Some Basic concepts of Chemistry

MCQs
1. The number of moles present in 6 grams of carbon is:
(a) 2
(b) 0.5
(c) 5
(d) 1
2. What is the concentration of nitrate ions if equal volumes of 0.1 M AgNO3 and 0.1 M NaCl are
mixed together
(a) 0.1 N
(b) 0.2 M
(c) 0.05 M
(d) 0.25 M
3. Which is not a unit of pressure:
(a) Bar
(b) N/m²
(c) Kg/m²
(d) Torr
4. The total number of ions present in 111 g of CaCl2 is
(a) One Mole
(b) Two Mole
(c) Three Mole
(d) Four Mole
5. Which of the following weighs the most?
(a) One g – atom of nitrogen
(b) One mole of water
(c) One mole of sodium
(d) One molecule of H2SO4
6. Under similar conditions of pressure and temperature, 40 ml of slightly moist hydrogen chloride
gas is mixed with 20 ml of ammonia gas, the final volume of gas at the same temperature and
pressure will be
(a) 100 ml
(b) 20 ml
(c) 40 ml
(d) 60 ml
7. An organic compound contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Its elemental analysis gave C--
38.71% and H-- 9.67%. The empirical formula of the compound would be
(a) CHO
(b) CH4O
(c) CH3O
(d) CH2O

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8. Which of the following contains same number of carbon atoms as are in 6.0 g of carbon (C – 12)?
(a) 6.0 g Ethane
(b) 8.0 g Methane
(c) 21.0 g Propane
(d) 28.0 g CO
9. The S.I unit of temperature is:
(a) Kelvin
(b) Celsius
(c) Fahrenheit
(d) Centigrade
10. Which of the following terms are unitless?
(a) Molality
(b) Molarity
(c) Mole fraction
(d) Normality
11. 16 g of oxygen has same number of molecules as in
(a) 16 g of CO
(b) 28 g of N2
(c) 7 g of N2
(d) 1.0 g of H2
12. What will be the molality of the solution containing 18.25 g of HCl gas in 500 g of water?
(a) 0.1 m
(b) 1 M
(c) 0.5 m
(d) 1 m
13. The percentage of Carbon in Ca(HCO3)2 is
(a) 15%
(b) 1.8%
(c) 14.8%
(d) 15.2
14. Which of the following statements about a compound is incorrect?
(a) A molecule of a compound has atoms of different elements.
(b) A compound cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical methods of
separation.
(c) A compound retains the physical properties of its constituent elements.
(d) The ratio of atoms of different elements in a compound is fixed

15. Calculate the standard molar volume of oxygen gas. The density of O2 gas at NTP is 1.429g/L.
(a) 22.39 L
(b) 21.2 L
(c) 24 L
(d) None of the above
16. What will be the molarity of a solution, which contains 5.85 g of NaCl(s) per 500 mL?
(a) 4 mol/L

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 (b) 20 mol/L
(c) 0.2 mol/L
(d) 2 mol/L
17. What is the mass of 2.044×1023carbon atoms?
(a) 12 g
(b) 36 g
(c) 24 g
(d) 48 g
18. Which of the following reactions is not correct according to the stoichiometric rules.
(a) 2Mg(s)+O2(g)→2MgO(s)
(b) C3H8(g)+O2(g)→CO2(g)+H2O(g)
(c) P4(s)+5O2(g)→P4O10(s)
(d) CH4(g)+2O2(g)→CO2(g)+2H2O(g)
19. 1 Mole of CH4 contains
(a) 6.02×1023 atoms of H
(b) 4 gm-atoms of hydrogen
(c) 1.81×1023 molecules of CH4
(d) 3g of Carbon
20. If 500 mL of a 5M solution is diluted to 1500 mL, what will be the molarity of the solution
obtained?
(a) 1.5 M (b) 1.66 M
(c) 0.017 M (d) 1.59 M
21. The number of atoms present in one mole of an element is equal to Avogadro number. Which of
the following element contains the greatest number of atoms?
(a) 4 g He
(b) 46 g Na
(c) 0.40 g Ca
(d) 12 g He
22. If the concentration of glucose (C6H12O6)in blood is 0.9 g L– 1, what will be the molarity of glucose
in blood?
(a) 5 M
(b) 50 M
(c) 0.005 M
(d) 0.5 M
23. What is the mass per cent of carbon in carbon dioxide?
(a) 0.034%
(b) 27.27%
(c) 3.4%
(d) 28.7%
24. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) One gram atom of carbon contains Avogadro’s number of atoms
(b) One mole of Oxygen gas contains Avogadro’s number of atoms
(c) One mole hydrogen contains Avogadro’s number of atoms
(d) One mole of electrons stands for 6.022 x 1023 electrons

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 25. Atomic mass of an element is
(a) The actual mass of one atom of the element
(b) The relative mass of an atom of the element
(c) The average relative mass of different isotopes of the element
(d) Much different from the mass number of the element
26. A mixture of sand and iodine can be separated by
(a) Sublimation
(b) Crystallization
(c) Distillation
(d) Fractionation
27. A mixture contains two or more substances in _________ which are called its _________
(a) any ratio, components
(b) fixed ratio, elements
(c) any ratio, elements
(d) fixed ratio, compounds
28. Which one of these is not a pure compound?
(a) H2O2
(b) O3
(c) H2O
(d) Sucrose solution
29. 1 mole of ammonia is of 17 g. Then what is the mass of 0.3 moles of ammonia?
a) 21g
b) 5.1g
c) 17g
d) 1g
30. Which one will have maximum numbers of water molecules?
(a) 18 molecules of water
(b) 1.8 grams of water
(c) 18 grams of water
(d) 18 moles of water

Assertion and Reason

In the following questions a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given.
Choose the correct option out of the choices given below in each question.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

31. Assertion (A): The empirical mass of ethene is half of its molecular mass.
Reason (R): The empirical formula represents the simplest whole number ratio of various atoms
present in a compound.

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 32. Assertion (A): One atomic mass unit is defined as one twelfth of the mass of one carbon-12 atom.
Reason (R): Carbon-12 isotope is the most abundant isotope of carbon and has been chosen as
standard.
33. Assertion (A): Combustion of 16 g of methane gives 18 g of water.
Reason (R): In the combustion of methane, water is one of the products.
34. Assertion (A): Atomic mass of aluminium is 27 u.
Reason (R): Atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5 u.
35. Assertion: A solution of table salt in a glass of water is homogeneous
Reason: A solution having same composition throughout is heterogeneous
36. Assertion: The molecular weight of oxygen is 32 amu.
Reason: The atomic weight of oxygen is 16 amu.
37. Assertion: No of moles of H2 in 0.224 L of hydrogen is 0.01 mole.
Reason: 22.4 L of H2 at STP contain 6.023 × 1023 moles.
38. Assertion: Atomic mass of Na is 23.
Reason: An atom of sodium is 23 times heavier than 1/12th mass of C-12 isotope.
39. Assertion: Number of atoms of He in 60 u of He is 15.
Reason: Atomic weight of He is 4 u.
40. Assertion(A): Molality is preferred over molarity of a solution.
Reason(R): Molarity of a solution changes with temperature while molality of a solution doesn’t
change with temperature.

Case Study – I:
Earlier the concept of equivalent weights was very common and the concentrations of the solutions were
expressed in terms of normalities. The convenience was that the substances reacted in the ratio of their
gram equivalents. So, there was no need to write balanced equation to determine the amounts of the
substances reacted. However, determination of equivalent weights posed difficulty in certain cases.
Moreover, the equivalent weight of the same substance is not same in different reactions. For example,
KMnO4 has different equivalent weight in the basic medium than in the acidic medium. Hence, now a days,
mole concept is more common and the concentration of the solutions are generally expressed in terms of
molarities, though some other methods like molality, mole fraction, etc. are also used. (Equivalent weight =
Atomic mass/valency)

41. The equivalent weight of Cu

(a) will be same in CuO and Cu2O
(b) will be double in Cu2O than in CuO
(c) will be double in CuO than in Cu2O
(d) depends upon whether copper is pure or impure
42. The chloride of an element is found to contain 52.8% chlorine. The equivalent of the element is
(a) 63.4
(b) 31.7
(c) 47.2
(d) 18.7

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 43. A 40% hydrochloric acid is found to have a density of 1.20 g mL-1. The molarity of the solution is
nearly
(a) 11 M
(b) 12 M
(c) 13 M
(d) 14 M
44. The molality of the above solution will be nearly
(a) 15.3 m
(b) 16.3 m
(c) 17.3 m
(d) 18.3 m
45. The mole fraction of hydrochloric acid in this solution will be
(a) 0.25
(b) 0.30
(c) 0.35
(d) 0.40

Case Study – II:

We know that the formula of water is H2O while that of sulphuric acid is H2SO4. Similarly, formula of
carbon dioxide is CO2, while that of ammonia is NH3 and so on. Thus, a formula is a symbolic
representation of one molecule of the substance which tells the number and kinds of atoms of various
elements present in its molecule. The question is – How are these formulas determined? The determination
of the formula of a substance involves first the determination of its ‘Empirical Formula’ and then the
‘Molecular Formula’.
For example, the empirical formula of benzene is CH, that of hydrogen peroxide is HO and that of glucose
is CH2O. This suggests that in one molecule of benzene, one carbon atom is present for every hydrogen
atom; in the molecule of hydrogen peroxide, one atom of hydrogen is present for every oxygen atom, and
in the molecule of glucose, one atom of carbon is present for every one atom of oxygen and two atoms of
hydrogen. Thus, the empirical formula of a compound represents only the atomic ratio of the various
elements present in its molecule.
46. Find the percent composition of N2S2.
(a) N: 69.6% S: 30.4%
(b) N: 36% S: 75.6%
(c) N: 96.6% S: 3.4%
(d) N: 30.4% S: 69.6%
47. What is the molecular formula for a compound with the empirical formula: K2SO4 and a molecular
mass of 696g.
(a) K2SO4
(b) K8SO16
(c) K8S4O8
(d) K8S4O16

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 48. What’s the empirical formula of a molecule containing 18.7% of Lithium, 16.3% of Carbon and
65.0% of oxygen?
(a) CO2Li3
(b) Li2CO3
(c) Li3CO2
(d) LiCO5
49. What is the empirical formula for the following molecular formula: C6H14
(a) C6H14
(b) C3H7
(c) CH2
(d) CH3
50. What is the molecular formula if the empirical formula is CH2O and the molecular mass is 180.18?
(a) CH2O
(b) C2H4O2
(c) C4H8O4
(d) C6H12O6

Answers:
I. MCQs
1. (b) 23. (b)
2. (b) 24. (b)
3. (c) 25. (c)
4. (c) 26. (a)
5. (c) 27. (a)
6. (b) 28. (d)
7. (c) 29. (b)
8. (b) 30. (d)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (d) II. Assertion and reason:
12. (d) 31. (a)
13. (c) 32. (a)
14. (c) 33. (d)
15. (a) 34. (b)
16. (c) 35. (c)
17. (c) 36. (a)
18. (b) 37. (a)
19. (b) 38. (a)
20. (b) 39. (a)
21. (d) 40. (a)
22. (c)

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III. Case Study – I:
41. (b)
42. (b)
43. (c)
44. (d)
45. (a)

IV. Case Study – II:

46. (d)
47. (d)
48. (b)
49. (b)
50. (d)

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