JAMB Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 341

1,701.

Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in calcium trioxonitrate (V)
[Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16]

A.

8.5%

B.

13.1%

C.

17.1%

D.

27.6%

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,702.

Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

A.

Common salt

B.

Blood

C.

Sand

D.

Washing soda

Correct answer is B

The Blood is a mixture which consists of water, proteins, fats, oil, sugar, vitamins, hormones, enzymes,e\ etc

1,703.

Organic molecules that have the suffix-ene are unsaturated hydrocarbons that have?

A.

a single bond

B.

a double bond

C.

a triple bond

D.

an ionic bond

Correct answer is B

In chemistry, an alkene is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond. Alkene is often used as synonym of olefin, that is, any hydrocarbon containing one or more double bonds.

1,704.

The simplest branched-chain hydrocarbon is

A.

ethane

B.

ethene

C.

propane

D.

butane

Correct answer is D

The smallest branched alkane is isobutane. Notice that isobutane has the same molecular formula, C4H10, as n-butane but has a different structural formula.

1,705.

The molecular formula of a common organic laboratory anaesthetic is

A.

CHCl3

B.

CHI3

C.

CCl4

D.

CHF3

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.