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WAEC Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 64

316.

At what temperature does the solubility of KNO3  equal that of NaNO3?   

A.

0°C

B.

20°C

C.

30°C

D.

40°C

Correct answer is B

From the graph, check for their point of intersection and trace it down to the temperature axis.

317.

Pure water can be made to boil at a temperature lower than 100°C by

A.

reducing its quantity

B.

decreasing the external pressure

C.

distilling it

D.

increasing the external pressure

Correct answer is B

The easiest and most drastic way to change the boiling point is by tampering with the pressure above your water. To lower the boiling point, you need simply to decrease its external pressure.

318.

What is the mass of solute in 500cm3 of 0.005moldm3 H2SO4? ( H = 1, S = 32.0, O=16.0)

A.

0.490g

B.

0.049g

C.

0.245g

D.

0.0245g

Correct answer is C

Using 

n = cv where n = no of mole, c = molar concentration(mol/dm3) and v = volume( dm3)

volume =  500cm3 = 0.5dm3, c = 0.005moldm3

number of mole(n) = c x v = 0.5 X 0.005 = 0.0025mol.

but n = massmolarmass =  0.0025 = mass98 (where 98g/mol is the molar mass of H2SO4)

mass of H2SO4 = 0.0025 x 98 = 0.245g.

319.

Consider the following equilibrium reaction: 2AB2(g)+B2(g)2AB3(g). ΔH=XkJmol1. The backward reaction will be favored by

A.

a decrease in pressure

B.

an increase in pressure

C.

a decrease in temperature

D.

an introduction of a positive catalyst

Correct answer is A

The equilibrium position is shifted to the left with a decrease in pressure in this system because the number of gaseous molecules on the right is less. (Le-Chatelier's principle).

320.

Ethene is produced from ethanol by

A.

decomposition

B.

hydrolysis

C.

ozonolysis

D.

dehydration

Correct answer is D

Ethene can be gotten from the dehydration of ethanol in the presence of excess  H2SO4 or H3PO4.