Waec Chemistry Past Questions For Year 2014

Question 26

Which of the following substances with the corresponding pH value is an alkali?

Substance pH

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  • A. Lime 2.4
  • B. Banana 4.6
  • C. Distilled water 7.0
  • D. Milk of magnesia 10.5
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Question 27

Zinc oxide is said to be amphoteric because it

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  • A. forms an acid salt
  • B. is an insoluble base
  • C. forms a double salt
  • D. reacts with a base or an acid
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Question 28

Ethene molecules can be added to one another to form a long chain compound called a

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  • A. dimer
  • B. monomer
  • C. polymer
  • D. trimer
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Question 29

Reduction is the process of

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  • A. loss of electron
  • B. loss of hydrogen
  • C. loss of oxygen
  • D. addition of electronegative elements
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Question 30

The reaction that occurs all the anode when CuSO4(aq) is electrolyzed using carbon electrode is

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  • A. 2H - (aq) + 2e → H 2(g)
  • B. Cu2+ (aq) + 2e → Cu (s)
  • C. 4OH (aq) -4e → 2H2O(l) + O2 (g)
  • D. SO4(aq)2 -2e → SO 2(g) + O2(g)
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