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The purest form of carbon is

A. animal charcoal

B. coal

C. wood charcoal

D. sugar charcoal

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D. sugar charcoal


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The scientist who synthesised the first organic compound (urea) in the laboratory was

A. Wohler

B. Dalton

C. Lavoisier

D. Fischer

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Calomel is

A. lead chloride

B. mercurous chloride

C. mercuric chloride

D. calcium sulphate

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Dry Ice is

A. solid carbon dioxide

B. liquid oxygen

C. liquid hydrogen

D. liquid. Chlorine

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Which of the following is not a metal?

A. Lithium

B. Helium

C. Sodium

D. Cobalt

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Which one of the following gases is extremely soluble in water?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Ammonia

C. Chlorine

D. Hydrogen sulphide

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In photography, the compound or nitrogen used is

A. Potassium nitrate

B. Silver nitrate

C. Ammonium carbonate

D. Ammonium bicarbonate

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Which of the following is not an alloy of copper?

A. Bronze

B. Brass

C. Solder

D. Gun metal

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Compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen are called

A. carbohydrates

B. carbides

C. hydrocarbons

D. carbonyls

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Cupellation is used in the purification of

A. Lead

B. Tin

C. Silver

D. Gold

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Which of the following process involves removal of the elements of water?

A. Hydrolysis

B. Hydrogenation

C. Dehydration

D. Dehydrogenation

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The presence of dust particles in air serves

A. as a nucleus to condense water vapour resulting in rain

B. to maintain the average density of air

C. to minimise the inflammatory nature of oxygen

D. to protect the inhabitants of the earth from the effects of ultra violet rays.

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Which of the following can absorb gases quickly?

A. Activated charcoal

B. Anthracite coal

C. Diamond

D. Graphite

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The percentage of silver in German silver is

A. ten

B. twenty

C. zero

D. fifty

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Cholesterol is

A. a carbohydrate

B. a protein

C. a lipid

D. a hormone

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On chemical analysis, a bottle cork is found to contain primarily

A. proteins

B. carbohydrates

C. tannins

D. lipids

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Deficiency of iron causes

A. nervous disorders

B. heart diseases

C. anaemia

D. impairment of vision

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The depletion of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is due to -extensive use of

A. dichloro-phenoxy-acetic acid

B. superphosphate of lime

C. chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)

D. dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane

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The chemical name of aspirin is

A. acetamide phenol

B. malonyl urea

C. aminosalicylic acid

D. acetyl salicylic acid

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Which of the following is a Bleaching agent?

A. Potassium chlorate

B. Hydrogen peroxide

C. Copper sulphate

D. Silver Nitrate

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Vinegar is the trade name for

A. chloroform

B. acetic acid

C. phenol

D. carbon tetrachloride

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Which of the following is not a chemical change?

A. Rusting of iron

B. Burning of magnesium

C. Sublimation of iodine

D. Electrolysis of water

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Tincture iodine is

A. a disinfectant

B. an analgesic

C. a hypnotic

D. a dye

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Which one of the following is used for dry cleaning?

A. Kerosene oil

B. Diesel oil

C. Lubricating oil

D. Petroleum ether

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Which of the following statements regarding natural radioactivity is true?

A. It is spontaneous disintegration of atoms

B. It is induced by bombardment with projectiles

C. It is transmutation of atoms with projectiles

D. It is dependent on temperature

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Heated saw dust catches fire when a drop of concentrated nitric acid is added to it. This is due to

A. dehydration

B. oxidation

C. reduction

D. dehydrogenation

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The Combined Gas Law equation is

A. P1V1T1 = P2 V2 T2

B. P1V1T2 = P2V2T1

C. P = P1 + P2 + P3

D. C =

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An acid which is used as a preservative for pickles is

A. hydrochloric acid

B. citric acid

C. tartaric acid

D. acetic acid

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Grape sugar is another name for

A. glucose

B. fructose

C. sucrose

D. maltose

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The iron salt used in blue prints is

A. ferric sulphate

B. ferric oxalate

C. ferric nitrate

D. ferric chloride

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Ozone is an allotrope of Oxygen, containing ______ atom/s of oxygen per molecule instead of two.

A. three

B. four

C. one

D. five