Waec Chemistry Past Questions For Year 1995

Question 6

Which of the following species is always present in acidified water?

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  • A. NH+4
  • B. O 2-
  • C. HCI
  • D. H3O+
  • E. HNO3
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Question 7

A WEAK ACID IS ONE WHICH

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  • A. IS NOT CORROSIVE
  • B. IS SLIGHTLY IONIZIED IN WATER
  • C. DOES NOT PRODUCE SALTS WITH ALKALIS
  • D. DOES NOT CONDUCT AN ELECTRIC CURRENT IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION
  • E. FORMS ACID SALTS WITH BASES
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Question 8

What is the percentage by mass of copper in copper in copper (l) oxide (CU2O)? [O = 16; CU =64]

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  • A. 88.9%
  • B. 80.0%
  • C. 66.7%
  • D. 20.0%
  • E. 11.1%
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Question 9

What mass of copper will be deposited by the liberation of Cu2+ when 0.1F of electricity flows through an aqueous solution of a copper (ll) salt? [Cu = 64]

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  • A. 64g
  • B. 32g
  • C. 12.8g
  • D. 6.4g
  • E. 3.2g
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Question 10

Sodium chloride cannot conduct electricity in the solid state because it

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  • A. is a normal salt
  • B. is highly soluble in water
  • C. is an electrovalent compound
  • D. does not have any effect on litmus
  • E. does not contain mobile ions
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