Question 1Kerosene is commonly used to remove the red colour stain of palm oil from clothes because itA.helps to spread the oil over a larger surface areaB.reacts with the oil to form an odourless compoundC.makes the oil evaporate easily by dissolving itD.helps to dilute the oil and reduce its colourObjective Show full explanation
Question 2The most suitable metal that can be used as a lightning conductor is A.silverB.copperC.ironD.aluminiumObjective Show full explanation
Question 3Equal moles of ethyne and hyrogen iodide react to give A.CH2=CH2B.CH3-CHIC.CH3Cl3D.CH2=CHIObjective Show full explanation
Question 4The air around smelting industries is likely to contain A.H2S, CO and N2B.CO2, SO3 and H2C.H2, SO2 and CO2D.SO2, N2 and CO,Objective Show full explanation
Question 5The gas that is the most dangerous pollutant to humans is A.sulphur (IV) oxideB.carbon (IV) oxideC.nitrogen (II) oxideD.hydrogen sulphideObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The shape of the hydrocarbon compound CH4 is A.squre planarB.planarC.linearD.tetrahedralObjective Show full explanation
Question 7NH4Cl(s) <==> NH3(g) +HCl. The reaction above can only attain equilibrium if A.a gaseous reactant is addedB.one of the products is removedC.it is in a closed systemD.it is in an open systemObjective Show full explanation
Question 8Water has the ability to dissolve almost all substances because its molecule has a structure with A.one positive end and one neutral endB.two positive endsC.one positive end and one negative endD.two negative endsObjective Show full explanation
Question 9The property used in the industrial preparation of nitrogen and oxygen from air is A.rate of diffusionB.densityC.boiling pointD.solubilityObjective Show full explanation
Question 10H2(g) + Br2(g) 2HBr(g) The reaction above is carried out at 25°C. If ΔH is -72 kJ mol-¹ and ΔS is -106 J mol-¹K-¹, the reaction will A.proceed spontaneously at lower temperaturesB.not proceed spontaneously at the given temperatureC.proceed spontaneously at the given temperatureD.proceed in the reverse direction at the given temperatureObjective Show full explanation
Question 11An emulsion may be produced by shaking a detergent solution with A.palm wineB.palm oilC.ethanoic acidD.waterObjective Show full explanation
Question 12Which of the following methods can be used to obtain pure water from a mixture of sand, water and methanoic acid? A.Neutralization with NaOH followed by filtrationB.Neutralization with NaOH followed by distillationC.Fractional distillationD.Filtration followed by distillationObjective Show full explanation
Question 13An increase in entropy can best be illustrated by A.mixing of gasesB.freezing of waterC.the condensation of vapourD.solidifying candle waxObjective Show full explanation
Question 140.05mol dm3 is neutralized by 25cm3 NaOH. If the volume of acid used is 32.00cm3, what is the concentration of the base? A.sulphur(IV) oxideB.hydrogen chlorideC.sulphur(VI) oxideD.hydrogen sulphideObjective Show full explanation
Question 15Alkanals can be distinguished from alkanones by the reaction with A.sudan III stainB.starch iodide paperC.lithium tetrahydrido aluminate(III)D.Fehling's solutionObjective Show full explanation