Question 1Which of the following gases dissolves in water vapour to produce acid rain during rainfall? A.OxygenB.Carbon (II) oxideC.NitrogenD.Sulphur (IV) oxideObjective Show full explanation
Question 2Which of the following is not allotrope of carbon? A.diamondB.graphiteC.buck minster fullereneD.all of the aboveE.none of the aboveObjective Show full explanation
Question 3Which oxide is amphiprotic (amphoteric)? A.MgOB.NaOC.CaOD.ZnOE.BeOObjective Show full explanation
Question 4Why will it always be more difficult to extract potassium ions from sea water than to extract magnesium ions? This is because A.most potassium compounds are less soluble in waterB.most potassium compounds are quite soluble in waterC.presence of other alkali metal ions has great influence on itD.magnesium ion is an alkaline earth metal ion.E.None of the aboveObjective Show full explanation
Question 5............ can be used to test for reducing sugars: A.Iodine solutionB.bromine waterC.Fehling's solutionD.de-ionized waterObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The oxidizing agent in the reaction, 3Br2 + 6OH = BrO3 + 5Br + 3H2O is ........... A.Br2B.OH-C.BrO3-D.eE.H2OObjective Show full explanation
Question 7When heat is absorbed during a chemical reaction, the reaction is said to be A.thermodynamicB.exothermalC.isothermalD.endothermicE.thermostaticObjective Show full explanation
Question 8Given the reaction at equilibrium: 2CO(g) + O2(g) 2CO2(g) When the reaction is subjected to stress, a change will occur in the concentration of A.reactants, onlyB.products, onlyC.both reactants and productsD.neither reactants nor productsObjective Show full explanation
Question 9Given the reaction at equilibrium: N2(g) + O2(g) 2NO(g) as the concentration of N2(g) increases, the concentration of O2(g) will A.decreaseB.increaseC.remains the sameD.vanishesE.pours awayObjective Show full explanation
Question 10If a reaction is exothermic and there is a great disorder, it means that A.The reaction is in a state of equilibriumB.There will be a large increase in free energyC.There will be a large decrease in free energyD.The reaction is staticObjective Show full explanation
Question 11200 cm3 of air was passed over heated copper in a syringe several times to produce copper (II) oxide. When cooled, the final volume of air recorded was 158 cm3. Estimate the percentage of oxygen in the air. A.31%B.27%C.21%D.19%Objective Show full explanation
Question 1230cm3 of oxygen at 10 atmosphere pressures is placed in a 200dm3 container. Calculate the new pressure if temperature is kept constant. A.6.7 atmB.15.0 atmC.60.0D.66.0Objective Show full explanation
Question 13Bond dissociation energy of 500 KJ mol-1 may be assigned to A.ionic bondingB.covalent bondingC.hydrogen bondingD.metallic bondingE.van-der-waals bonding.Objective Show full explanation
Question 14A mixture of iron and sulphur can be separated by dissolving the mixture in .......... A.steamB.dilute hydrochloric acidC.dilute sodium hydroxideD.benzeneObjective Show full explanation
Question 15A mixture of sand, ammonium chloride and sodium chloride is best separated by .......... A.sublimation followed by addition of water and filtrationB.sublimation followed by addition of water and evaporationC.addition of water followed by filtration and sublimationD.addition of water followed by crystallization and sublimationObjective Show full explanation
Question 16The symbol of an isotope is $^{57}_{26}Fe$ Which gives the correct numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in this atom?A.26 proton, 26 neutrons, 31 electronsB.31 proton, 26 neutrons, 31 electronsC.31 proton, 31 neutrons, 26 electronsD.26 proton, 31 neutrons, 26 electronsObjective Show full explanation
Question 17An atom can turn into an ion if itA.gains a protonB.loses a protonC.gains a neutronD.loses an electronObjective Show full explanation
Question 18A substance has an ionic structure. It conducts electricity when molten but not when solid. The substance could be?A.copperB.petrolC.sodium chlorideD.iceObjective Show full explanation
Question 19Which of the following substances consists of small molecules?A.high melting point, solid doesn't conduct electricity, aqueous solution conducts electricityB.high melting point, solid conducts electricity, insoluble in waterC.low melting point solid doesn't conduct electricity, aqueous solution doesn't conduct electricityD.low melting point, solid conducts electricity, insoluble in waterObjective Show full explanation
Question 20Which of the following is true as a liquid changes to a gas in evaporation?A.temperature stays constantB.decrease in particle orderC.particles lose freedomD.energy change is exothermicObjective Show full explanation
Question 21A weak Acid is one which isA.forms acid salts with basesB.is slightly ionized in waterC.does not produce salts with alkalisD.not corrosiveObjective Show full explanation
Question 22A positive brown ring test indicates the presence ofA.NO-3B.Fe3+C.SO2-D.NO2Objective Show full explanation
Question 23Which of the following molecules is not linear in shape?A.CO2B.NH3C.HClD.O2Objective Show full explanation
Question 24A solution that contains as much as solute as it can dissolve at a given temperature is said to beA.concentratedB.saturatedC.supersturatedD.unsaturatedObjective Show full explanation
Question 25The correctly balanced equation for FeS2+O2→Fe2O3+SO2A.2FeS2+O2→Fe2O3+4SO2B.2FeS2+3O2→2Fe2O3+4SO2C.4FeS2+4O2→2Fe2O3+2SO2D.4FeS2+11O2→2Fe2+O3+8SO2Objective Show full explanation