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Chemistry Past Questions and Answers

Chemistry Questions

Question 326:
Which of the following happens during the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride?
  • A Sodium ion loses an electron
  • B Chlorine atom gains an electron
  • C Chlorine ion gains an electron
  • D Sodium ion is oxidized
  • E Chloride ion is oxidized
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Question 327:
Crude petroleum pollutant usually seen on some Nigerian creeks and waterways can be dispersed or removed by
  • A Heating the affected parts in order to boil off the petroleum
  • B Mechanically stirring to dissolve the petroleum in water
  • C Pouring organic solvents to dissolve the petroleum
  • D Spraying the water with stergents
  • E Cooling to freeze out the petroleum
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Question 328:
An element is electronegative if
  • A It has a tendency to exist in the gaseous from
  • B Its ions dissolve readily in water
  • C It has a tendency to lose electrons
  • D It has a tendency to gain electrons
  • E It readily froms covalent bonds
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Question 329:
Solutions X, Y, and Z have PH values 3.0. 5. 0 and 9. 0 respectively. Which of the following statements is correct?
  • A All the solutions are acidic
  • B All the solutions are basic
  • C Y and Z are more acidic than water
  • D Y is more acidic than X
  • E Z is the least acidic
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Question 330:
In the reactions<br/>(I) H<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sub> (g) + 1/2O<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sub>(g) → H<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sub>O(l); ∆H = -286 KJ<br/>(II) C(s) + O<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sub>g) → CO<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sub> (g); ∆H = -406 KJ the equations imply that
  • A More heat is absorbed in (l)
  • B More heat is absorbed in (ll)
  • C Less heat is evolved in (l)
  • D Reaction (ll) proceeds faster than (l)
  • E Reaction (l) proceeds faster than (ll)
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