JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1609

8,041.

For iron to rust, there should be present?

A.

oxygen

B.

moisture

C.

carbondioxide

D.

oxygen and moisture

E.

oxygen, moisture and carbondioxide

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,042.

Methane is member of the homologous series called?

A.

alkenes

B.

alcohols

C.

esters

D.

alkanes

E.

alkynes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,043.

The oxidation number of manganese in KMnO4 is?

A.

+1

B.

+3

C.

+5

D.

+7

E.

+2

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,044.

An example of a strong electrolyte is?

A.

ethyl acetate

B.

ethanol

C.

glucose

D.

sodium formate

E.

formic acid

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,045.

When glowing splint is inserted into the mouth of a jar containing a gas, the splint is extinguished. The gas gives a white precipitate when passing into barium hydroxide. The gas is?

A.

methane

B.

hydrogen chloride

C.

hydrogen

D.

nitrogen

Correct answer is E

Co2 does not support combustion, it is used in fire extinguishers and when it is passed into a solution of barium hydroxide,  a white precipitate of barium carbonate is formed