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A sheet of paper is placed in the path of a beam from a radioactive source. The emissions that pass through the paper consist of

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Consider the following equation: Ag+ (aq) + CI-(aq) → Ag+CI- (s) ; ∆H = _65.7 kJmol-1. From the equation, it can be deduced that

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A mixture of calcium chloride and calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) in water can be separated by

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A finely divided from of a metal burns more readily in air than the rod from because the rod has

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What will be the effect of increase in pressure on the following system at equilibrium? 2NH2(g) N2(g) + 3H2(g)

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Which of the orbitals 4s, 4p, 4d and 4f has the lowest energy?

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Pauli Exclusion Principle is related to

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In the Periodic Table, the elements that loss electrons most readily belong to

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One mole of a compound M(HCO3)2 has a mass of 162g. Calculate the relative atomic mass of M. [H = 1, C =12, O = 16]

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Given that the order of reactivity of four metals is P>Q>R>S, which of the following reactions is feasible?

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Which of the following compounds dissolves in water to form a solution with pH below 7?

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Elements which belong to the same group in the Periodic Table are characterized by

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What mass of copper would be deposited by a current of 1. 0 ampere passing for 965 seconds through copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (IV) solution? [Cu = 63.5; 1F = 96500C]

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What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in AI(NO3)3?

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Substances which absorb water from the atmosphere without dissolving in it are said to be

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Which of the following occurs when a solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed using copper electrodes?

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Which of the following will produce oxygen and hydrogen during its electrolysis using platinum electrode?

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Chlorine atom forms CI by

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The crystal layers in graphite are held together by

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Exhaust fumes discharged from a smoky vehicle gradually become invisible as a result of

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What type of reaction is involved when wood shavings produce a brown gas with concentrated HNO3?

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Which of the following contains co-ordinate covalent bond?

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Calcium atom ionizes by

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Equal volumes of CO2 cnd CO at s.t.p have the same

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The gas evolved when dilute tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid reacts with sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is

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Which of the following properties increases down a group in the Periodic Table?

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It can be concluded that gastric juice

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A reaction is represented by the equation below. A2(g) + B2(g) 2AB(g); ∆H = +X kJmol-1 Which of the following statements about the system is correct?

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If an element with high electron affinity combines with another element with low ionization energy the bond formed will be mainly

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Which of the following methods is suitable for the preparation of an insoluble salt?

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Which of the following lowers the activation energy of a chemical reaction?

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Which of the following compounds dissolves in water to give an alkaline solution?

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The spontaneity of a chemical reaction is determined by the change in the

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Which of the following non-metals reacts most readily with metals?

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Which of the following statements about ideal gases is/are correct?

I. The cohesive forces between their particles are negligible

ll. The have no definite volume but occupy the volume of their containers

III. They are not compressible

IV. Their particles collide with loss of energy

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Rusting of iron is an example of

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Two radioactive elements Q and S have half-life periods of 10 hours and 20 hours respectively. Therefore

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If the solubility of KHCO3 is 0.40 mole dm-3

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Which of the following increases as boiling water changes to steam?

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Aluminium is extracted from

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What volume of hydrogen is produced at s.t.p. When 2.60 g of zinc reacts with excess HCI according to the following equation? Zn(s) + 2HCI(aq) → ZnCI 2(aq) + H2(g) [Zn = 65; 1 mole of a gas occupies 22.4dm3 at s.t.p]

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0.10 mol dm-3 NaCI conducts electricity better than 0.10 mol dm-3 CH3COOH because the solution of NaCI

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A radioactive solid is best stored

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What is the shape of a molecule of CCI4?

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Chemical equilibrium is attained when

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Helium is preferred to hydrogen in filling balloons because hydrogen

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The atoms of four elements are represented as 20Q, 16R, 10S and 8T Which of the elements would be unreactive?

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Which of the following movements can be described as random motion?

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30cm3 pf hydrogen at s.t.p combine with 20cm3 of oxygen to form steam according to the following equation 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g). Calculate the total volume of the gaseous mixture at the end of the reaction

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Which of the following is not correct about oxidation number convention? The oxidation number of a/an

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What does ∆H represent in the following equation ? Cl(g) + e- → CI- (g); ∆H = - 363 kJ mol-1

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A concentrated solution containing H+, Cu2+,OH- and CI- was electrolysed using platiunm electrodes which of the ions will be discharged at the cathods?

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Total = F1 + P2 + P 3 + .........Pn' where P Total is the pressure of a mixture of gasses. The equation above is an expression of

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What is responsible for metallic bonding?

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Petrol consists mainly of

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The type of chemical bond that exists between potassium and oxygen in potassium oxide is

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How many electrons are removed from Cr2- when it is oxidized to CrO42-?

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Electrovalent compounds are characterized by

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Dehydration of ethanol produces

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Consider the reaction represented by the following equation: H2(g) + 12(g) → 2HI(g). The number of effective collisions of molecules of the reactants decreases as

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What is the value of x in the following equation? Cr2O72- + 14H+ + xe- → 2Cr3+ + 7H2O

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Pipe-borne water is usually chlorinated in order to

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An exothermic reaction is one which involves

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Which of the following features of a human skeleton can be determined by carbon-dating?

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When alkanols react with sodium, the ga evolved is

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The property of calcium chloride which makes it useful as a drying agent is that it is

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Which of the following can undergo both addition reactions and substitution reactions?

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The liquid product of the destructive distillation of coal is

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What is the function of sulphur (IV) oxide in the reaction represented by the following equation? SO 2(aq) + 2H2S(g) → 3S (s) + 2H 2(l)

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Which of the following procedures is suitable for identifying the food colouring added to a pastry sample?

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Elactrostatic force of attraction between sodium ion and halide ion is greatest in

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Which of the following will displace copper from a solution of copper (ll) salt?

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What is the effect of using vanadium (V) oxide as catalyst in the reaction represented by the following equation? 2SO2 + O2 ⇌ 2SO3; ∆H = - xKJmol-1

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The presence of unpaired electrons in an atom of a transition metal gives rise to

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Gas molecules are said to be perfectly elastic because

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Which of the following pairs of reagents recat to produce hydrogen?

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Metals are said to be malleable because they

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What is oxidized in the reaction represented by the following equation? 3CU + 8HNO3 → 3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O

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Which of the following would dissolve in warm dilute H2SO4 without effervescence, to give a blue solution?

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Which of the following substances decomposes when an electric current is passed through it?

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