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 JAMB CHEMISTRY PAST QUESTIONS (PT.1)

PAPER TYPE: B C. Orderliness of particles

increases from gas to liquid
1. Which question Paper Type of D. Random motion of particles
Chemistry is given to you? increases from gas to solid

A. Type A 4. The principle of column

B. Type B chromatography is based on the
C. Type C ability of the constituents to
D. Type D _____

2. What is the concentration of a A. move at different speeds in the

solution containing 2g of NaOH in column
100cm3 of solution? B. dissolve in each other in the
[Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1] column
C. react with the solvent in the
A. 0.40 mol dm-3 column
B. 0.50 mol dm-3 D. react with each other in the
C. 0.05 mol dm-3 column
D. 0.30 mol dm-3
5.
3. Which of the following
properties is NOT peculiar to
matter?

A. kinetic energy of particles

increases from solid to gas
B. Random motion of particles From the diagram above, an ideal
increases from liquid to gas can be represented by _____

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A. M C. 6.2
B. N D. 6.8
C. K
D. L 8. An isotope has an atomic
number of 15 and a mass number
6. Which of the following of 31. The number of protons it
questions is correct about the contain is _____
periodic table?
A. 16
A. The non-metallic properties of B. 15
the elements tend to decrease C. 46
across each period D. 31
B. The valence electrons of the
elements increase progressively 9. The molecular lattice of iodine
across the period is held together by _____
C. Elements in the same group
have the same number of electron A. dative bond
shells B. metallic bond
D. Elements in the same period C. hydrogen bond
have the number of valence D. van der Waal's forces
electrons
10. The arrangement of particles
7. The relative atomic mass of a in crystal lattices can be studied
naturally occurring lithium using _____
consisting of 90% Li and 10% Li
is _____ A. X - rays
B. γ - rays
A. 6.9 C. α - rays
B. 7.1 D. β – rays

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11. A. Electrovalent
B. Metallic
C. Covalent
D. Dative

14. Hardness of water is mainly

due to the presence of _____
From the diagram above, find the
amount of solute deposited when A. calcium hydroxide or
200 cm3 of the solution is cooled magnesium hydroxide
from 55⁰C to 40⁰C. B. calcium trioxocarbonate (IV) or
calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
A. 0.10 mole C. sodium hydroxide or
B. 0.20mole magnesium Hydroxide
C. 0.01 mole D. calcium chloride or sodium
D. 0.02 mole chloride salts

12. The importance of sodium 15. A suitable solvent for iodine

aluminate (III) in the treatment of and nephthalene is _____
water is to _____

A. carbon (IV) sulphide

A. cause coagulation B. ethanol
B. neutralize acidity C. water
C. prevent goitre and tooth decay D. benzene
D. kill germs

16. Which of the following noble

13. What type of bond exits gases is commonly found in the
between an element X with atmosphere?
atomic number 12 and Y with
atomic number 17?
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A. Xenon potassium aluminium
B. Neon tetraoxosulphate (VI)?
C. Helium
D. Argon A. 3
B. 4
17. N2O4(g) ⇋ 2NO2(g) ΔH = +ve C. 1
In the reaction above, an increase D. 2
in temperature will _____
20. Which of the following is NOT
A. increase the value of the an alkali?
equilibrium constant
B. decreases the value of the A. NH3
equilibrium constant B. Mg(OH)2
C. increase in the reactant C. Ca(OH)2
production D. NaOH
D. shift the equilibrium to the left
21. An effect of thermal pollution
18. CH3COOH(aq) + OH-(aq) ⇋ on water bodies is that the _____
CH3COO-(aq) + H2O(l)
In the reaction above, CH3COO-(aq) A. volume of water reduces
is _____ B. volume of chemical waste
increase
A. conjugate base C. level of oxides of nitrogen
B. acid increase
C. base D. level of oxygen reduces
D. conjugate acid
22. Which of the following is a
19. How many cations will be deliquescent compound?
produced from a solution of

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A. Na2CO3 A. catalyst
B. CaCl2 B. temperature
C. CuO C. concentration
D. Na2CO3. 10H2O D. light

23. A chemical reaction which the 26. The condition required for
hydration energy is greater than corrosion to take place is the
the lattice energy is referred to as presence of _____
_____
A. water and carbon (IV) oxide
A. a spontaneous reaction B. water, carbon (IV) oxide and
B. an endothermic reaction oxygen
C. an exothermic reaction C. oxygen and carbon (IV) oxide
D. a reversible reaction D. water and oxygen

24. The function of zinc electrode 27.

in a galvanic cell is that it _____

A. undergoes reduction
B. serves as the positive electrode
C. production electrons
D. uses up electrons
In the diagram above, X is the
_____
25. CH4(g) + Cl2(g) → CH3Cl(s) +
HCl(g)
A. enthalpy
The major factor that influence
B. enthalpy change
the rate of the reaction above is
C. activation energy
_____
D. activated complex

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28. The diagram below best Faraday's first law can be written
illustrates the effect of decrease as _____
in _____ [Electrochemical equivalent]

E
A. M =
Q

B. M = EQ
Q
C. M =
E
E
D. M =
2Q

31. The impurities formed during

A. concentration
the laboratory preparation of
B. temperature
chlorine gas are removed by
C. surface area
_____
D. pressure

A. H2O
29. MnO-4(aq) + Y + 5Fe2+(aq) →
B. NH3
Mn2+(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + 4H2O(l)
C. H2SO4
D. HCl
In the equation above, Y is _____

32. The effect of the presence of

A. 5H+(aq)
impurities such as carbon and
B. 4H+(aq)
sulphur on iron is that they _____
C. 10H+(aq)
D. 8H+(aq)
A. give it high tensile strength
B. make it malleable and ductile
30. Given that M is the mass of a
C. increase its melting point
substance deposited during
D. lower its melting point
electrolysis and Q is the quantity
of electricity consumed, then
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33. A few drops of concentrated 36. The property of concentrated
HNO3 is added to an unknown H2SO4 that makes it suitable for
solution and boiled for a while. If preparing HNO3 is its _____
this produces a brown solution,
the cation presents are likely to A. boiling point
be _____ B. density
C. oxidizing properties
A. Pb2+ D. dehydrating properties
B. Cu2+
C. Fe3+ 37. Bronze is preferred to copper
D. Fe2+ in the making of medals because
it _____
34. The bleaching action of
chlorine gas is effective due to the A. is stronger
presence of _____ B. can withstand low temperature
C. is lighter
A. hydrogen chloride D. has low tensile strength
B. water
C. air 38. The constituents of baking
D. oxygen powder that makes the dough to
rise is _____
35. In the laboratory preparation
of oxygen, dried oxygen is usually A. NaHCO3
collected over _____ B. NaOH
C. Na2CO3
A. hydrochloric acid D. NaCl
B. mercury
C. calcium chloride
D. tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid

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39. Which of the following 42.
compound is used as a gaseous
fuel?

A. CH3 – C = CH
B. CH3 – CH2 – CH3
ӏ
OH
C. CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – COOH
The compound above exhibits
D. CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – CH3
_____

40. The ability of carbon to form

A. geometric isomerism
long chains is referred to as ____
B. optical isomerism
C. structural isomerism
A. alkylation
D. positional isomerism
B. acylation
C. catenation
43. An organic compound has an
D. carbonation
empirical formula CH2O and
vapour density of 45. What is the
41. Which of the following
molecular formula?
compounds will undergo
[C=12, H=1, O=16]
polymerization reaction?

A. C3H7OH
A. C2H4
B. C2H5OH
B. C2H5COOH
C. C3H6O3
C. C2H6
D. C2H4O2
D. C2H5OH

44. C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 +

energy
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The reaction above represented C. alkene and chloro-group
by the equation above is useful in D. hydroxyl and halo-group
the production of _____
47.
A. propanol
B. butanol
C. methanol
D. ethanol

45. The number of isomers that Which of the following is a

can be obtained from C4H10 is primary amine?
_____

A. A
A. 3 B. B
B. 4 C. C
C. 1 D. D
D. 2

48. Two organic compounds K

46. and L were treated with a few
drops of Fehling's solutions
respectively. K formed a brick red
precipitate while L, remains
unaffected. The compound K is an
_____

The functional groups present in

the compound above are _____ A. alkanol
B. alkane

A. alkene and halo-group C. alkanal

B. hydroxyl and chloro-group D. alkanone

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50. CH3COOH + C2H5OH →

CH3COOC2H5 + H2O 𝐻2𝑆𝑂4

The reaction above is best

described as _____

A. esterification
B. Condensation
C. saponification
D. neutralization

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 JAMB CHEMISTRY PAST QUESTIONS (PT.2)

PAPER TYPE: RED C. 1.51 x 1023

D. 3.02 x 1023
1. Which Question Paper Type of
Chemistry is given to you? 4. 50 cm3 of gas was collected
over water at 10oC and 765 mm
A. Type Green Hg. Calculate the volume of the
B. Type Purple gas at s.t.p. if the saturated
C. Type Red vapour pressure of water at 10⁰C
D. Type Yellow is 5mm Hg.

2. Which of the following methods A. 49.19 cm3

can be used to obtain pure water B. 48.87 cm3
from a mixture of sand, water and C. 48.55 cm3
methanoic acid? D. 48.23 cm3

A. neutralization with NaOH 5. An increase in the pressure

followed by filtration exerted on gas at a constant
B. neutralization with NaOH temperature result in _____
followed by distillation
C. fractional distillation A. a decrease in the number of
D. filtration followed by distillation effective collisions
B. a decrease in volume
3. How many atoms are present C. an increase in the average
in 6.0g of magnesium? intermolecular distance
[Mg = 24, NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol-1] D. an increase in volume

A. 1.20 x 1022 6. 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g)

B. 2.41 x 1022

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In the reaction above, what respectively, what type of bond
volume of hydrogen would be left can they form?
over when 300 cm3 of oxygen
and 1000 cm3 of hydrogen are A. Dative
exploded in a sealed tube? B. Covalent
C. Ionic
A. 200 cm3 D. Metallic
B. 400 cm3
C. 600 cm3 9. A hydrogen atom which has
D. 700 cm3 lost an electron contains _____

7. A. one proton only

l. Evaporation. B. one neutron only
ll. Sublimation. C. one proton and one neutron
Ill. Diffusion. D. one proton, one electron and
IV. Brownian motion one neutron

Which of the above can correctly 10. The electronic configuration of

be listed as evidences for the Mg2+ is _____
particulate nature of matter?
A. 1s2 2s2 2P6 3s2 3P2
A. I and lll only B. 1s2 2s2 2P6 3s2
B. ll and lV only C. 1s2 2s2 2p6
C. l, ll and lll only D. 1s2 2s2 2P4
D. l, ll, lll and lV
11. Group VII elements are _____
8. If the elements X and Y have
atomic numbers 11 and 17 A. monoatomic
B. good oxidizing agents

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C. highly electropositive A. insoluble sodium compounds
D. electron donors which from soluble solutions of
calcium and magnesium
12. Which of the following is used B. soluble sodium compounds
to study the arrangement of which from soluble solutions of
particles in crystal lattices? calcium and magnesium ions
C. soluble sodium compounds
A. Alpha-particles which from insoluble precipitates
B. Beta-particles of calcium and magnesium ions
C. Gamma-rays D. insoluble precipitates of
D. X-rays calcium and magnesium ions

13. 15. Chlorination of water for town

I. It has a varied composition supply is carried out to _____
from one place to another.
ll. its constituents can be A. make the water colourless
separated by physical means B. remove germs from the water
Ill. It contains unreactive noble C. make the water tasteful
gases which of the above shows D. remove odour from the water
that air is a mixture?
16. The solubilities of different
A. I and ll only solutes in a given solvent can be
B. ll and lll only compared by _____
C. l and lll only
D. l, ll and lll A. plotting their solubility curves
on separate axes
14. The chemicals used to soften B. plotting their solubility curves
hard water involves the addition on the same axes
of _____

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C. plotting some of the solubility 19. Which of the following will
curves on the x-axis and others produce a solution with pH less
on the y-axis than 7 at equivalent point?
D. plotting their solubility curves
on the x-axis only A. HNO3 + NaOH
B. H2SO4 + KOH
17. Potassium trioxochlorate (V) C. HC +Mg(OH)2
has a solubility of 1.5 moldm-3 at D. HNO3 + KOH
45⁰C. On cooling this solution to a
temperature of 20⁰C, the 20. The number of hydroxonium
solubility was found to be 0.5 mol ions produced by one molecule of
dm-3. What mass of KCIO3 was an acid in aqueous solution is its
crystalized out? _____
[K = 39, Cl = 35.5 O =16]
A. basicity
A. 1.00g B. acid strength
B. 10.00g C. pH
C. 12.25g D. concentration
D. 122.50g
21. During a titration experiment,
18. Which of the following 0.05 moles of carbon (lV) oxide is
pollutants is associated with brain liberated. What is the volume of
damage? gas liberated?

A. Carbon (ll) oxide A. 22.40 dm3

B. Radioactive fallout B. 11.20 dm3
C. Biodegradable waste C. 2.24 dm3
D. Sulphur (lV) oxide D. 1.12 dm3

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22. A major factor considered in 25. What number of moles of Cu2+
selecting a suitable method for will be deposited by 360 coulombs
preparing a simple salt is its of electricity? [f = 96500 C mol-1]
_____
A. 5.36 x 10-4 mole
A. Crystalline form B. 1.87 x 10-3 mole
B. melting point C. 9.35 x 10-4 mole
C. reactivity with dilute acids D. 3.73 x 10-3 mole
D. solubility in water
26. A metal M displaces zinc from
23. The oxidation number of ZnCl, solution. This shows that
boron in NaBH4 is _____ _____

A. -3 A. electrons flow from zinc to M

B. -1 B. M is more electropositive than
C. +1 zinc
D. +3 C. M is more electronegative than
zinc
24. 2Na2O2(s) + 2H2O2(l) → 4 D. zinc is more electropositive
NaOH(s) +O2(s) than M

The substance that is oxidized in 27. CO(g) + H2O(g) → CO2(g) + H2(g)

the reaction above is _____ Calculate the standard heat
change of the reaction above, if
A. 2NaO2(s) the standard enthalpies of
B. NaOH(aq) formation of CO2(g), H2O(g) and
C. H2O(l) CO(g) and CO(g) in KJ mol-1 are -
D. O2(g) 394, -242 and -110 respectively.

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A. + 262 KJ mol-1
B. - 262 KJ mol-1
C. + 42 KJ mol-1
D. - 42 KJ mol-1

28. An increase in entropy can 2HCl(aq) + CaCO3(S) → CaCl2(s) +

best be illustrated by _____ CO2(g) + H2O(l)

A. mixing of gases From the reaction above, which of

B. freezing of water the curves represents the
C. the condensation of vapour production of CO2 gas as dilute
D. solidifying candle wax HCl is added?

29. The highest rate of production A. L

of carbon (lV) oxide can be B. M
achieved using _____ C. N
D. P
A. 0.05 mol-3 HCI and 5g
powdered CaCO3 31. 2CO(g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2CO2(g)
B. 0.05 mol-3 HCl and 5g lump
CaCO3 In the reaction above, high
C. 0.10 mol-3 HCI and 5g pressure will favour the forward
powdered CaCO3 reaction because _____
D. 0.025 mol-3 HCI and 5g
powdered CaCO3 A. high pressure favours gas
formation
30. B. the reaction is in dynamic
equilibrium
C. the reaction is exothermic

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D. the process occurs with a A. sulphur (IV) oxide and
decrease in volume ammonia
B. hydrogen sulphide and chlorine
32. A piece of filter paper C. chlorine and sulphur (IV) oxide
moistened with lead (ll) ethanoate D. ammonia and chlorine
solution turns black when the
paper is dropped into a gas likely 35. Mineral acids are usually
to be _____ added to commercial hydrogen
peroxide to _____
A. sulphur (VI) oxide
B. hydrogen chloride A. oxidize it
C. sulphur (VI) oxide B. decompose it
D. hydrogen sulphide C. minimize its decomposition
D. reduce it to water and oxygen
33. Which of the following gases
has a characteristic pungent 36. Which of the following
smell, turns red litmus paper blue compounds will burn with a brick-
and forms dense white fumes with red colour in a nonluminous
hydrogen chloride gas? Bunsen flame?

A. N2 A. LiCI
B. N2O B. NaCl
C. CI2 C. CaClN2
D. NH3 D. MgClN2

34. Commercial bleaching can be 37. The purest form of iron which
carried out using _____ contains only about 0.1% carbon
is _____

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A. pig iron D. 3-methyl but -1-ene
B. wrought iron
C. cast iron 41. Alkanals can be distinguished
D. iron pyrite from alkanones by the reaction
with
38. A common characteristic
between zinc and the other A. Sudan lll stain
transition elements is the ability B. starch iodide paper
to _____ C. lithium tetrahydrido aluminate
(lll)
A. have variable oxidation states D. Fehling’s solution
B. from complex ions 42. The isomers of C3H8O are
C. act as a catalyst
D. from coloured ions A. 1 - propanol and 2 - propanol
B. 1 - propanol and 1 - propanol
39. Which of the following metals C. 2 - propanol and 2 - propanone
is the least reactive? D. 2 - propanol and 1 - propanol

A. Pb 43. Carbohydrates are large

B. Sn molecules with the molecular
C. Hg formula Cx(H2O)y. In which of the
D. Au following pairs is x not equal to y?

40. Geometric isomerism can A. glucose and starch

exist in _____ B. maltose and starch
C. sucrose and fructose
A. hex-3-ene D. maltose and starch
B. hexane
C. prop-1-ene

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44. A compound contains 40.0% 47. 2 - methyl propan -2- ol is an
C, 6.7% H 53.3% O. If the example of a _____
molecular mass of the compound
is 180, its molecular formula is A. primary alkanol
_____ [C=12, H=1, O=16] B. secondary alkanol
C. tertiary alkanol
A. CH2O D. quaternary alkanol
B. C3H6O3
C. C6H6O3 48. The final oxidation product of
D. C6H12O6 alkanol, alkanal and alkanoes is
_____
45. The alkyne that will give a
white precipitate silver A. alkanoic acid
trioxonitrate (V) is _____ B. alkanoyyl halide
C. alkanoate
A. CH3 CH2 C ≡ CCH2 CH3 D. alkanamide
B. CH3C ≡ CCH2 CH2 CH3
C. CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 C ≡ CH 49. Ethanol reacts with
D. CH3 CH2 CH2C ≡ CCH2 CH3 concentrated tetraoxosulphate (V)
acid at a temperature above
46. The saponification of an 170⁰C to form _____
alkanoate to produce soap and
alkanol involves _____ A. ethanone
B. ethene
A. dehydration C. ethyne
B. esterification D. ethanal
C. hydrolysis
D. oxidation 50. An example of oxidation –
reduction enzyme is _____

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B. protease
C. lipase
D. dehydrogenase

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PAPER TYPE: I 4.

1. Which Question Paper Type of

Chemistry is given to you?

A. Type D
B. Type I
C. Type B
D. Type U
From the diagram above, an ideal
gas is represented by _____
2. The presence of an impurity in
substance will cause the melting
A. M
point to _____
B. N
C. K
A. be zero
D. L
B. reduce
C. increase
5. The rate of diffusion of a gas Y
D. be stable
is twice that of Z If the relative
molecular mass of Y is 64 and the
3. What volume of carbon (ll)
two gases diffuse under the same
oxide is produced by reacting
conditions, find the relative
excess carbon with 10dm 3
of
molecular mass of Z.
oxygen?

A. 32
A. 5 dm 3
B. 4
B. 20 dm 3
C. 8
C. 15 dm 3
D. 16
D. 10 dm 3

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6. The radioisotope used in 9. The shape of the carbon (lV)
industrial radiography for the oxide molecule is _____
rapid checking of faults in welds
and casting is _____ A. pyramidal
B. linear
A. Carbon-14 C. angular
B. phosphorus-32 D. tetrahedral
C. cobalt-60
D. iodine-131 10. Which of the following
molecules is held together by
7. How many unpaired electrons hydrogen bond?
are in the p-orbitals of a fluorine
atom? A. CH4
B. HBr
A. 3 C. H2SO4
B. 0 D. HF
C. 1
D. 2 11. The bond formed between two
elements with electron
8. The radioactive emission with configurations 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 and
the least ionization power is 1s2 2s2 2p4 is _____
_____
A. metallic
A. α-particles B. covalent
B. X-rays C. dative
C. γ-rays D. ionic
D. β-particles
12. The constituent of air that
acts as a diluent is _____

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A. nitrogen B. 0.581
B. carbon (IV) oxide C. 5.810
C. noble gases D. 58.100
D. oxygen
16. The solvent used for removing
13. Steam changes the colour of grease stain is _____
anhydrous cobalt (ll) chloride
from _____ A. turpentine
B. ammonia solution
A. white to red C. ethanol
B. blue to white D. solution of borax in water
C. blue to pink
D. white to blue 17. In a water body, too much
sewage leads to _____
14. An example of a hygroscopic
substance is _____ A. a decrease in the temperature
of the water which cause in death
A. CuO(S). of aquatic animals
B. MgCl2(S). B. an increase in the number of
C. CaCl2(S). aquatic animals in the water
D. NaOH(S). C. an increase in the bacterial
population which reduces the
15. If 24.4g of lead (ll) level of oxygen in the water
trioxonitrate (V) were dissolved in D. a decrease in the bacterial
42g of distilled water at 20⁰C; population which increases the
calculate the solubility of the level of oxygen in the water
solute in gdm-3.
18. 10.0 dm3 of water was added
A. 581.000 to 2.0 moldm-3 of 2.5dm3 solution

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of HCl. What is the concentration 21. An insoluble salt can be
of the final solution in mol dm-3? prepared by _____

A. 0.4 A. the reaction of trioxocarbonate

B. 8.0 (V) with an acid
C. 2.0 B. double decomposition
D. 0.5 C. the action of dilute acid on an
insoluble base
19. Three drops of a 1.0 mol dm-3 D. the reaction of metals with an
solution of HCl was added to acid
20cm3 of a solution of pH6.4. The
pH of the resulting solution will be 22. 2H2O(l) + 2F2(g) → 4HF(aq) +
_____ O2(g)

A. close to that of pure water In the reaction above, the

B. less than 6.4 substance that is being reduced is
C. greater than 6.4 _____
D. unaltered
A. O2(g)
20. Which of the following B. H2O(l)
substances is not a salt? C. F2(g)
D. HF(aq)
A. Aluminium oxide
B. Sodium hydrogen 23. Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq)
trioxosulphate (V) + Cu(s)
C. Sodium trioxocarbonate (V)
D. Zinc chloride In the reaction above, the
oxidizing agent is _____

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A. CuSO4(aq) A. be indeterminate
B. ZnSO4(aq) B. be spontaneous
C. Cu(s) C. not be spontaneous
D. Zn(s) D. be at equilibrium

24. In an electrochemical cell, 27. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2SO3(g)

polarization is caused by _____ ΔH = −395.7kJmol−1

A. chlorine In the reaction above, the

B. oxygen concentration of SO3(g) can be
C. tetraoxosulphate (Vl) acid increased by _____
D. hydrogen
A. decreasing the pressure
25. Calculate the volume in cm3 of B. decreasing the temperature
oxygen evolved as s.t.p. when a C. increasing the temperature
current of 5 A is passed through D. the addition of catalyst
acidified water for 193s
{F = 96500 Cmol-1, Molar volume 28. The minimum amount of
of a gas at s.t.p. = 22.4 dm3} energy required for a reaction to
take place is _____
A. 224.000 dm3
B. 0.056 dm3 A. lattice energy
C. 0.224 dm3 B. ionization energy
D. 56.000 dm3 C. activation energy
D. kinetic energy
26. In an endothermic reaction, if
there is a loss in entropy the
reaction will _____

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compounds is a neutral oxide?

A. Carbon (IV) oxide

B. Sulphur (Vl) oxide
C. Sulphur (IV) oxide
D. Carbon (ll) oxide

In the graph above, the activation

32. In the laboratory preparation
energy of the catalyzed reaction is
of ammonia, the flask is placed in
_____
a slanting position so as to _____

A. 100KJ
A. prevent condensed water from
B. 300KJ
breaking the reaction flask
C. 250KJ
B. enable the proper mixing of the
D. 200KJ
reactions in the flask
C. enhance the speed of the
30. 3Fe(S) + 4H2O(g) ⇌ Fe3O4(s) +
reaction
4H2(g).
D. prevent formation of
precipitate
The equilibrium constant, K, of
the reaction above is represented
33. Which of the gases is
as _____
employed as an anaesthesia?

[Fe3 O4 ][H2 ]
A. [Fe][H2 O] A. N2O
[H2 O]4
B. B. NO2
[H2 ]4

[H2 ]4 C. NH3
C. [H2 O]4
D. NO
[Fe]3 [H O]2
D. 2
[Fe3 O4 ][H2 ]4

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reducing agent in the presence of transition metal ions are
water due to the formation of associated with their partially
_____ filled _____

A. hydroxide ion A. f- orbital

B. sulphur (Vl) oxide B. s- orbital
C. hydrogen sulphide C. p-orbital
D. trioxosulphate (IV) salt D. d-orbital

35. A metal that forms soluble 38. Aluminium containers are

trioxosulphate (IV) ion is _____ frequently used to transport
trioxonitrate (V) acid because
A. barium aluminium _____
B. potassium
C. manganese A. has a silvery-white appearance
D. aluminium B. has a low density
C. does not react with the acid
36. Copper is displaced from the D. does not corrode
solution of its salts by most
metals because it _____ 39. 2-methylbutan-2-ol is an
example of a _____
A. is a transition element
B. is at the bottom of the activity A. dihydric alkanol
series B. tertiary alkanol
C. is very reactive C. secondary alkanol
D. has completely filled 3d- D. primary alkanol
orbitals

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ammonia and ethyl ethanoate B. alkanoate
produces _____ C. alkanal
D. alkanol
A. propanol and ethanamide
B. propanol and propanamide 43. The compound that will react
C. ethanol and propanamide with sodium hydroxide to form
D. ethanol and ethanamide salt and water is _____

41. The decarboxylation of A. C6H12O6

ethanoic acid will produce carbon B. (CH3)3COH
(IV) oxide and _____ C. CH3CH=CH2
D. CH3CH2COOH
A. methane
B. ethane 44. Which of the following
C. propane compounds in solution will turn
D. butane red litmus paper blue?

42.

45. The dehydration of

ammonium salt of alkanoic acids
produces a compound with the
general formula _____

The compound above is an _____

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49.

46. Which of the following fraction

is used as raw material for the
cracking process?

A. kerosene The IUPAC nomenclature for the

B. lubricating oil compound above is _____

C. bitumen
D. diesel oils A. 4-methylpent-1-ene
B. 3-methylpent-2-ene

47. An organic compound with a C. 2-methylpent-1-ene

pleasant smell is likely to have a D. 2-methylpent-4-ene

general formula _____

50. An organic compound

A. CnH2n+1CHO contains 60% carbon, 13.3%

B. CnH2n+1COOH hydrogen and 26.7% oxygen.

C. CnH2n+1COOCnH2n+1 Calculate the empirical formula

D. CnH2n+1COCnH2n+1 (C=12, H =1, O=16)

48. A primary amide is generally A. C5H12O

represented by the formula _____ B. C3H8O

C. C6H13O2

A. RCOOR D. C4H9O

B. RCONH2
C. RCONHR
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PAPER TYPE: E 3. What is the percentage of

sulphur in sulphur (IV) oxide?
1. Which Question Paper Type of
Chemistry is given to you? A. 66%
B. 25%
A. Type F C. 40%
B. Type E D. 50%
C. Type L
D. Type S 4. A gas X diffuses twice as fast
as gas Y. If the relative molecular
2. A mixture is different from a mass of X is 32, calculate the
compound because _____ relative molecular mass of Y.

A. the properties of a compound A. 128

are those of its individual B. 8
constituents while those of a C. 16
mixture differ from its D. 64
constituents
B. a mixture is always 5. 200cm3 of a gas at 25⁰C exerts
homogeneous while a compound a pressure of 700 mmHg.
is not Calculate its pressure if its volume
C. the constituent of a compound increases 350 cm3 at 75⁰C.
are chemically bound together
while those of a mixture are not A. 342.53 mmHg
D. a mixture can be represented B. 1430.54 mmHg
by a chemical formula while a C. 467.11 mmHg
compound cannot D. 400.00 mmHg

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6. An element X has electron B. covalent
configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5. C. co-ordinate
Which of the following statements D. ionic
is correct about the element?
9. How many protons, neutrons
A. lt has a completely filled p- and electrons respectively are
orbital present in the element 60
27Co?

B. lt has 5 electrons in its

outermost shell. A. 27, 33 and 33
C. lt belongs to group ll on the B. 33, 27 and 27
periodic table C. 27, 33, and 27
D. lt is a halogen D. 60, 33 and 60

7. Beryllium and aluminium have 10. The radioactive radiation used

similar properties because they in studying the arrangement of
_____ particles in giant organic
molecules is _____
A. are both metals
B. belong to the same group A. γ- rays
C. belong to the same period B. α- particles
D. are positioned diagonally to C. X- rays
each other D. β – particles

8. If the difference in 11. A silicon-containing ore has

electronegativity of elements P 92% 28
Si, 5% 29
Si and 3% 30
Si.
and Q is 3.0. The bond that will Calculate the relative atomic mass
be formed between them is _____ of the silicon.

A. metallic A. 14.00

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C. 28.11 _____
D. 28.00
A. efflorescence
12. The nitrogen obtained from B. deliquescence
air has a density higher than the C. hygroscopy
one from nitrogen-containing D. hydrolysis
compounds because the one from
air is contaminated with _____ 15. 16.55g of lead (ll)
trioxonitrate (V) was dissolved in
A. water vapour 100g of distilled water at 20⁰C,
B. oxygen calculate the solubility of the
C. rare gases solute in moldm-3
D. carbon (IV) oxide [Pb = 207, N = 14, O = 16]

13. Water is said to be A. 0.05 g

temporarily hard when it contains B. 2.00 g
_____ C. 1.00 g
D. 0.50 g
A. Ca(HCO3)2 and Mg(HCO3)2 salts
B. Ca(HCO3)2 and CaCO3 salts 16. The dispersion of a liquid in a
C. Mg(HCO3)2 and CaSO4 salts liquid medium will give _____
D. CaSO4 and Ca(HCO3)2 salts
A. an emulsion
14. On exposure to the B. a fog
atmosphere, a hydrated salt loses C. a gel
its water of crystallization to D. an aerosol
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way of controlling pollution is to D. orange
_____
20. The mathematical expression
A. improve machinery so that the of pH is _____
substances released from
combustion are less harmful A. log10 [OH-]
B. pass strict laws against it by B. log10
1
H3 O +
individuals and companies
C. log10 [H3O+]
C. educate people on the causes 1
D. log10 [OH− ]
and effects of pollution
D. convert chemical wastes to
21. Which of the following salts
harmless substances before
will turn blue litmus red?
releasing them into the
environment
A. Sodium tetrahydroxozincate (ll)
B. Potassium hydrogen
18. The basicity of CH3COOH is
tetraoxosulphate (lV)
_____
C. Sodium trioxocarbonate (lV)
D. Zinc chloride hydroxide
A. 4
B. 1
22. Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq)
C. 2
+ Cu(s)
D. 3

In the reaction above, the

19. The colour of litmus in a
oxidation number of the reducing
neutral medium is _____
agent changes from _____

A. purple
A. 0 to +4
B. pink
B. 0 to +2
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D. +1 to +3 D. 0.50F

23. H2O(g) + C(s) → H2(g) + CO(g) 26. Z in diagram below represents

The oxidizing agent in the _____
reaction above is _____

A. CO(g)
B. C(s)
C. H2O(g)
D. H2(g)

24. Calculate the quantity of

electricity in coulombs required to A. heat of reaction
liberate 10g of copper from a B. activation energy
copper compound. C. free energy
[Cu=64, F = 96500 Cmol-1] D. entropy of reaction

A. 32395.5 27. If the change in free energy of

B. 30156.3 a system is -899 Jmol-1 and the
C. 60784.5 entropy change is 10Jmol-1k-1 at
D. 15196.5 25°C, calculate the enthalpy
change.
25. How many faraday of
electricity is required to produce A. +2081 Jmol-1
0.25 mole of copper? B. -2081 Jmol-1
C. -649 Jmol-1
A. 1.00F D. +649 Jmol-1
B. 0.01F

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which of the following conditions formed
indicates that maximum yield of B. the reaction will not proceed
the product will be obtained? C. the equilibrium position will
shift to the right
A. Equilibrium constant is very D. the equilibrium position will
large shift to the left.
B. ΔH - TΔS = 0
C. Δ H > T Δ S 31. Which of the following will
D. Equilibrium constant is less liberate hydrogen from dilute
than zero tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid?

29. In a chemical reaction, the A. Lead

change in concentration of a B. Magnesium
reactant with time is _____ C. Copper
D. Gold
A. entropy of reaction
B. enthalpy of reaction Use the diagram below to
C. rate of reaction answer question 32 and 33.
D. order of reaction

30. 𝐶𝑟2O2-7(𝑎𝑞) + H2O(l) ⇌ 2CrO24(𝑎𝑞)

+ 2𝐻+(𝑎𝑞)

What happens to the reaction

above when the hydrogen ion
concentration is increased?
32. In the diagram, the function
of the concentrated H2SO4 is to
_____

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B. dry the gas platinum
C. liquefy the gas D. chlorine does not react with
D. remove odour platinum

33. The gas that is removed by 36. A compound that gives a

the water in the flask is _____ brick-red colour to a non-
luminous flame is likely to contain
A. O2 _____
B. SO2
C. HCl A. copper ions
D. H2 B. sodium ions
C. calcium ions
34. Fluorine does not occur in the D. aluminium ions
free state in nature because
_____ 37. In the electrolytic extraction
of calcium from calcium chloride,
A. it is a poisonous gas the cathode is _____
B. it belongs to the halogen family
C. it is inert A. zinc
D. of its high reactivity B. graphite
C. platinum
35. In the extraction of sodium D. iron
from fused sodium chloride, the
anode is made of platinum 38. A few drops of NaOH solution
because _____ was added to an unknown salt
forming a white precipitate which
A. sodium is formed at the anode is insoluble in excess solution. The
B. chlorine is formed at the anode cation likely present is _____

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B. Pb2+ production of soap is _____
C. Ca2+
D. Al3+ A. propanol
B. ethanol
39. The general formula of C. glycerol
haloalkanes where X represents D. methanol
the halide is _____
42. Ethyne is passed through a
A. CnH2n-1X. hot tube containing organo-nickel
B. CnH2nX. catalyst to produce _____
C. CnH2n+2 X
D. CnH2n+1X A. isoprene
B. polythene
40. C. ethanol
D. benzene

43. Due to the unstable nature of

ethyne, it is stored by dissolving
in _____

The IUPAC nomenclature of the A. ethane-1,2-diol

compound above is _____ B. propanol

C. ethanoic acid

A. 2-bromo-3-chlorobutanol D. propanone

B. 3-bromo-2-chlorobutanol
C. 3-chloro-2-bromobutanol 44. The process of converting

D. 2-chloro-3-bromobutanol starch to ethanol is _____

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A. cracking vapour density of 39. Determine
B. distillation its molecular formula.
C. fermentation [C = 12, H = 1]
D. oxidation
A. C2H6
45. The polymer used in making B. C3H8
car rear lights is _____ C. C3H4
D. C6H6
A. Perspex
B. Bakelite 48. Polystyrene is widely used as
C. polystyrene packaging materials for fragile
D. polyacrylonitrile objects during transportation
because of its _____
46. CH3COOC2H5(l) + H2O(l) ⇌
CH3COOH(aq) + C2H5OH(aq) A. lightness
B. low density
The purpose of H+ in the reaction C. high density
above is to _____ D. high compressibility

A. increase the yield of products 49. The process of converting

B. maintain the solution at a linear alkanes to branched chain
constant pH and cyclic hydrocarbons by
C. increase the rate of the heating in the presence of a
hydrolysis catalyst to improve the quality of
D. decrease the rate of the petrol is referred to as _____
reverse reaction
A. refining
47. A hydrocarbon has an B. cracking
empirical formula CH and a C. reforming

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50. The petroleum fraction that is

used in heating furnaces in
industries is _____

A. diesel oil
B. gasoline
C. kerosene
D. lubricating oil

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1. Which of the following precipitate soluble in NH3(aq). A

statements is correct? solution Y, when added to X, also
gives a white precipitate which is
A. The average kinetic enemy of a soluble on boiling. Solution Y
gas is directly proportional to its contains _____
temperature
B. At constant temperature, the A. Ag+ ion
volume of a gas increases as the B. Pb2+ ion
pressure increases. C. Pb4+ ion
C. The pressure of a gas is D. Zn2+ ion
inversely proportional to its
volume. 4. Methane is a member of the
D. The temperature of gas is homologous series called _____
directly proportional to its
volume. A. alkenes
B. alcohols
2. Which are the correct IUPAC C. esters
names for H–CO2 CH3 and D. alkanes
CH≡CH?
5. Which of the following bonds
A. Methyl methanoate and ethene exists in crystalline ammonium
B. Metanoic acid and ethyne chloride (NH4CL)?
C. Ethyl methanoate and ethyne
D. Methyl methanoate and ethyne A. ionic covalent
B. ionic and co-ordinate
3. A solution X on mixing with C. ionic, covalent and co- ordinate
AgNO3 solution, gives a white D. covalent, co-ordinate and
metallic

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6. Some copper (II) sulphate A. 1
pentahydrate (CuSO4 5H2O), was B. 2
heated at 120°C with the C. 3
following results: Wt of crucible = D. 4
10.00 g; Wt of crucible +
CuSO4.5H2O = 14.98g; Wt of 8. 12.0g of a mixture of
crucible + residue = 13.54g. How potassium carbonate and
many molecules of water of potassium chloride were dissolved
crystallization were lost? [H= 1, in a 250cm3 standard flask. 25cm3
Cu = 63.5, O =16, S = 32] of this solution required 40.00cm3
of 0.1M HCI neutralization. What
A. 1 is the percentage by weight of
B. 2 K2CO3 in the mixture.
C. 3 (K = 39, O = 16, C = 12)
D. 4
A. 60
7. B. 72
C. 82
D. 92

9. Which of the following, groups

of physical properties increases
from left to right of the Periodic
Table?

Which of the curves shown above

1. Ionization energy
represents the relationships
2. Atomic radius
between the volume (v) and
3. Electronegativity
pressure (p) of an ideal gas at
4. Electron affinity
constant temperature?
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B. 1, 2 and 3 D. 31
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 13. 10.0 dm3 of air containing
H2S as an impurity was passed
10. An element Z, contained 90% through a solution of Pb(NO3)2
of 8Z 16 and 10% of 8Z 18. Its until all the H2S had reacted. The
relative atomic mass is _____ precipitate of PbS was found to
weigh 5.02 g. According to the
A. 16.0 equation:
B. 16.2
C. 17.0 Pb(NO3)2 + H2S → PbS + 2HNO3
D. 17.8
The percentage by volume of
11. What are the possible hydrogen sulphide in the air is
oxidation numbers for an element _____
if its atomic number is 17?
A. 50.2
A. -1 and 7 B. 47.0
B. -1 and 6 C. 4.70
C. -3 and 5 D. 0.47
D. -2 and 6
14. A quantity of air was passed
12. How many valence electrons through a weighed amount of
are contained in the element alkaline pyrogallol. An increase in
represented by 31
15P? the weight of the pyrogallol would
result from the absorption of
A. 3 _____
B. 5

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B. neon water
C. argon D. detoxification of the water
D. oxygen
18. In general, an increase in
15. Water for town supply is temperature increases the
chlorinated to make it free from solubility of a solute in water
_____ because _____

A. bad odour A. more solute molecules collide

B. bacteria with each other
C. temporary hardness B. most solutes dissolve with the
D. permanent hardness evolution of heat
C. more solute molecules
16. 4.0 g of sodium hydroxide in dissociate at higher temperatures
250cm3 of solution contains D. most solutes dissolve with
_____ absorption of heat

A. 0.40 moles per dm3 19. The relatively high boiling

B. 0.10 moles per dm3 points of alkanols are due to
C. 0.04 moles per dm3 _____
D. 0.02 moles per dm3
A. ionic bonding
17. A major effect of oil pollution B. aromatic character
in coastal waters is the _____ C. covalent bonding
D. hydrogen bonding
A. destruction of marine life
B. desalination of the water 20. Given that 15.00cm3 of H2SO4
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dm3 NaOH, calculate the molar following salts sensitive to light?
concentration of the acid solution.
A. Agl > AgCl > AgBr
A. 0.925 mol dm3 B. AgCl> Agl > AgBr
B. 0.156 mol dm3 C. AgBr > AgCI > Agl
C. 0.104 mol dm3 D. AgCI > AgBr > Agl
D. 0.023 mol dm3
24. A metal m displaces Zinc from
21. What volume of 0.1 mol dm3 Zinc chloride solution. This shows
solution of tetraoxosulphate (VI) that _____
acid would be needed to dissolve
2.86g of sodium trioxocarbonate A. M is more electronegative than
(IV) decahydrate crystals? Zinc
B. Zinc is above hydrogen in the
A. 20cm3 series.
B. 40cm3 C. M is more electropositive than
C. 80cm3 zinc.
D. 100cm3 D. electrons flow from zinc to m.
[H=1, C=12, O=16, S=32, Na=23]

25. Steam changes the colour of

22. The solution with the lowest anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride
pH value is _____ from _____

A. 5 ml of 𝑀⁄10 HCL (A) blue to pink

B. 10 ml of 𝑀⁄10 HCL (B) white to red
C. 15 ml of 𝑀⁄5 HCL (C) white to green
D. 20 ml of 𝑀⁄8 HCL (D) blue to white

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the reactions below will shift to D. Weak intermolecular attraction
the right if the pressure is
increased and the temperature is 29. When a crystal was added to
kept constant? the clear solution of its salt, the
crystal did not dissolve and the
A. 2SO3(g) === 2SO2(g) + O2(g) solution remained unchanged.
B. 2CO2(g) === 2CO(g) + O2(g) This showed that the solution was
C. 2H2(g) + O2(g) === 2H2O(g) _____
D. 2NO(g) === N2(g) + O2(g)
A. supersaturated
27. 2CO(g) + O2(g) → 2Co2(g) B. concentrated
C. unsaturated
Given that ΔH [CO] is -110.4 D. saturated
kJmol-1 and ΔH [CO2] is -393.0
kJmol-1, the energy change for 30. If the electron configuration of
the reaction above is _____ an element is 1s2 2s2 2p5, how
many unpaired electrons are
A. -503.7 kJ there?
B. -282.6 kJ
C. +282.6 kJ A. 2
D. +503.7 kJ B. 5
C. 1
28. Which of these properties D. 4
gives a solid its definite shape?
31. The substance that is used in
A. Strong intermolecular the steel industry for the removal
attraction of carbon, sulphur and
B. High melting point

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iron is _____ C. Air
D. Oxygen
A. oxygen
B. chlorine 35. Mineral acids are usually
C. nitrogen added to commercial hydrogen
D. hydrogen peroxide to _____

32. Hydrogen sulphide gas can A. Oxidize it

act as _____ B. decompose it
C. minimize its decomposition
A. an oxidizing agent D. reduce it to water and oxygen
B. a dehydrating agent
C. a bleaching agent 36. Aluminium containers are
D. a precipitating agent frequently used to transport
trioxonitrate (v) acid because
33. Which of the following is used aluminium _____
as a rocket fuel?
A. has a low density
A. HNO3 B. does not react with the acid
B. CH3COOH C. does not corrode
C. H2SO4 D. has a silvery-white appearance
D. HCI
37. Ethyne is passed through a
34. The bleaching action of hot tube containing organo-nickel
chlorine is effective due to the catalyst to produce _____
presence of _____
A. Isoprene
A. Hydrogen chloride B. polythene

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D. benzene change takes place, then _____

38. The process of converting A. the reaction rate increases

starch to ethanol is _____ B. concentration of SO2 decreases
C. concentration of SO2 increases
A. cracking D. SO2 gas becomes unreactive
B. distillation
C. fermentation
D. oxidation

39. An endothermic reaction is

one during which heat is _____
and can be represented by the
symbol _____. Which of the
following combinations can be
used accurately to complete the
above definition?

A. liberated, -ΔH
B. liberated, +ΔH
C. absorbed, -ΔH
D. absorbed, +ΔH

40. Consider the following

exothermic reaction 2SO2(g) +
O2(g) = 2SO3(g). If the temperature
of the reaction is reduced from

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