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Chemistry1998

WASSCE · 26 questions · Answers included

26 questions

1

AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION IS ACIDIC IF

2

The following oxides react with water except

3

Which of the following is not a property of trioxonitrate (V) salts?

4

Which of the following methods is suitable for the preparation of an insoluble salt?

5

What is the function of sulphur (IV) oxide in the reaction represented by the following equation? SO 2(aq) + 2H 2 S (g) → 3S (s) + 2H 2 O (l)

6

Which of the following will produce oxygen and hydrogen during its electrolysis using platinum electrode?

7

What mass of copper would be deposited by a current of 1. 0 ampere passing for 965 seconds through copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (IV) solution? [Cu = 63.5; 1F = 96500C]

8

How many electrons are removed from Cr2- when it is oxidized to CrO42-?

9

Substances which absorb water from the atmosphere without dissolving in it are sid to be

10

Pipe-borne water is usually chlorinated in order to

11

Which of the following can be added to dissolve the precipitate formed in the reaction represented by the following equation? CaCl 2(aq) + H 2 C 2 O 4(s) ⇌ CaC 2 O 2

12

The spontaneity of a chemical reaction is determined by the change in the

13

Two metallic ions commonly present in hard water are

14

Rusting of iron is an example of

15

Aluminium is extracted from

16

Metals are said to be malleable because they

17

A device used in the laboratory for intermittent production of gases without heating is

18

Which of the following can undergo both addition reactions and substitution reactions?

19

The liquid product of the destructive distillation of coal is

20

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

21

Petrol consists mainly of

22

Dehydration of ethanol produces

23

When alkanols react with sodium, the ga evolved is

24

The products of the reaction between CH 3 CH 2 COOH and CH 3 OH are H 2 O and

25

A positive reaction to Fehling's test indicates the presence of

26

Which of the following compounds is used as a gaseous fuel?