Jamb Chemistry Past Questions For Year 2008
Question 1
In countries where the temperature falls below 273K, salt is always sprinkled on the icy road in order to
- A. lower the melting point of the ice
- B. increase the density of the ice
- C. make the ice impure
- D. raise the melting point of the ice
Question 2
Chlorophyll obtained from given leaves of plant can be shown to be composed of more than one coloured component by the technique of
- A. crystallization
- B. hydrolysis
- C. chromatography
- D. sublimation
Question 3
The experiment that showed that atoms have tiny positively charged nucleus was first carried out by
- A. Moseley
- B. Rutherford
- C. Millikan
- D. Dalton
Question 4
Diffusion is slowest in solid particles than in particles of liquid and gases because
- A. solid particles have more kinetic energy than the particles of liquid and gases
- B. solid particles have less kinetic energy than the particles of liqiud and gases
- C. solid particles have less restriction in their movement than liquid and gas particles
- D. the particles in solids are far apart and the cohesive forces between them are negligible
Question 5
300 cm3 of gas has a pressure of 800 mmHg. If the pressure is reduced to 650 mmHg, find its volume
- A. 243.75 cm3
- B. 369.23 cm3
- C. 738.46 cm3
- D. 1733.36 cm3