ACADEMIC SESSION 2021-2022 CBSE
CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL-PRACTICE QUESTIONS -CLASS 12
SALT ANALYSIS-MCQS
1) During the preliminary test for zinc salt, it gives green colour ash. It is due to the
formation of
a) oxide formation
b) excitation of electrons
c) double oxide formation
d) zinc cobaltate formation
Ans: c
2) Which among the following is/ are coloured basic radicals?
(I)Fe2+ (II)Cu2+ ( III) Zn2+ (IV) NH4+
a) (I) and II
b) (II) and III
c) (IV) only
d) (I) and (IV)
Ans: a
3) Name the acid radicals detected by conc.H2SO4
a) Carbonate ion
b) nitrate ion
c) phosphate ion
d) sulphate ion
Ans: b
4) Name the group reagents for 3rd group cations
a) H2S in presence of NH4OH
b) NH4OH in presence of NH4Cl
c) (NH4)2CO3 in presence of NH4OH
d) dil HCl
Ans: b
5) The function of paper pellet when a nitrate is heated with conc. H2SO4 is,
a) oxidising agent
b) reducing agent
c) dehydrating agent
d) complexing agent
Ans: b
6) Golden spangles are chemically,
a) PbCl2
b) PbCrO4
c) PbI2
d) Pb
Ans: c
7) Nessler's reagent is,
a) K2HgI4
b) K4HgI4
c) HgI2
d) KI
Ans: a
8) Group 4 reagents are,
a) NH4Cl & NH4OH
b) HCl & NH4Cl
c) HCl& NH4OH
d) NH4Cl & NH4OH & H2S
Ans: d
9) The alkaline earth metal that imparts apple green colour to the Bunsen flame when
introduced in it in the form of its chloride is
a) strontium
b) barium
c) calcium
d) magnesium
Ans: b
10) When conc. H2SO4 is added to dry KNO3, brown fumes are evolved. These fumes are:
a) SO3
b) SO2
c) NO2
d) NO
Ans: c
11) Two gases when mixed give white dense fumes, the gases are:
a) NH3 and SO2
b) NH3 and NO2
c) NH3 and N2O
d) NH3 and HCl
Ans: d
12) When CO2 is passed into lime water it turns milky. When excess of carbon dioxide is
passed, milkiness disappears because:
a) Reaction is reversed
b) Water soluble Ca(HCO3)2 is formed
c) Vapourisable calcium derivative is formed
d) Water soluble CaCO3 is formed
Ans: b
13) Nitrate is confirmed by brown ring test. The brown colour of the ring is due to the
formation of:
a) [Fe(H2O)5NO]SO4
b) [Fe(H2O)(NO)5]SO4
c) Ferrous nitrite
d) Ferrous nitrate
Ans: a
14) A brown ring appears in the test for
a) Nitrate
b) Nitrite
c) Bromide
d) Iron
Ans: a
15) Which of the following radicals will not be precipitated by passing H2S in concentrated
acid solution?
a) Copper
b) Antimony
c) Arsenic
d) Cadmium
Ans: d
16) Which of the following salt will produce a brown gas on heating?
a) Lead (II) bromide
b) Ammonium nitrate
c) Potassium nitrate
d) Zinc nitrate
Ans: d
17) Solution M reacts with sodium hydroxide solution to form a white precipitate that is
insoluble in excess sodium hydroxide solution. Which of the following ions is most likely
present in solution M?
a) Lead (II)ion
b) Zinc ion
c) Magnesium ion
d) Ammonium ion
Ans: c
18) When lead (II) nitrate is heated strongly in a test tube, which of the following cannot be
observed?
a) A brown gas that changes moist blue litmus paper red is evolved
b) A gas that rekindles glowing wooden splinter is evolved
c) A white residue is obtained
d) A yellow residue is obtained
Ans: c
SALT ANALYSIS-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1) In the flame test, sodium imparts yellow colour to the flame while magnesium does not
impart any colour. Why?
Ans: In flame test, the excited electron jumps back to the ground state, the frequency of
radiation emitted doesn't fall in the visible region
2) Is there any gas other than CO2 which turns lime water milky?
Ans: SO2
3) Why is NH4Cl added along with NH4OH in group III. Explain why?
Ans: It is done in order to decrease the concentration of OH- ion by suppressing the ionization
of NH4OH by common ion effect.
4) Name a cation which is not obtained from a metal.
Ans: Ammonium ion
5) Why do we use Conc.HCl in preparing a paste of the salt for flame test?
Ans: In order to convert metal salts into metal chlorides which are more volatile than other
salts
6) Why should we avoid excess of cobalt nitrate in cobalt nitrate test.
Ans: It forms black cobalt oxide which mask other colours which might be produced during
the test.
7) What is the chemistry of flame test?
Ans: The valence electrons of atoms get excited and jumps to the higher level. When electron
jump backs to ground state, radiations are emitted whose frequency lies in the visible region.
8) Why do barium salts not impart colour to the flame immediately?
Ans: Because barium chloride is less volatile, it imparts colour to the flame after sometime.
9) What will happen if excess of CO2 is passed through lime water?
Ans: The white precipitate of calcium carbonate changes into soluble calcium bicarbonate.
And milkiness disappears.
10) All nitrates on heating with con H2SO4 in presence of paper pellet evolve NO2 gas. What
is the function of paper pellet?
Ans: Paper pellet reduces HNO3 to NO2
KNO3+H 2SO4--→KHSO4+HNO3
HNO3+C→-2H2O+4NO+CO2
VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS -MCQS
1) In the reaction between KMnO4 and Mohr's salt in acidic medium, the oxidation state of
Mn changes from
a) +3 to +4
b) +4 to +7
c) +7 to +4
d) +7 to +2
Ans: d
2) 2M H2SO4 is added to the Mohr's salt to prevent the:
a) Reduction of Ferrous sulphate
b) Hydrolysis of Ferrous sulphate
c) Reduction of KMnO4
d) Oxidation of KMnO4
Answer: b
3) HCl is not preferred to acidify potassium permanganate solution in volumetric analysis
because it is
a) A strong oxidizing agent
b) Reduced by KMnO4
c) A weak acid
d) Oxidized by KMnO4
Ans: d
4) Which of the following Indicator is used in KMnO4 titrations?
a) KMnO4 is a self-indicator
b) Phenolphthalein
c) Methyl orange
d) Litmus solution
Answer: a
5) Number of moles of KMnO4 that reacts with 10 moles of Mohr's salt
a) 5
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
Ans: c
6) Which of the following is incorrect?
a) Mohr salt is an example of a double salt.
b) Redox titration is a reaction between oxidizing agent and reducing agent.
c) KMnO4 is an oxidizing agent only in acid medium.
d) KMnO4 is a strong oxidizing agent in acid medium.
Answer: c
7) The number of electrons gain by KMnO4 in acid medium is
a) 3
b) 6
c) 5
d) 2
Ans: c
8) Complete the following analogy
Permanganate ion: MnO4- :: Manganate ion: ............
a) Mn2+
b) MnO2
c) MnO4 2-
d) MnO3
Ans: c
VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS -SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1) What is a standard solution?
Answer: A solution whose strength is known is called a standard solution.
2) What is a normal solution?
Answer: A solution containing one-gram equivalent mass of the solute per litre of the
solution is called a normal solution.
3) What is the equivalent mass of KMnO4 when it acts as oxidizing agent in acidic
medium?
Answer: KMnO4 loses 5 electrons per molecule, when it acts as oxidizing agent in the
presence of acids. Therefore, its equivalent mass is one-fifth of its molecular mass.
4) Is sodium hydroxide a primary standard?
Answer: No.
5) Are 'molality and "molarity' same?
Answer: No, molality of a solution is defined as the number of moles of solute present in 1
kg of the solvent whereas molarity tells us about the number of moles of the solute present
per litre of the solution.
6) What would be the normality of 0.1 0M KMnO4?
Answer : It will be 0.1 x 5 = 0.5 N.
7) What volume of 10M HCI must be diluted with water to get IL of 1M HCI?
Answer:0.1 L.
8) What is the basicity of H2SO4?
Answer: 2
9) What is the relationship between normality (N), molarity (M), molecular mass and
equivalent mass?
Answer: Normality x Eq. Mass = Molarity x Mol. Mass.
10) Which is the oxidizing agent in the titration between KMnO 4 and Mohr's salt?
Answer: KMnO4
11) What happens to Mohr’s salt in the reaction between KMnO 4 and Mohr's salt?
Answer: Mohr's salt gets oxidised.
12) What is the use of adding dil. H2SO4 in the titration of KMnO4 and Mohr's salt?
Answer: To prevent hydrolysis of Fe2+ ions in the Mohr’s salt.
13) What is the chemical name of Mohr’s salt?
Answer: Ferrous ammonium sulphate
14) What is the molecular mass of KMnO4?
Answer: 158
15) Why HCl is not used in the place of Sulphuric acid for KMnO4 titration?
Answer: KMnO4 oxidizes HCl to Cl2
16) Why is upper meniscus read in coloured solution?
Answer: In coloured solution lower meniscus is not visible
17) What is permanganometry?
Answer: Redox titrations involving KMnO4 as the oxidizing agent are called
permanganometric titrations.
18) What is titration?
Answer: The process of adding one solution from the burette to another in the conical flask
in order to complete the chemical reaction involved, is known as titration.
19) What is indicator?
Answer: Indicator is a chemical substance which changes colour at the end point.
20) What is end point?
Answer: The stage during titration at which the reaction is just complete is known as the
end point of titration.
CONTENT BASED EXPERIMENTS -SHORT ANSWER TYPE &
MCQS
1) Explain why does fructose reduce Fehling's solution and tollens reagent in spite of the
presence of ketonic group?
Ans: In alkaline medium fructose rearranges to glucose and the two are equilibrium with
each other.
2) Why do we get a red precipitate with Fehling's test for carbohydrates?
Ans: It is due to the formation of cuprous oxide.
3) Why do we get a shining mirror in tollens test?
Ans: Due to the formation of silver which deposits on the walls of the test tube.
4) What are the advantages of chromatography over other techniques?
Ans: Very small quantities of the substance can be effectively detected and separated from
the mixture.
5) what are the moving and stationary phases in paper chromatography?
Ans: Water absorbed on cellulose constituting the paper serves as a stationary phase and
organic solvent as moving face.
6)Name a reagent to detect carbonyl group in a compound
Ans: 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine
7)Name two tests that distinguishes aldehydes from ketones
Ans:Tollens test and Fehlings test
CARBOHYDRATES AND PROTEINS
1)What are Fehling A and Fehling B solutions?
Ans: Fehling solution A is copper sulphate and Fehling solution B is mixture of solutions of
sodium potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide
2)What is the name given to the reaction between protein and con. HNO3?
Ans: Xanthoprotein reaction
3)What is the colour obtained in Ninhydrin test for proteins?
Ans: Blue
4)How will you distinguish between sucrose and glucose?
Ans: Glucose, being a reducing sugar, will give silver mirror test positive
(Sucrose is non reducing sugar)
6)How does the presence of carbohydrate detected?
Ans: The sample of carbohydrate is heated with Tollen's reagent. Formation of silver mirror
shows the presence of carbohydrate
7)When Benedict reagent is added to a sample, a brick red precipitate is obtained. It shows the
presence of :
(a) Ketone. (b)Carbohydrate
(c)Carboxylic acid (d)Amine
Ans: b
8)What is Biuret reagent? What coloration is given by protein during biuret test?
Ans: It is a mixture of 1% CuSO4 and 40% NaOH solution
Violet colour
9)What is Benedict reagent?
Ans: It is a mixture of sodium carbonate, sodium citrate& copper sulphate
10)Carbohydrates made up of large number of monosaccharides
units are called
a) Fructose
b) Polysaccharides
c)Glucose
d)Disaccharides
Ans: b
11)Which among the following test is used to detect the presence of starch in food
a)Biuret test
b)Xanthoproteic test
c)Benedicts test
d)Iodine test
Ans:d
CHROMATOGRAPHY
1) What is the principle of chromatographic process?
Ans: It is based on the differential migration of the individual components of a mixture through
a stationary phase under the influence of a moving phase.
2) How does the liquid rise through the filter paper?
Ans: Through capillary action.
3)What is meant by the term Rf value?
Ans: Rf (Retention factor) value of a substance is defined as the ratio of the distance moved
up by the solute from the point of its application to the distance moved up by the solvent from
the same point.
4)Name some chromatographic techniques.
Ans: Paper chromatography column chromatography, thin layer chromatography and gas
chromatography
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