EXERCISE-01 CHECK YOUR GRASP

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

If the oxidation number of metal in the salt was 3, what would be the new oxidation number of metal :
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
2. An element A in a compound ABD has oxidation number A . It is oxidised by Cr2O72– in acid medium. In the
n–

experiment 1.68 × 10–3 moles of K2Cr2O7 were used for 3.26 × 10–3 moles of ABD. The new oxidation
number of A after oxidation is :-
(A) 3 (B) 3 – n (C) n – 3 (D) +n
3. The incorrect order of decreasing oxidation number of S in compounds is :-
(A) H2S2O7 > Na2S4O6 > Na2S2O3 > S8 (B) H2SO5 > H2SO3 > SCl2 > H2S
(C) SO3 > SO2 > H2S > S8 (D) H2SO4 > SO2 > H2S > H2S2O8
4. Which reaction does not represent autoredox or disproportionation :-
(A) Cl2 + OH–  Cl– + ClO3– + H2O (B) 2H2O2  H2O + O2
(C) 2Cu+  Cu+2 + Cu (D) (NH4)2Cr2O7  N2 + Cr2O3 + 4H2O
5. Match List-I (Compounds) with List-II (Oxidation states of nitrogen) and select answer using the codes given
below the lists :-
List-I List-II
(a) NaN3 1. +5
(b) N2H2 2. +2
(c) NO 3. –1/3
(d) N2O5 4. –1
Code : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 42
(D) 4 3 1 2
6. Which of the following is a redox reaction :-
(A) 2 CrO42– + 2H+  Cr2O72– + H2O (B) CuSO4 + 4 NH3  [Cu(NH3)4] SO4
(C) Na2S2O3 + I2  Na2S4O6 + NaI (D) Cr2O72– + 2OH–  2 CrO42– + H2O
7. In which of the following reaction is there a change in the oxidation number of nitrogen atoms :-
(A) 2 NO2  N2O4 (B) NH3 + H2O  NH4+ + OH–
(C) N2O5 + H2O  2HNO3 (D) none
8. In the reaction
xHI + yHNO3 NO + I2 + H2O
(A) x = 3, y = 2 (B) x = 2, y = 3 (C) x = 6, y = 2 (D) x = 6, y = 1
9. For the redox reaction :
MnO4– + C2O42– + H+ Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O
the correct stoichiometric coefficients of MnO4–, C2O42– and H+ are respectively
(A) 2,5,16 (B) 16,5,2 (C) 5,16,2 (D) 2,16,5
10. Which of the following relations is incorrect :-
(A) 3 N Al2 (SO4)3 = 0.5 M Al2 (SO4)3 (B) 3 M H2SO4 = 6 N H2 SO4
(C) 1 M H3PO4 = 1/3 N H3PO4 (D) 1 M Al2 (SO4)3 = 6 N Al2(SO4)3
11. The mass of oxalic acid crystals (H2C2O4. 2H2O) required to prepare 50 mL of a 0.2 N solution is :-
(A) 4.5 g (B) 6.3 g (C) 0.63 g (D) 0.45 g
12. 125 mL of 63% (w/v) H2C2O4. 2H2O is made to react with 125 mL of a 40% (w/v) NaOH solution. The
resulting solution is :-
(A) neutral (B) acidic (C) strongly acidic (D) alkaline
13. A certain weight of pure CaCO3 is made to react completely with 200 mL of an HCl solution to give
224 mL of CO2 gas at STP. The normality of the HCl is :-
(A) 0.05 N (B) 0.1 N (C) 1.0 N (D) 0.2 N
14. The volume of 1.5 MH3PO4 solution required to neutralize exactly 90 mL of a 0.5 M Ba (OH)2 solution is :-
(A) 10 mL (B) 30 mL (C) 20 mL (D) 60 mL
15. Volume V1 mL of 0.1 MK2Cr2O7 is needed for complete oxidation of 0.678 g N2H4 in acidic medium. The
volume of 0.3 M KMnO4 needed for same oxidation in acidic medium will be :-
2 5
(A) V1 (B) V1 (C) 113 V1 (D) can't say
5 2
16. If equal volumes of 0.1 M KMnO4 and 0.1 M K2Cr2O7 solutions are allowed to oxidise Fe2+ to Fe3+ in acidic
medium, then Fe2+ oxidised will be :-
(A) more by KMnO4 (B) more by K2CrO7
(C) equal in both cases (D) can't be determined
17. If 10 g of V2O5 is dissolved in acid and is reduced to V2+ by zinc metal, how many mole I2 could be reduced
by the resulting solution if it is further oxidised to VO2+ ions ?
[Assume no change in state of Zn2+ ions] (V = 51, O = 16, I = 127) :
(A) 0.11 mole of I2 (B) 0.22 mole of I2 (C) 0.055 mole of I2 (D) 0.44 mole of I2
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18. Given that 50.0 mL of 0.01 M Na2S2O3 solution and 5 × 10 mole of Cl2 react according to equation,
Cl2 (g) + S2O32– SO42– + Cl– + S
Answer the following :
(i) The balanced molecular equation is :
(A) Cl2 + H2O + Na2S2O3  Na2SO4 + S + 2HCl (B) Cl2 + Na2S2O3  2NaCl + Na2SO4
(C) Cl2 + S2O32–  SO42– + S + Cl– (D) none of these
2–
(ii) How many moles of S2O3 are in the above sample :-
(A) 0.00050 (B) 0.0025 (C) 0.01 (D) 0.02
(iii) How many equivalents of oxidising agents are in this sample for the above reaction :-
(A) 0.001 (B) 0.080 (C) 0.020 (D) 0.010
(iv) What is the molarity of Na2SO4 in this solution :-
(A) 0.080 M (B) 0.040 M (C) 0.020 M (D) 0.010 M
19. 0.3 g of an oxalate salt was dissolved in 100 mL solution. The solution required 90 mL of N/20 KMnO4 for
complete oxidation. The % of oxalate ion in salt is :-
(A) 33% (B) 66% (C) 70% (D) 40%
20. A 0.518 g sample of limestone is dissolved in HCl and then the calcium is precipitated as CaC2O4. After
filtering and washing the precipitate, it requires 40.0 mL of 0.250 N KMnO4 solution acidified with H2SO4
to titrate it as. The percentage of CaO in the sample is :-
MnO4– + H+ + C2O42–  Mn2+ + CO2 + 2H2O
(A) 54.0 % (B) 27.1 % (C) 42 % (D) 84 %