JAMB Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 153

761.

A piece of burning sulphur will continue to burn in a gas jar of oxygen to give misty fumes which readily dissolved in water. The resulting liquid is

A.

sulphur (VI) trioxide

B.

tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid

C.

trioxosulphate (IV) acid

D.

dioxosulphate (II) acid

E.

hydrogen sulphide

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

762.

How many isomeric forms are there for the molecular formula C3H6Br2?

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

E.

5

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

763.

The correct name of the compound with the above structural formula is

A.

2-methylbut -1-ene

B.

2-methylbut -2-ene

C.

2-methylbutane

D.

2-ethylprop-1 -ene

E.

2-ethylprop-2-ene

Correct answer is A

C2H5 - CH=CH2

             CH3

the compound above is numbered from right to left and is named 2 - methyl but - 1 - ene.

764.

In the reaction Fe + Cu2+ \(\to\) Fe2+ + Cu,iron displaces copper ions to from copper. This is due to the fact that

A.

iron is in the metallic from while the copper is in the ionic from

B.

the atomic weight of copper is greater than that of iron

C.

copper is greater than iron

D.

copper metal has more electrons than iron metal

E.

iron is higher in the electrochemical series than copper

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.