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WAEC Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 16

76.

Graphite is used as a dry lubricant due to the presence of

A.

mobile electrons

B.

free electrons

C.

octahedral structures

D.

layered structures

Correct answer is D

Graphite is an excellent dry lubricant. This is because its layered structure allows one layer to slide over another easily. It is non-volatile and not sticky.

77.

What is the partial pressure of oxygen at s.t.p. in a gaseous mixture containing 100 cm3 of oxygen and 900 cm3 of nitrogen gas?

A.

1.0 atm

B.

0.1 atm

C.

9.0 atm

D.

0.9 atm

Correct answer is B

Partial pressure is found by Dalton's Law:
Px = PTotal ( nx / nTotal )
where
Px = partial pressure of gas x
PTotal = total pressure of all gases
nx = number of moles of gas x
nTotal = number of moles of all gases


Step 1
Find PTotal
Standard pressure is 1 atm.


Step 2
Add up the number of moles of the component gases to find nTotal
nTotal = noxygen + nnitrogen
nTotal = 100 + 900
nTotal =1000cm3


Step 3
Now you have all the information needed to plug the values into the equation and solve for Poxygen
P-oxygen = PTotal ( n-oxygen / nTotal )
oxygen = 1 atm ( 100 / 1000 )
oxygen= 0.1atm

78.

Which of the following acids would form normal salt only?

A.

Tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid

B.

Trioxonitrate(V) acid

C.

Tetraoxophosphate(V) acid

D.

Trioxosulphate(IV) acid

Correct answer is A

Normal salts are formed when all the replaceable hydrogen ions in the acid have been completely replaced by metallic ions

79.

Consider the following reaction equation:
CaO + SiO2 ------> CaSiO3
Silicon(IV) oxide is acting as

A.

a basic oxide

B.

a reducing agent

C.

an acidic oxide

D.

an oxidizing agent

Correct answer is C

Silicon dioxide is an acidic oxide. It will react with strong bases to form silicate salts, SiO2 is acidic oxide because Si is non-metal. Oxides of non-metals are acidic in nature.

80.

Before a reaction could take place, there should be

A.

ionization of reactant particles

B.

breakage of bonds of products

C.

breakage of bonds of reactants

D.

ionization of product particles

Correct answer is C

Activation energy must be achieved before reaction begin. This is because in any chemical reaction, chemical bonds in the reactants are broken, and new bonds in the products are formed