JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1649

8,241.

Sodium chloride has no solubility product value because of its?

A.

saline nature

B.

high solubility

C.

low solubility

D.

insolubility

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,242.

What was the major consequence of the Scramble for Africa in Yorubaland?

A.

Yorubaland experienced rapid industrialization

B.

Yorubaland lost its independence and became a British protectorate

C.

Yoruba city-states formed a confederation

D.

Yorubaland became a French colony

Correct answer is B

The major consequence of the Scramble for Africa in Yorubaland was that Yorubaland lost its independence and became a British protectorate. The Scramble for Africa was a period of rapid colonization of African territories by European powers in the late 19th century. In the case of Yorubaland, it was the British who took control, thereby making it a British protectorate.

8,243.

A major effect of oil pollution in coastal waters is the?

A.

destruction of marine life

B.

desalination of the water

C.

increase in the acidity of the water

D.

detoxification of the water

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,244.

A solid that absorbs water from he atmosphere and forms an aqueous solution is?

A.

hydrophilic

B.

efforescent

C.

deliquescent

D.

hygroscopic

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,245.

Element X, Y and Z belong to a groups I, V and VII respectively. Which of the following is TRUE about the bond types of XZ and YZ3?

A.

Both are electrovalent

B.

Both are covalent

C.

XZ is electrovalent and YZ3 is covalent

D.

XZ is covalent and YZ3 is electrovalent

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.