Chemistry FUTA Post UTME Practice Questions and Answers

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1.

What amount of copper will be deposited if a current of 10A was passed through a solution of copper (II) salt for 965 seconds? (IF= 96500 C):

0.05 mole

0.005 mole

1.00 mole

0.025 mole

2.

Isotopes of a given element have the same:

atomic number

atomic weight

number of neutrons

physical properties

3.

What is the molecular formula of a compound whose empirical formula is CH2O and molar mass is 180? (H= 1, C=12, O=16):

C6H12O6

C4H8O2

C4H8O3

4.

Which of the following pollutants is biodegradable?

Hydrogen sulphide

Plastics

Sewage compounds

5.

Which of the following equations represents the reaction leading to the removal of permanent hardness of water?

Ca(OH)2+2HCI → CaCl2+2H2O

MgSO4+ BaCl2 → MgCI2+ BaSO4

MgSO4+Na2CO3 → MgCO3+Na3SO4

6.

How many mole of AgNO3 are there in 500cm3 of 0.01 M AgNO3 solution?

0.05 mole

0.5 mole

1 mole

0.005 mole

7.

Which of the following statements explains why tetraoxosulphate(IV) acid is regarded as a strong acid?

Tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid is dibasic

Tetraoxosulphate (VI) ions are very reactive

The acid is completely ionized in aqueous solution

The acid is concentrated

8.

To what temperature must a gas be raised from 273K in order to double both its volume and pressure?

546K

1092K

300K

819K

9.

If 3 moles of electrons are required to deposit 1 mole of a metal, M during the electrolysis of its molten chloride, the empirical formula of the metallic chloride is:

MCI3

M3CI

M2CI3

M3CI2

10.

Nuclear reactions can be used in the following except:

curing cancer

purifying water

making atomic bombs

1 out of 8

11.

Which of the following compounds crystallizes without water of crystallization?

NaCl

CuSO4

Na2Co3

MgSO4

12.

Which of the following statements is not correct of Group 7 elements?

They are good oxidizing agents

They have relatively low ionization potentials

They are highly electronegative

They are diatomic

13.

Which of the following statements is not correct? Cathode rays

are very light

are deflected away from negative plates

travel in straight lines

are positive charged

14.

(CH4(g)+2O2 → 2H2O(1)+ CO2(g)) → ΔH = 890KJ mol-1 ΔH in the reaction represented by the equation is called the enthalpy of:

activation

combustion

neutralization

15.

When a crystal was added to its solution, it did not dissolve and the solution remained unchanged, showing that the solution was:

colloidal

unsaturated

saturated

16.

When steam is passed over white-hot coke, the products are:

carbon (III) oxide and nitrogen

carbon (IV) oxide and nitrogen

carbon (IV) oxide and hydrogen

carbon (II) oxide and hydrogen

17.

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

18

34

67

23

18.

Methanol is obtained from wood by

esterification

combustion

destructive distillation

fractional distillation

19.

Study carefully the reaction represented by the equation 2H2O2(I) → O2(g)+2H20(1). Which of the following will not increase the reaction rate?

Heating the hydrogen peroxide

Adding water to the reactant

Increasing the concentration of the H2O2

20.

Which of the following processes is a physical reaction?

Allotropic change

Hydrolysis

Electrolysis

Neutralization

2 out of 8

21.

The following acids are monobasic except

oxochlorate (I) acid

methanoic acid

ethanedioic acid

22.

The rate of a reaction is proportional to the number of effective collisions occurring per second between the reactants” This statement is associated with the

collision theory

kinetic theory

atomic theory

rate law

23.

In the reaction represented by the following equation; 2H2S(q)+ SO2(g) → 2H2O(1)+3S(s), SO2 is acting as

a dehydrating agent

a reducing agent

an oxidizing agent

a bleaching agent

24.

When iron rusts, it undergoes

chemical decomposition

combustion

hydrolysis

redox reaction

25.

The following salts are readily soluble in water except:

Pb(NO3)2

FeSO4

KCI

Na2CO3

26.

When sucrose is warmed with Fehling's solution

brick-red precipitate is formed

there is no precipitate

a silver minor is produced

solution turns milky

27.

The ionic radii of metals are usually

greater than their atomic radii

unaffected by the charge on the ion

less than their atomic radii

28.

Which of the following compounds is not a raw material for the manufacture of plastics?

Propene

Monochloroethene

Ethene

Ethane

29.

The energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron from an atom in the gaseous state is known as the

ionization energy

activation energy

potential energy

30.

If a reaction is said to be exothermic, which of the following statements is a correct deduction from the information?

The activation energy of the reaction is high

The reaction vessel gets hotter as the reaction proceeds

ΔH for the reaction is positive

3 out of 8

4 out of 8

5 out of 8

6 out of 8

7 out of 8

8 out of 8

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