm3 of a
A. Brownian movement
single gas. Which of the following is the most likely
B. Condensation equation to the reaction?
C. Evaporation
A. HF + N2F2 N2HF3
D. Liquefaction B. 2HF + N2F2 2NHF2
C. 2HF + N2F2 N2H2F4
2. What mass of a divalent metal M (atomic mass= 40) D. HF +2N2F2 N4HF4
would react with excess hydrochloric acid to liberate
22 cm3 of dry hydrogen gas measured as S.T.P?
A. 8.0 g B. 4.0 g
C. 0.8 g D. 0.4 g
[ G. M. V = 22.4 dm3]
4. The number of atom chlorine present in 5.85 g of NaCI In the solubility curve above, water at 98oC is saturated
is with KCl impurity in the crystals formed when the
A. 6.02 x 1022 solution is cooled to 30oC?
B. 5.85 x 102323 A. NaHSO4, Ph<5
C. 6.02 x 10 B. Na CO , Ph>8
2 3
D. 5.85 x 1024 C. Na2Cl, Ph =7
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5] D. NaHCO3, Ph <6
Avogadro’s Number = 6.02 x 1023]

5. How much of magnesium is required to react with

250cm3 of 0.5 M HCl?
A. 0.3 g B. 1.5 g
C. 2.4 g D. 3.0 g
[Mg = 24]

6. 200cm3 of oxygen diffuse through a porous plug in 50

seconds. Hoe long will 80 cm3 of methane (CH4) take to
diffuse through the same porous plug under the same
conditions?
A. 20 sec B. 20 sec 13. Which of the following is an acid salt?
C. 14 sec D. 7 sec A. NaHSO4 B. Na2SO4
[C = 12, O = 16, H = 1] C. CH3CO2Na D. Na2S

7. The relationship between the velocity (U) of gas 14. Which of the following solution will conduct the least
molecules and their relative molecule mass (M) is shown amount of electricity?
by the equation A. 2.00 M aqueous solution of NaOH
A Û = (kM) ½ B. 0.01 M aqueous solution of NaOH
B. Û = (kM)2 C. 0.01 m aqueous solution of hexaonic acid
C. Û =km D. 0.01 M aqueous solution of sugar.
D Û = (k/m ) ½
15.
8. An element with atomic number twelve is likely to be
A. electrovalent with a valency of 1
B. electrovalent with a valency of 2
C. covalent with a valency of 2
D. covalent with a valency of 4

9. Which of the following group of physical properties

increases form left to right of the periodic table? 1
lonization energy 2 Atomic radius 3Electronegativity 4
Electron affinity
A. 1 and 2 B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4 D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

10. When 50 cm3 of a saturated solution of sugar (molar In the electrolysis of aqueous solution of K2SO4 in the
mass 342.0 g) at 40oC was evaporated to dryness, 34.2 g above cell, which species migrate to the anode?
dry of solid was obtained. The solubility of sugar of A. SO4 2- and OH- B. K+ and SO2-
40oC is C. OH and H O D. H O and K+
3 3
A. 10.0 moles dm-3 B. 7.0 moles dm-3
C. 3.5 moles dm-3 D. 2.0 moles dm-3 16. How many coulombs of electricity are passed through
a solution in which 6.5 amperes are allowed to run for
11. 1.0 hour?
A. 3.90 x 102 coulombs
B. 5.50 x 103coulombs
C. 6.54 x 103 coulombs
D. 2.34 x104 coulombs

17. Which of these represents a redox reaction?

A. AgNO3 + NaCl AgCl + NNO3
B. H2s + Pb(NO3)2 PbS + 2HNO3
C. CaCO3 CaO + CO2
D. Zn + 2HCl ZnCI2 + H2
18. How many electrons are transferred in reducing one 26. The exhaust fumes from a garage in a place that uses
atom of Mn in the reaction petrol of high sulphur content are bound to contain
MnO2 + 4HCl MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2 A. CO and SO3
A. 2 B. 3 B. CO and SO2
C. 4 D. 5 C. CO, SO2 and SO3
D. CO and H2S
19. 20 cm3 of 0.1 molar NH4OH solution when neutralized
with 20.05 cm3 of 0.1 molar HCl liberated 102 Joules of 27. Oxygen-demanding wastes are considered to be a water
heat. Calculate the heat of neutralization of NH4OH pollutant because they.
A. -51.0 kJ mol-1 B. +57.3 kJ mol-1 A. deplete oxygen which is necessary for the
C. +57.0kJ mol -1
D. +51.0kJ mol-1 survival of aquatic organisms
B. increase oxygen which is necessary for the
20. What is the consequence of increasing pressure on survival of aquatic organisms
the equilibrium reaction ZnO(s) + H2(g Zn(s) + H2O(i) C. increase other gaseous species which are
A. The equilibrium is driven to the left necessary for survival of aquatic organisms
B. The equilibrium is driven to the right D. deplete other gaseous species which are
C. There is no effect necessary for the survival of aquatic
D. More ZnO(s) is produced organisms.

21. The approximate volume of air containing 10cm of 28. Which of the following will react further with oxygen
oxygen is to form a higher oxide?
A. 20 cm3 B. 25 cm3 A. NO and H2O
3
C. 50 cm D. 100 cm3 B. CO and CO2
C. SO2 and NO
22. The reaction Mg + H2O MgO + H2 takes place only D. CO2 and H2O
in the presence of
A. excess Mg ribbon 29. In the course of an experiment, two gases X and Y
B. excess cold water were produced. X turned wet lead ethanoate to black
C very hot water and Y bleached moist litmus paper. What are the
E. steam elements(s) in each of the gases X and Y respectively?
A. H and S;Cl
23. When steam is passed through red hot carbon, which B. H and O; Cl
of the following are produced? C. H and S;C and O
A. Hydrogen and oxygen and carbon(1V) D. H and Cl;S and O
oxide
B. Hydrogen and carbon (1V) oxide 30. Which of the following sulphides is insoluble in dilute
C. Hydrogen and carbon (11) oxixde HCl?
D. Hydrogen and trioxocarbonate(1V) acid A. Na2S B. ZnS
C. CuS D. FeS
24. Which of the following contains an efflorescent, a
deliquescent and a hydroscopic substance 31. When chlorine is passes into water and subsequently
respectively? exposed to sunlight, the gas evolved is
A. Na2SO4, concentrated H2SO2 CaCl2 A. HCl B. HOCl
B. Na2CO3.H2 O, FeSO 2.7H2O, concentrated C. O2 D. Cl2O2
H2SO4
C. Na2CO3. 10H2O, FeCl3 concentrated H2SO4 32. Which of the following metals does NOT form a stable
D. Concentrated H2SO4, FeSO4.7H2O, MgCl2 trioxocarbonate(1V)
A. Fe B. Al
25. The tabulated results below were obtained by titrating C. Zn D. Pb
10.0 cm3 of water with soap. The titration was repeated
with the same sample of water after boiling. 33. Which of the following metals with NaOH to give salt
and water only. When Z is treated with dilute HCl, a
Before boiling After boiling gas is evolved which gives a yellow suspension on
Final (cm3) 25.0 20.0 passing into concentrated H SO .4 Substance Z is.
2
Initial (cm3) 10.00 15.0 A. NaHS B. Na2SO3
C. NaS D. NaHSO3
The ratio of permanent to temporary hardness is
A. 1:5 B. 1:4 34. Ammonia gas is normally dried with
C. 4:1 D. 5:1 A. concentrated sulphuric acid
B. quicklime
C. anhydrous calcium chloride
D. magnesium sulphate,
35. What are the values of x, y and z respectively in the 44. How many isomers can be formed from organic
equation xCu +yHNO3 xCu(NO3)2 + 4H2O + zNO?s compounds with the formula C3H8O?
A. 4;1;2 A. 2 B. 3
B. 3;8;2 C. 4 D. 5
C. 2;8;3
D. 8;3;2 45. Which of the structural formula for pent-2-enoic acid?

36. The iron (111) oxide impurity in bauxite can be removed

by
A. fractional crystallization in acid solution
B. dissolution in sodium hydroxide and filtration
C. extraction with concentrated ammonia and
reprecipitation
D. electrolysis of molten mixture.

38. A white solid suspected to be lead trioxonirate (V), zinc

trioxocarbonate(1V) of calcium trioxocarbonate (1V) was
heated strongly. Its residue, which was yellow when
hot and white when cold, is
A. lead (11) oxide B. calcium oxide
C. zinc oxide D. lead nitrite

39. Which of the following compounds would give lilac

fame coloration and a white precipitate with acidified
barium chloride solution?
A. KCl B. NaNO3
C. K2SO D. CaSO4

40. How will a metal X, which reacts explosively with air

and with dilute acids be best extracted from its ores?
A. Electrolysis of the solution of its salt
B. Decomposition of its oxide
C. Displacement from solution by an alkali metal
D. Electrolysis of fused salt 46. When ethanol is heated with excess concentrated
sulphuric acid, the ethanol is
A. oxidized to ethene
41. Which of the following is NOT correct for the named B. polymerized to polyethene
organic compound in each case? C. dehydrated to ethene
A. Butanoic acid solution gives effervescence D. dehydrated to ethyne.
with Na2CO3 solution
B. Glucose when reacted with Na2CrO4at 0oC will 47. Which of the following compounds is NOT formed by
show immediate discharge of colour the action of chlorine on methane?
C. When but-2-ene is reacted with dilute solution A. CH3Cl B. C2H5Cl
of KmnO4 the purple colour of KMnO is C. CH2Cl2 D. CHCl3
discharge readily even at room temperature
D. When butan-2-ol is boiled with Butanoic acid 48. The general formula of an alkyl halide (where X
with a drop of concentrated H2SO4 a sweet represent the halide) is
smelling liquids is produced. A. CnH2n-2X B. –CnH2n +1X
C. CnH2n +2X D. CnH2nX
42. Which of the following is used as an‘anti-knock’ in
automobile engines? 49. Which of the following are made by the process of
A. Tetramethyl silane polymerization?
B. Lead tetra-ethyl A. Nylon and soap B. Nylon and rubber
C. Glycerol C. Soap and butane D. Margarine and
D. N-heptanes Nylon

43. What reaction takes place when palm-oil is added to 50. Starch can converted to ethyl alcohol by
potash and foams are observed? A. distillation B. fermentation
A. Neutralization C. isomerization D. cracking.
B. Saponification .
C. Etherification
D. Salting-out
 Chemistry 1987
9. The atomic numbers of two elements X and Y are 12
1. A brand of link containing cobalt (11), copper (11) and
and 9 respectively. The bond in the compound formed
irons can best be separated into its various components
between the atoms of these two elements is.
by.
A. ionic B. convalent
A. fractional crystallization
C. neutral D. co-ordinate.
B. fractional distillation
C. sublimation
10. An element Z, contained 90% of 168 Z and 10% of 188 Z.
D. chromatography.
Its relative atomic mass is
A. 16.0 B. 16.2
2. Which of the following substances is a mixture?
C. 17.0 D. 17.8
A. Granulated sugar
11. The greater the difference in electronegativity between
B. Sea-water
bonded atoms, the
C. Sodium chloride
A. lower the polarity of the bond
D. Iron fillings
B. higher the polarity of the bond
C weaker the bond
3. The number of molecules of carbon (1V) oxide produced
E. higher the possibility of the substance formed
when 10.0 g CaCO3 is treated with 0.2 dm3 of 1 M HCl in
being a molecule.
the equation CaCO3 + 2HCI CaCl2 + H2O + CO2 is
12. A stream of air was successively passed through three
A. 1.00 x 1023
tubes X, Y, and Z containing a concentrated aqueous
B. 6.02 x 1023
solution of KOH, red hot copper powder and fused
C. 6.02 x 1022
calcium chloride respectively. What was the
D. 6.02 x 10 23
composition of gas emanating from tube Z?
[Ca = 40, O = 16, C = 12, NA = 6.02 x 10 23, H= 1, Cl = 35.5]
A. CO2 and the inert gases
4. In the reaction CaC + 2H O Ca (OH + C H B. N2, CO2 and the inert gases
2(s) 2 (1) 2(s) 2 2(g) C. N and the inert gases
2
what is the mass of solid acetylene gas at S.T.P?
D. Water vapour, N2 and the inert gases.
A. 3.8 g B. 2.9 g
C. 2.0 g D 1.0 g
[C = 12, Ca –40, G.M.V = 22400 cm3]
13. In the purification of town water supply, alum is used
5. If the quality of oxygen occupying a 2.76 liter container
principally to .
at a pressure of 0.825 atmosphere and 300 K is reduced
A. kill bacteria
by one-half, what is the pressure exerted by the
B. control the pH of water
remaining gas?
A. 1.650 atm B. 0.825 atm C. improve the taste of the water
C. 0.413 atm D. 0.275 atm D. coagulate small particles of mud.

14. Which of the following water samples will have the

6. Which of the following substances has the lowest
highest titer value wages titrated for the Ca2+ ions using
vapour density?
soap solution?
A. Ethanoic acid B. Propanol
A. Permanently hard water after boiling
C. Dichlomethane D. Ethanal
B. Temporarily hard water after boiling
[O = 16, Cl = 35.5, H =1, C = 12]
C. Rain water stored in a glass jar for two years
D. Permanently hard water passed through
7. If d represents the density of a gas and K is a constant,
permutit
the rate of gaseous diffusion is related to the equation
A. r =k
15. Oil spillage in ponds and creeks can be cleaned up by
d
A. burning off the oil layer
B. r = kd
B. spraying with detergent
C. r =k
C. dispersal with compressed air
d
D. spraying with hot water.
D. r=kd
8. An isotope has an atomic number of 17 and a mass 16. The solubility of Na3AsO4(H2O)12 is 38.9 g per 100 g
number of 36. Which of the following gives the correct H2O. What is the percentage of Na3AsO4 in the
number of neutrons and protons in an atom of the saturated solution?
isotope? A. 87.2% B. 38.9%
Neutrons Protons C. 19.1% D. 13.7%
A. 53 17 [As = 75, Na = 23, O = 12, H= 1]
B. 17 36
C. 19 17
D. 36 17
17. Which is the correct set results for tests conducted 25. Z is a solid substance, which liberates carbon (1V) oxide
respectively on fresh lime and ethanol? on treatment with concentrated H2SO4, KnnO4. The solid
Test Fresh lime juice Ethanol substance, Z is
A. Add crystals of NaHCO3 Gas evolve No gas evolved .A. sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate(1V)
B. Test with methyl orange Turns colourless No change B. ethanoic acid
C. Taste Bitter Sour C. iron (11) trioxocarbonate (1V)
D. Add a piece of sodium No gas evolved H2 evolved D. ethanedioc acid (oxalic acid)

18. In which of the following are the aqueous solutions 26. 5 g of ammonium trioxonirate (V) on dissolution in water
of each of the substances correctly arranged in order cooled its surrounding water and container by 1.6kJ.
of decreasing acidity? What is the heat of solution of NH4NO3?
A. Ethanoic acid, milk of magnesia, sodium A. +51.4 kJ mol-1 B. +25.6 kJ mol-1
chloride, hydrochloric acid and sodium C. +12.9 kJ mol-1
D. –6.4 kJ mol-1
hydroxide. [N = 14, O = 16, H = 1]
B. Ethanoic acid hydrochloric acid, milk of
magnesiam sodium chloride and sodium, 27. Tetraoxosulphate (1V) acid is prepared using the
hydroxide. chemical reaction SO3(g) + H2O(1) H2SO4(1). Given the
C. Hydrochloric acid, ethanoid acid solution heat of formation for SO3(g), H2O(1) and H2SO4(1) as –395
chloride, milk of magnesia and sodium kJ mol-1 –286 kJ mol-1 and – 811 kJ mol-1 respectively
hydroxide is
D. Hydrochloric acid sodium hydroxide sodium A. -1032 kJ B. – 130 kJ
chloride ethanoic acid and milk of magnesia C. +130kJ D. +1032 kJ

19. The basicity of tetraoxophosphate (v) acid is 28. The times taken for iodine to be liberated in the reaction
A. 7 B. 5 between sodium thisosulphate and hydrochloric acid
C. 4 D. 3 at various temperatures are as follows:

20. If 24.83 cm3 of 0.15 M NaOH is tritrated to its end TempoC 25 35 45

point with 39.45 cm3 of HCl, what is the molarity of Time (seconds) 72 36 18
the HCl ? These results suggest that.
A. 0.09 4 M B. 0.150 M A. for a 10o rise in temperature rate of reaction is
C. 0.940 M D. 1.500 M doubled
B. for a 10o rise in temperature rate of reaction is
21. A quantity of electricity liberates 3.6 g of silver from halved
its salt. What mass of aluminium will be liberated C. time taken for iodine to appear does not depend
from its salt by the same quantity of electricity? on temperature
A 2.7 g B. 1.2 g D. for a 10o rise in temperature, rate of reaction is
C. 0.9 g D. 0.3 g tripled.

22. Which of the following statements is CORRECT if 1 29. The reaction between sulphur (1V) oxide and oxygen is
Faraday of electricity is passed through 1 M CuSO4 represented by the equilibrium reaction
solution for 1 minute? 2SO2(g H + O2(g) 2SO3(g), H = - 196 kJ. What factor
A. The pH of the solution at the cathode would influence increased production SO3(g)?
decreases A. Addition of a suitable catalyst
B. The pH of the solution at the anode B. Increase in the temperature of the reaction
decreases C. Decrease in the temperature of SO2(g)
C. 1 mole of Cu will be liberated at the cathode D. Decrease in the concentration of SO2(g)
D. 60 moles of Cu will be liberated at the anode.
30. Which of the following equations correctly represents
23. What mass of magnesium would be obtained by the action of hot concentrated alkaline solution on
passing a current of 2 amperes for 2 hrs. 30mins chlorine?
through molten magnesium chloride? A. Cl2(g) + 2OH(g) OCl(q) + Cl(q) + H2O(1)
A. 1.12 g B. 2.00 g B. 3Cl2(g) + 6OH ClO3(aq) + 5Cl (aq) + 3H2O(1)
C. 2.24 g D. 4.48 g C. 3CI + 6OH(aq) ClO + 5Cl- + 3H O
2(g) 3(s) (aq) 2 (1)
[1 faraday = 96500 coulombs, Mg = 24] D. 3Cl2(g) + 6OH(aq) 5ClO3(aq) + Cl (aq)
+3H2O(1)
24. In the reaction of 3CuO + 2NH3 3Cu + 3H2O + N2
how many electrons are transferred for each mole to 31. Magnesium ribbon was allowed to burn inside a given
copper produced? gas P leaving a white solid residue Q. Addition of water
A. 4.0 x 10-23 B. 3.0 x 10–23 to Q liberated a gas which produced dense white fumes
24
C. 1.2 x 10 D. 6.0 x 1024 with a drop of hydrochloric acid. The gas P was
A. nitrogen B. chlorine
C. oxygen D. sulphur (1V) oxide
32. The best treatment for a student who accidentally 41. Which of the following compounds will give a
poured concentrated tetraoxosulphate(V1) acid on his precipitate with an aqueous ammoniacal solution of
skin in the laboratory is to wash he skin with copper (1) chloride?
A. cold water A. CH3CH = CHCH3
B. sodium trioxocarbondioxide solution B. CH3C——CCH3
C. Iodine solution C. CH = C—CH2CH3
D. Sodium triocarbonate (1V) solution. D. CH2= CH-CH-=CH2
42. The efficiency of petrol as a fuel in high compression
33. In which of the following pairs of elements is allotropy inetrnal combustion engines improves with an increase
exhibited by each element? in the amount of
A. Phosphorus and hydrogen A. Branched chain alkanes B Straight
B. Oxygen and chlorine chain alkanes C. Cycloalkanes D. Halogenated
C. Sulphur and nitrogen hydrocarbons
D. Oxygen and sulphur. 43. A palm wine seller stoppered a bottle of his palm wine
34. Which of the following gases can best be used for in his stall and after a few hours the bottle represents
demonstrating the fountain experiment? (i) Nitrogen the reaction that occurred?
(ii) Ammonia (iii) Nitrogen (l)oxide (iv) Hydrogen A. C H Oenzymes 2 C H OH + 2CO
6 12 6 2 5 2(g)
chloride B. C2H5OH CH2 = CH2(G)) + H2O
A. (ii) and (iii) B. (i) and (iii) C. C2H5OH + dil H2SO4 C2H5OSO2OH
C. (ii) and (iv) D. (ii) only. D. 2C6H12O6 C12H12O13 + H2O
35. When calcium hydroxide us heated with ammonium 44. ethanol reacts with aqueous sodium mono-oxoio date(1)
tetraoxosulphate (V1), the gas given off may be to gives a bright yellow solid with a characteristic smell.
collected by The products is
A. bubbling it through concentrated H2SO4. A. trichlomethane
B. Bubbling it through water and then passing it B. ftriiodomethane
through calcium oxide C. iodoethane
C. Passing it directly through calcium oxide D. ethanal
D. Passing it directly through calcium chloride. 45. The most volatile fraction obtained from fractional
distillation of crude petroleum contains
36. Which of the following elements will form oxide which A. butane propane and kerosene
will dissolve both dilute HNO3 and NaOH solution to
B. butane propane and petrol
form salts?
C. ethane, methane and benzene
A. Cl B. Mg
C. Ag D. Mn D. ethane methane and propane
46. Local black soap is made by boiling palm with liquid
37. Stainless steel is an alloy of
extract of ash. The function of the ash is to provide the
A. iron, carbon and silver
A. acid B. ester of alkanoic acid
B. ironm carbon and lead
C. alkali D. alkanol
C. iron, carbon and chromium
D. iron and carbon only. 47. Synthetic rubber is made by polymerization of
A. 2 methyl buta-1,3-diene
38. Alloys are best prepared by.
B. 2 methl buta-1, 2 – diene
A. high temperature are welding of the metals
C. 2 methyl buta – 1-ene
B. electrolysis using the major metallic
D. 2 methy buta –2-ene
component as cathode
C. reducing a mixture of the oxides of the elements 48. Complete oxidation of propan – 1 – of gives
D. cooling a molten, mixture of the necessary A. propanal
elements. B. propan-2-L
C. propan-1-one
39. Corrosion is exhibited by.
D. propanoic acid
A. iron only
B. electropositive metals 49. When water drops are added to calcium carbide in a
C. metals below hydrogen in the electrochemical container and the gas produced is passed called and
series A. oxyethylene flame
D. all metals B. oxyhydrocarbon flame
C. oxyacetylene flame
40. Inspite of the electronic configuration, 1s22s2 p22, carbon
D. oxymethane flame.
is tetravalent because
A. the electrons in both 2s and 2p orbital have equal 50. The structure of benzoic acid is.
energy
B. the electrons in both 2s and 2p orbital are
equivalent
C. both the 2s and 2p orbital hybridize
D. the six orbital hybridize to four.
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A. Boyle B. Charles
C. Graham D. Gay-lussac

7, An increase in temperature causes an increase in the

pressure in the
A. average velocity of the molecules
B. number of collisions between the molecules
C. density of the molecules
D. free mean path between each molecules and
other.
1.
In the experiment above, ammonium chloride crystals deposit 8. The forces holding naphthalene crystal together can
on the walls of the tube is as a result of be overcome when naphthalene is heated to a
A. Evaporation temperature of 354 K resulting in the crystals melting.
These forces are known as.
B. Recrystallization
C. Sublimation A. coulombic B. ionic
D. Fractional precipitation. C. covalent D. van der waals

2. The formula of the compound formed in a reaction 9. A metallic ion X2+ with an inert gas structure contain 18
electrons. How many protons are there in this ion?
between a trivalent metal M and a tetravalent non-metal X
is. A. 20 B. 18
A. MX B. MX C. 16 D. 2
3 4
C. M4X3 D. M3X2
10. Which of the following physically properties decreases
3. 2.25 g of sample of an oxide of a copper. 2.50 g of another across the periodic table.
oxide of Copper on reduction also gave2.0 g of copper. A. Ionization potential
These results are in accordance with the law of B. Electron affinity
A. constant composition C. Electronegativity
B. conversation of matter D. Atomic radius
C. multiple proportions
D. definite proportions. 11. What are the possible oxidation numbers for an element
if its atomic is 17?
4. One role of propane is mixed with five moles of oxygen. A. -1 and 7 B. – 1 and 6
The mixture is ignited and the propane burns completely. C. – 3 and 5 D. – 2 and 6
What is the volume of the products at soap?
A. 112.0 dm3 B. 67.2 dm3 12. The energy change accompanying the addition of an
C. 56.0 dm3 D. 44.8 dm3 electron to a gaseous atom is called
[G.M.V = 22.4 dm 3mol-1] A. first ionization energy
B. second ionization energy
5. 0.9 dm3 of a gas at s. t. p was subjected by means of a C. electron affinity
movable piston to two times the original pressure with D. electronegativity
the temperature being now kept at 364 K. What is the
volume of the gas in dm3 at this pressure? 13. The molar ratio of oxygen to nitrogen in dissolved air is
A. 2.0 B. 4.5 2:1 whereas the ratio is 4:1 in atmospherics air because
C. 6.0 D. 8.3 A. nitrogen is less soluble than oxygen
B. oxygen is heavier than nitrogen
6. C. nitrogen has a higher partial than pressure in
air
D. gases are hydrated in water.

14. An eruption polluted an environment with a gas

suspected to H2S, a poisonous gas. A rescue team
should spray the environment with
A. water
B. moist SO2
C. acidified KmnO4 and water
D. water, acidified KnnO4 and oxygen.
Which of the gas laws does the above graph illustrate?
15. 1.34 g of hydrated sodium tetraoxosulphate (V1) was electricity. G passing through the electrolyte. This is
heated to give an anhydrous salt weighing 0.71g. The represented graphically by.
formula of the hydrated salt.
A. Na2SO4.7H2O
B. Na2SO4.3H2O
C. Na2SO4.2H2O
D. Na2SO4.H2O.
[Na = 23, S =32, O = 16, H=1].

16. The ion that may be assumed to have negligible

concentration in a sample of water that lathers readily
with soap is
A. Mg 2+ B. K+
2-
C. CO 3 D. HCO3
25. A mixture of starch solution and potassium iodide was
17. A substance S is isomorphous with another substance placed in a test tube. On adding dilute tetraoxosulphate
R. When a tiny crystal of R, (V1) acid and then K2Cr2O7 solutions, a blue-black colour
A. S dissolves in the solution was produced. In this reaction, the
B. Crystals of R are precipitated A. iodine ion is oxidized
C. There is no observable change B. tetraoxosulphate(V1) acid acts as an oxidizing
D. R and S react to the generate heat. agent
C. starch has been oxidized
18. Which of the following dilute solutions has the lowest D. K2Cr2O7 is oxidized.
pH value?
A. Calcium trioxocarbonate(1V) 26.
B Sodium trioxocarbonate(1V)
D. hydrochloric acid
E. ethanoic acid

19. Which of the following in aqueous solution neutralize

litmus?
A. NH4Cl B. Na2CO3
C. FeCl3 D. NaCl.

20. What volume of a 0.1 M H3PO will be required to

neutralize 45.0cm3of a 0.2 M NaOH? Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. 10.0 cm3 B. 20.0 cm3 A. The dissolution of NaOH (s) in water is
3
C. 27.0 cm D. 30.0cm3 endothermic
B. The heat of solution of NaOH(s) is positive
21. Which of the following substances is a basic salt? C. The NaOH (s) gains heat from the
A. Na2CO3 B. Mg(OH)Cl surroundings.
C. NaCHO3 D. The heat of solution of NaOH(s) is negative.
D. K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O.
28. Which of the following will produced the greatest
22. Which of the following acts both as reducing and an increase in the rate of the chemical reaction represented
oxidizing agent? by the equation
A. H2 B. SO2 Na2S2O3(aq) +2HCl(a q 2NaCl(aq) + H2O(1) + SO2(g) +S(s)?
C. H2S D. C A. decrease in temperature and an in increase in
the concentration of the reactants
B. An increase in the temperature and a decrease
23. Which of the following reactions takes place in the in the concentration of the reactants
cathode compartment during the electrolysis of copper C. An increase in the temperature and an increase
(11) chloride solution? in the concentrations of the reactants
A. Cu2+(aq) + 2e Cu(s) D. A decrease in the temperature and a decrease
B. 2Cl – 2e Cl2 in the concentration of the reactants.
C. Cu(s) – 2e Cu2+ (aq)
D. Cu 2+
+ 2Cl CuCl2(aq) 29. Which property of reversible reaction is affected by a
(aq) (aq
catalyst?
A. heat content(enthalpy)
B. energy of activation
C. free energy change
24. The mass of a substance, M liberated at an electrode D. equilibrium position.
during electrolysis is proportional to the quantity of
30. Which of the following is used in fire extinguishers? 37. Which of the following is used in the manufacture of
A. Carbon (11) oxide glass?
B. Carbon (1V) oxide A. Sodium chlorine
C. Sulphur (1V) oxide B. Sodium trioxocarbonate (lV)
D. Ammonia C. Sodium tetraoxosulphate (Vl)
D. Sodium trioxonirate (V)
31. When H2S gas is passed into a solution of iron (111)
chloride, the colour changes from yellow to green. This 38. Aluminium is extracted commercially from its ore by
is because. A. heating aluminium oxide with coke in a furnace
A. H2S is reduced to S B. the electrolysis of fused aluminium oxide in
B. Fe3+ ions are oxidized by H2S cryolite
C. H2S ions are oxidized by Fe3+ C. treating cryolite with sodium hydroxide
D. Fe3+ ions are reduced to Fe3+ ions solution under pressure
D. heating sodium aluminium silicate to a high
32. temperature.

39. Given the reactions

(i) Fe(s) + (NO3)2(aq) Fe(NO3)2(aq) + X(s)
(ii) H2(g) + XO(s) X(s) + H2O(g), X is likely to be.
A. copper B. zinc
C. calcium D. lead.

40. Crude copper can be purified by the electrolysis of

CuSO4(aq) if
A. platinum electrodes are used
B. the crude copper is made the anode of the cell
C. the crude copper is made the cathode of the
cell
Carbon (11) oxide may be collected as shown above D. crude copper electrodes are used.
because it
A. is heavier than air O
B. is less dense than air
C. is insoluble in water 41. The IUPAC name for CH3 CH2 CHC
D. burns in oxygen to form carbon(1V)oxide.
CH3 OH
33. In the reaction C5H10O5(s) 6C(s) + 5H2O concentrated A. 2 – methylbutanoic acid
H2SO4 is acting as B. 2 – methyl - -hydrosyketone
A. a reducing agent C. 2 – methyl - - hydroxyl baldheaded
B. an oxidizing agent D. 2 – methylpentanoic acid
C. a dehydrating agent
D. a catalyst 43. Alkanoates are formed by the reaction of alkanoic acids
with
34. Suitable regents for the laboratory preparation of A. alkyl halides B. alkanols
nitrogen are C. ethers D. sodium
A. sodium trioxonirate (lll) and ammonium
chloride 44. The acidic hydrogen in the compound
B. sodium trioxonirate(V) and ammonium chloride 1 2 3 4 5
C. sodium chloride and ammonium trioxonirate H—C= C—CH=CH—CH3 is the hydrogen
(V) attached to carbon number
D. sodium chloride and ammonium trioxonirate(lll) A. 5 B. 4
C. 3 D. 2
35. The thermal decomposition of copper (ll) trioxonirate
(V) yields copper (ll) oxide, oxygen and 45. The four classes of hydrocarbons are
A. nitrogen (ll) oxide A. ethane, ethene ethyne and benzene
B. nitrogen(ll) oxide B. alkanes, alkenesm alkynes and aromatics
C. nitrogen (lV) oxide C. alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and benzene
D. nitrogen D. methane, ethane, propane and butane
46. Alkanes 400-700o
C smaller + alkanes +hydrogen. The
catalyst alkanes
36. Chlorine is produced commercially by above reaction is known as
A. electrolysis of dilute hydrochloric acid A. Photolysis B. Cracking
B. electrolysis of brine C. Isomerization D. Reforming.
C. neutralization of hydrogen chlorine
D. heating potassium trioxochlorate(V)
 diastase
47. In the reaction 2(C6H10O5) n + nH2O nC12H22O11 49. Detergents have the general formula
diastase is functioning as
A. a dehydrating agent A. R(CH2)NOH
B. a reducing agent B. RSO3 Na+
C. an oxidizing agent C. RCO2 Na+
D. a catalyst. D. RCO2H

48. 48. which of the following compounds has the 50. What process would coal undergo to give coal gas,
highest boiling point? coal tar, ammoniac liquor and coke?
A. CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 OH A. steam distillation
B. CH3 CH2 CH2 CHO B. Destructive distillation
C. CH3 CH2 CH2 CH3 C. Liquefaction,
D. CH3 CH2 OCH2 CH2 D. Hydrolysis.

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1. Which of the following would support the
5. The minimum volume of oxygen required for the
conclusion that a solid sample is mixture?
complete combustion of mixture of 10cm3 of CO and
A. The solid can be ground to a fine powder
15 cm3 of H2 is
B. The density of the solid is 2.25 g dm3
A. 25.0 cm3
C. The solid has a melting range of 300oC to B 12.5 cm3
375oC. C 10.0 cm3
D. The solid of the moisture from the D 5.0 cm3
atmosphere.
2. The molar of carbon to hydrogen of volatile liquid 6. What is the partial pressure of hydrogen gas
compound is 1:2. 0.12 g of the liquid evaporation at collected over water at standard atmospheric
s.t.p gave 32 cm3 of vapour. The molecular formula of pressure and 25oC if the saturation vapour pressure
the liquids is of water is 23 mm Hg at that temperature?.
A. C3H6 B. C4H8
A. 737 mm Hg B. 763 mmHg
C CH D. CH C. 777 mm Hg D. 737 mmHg
5 10 6 12
[ G.M.V = 22.4 DM3, C=12, H=1]
7. The atomic radius Li, Na and K are 1:33 A m 1.54A and
3. 1.96A respectively. Which of the following explain this
gradation in atomic radius?
A. Electropositivity decreases from Li to Na to K
B. Electronegativity decreases from Li to Na to
K.
C. The number of electron shells increase from
Li to Ma to K
D. The elements are in the same period.

8.

It can be deduced from the vapour of pressure curves

above that.
A. liquid has the highest boiling point
B. liquid has the highest boiling point
C. liquid lll has the highest boiling point
D. liquid lll has the lowest boiling point.

4. 20.00 cm3 of a solution containing 0.53 g of

anhydrous Na2CO3 in 100 cm3 requires 25.00 cm3 of
H2SO4for complete neutralization. The concentration Which of the curves in the above graph illustrates the
of the acid solution in moles per dm3 is behaviors of an ideal gas?
A. 0.02 B 0.04 A. W B. X
C 0.06 D. 0.08 C. Y D. Z
[ H= 1, C = 12, 0 = 16, Na = 23 , S =32]
9. Elements X and Y have electronic configurations 16. A hydrated salt of formula MSO4.XH2O contains 45.3%
1s22s22p4 and 1s22s22p63s23p1 respectively. When they by mass of the water of crystallization.
combine, the formula of the compound formed is Calculate the value of X.
A. XY B. YX A. 3 B. 5
C. X2Y3 D. Y2X3 C. 7 D. 10
[M = 56, S= 32, O =16, H= 1]
10. The atomic number of cesium is 55 and its atomic mass
is 133. The nucleus of cesium atom therefore contains 17
A. 78 protons and 55 electrons
B. 55 protons and 78 neutrons
C. 55 neutrons and 78 electrons
D. 78 neutron and 55 neutrons

11. Four elements P,Q,R and S have atomic numbers of 4,

10, 12, and 14 respectively. Which of these elements is
a noble gas?
A. P B. Q
C. R D. S

12. How many valence electrons are contained in the If the graph above 1 dm3 of a saturated solution of HCI
element represented by 31 15P? is cooled from 80oC, the mass of crystals deposited will
A. 3 B. 5 be.
C. 15 D. 31 A. 7.45 g B. 14.90 g
C. 74.50 g D. 149.00 g
13. [K = 39, Cl= 35.5]

18. Using 50cm3 of 1 M potassium hydroxide and 100cm3

of 1M tetraoxosulphate(Vl) acid, calculate the respective
volumes in cm3 of bade and acid 100 cm3 of base and
acid that would be required to produce the maximum
amount of potassium tetraoxosulphate(Vl)
A. 50,50 B. 25,50
C. 50,25 D. 25,25
[K = 39, S= 32, O = 16, H = 1]

19. A solution of calcium bromide contains 20 g dm3

What is the molarity of the solution with respect to
calcium bromide and bromide ions?
In the above set up, substances X and Y are A. 0.1,0.1 B. 0.1,0.2
respectively. C. 0.1,0.05 D. 0.05,0.1
A. Lime water and copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate [Ca = 40, Br = 80]
(Vl)
20. The substance of ZnO dissolves in sodium hydroxide
B. Potassium trioxocarbonate(lV) and alkaline
solution and mineral acid solution to gives soluble
prygallol
products in each case. ZnO is therefore referred to as.
C. Potassium hydroxide and alkaline pyrogallo
A. an allotropic acid
D. Potassium trioxocarbonate (lV) and
B. an atmopheric oxide
concerntrate tetraoxosulphate (Vl) aid
C. a peroxide
D. a dioxide.
14. The gaseous pollutant sulphur (lV) oxide is most likely
to be detected in fairly reasonable quantities in the 21. An acid its conjugate base .
area around a plant for the A. can neutralize each other to form a salt
A. extraction of aluminium from bauxite B. differ only by a proton
B. production of margarine C. differ only by the opposite charges they carry
C. smelting of copper D. are always neutral substances
D. production of chlorine from brine
22. The same current is passed for the same time through
solutions of AgNO3 and CuSO4 connected in series.
15. Calcium hydroxide is added in the treatment of town
How much silver will be deposited if 1.0 g of copper is
water supply to
produced?
A. kill bacteria in the water
A. 1.7 g B. 3.4 g
B. facilitate coagulation of organic particles
C. 6.8 g D. 13. 6 g
C. facilitate sedimentation
[Cu = 63.5, S = 32, O = 16M Ag = 108, N = 14]
D. improve the tase of the water.
23. What is discharged at the cathode during the and –396 kJ respectively. Calculate the molar heat of
electrolysis of copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (Vl) solution? formation of ethane in kJ.
A. Cu2+ only B. H+ only A. -2792 B. +2792
C. Cu2+ and H+ D. Cu2+ and SO2- C. –64 D. +64

24. An element, Z forms an anion whose formula is 28. CO(g) + H2O CO2(g) + H2(g) H = -41000 J. Which
[Z(CN)6]y. If has an oxidation number of +2, what is the of the following factors favour the formation of
value of y? hydrogen in the above reaction? I high pressure II low
A. -2 B. 3 pressure III high temperature IV use of excess steam
C. –4 D. –5 A. I, III, and IV B. III only
C. II, III and I D. Iv only.
25. Which of the reaction is NOT an example of a redox
reaction? 29.
I Fe + 2Ag+ Fe2+ + 2Ag+
II 2H2S + SO2 2H2O + 3S
III N2 + O2 2NO
IV CaCO3 CaO + CO2

A. I, II, III B. II and III

C. III and IV D. IV only.

The above graph shows a typical heating curve from

the solid phase through the liquid phase to the gaseous
phase of a substance . What part of the curve shows
solid and liquid in equilibrium?
A. T B. U
C. X D. Y

30. Which of the following represents the balanced

equation for the reaction of copper with concentrated
trioxonirate (V) acid?
A. 2NHO3(aq) Cu(NO3)2(aq) + H2(g)
B. Cu(s) + 4HNO3 Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 2H2O(l) +
2NO2(g)
26. C. 3Cu(s) + 8HNO3(aq) 3Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 4H2O(l)
+ 2NO(g)
D. 3Cu(s) + 4 HNO3(aq 3Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 2H2O(l) +
2NO(g).

31. The catalyst used in the contact process for the

manufacture of tetraoxosulphate(Vl) acid is
A. Manganese (lV) oxide
The above diagram gives the potential energy profile B. Manganese (ll) tetraoxosulphate (lV)
of the catalyzed uncatalysed reactions of C. Vanadium (V) oxide
X(g) + Y(g) XY(g) . Deduce the respective D. Iron metal
activation energies in kJ of the catalyzed and
uncatalysed reverse reactions. 32. Some products of destructive distillation of coal are
XY(g) + X(g) X(g) + Y(g) A. carbon (iV) oxide and ethanoic acid
A. 300, 500 B. 500, 300 B. trioxocarbonate (lV) acid and methanoic acid
C. –300, -500 D. –5000. C. producer gas and water gas
D. coke and ammonia liquor
27. The combustion of ethene, C2H2, is given by the equation
C2H4 2CO2 + 2H2O; H = -1428 kJ. If the molar heats 33. Gunpowder is made from charcoal, sulphur and
of formation of water and carbon (l) oxide are –286kJ potassium trioxonirate (V). The salt in the mixture
performs the function of
A. an oxidant B. a reductant
C. a solvent D. a catalyst
34. Which of the following reaction is (are) feasible? 42. When excess chlorine is mixed with ethene at room
l Br (2l) + 2Cl(aq 2Br(aq) + Cl2(aq temperature, the product is
)
ll 21(aq) + Br2(1) 2Br(aq) + l2(s) A. 1,2 – dichloroethane
lll 2F(aq) + Cl2(aq 2Cl(aq) + F2(g) B. 1,2 – dichloroethene
lV 2F(ag) + Br2(1) 2Br(aq) + F2(g) C. 1, 1- dichloroethane
A l B. ll D. 1, 1- dichloroethene.
C I and lll D. lll and lV
43. Vulcanization of rubber is a process by which
A. Isoprene units are joined to produce rubber
35. Bleaching powder, CaOCl2.H2O, deteriorates on B. Rubber latex is coagulated
exposure to air because C. Sulphur is chemically combined in the rubber
A. it loses its water of crystallization D. Water is removed from the rubber.
B. atmospheric nitrogen displaces chlorine from
it 44. The reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium
C. carbon (lV) oxide of the atmosphere displaces hydroxide is an example of
chlorine from it A. esterification B. neutralization
D. bleaching agents should be stored in solution C. hydrosylation D. hydrolysis

36. The product of the thermal decomposition of ammonium 45. The bond which joins two ethanoic acid molecules in
trioxonirate (V) are. the liquid state is
A. NO2 and oxygen A. a covalent bond
B. NH3 and oxygen B. an ionic bond
C. nitrogen and water C. a dative covalent bond
D. N2O and water. D. a hydrogen bond

37. The scale of a chemical balance is made of iron plate 46. The alkaline hydrolysis of fats and oils produces soap
and coated with copper electrolytically because. and
A. iron is less susceptible to corrosion than A. propane 1, 1, 3-triol
copper B. propane – 1, 3, 3-triol
B. copper is less susceptible corrosion as ion C. propane-1-2-2-triol
C. copper is less susceptible to corrosion than D. propane-1-2-3-triol
ion
D. copper and ion are equally susceptible to 47. which of the following is NOT a monomer?
corrosion. A.

38. A metal is extracted for, its ore by the electrolysis of tits

molten chlorine and it displace lead from lead (ll)
trioxonirate(V) solution. The metal is B. CH2 = CH2
A. copper B. aluminium D. CH2 = CHCl
C. zinc D. sodium

39. Mortar is NOT used for under-water construction

because.
A. It hardens by loss of water
B. Its hardening does not depent upon 48. What is the IUPAC name for the compound
evaporation CH3
D. It requires concrete to harden
E. It will be washed away by the flow of water. CH2 = C
40. Which of the following is NOT involved in the
extraction of metals from their ores? CH2CI
A. reduction with carbon A. 1-chloro-2-methylprop-2, 3-ene
B. reduction with other metals B. 1-chloro-2-methlprop-2-ene
C. reduction by electrolysis C. 3-chloro-2-methylprop-1-ene
D. oxidation with oxidizing agent. D. 3-chloro-2-methyprop-1,2-ene

41 Which of the following compounds is an isomer of the 49. The gas responsible for most of the fatal explosion in
compound. coal mines is
A. CH-CH2-CH-CH2-CH3 B. CH-CH2-CH-CH2-CH3 A. butane B. ethene
CH3 C2H5 C. ethane D. methane

C. CH-CH2-CH-CH3 D. CH3-CH-CH2-CH3
C2H5 CH3
50. Three liquids X,Y and Z containing only hydrogen and
carbon were burnt on a spoon, X and Y burnt with sooty flames
while Z did not. Y is able to discharge the colour of bromine
water whereas X and Z cannot. Which of the liquids would be
aromatic in nature?
A. X and Z B. Y
C. X D. Z

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[G.M.V at s.t.p = 22.40 dm3]

7. Equal volumes of CO, SO2 NO2 and H2S, were released

1. Which of the following is a physical change? into a room at the same point and time. Which of the
following gives the order of the room?
A. The bubbling of chlorine into water A. CO2, SO2, NO, H2S,
B. The bubbling of chlorine into jar containing B. SO2, NO2, H2S, CO
hydrogen C. CO, H2S, SO2, NO2
C. The dissolution of sodium chlorine in water D. CO, H2S, NO2, SO2
D. The passing of steam over heated iron. [S = 32, C=12, 0=16, N = 14, H =1]

2. Changes in the physical states of chemical substances 8. A basic postulate of the kinetic theory of gases is that
T are shown in the scheme below. the molecules of a gas move in straight lines between
Liquid T collisions. This implies that.
Z Y A. collisions are perfectly elastics
B. forces of repulsion exist
Solid T X Gaseous T C. forces of repulsion and attraction are in
equilibrium
The letters X, Y and Z respectively represent D. collisions are inelastic.
A. sublimation, condensation and freezing
B. sublimation, vaporization and solidification P Q R S
C. freezing, condensation and sublimation 9. Proton 13 16 17 19
D. evaporation, liquefaction and sublimation. Electron 13 16 17 19
Neutron 14 16 35 20
3. In the reaction: SnO2 + 2C Sn + 2CO the mass of coke Which of the four atoms P,Q,R and S in the above data
containing 80% carbon required to reduce 0.032 kg of can be described by the following properties: relative
pure tin oxide is atomic mass is greater than 30 but less than 40 ; it has
A. 0.40 kg B. 0.20 kg an odd atomic number and forms a unipositive ion in
C. 0.06 kg D. 0.40 g solution?
[Sn = 119, O = 16, C = 12] A. P B. Q
C. R D. S
4. The Avogadro’s number of 24 of magnesium is same as
that of 10. Which of the following terms indicates the number of
A. 1 g of hydrogen molecules bonds that can be formed by atom?
B. 16 g of oxygen molecules A. Oxidation number
C. 32 g of oxygen molecules B. Valence
D. 35.5 of chlorine molecules. C. Atomic number
5. If a gas occupies a container of volume 146 cm3 at 18oC D. Electronegativity.
and 0.971 atm, its volume on cm3 at s.t.p is
A. 133 B. 146 X(g) . The type of energy involved in the
11. X(g)
C. 266 D. 292
above transformation is
A. ionization energy
6. The volume occupied by 1.58 g of gas s.t.p is 500 cm3. B. sublimation energy
What is the relative molecule mass of the gas? C. lattice energy
A. 28 B. 32 D. electron affinity
C. 344 D. 71
12. Chlorine, consisting of two isotope of mass numbers 20. What is concentration of H+ ions in moles per dm3 of a
35 and 37, has an atomic of 35.5. The relative abundance solution of pH 4.398?
of the isotope of mass number 37 is. A. 4.0 x 10-5 B. 0.4 x 10-5
A. 20 B. 25 C. 4.0 x 10 -3
D. 0.4 x 10-3
C. 50 D. 75
21. What volume of 11.0 M hydrochloric acid must be dilute
13. 10.0 dm3 of air containing H2 S as an Impurity was passed to obtain 1 dm3 of 0.05 M acid?
through a solution of Pb(NO3)2 until all the H2S had A. 0.05 dm3 B. 0.10 dm3
reacted. The precipitate of PbS was found weight 5.02 C. 0.55 dm3
D. 11.0 dm3
g. According to the equation: Pb(NO3)2 + H2O ’! PbS
“!+2HNO3 the percentage by volume of hydrogen 22. If 10.8 g of silver is deposited in a silver coulometer
sulphides in the air is. connected in series with a copper coulometer, the
A. 50.2 B. 47.0 volume of oxygen liberated is
C. 4.70 D. 0.47
A. 0.56 dm3 B. 5.50 dm3
[Pb = 207, S = 23, GMV at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3] C. 11.20 dm 3
D. 22.4 0
dm3
14. A blue solid, T, which weighted 5.0 g was placed on a [Ag = 108, Cu = 64, GMV at s.t.p = 22.40 dm 3].
table. After 8 hours, the resulting pink sold was found
to weight 5.5 g. It can be inferred that substance T 23. 0.1 faraday of electricity deposited 2.95 g of nickel
A. is deliquescent during electrolysis is an aqueous solution. Calculate
B. is hydroscopic the number of moles of nickel that will Be deposited by
C. has some molecules of water of crystallization 0.4 faraday
D. is efflorescent A. 0.20 B. 0.30
C. 0.034 D. 5.87
15. The effluent of an industrial plant used ins the [Ni = 58.7]
electrolysis of concentrated brine, with a flowing
mercury cathode may contain impurities like. 24. Cr2O7 2- + 6Fe2+ + 14H+ 2Cr3+ + 6Fe3+ + 7H2 O. In the
A. oxygen above chromium change from.
B. hydrogen A. +7 to +3 B. +6 to +3
C. mercury (ll) chloride C. +5 to +3 D. –2 to+3
D. hydrogen chloride
25. In the reaction 10- 3+ 51- + 6H+ 312 + 3H2O, the
16. The solubility in moles per dm3 of 20 g of CuSO 4 oxidizing agent is
dissolved in 100 g of water at 180oC is A. H+ B. 1-
A. 0.13 B. 0.25 C. -
10 3 D. 12
C. 1.25 D. 2.00
[Cu = 63.5, S = 32, O = 16] 26. Fe O + 2Al Al O + 2Fe are –1670 kJ mol-1 and
2 3(s) 2 3 (s)
–822kJ mol-1 respectively, the enthalpy change in kJ
17. Smoke consists of for the reason is
A. solid particles dispersed in liquid A. +2492 B. +848
B. solid or liquid particles dispersed in gas C. –848 D. 2492
C. gas or liquid particles dispersed in liquid
D. liquid particles dispersed in liquid. 27. Iron galvanized with zinc catholically protected from
corrosion. This is because
18. NaC2O4 + CaCl CaC2O4 + 2NaCl. Given a solution A. zinc has a more positive oxidation potential than
of 1.9 g of sodium oxalate in 50 g of water at room iron
temperature, calculate the minimum volume of 0.1 M B. zinc has a less positive oxidation potential than
calcium oxalate required to produce maximum calcium iron
oxalate using the above equation. C. both have the same oxidation potential
A. 1.40 x 102 dm3 D. zinc is harder than iron.
B. 1.40 x 102 cm3
C. 1.40 x 10-2 dm3 28. Which of the following samples will react faster with
D. 1.40 x 10-2 cm3 dilute dtrioxonitrate (V) acid?
19. 2.0 g of monobasic acid was made up to 250 cm3 with A. 5 g of lumps of CaCO3 at 25ooC
B.
5 g of powered CaCO3 at 25 C
distilled
cm3 of 0.1water.
M NaOH cm3 of this
25.00solution solution required
for complete 20.00
neutralization. C. 5 g of lumps of CaCO3 at 50ooC
D.
5 g of powered CaCO3 at 50 C
The molar mass of the acid is
A. 200 g B. 160 g 29. In the reaction ,
C. 100 g D. 50 g 2Hl(g) H2(g) + I (g), H = 10 kJ;
2
the concentration of iodine in the equilibrium mixture
can be increased by
A. raising the pressure
 B. raising the temperature
C. adding the temperature 39. To make coloured glasses, small quantities of oxides of
D. lowering the pressure metals which form coloured silicates are often added to
the reaction mixture consisting of Na2CO3 and SO2. Such
30. Which of the following gases can be collected by a metal is
upward displacement of air? A. potassium B. barium
A. NO B. H2 C. zinc D. copper
C. NH3 D. Cl2
40. Which of the following compounds gives a yellow
31. The brown fumes given off when trioxonirate (V) acid residue when heated and also reacts with aqueous
consist of sodium hydroxide to give a white gelatinous precipitate
A. NO2 and O2 B. H2O and NO2 soluble in excess sodium hydroxide solution.
C. NO2, O2 and H2O D. NO2 and H2O A. (NH4)2CO3 B. ZnCO3
C. Al2(SO4)3 D. PbCO3
32. Which of the following tests will completely identify
any one of sulphur (lV) oxide, hydrogen, carbon (lV) 41. A cycloalkane with molecular formula C5H10 has
oxide and nitrogen (ll) oxixde? A. one isomer B. two isomers
A. pass each gas into water and test with blue C. three isomers D. four isomers
litmus pare
B. pass each gas into lime water 42. The structure of cis-2butene is
C. expose each gas to atmospheric air A. CH3 -CH=CH-CH3
D. passs each gas to concentrated -
tetraoxosulphate(Vl) acid.

33. In the Haber process for the manufacture of ammonia,

the catalyst commonly used is finely divided.
A. vanadium B. platinum
C. iron D. copper

34. A metallic oxide which reacts with both HCl and NaOH
to give salt and water only can be classified as
A. an acidic oxide
B. an atmospheric oxide
C. a neutral oxide
D. an atmospheric oxide 43. What is the IUPAC name for the hydrocarbon
CH3
35. Which of the following metals will liberate hydrogen
form steam or dilute acid? CH3—C = CH— CH—CH3
A. copper B. iron
C. lead D. mercury CH2

36. Coal fire should not be used in poorly ventilated rooms CH3
because A. 2-ethyl-4-methylpent-2-ene
A. of the accumulation of CO2 which cause deep B. 3,5-dimenthylhex-3-ene
sleep C. 2,4-dimenthylhex-3-ene
B. it is usually too hot D. 2-methyl-4-ethylpent-3-ene
C. of the accumulation of CO which causes
suffocation 44. CH3 = CH P. Compound P, in the above reaction, is.
D. it removes most of the gases in the room
A. CH — C = CH NH2
37. The major component of the slag from the production
of iron is NH2
A. an alloy of calcium and iron B. CH3 — C CH Na
B. coke C. CH3 — C C — Na
C. impure ion D. CH3 — C C — NH2
E. calcium trioxosilicate (V)
45. The label on a reagent bottle containing a clear organic
38. Sodium hydroxide should be stored in properly closed liquid dropped off. The liquid was neutral to litmus and
containers because it gave a colourless gas with metallic sodium. The liquid
A. readily absorbs water vapour from the air must be an
B. is easily oxidized by atmospheric oxygen A. alkanoate B. alkene
C. turns golden yellow when exposed to light. C. alkanol D. alkane
D. Melts at a low temperature.
46. COOH COOH + H2O
+ NaOH 50. Which of the following compounds represents the
COOH COO-Na+ polymerization product of ethyne?
The above reaction is an example of
A. displacement reaction
B. a neutralization reaction
C. an elimination reaction
D. Saponification A..

47. Alkanoic acids have low volatility compared with

Alkanoic because they
A. are more polar than alkanols
B have two oxygen atoms while alkanols have
one
C. form two hydrogen bonds while alkanols B.
donot
D. form two hydrogen bonds while alkanols form
one.

48. The octane number of a fuel whose performance is the

same as that of a mixture of 55 g of 2, 2, 4-trimethyl C.
pentane and 45 g of n-heptanes is
A. 45 B. 55
C. 80 D. 100

49. Which of the following is formed when maltose reacts

with concentrated tetraoxosulphate (Vl) acid.
A. Carbon (lV) oxixde D.
B. Coal tar
C. Charcoal
D. Toxic fumes

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1. Which of the following can be obtained by fraction of 4. In two separate experiments 0.36 g and 0.71 g of chlorine
distillation? combine with a metal X to give Y and Z respectively.
A. Nitrogen from liquid air An analysis showed that Y and Z contain 0.20 g and
B. Sodium chloride for sea water 0.40 g of X respectively. The data above represents the
C. Iodine from a solution of iodine in carbon law of .
tetrachloride A. multiple proportion
D. Sulphur from a solution of sulphur in carbon B. conversation of mass
disulphide. C. constant composition
D. reciprocal proportion.
2. Which of the following are mixture? I Petroleum ii Rubber
latex. Iii Vulcanizes’ solution. Iv Carbon (ll) sulphides 5. 30cm3 of oxygen at 10 atmosphere pressure is placed in
A. I, ii and iii a 20 dm3 container. Calculate the new pressure it
B. I, ii and iv temperature is kept constant.
C. I and ii only A. 6.7 atm B. 15.0 atm
D. I and iv C. 6.0 atm D. 66.0 atm
3. Anironoreisknowntocontain70.0%FeO . The mass 3
2 3 6. A given quantity of gas occupies a volume of 228 cm
of iron metal which can theorically be obtained from at a pressure of 750 mm Hg. What will be its volume at
80kg of the ore is. atmospheric pressure?
A. 35.0 kg B. 39.2 kg A. 200cm3 B. 225 cm3
C. 70.0 kg D. 78.4 kg C. 230 cm 3
D. 235 cm3
[Fe = 356, O = 16]
7. Calculate the volume of carbon (lv) oxide measure at s.t.p, 15.
produced when 1 kg of potassium hydrogen
trioxocarbonate (iV) is totally decomposed by heat.
A. 28 dm3 B. 56 dm3
3
C. 112 dm D. 196 dm3
3
[G.M.V at s.t.p = 22.4 dm , K = 39, O = 16, C = 12, H = 1]

8. A sample of a gas exerts a pressure of 8.2 atm when

confined in a 2.93dm3 container at 20oC. The number of
moles of gas in the sample is
A. 1.00 B. 2.00
C. 3.00 D. 4.00
[ R= 0.082 litre atm/deg mole]

9. Atoms of element X (with 2 electrons in the outer shell) The electrons of two atoms of Y and Z are arranged in
combine with atoms of Y( with 7 electrons in the outer shells as shown above. The bond formed between the
shell). Which of the following is FALSE? The compound atoms of Y and Z is
formed A. ionic
A. has formula XY B. covalent
B. is likely to be ionic C. dative
C. contains X2+ ions D. metallic.
D. contains Y- ions
16. Which of the following ionsis a pollutant in drinking
10. The ions X- and Y+ are isoelectronic, each containing a water even in trace amount?
total of 10 electrons. How many proteins are in the A. Ca2+
nuclei of the neutral atoms of X and Y respectively? B. Hg2+
A. 10 and 10 B. 9 and 9 C. Mg 2+
C. 11 and 9 D. 9 and 11 D. Fe2+

11. The electronic configuration of an element is 1s2 2s22p6 17. The solubility of copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (Vl) is 75
3s2 3p3. How many unpaired electron are there in the g in 100 g of water at 100oC and 25 g in 100 g of water at
element. 30oC.What mass of the salt would crystallize, if 50 g of
A. 5 B. 4 copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (Vl) solution saturated at
C. 3 D. 2 100oC were cooled to 30oC?
A. 57.5 g B. 42.9 g
12. Which of the following represents the type of bonding C. 28. 6g D. 14.3 g
present in ammonium chloride molecule?
A. Ionic only 18. A sample of temporary hard water can be prepared in
B. Covalent only the laboratory by.
C. Ionic and dative covalent A. dissolving calcium chloride in distilled water
D. Dative covalent only. B. saturating lime water with carbon(lV) oxide
C. saturating distilled water with calcium
13. Which of the following is arranged in order of increasing hydroxide
electronegativity? D. dissolving sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate
A. Chlorine, aluminium, magnesium, phosphorus, (lV) in some distilled water.
sodium.
B. Sodium, magnesium, aluminium phosphorus, 19. A property of a colloidal dispersion which a solution
chlorine does not have is .
C. Chlorine, phosphorus, aluminium, magnesium, A. the Tyndall effect
sodium. B. homogeneity
D. Sodium, chlorine, phosphorus, magnesium, C. osmotic pressure
aluminium. D. surface polarity.

14. A quantity of air was passed through a weighed mount 20. 50 cm3 of sulphur (lV) oxide, 800cm3 of ammonia, 450
of alkaline pyrogallol. An increase in the weight of the cm3 of hydrogen chloride, 1.0 cm3 of water at 15oC.
pyrogallol would result from the absorption of. Which of the following is suitable for demonstrating
A. nitrogen B. neon the fountain experiment?
C. argon D. oxygen. A. Sulphur (lV) oxide and hydrogen chloride
B. Carbon (lV) oxide and ammonia
C. Ammonia and hydrogen chloride
D. Carbon (lV) oxide and sulphur (1V) oxide
21. C. lower the activation energy for the reaction
D. lower the heat of reaction, H, for the reaction,

28. 1.1 g of CaCl2 dissolved in 50 cm3 of water caused a rise

in temperature of 34oC. The heat reaction, H for CaCl 2
in kJ per moles is
A. -71.1 B. –4.18
C. +17.1 D. +111.0
[Ca = 40, Cl = 35.5, specific heat of water is 4.18 KJ-1

29. NO + CO 1/2 N2 + CO2 H = -89.3kJ

.What conditions would favour maximum conversion

Which of the following substances could be of nitrogen (ll) oxide and carbon(ll) oxide in the reaction
satisfactorily used as X in the above figure? above?
A. Ammonia and Potassium hydroxide A. low temperature and high pressure
B. Potassium hydroxide and sodium chloride B. high temperature and low pressure
C. Ammonia and ethanoic acid C. high temperature and high pressure
D. Ethanoic and sodium chloride D. low temperature and low pressure.

22. What volume of CO2 at s.t.p would be obtained by 30. Which of the following equilibria is unaffected by a
reacting 10cm3 of 0.1 M solution of anhydrous sodium pressure change?
trioxocarbonate (lV) with excess acid? A. 2NaCl 2Na + Cl2
A. 2.240 cm3 B. 22.40 cm3 B. H2 + I2 2HI
C. 224.0 cm3 D. 2240 cm3 C. 2O3 3O2
[G.M.V at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3 D. 2NO2 N 2O 4

23. If a current of 1.5 A is passed for 4.00 hours through a 31.

molten tin salt and 13.3 g of tins is deposited, What is Initial concentration of no in moles Initial Rate (moles / sec)
the oxidation state of the metal in the salt? 0.001 3.0 x 10-5
A. 1 B. 2 0.002 1.2 x 10 -4
C. 3 D. 4 The data in the table above shows the rate of reaction of nitrogen
[Sn = 118.7, F = 96500 C mol-1] (ll) oxide with chlorine at 25oC. It can be concluded that doubling
the intial concentration of NO increase the rate of reaction by
24. Which of the following equivocal solutions, Na 2CO3, factor of
Na2SO4, FeCl3, NH4Cl and CH3 COONa, have pH greater A. two B. three
than? C. four D. five
A. FeCl3 and NH4Cl
B. Na2CO3 CH3 COONa and Na2SO4, 32. Which of the following gases will rekindle a brightly
C. Na2CO3 and CH3 COONa glowing splint?
D. FeCl3 , CH3, COONa. NH4Cl A. NO2 B. NO
C. N2O D. Cl2
25. MnO-4+ 8H+ + ne M++ + 4H2O. Which is the value
of n the reaction above? 33. Which of the following salts can be melted without
A. 2 B. 3 decomposition?
C. 4 D. 5
A. Na2CO3 B. CaCO3
C. MgCO3 D. ZnCO3
26. 2H2(g) + SO2(g) 3S(s) + 2H2O(1). The above reaction is
A. a redox reaction in which H2S is the oxidant and 34. Oxygen gas can be prepared by heating
SO2 is the reductant. A. ammonium trioxonirate (V)
B. a redox reaction in which SO2is the oxidant and B. ammonium trioxonirate (lll)
H2S is the reductant.
C. potassium trioxonirate (V)
C. Not a redox reaction because there is no oxidant in
D. manganese (lV) oxide.
the reaction equation
D. Not a redox reaction because there is no reductant
in the reaction equation.

27. Manganese(lV) oxide is known to hasten the

decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Its main actions
is to.
A. increase the surface area of the reactants
B. increase the concentration of the reactants
35.
42. The final products of the presence of ultraviolet light
are hydrogen chloride and
A. chloromethane
B. tetrachloromethane
C. trichloromethane
D. dichloromethane

43. How many grams of bromine will be required to

completely react with 10 g of propyne?
A. 20 g B. 40 g
C. 60 g D. 80 g
[C = 12, H = 1, Br = 80].

The appropriate test paper to use in the above 44. Ethene when passed into concentrated H 2SO 4is rapidly
experiment is moist.
absorbed. The product is diluted with water and then
A. litmus paper warmed to produce.
B. potassium heptaoxodichromate (1V) A. ethanol B. diethyl ether
paper C. ethanal D. diethyl sulphate.
C. lead (11)trioxonirate (V) paper.
D. Universal indicator paper. 45. One of the advantages of detergents over soap is that
detergents.
36. Addition of aqueous ammonia to a solution of Zn++ A. are easier to manufacture
gives a white precipitate which dissolves in an excess B. foam more than soap
of ammonia because. C. form soluble salts with hard water
A. zinc is amphoteric D. are able to deter germ more than soap.
B. zinc hydroxide is readily soluble
C. zinc forms a complex which is readily 46. CH3CH2 CHCH3 alc.KOH CH3CH = CHCH3
soluble in excess ammonia
D. ammonia solution is a strong base. X CHCH + CH CH CH =CH
3 3 2 2

37. Which of the following, in clear solution, forms a white The above reaction is an example of
precipitate when carbon(1V) oxide is bubbled into it for A. dehydration
a short time? B. dehydrohalogenation
A. KOH B. NaOH C. neutralization
C. Ca(OH)2 D. Al(OH)3 D. a fission reaction

38. Copper (11) tetraoxosulphate (V1) is widely used as a 47. A certain liquid has a high boiling point. It is viscous,
A. Fertilizer B. Fungicide non-toxic, miscible with water to be hygroscopic. This
C. Disinfectant D. Purifier liquid is most likely to be.
A. CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
39. Which of the following metals can be prepared in B. CH3CH2OHCH3
samples by the thermal decomposition to their C. CH3CH2CHOHCH3
trioxonirate (V) salt? E. CH3OHCHOCH2 OH
A. Copper and mercury
B. Silver and copper 48. The compound.
C. Mercury and silver CH3¯CH¯CH3
D. Magnesium and mercury
sCH2Cl
40. Which of the following compounds can exist as Is known as
geometric isomers? A. 1-chloro-2-methylbutane
A. 2-methylbut2-ene B. 1-chloro-2-methylpronane
B. But-2-ene C. 2-chloromethylethane
C. But-1-ene D. 1-chloro-2,2-dimethylethane
D. H 49. Which of the following statements is TRUE of the
complete hydrolysis of a glyceride by sodium
Cl — C—Br hydroxide?
A. 3 moles of NaOH are required for each mole of
H glyceride
41. How many structural isomers can be written for the B. 3 moles of glycerol are produced
alkyl bromide C2H9Br? C. only one mole of soap is formed.
A. 3 B. 4 D. Concentrated H2SO4 is essential for the
C. 6 D. 8 completion of the reaction.
50. Which of the following are the products of the reaction
between CH3COOH and Cl2 in sunlight?
A. ClCH2COOH + HCl
B. CH3COCl + HOCl
C. CH3COOCl + HCl
D. CH3COCl + H2O

Chemistry 1992
1. Which of the following substances is not a 9. The nucleus of the isotope tritium, contains
homogeneous mixture? A. two neutrons with no protons
A. Filtered sea water B. one neutron and one proton
B. Soft drink C. two neutron and one electron
C. Flood water D. two neutron, one proton, and one electron.
D. Writing ink
10. How many lone pairs of electron are there on the central
2. There is a large temperature interval between the melting atom of the H2O molecules?
point and the boiling point of a metal because. A.1
A. metals have very high melting points B. 2
B. metals conduct heat very rapidly C. 3
C. melting does not break the metallic bond but D. 4
boiling does.
17
D. the crystal lattice of metals is easily broken. 11. 14
N +X 8
O + 1 1 H . In the above reaction ,
X is a
3. How many moles of [H+] are there in 1 dm3 of 0.5 solution A. neutron, B. Helium atom
of H2SO4 C. Lithium atom D. Deutrium atom
A. 2.0 moles B. 1.0 mole
C. 0.5 mole D. 0.25 mole 12. Four elements P,Q,R and S have 1,2,3 and 7 electrons
in their outermost shells respectively. The element which is
4. wH2SO4 + xA(OH)3 yH2O + zAl2(SO4)3. The unlikely to be a metal is
respective values of w, x, y and z in the equation above A. P B. Q
are C. R D. S
A. 2,2,5 and 1 B. 3,2,5and 2
C. 3,2,6 and 1 D. 2,2,6 and 2 13. The pollutants that are likely to be present in an
industrial environment are
5. A given mass of gas occupies 2 dm3 at 300 K. At what A. H S, SO and oxides of nitrogen
2 2
temperature will its volume be doubled keeping the B. NH3, HCl and CO
pressure constant? C. CO2 NH3 and H2S
A. 400 K B. 480 K D. Dust, No and Cl2
C. 550 K D. 600 K
14. Which of the following gases dissolves in water
6. If 100 cm3 of oxygen pass through a porous plug is 50 vapour to produce acid rain during rainfall?
seconds, the time taken for the same volume of A. Oxygen
hydrogen to pass through the same porous plug is B. Carbon (11) oxide
A. 10.0 s B. 12.5 s C. Nitrogen
C. 17.7 s D. 32.0 s D. Sulphur (lV) oxide
[ O = 16, H = 1]
15. Water for town supply is chlorinate to make it free
7. Which of the following is a measure of the average
from
kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance.
A. bad odour
A. Volume B. Mass
B. bacteria
C. Pressure D. Temperature
C. temporary hardness
8 An increase in temperature causes an increase in the D. permanent hardness.
pressure of a gas in a fixed volume due to an increase in
the 16. On which of the following is the solubility of a
A. number of molecules of the gas gaseous substance dependant? 1. Nature of solvent.
B. density of the gas molecules 11. Nature of solute 11. Temperature. 1V.Pressure.
C number of collisions between the gas A. l, ll, lll and lV B. l and ll only
D. number of collision between the gas molecules C. ll only D. l, lll and iV only
and the walls of the container.
17. An emulsion paint consist of 26. In which of the following is the entropy change
A. gas or liquid particles dispersed in liquid positive?
B. liquid particles dispersed in liquid A. H2O(l) H2O(g)
C. solid particles dispersed in liquid B. Cu2+ (aq) + Fe(s) Fe2+ (aq)+Cu(s)
D. solid particles dispersed in solid C. N2(g) + 3H2(g 2NH3(g)
D. 2HCl(s) N2(g) + Cl2(g)
18. A sample of orange juice is found to have a pH of
3.80. What is the concentration of the hydroxide ion 27. In what way is equilibrium constant for the forward
in the juice? reaction related to that that of the reverse reaction?
A. 1.6 x 10-4 B. 6.3 x 10-11 A. The addition of the two is expected to be
-4
C. 6.3 x 10 D. 1.6 x 10-11 one
B. The product of the two is expected to be
19. Arrange HCl, CH3 COOH, C6H5CH3 in order of one
increasing conductivity. C. The two equilibrium constants are identical
A. HCl,CH3 COOH,C6H5CH3 D. The product of the two is always greater
B. C6H5CH3 HCl, CH3, COOH than one.
C. C6H5CH3 COOH, HCl,
D. CH3, COOH, C6H5CH3,HCl 28. Which of the following equilibra shows little or no
net reaction when the volume of the volume of the
20. Which of these is an acid salt? system is decreased?
A. K2SO4 Al2(SO4)3.24H2O A. H2(g) + l2(g 2Hl(g)
B. CuCO3.Cu(OH)2 B. 2NO2(g N2O4(g)
C. NaHS C. PCl5( PCl3(g) + Cl2(g)
D. CaOCl2 D. ZnO(s) + CO2(g ZnCO3(s)

21. How many grams of H2SO4 are necessary for the 29. For a general equation of the nature xP + yQ mR
preparation of 0.175 dm3 of 6.00 M H2SO4? + nS, the expression for the equilibrium constant is
A. 206.0 g A. k [P]x [Q]y
B. 103.0 g B. [P]x [Q]y
C. 98.1 g
D. 51.5 g [R]m [S]n
[S = 32.06, O = 16.00, H = 1.00].
C. [R]m [S]n
22. Copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (lV) solution is
electrolyzed using carbon electrodes. Which of the [P]x [Q]y
following are produced at the anode and cathode
respectively. D. m [R] n [S]
A. Copper and oxygen
B. Oxygen and copper X [P] y [Q].
C. Hydrogen and copper
D. Copper and hydrogen 30. Which of these statements is TRUE about
carbon(1V)oxide?
23. Calculate the mass, in kilograms, of magnesium A. It supports combustion
produced by the electrolysis of magnesium(ll) B. It is strong acidic in water
chloride in a cell operating for 24 hours at 500 amperes. C. It is very soluble in water
A. 2.7 B. 5.4 D. It supports the burning of magnesium to
C. 10.8 D. 21.7 produce magnesium oxide.
[Faraday = 96,500 C mmol-1, Mg = 24]
31.
24. MnO + 2Cl- + 4H Mn2+ +Cl + 2H O. The change
2 2 2
is oxidation numbers when the manganese, chlorine
and hydrogen ions react according to the above
equation are respectively.
A. 2, 2, 4 B. –1,-2 4
C. –2, 1, 0 D. 2, 4, 0

25. S2O32- + l2 S4O62- + 21. In the reaction above,

the oxidizing agents is
A. S2O32-
B. l2 In the experiment above, Z can be
C. S4O62- A. a solution of sodium dioxonitrate(lll) and
D. l- ammonium chloride
B. a solution of lead trioxonitrate(V)
 C. a solution of sodium trioxonitrate(V) and 42. CH3
ammonium chloride
D. concentrated tetraoxosulphate (Vl) acid and CH3¯C = CH¯CH2¯CH¯ CH3
sodium trioxonitrate(V).
CH2
32. Which of the following combination of gases is used
for metal welding? 1. Oxygen and ethyne. ll Hydrogen CH3
and ethyne. 1ll. Hydrogen and oxygen. 1V Ethyne, The IUPAC name for the hydrocarbon above is
hydrogen and oxygen. A. 2-ethyl-5-methylhex-2-ene
A. 1 and 11 B. 111 and 1V B. 2, 5-dimethylhex-2-ene
C. 1 and 111 D. 11 and 1V C. 3,5-dimethylhept-3-ene
D. 3,6-dimethylhexpt –3-ene
33. Which of the following oxides of nitrogen is unstable 43. Which of the following compounds is a secondary
in air? alkanol?
A. NO2 B. NO A. CH3¯ CH2¯CH¯CH3
C. N2O4 D. N2O5
OH
34. The gas formed when ammonium trioxonitrate (V) is C. CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 OH
heated with sodium hydroxide is D. CH3 CH2 OCH2 CH3
A. hydrogen CH3
B. nitrogen(1V) oxide
C. oxygen CH3¯ C¯OH
D. ammonia
35. Safety matches contain sulphur and CH
3
A. Potassium trioxochlorate(V)
B. Potassium trioxonitrate (V) 44. Which of the following compounds reacts with sodium
metals as well as silver and copper salt.
C. Charcoal
A. CH3 Ca = C ¯CH3
D. Phosphorus sulpide
B CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH3
36. Addition of an aqueous solution of barium chloride C. CH3 Ca CH3
to the aqueous solution of a salt gives a white D. CH3 CH CH CH3
precipate. 45. Which of the following are isomers?
A. nitrate B. carbonate A. Ethanol and dimethyl ether
C. chloride D. sulphide B. Benzene and methylbenzene
37. Sodium hydroxide solution can be conveniently C. Ethanol and propanone
stored in a container made of D. Trichloromethane and tetrachloromehane
A. lead B. zinc 46. The function group present in an treatment with a
C. aluminum D. copper saturated solution of NaHCO3 is .
38. Which of the following is NOT used as raw material A. hydroxyl group
in the solvary process? B. carbonalkoxyl group
A. Ammonia C. carbonyl group
B. Sodium chloride D. carboxy group.
C. Calcium trioxocarbonate 47. The characteristic reaction of carbonyl compounds is.
D. Sodium trioxocarbonate(V1) A. Substitution B. Elimination
39. Duralumin consists of aluminum, copper, C. Addition D. Saponificatioon
A. zinc and gold 48. An organic compound containing 40.1% carbon and
B. lead and manganese 6.667% hydrogen has an empirical formula of .
C. nickel and silver
D. manganese and magnesium. A. C2H4O2 B. C2H3O2
C. CH O D. CH O
2 3
40. CaO(s) + H2O(l ) Ca(OH)2(s) H = -65kJ. The 49. Alkanals can be differentiated from alkanones by
process represented by the above equation is known as. reaction with.
A. dissolution B. slackin A. 2,4-dinitrophenlhydrazine
C. liming D. mortaring B. hydrogen cyanide
41. The carbon atoms in ethane are C. sodium hydrogen sulphite
A. sp3 hybridized D. tollen’s reagent.
B. sp hybridized 50. An example of a polysaccharide is
C. sp2 hybridized A. dextrose B. mannose
D. not hybridized. C.glucose D. starch.
 Chemistry 1993
1. The dissolution of common salt in water is physical
change because D. greater than the forces of attraction in both
A. the salt can be obtained by solid and the liquid phases
crystallization
B. the salt can be recovered by the evaporation 9. An element, E, has the electronic configuration
of water. 1s22s22p63s23p3. The reaction of E with a halogen X
C. Heat is not generated during mixing can give.
D. The solution will not boil at 100oC A. EX and EX B. EX only
3 5 3
C. EX5 only D. EX2 and EX3
2. Which of the following substances is mixture?
A. Sulphur powder B. Bronze 10. Two atoms represented as 235
92
Uand 23892 U are
C. Distilled water D. Ethanol A. isomers B. allotropes
C. isotopes D. anomers
3. How many moles of oxygen molecules would be
produced dfrom the decompostition of 2.5 moles of 11. As the difference in electronegativity between
potassium trioxochlorate (V)? bonded atoms increase, polarity of the bond
A. 2.50 B. 3.50 A. decreases B. increases
C. 3.75 D. 7.50 C. remains unchanged
D. reduces to zero.
4. A balanced chemical equation obeys the law of
A. Conservation of mass 12. Which group of elements forms hydrides that are
B. Definite proportions pyramidal in structure?
C. Multiple proportions A. 111 B. 1V
D. Conservation of energy C. V D. V1

5. At 25oC and 1 atm, a gas occupies a volume of 1.50 13. Water has a rather high boiling point despite its low
dm3. What volume will it occupy at 100oC at 1 atm? molecular mass because of the presence of
A. 1.88 dm3 B......................6.00 dm3 A. hydrogen bonding
C. 18.80 dm 3
D. 60.00dm3 B. covalent bonding
C. ionic bonding
6. A gaseous mixture of 80.0 g of oxygen and 56.0 g of D. metallic bonding
nitrogen has a total pressure of 1.8 atm. The partial
pressure of oxygen in the mixture is 14. Argon is used in gas-filled electric lamps because it
A. 0.8 atm B. 1.0 atm helps to
C. 1.2 atm D. 1.4 atm A. prevent the reduction of the lamp filament
[O = 16, N = 14] B. prevent oxidation of lamp filament
C. make lamp filaments glow brightly
7. D. keep the atmosphere in the lamp inert.

15. The air around a petroleum refinery is most likely to

contain
A. CO2 SO3 and N2O
B. CO2 CO and N2O
C. SO3 CO and NO2
D. PH3 H2O and CO2

16. Water can be identified by the use of

A. an hydrogen copper(11) tetraoxosulphate(1V)
B. an hydrogen sodium trioxocarbonate(1V)
Which of the curves above represents the behavior C. potassium heptaoxochromate(vii)
of 1 mole of an ideal gas? D. copper (11) trioxocarbonate(iv)
A. 1 B. 11
C. 111 D. 1V 17. The phenomenon whereby sodium trioxocarbonate
(1) decahydrate loses some of its water crystallization
8. For iodine crystals to sublime on heating, the on exposure to the atmosphere is known as
molecules must acquire energy that is A. deliquescence B. hygroscopy
A. less than the forces of attraction in the solid C. effervescence D. efflorescence
B. equal to the forces of attraction in the solid
C. necessary to melt the solid
18. A student prepares 0.5 M solution each of hydrochloric From the data above, it can be deduced that the most
and ethanoic acids and then measured their pH. The powerful reducing agent of the four metals is
result would show that the A. Cu B. Fe
A. pH values are equal C. Ba D. Zn
B. HCl solution has higher pH
C. Sum of the pH values is 14 25. The oxidation states of chlorine in HOCl, HClO3 and
D. Ethanoic acid solution has a higher pH. HClO4 are respectively
A. -1, +5 and +7
19. B. –1 ,-5 and 7
C. +1, +3 and +4
D. +1, +5 and +7

26. A reaction takes place spontaneously if

A. ÄG = O
B. ÄS < O and ÄH > O
C. ÄH < TÄS
D. ÄG>O

28. The standard enthalpies of formation of CO2(g),

H2O(g) and CO(g) in kJ mol-1 are –394, -242 and –110
respectively. What is the standard enthalpy change
For which salt in the graph above does the solubility for the reaction CO(g) + H2O CO2(g) + H2(g)?
increase most rapidly with rise in temperature A. -42kJ mol-1
A. CaSO4 B. KNO3 B. +42 kJ mol-1
C. NaCl D. KCl C. –262 kJ mol-1
D. +262 kJ mol-1
20. NH3 + H3O NH4 + H2O. it may be deduced from
the reaction above that 29. 10 g of a solid is in equilibrium with its own vapour.
A. a redox reaction has occurred When 1 g of a small amount of solid is added, the
B. H3O+ acts as an oxidizing agent vapour pressure
C. H3O+ acts as an acid A. remain the same
D. Water acts as an acid B. drops
C. increase by 1%
21. 4.0 g of sodium hydroxide in 250 cm3 of solution D. increase by 99%
contains
A. 0.40 moles per dm3 30.
B. 0.10 moles per dm3
C. 0.04 moles per dm3
D. 0.02 moles per dm3

22. During the electrolysis of a salt of metal M, a current

of 0.05 A flow for 32 minutes 10 second and deposit
0.325 g of M. What is the charges of the metal ion?
A. 1
B.2
C.3
D. 4
[M = 65,l = 96,500 C per mole of electron] In the diagram above, curve X represents the energy
profile for a homogeneous gaseous reaction. Which
23. Which of the following reactions occurs at the anode of the following conditions would produce curve Y
during the electrolysis of a very dilute aqueous for the same reaction?
solution of sodium chloride? A. increase in temperature
A. OH –CH OH B. increase in the concentration of a rectant
B. Cl- - e- Cl C. addition of a catalyst
C. OH + Cl- HCl D. increase in pressure.
D. Na+ + e- Hg Na/Hg amalgam
31. NaCl(s) + H2SO4(1) HCl(g) + NaHSO4(s). In the
24. Half – cell reaction E0 reaction above. H2SO4 behaves as
Cu2+(aq) + 2e Cu(s) +0.34V A. a stron acid
Fe2+(aq) + 2e Fe -0.44V B. an oxiding agent
Ba2+(aq) + 2e Ba(s) -2.90V C. a good solvent
Zn2+(aq) + 2e Zn(s) -0.76V D. a dehydrating agent.
32. Which of these salts will produce its metal, oxygen and 40.
nitrogen(1V) oxide on heating? H
A. Silver trioxonitrate(V)
B. Sodium trioxonitrate (V) H2N CH C OH
C. Calcium trioxonitrate (V) The two functional groups in the above compound
D. Lithium trioxonitrate (V) are.
A alcohol and amine
33. An experiment produces a gaseous mixture of carbon B. acid and amine
(1V) oxide and carbon(11) Oxide. In order to obtain C. aldehyde and acid
pure carbon (11) oxide, the gas mixture should be D. ketone and mine
A. passed over heated copper(11) oxide
B. bubbled through concentrated 41. The fraction of crude oil used as jet fule is
tetraoxosulphate(V1) acid A. refinery gas
C. bubbled through sodium hydroxide solution B. diesel oil
D. bubbled through water. C. kerosene
D. gasoline
34. Which of the following is property of ionic chlorides?
A. They can be decomposed heat. 42. CH3CHCH2CHCH2CH3
B. They react with aqueous AgNO3 to give q
white precipitate which is soluble in excess CH3 CH3.
ammonia The IUPAC nomenclature for the compound above is.
C. They explode when in contact with dry A. dimethylhexane
ammonia gas B. 3,5 dimethlpentane
D. They react with concentrated C. 1,1 dimethyl , 3 methylpentane
tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid to give white D. 2,4 dimethylhexane.
fumes of chlorides gas
43. It is not desirable to use lead tetraethyl as an anti-
35. When dilute aqueous solutions of (11) nitrate and knock agent because
potassium bromide are mixed, a precipitate is A. it is expensive
observed. The products of this reaction are. B. of pollution effects from the exhaust fumes
A. PbO(s) + Br- (aq) + KNO3 C. it lowers the octane rating of petrol
B. Br2 + NO2(g) + PbBr2(s) D. it is explosive.
C. PbO(s) PbO(s) + K+(aq) + Br(aq) +NO2(g)
D. PbBr2(s) + K+(aq) + NO3(aq) 44. The carbon atoms on ethane are
A. sp2 hybridized
36. Bronze is an alloy will react to B. sp3 hybridized
A. Silver and copper C. sp2d hybridized
B. Silver and gold D. sp hybridized.
C. Copper and nickel
D. Copper and zinc 45. Catalytic hydrogenation of benzene produces
A. an aromatic hydrocarbon
37. Copper metal will react with concentrated B. margarine
trioxonitrate (V) acid to give C. cyclohexane
A. Cu(NO3)3 + NO + N2O4 + H2O D. D.D.T
B. Cu(NO3)2 + NO + H2O
C. CuO +NO2 + H2O 46. O O
D. Cu(NO3)2 + NO2 + H2O
CH3 C-OCH2CH2 and CH3CH2CH2 C-OH are
38. The active reducing agent in the blast furnace for the A. isomers
extraction of iron is B. esters
A. carbon B. limestone C. carboxylic acids
C. carbon (11) oxide D. calcium oxide D. polymers.
39. Al2O3(s) + 3H2SO4(aq)=Al2(SO4)3(aq) + 3H2O(1) 47. Palm wine turns sour with time because.
Al2O3(s) + 2NaOH(aq) + 3H2O (1) ’! 2NaAl(OH)4(aq). A. the sugar content is converted into alcohol
We can conclude from the equations above that B. the carbon(1V) oxide formed during the
Al2O3(s) is fermentation process has a sour taste
A. an acidic oxide C. it is commonly adulterated by the tappers
B. an amphoteric oxide and sellers
C. a basic oxide D. microbial activity results in the production
D. a neutral oxide of organic acids within it.
48 49. Which of the represents Saponification?
A. reaction of carboxylic acids with sodium
hydroxide
B. reaction of Alkanoates with acids
C. reaction of carboxylic acids with sodium
alcohols
D. reaction of Alkanoates with sodium
hydroxide.

50. The confirmatory test for Alkanoic acids in organic

qualitative analysis is the
A. turning of wet blue litmus paper red
B. reaction with alkanols to form esters
C. reaction with sodium hydroxide to foem salt
The function of the copper (11) tetraoxosulphate (V1) and water
in dilute H2SO4 in the figure above is to D. reaction with aqueous Na2CO3 to liberate a
A. Dry the gas gas which turns lime water milky.
B. Absorb phosphine impurity]
C. Absorb ethene impurity
D. Form an acetylide with ethyne.

Chemistry 1994
1. A mixture of sand, ammonium chloride and sodium
chloride is best separated by 6. For a gas, the relative molecular mass is equal to 2Y.
A. sublimation followed by addition of water What is Y?
and filtration A. The mass of the gas
B. sublimation followed by addtion of water B. The vapour density of the gas
and evaporation C. The volume of the gas
C. addition of water followed by filtration and D. The temperature of the gas
sublimation
D. addition odf water followed by 7. The densities of two gases, X and Y are 0.5 g dm-3 and
crystallization and sublimation. 2.0 g dm-3 respectively. What is the rate of diffusion of
X relative to Y?
2. A pure solid usually melts A. 0.1 B. 0.5
A. over a wide range of temperature C. 2.0 D. 4.0
B. over a narrow range of temperature
C. at a lower temperature than the impure one 8. An increase in temperature curves causes an increase
D. at the same temperature as the impure one. in the pressure of a gas because
A. it decreases the number of Collision between
3 At the same temperature and pressure, 50 cm3 of the molecules
nitrogen gas contains the same number of molecules B. the molecules of the gas bombard the walls of
as the container more frequently
A. 25 cm3 of methane C. it increase the number of Collision between
B. 40 cm3 of hydrogen the molecules
C. 50 cm 3 of ammonia D. it causes the molecules to combine
D. 100 cm3of chlorine
9. The shape of ammonia molecules is
4. 8 g CH4occupies 11.2dm3 at s.t.p. What volume would A. trigonal planar
22 g of CH3CH2CH occupy under the sme condition? B. octahedral
A. 3.7 dm3 B. 11.2 dm3 C. square planar
3
C. 22.4 dm D. 33.6 dm3 D. tetrahedral.
[ C= 12, H =1]
10. The number of electrons in the valence shell of an
5. To what temperature must a gas 273 K be heated in element of atomic number 14 is
order to double both its volume and pressure? A. 1 B. 2
A. 298 K B. 546 K C. 3 D. 4
C. 819K D. 1092 K
11. Which of the following physical properties decreases 17. A major effect of oil pollution in coastal water is the
down a group ion the periodic table? A. destruction of marine life
A. Atomic radius B. desalination of water
B. Ionic radius C. increase in the acidity of the water
C. Electropositivity D. detoxification of the water.
D. Electronegativity.
18. Sodium chloride has no solubility product value
because of its.
A. saline nature
12 B. high solubility
C. low solubility
D. insolubility
Nucleus
19. The solubility in moles per dm3 of 20.2g of potassium
An Electron trioxonitrate (V) dissolved in 100g of water at room
temperature is
A. 0.10
B. 0.20
The diagram above represents atom of C. 1.00
A. Mangnesium D. 2.00
B. Helium [K = 39, O = 16, N = 14]
C. Chlorine
D. Neon 20. A few drops of concentrated PCl are added to about
10cm3 of a solution of pH 3.4. The pH of the resulting
13. Elements X, Y and Z belongs to groups 1,V and V11 mixture is
respectively. Which of the following is TRUE about A. less than 3.4
the bond types of XZ and YZ B. greater than 3.4
A. Both are electrovalent C. unaltered
B. Both are covalent D. the same as that of pure water
C. XY is electrovalent and YZ3 is covalent
D. XZ is covalent and YZ3 is electrovalent. 21. Which of the following compounds is a base?
A. CO2
14. Which of the following atoms represents deuterium? B. CaO
‘ No of No of No of C. H3PO3
protons neutrons electrons D. CH3COOH
A. 1 0 0
B. 1 0 1 22. 20cm3 of a 2.0 M solution of ethanoic acid was added to
C. 1 1 1 excess of 0.05 M sodium hydroxide. The mass of the
D. 1 2 1 salt produced is
A. 2.50 g
15. B. 2.73 g
C. 3.28 g
D. 4. 54 g
[Na = 23, C =12, O = 16, H = 1]

23. What volume of oxygen measured at s.t.p would be

liberated on electrolysis by 9650 coulombs of
electricity?
A. .......... 22.4 dm3
B.......................11.2 dm3
The set-up above would be useful for determining the C.......................1.12 dm3
amount of D. ............... 0.560 dm3
A. Oxygen in air [Molar Volume of gas = 22.4 dm3, F = 96,500 C mol-1]
B. Water vapour in air
C. CO2 in air 24. Crude copper could be purified by the electrolysis of
D. Argon in air. concentrated copper911) chloride if the crude copper
is
16. A solid that absorbs water from the atmosphere and
A. made both the anode and the cathode
forms an aqueous solution is
B. made the cathode
A. hydrophilic
C. made the anode
B. efflorescent
D. dissolved in the solution.
C. deliquescent
D. hygroscopic
25. H-(s) + H O(1) H (g) + OH-(aq). From the equation 31. Which of the following are produced when ammonium
2 2
above, it can be inferred that the trioxonirate(V) crystals are cautiously heated in a hard
A. reaction is a double decomposition glass round bottomed flask?
B. hydride ion is reducing agent A. N2O and steam
C. hydride ion is an oxidizing agent B. NO2 and ammonia
D. reaction is neutralization. C. N2O4 and NO2
D. NO and NO2

26 32. 2HCl(aq) + CaCO3(s) CaCl2(aq) + H2O(10 + CO2g).

From the reaction above, which of the following curves
represents the consumption of calcium
trioxocarbonate(lV) as dilute HCl is added to it?

The H for the reaction represented by the energy

profile above is
A. -100 kJ mol-1
B. +100 kJ mmol-1
C. +50kJ mol-1
D. –50 kJ mol-1 A. L B. M
C. N D. P
27. An anhydride is an oxide of a non-metal.
A. Which will not dissolve in water 33.
B. whose solution water has pH greater than7
C. whose solution in water has a pH less than 7
D. whose solution in ware has a pH of 7

28. MnO4(aq) + 8H +(aq) + Fe2+(aq) Mn2+(aq) +5Fe3+ +

4H2O(1). The oxidation number of manganese in the
above reaction change from
A. +7 to +2 B. +6 to +2
C. +5 to +2 D. +4 to +2

29.
In the diagram above, R is a mixture of
A. potassium tetraoxochlorate(Vii) and
concentrated H2SO4
B. potassium tetraoxomanganate (vii) and
concentrated HCl
C. manganese(1V) oxide and concentrated HCl
D. manganese (1V) oxide and concentrated HCl

In the diagram above, the activation energy is 34. Which of these metals CANNOT replace hydrogen
represented by from alkaline solutions?
A. y-x B. x A. Aluminium
C. x-z D. y B. Zinc
C. Tin
30. Which of the following is TRUE of Le Chatelier ’s D. Iron
principle for an exothermic reaction?
A. Increase in temperature will cause an increase 35. Clothes should be properly rinsed with water after
in equilibrium constant bleaching because
B. Increase in temperature will cause a decrease A. the bleach decolourizes the clothes
in the equilibrium constant B. chlorine reacts with fabrics during bleaching
C. Addition of catalyst will cause an increase in C. the clothes are sterilized during bleaching
the equilibrium constant. D. hydrogen chloride solution is produced
C. Addition of catalyst will cause a decrease in during bleaching.
the equilibrium constant.
36. Which of these solutions will give a white precipate 45. When sodium ethanoate is treated with a few drops of
with a solution of barium chloride acidified with concentrated tetraoxosulphate(V1) acid one of the
hydrochloride acid? products is
A. Sodium trioxocarbonate(1V) A. CH3COOH
B. Sodium tetraoxosulphate B. CH3COOH3
C. Sodium trioxosulphate (1V) C. CH3COOC2H5
D. Sodium sulphides D. C2H4COOCH

37. SO3 is NOT directly dissolved in water in the 46. One mole of a hydrocarbon contains 48 g of carbon.
preparation of H2SO4 by the contact process If its vapour density is 28, the hydrocarbon is
because. A. an alkane
A. the reaction between SO3 and water is B. an alkene
violently exotheremic C. an alkyne
B. acid is usually added to water and never D. aromatic
water to acid [C= 12, H = 1]
C. SO3 is an acid not dissolve in water readily
D. SO3 is an acid gas. Use the diagram below to answer questions 47 and 48.

38. In an electrolytic set-up to protect iron from

corrosion, the iron is
A. made the cathode
B. made the anode
C. used with a metal of lower electropositive
potential
D. initially coated with tin

39. Which of the following is NOT true of metals?

A. They are good conductors of electricity The reaction taking place in flask G is known as
B. They ionize by electron loss A. hydrolysis
C. Their oxides are acidic B. double decomposition
D. They have high melting points. C. dehydration
D. pyrolysis
40. Which of the following is the correct order of
decreasing activity of the metal Fe, Ca, Al and Na? 48. The caustic soda solution in the conical flask serves to
A. Fe > Ca > Al > Na A. dry ethene
B. Na > Ca > Al > Fe B. remove carbon (1V) oxide from ethene
C. Al > Fe > Na > Ca C. remove carbon (11) oxide from ethene
D. Ca > Na > Fe > Al. D. remove sulphur (1V0 oxide from ethene.

41. H CH3 H H 49. Which of the following orbital of carbon are mixed
with hydrogen in methane?
H¯C ¯ C¯ C P- C A. 1s and 2p
B. 1s and 2s
H CH3 C. 2s and 2p
H D. 2s and 3p
The IUPAC name of the compound above is
A. 2,2-dimethyl but-1-yne 50. Which of the following reagents will confirm the
B. 2,2-dimethyl but-1-ene presence of instaurations in a compound?
C. 3,3-dimethyl but-1-ene A. Fehling’s solution
D. 3,3-dimethyl but-1-yne B. Bromine water
C. Tollen’s reagent
43. When sodium is added to ethanol, the products are D. Benedict’s solution
A. sodium hydroxide and water
B. sodium hydroxide and hydrogen
C. sodium ethnocide and water
D. sodium ethnocide and hydrogen.

44. The general formula of alkanones is

A. RCHO
B. R2CO
C. RCOOH
D. RCOOR
 Chemistry 1995
1. Chromatography is used to separate components of
mixtures which differ in their rates of 10. Which letter represents a non-metal that is a solid at
A. diffusion B. migration room temperature?
C reaction D. sedimentation. A. T B. R.
C. J. D. X.
2. Which of the following is an example of chemical 11. In the oil drop experiment, Milikan determined the
change? A. charge to mass ratio of the electron
A. Dissolution of salt in water. B. mass of the electron
B. Rusting of iron C. charge of the electron
C. Melting of ice. D. mass of the proton.
D. Separating a mixture by distillation.
12. The stability of ionic solids is generally due to the
3. The number of hydrogen ions in 4.9 g of A. negative electron affinity of most atoms
tetraoxosulphate (VI) acids is B. crystal lattice forces
A. 3.01 x 1022 B. 6.02 x 1022 C. electron pair sharing
23
C. 3.01 x 10 D. 6.02 x 1022. D. positive ionization potentials.
(S = 32, O = 16, H =1, NA= 6.02 x 1023).
4. What volume of oxygen will remain after reacting 8 cm3 13. Which of the following statements is FALSE about
of hydrogen with 20 cm3 of oxygen? isotopes of the same element?
A. 10 cm3 B. 12 cm3 A. They have the same number of electrons in their
3
C. 14 cm D. 16 cm3. outermost shells.
B. they have different atomic masses.
5. A gas sample with initial volume of 3.25 dm3 is heated C. They have the same atomic number and the same
and allowed to expand to 9.75 dm3 is heated and number of electrons.
allowed to expand to 9.75 dm3 at constant pressure. D. they have the same atomic number but different
What is the ratio of the final absolute temperature to number of electrons.
the initial absolute temperature?
A. 3:1 B. 5:2 C. 5:4 14. Helium is often used in observation balloons because
D. 8:3 it is
6. Two cylinders A and B each contains 30 cm3 of oxygen A. light and combustible
and nitrogen respectively at the same temperature and B. light and non-combustible
pressure. If there are 5.0 moles of nitrogen, then the C. heavy and combustible
mass of oxygen is D. heavy and non-combustible.
A. 3.2 g B. 6.4g
C. 80.0g D. 160.0g. 15. When plastic and packaging materials made from
7. A liquid begins to boil when chloromethane are burnt in the open, the mixture of
A. its vapour pressure is equal to vapour pressure of gases released into the atmosphere is most likely to
its solid at the given temperature contain
B. molecules start escaping from its surface A. ethane B. chlorine
C. its vapour pressure equals the atmosheric pressure C. hydrogen chlorine D. ethane.
D. its volume is slightly increased.
8. A particle that contains 8 protons, 9 neutrons and 7 16. Deliquescent substances are also
electrons could be written as A. efflorescent B. anhydrous
16 17
A. O B. O+ C. hydroscopic D. insoluble.
178 + 178
C. O D. O.
9 8
17. The difference between colloids and suspensions is
Use the section of the periodic table brought out clearly by the fact that while colloids
below to answer questions 9 and 10. A. do not scatter light, suspensions cannot be
1 2
L so separated
G X 5 6 7 J E 10 B. can be separated by filteration, suspension
3 8 9
11 12
M 13
R 14 15 16
T 17 18 cannot be separated
C. can be separated by a membrane, suspensions
9. Which of the letters indicate an alkali metal and a noble cannot
gas respectively? D. do not settle out on standing, suspensions
A. M and E. B. G and E. do.
C. R and L. D. G and L. 18. In general, an increase in temperatue increases the
solubility of a solute in water because
A. more solute molecules collide with each other
B. most solutes
 dissolve with the evolution of heat B. Condensation of water vapour.
C. more solute molecules dissociate at higher C. Boiling a sampled of water
temperature D. Cooling a saturated solution.
D. most solutes dissolve with absorption of
heat. 30. Which of the following equibrai is shifted to the
19. Neutralization involves a reaction between H 3O+ and right as a result of an increase in pressure?
A. CI- B. OH- C. A. H2(g) + I2(g) 2H(g)
NO - D. CO 2-. B.2N O N2O
3 3 2 2(g) 4(g)
20. Which of the following solutions will have a pH < 7? C.PCl5(g) PCl3(g) + Cl2(g)
A. Na2SO4(aq) B. NaCI(aq) D. 2O3(g) 3O2(g) .
C. Na2CO3(aq) D. NH4CI(aq). 31. The arrangement above can be used for the collection of
21. What is the pH of a 2.50 x 10-5 M solution of sodium A. sulphur (IV) oxide
hydroxide? B. ammonia
A. 3.6 B. 5.0 C. nitrogen
C. 9.4 D. 12.0. D. hydrogen chloride.
14

12
32.
10

25VOL OF BASE

22. The graph above shows the pH changes for the titration
of a
A. strong acid versus strong base
B. weak acid versus strong base The activation energy of the uncatalysed reaction is
C. strong acid versus weak base. A.x
D. weak acid versus weak base. B. x +y
23. In the process of silver-plating a metal M, the metal M C. x- y
is the D. y
A. anode and a direct current is used 33. It can be deduced that the rate of the reaction
B. cathode and an alternating current is used A. for path I is higher than path II
C. anode and an alternating current is used. B. for path II is higher than path I
D. cathode and a direct current is used. C. is the same for both paths at all
24. How many moles of copper would be deposited by temperatures
passing 3F of electricity through a solution of copper D. depends on the values of both x and y at all
(II) tetraoxosulphate (VI)? pressures.
A. 0.5 B. 1.0
C. 1.5 D. 3.0 34. In the industrial production of hydrogen from natural
(F = 96 500 C mol-1). gas, carbon (IV) oxide produced along with the
25. 2Cl-(aq) ’!CI 2(g) = 2e-(aq). The above half-cell reaction hydrogen is removed by
occurring at the anode during the electrolysis A. washing under pressure
of dilute ZnCI2 solution is B. passing the mixture into the lime water
A. ionization B. oxidation C. using ammoniacal copper (I) chloride
C. reduction. D. recombination. D. drying over phosphorus (V) oxide.
26. Which of the following is a redox reaction?
A. KCI(ag) + H2SO4(aq) KHSO4(aq) + HCI(aq) 35. Sulpur exists in six forms in the solid state. This property
B. 2FeBr2(ag) + Br2( !
2FeBr3(aq) is known as
C.
AgNO 3(ag)
+ FeCI 3 !
3AgCl(aq) + CO Fe(NO3)3(aq) A. isomerism B. allotrophy
D. H 2
CO 3(aq)
H 2
O(l) + CO2(g). C. isotopy D. isomorphism.
27. Cr O 2- + 14H+ + 6I- 2Cr
+
3
+ 3I + 7H O(1)+.
2 7 (aq) (ag) (aq) ’! (ag) 2(g) 2

The change in the oxidation number of oxygen in the 36. A gas that will turn orange potassium
equation above is heptaoxodichromate (VI) solution to clear green is
A. O. B. 1 C. 2 D. 7. A. sulpur (VI) oxide
28. If an equilibrium reaction has “H < O, the reaction will B. hydrogen sulphide
proceed favourably in the forward reaction at C. sulpur (IV) oxide
A. low temperature D. hydrogen Chloride.
B. high temperatures
C. all temperatures 37. Which of the following ions will give a white precipitate
D. all pressures. with aqueous NaOH and soluble in excess of the base?
29. Which of the following processes lead to increase in A. Ca2+ B. Mg2
2+
entrophy? C. Zn D. Cu2+.
A. mixing a sample of NaCl and sand
38. In the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, limestone 45. Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons can be
is used to distinguished from each other by the
A. release CO2 for the reaction A. action of bromine
B. reduce the iron B. use of polymerization reaction.
C. Increase in the strenght of Iron C. Action of heat
D. remove impurities. D. Use of oxidation reaction

39. Which of the following compound will impart a brick- 46. The role of sodium chloride in the preparation of soap
red colour to a non-luminous Busen flame? is to
A. NaCl B. LiCl A. purify the soap
C. CaCl2 D. MgCl . B. separate the soap from glycerol
C. accelerate the decomposition of the fat or oil
40.. Group 1 A metals are not found free in nature because D. react with glycerol.
they O
A. are of low melting and boiling points CH3CH2=CH2- C - H
B. have weak metallic bonding
C. conduct electricity and heat 47. The functional group represented in the compound
D. are very reactive. above is
A. alkanol B. alkanal
Conc H SO
41. CH COOH + CH CH OH X + Y. X and Y in the C. alkanone D. alkanoate
3 3 2 2
reaction of above are respectively
A. CH3 COCH3 and H2O 48. CxHy + 4O2 3CO2 + 2H2O. The hydrocarbon,
B. CH3 CH2 COCH2 and H2O2 Cx Hy in the reaction above is
C. CH3 COOCH2 CH3 and H2O3 A. propane B. propene
D. CH3CH2 CHO and CH4. C. propyne D. propanone.

42 CHCl3 + Cl2 HCl + CCl4. The reaction above is an 49. An example of a secondary amine is
example of A. propylene B. di-butylamine
A. an addition reaction C . methylamine D. trimethylamine.
B. a substitution reaction
C. chlorination reaction 50. The relatively high boiling points of alkanol are due to
D. a condensation reaction. A. ionic bonding
B. aromatic character
43. CH3 – CH –CH = CH –CH3 CH3. The IUPAC C. covalent bonding
nomenclature for the compound above is D. hydrogen bonding.
A. 1.1-dimenthyilbut –ene
B. 2-methlypnet 3 –ene
C. 4,4 –dimethy –1but –2 –ene
D. 4 –methylpent –2 –ene .

44. Which of the following pairs has compounds that are

isomers?
A. propanal and propanone
B. ethanoic acid and ethylmethanoate
C. ethanoic acid and thane –1 ,2 –diol
D. 2 –methylbutnae and 2,2 –dimethylbutane

Chemistry 1997
1. 35 cm3 of hydrogen was sparked with 12cm3 of 2. 2.85 g of an oxide of copper gave 2.52g of copper on
oxygen at 110o C and 760 mm Hg to produce steam. reduction and 1.90 g of another oxide gave 1.52 g of
What percentage of the total volume gas left after the copper on reduction. The data above illustrates the
reaction is hydrogen law of
A. 11% B. 31%
C. 35% D. 69% A. constant composition
B. conservation of mass
C. reciprocal proportions
D. multiple proportions.
 Use the graph below to answer question 3 and 4 10. In the periodic table, what is the property that decrease
along the period and increases down the group
A. Atomic number
B. Electron affinity.
C. Ionization potential
D. Atomic radius.

11. Two elements, P and Q with atomic numbers 11 and 8

respectively, combine chemically values of x and y are
A. 1 and 1 B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 1 D. 3 and 1

12. Oxygen is a mixture of two isotopes 168 O and 18 8 O with

relative abundance of 90% and 10% respectively. The
A sample, X, solid at room temperature, was melted, relative atomic mass of oxygen
heated to a temprature of 358 K and allowed to cool as A. 16.0 B. 16.2
shown in OPQR. C. 17.0 D. 18.0
3. The section PQ indicate that X is
13. 200cm3 of air was passed over heated copper in a syringe
A. a mixture of salt
several times to produce copper (11) oxide. When
B. a hydrated salt
cooled the final volume of air recorded was 158cm3.
C. an ionic salt
Estimate the percentage of oxygen in the air.
D. a pure compound. A. 31% B. 27%
4.. The section OP suggests that X is in the C. 21% D. 19%
A. Liquid state
B. Solid/liquid state 14. Which of the following gases is the most dangerous
C. Solid state pollutant
D. Gaseous state. A. Hydrogen sulphide
5. An element, X, format a volatile hydride XH3 with a B. Carbon (1V) oxide
vapour density of 17.o. The relation mass of X is C. Sulphur (1V) oxide
A. 34.0 B. 31.0 D. Carbon (11) oxide
C. 20.0 D. 14.0
15. A major process involve in the softening of hard water
6. A mixture of 0.20 mole of Ar, 0.20 mole of N2 and 0.30 is the
mole of He exerts a total pressure of 2.1 atm. The partial A. conversion of a soluble calcium salt to its
pressure of He in the mixture is trioxocarbonate (1V)
A. 0.90 atm B. 0.80 atm B. decomposition of calcium trioxocarbonate
C. 0.70 atm D. 0.60 atm (1V)
7. If 30cm3 of oxygen diffuses through a porous plug in C. conversion of an insoluble calcium salt to its
7s, how long will it take 60 cm3 of chlorine to diffuse trioxocrbonate (1V)
through the same plug D. oxidation of calcium atom to its ions.
A. 12 s B. 14 s
C. 21 s D. 30 s 16. On recrystallization, 20g of magnesium tetraoxosulphate
(V1) forms 41 g of magnesium tetraoxosulphate (1V)
8. The temperature of a body decreases when drops of liquid crystals, MgSO4.yH2O. The value of y is
placed on it evaporates because A. 1 B. 3
A. the atmospheric vapour pressure has a cooling effect C. 5 D. 7
on the body (Mg = 24, S=32, O=16, H= 1)
B. a temperature gradient exists between the drops of
liquid and the body 17 A satyrated solution of AgCI was found to have a
C. the heat of vapourization is drawn from the concentration of 1.30 x 100-5 mol dm-3. The solution
bodycausing it to cool product of AgCI. therefore is.
D. the random motion of the liquid molecules causes a A. 1.30x 10-5 mol 2 dm-6
cooling effect on the body. B. 1.30 x 10-7 mol2 dm-6
C. 1.69 x 10-10 mol2 dm-6
9. The electron configuration of two elements with similar D. 2.60 x 10-12 mol2 dm –6
chemical properties are represented by
A. Is22s2 2p5 and Is22s22p4 18. The hydroxyl ion concentration, (OH-), in a solution of
B. Is22s2 2p4 and Is22s22p63s1 sodium hydroxide of pH 10.0 is
C Is22s22p63s1 and Is22sI A. 10-10 mol dm-3
D. Is22s2 2p4 and Is22sI B. 10-6 mol dm-3
C. 10-4 mol dm-3
D. 10-2 mol dm-3
19. Which of the aqueous solution with the pH values below 28. One method of driving the positon of equilibrium of an
will liberate hydrogen when it reacts with magnesium endothermic reaction forward is to
metal? A. increase temperature at constant pressure
A. 13.0 B. 7.0 B. decrease pressure at constant temperature
C. 6.5 D. 3.0 C. cool down the apparatus with water
D. decrease temperature at constant pressure.
20. Given that 15.00cm3 of H2SO4 was required to
completely neutralize 25.00 cm3 of 0.125 mol dm-3 NaOH, 29. Oxidation of concentrated hydrochloric acid with
calculate the molar concentration of the acid solution. manganese(1V) oxide liberates a gas used in the
A. 0.925 moldm-3 B. 0.156 moldm-3 A. manufacture of tooth pastes
C. 0.104 mol dm-3 D. 0.023 mol dm –3 B. treatment of simple goiter
C. valcanization of rubber
21. When platinum electrodes are used during the D. sterilization of water.
electrolysis of copper (11) tetraoxosulphate (1V)
solution, the solution gets progressively 30. mE + nF pG + qH
A. acidic B. basic In the equation above, the equlibrium constant is given
C. neutral D. amphoteric by
A. (E)m(F)n
22. How many faradays of electricity are required to deposit
0.20 mole of nickel, if 0.10 faraday of electricity (G)p(H)q
deposited 2.98 g of nickel during electrolysis of its
aqueous solution? B. (E)(F)
A. 0.20 B. 0.30
C. 0.40 D. 0.50 (G) (H)

( Ni =058.7, IF=96 500C mol-1) C. (G)p(H)q

23. What is the oxidation unmber of Z in K3 ZCI6 ?
A. -3 B. +3 (E)m(F)n
C. –6 D. +6
24. 2H2S(g) + SO2(g) +H2O(1) 3S (s) +3H2O(1)…. (I) D. (G)(H)
3CuO(s) + 2NH3 (g) 3Cu(s)+3H2)(1)+N2(g)… (ii)
In the equation above, the oxidizing agent in (I) and the (E) (F)
reducing agent in (ii) respectively are
A H2S and NH3 31. A compound that will NOT produce oxygen on heating is
B SO2 and CuO A. potassium dioxonitrate (111)
C. SO2 and NH3 B. lead (1V) oxide
D. H2S and CuO C. potassium trioxochlorate (V)
D. potassium trioxochlorate (V)
25. 2SO 2(g)+O2(g) 2 SO3(g)
In the reaction above, the standard heats of formation 32. Coal gas is made up to carbon (11) oxide, hydrogen and
of SO2(g) and SO3(g) are –297 kJ mol-1 and –396 kJ mol-1 A. nitrogen B. air
respectively. C. argon D. methane
The heat change of the reaction is
A. -99 kJ mol-1 B. –198 kJ mol-1 33.
C. +198 kJ mol-1 D. +683 kJ mol-1

26. ½ N2(g) +1/2 O2(g); H- = 89 kJ mol-1

If the entropy change for the reaction above at 25oC is
11.8 J, calculate the change in free energy, G , for the
reaction at 250C
A. 88.71 KJ
B. 85.48 kJ
C. –204.00 kJ
D. –3427.40 kJ
In the diagram above, the gas Y could be
27. If the rate law obtained for a given reaction is A. hydrogen chloride
rate=k(X)n(Y)m, what is the overall order of the B. oxygen
reaction? C. carbon (1V) oxide
A. nm D. chlorine.
B. n
m 34.
+
2X- (aq) + MnO2 (s) + 4H (aq) X2(g) + Mn2+ (aq) + 2H2O(1)
C. n+m
D. n-m
 The reaction above can be used for the laboratory C. 3-ethyl-1, 1, 4-trimethypentane
preparation of all halogens except fluorine because it is D. 3-ethyl-2,5,5-trimethypentane
A. a poisonous gas
B. an oxidizing agent 42. The reaction of an alkanol with an alkanoic acid in the
C. electronegative in nature presence of concentrated H2SO4 will produce an
D. highly reactive. A. Alkanal
B. Alkanonate
35. The reaction that occurs during the laboratory test for C. Alkanone
the presence of tetraoxosulphate (V1) D. Alkayne.

A. SO2-4(aq) + Ba2+ (aq ) dilHNO3 BaSO4 43. The final product of the reaction of ethyne with
hydrogen iodide is
A. Cu +4H
+
+ 2SO2- CuSO (s) + 2H O A. CH CHI
(s) (aq) 4(aq) 4 2 (1) 3 2
+SO2(g) B. CH2I CH21
C. CH3 CI3
C. 4H+ (aq)+ 2SO2-4(aq) +2e- SO2- 4(aq) +2H2 (1)
D CH2 =CHI
O
+ SO2(g)
CH3
D. CuO + 2H+ + SO2- CuSO +H O
(s) (aq) 4(aq) 4(aq) 2 (1)
44. CH3CH2 C CH3
36. The removal of rust from iron by treatment with
tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid is based on the CH3
A. hydrolysis of the iron How many more isomers of the compound above can
B. reaction of acid with base be obtained?
C. oxidation of the rust A. 5 B. 4
D. dehydration of the iron. C. 3 D. 2

37. Which of the following additives could improve the 45. Synthesis detergents are preferred to soap for laundry
quality of steel? using hard water because
A. Silicon B. Sulphur and phosphorus A. detergent are water soluble while soap not
C. Carbon. D. Chromium and nickel. B. the calcium salts of detergent are water soluble
C. the magnesium salt of soap is soluble in hard
38. Sodium hydroxide is prepared commercially from water
sodium chloride solution by. D. soap does not have a hydrocarbon terminal
A. electrolysis using mercury as cathode chain.
B. hydrolysis in steam using a catal.yst
C. electrolysis using iron as anode 46. The synthetic rubber obtained by the polymerization
D. treating sodium chloride with ammonia and of chlorobutadiene in the presence of sodium is called
carbon (1V) oxide. A. Teflon B. Isoprene
C. Polythene D. Neoprene
39 A sample of a substance containing only C and H burns
in excess O2to yield 4.4 g of CO2and 2.7 g of H2O. The 47. 25cm3 of 0.02 M KOH neutralized 0.03 g of a monobasic
empirical formular of the substance is B. 4-ethyl-2, 5-dimethylexane
A. CH3 B. CH2
C. CH4 D. C2H5
(C= 12, O=16, H= 1)

40. An undesirable paraffin in the petroleum industry which

is particularly prone to knocking is
A. iso-octane
B. n-heptane
C. iso-heptane
D. n-octane
CH3
41. CH3 CH CH CH2 CH

CH3 CH2 CH3

CH3

The IUPAC nomenclature of the organic compund with

the above structural formular is
A. 3-ethyl-2, 5-dimethylhexane
 organic acid having the general formula CnH2n+1COOH. The
molecular formula of the acid is
A. HCOOH B. C2H5COOH
C. CH3COOH D. C3H7COOH
(C= 12, H=1, 0=16)

48 When Fehling’s solution is added to two isomeric

carbonyl compounds X and Y with the molecular formula
C5H10O, compound X gives a red precipitate while Y
does not react. It can be inferred that X is
O

A .CH3 C CH2 CH2 CH3

B. CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 C H

 O A. sp3 hybridized carbon atoms only
B. sp3 hybridized carbon atoms only
C. CH3 CH2 C CH C
2
H C. sp3 and sp hybridized carbon atoms
D. sp3 and sp2 hybridized carbon atoms.
O
H H H O

D. CH3 CH C CH2CH3 50. H C C C C H

CH3 H H H CH3
The compound above is the product of the oxidation of
A. 2 – methylbutan – 2 - o1
CH3 B. 2 – methylbutan –1 - o1
49. C. 2,3 – dimenthylpropan – 1 – o1
D. Pentan –2 – o1

The compound above contains

Chemistry 1998
6. A given amount of gas occupies 10.0 dm3 at 4 atm.
1. The addition of water to calcium oxide leads to and 2730C. The number of moles of the gas present is
A. a physical change
A. 0.089 mol
B. a chemical change
B. 1.90 mol
C. the formation of mixture
C. 3.80 mol
D. an endothermic change.
D. 5.70 mol
[Molar volume of gas at s.t.p.= 22.4 dm 3]
2. A mixture of iron and sulphur can be separated by
dissolving the mixture in
7. If sulphur oxide and methane are released
A. steam
simultaneously at the opposite ends of narrow tube,
B. dilute hydrochloric acid
the rates of diffusion Rso2
and R will be in the ratio
C. dilute sodium hydroxide A. 4:1 B. CH4 2:1
D. benzene
C. 1:2 D. 1:4
[S=32, O= 16, C=12, H=1]
3. 8.0 g of an element X reacted with an excess of copper
(11) tetraoxosulphate (1V) solution to deposit 21.3 g of
8. A solid begins to melt when
copper. The correct equation for the reaction is
A. X(s) +CuSO4(aq) Cu(s) + XSO4(aq) A. constituent particles acquire a greater kinetic
B. energy
X(s) +2CuSO4(aq) 2 Cu(s) + X(SO4)(aq) B. energy of vibration of particles of the solid is
C. 2X +2CuSO Cu + X (SO )
(s) 4(aq) (s) 2 4 (aq) less than the intermolecular forces
D. 2X(s) +3CuSO4(aq) 3Cu(s) + X2(SO)3(aq) C. Constituent particles acquire energy of the
above the average kinetic energy
4. C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) 4H2O(g) +3CO2(G) D. energy of vibration of particles of the solid
equals the intermolecular forces.
From the equation abovem the volume of oxygen at
9.
s.t.p. required to burn 50cm3 of propane is
A. 250cm3 B. 150cm3
3
C. 100cm D. 50cm3

5. 30cm3 of hydrogen was collected over water at 27oC

and 780 mm Hg. If the vapour pressure of water at the
temperature of the experiement was 10mm Hgm calcuale
the volume of the gas at 760mm Hg and 70C.
The diagram above represents an atom that can combine
A. 40.0cm3 B. 35.7cm3
3
C. 28.4cm D. 25.2cm3
 with chlorine to form 17. 90.0 g of MgCI2 was placed in 50.0cm3 of water to give a
A. a convalent bond saturated solution at 298 K. If the solubility of the salt
B. an electrovalent bond is 8.0-mol dm-3 at the same temperature, what is the
C. a hydrogen bond mass of the salt felt undissolve at the given
D. a co-ordinate bond temperature?
A. 52.0 g B. 58.5 g
10. Which of the following electron configurations C. 85.5 g D. 88.5 g
indicates an atom with the highest ionization energy? [Mg = 24, CI=35.5]
A. 2, 8, 7 B. 2, 8, 8, 1
C. 2, 8, 8, 2 D. 2, 8, 8, 7 18. Soap leather is an example of a colloid in which a
A. Liquid is dispersed in gas
11. The lines observe in the simple hydrogen spectrum are B. Solid is dispersed in liquid
due to emission of C. Gas is dispersed in liquid
A. electron from the atom D. Liquid is dispersed in liquid.
B. energy by proton transition
C. energy by electron transition 19. The pH of a solution obtained by mixing 100cm3 of a 0.1
D. neutrons from the atom M HCI solution with 100cm3 of a 0.2 M solution of
NaOH is
12 If an element X of atomic number Z and mass number Y A. 1.3 B. 7.0
is irradiated by an intense concentration of neutrons C. 9.7 D. 12.7
the relevant nuclear equation is
20. In the conductance of aqueous potassium
Y–1
A.x y
X + 1o n X tetraoxosulphate (1V) solution, the current carriers are
Z+1
the
A. ions B. electrons
B. Y
X + 1o n Y + 1
X C. hydrated ions D. hydrated electrons
Z Z

C. y
X +1 n Y
X 21. What volume of 0.1 mol dm -3 solution of
Z o Z+1
Z+1 tetraoxosulphate (1V) acid would be needed to dissolve
Y
X + 1o n Y+1
X 2.86 g of sodium trioxocarbonate (1V) decahydrate
Z Z-1
D. crystals?
A. 20 cm3 B. 40 cm
3
C. 80 cm3 D. 100 cm3
[H=1, C=12, 0= 16,
13. The property used in obtaining oxygen and nitrogen S= 32, Na =23]
industrially from air is the
A. boiling point 22. 1.2 of electricity are passed through electrolytic cells
B. density containing Na+, Cu2+ and AI3+ in series. How many
C. rate of diffusion moles of each metal would be formed at the cathode of
D. solubility each cell?
A. 0.6 mole of Na, 1.2 moles of Cu and 1.2 moles
14. Excess phosphorus was burnt in gas jar and the residual of AI
gas passed successively over concentrated KOH B. 1.2 moles of Na, 0.6 mole of Cu and 0.4 mole of
solution and concentrated H2SO4 before being collected AI
in a flask. The gases collected are C. 1.3 mmoles of Na, 2.4 moles of Cu and 2.4 moles
A. carbon (1V) oxide nitrogen and the rare gases of AI
B. nitrogen (1V) oxide and the rare gases D. 1.2 moles of Na, 2.4 moles of Cu and 3.6 moles
C. nitrogen and the rare gases of AI
D. carbon (1V) oxide nitrogen (1V) oxide and the
rare gases. 23. What mass of gold is deposited during the electrolysis
of gold (111) tetraoxosulphate (V1)when a current of 15
15. Potassium tetraoxomanganate (v11) is often added to A is passed for 193 seconds?
impure water to A. 1.97 g B. 3.94 g
A. reduce organic impurities C. 5.91 g D. 19.70g
B. reduce inorganic impurities [Au = 97, F=96 5000C mol-1]
C. destroy bacteria and algae
D. remove permanent hardness. 24. Fe(s) + Cu 2+ (aq) Fe2+(aq) +Cu(s)
From the reaction above it can be inferred that
16. The soil around a battery manufacturing factory is likely A. Fe is the oxidizing agent
to contain a high concentration of B. Fe is reduced
A. Ca2+ salts B. Pb2+ salts C. Cu2+ loses electrons
2+
C. Mg salts D. AI3+ salts. D. Cu2+ is the oxidizing agent.
25. 2FeCI2(s) + CI2(g) 2FeCI3(s)
The reducing agent in the reaction above is 32. 3CuO(s) +2NH3(g) 3Cu(s) + 3H2O(1) + N2(g)
A. FeCI2 B. CI2 (i) 2NH3(s) + 3CI2(g) 6HCI(s) + N(1) + H2O
C. FeCI3 D. Fe (ii) 4NH3(s) + 3CI2(g) 6H2O(I) + 2N2(g) + HCl
The reactions represented by the equations above
26. The reaction that is accompanied by a decrease in demonstrate the
entropy when carried out constant temperature is A. basic properties of ammonia
A. N2O4(g) NO2 B. acidic properties of ammonia
B. N2 + 3H2 2NH3 C. reducing properties of ammonia
C. CaCO3 CaO + CO2 D. oxidizing properties of ammonia.
D. 2N2H4 3N2 + 4H2O
33. A gas that trun a filter paper previously soaked in
lead ethanoate solution black is
A. hydrogen chloride
27. 32g of anhydrous copper 11 tetraoxosulphate (1V) B. hydrogen sulphide
dissolved in 1 dm3 of water generated 13.0kJ of heat. C. sulphur (1V) oxide
The heat of solution is D. sulphur (VI) oxide.
A. 26.0 kJ mol-1 B. 65.0kJ mol-1
C. 130.0kJ mol-1 D. 260.0 kJ mol-1 34. A solution containing chloride gives a white precipitate
with silver trioxonirate (V) solution.
28. Mg2+(ag) + 2e- (aq) Eo (volts) = -2.370 The precipitate will be insoluble in dilute
- Zn(s) Eo (volts) = -0.763
Zn2+(ag) + 2e (aq) A. HNO3 but soluble in ammonia solution
Cd (ag) + 2e- (aq)
2+ Cd(s) Eo (volts) = -0.403 B. HNO3 and in ammonia solution
Cu2+(ag) + 2e- (aq) Cu(s) Eo (volts) = +0.403 C. HCI but soluble in ammonia solution
D. HCI and in ammonia solution.
In the electrochemical series above the strongest
reducing agent is 35.
A. Cu(s) B. Cd(s)
C. Zn(s) D. Mg (s)

29.

In the experiment above, X could be a solution of

A. Sodium, trioxonirate (V) and ammonium
chloride
B. Sodium trioxonirate (111) and ammonium
chloride
C. lead (11) trioxonirate (V) and copper turnings
In the diagram above, the activation energy for the
D. potassium, trioxonirate (V) and copper
backward reaction is
turnings.
A. +5 kJ B. +15 kJ
C. +25kJ D. +30kJ
36. The oxide that remains unchanged when heated in
hydrogen is
30. 2X(g) + Y(g) Z(g) A. CuO B. Fe2O3
In the equation above the rate of formation of Z is
C. PbO2 D. ZnO
found to be independent of the concentration of Y and
to quadruple when rate equation for the reaction is 37. Whichof thefollowingisobservedwhenasolutionof
A. R = k [X][Y] Iron(111) chlorideismixedwithasolutionof sodium
B. R= k [X]2[Y] hydroxide?
C. R = k [X]2[Y]2 A. calcium B. aluminium
D. R = k [X]2[Y]0 C. iron D. zinc
31. 2CI 2(g) + 2H2 O
(g)
4HCI(g)+O 2(g) Ho = +115kJ mol-1 39. A commoncharacteristicsharedbyironandaluminum
In the above equilibrium reaction a decrease in is that both
temperature will. A. areextractedbyreductionmethods
A. favour the reverse reaction B. formonlybasicoxides
B. favour the forward reaction C. showoxidationstatesof +2and+3
C. have no effect on the equilibrium state D. formsolublehydroxides.
D. double the rate of the reverse reaction
40. Alloys are often used in preference to pure metals bacause 46. How many structural isomers can be drawn for the non-
A. metals are too hard cyclic alkanol with molecular formula C4H10O
B. metals are ductile A. 1 B. 2
C. metallic properties are improved in alloys C. 3 D. 4
D. alloys are a mixture of metals.
47. On cracking medicinal paraffin, a gas is evolved which
gives a pop sound with a lighted splinter and a oily
OH liquid which decolourizes bromine solution is also
obtained. The products of the cracking are
41. CH3 CH2CHCH(CH3)2 A. carbon (1V) oxide and alkyne
B. carbon (11) oxide and alkane
The IUPAC nomenclature for the above compound is C. hydrogen gas and alkane
A. 4-methylpentan –3-ol D. hydrogen gas and alkane
B. 2-methylpentan –3-0l
C. 3- methylpentan –3 –0l 48. An example of aromatic compound is
D. 1,1-dimenthylbutan-2-0l A. CH6H13OH
B. C6H13CI
42. Dehydration of CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 OH gives C. C6H5OH
D. C6H14
A. CH2 - CH - CH - CH2 - CH3
B. CH3CH- CH - CH2 - CH3 49. Terylene is synthesized from ethane –1, 2- diol and
C. H - C - C - CH2 - CH3 benzene –1, 4- dicarboxylic acid by
D. CH3 C - C -CH3 A. addition reaction
B. consensation reaction
43. nCH2 =CH2 O2 (initiator) ( CH2 CH2 CH2 C. elimination reaction
D. substitution reaction.
The above equation represents the manufacture of
A. rubber B. polythene 50. Which of the following is true concerning the properties
C. polystyrene D. butane of benezene and hexane?
A. Both undergo subtitution reaction.
44. One mole of a hydrocarbon contains 6 g of hydrogen. B. Both undergo addtion reaction
If the molecular weight is 54, the hydrocarbon is an. C. Both are solids
A. alkanone B. alkane D. Both can decolourize bromine water.
C. alkene D. alkyne

45. The products obtained when a pure hydrocarbon is

burn in excess oxygen are
A. carbon and hydrogen
B. carbon and water
C. carbon (11) oxide and hydrogen
D. carbon (1V) oxide and water.

Chemistry 1999
1. 200 cm3 each of 0.1 M solution of lead (11) trioxonirate 3. Which of the following gases will diffuse fastest
(V) and hydro chlorioc acid were mixed. Assuming that when passed through a porous plug?
lead (11) chloride is completely insoluble, calculate the A. Propane B. Oxygen
mass of lead (11) chloride that will be precipate. C. Methane D. Ammonia
A. 2.78 g B. 5.56 g [H = 1, C = 12, N= 14, O = 16]
C. 8.34 g D. 11.12 g
[Pb = 207, CI = 35.5, N = 14, O = 16] 4. Which of the following will have its mass increased
when heated in air?
2. 56.00cm3 of a gas at s.t.p weighed 0.11 g, What is the A. Helium B. Magnesium
vapour density of the gas? C. Copper pyrites D. Glass
A. 11.00 B. 22.00
C. 33.00 D. 44.00 5. What is the temperature of a given mass of a gas
[Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3] initially OoC and 9 atm, if the pressure is reduced to 3
 atmosphere at constant volume? 13. The element that is likely to participate in covalent
A. 91 K B. 182 K rather than ionic bonding is
C. 273 K D. 819 K A. Z B. Y
C. X D. W
6.
14. The least reactive elements is
A. W B. X
C. Y D. Z

15. ls22s22p63s23p63d74s2. An element with the electron

configuration above is a
A. non-metal
B. metal
In the diagram above, the mixture of the two solid P C. transition element
and Q can be separated by D. group two element
A. distillation
B. fractional distillation 16. Given that electronegativity increases across a period
C. crystallization and decreases down a group in the periodic table, in
D. fractional crystallization. which of the following compounds will the molecules
be held together by the strongest hydrogen bond?
7. Mg(s) + 2HCl (aq) MgCl2(aq) + H2(g). From the A. HF(g) B. NH(g)
equation above, the mass of magnesium required to C. CH4(g) D. HCl(g)
react with 250cm3 of .5 M HCl is
A. 0.3 g B. 1.5 g 17. 0.25 mole of hydrogen chloride was dissolved in distilled
C. 2.4 g D. 3.0 g water and the volume made up to 0.50dm3. If 15.00cm3
[ M = 27, Cl = 35.5] of the solution requires 12.50 cm3 of aqueous sodium
8. A gaseous metallic chloride MClx consist od 20.22% trioxocarbonate (1V0 for neutralization, calculate the
of M by mass. The formula of the chloride is concentration of the alkaline solution.
A. MCl B. MCl2 A. 0.30 mol dm-3 B. 0.40 mol dm-3
-3
C. MCl3 D. M2Cl6 C. 0.50 mol dm D. 0.60 mol dm-3
[M = 27, Cl = 35.5]
9. In which of the following are water molecules in the
most disorderly arrangement? 18. The correct order of increasing oxidation number of
A. Ice at –10oC B. Ice at OoC the transition metal ions for the compounds
C. Water at 100oC D. Steam at 100oC K Cr O , V O and KmnO is
2 2 7 2 5 4

10. In order to remove one electron from 3s-orbital of A. V2O5 < K2Cr2O7, < KMnO4
B. K2Cr2O7, < KMnO4 < V2O5
gaseous sodium atom, about 496 kJ mol-1 of energy
C. KMnO4 < K2Cr2O7, <V2O5
is required. This energy is referred to as
D. KMnO4 < <V2O5 < K2Cr2O7,
A. electron affinity B. ionization energy
C. activation energy D. electronegativity 19. The set of pollutants that is most likely to be
11. Nitrogen obtained from the liquefaction of air has a produced when petrol is accidentally spilled on
higher density than that obtained from nitrogen plastic materials and ignited is
containing compounds because the former contains A. CO, CO2 and SO2
A Water vapour B. Oxygen B. CO, HCl and SO2
C. Carbon (1V) oxide D. Rare gases C. CO, CO2 and HCl
D. SO2, CO2 and HCl
Use the table below to answer question 13 and 14.
20. What is observed when aqueous solution of each of
12. The method that can be used to convert hard water tetraoxosulphate(V1) acid, potassium trioxides (V) and
to soft water is potassium iodine are mixed together?
A. Chlorination A. white precipitate is formed
B Passage over activated charcoal B. a green precipitate is formed
C. the use of an ion exchange resin C. The mixture remains colourless
D. aeration D. The mixture turns reddish-brown.
Use the table below to answer question 13 and 14
21.

From the diagram above, the mass of crystals

 29. When a current 1 was passed through an electrolyte
deposited when 1 dm3 of a saturated solution of NaCl solution for 40 minutes, a mass Xg of a univalent metal
is cooled from 80oC to 60oC is was deposited at the cathode. What mass of the metal
A. 117.00 g B. 58.50 g will be deposited when a current 21 is passed through
C. 11.70 g D. 5.85 g the solution for 10 minutes?
[Na = 23, Cl = 35.5] A. x/4 g B. x/2 g
C. 2X g D. 4X g
22. The solution with the lowest pH value is
A. 5 ml of m/n HCl 30. RS (aq) + HF (aq) RF(s) + HS H =-65.7 kJ mol1.
(aq)
B. 10 ml of m/n HCl From the equation above, it can be deduced that.
C. 15 ml of m/n HCl A. the heat content of the reactants is lower than
D. 20 ml of m/n HCl that of the reactants ucts
B. the heat content of the reactants is higher
23. The solubility product of Cu(lO3)2 is 1.08 x 10-7.
than that of the products
Assuming that neither ions react appreciably with
C. the reaction is slow
water to form H+ and OH-, what is the solubility of
D. a large amount of heat is absorbed.
this salt?
A. 2.7 x 10-8 mol dm-3
31. Which of the following statements is true of the
B. 9.0 x 10-8 mol dm-3
electrochemical series?
C. 3.0 x 10-8 mol dm-3
A. Electropositivity of metals increase down the
D. 9.0 x 10-8 mol dm-3
series
B. Electropositivity of non-metals decrease down
24. The entropy and enthalpy of a system are a measure of
the series
A. degree of disorderliness and heat content
C. Electronegativity of non-metals increase down
respectively
the series
B. heat content and degree of disorderliness
D. Electropositivity of metal decreases down the
respectively
series
C. heat content of a system only
D. degree of disorderliness only.
32. The gas that will form a white precipitate with acidified
silver trioxonirate (V) is
25. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g). In the chemical A. NH3 B. SO2
reaction above, the substance that will increase the
C. CO2 D. HCl
rate of production of sulphur (V1) oxide is
A. manganese (1V)oxide
33. Chlorine bromine and iodine resemble one another in
B. finely divided ion
that they
C. vanadium (V0 oxide
A. dissolve in alkalis
D. nickel
B. react violently with hydrogen without heating
C. are liquids
26. N2O4(g) 2NO2g). Increases in total pressure of
D. displace one another from solutions of their
the equilibrium reaction above will
salts.
A. Produce more of NO2(g) in the mixture
B. Convert all of N2O4(g) to NO2(g)
34. The salt that reacts with dilute hydrochloric which
A. Have no effect on the concentrations of
decolourizes acidified purple smelling gas which
N2O4(g) and N2O4(g)
decolourizes acidified purple potassium
B. Produce more odf N2O4g) in th mixture
tetraoxomanganate(V11) solution is
27. What quantity of electricity will liberate 0.125 mole of A. Na2SO4 B. Na2SO3
oxygen molecules during the electrolysis of dilute C. Na2S D. Na2CO3
sodium chloride solution?
35. A pair of compounds that can be used to generate a
A. 24 125 coulombs
gas which physiological effect on human beings is
B. 48 250 coulombs
A. sodium trioxonirate(V) and calcium chloride
C. 72 375 coulombs
B. sodium dioxonitrate
D. 96 500 coulombs
(111) and ammonium chloride
[F = 96 500C mol-1]
C. sodium trioxonirate(V) an ammonium chloride
D. sodium dioxonitrate (11l) and potassium
28. X +Y Z. The rate equation for the
chloride.
chemical reaction above is – [X]=[X]2[Y]
t
36. Hydrogen is used in oxy-hydrogen flames for melting
The overall order of the reaction is
metals because it
A. 0 B. 1
A. evolves a lot of heat when burnt
C. 2 D. 3
B. combines explosively with oxygen
C. is a very light gas
D. is a rocket fuel.
 44. Which of the following is a solvent for perfumes?
A C5H12 B. C4H6
37. C. CH3COOH D. C2H5OH

45. When excess ethanol is heated to 145oC in the presence

of concentrated H2SO4 the product is
A. ethyne
B. diethyl sulphate
C. diethyl ether
D. acetone

46. How many grammes of bromine will saturate 5.2 g of

but-l-ene-3-yne?
A. 64.0 g B. 48.0 g
C. 32.0 g D. 16.0 g
[C = 12, H= 1, Br = 80]
47. Polyvinyl chloride is used to produced
A. bread B. pencils
In the diagram above Y is mixture of C. ink D. pipes
A. Calcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride
B. Calcium hydroxide and sodium chloride(V) 48. An organic compound that does not undergo a reaction
C. Sodium chloride and ammonium trioxonirate(V) with both hydrogen cyanide and hydroxylamine can
D. Sodium dioxonitrate(lll) and ammonium be an
chloride. A. alkenes B. alkanal
C. alkanone D. Alkanoic acid
38. What properties of duralumin make it more useful than
its constituent metals? 49. When two end alkyl groups of ethyl ethanoate are
A. it is heavy with a high melting point interchanged, the compound formed is known as
B. it is malleable and has high density A. methylethanoate
C. it is strong and light B. ethyl propionate
D. it is hard and ductile C. methylpronoste
D. propel ethanoate.
39. The pair of metals in the reactivity series that are usually 50.
extracted by the electrolysis of their ores is
A. Magnesium and zinc
B. Magnesium and calcium
C. Copper and zinc
D. Lead and calcium

40. A metal that can be extracted from cassiterite is

A. calcium B. magnesium
C. tin D. copper

41. Which of the following metals is passive to

concentrated trioxonirate(V) acid?
A. iron B. tin
C. copper D. zinc

42. The hydrocarbon the burns in air with a sooty flame is

A. C6H6 B. C3H6 Which of the compounds above would react to take
C. C4H10 D. C6H6 up two molecules of bromine during bromination?
A. 1 only
43. 2-methylprop-1-ene is an isomer of B. 111 only
A. but-2-ene C. 1 and 11 only
B. pent-l-ene D. 11 and 111 only
C. 2-methylbut-ene
D. 2-methylbut-l-ene
 Chemistry 2000
1. A mixture of iodine and sulphur crystals can be C. Elements in the same group have the
separated by treatment with number of electron shells
A. water of filter off sulphur D. The non-metallic properties of the elements
B. carbon (1V) sulphide to filter off iodine tent to decrease across each period
C. ethanoic acid to filter off sulphur
D. methanol to filter off iodine 10. The electron configuration of 22X2+ ion is
A. ls2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d2
2. Sieving is a technique used to separate mixtures B. ls2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d1
containing solid particles of C. ls2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
A. small sizes B. large sizes D. ls2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4p2
C. different sizes D. the same size
11. Which of the following types of bonding does not
3. Which of the compounds is composed of Al, Si, O involves the formation of new substance?
and H? A. Metallic B. Covalent
A. Epson salt B. Limestone C. Co-ordinate D. Electrovalent
C. Clay D. Urea
12. The knowledge of half-life can be used to
4. 50cm3 of carbon (11) oxide was exploded with 150cm3 A. create an element
of air containing 20% oxygen by volume, which of B. detect an element
the reactants was in excess? C. split an element
A. Carbon (11) oxide D. irradiate an element
B. Carbon (1V) oxide
C. Oxygen 13. The shape of CO 2,H 2O and CH 4respectively are
D. Nitrogen A. bent linear and tetrahedral
B. bent tetrahedral and linear
5. How many moles of HCl will be required to react with C. linear bent and tetrahedral
potassium heptaoxodichromate (V1) to produce 3 D. tetrahedral, linear and bent.
moles of chlorine?
A. 14 B. 12 14. The distance between the nuclei of chlorine atoms in
C. 11 D. 10 a chlorine molecule is 0.914 nm. The atomic radius of
chlorine atom is
6. The ratio of the initial to the final pressure of a given A. 0.097 nm
mass of gas is 1:1:5. Calculate the final volume of the B. 0.914 nm
gas if the initial volume was 300cm3 at the same C. 2.388 nm
temperature. D. 2.388 nm
A. 120 cm3 B. 200 cm3
3
C. 450 cm D. 750 cm3 15. The noble gas, argon, is used for
A. electric are welding
7. The partial pressure of oxygen in a sample of air is B. welding brass
452mm Hg and the total pressure is 780mmHg. What C. underwater welding
is the mole fraction of oxygen? D. steal welding
A. 0.203 B. 0.579
C. 2.030 D. 5.790 16. A side effect of soft water is that
A. it gives offensive taste
8. The fundamental difference between the three states B. excess calcium s precipitate
of matter is the C. it attacks lead contained in pipes
A. shape of their particles D. it encourages the growth of bacteria
B. number of particles in each state
C. shape of the container they occupy 17 Water molecules can be ligands especially when they
D. degree of movement of their particles are bonded to.
A. alkaline earth metals
9. Which of the following the following statements is B. alkali metals
correct about the periodic table? C. transition metals
A. Element in the same period have the same D. group V11 elements
number of valence electrons
B. The valence electrons of the elements in the 18. The air pollutant unknown in nature is
same period increase progressively across A. NO B. CO
the period C. HCHO D. DDT
19. 10dm3 of distilled water used to wash 2.0 g of a electricity required to discharge zinc
precipitate of AgCl. If the solubility product of AgCl A. 0.965 x 104 C B. 4.820 x 104 C
is 2.0 x10-10 moldm-6, what quantity of silver was lost C. 4
9.650 x 10 C D. 48.200 x 104 C
in the process? [F = 96 500 C mol-1]
A. 2.029 x10-3 mol dm-3
B. 1.414 x 10-3 mol dm-3 27. Given that M is the mass of substance deposited in
C. 2.029 x 10-5 mol dm-3 an electrolysis and Q the quantity of electricity
D. 1.414 x 10-5 mol dm-3 consumed, then Faraday’s law can be written as
A. M =Z
20. Hydration of ions in solution is associated with Q
A. absorption of heat B. M =Q
B. reduction of heat Z
C. conduction of heat C. M=Z
D. liberation of heat 2Q
E. M = QZ
21.
28 0.46g of ethanol when burned raised the temperature
of 50 g water by 14.3 K. Calculate the heat of
combustion of ethanol.
A. +3 000 kJ mol-1
B. +300 kJ mol-1
C. -300 kJ mol-1
D. -3 000 kJ mol-1
[C = 12, O = 16, H = 1]
Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 jg-1K-1

29. Powdered marble reacts with hydrochloric acid

The diagram above is the solubility curve of solute, solution than the granular form because the
X. Find the amount of X deposited when 500cm3 of powdered form has
solution of X is cooled from 60oC to 20oC A. more molecules
A. 0.745 mole B. 0.950 mole B. more atoms
C. 2.375 moles D. 4.750 moles. C. large surface are
D. relatively large mass
22. HCl(aq) + H2O(1) H 3O+ (aq) + Cl- (aq)
In the reaction above, Cl- (aq) is the 30. The graph that describes a zero order reaction is
A. Conjugate acid
B. Acid
C. Conjugate base A. Rate
D. Base.

23. In which order are the following salts sensitive to Conc.

light? B. Rate
A. Agl ›AgCl ›AgBr
B. AgCl ›Agl ›AgBr
C. AgBr ›AgCl ›AgI
D. AgCl ›AgBr ›AgI
Conc.
24. Thee pOH of a solution of 0.25 mol dm-3 of
hydrochloric acid is C. Rate
A. 12.40 B. 13.40
C. 14.40 D. 14.60

25. MnO + 8H+ ’! Mn2+(aq)+4H O

4(aq) (aq) 2 (1)
Y in the equation above represents Conc.

A. 2 e- D. Rate
B. 3 e-
C. 5 e-
D. 7 e-

26. ½Zn2+ (aq)+e- ½Zn (s) Conc.

In the reaction above, calculate the quantity of
 31. A. increase the quantity of N2 C. Iron E. copper.
B. increase the yield of NO
C. decrease the yield of NO 42. The least easily oxidized of the metals below is
D. decrease the quantity of O2 A. Ca B. Na
C. Zn D. Al
32. For a reaction in equilibrium, the species involved in
the equilibrium constant expression are 43. The repeating unit in natural rubber is
A. gaseous and solid species A. alkynes
B. liquid and solid species B. isoprene
C. solid and dissolved species C. n-propane
D. gaseous and dissolved species D. neoprene

33. A phenomenon where an element exists in different 44. Unsaturated organic compounds are identified by
forms in the same physical state is known as decolourization of.
A. isomerism B. amorphism A. silver bromide and potassium
C. allotropy D. isotropy tetraoxomanganate(v11) solution
B. bromine water and acidified potassium
34. The substance often used for vulcanization of rubber is tetraoxomanganate(V11) solution
A. chlorine C. silver bromine solution and bromine water
B. hydrogen peroxide D. bromine water and alkaline potassium
C. sulphur tetraoxomanganate (V11) solution.
D. tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid
45. The conditions necessary for thee extraction of a water
35. A gas that is not associated with global warming is molecule form two molecules of ethanol are.
A. CO2 B. SO3 A. less acid and a lower temperature
C. CH4 D. H2 B. excess acid and a lower temperature
C. excess acid and a higher temperature
36. The refreshing and characteristics taste of soda water D. less acid and a higher temperature.
and other soft drinks is as a result of the presence in
them of 46. The chlorinated alkane often used industrially
A. carbon(1V)oxide to remove grease is
B. carbon(11) oxide A. tetrachloromethane
C. soda B. chloromethane
D. glucose C. trichloromethane
D. dichloromethane.
37. A form of carbon used for absorbing poisonous gases
and purification of noble gases is 47. The reaction of carbide with water gives
A. wood charcoal’ A. ethyne B. ethane
B. animal charcoal C. ethane D. Ethanal
C. carbon fibres
D. carbon black. O

38. Synthesic gas is a mixture of 48. CH3-CH2-C--OCH2CH3

A. CH4 and H2O The compound above is an
B. CH4 and H2 A. ether B. ester
C. CO2 and H2 C. alkanal D. alkanol
D. CO and H2
49. Alkanone are generally obtained by the oxidation of
39. Potassium vapour burns with a A. primary alkanols
A. blue-flame B. secondary alkanols
B. brick-red flame C. tertiary alkanols
C. violet flame D. alkanoic acid
D. golden-yellow flame
50. Sucrose is made up to
40. A common characteristics of copper and silver in their A. glucose and glucose
usage as coinage metals is that they B. glucose and fructose
A. have high metallic lustre C. fructose and fructose
B. are not easily oxidized D. galactose and glucose.
C. are easily oxidized
D. are not easily reduced
41. Haematite is an ore of
A. Zinc B. Lead
 Chemistry 2001
1. 25cm3 of a gas X contains Z molecules at 15oC
and 75 mm Hg. How many molecules will 25cm3
with relative abundance of 10%. The value of m is
of another gas Y contain at the same temperature
A. 14, B. 12,
and pressure?
C. 18, D. 16
A, 2Y, B. 2Z. C. Y, D. Z.
8. Cancerous growth are cured by exposure to
2. What mass of water is produced when 8.0g of
A. x-rays, B. betta-rays,
hydrogen reacts with excess oxygen?
C. alpha-rays, D. gamma-rays
A. 72.0g, B. 36.0g, C. 16.0g, D. 8.0g
9. Which of the following statement is correct about the
Use the graph below to answer questions 3 and 4
average kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas?
A. it increases with increase in pressure,
B. it increases with increase in temperature,
C. It increases with increase in volume,
D. It increases at constant pressure.

10. Millikan’s contribution to the development of atomic

theory is the determination of
A. positive rays, B. cathode rays,
C. charge to mass ratio , D. charge on electron.

11. A particle that contains 9 protons, 10 neutrons and 10

electrons is
A. positive ion B.neutral atom of a metal
C. neutral atom of a non-metal
D. negative ion.

12. An oxide XO2 has a vapour density of 32. What is

3. How long does it take all the solid to melt? the atomic mass of X?
A. 6.0mins, B. 3.0mins, A. 20
C. 2.5mins, D. 1.0min B. 32
C. 14
4. If the gas is cooled, at what temperature will it D. 12
start to condense?
A. 175oC, B. 250oC, 13. The chemical used for coagulation in water
o
C. 125 C, D. 150oC purification is
A. copper tetraoxosulphate (VI)
5. Four elements W,X,Y and Z have atomic numbers B. sodium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
2,6,16 and 20 respectively. Which of these C. aluminium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
elements is a meal? D. calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
A. X, B. Z,
C. W, D. Y 14. Environment pollution is worsened by the release
from automobile exhausts of
A. heavy metals B. water vapour
C. smoke D. steam

15. Phosphorus is stored under water to prevent it from

A. smelling B. dehydrating
C. catching fire D. becoming inert

16. Pure solvents are obtained by

A. evaporation B. extraction
6. The diagram above represents the formation of C. condensation D. distillation
A. a metallic bond, B. a covalent bond,
C. an electrovalent bond.
D a coordinate covalent bond

7. An element X with relative atomic mass 16.2 contains

two isotopes 168X with relative abundance of 90% and m8X
 26. As the concentration of an electrolyte reduces, the
conductivity
A. decreases B. increases
C. reduces to zero D. is unaffected.
27. C(s) + 2S(g) CS2 H =89kJmol -1
The chemical equation above implies that
A. 89kJ of energy is absorbed
17. At what temperature are the solubilities of L an d K B. each of carbon and sulphur has 89 kJ of energy
the same? C. both carbon and sulphur contribute 89kJ of
A. 750C B. 1000C energy
C. 900C D. 820C D. 89 kJ of energy is released

18. If 1 dm3 of a saturated solution of L at 600C is cooled 28. Which of the following best explains the increase in
to 250C, what amount in mole will separate? the rate of a chemical reaction as the temperature
A. 0.25 B. 0.50 rises?
C. 0.75 D. 1.00 A. A lower proportion of the molecules has the
necessary minimum energy to react
19. Deliquescent substance are used for B. The bonds in the reacting molecules are more
A. drying B. melting readily broken
C. wetting D. cooling C. The collision frequency of the molecules
increases
20. What is the decrease in volume of air when D. The molecular collisions become more violent.
pyrogallol is shaken with 30.00cm3 of air?
A. 0.63cm3 B......................0.06cm3 29. In which of the following reaction have the oxidation
C. 15.00cm3 D.................6.30cm3 number of nitrogen increased?
A. 2NO(g) + Br2 (l) 2NOBr(1)
21. The pollution from petroleum spillage in rivers and B. FeSO4 (aq) + NO(g) Fe(NO)SO4(s)
takes can best be dispersed by C. 2NO(g) + CI2(g) 2NOCI(l)
A. passing of ships through the area D. 2NO(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g)
B. pouring detergents
30. P(g) + Q(g) 3R(s)+S(g)
C. pouring organic solvents
D. evaporation which of the following will increase the yield of R?
A. Removing some S
22. 3Cu(s) + 8HNO3(aq) 3Cu(NO3)2(aq) + B. Using a larger closed vessel
4H20(i)+2NO(g) C. Adding a positive catalyst
In the equation above, copper is D. Increasing the temperature
A. a base
B. an oxidizing agent 31 Ethanoic acid is
C. a reducing agent A. tribasic B. unionizeable
D. an electron acceptor. C. dibasic D. monobasic

23. NH3(g) + HCI(g) ’! NH4CI(s) 32. A metal M displaces zinc from zinc chloride solution.
The entropy change in the system above is This shows that
A. zero B. indeterminate A. M is more electronegative than zinc
C. positive D. negative B. Zinc is above hydrogen in the series
C. Electron flow from zinc to M
24. What current in amperes will deposit 2.7g of D. M is more electropositive that zinc
aluminum in 2 hours?
A. 32 B. 16 33. In which of the following reactions does reduction take
C. 8 D. 4 place?
{AI= 27, F 96 500C mol-1 A. 2O2-——————O2 + 4e-
2+
25. 2SO2(g)+O2 (g) 2SO3(g) B.
C. Fe - e———————Fe3+
2H+-——————H
The equilibrium constant for the reaction above is 2

increased by D. Cr – 2e———————Cr2+
A. increasing the pressure of the system
B. increasing the temperature of the system 34. When H is negative, a reaction is said to be
C. increasing the surface area of the vessel A. Endothermic B. Exothermic
D. the addition of a catalyst to the system C. Rerverisble D. Ionic.
 ethyne? function as
A. sp B. sp3 A. a reducing agent B. a catalyst
C. sp2 d D. sp2 C. a dehydrating agent D. an oxidizing agent

36. Protein in acid solution undergo 43. During the vulcanization of rubber sulphur is added to
A. Polymorphism A. lengthen the chain of rubber
B. Hydrolysis B. break down rubber polymer
C. Fermentation C. act as a catalyst
D. Substitution D. bind rubber molecules together
44. When sodium reacts with water, the resulting solution is
37. Fermentation is the A. Alkaline B. Acidic
A. breaking down of carbohydrate to glucose C. Neutral D. Weakly acidic.
B. breaking down of sugar to carbohydrate
C. conversion of sugar to alcohol in the presence 45. The general formula for the alkanals is
of yeast A. RCOOR1 B. R1CO
D. conversion of alcohol to sugar in the presence C. RCHO D. ROH
of yeast. 46. Which of the following metals burns with a brick red
flame?
38. Catalytic hydrogenation of benzene produces A. Ca B. Na
A. Cyclohexene B. Oil C. Mg D. Pb
C. Margarine D. Cyclohexane.
47. The gas that can best be collected by downward
39. A characteristics reaction of the compounds with the displacement of air is
general formula Cn2n is A. Chlorine B. Sulphur (IV) oxide
A. Substitution B. Esterification C. Carbon (IV) oxide D. Ammonia.
C. Decarboxylation D. Polymerization
48. A trihydric alkanol is
40. When chlorine is passed into water and the resulting A. Phenol B. Glycol
solution exposed to sunlight, the products formed are C. Glycerol D. Ethanol
A. Chlorine gas and hydrogen 49. The main impurity in iron ore during the extraction of
B. Hydrochloric acid and oxygen iron is
C. Chlorine gas and oxochlorate (1) acid A. Calcium trioxosilicate
D. Oxygen and oxochlorate (1) acid B. Silicon (IV) oxide
C. Sulphur (II) oxide
41. The pair of organic compounds that are isomers is D. Carbon (IV) oxide.
A. But – 1-ene and but – 2-ene
B. Ethanol and propanone 50. A burning candle produces water and
C. Trichlorometheane and tetrachloromethane A. carbon (IV) oxide
D. Benzene and methylbenzene B. carbon (IV) oxide
C. oxygen
42. C12H22O(s) + H2SO4(aq)———12C(s) + 11H2O(l) + H2SO4(aq)
D. hydrogen.
In the reaction above, tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid

Chemistry
1.
2002
The formula CH O for ethanoic acid is regarded as its
2

B. molecular formula A. edm

ispsoirlivcealifnorem
acuhlaother in the column
C. structural formula B. move at different speeds in the column
D. general formula C. react with the solvent
D. react with each other.
2. Which of the following gases contains the least number
of atoms at s.t.p? 4. A compound contain 31.91% potassium, 28.93%
A. 7 moles of argon chlorine and the rest oxygen. What is the chemical
B. 4 moles of chlorine formula of the compound?
C. 3 moles of ozone A. KClO B. KClO2
D. 1 mole of butane C. KClO3 D. KClO4

3. The chromatographic separation of ink is based on the 5. A little quantity of trichloromethane (b.pt.60oC) was added
ability of the components to to a large quantity of ethanol ((b.pt.78oC). The most
probable boiling point of the resultant mixture is from.
A. 60oC - 78oC B. 69 oC – 70oC
 C. 70 oC - 74oC D. 82 oC - 84oC 15. The boiling of fat and aqueous caustic soda is referred to
as.
6. The gas that gives brown colouration in brown ring A. acidification B. hydrolysis
test is C. saponification D. esterification.
A. CO B. NO
C. CO2 D. NO2 16. Ordinary glass is manufactured from silica, CaCO3 and
A. NaHCO3 B. K2SO4
7. Which of the following gives a precipitate when treated C. K2CO3 D. Na2CO3
with NaOH solution?
A. NH4Cl B. Na2CO3
C. AlCl3 E. CH3COONa

8. The reaction of an alkene with hydrogen in the presence 17. OH

of a catalyst is
A. a nucleophilic reaction CH3- C-CH2-CH3
B. an addition reaction
C. a substitution reaction CH3
D. an oxidative reaction The major product of the dehydration of the compound
above is
9. A rock sample was added to cold dilute HNO3. The gas A H
evolved was passed into a solution of acidified K2Cr2O7
and the solution turned green. CH3- C-CH2-CH3
The rock sample contains.
A. SO 2- B. SO 2- CH
4 3 3
3- -
C. NO D. Cl
B. CH3- C= CH2-CH3
10. The intermediate product formed when ethanol is
progressively oxidized to ethanoic acid with potassium CH3
heptaoxodichromate (V1) is
A. methanal B. propanal
C. ethanal D. butanal C. CH3 - CH-CH-CH23

11. CH3 CH3

CH3 CH2--C-H D. CH3 CH2CH2CH3

OH CH2
The compound above is a
A. primary alkanols 18. The number of isomers formed by C6H14 is
B. secondary alkanols A. 2 B. 3
C. tertiary alkanols C. 4 D. 5
D. glycol
19. Which of these pairs are synthetic and natural
12, A red precipitate of copper (1) carbide is formed when macromolecules respectively?
ammonium solution copper (1) chloride is introduced A. Nylon and polyethylene, creatine and
into. haemoglobin
A. CH3 - C =C -CH3 B. Nylon and creative, polyethylene and
B. CH3 -CH2 -C a= CH3 haemoglobin
C. CH2 =CH - CH2 CH3 C. Polyethylene and creatine, nylon and
D CH3CH2 CH2 CH3 haemoglobin
D. Haemoglobin and nylon, creatine and
13. The most important use of hydrogen is in the polyethylene
A. manufacture of methyl alcohol
B. manufacture of ethyl alcohol 20. An example of an element that can catenate is
C. hydrogenation of oils A. nitrogen B. chlorine
D. manufacture of ammonia C. carbon D. bromine

14. Which of the following polymers is suitable for packaging

and electrical insulation? 21. Ethanol can easily be produced by
A. Polyethene B. Polystyrene A. distillation of starch solution
C. Polyamide D. Polycarbonate. B. catalyst oxidation of methane
C. destructive distillation of wood
D. fermentation of starch.
22. Hydrogen is readily released when dilute hydrochloric C. 0.44 atmosphere
acid reacts with D. 0.55 atmosphere
A. Ag B. Au
C. Cu D. Na 31. When H2S is passed into a solution of iron (iii) chloride,
the solution turns
23. Which of the following statement is true of a proton? A. brown B. pale green
A. The mass of a proton is 1.0008 g C. colourless D. pale red.
B. The mass of a proton is
C. The mass of proton is 1840 times the mass of 32. Which of the following equations shows that a reaction
an electron is in equilibrium?
D. The total mass of the proton in a particular A. G = H– T S
nucleus is always half the nucleus is always B. G <O
half the nuclear mass. C. G =O
D. G >O
14
24. C X+ B 33. Cu S + O 2Cu + SO
6 2 (s) 2(g) (s) 2(g)
X in the equation above represents. What is the change in the oxidation number of copper
14 13
A. 7
N B. 6
C in the reaction above?
12 12
C. 6
C D. 5
B A. 0 to +2
B. 0 to +1
25. A gas X diffuses twice as fast as gas Y under the same C. +1 to 0
condition. If the relative molecular mass of X is 28, D. +2 to +1
calculate the relative molecular mass of Y
A. 14 B. 56 34.
C. 112 D. 120

26. Which of the following chlorides would exhibit the least

ionic character?
A. LiCl B. MgCl2
C. CaCl2 D. AlCl3

27. A fixed mass of gas has a volume of 92 cm3 at 3oC. What

will be its volume at 18oC if the pressure remains
constant?
A. 552.0 cm3 B......................97.0 cm3 In the diagram above, the curve that represent s the
3
C. 87.3 cm D. 15.3 cm3 production of oxygen gas from the decompositi on of
KClO3 in the presence of MnO2 catalyst is
A. P
28. The processes which return carbon(1V) oxide to the B. Q
atmosphere include C. R
A. Photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration D. S
B. Respiration, decay and combustion E.
C. Photosynthesis, decay and respiration 35. In the reaction E + F G + H, the backward reaction
D. Ozone depletion, combustion and decay. is favoured if the concentration of
A. E is reduced
29. The postulate of Dalton’s atomic theory which still hold B. G is reduced
is that C. F is increases
A. all element are made of small indivisible D. E is increased
particles
B. particles of different elements combine in a 36. The products of the electrolysis of dilute sodium
simple whole number ration hydroxide using platinum electrodes are
C. atoms can neither be created nor destroy ed A. sodium metal and oxygen gas
D. the particles of the same element are exactly B. hydrogen and oxygen gases
alike C. water and hydrogen gas
D. water and sodium metal

37. PCl5(g) PCl3(g) + Cl2(g)

30. If 0.75 mole of cyclopropane and 0.66 mole of oxygen are In the reaction above, a decrease in pressure will
mixed in a vessel with a total pressure of 0.7 atmosphere, A. increase the yield of PCl3
what is the partial pressure of oxygen in the mixture? B. increase the yields of PCl5
A. 0.22 atmosphere C. accelerate the reaction
B. 0.33 atmosphere D. decelerate the reaction
38. The Arrhenius equation expresses the relationship 45. When a salt loses its water of crystallization to the
between the speed of a reaction and its atmosphere exposure, the process is said to be
A. catalyst A. effervescence B. efflorescence
B. activation energy C. fluorescence D. deliquescence
C. molecular collisions
D. heat of reaction 46. Three drops of 1.0 mol dm-3 solution of NaOH are added
to 20 cm-3 of a solution of pH 8.4. The pH of the resulting
39. What amount of mercury would be liberated if the same solution will be
quantity of electricity that liberated 0.65 g of zinc is A. less than 8.4 B. greater than 8.4
supplied? C. unaltered D. close to that of pure water.
A. 8.04 g B. 4.02 g
C. 2.01 g D. 1.00 g
[Zn = 65, Hg = 201]
47. Tetraoxosulphate (Vl) acid burns the sk9in by
40. When dissolved in water, NaOH flakes show A. dehydration B. hydrolysis
A. a rapid reaction C. hydration D. heating
B. a slow reaction
C. an exothermic change 48. The substance least considered as a source of
D. an endothermic change environmental pollution is
A. uranium
41. Steam changes the colour of anhydrous cobalt (11) B. lead compounds
chloride from C. organphosphourous compounds
A. blue to white B. white to green D. silicate minerals.
C. blue to pink D. white to red
49. The property which makes alcohol soluble in water is the
42. Which of the following solutions containing only A. ionic character
hydroxyl ions will liberate hydrogen gas when reacted B. boiling point
with magnesium metal? C. covalent nature
A. 1.0 x 10-12 mol dm-3 B. 1.0 x 10-6 mol dm-3 D. hydrogen bonding
C. 1.0 x 10-4 mol dm-3 D. 1.0 x 10-2 mol dm-3
50. The furring of kettles is caused by the presence in water
43. The solubility of a salt of molar mass101 g at 20oC is of
0.34mol dm-3. If 3.40 g of the salt is dissolved completely A. calcium hydrogentrioxocarbonate (1V)
in 250 cm3 of water in beaker, the resulting solution is B. calcium trioxocarbonate(1V)
A. saturated B. unsaturated C. calcium tetraoxosulphate (V1)
C. supersaturated D. a suspension. D. calcium hydroxide

44. 25 cm3 of a 0.2mol dm-3 solution of Na CO requires 20cm3

2 3
of a solution of HCl for neutralization. The concentration
of the HCl solution is
A. 0.2 mol dm-3 B. 0.4 mol dm-3
-3
C. 0.5 mol dm D. 0.6 mol dm-3

1. What volume of oxygen is produced from the

decomposition of 2 moles of KClO3 at s.t.p
Chemistry 2003 A. 22.4 dm3
3
B. 33.6 dm3
C. 44. 8 dm D. 67.2 dm3
[Molar volume of a gas s.t.p = 22.4 dm 3]
A. Burning kerosene C. evaporation D. absorption
B. Freezing ice-cream 2. Which of the following is a physical change?
C. Exposing white phosphorus to air 5. 3Cu + pHNO3 3Cu(NO3)2 + 4H2O + xNO
D. Dissolving calcium in water In the equation above, the values of p and x respectively

are
3. What is the percentage by mass of oxygen in A. 1 and 3 B. 2 and 3
Al2(SO4)3.2H2O? C. 6 and 2 D. 8 and 2
A. 14.29% B. 25.39%
C. 50.79% D. 59.25% 6. Neutral atoms of neon with atomic number 10 have the
[A = 27, S=32, H=1, O=16] same number of electrons as
A. O2+ B. Ca2+
4 The filter in a cigarette reduces the nicotine content by +
C. K. D. Mg+
A. burning B. adsorption
 A. 0.97 g B. 9.70 g
7. The noble gases owe their inactivity to C. 19.42 g D. 97.10 g
A. octet configuration [K CrO = 194.2 g mol dm-1]
2 4
B. cyclic shape
C. hexagonal shape 18. Farmlands affected by crude-oil spillage can be
D. obtuse configuration decontaminated by
A. adding acidic solution
8. According to the kinetic theory, an increase in B. using aerobic bacteria
temperature causes the kinetic energy of particles to C. pouring water on the affected area
A. decrease B. increase D. burning off the oil from the area.
C. remain constant D. be zero
19. When 10g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 100cm3
1
9. 1. H = Is of water, the solution formed is approximately
II N = Is22s22p3 A. 0.01 mol dm-3 B. 0.10 mol dm-1
III O = Is22s22p4 C. 0.25 mol dm -1
D. 0.50 mol dm-1
IV Zn = Is22s22p63s23p64s23d10 [Na = 23, H= 1, O = 16]

From the above, which of the following pairs is likely to 20. A change in the temperature of a saturated solution
be paramagnetic? disturbs the equilibrium between the
A. I and II B. I and III A. dissolved solute and the solvent
C. I and IV D. I and IV B. Solvent and the undissolved
C. Dissolved solute and the undissolved solute
10. A gas exerts pressure on its container because D. Dissolved solute and the solution.
A. some of its molecules are moving faster than
others 21. If an equilibrium reaction has H > 0, the reaction will
B. of the collision of the molecules with each proceed favourable in the forward direction.
other A. high temperature
C. of the mass of the molecules of gas B. any temperature
D. the molecules of a gas collide with walls of the C. low temperature
container. D. minimum temperature

11. When cathode rays are deflected onto the electrode of 22.
an electrometer, the instrument becomes
A. negatively charged B. positively charged
C. neutral D. bipolar
12. The weakest attractive forces that can be observed
between two molecules is
A. ionic B. covalent
C. coordinate covalent
D. Van der Waals.
13. A consequence of global warming is
A. air pollution
B. water pollution 2HCl(aq)+CaCO3 CaCl2(s) + CO2(g)+H2O(1)
C. increased humidity From the reaction above, which of the curves i n the
D. flooding diagram represents the production of carbon(IV)oxide
as dilute HCl is added?
14. Which of the following ions is acidic?
A. L B. M
A. K+ B. NO3 -
C. N D. P
C. S2- D. H3O+
23. The commonest feature of reaction at the anode i s that
15. The structural component that makes detergent A. electrons are consumed
dissolve more quickly in water than soap is B. oxidation is involved
A. -SO3-Na+ B. -COO- Na+ C. ions are reduced
C. –SO4-Na+ D. -COO- K+ D. electrode dissolves
24. Which of the following will change when a catalyst is
added to a chemical reaction?
16. A liquid that will dissolve fat is A. The activation energy
A. hydrochloric acid B. The potential energy of the reactants
B. calcium hydroxide C. The heat of reaction
C. kerosene D. The potential energy of the products.
D. water

17. What a mass K CrO is required to prepare 250 cm3 of

25. If Y is an oxidizing agent that reacts with a reducing agent, C. Ca D. Sn
Z, which of the following is correct?
A. Y increases in oxidation number 34. Which of the following statements is true of sulphur
B. Y becomes reduced (1V) oxide?
C. Z loses protons A. It forms tetraoxosulphate(V1) acid with water
D. Z gains protons. B. It is an odourless gas
C. It is an acid anhydride
26. When at equilibrium, which of the reactions below will D. It forms white precipitate with acidified barium
shift to the right if the pressure is increased and the chloride.
temperature is kept constant .
A. 2SO3(g) 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 35. The salt that will form a precipitate soluble in excess
B. 2SO2(g) 2CO(g) + O2(g) ammonia solution is
C. 2H2(g) +’!O2(g) 2H2O (g) A. Ca(NO3)2 B. Cu(NO3)2
D. 2NO(g) N2(g) + O2(g) C. Mg(NO3)2 D. Al(NO3)2

27. In the electrolysis of a concentrated solution of sodium 36. The metal liberates hydrogen from cold water in bubbles
chloride using inert electrodes, which of the following only is
ions are discharge at the cathode and anode A. Na B. K
respectively? C. Ca D. Al
A. Na+ and Cl- B. Na+ and OH-
+ -
C. H and OH D. H+ and Cl- 37. Chlorine gas turns a damp starch-iodine paper
A. pink B. colourless
28. CO(g) + H2O(g) CO2(g) + H2(g) C. red D. dark blue
From the reaction above, calculate the standard heat
change if the standard enthalpies of formation of CO2(g) 38. The modern process of manufacturing steel form iron
,
H2O(g) and CO in kJ mol-1 are –394, -242 and –110 is by
(g)
respectively. A. treatment with acids
A. -262 kJmol-1 B. –42 kJmol-1 B. oxidation
-1
C. +42 kJmol D. +262 kJmol-1 C. blast reduction
D. treatment with alkalis
29. When sugar is dissolved in a tea, the reaction is always
accompanied by 39.
A. positive entropy change
B. negative entropy change
C. no entropy change
D. a minimum entropy change.

30. Which of the following is an electrolyte?

A. Alcohol
B. Sodium acetate solution
C. Solid potassium hydroxide
D. Mercury
In the diagram above, Y is
31. Chlorine gas is prepared in the laboratory by A. NO B. NO2
A. adding concentrated hydrochloric acid to solid C. N2O5 D. N2O4
manganese (1V) oxide
B. adding concentrated tetraoxosulphate (V1) 40. Ethene reacts with hydrogen bromide to give
acid to solid sodium chloride A. CH2Br
2
C. dropping concentrated hydrochloric acid onto B. CH3 CH2Br
potassium tetraoxomanganate (V11) crystals C. C2 H2Br2
D. oxidizing concentrated hydrochloric using D. CHBr3
potassium heptadichromate (V1) crystals.
41. Carbohydrates are compounds containing carbon
32. Metal of the transition series have special properties hydrogen and oxygen in the ration
which are different from those of groups 1 and 11 A. 3 : 1: 1 B. 2 : 1: 1
C. 1 : 2: 1 D. 1 : 1: 1
elements because they have partially filled
A. s orbitals B. p orbitals 42 How many isomers does pentane have?
C. d orbitals D. f orbitals A. 6 B. 5
C. 4 D. 3
33. Hydrogen can be displace form a hot alkaline solution
by. 43. The leachate of a certain plant ash is used in local soap
A. Fe B. Cu making because if contains
 B. sodium hydroxide 48. The process by which atoms are rearrange into different
C. potassium hydroxide molecular structures in the petroleum refining process
D. soluble carbonates and hydrogen carbonates. is referred to as
A. catalytic cracking B. hydrocracking
44. The formula for ethyl butanoate is C. plolymerization D. reforming
A. C3H7COOC2H5 B. C2H5COOC3H7
C. C4H9COOC2H5 D. C2H5COOC4H9 49. Which of the following is found in cotton
A. Starch B. Cellulose
45. The type of reaction that is peculiar to benzene is C. Fat D. Oil
A. addition B. hydrolysis
C. polymerization D. substitution 50. The principal constituent of natural gas is
A. methane B. ethane
46. Ethanol reacts with excess acidified K2Cr2O7 C. propane D. butane.
A. ethanedioc acid B. ethanol
C. ethyl ethanoate D. ethanoic acid

47. A compound contains 40.0% caron 6.7% hydrogen and

53.3% oxygen. If the molar mass of the compound is
180, find the molecular formula.
A. CH2O B. C3H6O3
C. C6H12O6 D. C6H6O3
[ H = 1, C= 12, O = 16]

Chemistry 2004
1. In the electrolysis of brine, the anode is 7. Which of the following shows little or not net
A. Zinc reaction when the volume of the system is
B. Platinum decreased?
C. Carbon A. 2O3(g) 3O2(g)
D. Copper. B. H2(g) + l2(g) 2Hl(g)
C. 2NO2(g N2O4(g)
2. N2O4(g) 2NO2(g) D. PCl5(g PCl3(g) + Cl2(g
In the endothermic reaction above, more product
formation will be favoured by 2CO + O 2CO
2 2
A. a decrease in pressure 8. Given that H [CO] is – 110.4 kJmol-1 and
B. a decrease in volume
H[CO2]is –393o kJmol-1, the energy change for
C. an increase in pressure the reaction above is
D. a constant volume A. -282.6 kJ B. +503.7 kJ
C. –503.7 kJ D. +282.6 kJ
3. The oxidation state of Chlorine in HClO4 is
A. -1 B. 5
ZnO + CO Zn + CO2
C. +7 D. +1 9. In the reaction above, Zinc has been
4. Which of the following hydrogen halides has the A. displaced B. oxidized
highest entropy value? C. reduced D. decomposed.
A. HBr B. HF
10. What volume of gas is evolved at s.t.p. if 2g of
C. Hl D. HCl Calcium trioxocarbonate(iv) is added to a solution
of hydrochloric acid?
5. The mass of silver deposited when a current of 10A A. 224 cm3 B. 112 cm3
is passed through a solution of silver salt for 4830s C. 2240 cm 3
D. 448 cm3
A. 54.0 g B. 27.0 g [Ca = 40, C=12, O=16, Cl =35.5, H= 1,
C. 13.5 g D. 108.0 g Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p =22.4 dm3]
[Ag = 108, F = 96500 C mol-1]
11. A chemical reaction is always associated with
6. Which of the following acts as both a reducing and A. a change in the nature of the reactants
an oxidizing agent? B. the formation of new substances
A. H2S B. CO2 C. a change in the volume of the reactants
C. D. an increase in the composition of one of
H2 D. SO2
the substances,
12. When a solid substance disappears completely as a 22. Alkanol + Alkanoic acid Ester + Water
gas on heating, the substance is said to have
undergone. The reverse reaction of the equation above is known as.
A. sublimation B. crystallization A. saponification B. hydrolysis
C. distillation D. evaporation C. fermentation D. hydration

13. If a solution contains 4.9g of tetraoxosulphate (V1) acid, 23. CH3 COOH(g) CH4(g) + CO2(g)
calculate the amount of copper (11) oxide that will react The reaction above is
with it A. acidification B. esterification
A. 40.0 g B. 80.0 g C. decarboxylation D.carboxylation.
C. 0.8 g D. 4.0 g
[Cu = 64, O =16, S =32, H =1] 24. A characteristic of the alkane family is
A. substitution reaction
14. Vulcanization involves the removal of B. neutralization reaction
A. the single bond B. a double bond C. addition reaction
C. a polymer D. a monomer D. elimination reaction.

15. The alkyl group can be represented by the general 25. Pollution of underground water by metal ions is very
formula. likely in a soil that has high
A. CnH2n B. CnH2n-2 A. alkalinity B. nitrate content
C. CnH2n+1 D. CnH2n+2 C. acidity D. chloride content

16. C H OH Conc. H SO Y 26. The solubility in mol dm-3 of 20g of CuSO dissolved in
2 5 (aq) 2 4 4
o
180 C 100g of water at 180oC is
In the reaction above, Y represent A. 0.25 B. 0.13
A. C2H5 COOH B. CH4 C. 2.00 D. 1.25
C. CH3 OCH3 D. C2H4 [Cu = 64, S =32, O = 16]

17. In the production of soap, concentrated sodium chloride 27. Which of these compounds is a normal salt?
is added to A. Na2CO3 B. NaHCO3
A. saponify the soap C. NaHSO4 D. NaHS
B. emulsify the soap
C. decrease the solubility of the soap 28. A carcinogenic substance is
D. increase the solubility of the soap A. nitrogen (ll) oxide B. carbon (ll) oxide
C. asbestos dust D. sawdust.
18. Oxyacetylene flame is used for 1ron-welding because it
A. evolves a tot heat when burnt 29. What volume of 0.5mol dm-3 H SO will exactly neutralize
2 4
B. dissociates to produce carbon (1V) oxide and 20 cm-3 of 0.1mol dm-3NaOH solution?
oxygen A. 5.0 cm-3
C. makes the iron metal solidify very quickly B. 6.8 cm-3
combines with oxygen give a pop sound. C. 8.3 cm-3
19. Which of these reagents can confirm the presence of a D. 2.0 cm-3
triple bond?
A. Bromine gas 30. Calcium tetraoxosulphate (V1) dissolves in water only
B. Bromine water sparingly to form a
C. Acidified KMnO4 A. colloid B. solution
Copper (1) chloride C. suspension D. precipitate
20. H CH3
31 Hardness of water is caused by the presence of the
H3C - C - C -CH2 - CH2-CH3 ions of
A. calcium and magnesium
CH3 H B. calcium and sodium
The IUPAC nomenclature of the compound above is C. magnesium and silver
A. 3,4 -dimethylhexane D. sodium and potassium
B. 2,3 –dimethylhexane
C. 2 – ethylhexane 32. It is difficult to achieve an orderly arrangement of the
D. 2 – ethylpentane molecules of a gas because they.
A. can collide with one another in the container
21. An isomer of C5 H12 is B. are too small in size
A. 2 –ethyl butane C. have little force of attraction between them
B. butane D. have no definite shape
C. 2- methyl butane
2- methyl propane
33. The shape of the s-orbital is 41. According to Charles’ law, the volume of a gas becomes
A. elliptical B. spiral zero at
C. circular D. spherical A. -100oC B. -273oC
o
C. -373 C D. 0 oC
34. Which of the following mixtures of gases is likely to
burn in flame? 42. When steam is passed over red-hot carbon, the
A. Helium and neon substances produced are
B. Neon and nitrogen A. hydrogen and carbon(11) oxide
C. Neon and hydrogen B. hydrogen and carbon(1V) oxide
D. Nitrogen and helium C. hydrogen and trioxocarbonate (1V) acid
D. hydrogen, oxygen and carbon (1V) oxide
35. The property of chlorine which cause hydrogen chloride
to be more ionic than the chlorine molecule is its. 43. Aluminum hydroxide is used in the dyeing industry as a
A. electronegativity B. electropositivity A. dye B. dispersant
C. electron affinity D. electrovalency. C. salt D. mordant

36. 44. Transition metals possess variable oxidation states

because they have.
A. electrons in the s orbitals
B. electrons in the d orbitals
C. partially filled p orbitals
D. a variable number of electrons in the p orbitals.

45. The allotrope of carbon used in the decolourization of

In the experiment above, X is mixture of nitrogen, sugar is
carbon 1V) oxide and A. soot B. lampblack
A. oxygen B. inert gas C. graphite D. charcoal
C. water D. impurities
46. Carbon is tetravalent because
37. A given volume of methane diffuses in 20s. How long A. the 2s and 2p atomic orbital hybridized
will it take same volume of sulphur (V1) oxide to diffuse B. all the atomic orbitals of carbon hybridize
under the same conditions? C. the electrons in all the orbital of carbon are
A. 40s B. 60s equivalent
C. 20s D. 5s D. the electrons in both the 2s and 2p orbital are
[C=12, H=1, S=32, O=16] equivalent.

38. Chlorine consisting of two isotopes of mass numbers 47. Sodium metal is always kept under oil because it
35 and 37 in the ratio 3:1 has an atomic mass of 35.5. A. is reduced by atmospheric nitrogen
Calculate the relative abundance of the isotope of mass B. readily reacts with water
number 37. C. reacts with oxygen and carbon(1V)oxide
A. 60 B. 20 D. reacts vigorous on exposure to air.
C. 75 D. 25
48. Alloys are best prepared by
39. An electron can be added to a halogen atom to form a A. cooling a molten mixture of the metals
halide ion with B. reducing a mixture of their metallic oxides
A. 8 valence electrons C. arc-welding
B. 7 valence electron D. electroplating
C. 2 valence electrons
D. 3 valence electrons 49. Sulphur (1V) oxide bleaches by
A. hydration B. reduction
226 x
40. Ra Rn + alpha - particle C. absorption D. oxidation.
88 86

A. 226 50. Which of the following gases can be collected by the

B. 220 method of downward delivery?
C. 227 A. Oxygen B. Hydrogen
D. 222 C. Chlorine D. Ammonia