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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Organic Chemistry II: Functional Groups, Polymers & Biomolecules
(a) List two products obtained when crude oil is refined (b)(i) What is the general formula for alkanols? (ii) State the type of reaction involved in the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid (iii) Write an equation to show how ethanoic acid reacts with sodium trioxocarbonate (IV).
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Kinetic Theory of Matter & Gas Laws
(a) State Gay Lussac's law of combining volumes (b) Hydrogen reacts with oxygen according to the following equation; 2H\(_{2(g)}\) + O\(_{2(g)}\) ---> 2H\(_2\)O\(_{(g)}\). If 50cm\(^3\) of hydrogen were sparked with 30cm\(^{3}\) of oxygen, calculate the volume of unused oxygen after cooling to the initial temperature and pressure.
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Oxidation, Reduction & Redox Reactions
(a) Mention three chemical properties of chlorine (b) What type of reaction is represented by each of the following equations? (i) Mg\(_{(s)}\) + 2HCI\(_{(aq)}\) --> Mg\(_2\)Cl\(_{2(aq)}\) + H\(_{2(g)}\) (ii) Ag\(^+_{aq}\) + Cl\(^-\)\(_{(aq)}\) ----> AgCl\(_{(s)}\)
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Stoichiometry, Mole Concept & Volumetric Analysis
(a) Give one example of a metal which: (i) can displace hydrogen from cold water (ii) at red-heat, reacts reversibly with steam (iii) does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid (b) When dry hydrogen was passed over lead (II) oxide, a greyish solid J was obtained. (i) Identify J (ii) What type of reaction was involved in the formation of J from lead (II) oxide?
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Chemical Energetics & Thermochemistry
(a)(i) Define entropy (ii) What term is used to describe a reaction in which heat is absorbed from the surrounding? (b) State two conditions that can lead to ineffective collisions during a chemical reaction.
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Non-Metals & Their Compounds
(a)(i) List two reactants for the laboratory preparation of ammonia (ii) State three physical properties of ammonia (iii) Describe in outline, the manufacture of ammonia by the Haber process. (b) Write an equation in each case to show the: (i) reaction between ammonia gas and heated copper (II) oxide (ii) action of heat on ammonium trioxocarbonate (IV) (c)(i) Which industrial process is used for convey ammonia to trioxonitrate (V) acid? (ii) Give the reason why electropositive metals do not generally are off hydrogen with dilute trioxonitrate (V) acid (d) Give one example in each case, to show how trioxonitrate (V) acid reacts generally with: (i) bases (ii) non-metals.
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Water, Solutions & Solubility
(a)(i) State two general methods of preparing soluble salts. (ii) Mention three pieces of apparatus required for determining the solubility of a salt at a given temperature. (b) The solubilities of two salts represented as K and L were determined at various temperatures. The results are shown in the table below: Temperature (\(^o\)C) 0 20 40 60 80 90 Solubility of K (mol. dm\(^{-3}\)) 0.38 0.46 0.54 0.62 0.69 0.73 Solubility of L (mol. dm\(^{-3}\)) 0.12 0.34 0.64 1.08 1.64 2.00 (i) Plot the solubility curves of K and L on the same graph. Use the curves to answer questions (ii) - (iv) below. (ii) What is the solubility of K at 50^\circC? (iii) At what temperature is the solubility of L equal to 1.0mol. dm\(^{-3}\)? (iv) Over what temperature range is K more soluble that L? (v) Given that the molar mass of L is 101g, determine whether a solution containing 3.4g of L per 250cm\(^3\) at 20^\circC is saturated or unsaturated.
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Organic Chemistry II: Functional Groups, Polymers & Biomolecules
(a)(i) What is meant by cracking of petroleum fractions? (ii) Write an equation for the laboratory preparation of ethene from ethanol. (iii) Give one chemical test to distinguish between ethane and ethene. (b)(i) Name the class of carbohydrates to which starch and cellulose belong. (ii) What process is used for isolating ethanol from the other products of fermentation of sugar? (iii) Name the organic product of the reaction between ethanol and sodium (iv). Write the structural formula of 2-chloroethanol. (c) State the reason why: (i) benzene produces more soot than ethene on burning in excess air; (ii) ethanoic acid has a higher boiling point than methanoic acid; (iii) sodium chloride is used during the manufacture of soap. (d) Give one use of: (i) ethyne (ii) coal (iii) carbon black
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Electrolysis & Electrochemical Cells
(a)(i) List three characteristic properties of transition metals (ii) 0.45g of a metal M was deposited when a current of 1.8 amperes was passed for 12.5 minutes through a solution containing M\(^{2+}\). Calculate the relative atomic mass of M. [1 Faraday = 96500 C] (iii) Give the reason why copper-plated iron corrodes easily when the surface is scratched. (b)(i) State the law of definite proportions (constant composition). (ii) Describe in outline, an experimental procedure for determining the proportion of oxygen in a given sample of copper(II) oxide. (iii) Write an equation to show how copper (II) oxide can be obtained directly from copper (II) trioxonitrate (V)
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Organic Chemistry II: Functional Groups, Polymers & Biomolecules
(a) Name one laboratory apparatus/set-up for: (i) determining the heat of neutralization: (ii) decomposing water into hydrogen and oxygen. (b) Outline a suitable procedure for distinguishing between glucose and cellulose using (i) one physical test apart from tasting. (ii) one chemical test. (c) Draw a labelled sketch to illustrate the separation of a mixture by sublimation. (ii) Give two examples of substances that are sublime. (d)(i) Mention one salt which produces brown fumes on being heated strongly (ii) What is the action of the brown fumes mentioned in (i) above on litmus. (iii) Give one reason why it is not advisable to collect nitrogen by displacement of air [N - 14].
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Acids, Bases, pH & Salts
Credit will be given for strict adherence to instructions, for observations precisely recorded, and for accurate inferences. All tests, observations, and inferences must be clearly entered in your answer book, in ink, at the time they are made. C and D are samples of two simple salts. Carry out the following exercises on them. Record your observations and state the conclusion you draw from the result of each test. (a)(i) Put half of C in a test tube and add about 5cm\(^3\) of distilled water. Test with litmus. (ii) Put the rest of C in a test tube and add about 5cm\(^3\) of dilute hydrochloric acid. Identify any gases evolved. (b)(i) Put half of D in a test tube. Add about 5cm\(^3\) of sodium hydroxide solution and warm. Identify any gases evolved. (ii) Put the rest of D in a test tube and add about 5cm\(^3\) of distilled water. Mix thoroughly. Add about 2cm\(^3\) of barium chloride solution, followed by dilute hydrochloric acid in excess.
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Chemistry WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Stoichiometry, Mole Concept & Volumetric Analysis
All your burette readings (initial and final), as well as the size of your pipette, must be recorded but on no account of experimental procedure is required. All calculations must be done in your answer book. A is 0.50 mol dm\(^{-3}\) hydrochloric acid. B is 0.025 mol dm\(^{-3}\) of a trioxocarbonate (IV) salt. (a) Put A into the burette and titrate with 20.0cm\(^{-3}\) or 25.0 cm\(^{-3}\) portions of B using methyl orange or screened methyl Orange indicator. Record the volume of your pipette. Tabulate your burette readings and calculate the average of A used. (b) From your results, calculate the mole ratio of acid to trioxocarbonate (IV) in the reaction, expressing your answer as a whole number ratio of one. (c) Given that B contains 7.2g dm\(^{-3}\) of the hydrated trioxocarbonate (IV) salt, calculate the: (i) concentration of anhydrous salt in B in g dm\(^{-3}\) [Molar mass of anhydrous salt in B = 106g] (ii) percentage of water of crystallization in the hydrated salt.
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English Language WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences. I was impressed by the man's eagerness but was rather put off by his wife's........
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anxiety
B
impatience
C
indifference
D
negligence
E
calmness
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English Language WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. Every child, whether he comes to his family by birth or adoption, discovers what a family is through the experiences family life. The new-born infant has no way of knowing which of the many faces that hover above him belongs to a parent. He has no way of knowing what a parent is. He only knows that he is comfortable or uncomfortable, hungry or satisfied Gradually, as the months-go by, he begins to know who brings comfort when he is uncomfortable and food when he is hungry. He comes to know the feel of the arm that holds him close when he eats and holds him safe in his bath. He knows the voice that soothes him and sings to him. He grows to know who responds to his needs when he cries out. This is the special person in the whole strange new world who belongs specially to him This is his first recognition of a parent. The mother and father who care for a child, who listen for his voice and try to interpret what he means, who comfort him, feed him and play with him discover for the first time what it is to be parents. They do not become parents by virtue of conception and birth alone. They grow to be parents just as the infant grows to recognize them as such. They corn' to know the developing personality of their child in a way that no other person really can. They recognize whether he is i a lusty eater or a nibbler: vivacious or reserved: adventurous or cautious. By observing his intellectual and physical abilities, they also get to know what he may become in future. They are concerned with meeting his needs and wants: and fostering his growth to maturity. Sometimes because of their responsibility to their child, parents have to do unpleasant things. They have for instance, to take him for injections. He can have no choice about taking medicine when he is ill. He must learn quickly and not necessarily at his own pace, that fire is not a play-thing. In the intimacies of daily living, the child and the parents learn the bitter and the sweet of family relations. It is through the experiences of family life that a child and his parents grow to be a family. For every parent, biological or adoptive, it is the daily loving care of the child and his responsiveness that build up the parents' feelings. For every child, it is being loved and being cared for that produce family closeness. (a) In two sentences, state how the new-born infant perceives his environment. (b) In one sentence, say what an infant first learns about its parents. (c) In two sentences, say what parents learn about their child as he grows up. (d) In one sentence, summarize what a responsible parent often has to do in the interest of the child.
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anxiety
B
impatience
C
indifference
D
negligence
E
calmness
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English Language WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
Narrate to your classmates an experience you have had or heard about which illustrates the saying: "You reap what you sow"
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