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CHEMISTRY 2022 UTME PAST QUESTION
1. The by-product of fermentation of sugar is
A. Carbon (IV) oxide
B. Ethanoic acid.
C. Propanol.
D. Propane-1,2,3-triol.
2. Which of the following sugars is a product of condensation of mono saccharides?
A. Galactose
B. Maltose
C. Glucose
D. Fructose
3. The cleansing effect of soap is low in acidic water because
A. The formation of unionized fatty acid.
B. Increase in the pH of the soap molecule.
C. Anti-biodegradable effect of hydrogen ions.
D. The hardness of acidic water
4. The following compound are condensation polymers except
A. Nylon
B. Protein.
C. Starch
D. Polythene
5. What amount of energy is required to deposit one mole of aluminium from a solution of AlCl
3
?
A. One Faraday
B. One Ampere
C. Three Faradays
D. Three Amperes
6. Which of the following compounds would react rapidly with bromine?
A. Benzene
B. Hexane
C. Hexene
D. Hexanol
7. Alkanols can be manufactured from alkenes by the initial reaction of alkenes with
A. Bromine in tetrachloromethane
B. Concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid
C. Aqueous potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII).
D. Sodium hydroxide solution.
8. Which of the following statements about the standard hydrogen electrode is
not
correct?
A. The hydrogen gas is at pressure of 1 atmosphere
B. A solution containg 1 moldm
-3
of H
-3
(aq)
ions is used
C. A platinum. Electrode is used
D. The temperature is kept at 20β
9. If 60g of M combines with 24g of oxygen, what would the empirical formula of the oxide be? [O=16.0,M=120]
A. MO
B. MO
2
C. MO
3
D. MO
4
10. The products of the electrolysis of dilute sodium chloride using carbon electrodes are
          
Anode
Cathode
A. Chlorine      and    
Sodium
B. Oxygen       and    
Hydrogen
C. Chlorine      and    
Hydrogen
D. Hydrogen    and    
Oxygen
11. Determine the quantity of electricity used when a current of 0.20 amperes is passed through an electrolytic cell for
60 minutes
A. 12C
B. 120C
C. 360C
D. 720C
12. Oxochlorate (I) acid is used as a bleaching agent because it is
A. A weak acid
B. A reducing agents
C. An oxidizing agent
D. A strong acid
13. The IUPAC name for CH
3
CHCH
3
CH-ClCHCH
3
CH
2
CH
3
is
A. 2,4-dimethyl-3-chlohexane
B. 3,5-dimethyl4-chlorohexane
C. 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylhexane
D. 3-chloro-2,4-dimethylhexane
14. A colorless gas with a pungent smell acid is added to a sample of salt. The gas evolved could turn.
A. Acidified K
2
Cr
2
O
7
solution colorless
C. Fe(NO
3
)
2
solution green
D. Pb(NO
3
)
2
Paper black
15. If 5.0g of marble reacts with 25.0cm
3
hydrochloric acid, which of the following combination has the fastest reaction rate?
A. Marble chips and 2.0 moldm
-3
HCL
B. Marble chips and 2.5moldm
-3
HCL
(aq)
C. powdered marble and 2.5moldm
-3
HCL
(aq)
D. powdered marble and 2.0 moldm
-3
HCL
(aq)
16. Increasing the temperature generally
A. Decrease the solubility of a solid in a liquid but increases the solubility of a gas in a liquid
B. Increases the solubility of a solid in a liquid but decreases the solubility of a gas in a liquid
C. Increase the solubility of both a solid and a gas in a liquid
D. Decreases the solubility of both a solid and a gas in a liquid
17. A white precipitate was formed when BaCl
2(aq)
was added to an aqueous solution of a salt X. The precipitate dissolves in dilute HCL with rapid effervescence. Salt X is likely to contain.
A. SO
4
2-
ions
B. SO
3
2-
ions
C. NO
3
-
ions
D. πΆπ
3
2β
ππππ
18. Before a reaction can take place, there should be a
A. Ionization of reactant particles
B. Breaking of bonds of products
C. Breakage of bonds of reactants
D. Ionization of product particles
19. Consider the following reaction equations:
CaO + SiO
2
βΆ CaSiO
3
Silicon (IV) oxide is acting as
A. A basic oxide
B. A reducing agent
C. An acidic oxide
D. An oxidizing agent
20. Which of the following acids will form normal salt
only
?
A. Tetraoxosulphate (IV) acid
B. trioxonitrate (V) acid
C. Tetraoxophosphate (V) acid
D. Trixosulphate (IV) acid
21. What is the partial pressure of oxygen at S.T.P. in a gaseous mixture containing 100cm
3
of oxygen and 900cm
3
of nitrogen gas?
A. 1.0atm
B. 0.1atm
C. 9.0atm
D. 0.9atm
22. Graphite is used as a dry lubricant due to the presence of
A. Mobile electron
B. Free electrons
C. Octahydra structures
D. Layered structures
23. Which of the following gases is alkaline
A. NO
3
B. CO
2
C. NH
3
D. N2
O
24. Which of the following statement about an equilibrium system is
correct?
A. Forward and backward reaction occur at the same rate
B. The concentration of reactant must equal that of the product
C. The concentration of reactant and product can be changed by adding a catalyst
D. The conc. Of reactant and products are not affected by a change in temperature
25. Consider the following reaction equation:
N
2(g)
+3N
2(g)
β 2NH
3(g)
; βH=-92kJ. Increasing the temperature of the reaction would
A. Shift the equilibrium to the right
B. Increase the yield of ammonia
C. Decreases the amount of hydrogen
D. Decrease the yield of ammonia
26. When air in a syringe is compressed such that there is no change in temperature, the
A. Air liquifies
B. Pressure increases
C. Intermolecular space increases
D. Density decreases.
27. Which of the following statement about liquid is/are true?
I. Liquid maintain their volume at constant temperature
II. Liquid have fixed shape
III. Liquid do not diffuse
IV. Change in pressure affects the volume of liquid
A. I only
B. IV only
C. I and IV only
D. II and III only
28. A hydrogen chloride gas reacted with oxygen gas to yield water and chlorine gas. The ratio of the hydrogen chloride gas to water is
A. 1:3
B. 2:1
C. 3:1
D. 4:1
29. What number of moles of oxygen would exact a pressure of 10atm at 320 K in an 8.2 dm
3
cylinder? [R=0.082 atm dm
3
mol
-1
].
A. 0.32
B. 1.52
C. 3.13
D. 31.25
30. If 50cm
3
of a saturated solution of salt of KNO
3
at 40β contained 5.50g of the salt the solubility at the same temperature would be [
KNO
3
= 101
].
A. 1.0moldm
-3
B. 1.5moldm
-3
C. 2.0 moldm
-3
D. 5.0moldm
-3
31. Which of the following elements would displace copper from the solution of copper ions?
A. silver
B. Gold
C. Lead
D. Mercury
32. What is the percentage composition of Carbon in Ca(HCO3)2? [Ca=40.0,O=16.0,C=12.0,H=1.0]
A. 22.2%
B. 14.8%
C. 1.4%
D. 3.7%
33. Which of the following bond types is intermolecular?
A. Covalent bond
B. Hydrogen bond
C. Ionic bond
D. Metallic bond.
34. The maximum number of covalent bonds formed by nitrogen is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
35. The IUPAC name of the compound CH
3
CH(CH
3
) CHCH
2
is?
A. 2-methylbut-1-ene
B. 2-methylbut-2-ene
C. 3-methylbut-1-ene
D. 3-methylbut-2-ene.
36. Ionization energy increases across the period in the periodic table because
A. Atomic number increases
B. Effective nuclear charge increases
C. Mass number decreases
D. Screening effect decreases
37. Which of the following properties indicates that an element is a metal.
I. Reacts with oxygen to form an acidic oxide.
II. Forms ionic chlorides.
III. Has variable oxidation states.
IV. Displaces hydrogen from dilute HCL?
A. I and III only
B. I and II only
C. I and IV only
D. I , II, III and IV
38. The electronic configuration of carbon atom in its exerted states is its
A. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
x
2
2p
y
0
B. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
x
1
2p
x
1
C. 1s
2
2s
1
2p
x
1
2p
y
1
2p
z
1
D. 1s
1
2s
2
2p
x
1
2p
y
1
2p
z
1
. 39. An oxide has the following properties.
I. it is a white powder.
II. Reacts with HCL.
III. Reacts with NaOH.
IV. It is insoluble in water. The oxide is
A. Alkaline
B. Amphoteric
C. Acidic
D. neutral
40. Which of the following stamen about atoms of a metal is correct? They
A. Readily accept electron
B. Are soft
C. Are held together by covalent bonds
D. Are held together by sea of electron cloud
41. Which of the following sketches is graphic representation of Boyleβs law?
42. The atom with electron configuration 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
10
4s
2
3p
4
is an
A. Period 4, p-block
B. Period 3, p-block
C. Period 4, d-block
D. Period 3 d-block
43. Electro positivity of elements across the periodic table normally
A. Remains constant down the group
B. Increases across the period
C. Decreases across the period
D. Decreases down the group
44. Consider the following table
Substance
Melting Point/β
Boiling point/β
P
-78
-25
Q
-8
40
R
-6
150
S
44
280
44. Which of the substances is a liquid at room temperature and rapidly evaporates on exposure to air?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
45. Which of the following oxide is amphoteric
A. Carbon (II) oxide
B. Nitrogen (IV) oxide
C. Lead (II) oxide
D. Calcium Oxide
46. Which of the following processes occur during fractional distillation of petroleum?
A. Condensation and diffusion
B. Diffusion and evaporation
C. Diffusion and sublimation.
D. Evaporation and condensation
47. If the molar mass of X (HCO
3
)
2
is 162g mol
-1
, determine the relative atomic mass of X. [H=1.0, C=12.0, O=16.0]
A. 40
B. 48
C. 61
D. 101
48. Charcoal is used in the decolorization of sugar because of its
A. Absorption properties
B. Amorphous properties
C. Oxidizing properties
D. Adsorption properties
49. The first definition of an element was made by
A. J Dalton
B. A. Lavoisier
C. R. Boyle
D. J.J. Thompson
50. Which of the following scientists formulated the law of conservation of mass?
A. A. Lavoisier
B. J. Dalton
C. R. Boyle
D. J. Proust
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