10 Chemical Arithmetic

(a) Marble (b) Diamond

(c) Glass (d) Sand
13. In known elements, the maximum number is of
[CPMT 1985]
(a) Metals (b) Non-metals
(c) Metalloids (d) None of these
Significant figures, Units for measurement, 14. Which one of the following is not an element
Matter and Separation of mixture
(a) Diamond (b) Graphite
(c) Silica (d) Ozone
1. One fermi is [Haryana CEET 1994; DPMT 2004]
15. A mixture of ZnCl 2 and PbCl 2 can be separated by
(a) 10 13 cm (b) 10 15 cm
[AFMC 1989]
(c) 10 10 cm (d) 10 12 cm (a) Distillation (b) Crystallization
2. A picometre is written as (c) Sublimation (d) Adding aceitic acid
(a) 10 9 m (b) 10 10 m 16. A mixture of methyl alcohol and acetone can be separated
(c) 10 11 m (d) 10 12 m by [Manipal PMT 2001]

3. One atmosphere is equal to (a) Distillation

(a) 101.325 K pa (b) 1013.25 K pa (b) Fractional distillation
(c) Steam distillation
(c) 105 Nm (d) None of these
(d) Distillation under reduced pressure
4. Dimensions of pressure are same as that of
17. In the final answer of the expression
[CBSE PMT 1995]
5
(29.2 20.2) (1.79 10 )
(a) Energy (b) Force . The number of significant figures
1.37
(c) Energy per unit volume (d) Force per unit volume
is [CBSE PMT 1994]
5. The prefix 1018 is [Kerala MEE 2002] (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) Giga (b) Nano (c) 3 (d) 4
(c) Mega (d) Exa 18. 81.4 g sample of ethyl alcohol contains 0.002 g of water.
6. Given the numbers : 161cm, 0.161cm, 0.0161 cm. The The amount of pure ethyl alcohol to the proper number of
number of significant figures for the three numbers are significant figures is
[CBSE PMT 1998] (a) 81.398 g (b) 71.40 g
(a) 3, 4 and 5 respectively (b) 3, 3 and 3 respectively (c) 91.4 g (d) 81 g
(c) 3, 3 and 4 respectively (d) 3, 4 and 4 respectively 19. The unit J Pa 1
is equivalent to
7. Significant figures in 0.00051 are 3
(a) m (b) cm 3
(a) 5 (b) 3
(c) dm 3 (d) None of these
(c) 2 (d) 4
20. From the following masses, the one which is expressed
8. Which of the following halogen can be purified by
nearest to the milligram is
sublimation [Manipal PMT 2001]
(a) 16 g (b) 16.4 g
(a) F2 (b) Cl 2
(c) 16.428 g (d) 16.4284 g
(c) Br2 (d) I 2
21. The number of significant figures in 6.02 10 23 is
9. Difference in density is the basis of [Kerala MEE 2002] (a) 23 (b) 3
(a) Ultrafiltration (b) Molecular sieving (c) 4 (d) 26
(c) Gravity Separation (d) Molecular attraction 22. The prefix zepto stands for [DPMT 2004]
10. Which of the following elements of matter would best (a) 10 9
(b) 10 12

convey that there is life on earth 15

(c) 10 (d) 10 21
(a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen
23. The significant figures in 3400 are [BHU 2004]
(c) Carbon (d) Iron
(a) 2 (b) 5
11. The compound which is added to table salt for maintaining
(c) 6 (d) 4
proper health is
24. The number of significant figures in 6.0023 are
(a) KCl (b) KBr
[Pb.CET 2001]
(c) NaI (d) MgBr2
(a) 5 (b) 4
12. Which of the following contains only one element
 Chemical Arithmetic 11
(c) 3 (d) 1 (c) Number of molecules present in one gram molecular
25. Given P = 0.0030m , Q = 2.40m , R = 3000m , Significant mass of a substance
figures in P, Q and R are respectively [Pb. CET 2002] (d) All of these
8. Different propartions of oxygen in the various oxides of
(a) 2, 2, 1 (b) 2, 3, 4
nitrogen prove the [MP PMT 1985]
(c) 4, 2, 1 (d) 4, 2, 3
(a) Equivalent proportion (b) Multiple proportion
26. The number of significant figures in 60.0001 is
(c) Constant proportion (d) Conservation of matter
[Pb. CET 2000]
(a) 5 (b) 6 9. Two elements X and Y have atomic weights of 14 and 16.
They form a series of compounds A, B, C, D and E in which
(c) 3 (d) 2
the same amount of element X, Y is present in the ratio 1 : 2
27. A sample was weighted using two different balances. The
: 3 : 4 : 5. If the compound A has 28 parts by weight of X
results were (i) 3.929 g (ii) 4.0 g. How would the weight of
and 16 parts by weight of Y, then the compound of C will
the sample be reported
have 28 parts weight of X and [NCERT 1971]
(a) 3.929 g (b) 3 g
(a) 32 parts by weight of Y (b) 48 parts by weight of Y
(c) 3.9 g (d) 3.93 g
(c) 64 parts by weight of Y (d) 80 parts by weight of Y
Laws of chemical combination 10. Carbon and oxygen combine to form two oxides, carbon
monoxide and carbon dioxide in which the ratio of the
1. Which of the following pairs of substances illustrate the law weights of carbon and oxygen is respectively 12 : 16 and 12
of multiple proportions [CPMT 1972, 78] : 32. These figures illustrate the
(a) CO and CO2 (b) H 2 O and D 2 O (a) Law of multiple proportions
(b) Law of reciprocal proportions
(c) NaCl and NaBr (d) MgO and Mg(OH ) 2
(c) Law of conservation of mass
2. 1.0 g of an oxide of A contained 0.5 g of A. 4.0 g of another (d) Law of constant proportions
oxide of A contained 1.6 g of A. The data indicate the law of
11. A sample of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) has the following
(a) Reciprocal proportions (b) Constant proportions
percentage composition : Ca = 40%; C = 12%; O = 48%
(c) Conservation of energy (d) Multiple proportions
If the law of constant proportions is true, then the weight of
3. Among the following pairs of compounds, the one that calcium in 4 g of a sample of calcium carbonate obtained
illustrates the law of multiple proportions is from another source will be
(a) NH 3 and NCl 3 (b) H 2 S and SO 2 (a) 0.016 g (b) 0.16 g
(c) CuO and Cu 2 O (d) CS 2 and FeSO 4 (c) 1.6 g (d) 16 g
12. n g of substance X reacts with m g of substance Y to form p
4. The percentage of copper and oxygen in samples of CuO g of substance R and q g of substance S. This reaction can be
obtained by different methods were found to be the same. represented as, X + Y = R + S . The relation which can be
This illustrates the law of [AMU 1982, 92]
established in the amounts of the reactants and the products will
(a) Constant proportions (b) Conservation of mass be
(c) Multiple proportions (d) Reciprocal proportions (a) n m = p q (b) n + m = p + q
5. Two samples of lead oxide were separately reduced to (c) n = m (d) p = q
metallic lead by heating in a current of hydrogen. The
13. Which of the following is the best example of law of
weight of lead from one oxide was half the weight of lead
conservation of mass [NCERT 1975]
obtained from the other oxide. The data illustrates [AMU 1983]
(a) 12 g of carbon combines with 32 g of oxygen to form
(a) Law of reciprocal proportions
44 g of CO2
(b) Law of constant proportions
(c) Law of multiple proportions (b) When 12 g of carbon is heated in a vacuum there is no
(d) Law of equivalent proportions change in mass
6. Chemical equation is balanced according to the law of (c) A sample of air increases in volume when heated at
[AMU 1984] constant pressure but its mass remains unaltered
(a) Multiple proportion (b) Reciprocal proportion (d) The weight of a piece of platinum is the same before
(c) Conservation of mass (d) Definite proportions and after heating in air

7. Avogadro number is 14. The law of multiple proportions is illustrated by the two
compounds [NCERT 1972]
(a) Number of atoms in one gram of element
(a) Sodium chloride and sodium bromide
(b) Number of millilitres which one mole of a gaseous
substances occupies at NTP (b) Ordinary water and heavy water
 12 Chemical Arithmetic
(c) Caustic soda and caustic potash Atomic, Molecular and Equivalent masses
(d) Sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide
15. In compound A, 1.00 g nitrogen unites with 0.57 g oxygen. 1. Which property of an element is always a whole number
In compound B, 2.00 g nitrogen combines with 2.24 g [MP PMT 1986]
oxygen. In compound C, 3.00 g nitrogen combines with (a) Atomic weight (b) Equivalent weight
5.11 g oxygen. These results obey the following law[CPMT 1971] (c) Atomic number (d) Atomic volume
(a) Law of constant proportion 2. Which one of the following properties of an element is not
(b) Law of multiple proportion variable [Bihar MADT 1981]

(c) Law of reciprocal proportion (a) Valency (b) Atomic weight

(d) Dalton's law of partial pressure (c) Equivalent weight (d) All of these

16. Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form H 2 O in which 3. The modern atomic weight scale is based on
[MP PMT 2002]
16 g of oxygen combine with 2 g of hydrogen. Hydrogen
12 16
also combines with carbon to form CH 4 in which 2 g of (a) C (b) O
1
hydrogen combine with 6 g of carbon. If carbon and oxygen (c) H (d) C 13
combine together then they will do show in the ratio of 4. 1 amu is equal to
(a) 6 : 16 or 12 : 32 (b) 6 : 18 1 1
(a) of C 12 (b) of O - 16
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 12 : 24 12 14
17. 2 g of hydrogen combine with 16 g of oxygen to form water (c) 1g of H 2 (d) 1.66 10 23 kg
and with 6 g of carbon to form methane. In carbon dioxide
5. Sulphur forms the chlorides S 2 Cl 2 and SCl 2 . The
12 g of carbon are combined with 32 g of oxygen. These
figures illustrate the law of equivalent mass of sulphur in SCl 2 is
(a) Multiple proportions (b) Constant proportions [EAMCET 1985; Pb. CET 2001]

(c) Reciprocal proportions (d) Conservation of mass (a) 8 g/mole (b) 16 g/mole
18. An element forms two oxides containing respectively 53.33 (c) 64.8 g/mole (d) 32 g/mole
and 36.36 percent of oxygen. These figures illustrate the law 6. The sulphate of a metal M contains 9.87% of M. This
of sulphate is isomorphous with ZnSO 4 .7 H 2 O . The atomic
(a) Conservation of mass (b) Constant proportions weight of M is [IIT 1991]
(c) Reciprocal proportions (d) Multiple proportions (a) 40.3 (b) 36.3
19. After a chemical reaction, the total mass of reactants and (c) 24.3 (d) 11.3
products [MP PMT 1989] 7. When 100 ml of 1 M NaOH solution and 10 ml of
(a) Is always increased (b) Is always decreased 10 N H 2 SO 4 solution are mixed together, the resulting
(c) Is not changed (d) Is always less or more solution will be [DPMT 1982]
20. A sample of pure carbon dioxide, irrespective of its source (a) Alkaline (b) Acidic
contains 27.27% carbon and 72.73% oxygen. The data (c) Strongly acidic (d) Neutral
support 8. In chemical scale, the relative mass of the isotopic mixture of
[AIIMS 1992]
oxygen atoms (O 16 , O 17 , O 18 ) is assumed to be equal to
(a) Law of constant composition
[Bihar MADT 1981]
(b) Law of conservation of mass
(a) 16.002 (b) 16.00
(c) Law of reciprocal proportions
(c) 17.00 (d) 11.00
(d) Law of multiple proportions
9. For preparing 0.1 N solution of a compound from its impure
21. The law of definite proportions is not applicable to nitrogen sample of which the percentage purity is known, the weight
oxide because [EAMCET 1981] of the substance required will be [
(a) Nitrogen atomic weight is not constant (a) More than the theoretical weight
(b) Nitrogen molecular weight is variable (b) Less than the theoretical weight
(c) Nitrogen equivalent weight is variable (c) Same as the theoretical weight
(d) Oxygen atomic weight is variable (d) None of these
22. Which one of the following pairs of compounds illustrates 10. 1 mol of CH 4 contains
the law of multiple proportion [EAMCET 1989]
(a) 6.02 10 23 atoms of H
(a) H 2O, Na 2O (b) MgO, Na2O
(b) 4 g atom of Hydrogen
(c) Na2O, BaO (d) SnCl 2, SnCl4 (c) 1.81 10 23 molecules of CH 4
 Chemical Arithmetic 13
(d) 3.0 g of carbon 23. 1.25 g of a solid dibasic acid is completely neutralised by 25
11. In the reaction 2 Na 2S2O3 + I 2 Na 2S4 O6 + 2 NaI , the ml of 0.25 molar Ba(OH ) 2 solution. Molecular mass of the
equivalent weight of Na 2 S 2 O 3 (mol. wt. = M) is equal to acid is
(a) M (b) M / 2 (a) 100 (b) 150
(c) M / 3 (d) M / 4 (c) 120 (d) 200
12. When potassium permanganate is titrated against ferrous 24. The oxide of a metal has 32% oxygen. Its equivalent weight
ammonium sulphate, the equivalent weight of potassium would be [MP PMT 1985]
permanganate is [CPMT 1988] (a) 34 (b) 32
(a) Molecular weight /10 (b) Molecular weight /5 (c) 17 (d) 8
(c) Molecular weight /2 (d) Molecular weight 25. The mass of a molecule of water is [Bihar CEE 1995]
13. Boron has two stable isotopes, 10 B (19%) and 11 B (81%). 26 25
(a) 3 10 kg (b) 3 10 kg
The atomic mass that should appear for boron in the
26 26
periodic table is [CBSE PMT 1990] (c) 1.5 10 kg (d) 2.5 10 kg
(a) 10.8 (b) 10.2 26. 1.24 gm P is present in 2.2 gm
(c) 11.2 (d) 10.0 (a) P4 S 3 (b) P2 S 2
14. What is the concentration of nitrate ions if equal volumes of
(c) PS 2 (d) P2 S 4
0.1 M AgNO 3 and 0.1 M NaCl are mixed together
[CPMT 1983; NCERT 1985]
27. The atomic weights of two elements A and B are 40 and 80
(a) 0.1 M (b) 0.2 M respectively. If x g of A contains y atoms, how many atoms
are present in 2x g of B
(c) 0.05 M (d) 0.25 M
15. Total number of atoms represented by the compound y y
(a) (b)
CuSO4.5H2O is [BHU 2005] 2 4
(a) 27 (b) 21 (c) y (d) 2y
(c) 5 (d) 8 28. Assuming fully decomposed, the volume of CO 2 released at
16. 74.5 g of a metallic chloride contain 35.5 g of chlorine. The STP on heating 9.85g of BaCO 3 (Atomic mass of Ba=137)
equivalent weight of the metal is [CPMT 1986]
will be [CBSE PMT 2000]
(a) 19.5 (b) 35.5
(c) 39.0 (d) 78.0 (a) 0.84 L (b) 2.24 L
17. 7.5 grams of a gas occupy 5.8 litres of volume at STP the (c) 4.06 L (d) 1.12 L
gas is 29. If N A is Avogadros number then number of valence
(a) NO (b) N 2 O
electrons in 4.2 g of nitride ions ( N 3 )
(c) CO (d) CO 2
(a) 2.4 N A (b) 4.2 N A
18. The number of atoms in 4.25 g of NH 3 is approximately
(c) 1.6 N A (d) 3.2 N A
[CBSE PMT 1999; MH CET 2003]
(a) 1 10 23 (b) 2 10 23 30. The weight of 1 10 22 molecules of CuSO 4 .5 H 2 O is

(c) 4 10 23 (d) 6 10 23 [IIT 1991]

19. One litre of a gas at STP weight 1.16 g it can possible be (a) 41.59 g (b) 415.9 g
[AMU 1992] (c) 4.159 g (d) None of these
(a) C 2 H 2 (b) CO 31. Rearrange the following (I to IV) in the order of increasing
(c) O2 (d) CH 4 masses and choose the correct answer from (a), (b), (c) and
(d) (Atomic mass: N=14, O=16, Cu=63).
20. The vapour density of a gas is 11.2. The volume occupied
by 11.2 g of the gas at ATP will be [Bihar CET 1995] I. 1 molecule of oxygen
(a) 11.2 L (b) 22.4 L II. 1 atom of nitrogen
(c) 1 L (d) 44.8 L
III. 1 10 10 g molecular weight of oxygen
21. Equivalent weight of crystalline oxalic acid is
[MP PMT 1995] IV. 1 10 10 g atomic weight of copper
(a) 30 (b) 63 (a) II<I<III<IV (b) IV<III<II<I
(c) 53 (d) 45
(c) II<III<I<IV (d) III<IV<I<II
22. The equivalent weight of an element is 4. Its chloride has a
32. 1.520 g of the hydroxide of a metal on ignition gave
V.D 59.25. Then the valency of the element is [BHU 1997]
0.995 gm of oxide. The equivalent weight of metal is
(a) 4 (b) 3 [DPMT 1984]
(c) 2 (d) 1 (a) 1.520 (b) 0.995
 14 Chemical Arithmetic
(c) 19.00 (d) 9.00 (c) 2 (d) 3
3 44. A 400 mg iron capsule contains 100 mg of ferrous fumarate,
33. How much coulomb charge is present on 1g ion of N
6 5 (CHCOO) 2 Fe . The percentage of iron pasent in it is
(a) 5.2 10 Couloumb (b) 2.894 10 Couloumb
6 approximately
(c) 6.6 10 Couloumb (d) 8.2 10 6 Couloumb
(a) 33% (b) 25%
34. Ratio of C p and Cv of a gas X is 1.4, the number of atom of
(c) 14% (d) 8%
the gas X present in 11.2 litres of it at NTP will be
[CBSE 1999] 45. The element whose a atom has mass of 10.86 10 26 kg is
(a) Boron (b) Calcium
(a) 6.02 10 23 (b) 1.2 10 23
(c) Silver (d) Zinc
(c) 3.01 10 23 (d) 2.01 10 23
46. The number of gram atoms of oxygen present in 0.3 gram
35. If we consider that 1/6, in place of 1/12, mass of carbon
mole of (COOH ) 2 .2H 2 O is
atom is taken to be the relative atomic mass unit, the mass
of one mole of a substance will [AIEEE 2005] (a) 0.6 (b) 1.8
(a) Decrease twice (c) 1.2 (d) 3.6
(b) Increase two fold 47. A gaseous mixture contains CH 4 and C 2 H 6 in
(c) Remain unchanged equimolecular proportion. The weight of 2.24 litres of this
(d) Be a function of the molecular mass of the substance mixture at NTP is
36. What should be the equivalent weight of phosphorous acid, (a) 4.6 g (b) 1.6 g
if P=31; O=16; H=1 (c) 2.3 g (d) 23 g
(a) 82 (b) 41 48. Vapour density of a metal chloride is 66. Its oxide contains
(c) 20.5 (d) None of these 53% metal. The atomic weight of the metal is
37. The number of molecule at NTP in 1 ml of an ideal gas will [Bihar MADT 1982]
be (a) 21 (b) 54
(a) 6 10 23 (b) 2.69 10 19 (c) 27.06 (d) 2.086
(c) 2.69 10 23 (d) None of these 49. One gram of hydrogen is found to combine with 80g of
bromine one gram of calcium valency=2 combines with 4g
38. The specific heat of a metal is 0.16 its approximate atomic
of bromine the equivalent weight of calcium is
weight would be
(a) 32 (b) 16 (a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 40 (d) 64 (c) 40 (d) 80
39. The weight of a molecule of the compound C 60 H 122 is 50. The equivalent weight of MnSO4 is half its molecular weight

[AIIMS 2000]
when it is converted to [IIT 1988; CPMT 1994]
21 21 (a) Mn2 O3 (b) MnO 2
(a) 1.4 10 g (b) 1.09 10 g
(c) 5.025 10 23
g (d) 16.023 10 23
g (c) MnO 4 (d) MnO42
40. What is the weight of oxygen required for the complete 51. 100 mL of PH 3 on decomposition produced phosphorus
combustion of 2.8 kg of ethylene [CBSE PMT 1989] and hydrogen. The change in volume is [MNR 1986]
(a) 2.8 kg (b) 6.4 kg (a) 50 mL increase (b) 500 mL decrease
(c) 9.6 kg (d) 96 kg
(c) 900 mL decrease (d) Nil.
41. What volume of NH 3 gas at STP would be needed to
52. 12g of Mg (at. mass 24) on reacting completely with acid
prepare 100ml of 2.5 molal (2.5m) ammonium hydroxide
solution gives hydrogen gas, the volume of which at STP would be
(a) 0.056 litres (b) 0.56 litres [CPMT 1978]

(c) 5.6 litres (d) 11.2 litres (a) 22.4 L (b) 11.2 L

42. If the density of water is 1 g cm3 then the volume occupied (c) 44.8 L (d) 6.1 L
by one molecule of water is approximately [Pb. PMT 2004] 53. Which of the following has least mass [Pb. PET 1985]
(a) 18 cm 3 (b) 22400 cm 3 (a) 2 g atom of nitrogen (b) 3 10 23
atoms of C
23 3 23 3
(c) 6.02 10 cm (d) 3.0 10 cm (c) 1 mole of S (d) 7.0 g of Ag
43. Caffeine has a molecular weight of 194. If it contains 28.9% 54. How many mole of helium gas occupy 22.4 L at 0 o C at 1
by mass of nitrogen, number of atoms of nitrogen in one
atm. pressure [Kurukshetra CEE 1992; CET 1992]
molecule of caffeine is
(a) 0.11 (b) 0.90
(a) 4 (b) 6
 Chemical Arithmetic 15
(c) 1.0 (d) 1.11 1. Which one of the following pairs of gases contains the same
55. Volume of a gas at STP is 1.12 10 7 cc. Calculate the number of molecules [EAMCET 1987]

number of molecules in it [BHU 1997]

(a) 16 g of O 2 and 14 g of N 2
(b) 8 g of O 2 and 22 g of CO 2
(a) 3.01 10 20 (b) 3.01 1012
(c) 28 g of N 2 and 22 g of CO2
(c) 3.01 10 23 (d) 3.01 10 24
56. 4.4 g of an unknown gas occupies 2.24 L of volume at (d) 32 g of O 2 and 32 g of N 2

standard temperature and pressure. The gas may be 2. Number of gm of oxygen in 32.2 g Na 2 SO 4 .10 H 2 O is
[MP PMT 1995] [Haryana PMT 2000]
(a) 20.8 (b) 22.4
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Carbon monoxide
(c) 2.24 (d) 2.08
(c) Oxygen (d) Sulphur dioxide
3. 250 ml of a sodium carbonate solution contains 2.65 grams
57. The number of moles of oxygen in 1 L of air containing of Na 2 CO 3 . If 10 ml of this solution is diluted to one litre,
21% oxygen by volume, in standard conditions, is what is the concentration of the resultant solution (mol. wt.
[CBSE PMT 1995; Pb. PMT 2004] of Na 2 CO 3 =106) [EAMCET 2001]
(a) 0.186 mol (b) 0.21 mol (a) 0.1 M (b) 0.001 M
(c) 2.10 mol (d) 0.0093 mol (c) 0.01 M (d) 10 4 M
58. The number of molecules in 8.96 L of a gas at 0 o C and 1 4. A molar solution is one that contains one mole of a solute in
[IIT 1986]
atmosphere pressure is approximately [BHU 1993]
(a) 1000 g of the solvent (b) One litre of the solvent
(a) 6.02 10 23 (b) 12.04 10 23 (c) One litre of the solution (d) 22.4 litres of the solution
(c) 18.06 10 23 (d) 24.08 10 22 5. The number of oxygen atoms in 4.4 g of CO2 is approx.
59. The equivalent weight of a metal is 9 and vapour density of [CBSE PMT 1990]
its chloride is 59.25. The atomic weight of metal is (a) 1.2 10 23 (b) 6 10 22
[Pb. CET 2002] (c) 6 10 23 (d) 12 10 23
(a) 23.9 (b) 27.3 6. The volume occupied by 4.4 g of CO 2 at STP is
(c) 36.3 (d) 48.3 [AFMC 1997, 2004; Pb. CET 1997, 2002]
60. The molecular weight of a gas is 45. Its density at STP is (a) 22.4 L (b) 2.24 L
[Pb. PMT 2004] (c) 0.224 L (d) 0.1 L
(a) 22.4 (b) 11.2 7. The number of water molecules present in a drop of water
(c) 5.7 (d) 2.0 (volume 0.0018 ml) at room temperature is [DCE 2000]

61. Equivalent weight of a bivalent metal is 37.2. The molecular (a) 6.023 10 19 (b) 1.084 10 18
weight of its chloride is [MH CET 2003] (c) 4.84 10 17 (d) 6.023 10 23
(a) 412.2 (b) 216 8. One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess of
(c) 145.4 (d) 108.2 water gives [IIT 1999]

62. On reduction with hydrogen, 3.6 g of an oxide of metal left (a) One mole of phosphine
3.2 g of metal. If the vapour density of metal is 32, the (b) Two moles of phosphoric acid
simplest formula of the oxide would be (c) Two moles of phosphine
[DPMT 2004] (d) One mole of phosphorus pentoxide
9. 19.7 kg of gold was recovered from a smuggler. How many
(a) MO (b) M 2 O3
atoms of gold were recovered (Au =197) [Pb. CET 1985]
(c) M 2O (d) M 2 O5
(a) 100 (b) 6.02 10 23
63. The number of molecules in 4.25 g of ammonia are (c) 6.02 10 24
(d) 6.02 10 25
[Pb. CET 2000] 10. The total number of protons in 10 g of calcium carbonate is

(a) 0.5 10 23
(b) 1.5 10 23 ( N 0 = 6.023 10 23 )

(c) 3.5 10 23 (d) 1.8 10 32 (a) 1.5057 10 24 (b) 2.0478 10 24

(c) 3.0115 10 24 (d) 4.0956 10 24
The mole concept
11. The number of molecules in 16 g of methane is
(a) 3.0 10 23 (b) 6.02 10 23
 16 Chemical Arithmetic
16 16 (a) 36.5 (b) 18.25
(c) 10 23 (d) 10 23
6.02 3.0 (c) 32.05 (d) 4.65
12. Number of molecules in 100 ml of each of 24. How many atoms are contained in one mole of sucrose
O 2 , NH 3 and CO 2 at STP are [Bihar MADT 1985] (C12 H 22O11) [Pb. PMT 2002]

(a) In the order CO2 < O2 < NH 3 (a) 45 6.02 10 23 atoms/mole

(b) In the order NH 3 < O 2 < CO 2 (b) 5 6.62 10 23 atoms/mole
(c) The same (c) 5 6.02 10 23 atoms/mole
(d) NH 3 = CO 2 < O 2 (d) None of these
13. The molecular weight of hydrogen peroxide is 34. What is 25. The number of molecules of CO2 present in 44g of CO2 is
the unit of molecular weight [MP PMT 1986] [BCECE 2005]
(a) g (b) mol (a) 6.0 10 23
(b) 3 10 23

1 1 23
(c) g mol (d) mol g (c) 12 10 (d) 3 10 10
14. The number of water molecules in 1 litre of water is 26. A sample of phosphorus trichloride (PCl 3 ) contains 1.4
[EAMCET 1990] moles of the substance. How many atoms are there in the
(a) 18 (b) 18 1000 sample [Kerala PMT 2004]
(c) N A (d) 55.55 N A (a) 4 (b) 5.6
15. The number of electrons in a mole of hydrogen molecule is (c) 8.431 10 23
(d) 3.372 10 24
[CPMT 1987]
(e) 2.409 10 24
(a) 6.02 10 23 (b) 12.046 10 23
27. The number of sodium atoms in 2 moles of sodium
(c) 3.0115 10 23 (d) Indefinite ferrocyanide is [BHU 2004]
16. The numbers of moles of BaCO 3 which contain 1.5 moles
(a) 12 10 23 (b) 26 10 23
of oxygen atoms is [EAMCET 1991]
(c) 34 10 23 (d) 48 10 23
(a) 0.5 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 6.02 10 23 Percentage composition & Molecular formula
17. Which of the following is Loschmidt number
(a) 6 10 23 (b) 2.69 10 19 1. The percentage of oxygen in NaOH is [CPMT 1979]

(c) 3 10 23
(d) None of these (a) 40 (b) 60
18. How many molecules are present in one gram of hydrogen (c) 8 (d) 10
[AIIMS 1982] 2. The percentage of nitrogen in urea is about [KCET 2001]

(a) 6.02 10 23
(b) 3.01 10 23 (a) 46 (b) 85
23 (c) 18 (d) 28
(c) 2.5 10 (d) 1.5 10 23
19. The total number of gm-molecules of SO2Cl 2 in 13.5 g of 3. If two compounds have the same empirical formula but
different molecular formula, they must have
sulphuryl chloride is [CPMT 1992]
[MP PMT 1986]
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(a) Different percentage composition
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.4
(b) Different molecular weights
20. The largest number of molecules is in [BHU 1997]
(c) Same viscosity
(a) 34 g of water (b) 28 g of CO2
(d) Same vapour density
(c) 46 g of CH 3OH (d) 54 g of N 2O5 4. A compound (80 g) on analysis gave C = 24 g, H = 4 g,
21. The number of moles of sodium oxide in 620 g of it is O = 32 g. Its empirical formula is [CPMT 1981]
[BHU 1992] (a) C 2 H 2 O 2 (b) C 2 H 2 O
(a) 1 mol (b) 10 moles (c) CH 2 O 2 (d) CH 2 O
(c) 18 moles (d) 100 moles
5. The empirical formula of a compound is CH 2 O. 0.0835
22. 2g of oxygen contains number of atoms equal to that in
moles of the compound contains 1.0 g of hydrogen.
[BHU 1992] Molecular formula of the compound is
(a) 0.5 g of hydrogen (b) 4 g of sulphur (a) C 2 H 12 O6 (b) C 5 H 10 O5
(c) 7 g of nitrogen (d) 2.3 g of sodium (c) C 4 H 8 O8 (d) C 3 H 6 O 3
23. Molarity of liquid HCl with density equal to 1.17 g / cc is 6. The empirical formula of an acid is CH 2O2 , the probable
[CBSE PMT 2001]
molecular formula of acid may be [AFMC 2000]
 Chemical Arithmetic 17
(a) CH 2O (b) CH 2O2 (a) 23.48 (b) 46.96

(c) C2 H 4 O2 (d) C3 H 6 O4 (c) 53.78 (d) 71.00

1
7. In which of the following pairs of compounds the ratio of C, 8. If 1 moles of oxygen combine with Al to form Al 2 O3 the
2
H and O is same
weight of Al used in the reaction is (Al=27) [EAMCET 1980]
(a) Acetic acid and methyl alcohol
(a) 27 g (b) 54 g
(b) Glucose and acetic acid
(c) 49.5 g (d) 31 g
(c) Fructose and sucrose
9. The percentage of Se in peroxidase anhydrous enzyme is
(d) All of these 0.5% by weight (atomic weight=78.4). Then minimum
molecular weight of peroxidase anhydrous enzyme is
Chemical stoichiometry
[CBSE PMT 2001]
1. How much of NaOH is required to neutralise 1500 cm 3 of (a) 1.568 10 4
(b) 1.568 10 3
0.1 N HCl (Na = 23) [KCET 2001]
(c) 15.68 (d) 3.136 10 4
(a) 40 g (b) 4 g
10. H 2 evolved at STP on complete reaction of 27 g of
(c) 6 g (d) 60 g
Aluminium with excess of aqueous NaOH would be
2. How much water should be added to 200 c.c of semi [CPMT 1991]
normal solution of NaOH to make it exactly deci normal
(a) 22.4 (b) 44.8
[AFMC 1983]
(c) 67.2 (d) 33.6 litres
(a) 200 cc (b) 400 cc
11. What is the % of H 2 O in Fe(CNS)3 .3 H 2O
(c) 800 cc (d) 600 cc
(a) 45 (b) 30
3. 2.76 g of silver carbonate on being strongly heated yield a
residue weighing [Pb. CET 2003] (c) 19 (d) 25

(a) 2.16 g (b) 2.48 g 12. What weight of SO2 can be made by burning sulphur in 5.0
(c) 2.64 g (d) 2.32 g moles of oxygen

4. In the reaction, 4 NH 3 (g) + 5O 2 (g) 4 NO(g) + 6 H 2 O(g) , (a) 640 grams (b) 160 grams

When 1 mole of ammonia and 1 mole of O 2 are made to (c) 80 grams (d) 320 grams

react to completion 13. What is the normality of a 1 M solution of H 3 PO4

(a) 1.0 mole of H 2 O is produced [AIIMS 1982]

(a) 0.5 N (b) 1.0 N
(b) 1.0 mole of NO will be produced
(c) 2.0 N (d) 3.0 N
(c) All the oxygen will be consumed
14. Normality of 2M sulphuric acid is [AIIMS 1992]
(d) All the ammonia will be consumed (a) 2N (b) 4N
5. Haemoglobin contains 0.33% of iron by weight. The N N
(c) (d)
molecular weight of haemoglobin is approximately 67200. 2 4
The number of iron atoms (At. wt. of Fe = 56) present in
15. How many g of a dibasic acid (Mol. wt. = 200) should be
one molecule of haemoglobin is [CBSE PMT 1998]
present in 100 ml of its aqueous solution to give decinormal
(a) 6 (b) 1 strength [AIIMS 1992]

(c) 4 (d) 2 (a) 1 g (b) 2 g

6. What quantity of ammonium sulphate is necessary for the (c) 10 g (d) 20 g

production of NH 3 gas sufficient to neutralize a solution 16. The solution of sulphuric acid contains 80% by weight
containing 292 g of HCl ? [HCl=36.5; ( NH 4 ) 2 SO4 =132; H 2SO4 . Specific gravity of this solution is 1.71. Its

NH 3 =17] [CPMT 1992] normality is about [CBSE 1991]

(a) 18.0 (b) 27.9
(a) 272 g (b) 403 g
(c) 1.0 (d) 10.0
(c) 528 g (d) 1056 g
7. The percentage of P2 O5 in diammonium hydrogen 17. Mohr's salt is dissolved in dil. H 2SO4 instead of distilled

phosphate ( NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 is [CPMT 1992] water to

 18 Chemical Arithmetic
(a) Enhance the rate of dissolution of ammonia gas, the final volume of gas at the same
(b) Prevent cationic hydrolysis temperature and pressure will be [CBSE PMT 1993]
(a) 100 ml (b) 20 ml
(c) Increase the rate of ionisation
(c) 40 ml (d) 60 ml
(d) Increase its reducing strength
27. KMnO4 reacts with oxalic acid according to the equation,
18. Acidified potassium permanganate solution is decolourised
by [MNR 1984] 2MnO4 + 5C2O42 + 16 H + 2Mn2 + + 10CO2 + 8 H 2O , here
(a) Bleaching powder (b) White vitriol 20 ml of 0.1 M KMnO4 is equivalent to [CBSE PMT 1996]
(c) Mohr's salt (d) Microcosmic salt (a) 20 ml of 0.5 M H 2C2O4 (b) 50 ml of 0.1 M H 2C2O4
19. Approximate atomic weight of an element is 26.89. If its
(c) 50 ml of 0.5 M H 2C2O4 (d) 20 ml of 0.1 M H 2C2O4
equivalent weight is 8.9, the exact atomic weight of element
would be [DPMT 1984] 28. In order to prepare one litre normal solution of KMnO4 ,
(a) 26.89 (b) 8.9 how many grams of KMnO4 are required if the solution is
(c) 17.8 (d) 26.7 used in acidic medium for oxidation [MP PET 2002]
20. Vapour density of a gas is 22. What is its molecular mass (a) 158 g (b) 31.6 g
[AFMC 2000] (c) 790 g (d) 62 g
(a) 33 (b) 22
29. What is the concentration of nitrate ions if equal volumes of
(c) 44 (d) 11 0.1 M AgNO3 and 0.1 M NaCl are mixed together
21. Equivalent weight of KMnO4 acting as an oxidant in acidic
[NCERT 1981; CPMT 1983]
medium is [CPMT 1990; MP PET 1999]
(a) 0.1 N (b) 0.2 M
(a) The same as its molecular weight
(c) 0.05 M (d) 0.25 M
(b) Half of its molecular weight
30. 30 ml of acid solution is neutralized by 15 ml of a 0.2 N
(c) One-third of its molecular weight base. The strength of acid solution is [CPMT 1986]
(d) One-fifth of its molecular weight (a) 0.1 N (b) 0.15 N
22. 0.16 g of dibasic acid required 25 ml of decinormal NaOH (c) 0.3 N (d) 0.4 N
solution for complete neutralisation. The molecular weight
31. A solution containing Na2CO3 and NaOH requires 300 ml
of the acid will be [CPMT 1989]
(a) 32 (b) 64 of 0.1 N HCl using phenolpthalein as an indicator. Methyl
orange is then added to the above titrated solution when a
(c) 128 (d) 256
further 25 ml of 0.2 N HCl is required. The amount of
23. To neutralise 20 ml of M / 10 sodium hydroxide, the NaOH present in solution is ( NaOH = 40, Na2CO3 = 106)
volume of M / 20 hydrochloric acid required is
[CPMT 1992]
[Andhra MBBS 1980]
(a) 0.6 g (b) 1.0 g
(a) 10 ml (b) 15 ml
(c) 1.5 g (d) 2.0 g
(c) 20 ml (d) 40 ml
32. In the preceeding question, the amount of Na2CO3 present
24. Hydrochloric acid solutions A and B have concentration of
0.5 N and 0.1 N respectively. The volume of solutions A and in the solution is [CPMT 1992]
B required to make 2 litres of 0.2 N hydrochloric are (a) 2.650 g (b) 1.060 g
[KCET 1993] (c) 0.530 g (d) 0.265 g
(a) 0.5 l of A + 1.5 l of B 33. How many ml of 1 (M) H 2SO4 is required to neutralise 10
(b) 1.5 l of A + 0.5 l of B ml of 1 (M) NaOH solution
(c) 1.0 l of A + 1.0 l of B [MP PET 1998; MNR 1982; MP PMT 1987]
(d) 0.75 l of A + 1.25 l of B (a) 2.5 (b) 5.0
25. 5 ml of N HCl, 20 ml of N / 2 H 2 SO4 and 30 ml of (c) 10.0 (d) 20.0
N / 3 HNO3 are mixed together and volume made to one 34. Which of the following cannot give iodometric titrations
litre. The normality of the resulting solution is [MNR 1991] [AIIMS 1997]

(a) N/5 (b) N / 10 3+ 2+

(a) Fe (b) Cu
(c) N / 20 (d) N / 40 (c) Pb 2+ (d) Ag +
26. Under similar conditions of pressure and temperature, 40 ml
of slightly moist hydrogen chloride gas is mixed with 20 ml
 Chemical Arithmetic 19
35. KMnO4 reacts with ferrous ammonium sulphate according 43. 100 ml of 0.1 N hypo decolourised iodine by the addition of
to the equation x g of crystalline copper sulphate to excess of KI. The value
of x is (molecular wt. of CuSO 4 .5 H 2 O is 250)
MnO4 + 5 Fe 2+ + 8 H + Mn2+ + 5 Fe 3+ + 4 H 2O , here 10
ml of 0.1 M KMnO4 is equivalent to [CPMT 1999] (a) 5.0 g (b) 1.25 g
(c) 2.5 g (d) 4 g
(a) 20 ml of 0.1 M FeSO4
44. How many grams of caustic potash required to completely
(b) 30 ml of 0.1 M FeSO4 neutralise 12.6 gm HNO3
(c) 40 ml of 0.1 M FeSO4 (a) 22.4 KOH (b) 1.01 KOH
(d) 50 ml of 0.1 M FeSO4 (c) 6.02 KOH (d) 11.2 KOH

36. Ca(OH ) 2 + H 3 PO 4 CaHPO 4 + 2 H 2 O the equivalent 45. If isobutane and n-butane are present in a gas, then how
much oxygen should be required for complete combustion
weight of H 3 PO 4 in the above reaction is [Pb. PMT 2004]
of 5 kg of this gas
(a) 21 (b) 27 (a) 17.9 kg (b) 9 kg
(c) 38 (d) 49 (c) 27 kg (d) 1.8 kg
37. The mass of BaCO 3 produced when excess CO 2 is 46. 16.8 litre gas containing H 2 and O 2 is formed at NTP on
bubbled through a solution of 0.205 mol Ba(OH ) 2 is electrolysis of water. What should be the weight of electrolysed
[UPSEAT 2004] water

(a) 81 g (b) 40.5 g (a) 5 g (b) 9 g

(c) 20.25 g (d) 162 g (c) 10 g (d) 12 g

47. On electrical decomposition of 150 ml dry and pure O 2 ,
38. The amount of water that should be added to 500 ml of 0.5
N solution of NaOH to give a concentration of 10 mg per 10% of O 2 gets changed to O, then the volume of gaseous
ml is mixture after reaction and volume of remaining gas left after
passing in turpentine oil will be
(a) 100 (b) 200
(a) 145 ml (b) 149 ml
(c) 250 (d) 500
(c) 128 ml (d) 125 ml
39. Number of moles of KMnO4 required to oxidize one mole
48. What should be the weight of 50% HCl which reacts with
of Fe(C 2 O 4 ) in acidic medium is [Haryana CEE 1996] 100 g of limestone
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.167 (a) 50% pure (b) 25% pure

(c) 0.2 (d) 0.4 (c) 10% pure (d) 8% pure

40. A hydrocarbon contains 86% carbon, 488ml of the 49. What should be the weight and moles of AgCl precipitate
hydrocarbon weight 1.68 g at STP. Then the hydrocarbon is obtained on adding 500ml of 0.20 M HCl in 30 g of
an AgNO 3 solution? ( AgNO 3 = 170)

(a) Alkane (b) Alkene (a) 14.35 g (b) 15 g

(c) Alkyne (d) Arene (c) 18 g (d) 19 g

41. The ratio of amounts of H 2 S needed to precipitate all the M

50. A solution of 10 mlFeSO4 was titrated with
10
metal ions from 100 ml of 1 M AgNO 3 and 100 ml of 1 M
KMnO4 solution in acidic medium. The amount of
CuSO 4 will be
KMnO4 used will be [CPMT 1984]
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (a) 5 ml of 0.1 M (b) 10 ml of 1.1 M
(c) 2:1 (d) None of these (c) 10 ml of 0.5 M (d) 10 ml of 0.02 M
42. An electric discharge is passed through a mixture containing 51. 1.12 ml of a gas is produced at STP by the action of 4.12
50 c.c. of O2 and 50 c.c. of H 2 . The volume of the gases mg of alcohol, with methyl magnesium iodide. The
formed (i) at room temperature and (ii) at 1100C will be molecular mass of alcohol is [Roorkee 1992; IIT 1993]

(a) (i) 25 c.c. (ii) 50 c.c. (b) (i) 50 c.c. (ii) 75 c.c. (a) 16.0 (b) 41.2
(c) (i) 25 c.c. (ii) 75 c.c. (d) (i) 75 c.c. (ii) 75 c.c. (c) 82.4 (d) 156.0
 20 Chemical Arithmetic
52. The simplest formula of a compound containing 50% of
element X (atomic mass 10) and 50% of element Y (atomic
mass 20) is [Roorkee 1994]
(a) XY (b) X 2 Y

(c) XY3 (d) X 2 Y3

53. A compound contains atoms of three elements in A, B and 1. Mixture of sand and sulphur may best be separated by
C. If the oxidation number of A is +2, B is +5 and that of C [Kerala CET 2001]
is 2, the possible formula of the compound is (a) Fractional crystallisation from aqueous solution
[CBSE PMT 2000] (b) Magnetic method
(a) A 3 (BC 4 ) 2 (c) Fractional distillation
(d) Dissolving in CS2 and filtering
(b) A3 (B 4 C) 2
2. Irrespective of the source, pure sample of water always yields
(c) ABC 2
88.89% mass of oxygen and 11.11% mass of hydrogen. This
(d) A 2 (BC 3 ) 2 is explained by the law of [Kerala CEE 2002]
(a) Conservation of mass (b) Constant composition
54. What will be the volume of CO 2 at NTP obtained on
(c) Multiple proportions (d) Constant volume
heating 10 grams of (90% pure) limestone [Pb. CET 2001]
3. Zinc sulphate contains 22.65% of zinc and 43.9% of water
(a) 22.4 litre of crystallization. If the law of constant proportions is true,
(b) 2.016 litre then the weight of zinc required to produce 20 g of the
(c) 2.24 litre crystals will be
(a) 45.3 g (b) 4.53 g
(d) 20.16 litre
(c) 0.453 g (d) 453 g
55. The ratio of the molar amounts of H 2S needed to
4. 10 dm 3 of N 2 gas and 10 dm 3 of gas X at the same
precipitate the metal ions from 20mL each of
1M Cd( NO3 )2 and 0.5 M CuSO4 is [CPMT 1997]
temperature contain the same number of molecules. The gas X is
(a) CO (b) CO 2
(a) 1 : 1
(c) H2 (d) NO
(b) 2 : 1
5. The molar heat capacity of water at constant pressure is 75
(c) 1 : 2
JK 1 mol 1 . When 1.0 kJ of heat is supplied to 100 g of
(d) Indefinite
water which is free to expand, the increases in temperature
56. 12g of Mg (at. mass 24) will react completely with acid to of water is [CBSE PMT 2003]
give [MNR 1985] (a) 6.6 K (b) 1.2 K
(a) One mole of H 2 (c) 2.4 K (d) 4.8 K
(b) 1/2 mole of H 2 6. A compound possesses 8% sulphur by mass. The least
molecular mass is [AIIMS 2002]
(c) 2/3 mole of O 2 (a) 200 (b) 400
(d) Both 1/2 mol of H 2 and 1/2 mol of O 2 (c) 155 (d) 355
7. Which of the following contains maximum number of atoms
57. 1.5 mol of O2 combine with Mg to form oxide MgO .
[JIPMER 2000]
The mass of Mg (at. mass 24) that has combined is
(a) 6.023 10 21 molecules of CO 2
[KCET 2001]
(b) 22.4 L of CO 2 at STP
(a) 72 g (b) 36 g
(c) 0.44 g of CO 2
(c) 48 g (d) 24 g (d) None of these
58. 100 g CaCO3 reacts with 1litre 1 N HCl. On completion of 8. In a mole of water vapour at STP, the volume actually
reaction how much weight of CO2 will be obtain occupied or taken by the molecules (i.e., Avogadros
No. Volume of one molecule) is [Kerala EEE 2000]
[Kerala CET 2005]
(a) Zero
(a) 5.5 g (b) 11 g (b) Less than 1% of 22.4 litres
(c) 22 g (d) 33 g (c) About 10% of the volume of container
(d) 1% to 2% of 22.4 litres
(e) 44 g
(e) Between 2% to 5% of 22.4 litres
 Chemical Arithmetic 21
9. If 10 21 molecules are removed from 200mg of CO 2 , then 18. In the following reaction, which choice has value twice that
of the equivalent mass of the oxidising agent
the number of moles of CO 2 left are [IIT 1983]
SO2 + H 2O 3S + 2H 2O [DPMT 2000]
(a) 2.85 10 3 (b) 28.8 10 3
(a) 64 (b) 32
(c) 0.288 10 3 (d) 1.68 10 2
(c) 16 (d) 48
10. The set of numerical coefficient that balances the
equation K 2 CrO 4 + HCl K 2 Cr2 O7 + KCl + H 2 O is
[Kerala CEE 2001]
(a) 1, 1, 2, 2, 1 (b) 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
(c) 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 (d) 2, 2, 1, 2, 1
11. One litre hard water contains 12.00 mg Mg 2+ milli
equivalent of washing soda required to remove its hardness Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option
is [CBSE PMT 2001] out of the options given below :
(a) 1 (b) 12.15 (a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the
3 3 correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) 1 10 (d) 12.15 10 (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
12. In standardization of Na2S2O3 using K 2Cr2O7 by correct explanation of the assertion.
iodometry, the equivalent weight of K 2Cr2O7 is [IIT 2000] (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
(a) MW / 2 (b) MW / 3 (e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
(c) MW / 6 (d) MW / 1
1. Assertion : Volume of a gas is inversely proportional to
13. 3.92 g of ferrous ammonium sulphate crystals are dissolved
the number of moles of a gas.
in 100 ml of water, 20 ml of this solution requires 18 ml of
Reason : The ratio by volume of gaseous reactants
KMnO4 during titration for complete oxidation. The weight
and products is in agreement with their
of KMnO4 present in one litre of the solution is mole ratio. [AIIMS 1995]
[Tamilnadu CET 2002] 2. Assertion : Molecular weight of oxygen is 16.
(a) 3.476 g (b) 12.38 g
Reason : Atomic weight of oxygen is 16.
(c) 34.76 g (d) 1.238 g
[AIIMS 1996]
14. A 100 ml solution of 0.1 n HCl was titrated with 0.2 N
3. Assertion : Atoms can neither be created nor
NaOH solution. The titration was discontinued after adding
destroyed.
30 ml of NaOH solution. The remaining titration was
completed by adding 0.25 N KOH solution. The volume of Reason : Under similar condition of temperature and
KOH required for completing the titration is [DCE 1999] pressure, equal volume of gases does not
contain equal number of atoms.
(a) 70 ml (b) 32 ml
[AIIMS 1994,2002]
(c) 35 ml (d) 16 ml
15. What volume of Hydrogen gas, at 273 K and 1 atm pressure 4. Assertion : One mole of SO2 contains double the number
will be consumed in obtaining 21.6 g of elemental boron of molecules present in one mole of O2 .
(atomic mass = 10.8) from the reduction of boron
Reason : Molecular weight of SO2 is double to that
trichloride by Hydrogen [AIEEE 2003]
of O2 .
(a) 22.4 L (b) 89.6 L
(c) 67.2 L (d) 44.8 L 5. Assertion : 1.231 has three significant figures.
16. The mass of 112 cm 3 of CH 4 gas at STP is Reason : All numbers right to the decimal point are
significant.
[Karnataka CET 2001]
6. Assertion : 22.4 L of N 2 at NTP and 5.6 L O2 at NTP
(a) 0.16 g (b) 0.8 g
contain equal number of molecules.
(c) 0.08 g (d) 1.6 g
Reason : Under similar conditions of temperature and
17. Complete combustion of 0.858 g of compound X gives pressure all gases contain equal number of
2.63 g of CO2 and 1.28 g of H 2O . The lowest molecular molecules.
mass X can have [Kerala MEE 2000] 7. Assertion : One atomic mass unit (amu) is mass of an
(a) 43 g (b) 86 g atom equal to exactly one-twelfth the mass
of a carbon-12 atom.
(c) 129 g (d) 172 g Reason : Carbon-12 isotope was selected as standard.
 22 Chemical Arithmetic
M
8. Assertion : Molecular mass of A is if the molecular
4
mass of B is M.
Reason : Vapour density of A four times that of B.
9. Assertion : Pure water obtained from different sources
such as, river, well, spring, sea etc. always
contains hydrogen and oxygen combined Significant figures, Units for measurement,
in the ratio 1 : 8 by mass. Matter and Separation of mixture
Reason : A chemical compound always contains
1 a 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 d
elements combined together in same
proportion by mass, it was discovered by 6 b 7 c 8 d 9 c 10 c
French chemist, Joseph Proust (1799). 11 c 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 b
10. Assertion : As mole is the basic chemical unit, the
16 b 17 b 18 a 19 a 20 c
concentration of the dissolved solute is
usually specified in terms of number of 21 b 22 d 23 a 24 a 25 b
moles of solute. 26 b 27 d
Reason : The total number of molecules of reactants
involved in a balanced chemical equation Laws of chemical combination
is known as molecularity of the reaction.
11. Assertion : A certain element X, forms three binary 1 a 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 c
compounds with chlorine containing 6 c 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 a
59.68%,68.95% and 74.75% chlorine
11 c 12 b 13 a 14 d 15 b
respectively. These data illustrate the law of
multiple proportions. 16 a 17 c 18 d 19 c 20 a

Reason : According to law of multiple proportions, 21 c 22 d

the relative amounts of an element
combining with some fixed amount of a Atomic, Molecular and Equivalent masses
second element in a series of compounds
are the ratios of small whole numbers. 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b
12. Assertion : Equivalent weight of Cu in CuO is 63.6 6 c 7 d 8 b 9 a 10 b
and in Cu2O 31.8.
11 a 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 b
Reason : Equivalent weight of an element
16 c 17 a 18 d 19 a 20 a
Atomic weight of the element
= 21 b 22 b 23 d 24 c 25 a
Valency of the element
26 a 27 c 28 d 29 a 30 c
13. Assertion : Mass spectrometer is used for the
determination of isotopes. 31 a 32 d 33 b 34 a 35 c
Reason : Isotopes are the atoms of same element 36 b 37 b 38 c 39 a 40 b
differing in mass numbers.
41 c 42 d 43 a 44 d 45 d
14. Assertion : Gases combine in simple ratio of their
46 b 47 c 48 c 49 b 50 b
volume but, not always.
Reason : Gases deviate from ideal behaviour. 51 a 52 b 53 b 54 c 55 b

15. Assertion : Isomorphous substances form crystals of 56 a 57 d 58 d 59 a 60 d

same shape and can grow in saturated 61 c 62 d 63 b
solution of each other.
Reason : They have similar constitution and
The mole concept
chemical formulae.
16. Assertion : Atomicity of oxygen is 2.
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a
Reason : 1 mole of an element contains
6 b 7 a 8 c 9 d 10 c
6.023 10 23 atoms.
11 b 12 c 13 c 14 d 15 a
17. Assertion : 1 amu equals to 1.66 10 24 g .
16 a 17 b 18 b 19 a 20 a
1
Reason : 1.66 10 24 g equals to th of mass of 21 b 22 b 23 c 24 a 25 a
12
a C12 atom. 26 c 27 d
 Chemical Arithmetic 23

Percentage composition & Molecular formula

1 a 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 a
6 b 7 b

Chemical stoichiometry

1 c 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 c
6 c 7 c 8 b 9 a 10 d
11 c 12 d 13 d 14 b 15 a
16 b 17 b 18 c 19 d 20 c
21 d 22 c 23 d 24 a 25 d
26 b 27 b 28 b 29 c 30 a
31 b 32 c 33 b 34 c 35 d
36 d 37 b 38 d 39 a 40 b
41 b 42 c 43 c 44 d 45 a
46 b 47 a 48 a 49 a 50 d
51 c 52 b 53 a 54 b 55 b
56 b 57 a 58 c

Critical Thinking Questions

1 d 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c
6 b 7 b 8 b 9 a 10 d
11 a 12 c 13 a 14 d 15 c
16 c 17 a 18 b

Assertion & Reason

1 e 2 e 3 c 4 e 5 d
6 d 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 b
11 a 12 e 13 e 14 a 15 a
16 b 17 a