Jamb Chemistry Past Questions For Year 1991

Question 11

A given quantity of a gas occupies a volume of 228 cm3 at a pressure of 750mm Hg. What will be its volume at atmospheric pressure?

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  • A. 220 cm3
  • B. 225 cm3
  • C. 230 cm3
  • D. 235 cm3
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Question 12

The solubility of copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (Iv) is 75g in 100g of water at 100°C and 25g in 100g of water at 30°C. What mass of the salt would crystallize, if 50g of copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI) solution saturated at 100°C were cooled to 30°C ?

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  • A. 57.5
  • B. 42.2
  • C. 28.6
  • D. 14.3
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Question 13

Which of the following ions is a pollutant in drinking water even in trace amounts?

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  • A. Ca2+
  • B. Hg2+
  • C. Mg2+
  • D. Fe2+
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Question 14

A quantity of air was passed through a weighed amount of alkaline pyrogallol. An increase in the weight of the pyrogallol would result from the absorption of?

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  • A. nitrogen
  • B. neon
  • C. argon
  • D. oxygen
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Question 15

Which of the following is arranged in order of increasing electronegativity?

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  • A. Chlorine, aluminium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium
  • B. sodium, magnesium, aluminium, phosphorus, chlorine
  • C. Chlorine, phosphorus, phosphorous, aluminium, magnesium, sodium
  • D. Sodium, chlorine, phosphorus, magnesium, aluminium
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