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

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  • 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
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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

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  • A. crystallization
  • B. hydrolysis
  • C. chromatography
  • D. sublimation
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Question 3

The experiment that showed that atoms have tiny positively charged nucleus was first carried out by

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  • A. Moseley
  • B. Rutherford
  • C. Millikan
  • D. Dalton
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Question 4

Diffusion is slowest in solid particles than in particles of liquid and gases because

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  • 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
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Question 5

300 cm3 of gas has a pressure of 800 mmHg. If the pressure is reduced to 650 mmHg, find its volume

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  • A. 243.75 cm3
  • B. 369.23 cm3
  • C. 738.46 cm3
  • D. 1733.36 cm3
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