JAMB Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 240

1,196.

The general formula of an alkyl halide (which represent the halide) is?

A.

CnH2n - 2X

B.

CnH2n + 1X

C.

CnH2n + 2X

D.

CnH2nX

E.

CnH2n - 1

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,197.

An efflorescent compound is a substance that?

A.

absorbs water froom the air without dissolving in it

B.

is capable of giving off coloured luminosity

C.

gives out water to the atmosphere

D.

absorbs water from the air and dissolves in it

E.

gives out its water of crystallization on heating

Correct answer is C

Efflorescence is a phenomenon where a crystalline salt loses all or part of its water of crystallization when exposed to the atmosphere to form a lower dehydrate or an anhydrous salt.

1,198.

The scale formation in a kinetic used for boiling water is caused by the presence in water of?

A.

calcium sulphate

B.

calcium carbonate

C.

calcium hydrogen carbonate

D.

calcium hydroxide

E.

magnesium sulphate

Correct answer is C

The scale is produced when soluble Ca(HCO3)2 breaks down on heating to form insoluble CaCO3

eqn Ca (HCO3)2(aq) -----> CaCO3 (s) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

1,199.

What happens when the nitrates of potassium, calcium, zinc and copper are separately heated?

A.

All the nitrate will decompose to their respective metals

B.

The nitrates of calcium and potassium will decomposes to their nitrites

C.

Only copper nitrate decomposes to the metal

D.

Only the nitrates of zinc and copper will decompose to their oxides

E.

The nitrates of calcium, zinc and copper decompose to their oxides

Correct answer is E

The nitrates of calcium, zinc and copper decompose to their metal oxides

1,200.

4g each of aluminium foil and aluminium powder were introduced respectively into flasks P and Q.
Flask P was treated with warm bench sodium hydroxide and all the aluminium dissolved in one hour. Flask Q was treated with cold sodium hydroxide and all the aluminium dissolved in 10 minutes. What was responsible for Q reacting faster than P?

A.

There were more aluminium atoms in Q than P

B.

The heat given off in retarded the reaction

C.

Q generated more pressure than P during the reaction

D.

P generated more pressure than Q

E.

Q has a greater surface area for the reaction than P

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.