WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 1645

8,221.

What type of reaction is involved when wood shavings produce a brown gas with concentrated HNO3?

A.

Redox reaction

B.

Destructive distillation

C.

Dehydration

D.

Nutralization

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,222.

Which of the following compounds dissolves in water to give an alkaline solution?

A.

Ammonium chloride

B.

Sodium chloride

C.

Sulphur (IV) oxide

D.

Potassium oxide

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,223.

Which of the following salts is stable to heat?

A.

K2CO3

B.

(NH4)2SO4

C.

NaHCO 3

D.

AgNO3

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,224.

If a solution has a pH of 2, it can be concluded that it

A.

is a weak electrolyte

B.

has hyrogen ion concentration of 0.2 mol sm-3

C.

is twice as acidic as a solution of pH 1,

D.

will produce effervescence with magnesium ribbon

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,225.

The gas evolved when dilute tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid reacts with sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (IV) is

A.

hydrogen

B.

oxygen

C.

carbon (IV) oxide

D.

sulphur (VI) oxide

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.