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Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Halogen Family
Solution
Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
A
Chlorine
B
Phosphorus
C
Bromine
D
Helium
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest halogen and is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a similarly coloured vapour.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60427)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Halogen Family
Solution
The reactivity of fluorine is due to?
A
its high electro negativity
B
small size of fluorine atom
C
availability of D-orbitals
D
strong f-f bond
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
fluorine (F), most reactive chemical element and the lightest member of the halogen elements.
As the most electronegative element, it is extremely reactive.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60496)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Metals and Their Compounds
Solution
Which of the following is a form of calcium carbonate?
I. limestone
II. marble
III. chalk
Iv. egg-shells
A
I only
B
I, II and IV
C
I and II only
D
I, II, III, and IV
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
- Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) occurs abundantly in earth's crust as limestone, chalk and marble
- Eggshell is made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystals.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60473)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Metals and Their Compounds
Solution
The only metal that is anti-bacterial is?
A
Iron
B
Sodium
C
Alluminium
D
Copper
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Aluminium sulfate is a salt soluble in water and is mainly used as a coagulating agent in the purification of drinking water.
Copper demonstrated the greatest antimicrobial activity. The silver coatings demonstrated the second most antimicrobial surface.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60513)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Metals and Their Compounds
Solution
The process or act of extracting a metal from its ore and refining it is called?
A
Extraction
B
Metal mining
C
Mettallurgy
D
Prospecting
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
metallurgy, art and science of extracting metals from their ores and modifying the metals for use.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60522)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Transition Metals and Their Compounds
Solution
What is the chemical name for the compound CuCO\(_{3}\)?
A
Copper (iii) carbonate
B
Copper (ii) carbonate
C
Copper (i) carbonate
D
Copper
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Copper(II) carbonate or cupric carbonate is a chemical compound with formula CuC\(O_3\)
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60419)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Organic Chemistry
Solution
Give the common name for the following compound (CH\(_{3}\))\(_{2}\) CH CH\(_{2}\) -Br
A
Isobutyl bromide
B
Methyl bromide
C
propyl bromide
D
Butyl bromide
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Common name : Isobutyl bromide
IUPAC name : 1-Bromo-2-methylpropane
Boiling point : 102^\circC
Formula : C\(_4\)H\(_9\)Br
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60406)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Organic Chemistry
Solution
The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is?
A
maltase
B
zymase
C
Diatase
D
Invertase
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Zymase is an enzyme complex that catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. It occurs naturally in yeasts.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60409)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Organic Chemistry
Solution
What is the IUPAC name for the following compound? HC\(\equiv\)CCH\(_{3}\)
A
Acetylene
B
Methyl acetylene
C
Butanol
D
Decanoic acid
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Propyne (methylacetylene) is an alkyne with the chemical formula HC\(\equiv\)CC\(H_3\)
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60414)
Chemistry
WAEC / WASSCE 2021
Organic Chemistry
Diagram
Solution
The alkanol represented by the structure above is
Attached Figure / Diagram
A
primary and dihydric
B
secondary and monohydric
C
tertiary and dihydric
D
secondary and dihydric
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
It is primary alcohol because it has only one alkyl group and dihydric because it has two hydroxyl groups
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #61890)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Hydrocarbons
Solution
The compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen are called?
A
Carbon compounds
B
Hydrocarbons
C
Atoms
D
Carbon hydrolysis
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
A hydrocarbon is any of a class of organic chemicals made up of only the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H).
Classes are Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
Natural sources are coal, natural gas and petroleum.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60524)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Organic Chemistry
Solution
Soaps clean surfaces on the principle based on?
A
viscosity
B
floatation
C
elasticity
D
surface tension
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
Since the surface tension forces become smaller as the distance between water molecules increases, the intervening soap molecules decrease the surface tension.
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60475)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Organic Chemistry
Solution
One of the following is not a physical property of monosaccharides?
A
Monosaccharides get charred when heated
B
Monosaccharides are water-soluble, sweet substances
C
They are highly vital to the exploration of metals
D
They can be reduced to sugar alcohols
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
- Monosaccharides are reducing sugars.
- Pure monosaccharides are water-soluble, white, crystaline solids.
- They taste sweet
- Form a black residue of carbon when dehydrated
Source: WAEC / JAMB / NECO Classroom Archive (Record #60528)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Stoichiometry & Mole Concept
Solution
The scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy is?
A
Boyle
B
Lavoiser
C
Avogadro
D
Einstein
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
The principle described by the physicist Albert Einstein's famous formula: E = mc^2, involves mass–energy equivalence.
I.e. the relationship between mass and energy.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #60412)
Chemistry
UTME / JAMB 2021
Acids, Bases, and Salts
Solution
A 'breath test' used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses?
A
Tumeric on filter paper
B
Silica gel coated with saliva nitrate
C
Potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid
D
Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Chemical Principles & Mechanism
The earliest developed breathalyzer was based on reaction of alcohol if present in the exhaled air with a cocktail of chemicals containing sulfuric acid, potassium dichromate, silver nitrate, and water. Silver nitrate catalyzes the reaction between alcohol and potassium dichromate in acidic medium.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #60422)