WAEC Chemistry Past Questions & Answers - Page 270

1,346.

The following acids are monobasic except

A.

methanoic acid

B.

dioxonitrate lll acid

C.

ethanedioic acid

D.

oxochlorate (l) acid

E.

hydrobromic acid

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,347.

Which of the following processes is a physical reaction?

A.

Electrolysis

B.

Hydrolysis

C.

Allotropic change

D.

Neutralization

E.

Corrosion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,348.

Study carefully the reaction represented by the equation below. 2H2O 2(l) → O 2(g) + 2H2O(l). Which of the following will not reaction increase the reaction rate?

A.

Heating the hydrogen peroxide

B.

Adding a pinch of MnO2 to the reactant

C.

increasing the concentration of the H2O2

D.

Adding water to the reactant

E.

Exposing the reactant to sunlight

Correct answer is D

Reaction of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is very slow in moderate temperatures without the presence of a catalyst.

It can be sped up by increasing the temperature, which triggers the reaction of thermal decomposition.

1,349.

Methanol is obtained from wood by

A.

esterification

B.

bacterial decomposition

C.

combustion

D.

fractional distillation

E.

destructive distillation

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,350.

The maximum number of electrons that can accommodated in the shell having the principal quantum number 3 is

A.

3

B.

9

C.

10

D.

18

E.

32

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.