A hydrated sodium sulphate salt, Na₂SO₄·nH₂O, loses 55% of its mass on heating to form anhydrous Na₂SO₄. What is the value of n?
| 1. | Five (5) | 2. | Three (3) |
| 3. | Seven (7) | 4. | Ten (10) |
Which of the following is the molality of a 15% (w/v) H₂SO₄ solution having a density of 1.1 g/cm³?
1. 1.2 mol/kg
2. 1.4 mol/kg
3. 1.8 mol/kg
4. 1.6 mol/kg
A clay mineral initially contains 12% water and 45% silica by mass. If its water content is reduced to 8% by partial drying, what is the approximate percentage of silica in the dried sample?
| 1. | 50% | 2. | 49% |
| 3. | 55% | 4. | 47% |
Find the concentration of nitrate (NO₃⁻) ions in the mixture formed when equal volumes of 0.1 M AgNO₃ and 0.2 M NaCl solutions are mixed.
| 1. | 0.1M | 2. | 0.05M |
| 3. | 0.2M | 4. | 0.15M |
One mole of a mixture of CO and CO2 requires exactly 20 g of NaOH in solution for the complete conversion of all the CO2 into Na2CO3. How much NaOH would it require for conversion into Na2CO3, if the mixture (one mole) is completely oxidised to CO2?
1. 60g
2. 80g
3. 40g
4. 20g
Calculate the change in volume when 100 mL of phosphine ( PH3) decomposes completely into phosphorus and hydrogen.
| 1. | 50 mL increase. | 2. | 500 mL decrease. |
| 3. | 900 mL decrease. | 4. | None of the above. |
Calculate the total molarity of all the ions present in a solution containing 0.1 M of CuSO₄ and 0.1 M of Al₂(SO₄)₃.
1. 0.2M
2. 0.7M
3. 0.8M
4. 1.2M
An element X occurs naturally as three isotopes with the following abundances:
²⁰⁰X = 90%, ¹⁹⁹X = 8%, and ²⁰²X = 2%.
What is the approximate average atomic mass of element X?
| 1. | 205 u | 2. | 220 u |
| 3. | 196 u | 4. | 200 u |
For the reaction:
4NH₃(g) + 5O₂(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H₂O(l)
If 1 mol of NH₃ is mixed with 1 mol of O₂ and the reaction proceeds to completion, which of the following statements is correct?
| 1. | 1.0 mole of H2O is produced. |
| 2. | 1.0 mole of NO will be produced. |
| 3. | All the oxygen will be consumed. |
| 4. | All the ammonia will be consumed. |
In the Haber process, 30 L of H₂ and 30 L of N₂ are allowed to react. If the reaction gives only 50% of the theoretically expected yield of NH₃, what will be the composition of the gaseous mixture at the end of the reaction?
1. 20 L ammonia, 10 L nitrogen, 30 L hydrogen
2. 10 L ammonia, 25 L nitrogen, 15 L hydrogen
3. 20 L ammonia, 20 L nitrogen, 20 L hydrogen
4. 20 L ammonia, 25 L nitrogen, 15 L hydrogen