Mole Concept
Mole Concept
Q.1 1 gram molecule of chlorine combines with a certain weight of a metal giving 111 g of its
chloride. The same weight of the metal displaced 2 g of hydrogen from an acid. The atomic
weight of the metal (assuming its valency to be 2) is :
(A) 40 (B) 20 (C) 80 (D) none of these
Q.2 A solution of KMnO4 is reduced to MnO2. The normality of solution is 0.6 N. The molarity is
(A) 1.8 M (B) 0.6 M (C) 0.2 M (D) 0.1 M
Q.3 9 gm of Al (at. Wt. = 27) will react completely with an acid to give :
(A) one mole of H2 (B) one half mole of H2
(C) one-third mole of H2 (D) none of these
Q.4 Number of moles of electrons taken up when 1 mole of NO3– ions is reduced to 1 mole of
NH2OH is :
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Q.5 What volume of chlorine at STP is required to liberate all the iodine from 200 ml of 0.2 M KI
solution :
(A) 896 ml (B) 448 ml (C) 224 ml (D) 672 ml
Q.6 5 ml of N HCl, 20 ml N/2 H2SO4 and 30 ml of N/3 HNO3 are mixed together and volume
made to 1 litre. The normality of resulting solution is :
(A) N/5 (B) N/10 (C) N/20 (D) N/40
Q.7 Equivalent mass of Na2S2O3 in its reaction with I2 is equal to :
(A) molar mass (B) molar mass/2 (C) molar mass/3 (D) molar mass/4
Q.8 A certain compound has the molecular formula X4O6. If 10 gm of compound contains 5.62 g of X,
the atomic mass of X :
(A) 32 amu (B) 37 amu (C) 42 amu (D) 48 amu
Q.9 The no. of mol. of the independent species present in one mole of potash alum
(A) 32 (B)16 (C) 38 (D) 64
Q.10 How many gram of H3PO4 would be needed to neutralise 100 gm of Mg (OH)2 ?
(A) 66.7 gm (B) 252 gm (C) 112.6 gm (D) 168 gm
Q.11 Hardness of water sample is 300 ppm CaCO3. Hence its molarity is :
(A) 0.3 M (B) 0.030 M (C) 0.003 M (D) 0.0015 M
Q.12 What weight of CuSO4.5H2O must be taken to make 0.5 litre of 0.01 M Cu2+ ions solution ?
(A) 12.45 gm (B) 1.245 gm (C) 6.24 gm (D) 100 gm
Q.13 Calculate the volume of CO2 produced by the combustion of 40 ml of acetone vapours in
presence of excess of oxygen
(A) 12 ml (B) 1.20 ml (C) 120 ml (D) 11.2 ml
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MOLE CONCEPT 55
Q.1 A partially dried clay mineral contains 8% water. The original sample contained 12 % water
and 45 % silica. The % of silica in the partially dried sample is nearly :
(A) 50 % (B) 49 % (C) 55 % (D) 47 %
Q.2 When one gram mole of KMnO4 reacts with HCl, the volume of chlorine liberated at NTP
will be :
(A) 11.2 litres (B) 22.4 litres (C) 44.8 litres (D) 56.0 litres
Q.3 8 g of sulphur is burnt to form SO2 which is oxidised by Cl2 water. The solution is treated with
BaCl2 solution. The amount of BaSO4 precipitated is :
(A) 1 mole (B) 0.5 mole (C) 0.24 mole (D) 0.25 mole
Q.4 1 gram of a carbonate of a metal was dissolved in 25 ml of 1N HCl. The resulting liquid
required 5 ml of N NaOH for neutralization. The eq. wt. of metal carbonate is :
(A) 100 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50
Q.5 Sulphuryl chloride SO2Cl2 reacts with water to give a mixture of H2SO4 and HCl. How many
moles of NaOH would be needed to neutralize the solution formed by adding 1 mole of
SO2Cl2 to excess of water .
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 4
Q.6 Hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution decomposes on warming to give oxygen according to
the equation 2H2O2(aq.) → 2H2O(l) + O2(g) under conditions where one mole of gas
occupies 24 dm3, 100 cm3 of XM solution of H2O2 produces 3dm3 of O2. X is thus :
(A) 2.5 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.25
Q.7 In an experiment 50 ml of 0.1 M solution of a salt reacted with 25 ml of 0.1 M solution of
sodium sulphite. The half equation for the oxidation of sulphite ion is –
SO32– (aq.) + H2O(l) → SO42– (aq.) + 2H+ (aq.) + 2e–
If the oxidation number of metal in the salt was 3, what would be the new oxidation number
of metal ?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
Q.8 One mole of a mixture of CO and CO2 requires exactly 20 gram of NaOH in solution for
complete conversion of all the CO2 into Na2CO3. How many grams more of NaOH would it
require for conversion into Na2CO3 if the mixture (one mole) is completely oxidized to CO2 .
(A) 60 grams (B) 80 grams (C) 40 grams (D) 20 grams
Q.9 When BrO3– ion reacts with Br– ion in acid solution Br2 is liberated the equivalent weight of
KBrO3 in this reaction is :
(A) M/8 (B) M/3 (C) M/5 (D) M/6
[ where M is the molar mass ]
Q.10 A solution contains both Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 was treated with excess of CaCl2 solution and
filtered. The precipitate weighed m1 grams. On adding NaOH in drops to the filtrate avoiding
excess, a further m2 grams was precipitated. If after adding excess CaCl2, the solution (had not
been filtered) but was simply boiled and then filtered, what would be the total weight of the
precipitate ?
(A) (m1 + m2) grams (B) (m1 + m2/2) grams
(C) (m1 + m2) /2 grams (D) (m2+m1/2) grams
Q.11 2 grams of a gas mixture of CO and CO2 on reaction with excess I2O5 yield 2.54 grams of I2.
7What would be the weight % of CO in the original mixture ?
(A) 70.1 (B) 75.3 (C) 68.4 (D) 80.7
Q.12 One gram of a mixture of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 consumes y gram equivalents of HCl for
complete neutralisation. One gram of the mixture is strongly heated, then cooled and the
residue treated with HCl. How many gram equivalents of HCl would be required for complete
neutralisation :
(A) 2y gram equivalent (B) y gram equivalents
(C) 3y/4 gram equivalents (D) 3y/2 gram equivalents
Q.13 In an organic compound of molar mass greater than 100 containing only C, H and N, the
percentage of C is 6 times the percentage of H while the sum of the percentages of C and H is
1.5 times the percentage of N. What is the least molar mass :
(A) 175 (B) 140 (C) 105 (D) 210
Q.14 One gram of a variable alloy of lead and tin yielded on treatment with conc. HNO3, filtration
and heating 0.42 grams of SnO2. If all the lead in one gram of alloy is converted into PbSO4,
what will be the weight of PbSO4 obtained ?
(A) 0.98 (B) 1 g (C) 1.07 g (D) 0.95 g
Q.15 An iodide solution, ½ litre containing 0.664 grams of KI per litre, required 100 ml of a certain
solution of Ce4+ ion for complete reaction. What is the normality of the Ce4+ solution ?
(A) 0.04 (B) 0.004 (C) 0.02 (D) none of these
Q.16 A solution contains Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. 10 ml of the solution required 2.5 ml of 0.1 M
H2SO4 for neutralisation using phenolphthalein as indicator. Methyl orange is then added when
a further 2.5 ml of 0.2 M H2SO4 was required. The amount of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 in 1 litre
of the solution is :
(A) 5.3 g & 4.2 g (B) 3.3 g & 6.2 g (C) 4.2 g & 5.3 g (D) 6.2 g & 3.3 g
Q.17 0.7 g of a sample of Na2CO3. x H2O were dissolved in water and the volume was made to
100 ml . 20 ml of this solution required 19.8 ml of N/10 HCl for complete neutralization. The
value of x is :
(A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5
Q.18 34 g of hydrogen peroxide is present in 1120 ml of solution. This solution is called :
(A) 10 vol solution (B) 20 vol solution (C) 30 vol solution (D) 32 vol solution
Q.19 Exactly 4.00 gm of a solution of H2SO4 was diluted with water and excess BaCl2 was added.
The washed and dried precipitate of BaSO4 weighed 4.08 gm. Find the percent H2SO4 in the
original acid solution.
(A) 43.0 % (B) 4.3 % (C) 47 % (D) none
Q.20 What volume of 96 % H2SO4 by weight solution (density 1.83 g/ml) is required to prepare
2.00 L of 3.00 M H2SO4 solution ?
(A) 335 ml (B) 670 ml (C) 167.5 ml (D) none
Q.11 H2C2O4 and NaHC2O4 behave as acids as well as reducing agents. which are correct statement?
(A) equivalent weight of H2C2O4 and NaHC2O4 are equal to their molecular weights when
behaving as reducing agents
(B) 100 ml of 1 N solution of each is neutralised by equal volume of 1M Ca(OH)2
(C) 100 ml of 1 N solution of each is neutralised by equal volume of 1N Ca(OH)2
(D) 100 ml of 1 M solution of each is oxidised by equal volumes of 1M KMnO4
Q.12 Which of the following are primary standard substances ?
(A) Na2CO3.10H2O (B) NaOH
(C) Na2B4O7.10H2O (D) KMnO4
Q.13 Which of the following statements are correct ?
(A) the point at which an equivalent amount of the titrant is added is called the equivalence
point.
(B) the point at which the reaction is observed to be complete is called the end point
(C) at the end point of a reaction there is no change in the properties of the solution
(D) at the equivalence point of a reaction the stoichiometric amount of the titrant is not
added
Q.14 100 mL of a 0.1 M SO42- solution is :
(A) 10 millimoles (B) 5 millimoles
(C) 20 milliequivalents (D) 40 milliequivalent
Q.15 Which of following will be present in the solution formed when 50 mL of 0.1 M HCl is
mixed with 50 mL of 0.1 M NaOH ?
(A) 4.5 m mol of H+ (B) 0.05 m mol of OH-
(C) 0.05 M NaCl (D) 10-7 M of H+ ion
Q.16 Which of the following statements are correct ?
(A) during the titration of a strong acid against a strong base, the pH at the at the equivalence
point will be neutral
(B) during the titration of a weak acid against a strong base, the pH at the at the equivalence
point will be alkaline
(C) during the titration of a weak acid against a strong base, the pH at the at the equivalence
point will be acidic
(D) during the titration of a weak acid against a weak base, the pH at the at the equivalence
point will be neutral
Q.17 During the titration of a mixture of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 against HCl,
(A) phenolphthalein is used to detect the first end point
(B) phenolphthalein is used to detect the second end point
(C) methyl orange is used to detect the second end point
(D) methyl red is used to detect the first end point
Q.18 1 mol of H2SO4 will exactly neutralize
(A) 2 mol of ammonia (B) 1 mol of Ba(OH)2
(C) 0.5 mol of Ba(OH)2 (D) 2 mol of KOH
Q.19 At the end point there is a sharp change of colour in the indicator. This happens because the
(A) pH at the end point changes sharply
(B) structure of the indicator changes
(C) colour of indicator is adsorbed by water
(D) dissociation constants of acids and bases differ by ten
Q.34 Calculate the amount of lime (CaO) produced by heating 100 g of 90% pure limestone.
(A) 50.4 g (B) 0.98 mol (C) 0.90 mol (D) 56.0 g
Q.35 2 mol of CO2 is required to prepare
(A) 336 of NaHCO3 (B) 168 g of NaHCO3
(C) 463 g of Ca(HCO3)2 (D) 162 g of Ca(HCO3)2
Q.36 1.5 g of oxygen is produced by heating KClO3. How much KCl is produced in the reaction?
(A) 4.15 x 10–2 mol (B) 4.33 g (C) 1.78 x 10–2 mol (D) 1.33 g
Q.37 Which of the following gases are absorbed by an ammoniacal cuprous chloride solutions ?
(A) NO (B) CO (C) O3 (D) C2H2
Q.38 50 milliliters of CO is mixed with 20 mL of oxygen and sparked. After the reaction, the mixture
is treated with an aqueous KOH solution. Choose the correct option.
(A) The volume of the CO that reacts = 40 mL
(B) The volume of the CO2 formed = 40 mL.
(C) The volume of the CO that remains after treatment with KOH = 10 mL
(D) The volume of the CO that remains after treatment with KOH = 20 mL
Q.1 Find the number of mole of chloride ion needed to react with sufficient silver nitrate to make
10.0 g of AgCl. What mass of CaCl2 is required to provide this number of mole of Cl– ?
Q.2 How many kg of pure H2SO4 could be obtained from 2.00 kg of pure iron pyrites (FeS2)
according to the following reactions ?
4FeS2 + 11O2 → 2Fe2O3 + 8SO2 , 2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3 , SO3 + H2O → H2SO4
Q.3 A solution contains 0.18 g/ml of a substance, X, whose molecular weight is approximately
68000. It is found that 0.27 ml of oxygen at 760 mm and 30°C will combine with the amount
of X contained in 1.0 ml of the solution. How many molecules of oxygen will combine with
one molecule of X ?
Q.4 5g sample of brass was dissolved in one litre dil. H2SO4. 20 ml of this solution were mixed
with Kl, liberating I2 and Cu+ and the I2 required 20 ml of 0.0327 N hypo solution for
complete titration. Calculate the percentage of Cu in the alloy.
Q.5 A compound which contains one atom of X and two atoms of Y for each three atoms of Z is
made by mixing 5.00 g of X, 1.15 ×1023 atoms of Y and 0.03 mole of Z atoms. Given that only
4.40 g of compound results. Calculate the atomic weight of Y if the atomic weights of X and Z
are 60 and 80 amu respectively.
Q.6 Calculate the mass of oxalic acid which can be oxidized by 100ml of M MnO4– solution, 10ml
of which is capable of oxidizing 50ml of 1N I– to I2.
Q.7 The iodide content of a solution was determined by the titration with cerium (IV) sulphate in the
presence of HCl, in which I- is converted of ICl. A 250 ml sample of the solution required
20 ml of 0.05 N Ce4+ solution. What is the iodide concentration in the original solution in g/litre.
Q.8 A solution is made by mixing 200 ml of 0.1M FeSO4, 200 ml of 0.1 M KMnO4 and
600 ml of 1M HClO4. A reaction occurs in which Fe2+ is converted to Fe3+ & MnO4– to Mn2+
in acid solution. Calculate the concentration of each ion.
Q.9 How many mole FeCl3 can be prepared by the reaction of 10.0g KMnO4, 1.07 mol FeCl2,
and 500 mL of 3.00 M HCl? MnCl2 is the reduction product.
Q.10 To 100ml of KMnO4 solution containing 0.632 gm of KMnO4, 200 ml of SnCl2 solution
containing 2.371 gm is added in presence of HCl. To the resulting solution excess of HgCl2 is
added all at once. How many gms of Hg2Cl2 will be precipitated.
Q.11 How many gram KMnO4 should be taken to make up 250 mL of a solution of such
concentration that 1mL is equivalent to 5.00 mg iron in FeSO4?
Q.12 Exactly 40 ml of an acidified solution of 0.4 M iron (II) ion is titrated with KMnO4 solution.
After addition of 32 ml KMnO4, one additional drop turns the iron solution purple. Calculate
the concentration of permanganate solution.
Q.13 Potassium acid oxalate K2C2O4.3H2C2O4.4H2O can be oxidized by MnO4- in acid medium.
Calculate the volume of 0.1M KMnO4 reacting in acid sol. with one gram of the acid oxalate.
Q.14 The reaction Cl2 + S2O32- → SO42- + Cl- is to be carried out in basic medium. Starting with
0.15 mol of Cl2, 0.01 mol S2O32- and 0.3 mol of OH-, how many moles of OH- will be left in
solution after the reaction is complete. Assume no other reaction occurs.
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Q.15 0.5M KMnO4 solution completely reacts with 0.05M FeC2O4 solution under acidic conditions
where the products are Fe3+, CO2 and Mn2+. The volume of FeC2O4 used is 125 ml. What
volume of KMnO4 was used.
Q.1 K2Cr2O7 oxidizes HCl to Cl2, which oxidizes K2MnO4. Calculate the weight of KMnO4 formed
from one gram of potassium dichromate by reacting it with excess HCl and using the generated
chlorine for oxidizing K2MnO4 (Mn = 55; Cr = 52)
Q.2 A mixture of CaCl2 and NaCl weighing 2.385 g was dissolved in water and treated with a
solution of sodium oxalate which produces a precipitate of calcium oxalate. The precipitate
was filtered from the mixture and then dissolved in HCl to give oxalic acid which when titrated
against 0.2M KMnO4 consumed 19.64 mL of the latter. What was percentage by mass of
CaCl2 in the original sample?
Q.3 A certain volume of Ferric sulphate solution was reduced by excess of zinc and was then
titrated against 0.1N KMnO4 solution. The titre value was 30 ml. The same volume of ferric
salt solution was reduced by another metal X and then titrated against 0.1 N KMnO4 and the
titre value was 45 ml. What are the oxidation states of metal X .
Q.4 1.44g pure FeC2O4 was dissolved in dil. HCl and solution diluted to 100 mL. Calculate volume
of 0.01 M KMnO4 required to oxidize FeC2O4 solution completely.
Q.5 0.804 gm of a sample of iron ore was dissolved in acid. Iron was oxidized to +2 state and it
required 117.2 ml of 0.112 N KMnO4 solution for titration. Calculate the percentage of Fe and
FeO in the ore.
Q.6 KMnO4 oxidises X+n ion to XO3–, itself changing to Mn+2 in acid solution. 2.68 × 10–3 mole of
X+n requires 1.61 × 10–3 mole of MnO4–. What is the value of n? Also calculate the atomic mass
of X, if the weight of 1 g equivalent of XCln is 56.
Q.7 A sample of Fe2(SO4)3 and FeC2O4 was dissolved in dil. H2SO4. The complete oxidation of
reaction mixture required 40 mL of N/16 KMnO4. After the oxidation, the reaction mixture
was reduced by Zn and dil. H2SO4. On again oxidation by same KMnO4, 60 mL were required.
Calculate the ratio of Meq. of Fe2(SO4)3 and FeC2O4 in mixture.
Q.8 2.6 g sample of pyrolusite was boiled with 65 mL. of N oxalic acid and excess of dil. H2SO4.
The liquid was then filtered and the residue washed. The filtrate and the washing were mixed
and made upto 500 mL. 100 mL of this solution required 50 mL of N/10 KMnO4. Calculate %
of MnO2 in sample.
Q.9 0.5 g sample of iron containing mineral mainly in the form of CuFeS2 was reduced suitably to
convert all the ferric ions into ferrous ions (Fe+3 → Fe+2) and was obtained as solution. In the
absence of any interfering radical, the solution required 42 mL of 0.01 M K2Cr2O7 for titration.
Calculate % of CuFeS2 in sample.
Q.10 Mg can reduce NO3– to NH3 in basic solution:
NO3– + Mg(s) + H2O Mg(OH)2(s) + OH– (aq) + NH3(g)
A 25.0 mL sample of NO3– solution was treated with Mg. The NH3(g) was passed into mL of
0.15 N HCl. The excess HCl required 32.10 mL of 0.10 M NaOH for its neutralisation. What
was the molarity of NO3– ions in the original sample?
1981
Q.7 If 0.50 mole of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.20 mole of Na3PO4, the maximum number of moles of
Ba3(PO4)2 that can be formed is
(A) 0.70 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.20 (D) 0.10
Q.8 One mole of N2H4 loses ten moles of electrons to form a new compound Y. Assuming that all
the nitrogen appears in the new compound, what is the oxidation state of nitrogen in Y ?
[ There is no change in the oxidation state of hydrogen ]
(A) -1 (B) -3 (C) +3 (D) +5
Q.9 A 1.00 gm sample of H2O2 solution containing X percent H2O2 by weight requires X ml of a
KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation under acidic conditions. Calculate the normality of the
KMnO4 solution.
Q.10 Balance the following equation :
(i) Cu2O + H+ + NO3– → Cu2+ + NO + H2O
(ii) K4[Fe(CN)6 + H2SO4 + H2O → K2SO4 + FeSO4 + (NH4)2SO4 + CO
(iii) C2H5OH + I2 + OH– → CHI2 + HCO3– + I– + H2O
Q.11 50 mL of an aqueous solution of H2O2 was treated with an excess of KI solution and dilute
H2SO4. The liberated iodine required 20 mL of 0.1 N Na2S2O3 solution for complete
interaction. Calculate the concentration of H2O2 in g/L.
1982
Q.12 The oxidation number of carbon in CH2O is
(A) -2 (B) +2 (C) 0 (D) +4
Q.13 Hydroxylamine reduces iron (III) according to the equation :
2NH2OH + 4Fe3+ → N2O(g)↑ + H2O + 4Fe2+ + 4H+
Iron (II) thus produced is estimated by titration with a standard permanganate solution. The
reaction is :
MnO4– + 5Fe2+ + 8H+ → Mn2+ + 5Fe3+ + 4H2O
A 10 ml sample of hydroxylamine solution was diluted to 1 litre. 50 ml of this diluted solution
was boiled with an excess of iron (III) solution. The resulting solution required 12 ml of
0.02 M KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation of iron (II). Calculate the weight of
hydroxylamine in one litre of the original solution.
Q.14 Find the equivalent mass of H3PO4 in the reaction,
Ca(OH)2 + H3PO4 → CaHPO4 + 2H2O
Q.15 4 g of mixture of NaCl and Na2CO3 were dissolved in water and volume made upto 250 mL.
15 mL of this solution required 50 mL of N/10 HCl for complete neutralisation. Calculate the
percentage composition of the original mixture.
Q.16 25 g of a sample of ferrous sulphate was dissolved in water containing dilute H2SO4 and the
volume made up to one litre. 25 mL of this solution required 20 mL of N/10 KMnO4 solution
for complete oxidation. Calculate the percentage of FeSO4.7H2O in the sample.
Q.17 In the following reactions, identify the species oxidised, the species reduced, the oxidising
agent and the reducing agent :
(A) 4HCl + MnO2 → MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2 (B) SnCl2 + 2FeCl3 → SnCl4 + 2FeCl2
(C) 2H+ + Mg → Mg2+ + H2 (D) H2SO4 + 2H2S → 3S + 3H2O
1983
Q.18 3 g of salt of molecular weight 30 is dissolved in 250 g of water. The molality of the solution is
________ .
Q.19 The density of a 3 M sodium thiosulphate solution (Na2S2O3) is 1.25 g per ml. Calculate :
(i) the percentage by weight of sodium thiosulphate,
(ii) the mole fraction of sodium thiosulphate and
+ 2–
(iii) the molalities of Na and S2O3 ions.
Q.20 4.08 g of a mixture of BaO and an unknown carbonate MCO3 was heated strongly. The residue
weighed 3.64 g. This was dissolved in 100 mL of 1 N HCl. The excess acid required 16 ml of
2.5 N NaOH solution for complete neutralization. Identify the metal M.
Q.21 Complete and balance the following reactions :
(i) Zn + NO3– → Zn2+ + NH4+
(ii) Cr2O7–2 + C2H4O → C2H4O2 + Cr3+
(iii) HNO3 + HCl → NO + Cl2
(iv) Ce3+ + S2O82– → SO42– + Ce4+
(v) Cl2 + OH– → Cl– + ClO–
1984
Q.22 2.68 × 10–3 moles of a solution containing an ion An+ acquire 1.61 × 10–3 moles of MnO4– for
the oxidation of An+ to AO3– in acid medium. What is the value of n ?
1985
Q.23 5 mL of 8 N HNO3, 4.8 mL of 5 N HCl and a certain volume of 17 M H2SO4 are mixed
together and made upto 2 litre. 30 mL of this acid mixture exactly neutralizes 42.9 mL of
Na2CO3 solution containing 1 g of Na2CO3.10H2O in 100 mL of water. Calculate the amount
of sulphate ions in g present in solution.
Q.24 20 mL of a solution containing 0.2 g of impure sample of H2O2 reacts with 0.316 g of
KMnO4 (acidic). Calculate :
(a) Purity of H2O2
(b) Volume of dry O2 evolved at 27ºC and 750 mm Pressure.
Q.25 The number of moles of solute per kg of a solvent is called as
(A) molarity (B) normality (C) mole fraction (D) molality
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Q.26 The reaction, 2C + O2 → 2CO is carried out by taking 24 g of carbon and 96 g O2, find out:
(a) Which reactant is left in excess ?
(b) How much of it is left ?
(c) How many mole of CO are formed ?
(d) How many g of other reactant should be taken so that nothing is left at the end of reaction ?
Q.27 How many mL of a 0.05 M KMnO4 solution are required to oxidise 2.0 g of FeSO4 in a
dilute solution (acidic).
Q.28 A molal solution is one that contains one mole of a solute in :
(A) 1000 g of the solvent (B) one litre of solvent
(C) one litre of the solution (D) 22.4 litres of the solution
Q.29 Complete and balance the following reactions :
(i) Mn2++ PbO2 → MnO4– + H2O (ii) S + OH– → S2– + S2O32–
(iii) ClO3– + I– + H2SO4 → Cl– + HSO4– (iv) Ag+ + AsH3 → H3AsO3 + H+
Q.30 Arrange the following in increasing oxidation number of iodine
I2 , HI , HIO4 , ICl
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Q.32 (i) What is the weight of sodium bromate and molarity of solution necessary to prepare
85.5 ml of 0.672 N solution when the half-cell reaction is :
BrO3– + 6H+ + 6e– → Br– + 3H2O
(ii) What would be the weight as well as molarity if the half-cell reaction is :
2BrO3– + 12H+ + 10e– → Br2 + 6H2O
Q.33 What is the strength in g per litre of a solution of H2SO4, 12 mL of which neutralized 15 mL of
N/10 NaOH solution ?
Q.34 Dichromate ion in acid solution oxidizes stannous ion as
3Sn+2 + 14H+ + Cr2O7–2 → 3Sn+4 + Cr+3 + 7H2O
(a) If SnCl2 is the source of Sn+2, how many g of SnCl2 would be contained in 2 litre of
0.1 N solution ?
(b) If K2Cr2O7 is the source of Cr2O7–2, what is the normality of solution containing
4.9 g K2Cr2O7 ion in 0.1 litre of solution ?
Q.35 The brown ring complex compound is formulated as [Fe(H2O)5(NO)+]SO4. The oxidation
state of the iron is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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Q.36 A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g contains 34.2 g of sugar (C12H22O11). Calculate (i) molal
concentration and (ii) mole fraction of sugar in the syrup.
Q.37 A sample of hydrazine sulphate (N2H6SO4) was dissolved in 100 ml of water. 10 ml of this
solution was reacted with excess of ferric chloride solution and warmed to complete the reaction.
Ferrous ion formed was estimated and it required 20 ml of M/50 potassium permanganate
solution. Estimate the amount of hydrazine sulphate in one litre of the solution.
Reaction 4Fe+++ + N2H4 → N2 + 4Fe++ + 4H+
MnO4– + 5Fe++ + 8H+ → Mn++ + 5Fe+++ + 4H2O
Q.38 The equivalent weight of MnSO4 is half its molecular weight when it is converted to –
(A) Mn2O3 (B) MnO2 (C) MnO4– (D) MnO42–
Q.39 0.50 g of a mixture of K2CO3 and Li2CO3 required 30 mL of 0.25 N HCl solution for
neutralization. What is % composition of mixture ?
Q.40 0.804 g sample of iron ore was dissolved in acid. Iron was oxidised to +2 state and it required
47.2 mL of 0.112 N KMnO4 solution for titration. Calculate % of Fe and Fe3O4 in ore.
Q.41 In which mode of expression, the concentration of a solution remains independent of
temperature ?
(A) molarity (B) Normality (C) Formality (D) Molality
1989
Q.42 An equal volume of a reducing agent is titrated separately with 1M KMnO4 in acid, neutral
and alkaline media. The volumes of KMnO4 required are 20 ml in acid, 33.4 ml in neutral and
100 ml in alkaline media. Find out the oxidation state of manganese in each reduction product.
Give the balanced equations for all the three half reactions. Find out the volume of 1M K2Cr2O7
consumed, if the same volume of the reducing agent is titrated in acid medium.
Q.43 n-Butane is produced by the monobromination of ethane followed by Wurtz reaction.
Calculate the volume of ethane at NTP to produce 55 g n-butane if the bromination takes place
with 90% yield and the Wurtz reaction with 85% yield.
Q.44 5.5 g of a mixture of FeSO4.7H2O and Fe2(SO4)3.9H2O required 5.4 mL of 0.1 N KMnO4
solution for complete oxidation. Calculate mole of hydrated ferric sulphate in mixture.
Q.45 The largest no. of molecules is in :
(A)28 g of CO(B) 46 g of C2H5OH (C) 36 g of H2O (D) 54 g of N2O5
1990
Q.46 A mixture of H2C2O4 (oxalic acid) and NaHC2O4 weighing 2.02g was dissolved in water and
the solution made upto one litre. Ten milliliter of the solution required 3.0 ml of 0.1N sodium
hydroxide solution for complete neutralization. In another experiment, 10.0 ml of the same
solution, in hot dilute sulphuric acid medium, required 4.0 ml of 0.1N potassium permanganate
solution for complete neutralization. Calculate the amount of H2C2O4 and NaHC2O4 in the
mixture.
Q.47 A solid mixture 5 g consists of lead nitrate and sodium nitrate was heated below 600°C until
weight of residue was constant. If the loss in weight is 28%, find the amount of lead nitrate and
sodium nitrate in mixture.
Q.48 Calculate molality of 1 litre solution of 93% H2SO4 (w/v). The density of solution is 1.84 g mL–1.
Q.49 A mixture of HCOOH and H2C2O4 is heated with conc. H2SO4. The gas produced is collected
and on treating with KOH solution volume of the gas decreases by 1/6th. Calculate molar ratio
of two acids in original mixture.
Q.50 5.7 g of bleaching powder was suspended in 500 mL of water. 25 mL of this suspension on
treatment with KI and HCl liberated iodine which reacted with 24.35 mL of N/10 Na2S2O3.
Calculate % of available Cl2 in bleaching powder.
Q.51 The oxidation number of phosphorus in Ba(H2PO2)2 is
(A) +3 (B) +2 (C) +1 (D) –1
Q.52 5.0 g of bleaching powder was suspended in water and volume made upto half a litre. 20 mL of
this suspension when acidified with acetic acid and treated with excess of KI solution liberated
iodine which required 20 mL of a decinormal hypo solution for titration. Calculate percentage
of available chlorine in bleaching powder.
1991
Q.53 A 1.0 g sample of Fe2O3 solid of 55.2 percent purity is dissolved in acid and reduced by
heating the solution with zinc dust. The resultant solution is cooled and made upto 100.0ml. An
aliquot of 25.0 ml of this solution requires 17.0 ml of 0.0167M solution of an oxidant for
titration. Calculate the number of electrons taken up by the oxidant in the reaction of the above
titration.
Q.54 A solution of 0.2g of a compound containing Cu2+ and C2O42- ions on titration with 0.02M
KMnO4 in presence of H2SO4 consumes 22.6ml of the oxidant. The resultant solution is
neutralized with Na2CO3, acidified with dil. acetic acid and treated with excess KI. The liberated
iodine requires 11.3 ml of 0.05 M Na2S2O3 solution for complete reduction. Find out the mole
ratio of Cu2+ to C2O42- in the compound. Write down the balanced redox reactions involved in
the above titrations.
Q.55 The volume strength of 1.5 N H2O2 solution is :
(A) 4.8 (B) 8.4 (C) 3.0 (D) 8.0
Q.56 Calculate no. of oxalic acid molecules in 100 mL of 0.02 N oxalic acid.
Q.57 The oxidation states of the most electronegative element in the products of the reaction between
BaO2 and H2SO4 are :
(A) 0 and -1 (B) -1 and -2 (C) -2 and 0 (D) -2 and +1
Q.58 Read the following statement and explanation and answer as per the options given below :
Statement (S) : In the titration of Na2CO3 with HCl using methyl orange indicator, the volume
required at the equivalence point is twice that of the acid required using phenolphthalein indicator.
Explanation (E) : Two moles of HCl are required for the complete neutralisation of one mole of
Na 2 CO 3.
(A) Both S and E are true, and E is the correct explanation of S.
(B) Both S and E are true, and E is not the correct explanation of S.
(C) S is true but E is false
(D) S is false but E is true
1992
Q.59 For the redox reaction :
MnO4– + C2O4–2 + H+ → Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O
the correct coefficients of the reactants for the balanced reaction are –
MnO4 – C2 O 42– H+
(A) 2 5 16
(B) 16 5 2
(C) 5 16 2
(D) 2 16 5
Q.60 One gram of commercial AgNO3 is dissolved in 50 ml of water. It is treated with 50 ml of a KI
solution. The silver iodide thus precipitated is filtered off. Excess of KI in the filtrate is titrated
with (M/10) KIO3 solution in presence of 6M HCl till all I– ions are converted into ICl. It
requires 50 ml of (M/10) KIO3 solution. Twenty milliliters of the same stock solution of KI
requires 30 ml of (M/10)KIO3 under similar conditions. Calculate the percentage of AgNO3 in
the sample. (Reaction : KIO3 + 2KI + 6HCl → 3ICl + 3KCl + 3H2O)
Q.61 A 2.0 g sample of a mixture of Na2CO3, NaHCO3 and Na2SO4 is gently heated till the
evolution of CO2 ceases. The volume of CO2 at 750 mm of Hg and 298 K is measured to be
123.9 mL. A 1.5 g of the same sample requires 150 mL of M/10 HCl for complete
neutralization. Calculate composition of mixture.
Q.62 A 0.56 g sample of limestone is dissolved in acid and the calcium is precipitated as calcium
oxalate. The precipitate is filtered, washed with water and dissolved in dil. H2SO4. The solution
required 40 mL of 0.25 N KMnO4 solution for titration. Calculate % of CaO in limestone
sample.
1993
Q.66 Upon mixing 45.0 mL of 0.25 M lead nitrate solution with 25 mL of 0.10 M chromic sulphate,
precipitation of lead sulphate takes place. How many mole of lead sulphate are formed ?
Also calculate the molar concentrations of the species left behind in final solution. Assume that
lead sulphate is completely insoluble.
Q.67 In an ore, the only oxidizable material is Sn+2. This ore is titrated with a dichromate solution
containing 2.5 g of K2Cr2O7 in 0.5 litre. A 0.40 g sample of the ore required 10.0 cm3 of titrant
to reach equivalent point. Calculate the percentage of tin in ore.
1994
Q.68 8.0575 ×10–2 kg of Glauber’s salt is dissolved in water to obtain 1 dm3 of a solution of density
1077.2 kg m–3. Calculate the molarity, molality and mole fraction of Na2SO4 in solution.
Q.69 The composition of a sample of wurtzite is Fe0.93O1.00. What percentage of the iron is present
in the form of Fe(III).
Q.70 0.5 g sample containing MnO2 is treated with HCl, liberating Cl2. The Cl2 is passed into a
solution of KI and 30.0 cm3 of 0.1 N Na2S2O3 are required to titrate the liberated iodine.
Calculate the percentage of MnO2 in sample. [ Atomic weight of Mn = 55 ]
Q.71 Complete & balance the reaction :
(i) Sn + 2KOH + 4H2O → ............. + ......................
(ii) MnO42– + H+ → MnO2 + MnO4– + H2O
Q.72 The compound YBa2Cu3O7 which show superconductivity, has copper in oxidation state
...................... Assume that the rare earth element yttrium is in its usual +3 oxidation state.
1995
Q.73 A 5.0 cm3 solution of H2O2 liberates 0.508g iodine from an acidified KI solution. Calculate the
strength of H2O2 solution in terms of volume strength at STP.
Q.74 A mixture of C2H4 and C2H6 occupies 40L at 1 atm and 400 K. The mixture reacts completely
with 130 g of O2 to produce CO2 and H2O. Assuming ideal behaviour, Calculate the mole
fraction of C2H4 and C2H6.
Q.75 A mixture of 20 mL of CO, CH4 and N2 was burnt in excess of O2 resulting in reduction of
13 mL of volume. The residual gas was then treated with KOH solution to show a contraction
of 14 mL in volume. Calculate volume of CO, CH4 and N2 in mixture. All measurements are
made at constant pressure and temperature.
Q.76 0.5 g mixture of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4 was treated with excess of KI in acidic medium. Iodine
liberated required 100 cm3 of 0.15 N sodium thiosulphate solution for titration. Find the percent
amount of each in the mixture.
1996
Q.77 A 3.00g sample containing Fe3O4, Fe2O3 and an inert impure substance, is treated with excess
of KI solution in presence of dilute H2SO4. The entire iron is converted into Fe2+ along with
the liberation of iodine. The resulting solution is diluted to 100 ml. A 20 ml of the diluted
solution require 11.0 ml of 0.5M Na2S2O3 solution to reduce the iodine present. A 50 ml of
the diluted solution after complete extraction of the iodine requires 12.80 ml of 0.25 M
KMnO4 solution in dilute H2SO4 medium for the oxidation of Fe+2. Calculate the percentages
of Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 in the original sample
Q.78 1.6 g of pyrolusite ore was treated with 50 cm3 of 1.0 N oxalic acid and some sulphuric acid.
The oxalic acid left undecomposed was raised to 250 cm3 in a flask. 25 cm3 of this solution
when titrated with 0.1 N KMnO4 required 32 cm3 of the solution. Find out the percentage of
pure MnO2 in the sample and also the percentage of available oxygen.
1997
Q.79 One litre of a mixture of O2 and O3 at NTP was allowed to react with an excess of acidified
solution of KI. The iodine liberated required 40 ml of M/10 sodium thiosulphate solution for
titration. What is the percent of ozone in the mixture? Ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 300
nm can decompose ozone. Assuming that one photon can decompose one ozone molecule,
how many photons would have been required for the complete decomposition of ozone in the
original mixture?
Q.80 A sample of hard water contains 96 ppm. of SO42– and 183 ppm of HCO3– , with Ca2+ as the
only cation. How many moles of CaO will be required to remove HCO3– from 1000 kg of this
water ? If 1000 kg of this water is treated with the amount of CaO calculated above, what
will be the concentration (in ppm) of residual Ca2+ ions (Assume CaCO3 to be completely insoluble
in water) ? If the Ca2+ ions in one litre of the treated water are completely exchanged with
hydrogen ions, what will be its pH (One ppm means one part of the substance in one million
part of water, weight/weights) ?
Q.81 The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react completely with one mole of
ferrous oxalate in acidic medium.
(A) 3/5 (B) 2/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1
Q.82 The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react with one mole of sulphite ion in
acidic solution is–
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1
Q.83 1.20 g sample of Na2CO3 and K2CO3 was dissolved in water to form 100 mL of a solution.
20 mL of this solution required 40 mL of 0.1 N HCl for complete neutralization. Calculate
the weight of Na2CO3 in mixture. If another 20 mL of this solution is treated with excess of
BaCl2, what will be the weight of precipitate ?
Q.84 To a 25 mL H2O2 solution, excess of acidified solution of KI was added. The iodine liberated
required 20 mL of 0.3 N sodium thiosulphate solution. Calculate the volume strength of H2O2
solution.
Q.85 Complete and balance the following equations :
(i) H2S + H2SO4 (conc.) → ...................... + .................. + .............
(ii) NaOH + I2 → ............... +....................... + H2O
(iii) NH3 + NaOCl → ............... + NaCl + H2O
1998
Q.86 An aqueous solution containing 0.10g KIO3 (formula wt. = 214.0) was treated with an excess
of KI solution. The solution was acidified with HCl. The liberated I2 consumed 45.0 ml of
thiosulphate solution to decolourise the blue starch - iodine complex. Calculate the molarity of
the sodium thiosulphate solution.
Q.87 A sample of Mg was burnt in air to give a mixture of MgO and Mg3N2. The ash was dissolved
in 60 Meq. of HCl and the resulting solution was back titrated with NaOH. 12 Meq. of NaOH
were required to reach the end point. An excess of NaOH was then added and the solution
distilled. The ammonia released was then trapped in 10 Meq. of second acid solution. Back
titration of this solution required 6 Meq. of the base. Calculate the percentage of Mg burnt to
the nitride.
Q.88 For the reaction, N2O5 (g) 2NO2(g) + 0.5 O2 (g), calculate the mole fraction of N2O5(g)
decomposed at a constant volume and temperature, if the initial pressure is 600 mm Hg and the
pressure at any time 960 mm Hg. Assume ideal gas behaviour.
Q.89 Complete and balance the following equations :
(i) H2SO2 + HI → ..................... + ...................... + ...............
(ii) CaOCl2 + NaI + HCl → ........... + CaCl2 + H2O + NaCl
(iii) Ag2S + 2CuCl2 + 2Hg → ........... + .................. + S + 2 Ag
1999
Q.90 The normality of 0.3 M phosphorus acid (H3PO3) is –
(A) 0.1 (B) 0.9 (C) 0.3 (D) 0.6
Q.91 A plant virus is found to consist of uniform cylindrical particles of 150 Å in diameter and 5000
Å long. The specific volume of the virus is 0.75 cm3/g. If the virus is considered to be a single
particle, find its molecular weight.
Q.92 How many ml of 0.5 M H2SO4 are needed to dissolve 0.5 g of copper (II) carbonate.
Q.93 The oxidation number of S in S8, S2F2 and H2S is ________.
Q.94 A mixture in which the mole ratio of H2 and O2 is 2 : 1 is used to prepare water by the reaction,
2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g)
The total pressure in the container is 0.8 atm at 20ºC before the reaction. Determine the final
pressure at 120ºC after reaction assuming 80% yield of water.
Q.95 12 g of an impure sample of arsenious oxide was dissolved in water containing 7.5 g of sodium
bicarbonate and the resulting solution was diluted to 250 mL. 25 mL of this solution was
completely oxidised by 22.4 mL of a solution of iodine. 25 mL of this iodine solution reacted
with same volume of a solution containing 24.8 g of sodium thiosulphate (Na2S2O3.5H2O) in
one litre. Calculate the percentage of arsenious oxide in the sample. (Atomic mass of As = 75)
2000
Q.96 Amongst these identify species with an atom in + 6 oxidation state :
(A) MnO4– (B) Cr(CN)63– (C) NiF62– (D) CrO2Cl2
Q.97 The formula weight of an acid is 82. 100 cm3 of a solution of this acid containing 39.0 g of the
acid per litre were completely neutralized by 95.0 cm3 of aqueous NaOH containing 40.0 g of
NaOH per litre. What is the basicity of the acid ?
Q.98 The reaction, 3ClO– (aq) → ClO3– (aq) + 2Cl– (aq) is an example of
(A) oxidation reaction (B) reduction reaction
(C) disproportion reaction (D) decomposition reaction
Q.99 One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess water gives :
(A) 1 mole of phosphine (B) 2 moles of phosphine
(C) 2 moles of phosphoric acid (D) 1 mole of phosphorus pentoxide
2001
Q.100 Hydrogen peroxide solution (20 mL) reacts quantitatively with a solution of KMnO4 (20 mL)
acidified with dilute H2SO4. The same volume of the KMnO4 solution is just decolorized by
10mL of MnSO4 in neutral medium simultaneously forming a dark brown precipitate of
hydrated MnO2. The brown precipitate is dissolved in 10mL of 0.2M sodium oxalate under
boiling condition in the presence of dilute H2SO4. Write the balanced equations involved in the
reactions and calculate the molarity of H2O2.
Q.101 At 100°C and 1 atm pressure, if the density of liquid water is 1.0 g cm-3 and that of water
vapour is 0.0006 g cm–3, then the volume occupied by water molecules in 1 L of steam at that
temperature is :
(A) 6 cm3 (B) 60 cm3 (C) 0.6 cm3 (D) 0.06 cm3
Q.102 A sample of MnSO4.H2O is strongly heated in air. The residue (Mn3O4) left was dissolved in
100 mL of 0.1 N FeSO4 containing dil. H2SO4. This solution was completely reacted with 50
mL of KMnO4 solution. 25 mL of this KMnO4 solution was completely reduced by 30 mL of
0.1 N FeSO4 solution. Calculate the amount of MnSO4.4H2O in sample.
Q.103 A sample weighing 2.198 g containing a mixture of AO and A2O3 takes 0.015 mole K2Cr2O7 to
oxidize the sample completely to form AO4– and Cr+3. If 0.0187 mole of AO4– is formed, what
is atomic weight of A ?
Q.104 An aqueous solution of 6.3 gm oxalic acid dihydrate is made up to 250 ml. The volume of
0.1 N NaOH required to completely neutralize 10 ml of this solution is :
(A) 40 ml (B) 20 ml (C) 10 ml (D) 4 ml
Q.105 In the standardization of Na2S2O3 using K2Cr2O7 by iodometry, the equivalent weight of
K2Cr2O7 is
(A) (molecular weight)/2 (B) (molecular weight)/6
(C) (molecular weight)/3 (D) same as molecular weight
2002
Q.106 How many moles of electron weight one Kg :
1 6.023 1
(A) 6.023 × 1023 (B) × 1031 (C) × 1054 (D) × 108
9.108 9.108 9.108 × 6.023
2003
Q.107 Calculate the molarity of water, if its density is 1000 kg/m3.
Q.108 1 g of charcoal adsorbs 100 mL of 0.5 M CH3COOH to form a monolayer and thereby the
molarity of CH3COOH reduces to 0.49. Calculate the surface area of the charcoal adsorbed
by each molecule of acetic acid. Surface area of charcoal = 3.01 × 102 m2/g.
2004
Q.111 The product of oxidation of I– in alkaline medium by MnO4– is
(A) IO–1 (B) I2 (C) IO4– (D) IO3–
Q.112 The pair of the compounds in which both the metals are in the highest possible oxidation
state is
(A) [Fe(CN)6]3–, [Co(CN)6]3– (B) CrO2Cl2, MnO4–
(C) TiO3, MnO2 (D) [Co(CN)6]3–, MnO3
2005
Q.113 O3 does not oxidize which one of the following:
(A) KI (B) FeSO4 (C) KMnO4 (D) K2MnO4
Q.114 Calculate the amount of calcium oxide required to react with 852 g of P4O10.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A
8. B 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. C
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. C
8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A
15. C 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. A
1. AD 2. ABC 3. BC 4. CD 5. CD 6. AB 7. AB
8. ABCD 9. ACD 10. AB 11. ABD 12. AC 13. AB 14. AC
15. CD 16. ABC 17. AC 18. ABD 19. 20. AB 21. BD
22. BC 23. CD 24. AD 25. BC 26. CD 27. BC
28. ABCD 29. CD 30. AD 31. ABC 32. ABC 33. AC 34. AC
35. AD 36. CD 37. BD 38. ABC
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B