JAMB Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 245

1,221.

100 cm3 of oxygen is made to react with 50 cm 3 of hydrogen, and the whole reaction mixture was then passed through anhydrous calcium chloride. What is the volume of gas left?

A.

5 cm3

B.

25 cm3

C.

50 cm3

D.

75 cm3

E.

100 cm3

Correct answer is D

2H2 + O2 → 2H2O
2V3 1V3 2V
50cm 100 —
50cm 25cm3 50cm3
Volume of gas left = (100 - 25)cm3 of O2 = 75 cm3 of O2

1,222.

9.8g of solid potassium chlorate (KCIO3) were added to 40 cm3 of water and heated to dissolve all the solid. As he solution cooled, crystals of potassium chlorate started forming at 60°C. The solubility of potassium chlorate at 66°C is therefore?

A.

24.5 mole per dm3

B.

0.2 mole per dm3

C.

10.0 mole per dm3

D.

20.0 mole per dm3

E.

2.0 mole per dm3

Correct answer is E

9.8 gms KCIO3 dissolves in 40 cm3 of H.
In 100 cc we have (9.8)/(40) x (100)/(1) = 24.5 gm KCIO3

In 1000 cc we have 10 x 24.5
or 245 gms of KCIO3.
But mol wt of KCIO3 is 122.5
Solubility of KCIO3 is (245)/(122.5) = 2 moles per dm3 (E)

1,223.

When air is passed through alkaline pyrogallol and then over quicklime, the only gases left are?

A.

nitrogen and carbondoxide

B.

the rare gases

C.

nitrogen and oxygen

D.

nitrogen and the rare gases

E.

nitrogen, carbonioxide and the rare gases

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,224.

The nitrogen gas obtained by burning an excess of phosphorus in air has a density higher than the nitrogen from nitrogen compounds because the nitrogen from air is contaminated with?

A.

some unburnt phosporus

B.

P2O5 vapour

C.

some oxygen

D.

rare gases

E.

carbondioxide

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,225.

If atom X with six electrons in its outermost shell combines with atom Y with one electron in its outermost shell to form an ionic compound, then?

A.

six atoms of X will combine with one of Y

B.

two atoms of X will combine with six of Y

C.

one atom of X will combine with two of Y

D.

two atoms of X will combine with one of Y

E.

one atom of X will combine with six of Y

Correct answer is C

- When an element in group 1 takes part in a reaction, its atoms lose their outer electron and form positively charged ions , called cations .

- Group 6 elements, have 6 valence electrons and will tend to take 2 electrons and have a valency of -2.

- Hence; one atom of element X will require two atoms of Y 

- To form a compound XY\(_2\)