Jamb Chemistry 1978 Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 1978

Zinc Oxide is a

A. Basic Oxide
B. Acidic Oxide
C. Amphoteric Oxide
D. Neutral Oxide
E. Reactive Oxide

Question 2:

• JAMB 1978

Zinc Oxide is a

A. Basic Oxide
B. Acidic Oxide
C. Amphoteric Oxide
D. Neutral Oxide
E. Reactive Oxide

Question 3:

• JAMB 1978

When sodium chloride and metallic sodium are each dissolved in water

A. Both processes are exothermic
B. Both processes are endothermic
C. The dissolution of metallic sodium is endothermic
D. The dissolution of metallic sodium is exothermic
E. The dissolution of sodium chloride is explosive

Question 4:

• JAMB 1978

The periodic classification of elements is an arrangement of the elements in order of their

A. Atomic Weights
B. Isotopic Weights
C. Molecular Weights
D. Atomic Numbers
E. Atomic Masses

Question 5:

• JAMB 1978

In the reaction between sodium hydroxide and sulphuric acid solutions, what volume of 0.5 molar sodium hydroxide would exactly neutralise 10cm3 of 1.25 molar sulphuric acid?

A. 5cm³
B. 10cm³
C. 20cm³
D. 25cm³
E. 50cm³