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Chemistry Past Questions and Answers

Chemistry Questions

Question 116:
The oxidation state of manganese in potassium permanganate is
  • A +7
  • B +5
  • C +3
  • D +2
  • E +1
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Question 117:
When carbondioxide is bubbled into limewater a white precipitate is formed. If the passage of the gas is continued, the precipitate disappears. The reason for this is
  • A Calcium carbonate is formed which on reaction dissolves
  • B Calcium hydrogen carbonate is precipitated and then dissolves
  • C Calcium carbonate is formed which on reaction with further carbondioxide forms solube calcium hydrogen carbonate
  • D Concentration of the solution has occurred with the deposition of calcium hydroxide
  • E The solution has become saturated and solid carbondioxide has been deposited
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Question 118:
Methanoic acid mixes with water in all proportions and has about the same boiling point as water which of the following methods would you adopt to obtain pure water from a mixture of stand, water and methanoic acid?
  • A Fractional distillation
  • B Filtration followed by distillation
  • C Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by distillation
  • D Esterification with ethanol followed by distillation
  • E Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by filtration
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Question 119:
Which of the following statements applies during the electroysis of sodium hydroxide sodium hydroxide solution using platinum electrodes?
  • A Na+ ions are discharged at the cathode
  • B Hydrogen ions are discharged at the anode
  • C The concentration of sodium hydroxide decrease at both electrode compartments
  • D The concentration of sodium hydroxide increases at the cathode only
  • E The concentration of sodium hydroxide increases at the anode only
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Question 120:
Which of the following statements is true? When the potassium atom forms its ion
  • A It gains one electron and becomes neutral
  • B Its atomic number decreases
  • C It achieves electronic configuration of orgon
  • D It loses one proton
  • E It loses one neutron
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