1979 JAMB UTME Chemistry Past Questions

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In the extraction of aluminum from purified bauxite by electrolysis, cryolite is used because

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Which one of these compounds will NOT give an oxygen gas on heating?

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0.1 Faraday of electricity was passed through a solution of copper (ll) sulphate. The maximum weight of copper deposited on the cathode would be [Cu = 64]

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Indicate which of the following statements is not true as we move from left to right along the periodic Table:

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The reaction between hydrogen and iodine may be represented by the equation H2(g)+ I2(g) → 2HI(g), and is exothermic. Therefore

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Starch can be converted to ethyl alcohol by

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Calcium hydroxide and ammonium chloride when heated together will give an important product. This compound may be obtained dry by

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In which of the following reactions is sulphur dioxide acting as an oxidizing agent?

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An anhydride is

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The reaction 3C(s) + 2Fe2O3(s) = 4Fe(s) + 3CO2(g): \(\Delta\)H =46.0 kJ is

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the vapour density of a gas may be defined as

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Which of the following statements is true?

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In the manufacture of iron in the blast furnace, iron (lll) oxide is mixed with coke and limestone, and different reactions occur in the process. Which of the following statements is true with respect to these reactions?

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Weighed salts Y and Z were left exposed in the laboratory overnight. In the morning Y had gained weight, and Z had become liquid. What conclusion could be drawn about the nature of the two salts?

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Phosphorus burns in oxygen according to the equation P4 + 502 → P4O10. How many litres of oxygen will be required at S.T.P for complete oxidation of 12.4g of phosphorus? [P = 31,O = 16 and molar volume of a gas at S.T.P…

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Bronze is an alloy of

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Two metallic ions associated with hard water are

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Hydrogenation may be effected by

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The solution of a sample in a tube will be identified as a chloride if it gives

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Which of the following raw materials would be required from the smelting of iron ore in a blast furnace?

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