WAEC Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 106

526.

A metal that is widely used in the manufacture of paints and overhead electric cables is

A.

aluminium

B.

copper

C.

iron

D.

lead

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

527.

Which of the following pollutants is not usually recycled?

A.

Aluminium cans

B.

Glass bottles

C.

Nuclear wastes

D.

Paper wastes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

528.

Which of the following industrial processes depends on the action of enzymes?

A.

Liquefaction of air

B.

Manufacture of soap

C.

Brewing of beer

D.

Catalytic cracking

Correct answer is C

The brewing of beer has to do with fermentation.

529.

A tertiary alkanol has a molecular formula C\(_4\)H\(_{10}\)O. What is the structural formula of the compound?

A.

(CH 3)2CHCH2OH

B.

CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3

C.

(CH3)3COH

D.

CH3CH2CH2CH2OH

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

530.

An alkanol can be prepared by the reaction of an alkene with

A.

concentrated tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid

B.

bromine tetrachloroethane

C.

aqueous potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII)

D.

sodium hydroxide solution

Correct answer is A

An alkene reacts with conc. H\(_2\)SO\(_4\) to yield an alkyl hydrogen tetraoxosulphate (VI). The compound formed undergoes hydrolysis when boiled with water to yield an alcohol.