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.

2,796.

Cotton is almost pure?

A.

starch

B.

protein

C.

animal fibre

D.

celluose

E.

mineral fibre

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,797.

Water is poured over a white solid and a colourless neutral gas is evolved which burns with a sooty flame. The white solid is?

A.

calcium

B.

calcium oxide

C.

calcium carbide

D.

sodium peroxide

E.

sodium sulphate

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,798.

An amphoteric oxide is an?

A.

amorphous oxide of a metal

B.

amorphous oxide of a non-mental

C.

oxide that is insoluble in water

D.

oxide that behaves both as a base as well as an acid

E.

oxide that loses its oxygen on sublimation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,799.

Which of the following statements is correct during the electrolysis of a caustic soda solution using platinum electrodes?

A.

Oxygen gas is given off at the cathode

B.

Hydrogen gas is given of at the anode

C.

Sodium metals is deposited at the anode

D.

Sodium metal is deposited at the cathode

E.

Alkalinity at the cathode increases

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,800.

An acid is said to be weak if?

A.

its ions are so completely dissociated that they easily drift apart

B.

the acid is not corrosive

C.

the acid has low specific gravity

D.

its ions move very slowly when in solution

E.

its ions are incompletely dissociated

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.