Question 1Three drops of a 1.0 ml dm-3 solution of HCl was added to 20cm3 of a solution of pH 6.4. The pH of the resulting solution will be A.greater than 6.4B.unalteredC.close to that of pure waterD.less than 6.4Objective Show full explanation
Question 2The minimum amount of energy required for a reaction to take place isA.activation energyB.kinetic energyC.lattice energyD.ionization energyObjective Show full explanation
Question 3An organic compound contains 60% carbon, 13.3% hydrogen and 26.7% oxygen. Calculate the en' pirical formula A.C6H13O2B.C4H9OC.C5H12OD.C3H8OObjective Show full explanation
Question 4The major product formed by the reaction between ethanoic acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide isA.soapB.sodium ethanoateC.sodium methoxideD.waterObjective Show full explanation
Question 5Reduction is the process ofA.loss of electronB.loss of hydrogenC.loss of oxygenD.addition of electronegative elementsObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The isomers of C3H8O are A.1 — propanol and 2 — propanolB.1 — propanol and 1— propanalC.2 — propanol and 2 — propanoneD.2— propanol and 1— propanalObjective Show full explanation
Question 7On heating, which of the following compounds will decompose to the free metal, nitrogen(IV)oxide and oxygen? A.Cu(NO3)2B.Ag(NO3)C.Ca(NO3)2D.NaNO3Objective Show full explanation
Question 8The raw material used for the smelting of iron ore in a furnace is A.Zn(NO3)2B.CaSO4C.CuSO4D.CaCO3Objective Show full explanation
Question 9The sulphide which is insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid is A.CuSB.Na2SC.FeSD.ZnSObjective Show full explanation
Question 10In the industrial production of H2 from natural gas, the CO2 produced along with the H2 is removed by A.passing the mixture into lime waterB.washing under pressureC.drying over phosphorous(V) oxideD.using ammoniacal copper(I) chlorideObjective Show full explanation
Question 11Which of the following typically represents a photochemical reaction? A.Conversion of dinitrogen(IV) oxide to nitrogen(IV) oxideB.Conversion of silver halides to grey metallic silverC.Decomposition of calcium hydroxide to its oxideD.Formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen moleculesObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A given volume of oxygen diffused through a porous partition in 8 seconds. How long would it take the same volume of carbon(IV)oxide to diffuse under the same condition?[C = 12.0, ) = 16.0]A.5.8 secondsB.6.8 secondsC.9.4 secondsD.11.0 secondsObjective Show full explanation
Question 13What is the change in oxidation number of manganese in the reaction represented by the following equation?A.+3 to +2B.+4 to +2C.+5 to +2D.+7 to +2Objective Show full explanation
Question 14Which of the following elements is a d-block element?A.CalciumB.IronC.LithiumD.SiliconObjective Show full explanation
Question 15Which of the following factors would not affect the solubility of a gas?A.ConcentrationB.Nature of solventC.PressureD.TemperatureObjective Show full explanation