JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1737

8,681.

A gas exerts pressure on its container because?

A.

the molecules of a gas collide with the walls of the container

B.

some of the molecules are moving faster than others

C.

of the collisions of the molecules with each other

D.

of the mass of the molecules of the gas

Correct answer is A

Gas pressure is the name given to the force exerted by gas particles colliding with the wall of their container.

8,682.

0.0075 mole of calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) is added to 0.015 mole of a solution of hydrochloric acid. The volume of gas evolved at s.t.p is?
[Molar volume of a gas at s.t.p = 22.4 dm3]

A.

224cm3

B.

168cm3

C.

112cm3

D.

100cm3

Correct answer is B

1mole of gas at STP = 22.4dm\(^3\)
0.0075 mole of CaCO3  = xdm\(^3\)

cross multiply;

where 22.4dm\(^3\) = 22400cm\(^3\)

x * 1 = 0.0075 * 22400 → 168cm\(^3\)

 the gas CO2 which evolved was gotten from CaCO3 so we use the number of moles of CaCO3 only

8,683.

The percentage of water of crystallization in ZnSO\(_4\).7H\(_2\)O is?
[Zn = 65, S = 32, O = 16, H = 1]

A.

33%

B.

44%

C.

55%

D.

87%

Correct answer is B

molar mass of water [7H\(_2\)O] = 7[ 2 * 1 + 16] → 7 * 18 = 126g/mol

molar mass of ZnSO\(_4\).7H\(_2\)O = [65 * 1] + [32 * 1] + [16 * 4] + 7[ 2 * 1 + 16] 

→ 65 + 32 + 64 + 126 = 287g/mol

percentage of water of crystallization = \(\frac{mass of water of crystallization}{mass of hydrated compound} * 100%\)

→ \(\frac{126}{287} * 100\) = 43.9

≈ 44%

8,684.

Which of the following is a physical change?

A.

Freezing ice cream

B.

dissolving calcium in water

C.

burning kerosene

D.

Exposing white phosphorus to air

Correct answer is A

Freezing is a physical change. It involves a liquid changing states to a solid. Thus, freezing a substance will not change its chemical identity, but its state.

8,685.

A mixture of sugar and sulphur can be separated by?

A.

dissolution in water, evapouration and filtration

B.

filtration, evaporation and dissolution in water

C.

dissolution in water, filtration and evaporation

D.

evaporation, dissolution in water and filtration

Correct answer is C

Sulfur is insoluble in water but sugar is soluble.

Hence; dissolution of sugar to have sulfur as the only insoluble solid.

Filtration: The filtrate is the liquid that passes through the filtration filter. Meanwhile, the residue is the solid that remains on the filtration filter.

Evaporation: water as part of the filtrate changes into a gas to leave sugar as residue.