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181.Which quantum number divides shells into orbitals?
  • A. Principal
  • B. Azimuthal
  • C. Magnetic
  • D. Spin
182.The major source of oxides of nitrogen is from the burning of
  • A. Coal
  • B. Wood
  • C. Fuel
  • D. Chlorofluorocarbons
183.Cotton is almost a pure
  • A. Starch
  • B. Protein
  • C. Animal fibre
  • D. Cellulose
184.Lucas reagent is used to test for
  • A. Alkanes
  • B. Alkanoic acids
  • C. Alkanols
  • D. Amines
185.An element X forms the following compounds with chlorine XCl₄, XCl₃, XCl₂. This illustrate the
  • A. Law of multiple proportions
  • B. Law of definite proportions
  • C. Law of conservation of mass
  • D. Law of chemical proportions
186.The molecular formula of a common organic laboratory anaesthetic is
  • A. CHCl₃
  • B. CHl₃
  • C. CCl₄
  • D. CHF₃
187.Organic molecules that have the suffix – ene are unsaturated hydrocarbons that have
  • A. A single bond
  • B. Double bond
  • C. A triple bond
  • D. An ionic bond
188.Copper metal dissolves in concentrated trioxonitrate(v) acid with the resultant evolution of
  • A. CO₂
  • B. SO₂
  • C. NO₂
  • D. CO
189.Which of the following is not a member of the homologous series of the paraffins?
  • A. C₃H₈
  • B. C₅H₁₂
  • C. C₁₅H₃₂
  • D. C₂₄H₄₈
190.Element P, Q, R and S have 6, 11, 15 and 16 electron respectively, therefore
  • A. P will form anionic bond with R
  • B. R will form an electrovalent bond with S
  • C. Q will form a covalent bond with S
  • D. Q will form an electrovalent bond with S
191.A gaseous mixture of 80.0g of oxygen and 56.0g of nitrogen has a total pressure of 1.8atm. The partial pressure of oxygen in the mixture is
  • A. 0.8atm
  • B. 1.0atm
  • C. 1.2atm
  • D. 1.4atm
192.Palm wine turns sour with time because
  • A. The sugar content is converted into alcohol
  • B. The CO2 formed during the fermentation process has a sour taste
  • C. It is commonly adulterated by the tappers and sellers
  • D. Microbiological activity results in the production of organic acids within it
193.Alkanals can be differentiated from alkanones by reaction with
  • A. 2, 4 – dinitrophenylthydrazine
  • B. Hydrogen cyanide
  • C. Sodium hydrogen sulphide
  • D. Tollen’s reagent
194.The following are uses of sulphur except
  • A. Vulcanization of rubber
  • B. Manufacture of dyes
  • C. Coating of steel to prevent rusting
  • D. Manufacture of tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid
195.Catalytic hydrogenation of benzene produces
  • A. An aromatic hydrogenation
  • B. Margarine
  • C. Cyclohexane
  • D. Benzene
196.The oxidation number of chlorine is +1 in
  • A. KClO₂
  • B. Cl₂O
  • C. ZnCl₂
  • D. NaClO
197.The carbon atoms on ethane are
  • A. S hybridised
  • B. SP hybridized
  • C. SP³ hybridised
  • D. SP²d hybridized
198.At 25⁰C and 1 atm, a gas occupies a volume of 1.50 dm³. What volume will it occupy at 100⁰C and 1 atm?
  • A. 1.88dm³
  • B. 6.00dm³
  • C. 18.80dm³
  • D. 60.0dm³
199.A current of 4.0 amperes was passed through copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (IV) solution for one hour using copper electrodes. What was the mass of copper deposited? (Cu = 64, 1F = 96500 C)
  • A. 3.2g
  • B. 4.8g
  • C. 6.4g
  • D. 9.6g
200.Pauli exclusion principle is related to
  • A. Quantum numbers of electrons
  • B. Reversibility of equilibrium reactions
  • C. Electro negativity values of elements
  • D. Collision theory of reactions rate