by Sunday | Dec 27 | Chemistry JAMB
A. iron(ii)Sulphide B. tin(ii)sulphide C. Zinc Sulphide D. lead(iv) Sulphide Correct Answer: Option C – Zinc Sulphide Explanation ZnS (Zinc Sulfide) screen was used because it emits a flash of light when struck by an alpha particle. This is a phenomenon called...
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A. 18 B. 20 C. 37 D. 17 Correct Answer: Option B = 20 Explanation The mass number = number of neutrons + atomic number. number of neutrons = The mass number – atomic number. number of neutrons = 37 – 17 =...
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A. phosphorus B. sulphur C. carbon D. chlorine Correct Answer: Option C – carbon Explanation The oxides which neither react with acids nor react with bases are known as neutral oxides. Carbon monoxide neither reacts with acids nor reacts with bases. Thus, carbon...
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A. composition B. dissociating ability C. stability to heat D. precipitating ability Correct Answer: Option C – stability to heat Explanation The method used to prepare a salt depend on: the solubility of the salt in water. the heat stability of the...
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A. chromium(vi)oxide B. iron(iii)oxide C. copper(i)oxide D. vanadium(v)oxide Correct Answer: Option D = vanadium(v)oxide Explanation During the Contact Process for manufacturing sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide has to be converted into sulfur trioxide, which is done by...
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A. 3-chloro-3-methylbutane B. 2,2,-dichloro-3-methylbutane C. 3-methylchlorobutane D. 2-chloro-2-methylbutane Correct Answer: Option D – 2-chloro-2-methylbutane Explanation Straight-chain hydrocarbon molecules that contain only singly-bonded carbons are called...