Analytical Chemistry Review Questions
Analytical Chemistry Review Questions
Direction: Choose the correct answer and write the letter on the space before the number.
___1. Michael’s scale measures the mass of objects as consistently 2kg less than their actual mass. How
would you describe the scale? A. It is neither accurate nor precise B. It is precise, but not
accurate
C. It is accurate, but not precise D. It is both accurate and precise
____3. Which of the following separation techniques is dependent on the difference in volatility?
A. Distillation B. Crystallization C. Magnetic separation D. Fractional crystallization
Answer: The distillation process is dependent on the difference in volatility.
Multiple choice. Write the letter of the best answer on the space before the number.
____4.It is the nature of constituents that are determined in a) volumetric analysis b) qualitative
analysis c) gravimetric analysis d) quantitative analysis.
____5. The analytical method by which the proportion of constituents present are determined is
a) qualitative b) photographic c) quantitative d) volumetric
____6. To determine the percent Ag in AgNO3 an analysis must use a) qualitative b)gravimetric
c) quantitative d) colorimetric method of analysis.
____7.It is the process of drying up all the liquid components leaving the residue as part to be
determined a) filtration b) crushing c) decantation d) evaporation
____8.Both classical and instrumental methods can be used to determine the concentration of a
specific element or species in a compound. Which of the following pairs is the WRONG
combination of the type of analysis with its characteristic?
a) Gravimetric analysis – mass b) Spectrophotometric analysis – density
c) Volumetric analysis – volume d) Potentiometric analysis – voltage
Spectroscopy is the most convenient method for analysis of unknown samples both qualitatively and quantitatively
with a good percentage of accuracy.
____13. A gas contains 15 moles of hydrogen and 25 moles of oxygen. What is the mole fraction of
hydrogen? A) 0.275 B) 0.375 C) 0.35 D) 0.40
Solution:
Hydrogen = 15 moles
Oxygen = 25 moles
Total number of moles = 15 + 25 = 40
Mole fraction of oxygen = 25/40= 0.375
____14.From problem number 13, what is the mole fraction of oxygen? A) 0.735
B) 0.625 C) 0.575 D) 0.865
Solution: Mole fraction oxygen = 25/40 = 0.625
____15. What is the molarity of 300 g NaCl in 1250 ml solution? A) 4.016 B) 5.83 C) 5.13
D) 58.44
Molar concentration is a measure of the concentration of a chemical species, in particular, of a solute in a solution,
in terms of amount of substance per unit volume of solution.
M = n/L
N NaCl = (300g/23+35)= 5.17
M = 5.17/1.25 = 4.138
____17. What is the molarity of the solution of barium hydroxide, if 35 ml of 0.1 M HCl is used in the
titration of 25 ml of the barium hydroxide solution?
(a) 0.35 (b) 0.07 (c) 0.28 (d) 0.14
Answer: (b)
N1V1 = N2V2 N1= conc. of HClN2 = Conc. Of Barium hydroxide
(35)(0.1) = (25) V2 V1 = vol. of HCL V1= vol. of BaOH
V2 = (35)(0.1) / 25 = 0.14
___18. Which of the following titrations will have the equivalence point at a pH more than 8?
(a) HCl and NH3 (b) CH3COOH and NH3 (c) HCl and NaOH (d) CH3COOH and
NaOH
Answer: (d)
___19. The ideal indicator for the titration of strong acid and weak base should have pH range between
(a) 5-8 (b) 4-6 (c) 8-10 (d) 7-8
Answer: (b)
___20.According to the Lewis theory, a base _____ .
(a) is a proton acceptor. (b) is a proton donor. (c) makes available a share in a pair of
electrons.
(d) accepts a share in a pair of electron
Solutions MCQ Chemistry Questions with Solutions
___21. From the below options, choose the correct example for gaseous solutions.
(a) Oxygen dissolved in water (b) Camphor in nitrogen gas (c) Carbon dioxide dissolved in
water (d) Hydrogen in palladium
Answer: (b)A gaseous solution is a solution in which the solvent is a gas.
___22. Which among the following is an example of a solid solution?
(a) Copper dissolved in gold (b) Ethanol dissolved in water (c) Glucose dissolved in water
(d) Sodium chloride dissolved in water
Answer: (a)
___23. In how many ways can the concentration of a solution be expressed?
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 8
Answer: (d)
The concentration of a solution can be expressed in 5 ways: Mass %, Volume %, Mole fraction, Parts per
million, Mass by volume percentage, Molarity, Molality and Normality.
___24. The solubility of a substance in a solvent depends on
(a) Temperature (b) Pressure (c) Nature of solute and solvent (d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
___25. Which of the following does not dissolve in benzene?
(a) Naphthalene (b) Anthracene (c) C6H12O6 (d) All of the above
Answer: (c)Glucose does not dissolve in benzene.
___26. Choose the ideal solution from the following.
(a) Carbon disulfide and acetone (b) Phenol and Aniline (c) Chloroform and Acetone
(d) Ethyl iodide and ethyl bromide
Answer: (d)
___27. How does the solubility of gasses vary with pressure?
(a) Increases with pressure (b) Decreases with pressure (c) First increases and then
decreases
(d) No effect
Answer: (a)The solubility of gasses in liquids increases with increase in pressure.
___28.How does the solubility of gasses in a liquid vary with increase in temperature?
(a) Increases with temperature (b) Decreases with temperature (c) First increases and then
decreases (d) No effect
Answer: (b)
Practice Questions on Solutions MCQ
___29.Dissolution of gas in a liquid is
(a) Endothermic (b) Exothermic (c) No heat change (d) No change in temperature
___30.Which gas dissolves the most in water?
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Nitrogen (c) Hydrogen (d) Ammonia
___31.The pair of miscible liquids among the following is
(a) Oil and water (b) Kerosene and water (c) Vegetable oil and corn syrup
(d) Ethanol and water
___32. The example of a colloidal solution is
(a) Air (b) Milk (c) Alcohol (d) Urea
___33.The example of a suspension is
(a) Milk (b) Alcohol (c) Urea(d) Mixture of water and chalk
___37. What is the mole fraction of ethylene glycol in a solution containing 20g by mass?
(a) 0.022 (b) 0.054 (c) 0.068 (d) 0.090
Answer: (c)
___48. A reaction between one mole of sodium and one mole of chloride should yield 42 grams of
sodium chloride. In your experiment, the actual yield is 32.73 grams. Calculate the percent error of your
experiment.
Answer: Given,
Theoretical Yield: 42g
Actual Yield: 32.73g
We know that,
Percent Error: Theoretical Yield – Actual Yield / Theoretical Yield * 100
Percent Error: 42 – 32.73 / 42 * 100
Percent Error: 22.07%
49-53. Match the following.
Column 1 Column 2
65. Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of iron that has 69.9% iron and 30.1% dioxygen by
mass.
Answer: Percent of iron by mass = 69.9%
Percent of oxygen by mass = 30.1%
Relative moles of iron = Per cent of iron by mass / Atomic mass of iron
Relative moles of iron = 69.9 / 55.85
Relative moles of iron = 1.25
Relative moles of oxygen = Per cent of oxygen by mass / Atomic mass of oxygen
Relative moles of oxygen = 30.1 / 16
Relative moles of oxygen = 1.88
Since we have relative moles of both the elements so, we can calculate the simpler molar ratio.
1.25:1.88
1:1.5
2:3
Hence, the empirical formula of iron oxide will be Fe2O3.
Q14. A pigment moved 3.4 cm during a chromatography experiment, while the solvent moved 4.8 cm.
Calculate the Rf value.
Answer: Given
Distance moved by the pigment = 3.4
Distance moved by the solvent = 4.8
We know that
Rf = Distance moved by the pigment / Distance moved by the solvent
Rf = 3.4 / 4.8
Rf = 0.7083 = 0.71
Q15. How many grams of hydrogen chloride, HCl are required to prepare 4 Litre of 5M HCl in water.
Answer: Given,
Molarity = 5 M
Volume = 4 L
Moles of HCl = Molarity * Volume
Moles of HCl = 5 * 4
Moles of HCl = 20 moles
1 mole of HCl = 36.5 g
20 moles of HCl = 36.5 * 20
20 moles of HCl = 730g
Hence 730 g of HCl is required to prepare 4 Litre of 5M HCl in water.
Solutions
1) How many moles are in 40.0 grams of water?
40.0 g H2O x 1 mole H2O = 2.22 mole H2O
18.01 g H2O
2) How many grams are in 3.7 moles of Na2O?
3.7 moles Na2O x 62 g Na2O = 230 g Na2O
1 mole Na2O
3) How many atoms are in 14 moles of cadmium?
14 mole Cd x 6.022 x 1023 atoms Cd = 8.4 x 1023 atoms Cd
1 mole Cd
4) How many moles are in 4.3 x 1022 molecules of H3PO4?
4.3 x 1022 molecules H3PO4 x 1 mole H3PO4 = 7.1 x 10-2 moles H3PO4
6.022 x 1023 molecules H3PO4
5) How many molecules are in 48.0 grams of NaOH?
48.0 molecules NaOH x 1 mole NaOH x 6.022 x 1023 molecules NaOH
40 g NaOH 1 mole NaOH
= 7.23 x 1023 molecules NaOH
6) How many grams are in 4.63 x 1024 molecules of CCl4? 4.63 x 1024 molecules CCl4 x 1 mole CCl4 x
153.8 g CCl4 = 1180 g CCl4 6.022 x 1023 molecules CCl4 1 mole CCl4.
10. What is the concentration of the sulphuric acid solution, if 100 ml of the solution is neutralised by 50
ml of 0.5 M Ba(OH)2 solution?
(a) 0.25 M
(b) 50 M
(c) 0.5 M
(d) 100 M
Answer: (a
2. In it, two chemical reactions occur. In it, only one chemical reaction occurs.
It can determine the exact end point with a sharp It is used when the endpoint of titration can be
5. colour change. easily obtained.
Q14. Match the following titrations with the indicators used in them.
Column 1 Column 2
I2 vs Na2S2O3 KMnO4
I2 vs Na2S2O3 Starch
It is the point at which the indicator It is the point at which the amount of titrant is chemically
1. changes its colour. equivalent to the analyte in the sample.
2. It comes after the equivalence point. It comes before the end point.
3. Weak acids have only one endpoint. Weak acids have multiple equivalence points.
Practise Questions on Titration
Q1. Why is it customary to read the lower meniscus in colourless and transparent solutions and the
upper meniscus in highly coloured solutions?
Q2. Why is dilute sulphuric acid added while preparing a standard ferrous ammonium sulphate solution?
Q3. Why, in the redox titration of KMnO4 vs oxalic acid, do we heat oxalic acid solution before starting
the titration?
Q4. Why do we heat oxalic acid solution and sulphuric acid up to 50–60°C in the permanganate
titration?
Q5. What is the function of sulphuric acid in the titration of mohr salt against KMnO4?
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1. A solution is made by dissolving some salt in a beaker of water. The salt is referred to as the
A. solute B. filtrate C. solution D. solvent
2. When KCl dissolves in water, the following will be produced.
A. K and Cl B. K+
andCl-
C. K and Cl2 D. K+
and Cl2
3. What is the concentration, in % (m/v) of a solution containing 15.0 g KCl in 600.0 mL solution?
A. 5.00% B. 2.00% C. 0.200% D. 2.50%
4. A 5.00 mL sample of solution has 2.8 x 10-4 g of calcium ions. The ppm concentration is
A. 18 ppm B. 56 ppm C. 2.8 x 10-1
ppm D. 2.8 x 102 ppm
5. How many mL of 2.50% (m/v) salt solution would contain 1.80 g of salt?
A. 105 mL B. 104 mL C. 45.0 mL D. 72.0 mL
6. What is the molarity of a solution that contains 1.50 molHCl in 2.50 L of solution?
A. 1.67 M B. 0.600 M C. 1.20 M D. 1.40 M
7. How many moles of C12H22O11 are needed to prepare 2.50 L of 0.300 M solution?
A. 0.750 mol B. 0.430 mol C. 8.33 mol D. 1.20 mol
8. What is the molarity of a NaNO3 solution made by diluting 250.0 mL of a 1.60 M solution to a final
volume of 400. mL?
A. 1.20 M B. 1.00 M C. 0.200 M D. 0.160 M
9. In the process known as osmosis, __________ moves through a semi-permeable membrane into an
area
of lower __________ concentration.
A. water, water B. solute, solute C. water, solute D. solute, water
10. What is the osmolarity of 0.800M (NH4)3PO4 solution?
A. 3.20 osmol B. 2.40 osmol C. 1.60 osmol
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2. A titration is a technique used to
determine the identity of an unknown substance
1. A solution is made by dissolving some salt in a beaker of water. The salt is referred to as the
A. solute B. filtrate C. solution D. solvent
2. When KCl dissolves in water, the following will be produced.
A. K and Cl B. K+
andCl-
C. K and Cl2 D. K+
and Cl2
3. What is the concentration, in % (m/v) of a solution containing 15.0 g KCl in 600.0 mL solution?
A. 5.00% B. 2.00% C. 0.200% D. 2.50%
4. A 5.00 mL sample of solution has 2.8 x 10-4 g of calcium ions. The ppm concentration is
A. 18 ppm B. 56 ppm C. 2.8 x 10-1
ppm D. 2.8 x 102 ppm
5. How many mL of 2.50% (m/v) salt solution would contain 1.80 g of salt?
A. 105 mL B. 104 mL C. 45.0 mL D. 72.0 mL
6. What is the molarity of a solution that contains 1.50 molHCl in 2.50 L of solution?
A. 1.67 M B. 0.600 M C. 1.20 M D. 1.40 M
7. How many moles of C12H22O11 are needed to prepare 2.50 L of 0.300 M solution?
A. 0.750 mol B. 0.430 mol C. 8.33 mol D. 1.20 mol
8. What is the molarity of a NaNO3 solution made by diluting 250.0 mL of a 1.60 M solution to a final
volume of 400. mL?
A. 1.20 M B. 1.00 M C. 0.200 M D. 0.160 M
9. In the process known as osmosis, __________ moves through a semi-permeable membrane into an
area
of lower __________ concentration.
A. water, water B. solute, solute C. water, solute D. solute, water
10. What is the osmolarity of 0.800M (NH4)3PO4 solution?
A. 3.20 osmol B. 2.40 osmol C. 1.60 osmol D. 8.00 osmol
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