JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1213

6,061.

Neutrons were discovered by?

A.

James Chadwick

B.

Ernest Rutherford

C.

J.J Thompson

D.

John Dalton

Correct answer is A

 - Sir James Chadwick, was a British physicist who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. 

- Ernest Rutherford postulated the nuclear structure of the atom, discovered alpha and beta rays, and proposed the laws of radioactive decay.

- Sir Joseph John Thomson was a British physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics, credited with the discovery of the electron, the first subatomic particle to be discovered. 

- John Dalton was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry

6,062.

The maximum electron in N shell is?

A.

2

B.

8

C.

18

D.

32

Correct answer is D

The N shell is the fourth orbit with 32 max number of electrons using 2n\(^2\)

6,063.

Ibrahim, a micro business operator, sold 10 bags of sugar to Jide at a total cost of #12,000.
The record in Jide's book would be to debit

A.

Purchases #12,000 and credit Ibrahim #12,000

B.

Purchases #12,000 and credit sugar account #12,000

C.

Jide #12,000 and credit purchases

D.

Ibrahim #12,000 and sugar account #12,000

Correct answer is A

Debit purchase account with 12,000 and credit cash paid to ibrahim 12,000

6,064.

A sample of any of the following substances disappears after some time when exposed to air like camphor, naphthalene, or dry ice. This phenomenon is called?

A.

Sublimation

B.

Evaporation

C.

Diffusion

D.

Radiation

Correct answer is A

Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state.

Familiar substances that sublime readily include iodine, dry ice, menthol, and camphor.

6,065.

Oxygen is absent in?

A.

Kerosene

B.

Soil

C.

Glass

D.

Cement

Correct answer is A

Kerosene contains hydrocarbon with twelve to eighteen carbon atoms per molecule