WAEC Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 28

136.

Which of the following pairs of compounds would form a precipitate when their aqueous solutions are mixed?

A.

NaCl and KNO\(_{3}\)

B.

KCL and NaNO\(_{3}\)

C.

K\(_{2}\)SO\(_{4}\) and BaCl\(_{2}\)

D.

NH\(_{4}\)NO\(_{3}\) and CO\(_{3}\)

Correct answer is C

when potassium sulfate is mixed with barium chloride a white precipitate of barium sulfate will be form. barium sulfate is slightly soluble in water, so it will precipitate out as a solid

BaCl2 + K2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2KCl 

note; all substances are aqueous except BaSO4 which is solid

137.

The alkanol represented by the structure above is

A.

primary and dihydric

B.

secondary and monohydric

C.

tertiary and dihydric

D.

secondary and dihydric

Correct answer is A

It is primary alcohol because it has only one alkyl group and dihydric because it has two hydroxyl groups

138.

Give the common name for the following compound (CH\(_{3}\))\(_{2}\) CH CH\(_{2}\) -Br

A.

Isobutyl bromide

B.

Methyl bromide

C.

propyl bromide

D.

Butyl bromide

Correct answer is A

Common name : Isobutyl bromide

IUPAC name : 1-Bromo-2-methylpropane

Boiling point : 102°C

Formula : C\(_4\)H\(_9\)Br

139.

An example of a biodegradable pollutant is?

A.

plastic

B.

sewage

C.

carbon (II) oxide

D.

hydrogen sulphide

Correct answer is B

examples of biodegradable

  • Food waste.
  • Paper waste.
  • Human waste.
  • manure.
  • sewage.
  • Sewage sludge

- Glass, metals, electronic devices, computer parts, batteries, medical waste, plastic bags, plastic bottles, tetra packs, and carbon paper are a few examples of non- biodegradable materials.

140.

Calcium chloride is an ionic compound. Which of the following statements account for its ionic character?

I. Calcium has high ionization energy.  II. Calcium has low ionization energy. III. Chlorine has high electron affinity. IV. Chlorine has high Ionization energy.

A.

I and Il only

B.

I, II and IV only

C.

II, IIl and IV only

D.

I, II, III and IV

Correct answer is C

- CaCl2 is an ionic compound owing to the large electronegative difference between the calcium atom and chlorine atom, which is greater than 2.0. In calcium chloride, the calcium atom donates its two electrons and become cation whereas each chlorine atom gain one electron, donated by Calcium, and get a negative charge.

- Ionization energies are always positive numbers, because energy must be supplied (an endothermic energy change) to separate electrons from atoms.

Chlorine has a high ionization energy

- Chlorine has high electron affinity among the elements. Its high affinity can be attributed to its large atomic radius, or size. Because chlorine's outermost orbital is 3p, its electrons have a large amount of space to share with an incoming electron.