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Question 56:
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 sand, water and methanoic acid
  • A Fractional distillation
  • B Filtration followed by aestivation
  • C Neutralities with sodium hydroxide followed by distillation.
  • D Neutralization with sodium hydroxide followed by filtration
  • E Etherification with ethanol followed by distillation
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Question 57:
Which of the following statements applies during theelectrolysis of sodium hydroxide solution using platinum electrodes?
  • A Anions are discharge at the cathode
  • B Hydrogen ions are discharge at the anode
  • C The concentration of sodium hydroxide decreases 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 58:
Which of the following statement 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 argon
  • D It loses one proton
  • E It loses one neutron.
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Question 59:
\(\mathrm{Mg}_{\mathrm{g}}+2 \mathrm{HCl}_{\text {we }} \mathrm{MgCl}_{\text {ibes }}+\mathrm{H}_{\text {wat }}\) From the equation above, what mass of hydrogen would be produced if \(12.0 \mathrm{got}\) magnesium reacted completely with dilute hydrochloric acid? (H=1, Mg=24)
  • A \(1 .0 \mathrm{~g}\)
  • B \(2.0 \mathrm{~g}\)
  • C \(6 .0 \mathrm{~g}\)
  • D 12.0g
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Question 60:
Alkanols have unexpectedly high boiling points relative to their molar masses because of intermolecular ____________
  • A Hydrogen bonding.
  • B Metallic bonding.
  • C Covalent bonding.
  • D Ionic bonding.
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