Chemistry questions and answers

Chemistry Questions and Answers

Learn more about the properties, composition, and structure of substances (elements and compounds) with these Chemistry questions and answers. This Test can be used by students preparing for Chemistry in JAMB, WAEC, NECO or Post UTME.

1,691.

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

A.

Height

B.

Mass

C.

Age

D.

Race

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,692.

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

A.

alpha particles and gamma rays

B.

alpha and beta particles

C.

beta particles and gamma rays

D.

alpha particles only

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,693.

Which of the following compounds is covalent?

A.

CaCI2

B.

MgO

C.

NaN

D.

CH4

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,694.

What is responsible for metallic bonding?

A.

Sharing of electrons between the metal atoms

B.

Attraction between the atomic unclei and cloud of electrons

C.

transfer of electrons from one atom to another

D.

Attraction between positive and negative ions

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,695.

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

A.

paramagnetism

B.

nalleability

C.

ductility

D.

shiny appearance

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.