JAMB Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 259

1,291.

The soil around a battery manufacturing factory is likely to contain a high concentration of?

A.

Ca2+ salts

B.

Pb2+ salts

C.

Mg2+ salts

D.

Al3+ salts

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,292.

Potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) is often added to impure water to?

A.

reduce organic impurities

B.

reduce inorganic impurities

C.

destroy bacteria and algae

D.

remove permanent hardness

Correct answer is C

Potassium permanganate is a point-of-entry treatment method that oxidizes dissolved iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide into solid particles that are filtered out of the water. It can also be used to control iron bacteria growth in wells.

1,293.

The property used in obtaining oxygen and nitrogen industrially from air is the?

A.

boiling point

B.

density

C.

rate of diffusion

D.

solubility

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,294.

The line observed in the sample hydrogen spectrum are due to emission of?

A.

electrons from the atoms

B.

energy by proton transition

C.

energy by electron transition

D.

neutron from the atom

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,295.

Which of the following electron configurations indicates an atom with the highest ionization energy?

A.

2,8,7

B.

2,8,8,1

C.

2,8,8,2

D.

2,8,8,7

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.