EXERCISE-01 CHECK YOUR GRASP

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

1. 50 mL of 0.1 M solution of a salt reacted with 25 mL of 0.1 M solution of sodium sulphite. The half
reaction for the oxidation of sulphite ion is :-
+ –
SO 23  (aq) + H2O ()  SO 24  (aq) + 2H (aq) + 2e
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
n–

the 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) H 2S 2O 7 > Na2S 4O6 > Na2S2O 3 > S 8 (B) H2SO 5 > H 2SO 3 > SCl2 > H 2S
(C) SO3 > SO2 > H2S > S8 (D) H2SO 4 > SO2 > H 2S > H 2S 2O 8
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 + 4H2 O
5. Match List-I (Compounds) with List-II (Oxidation states of nitrogen) and select answer using the codes given
below the lists :-
List-I L i st - I I
(a) NaN 3 1. +5
(b) N 2H 2 2. +2
(c) NO 3. –1/3
(d) N 2O 5 4. –1
Code : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(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 CaCO 3 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
–4
18. Given that 50.0 mL of 0.01 M Na2S2O3 solution and 5 × 10 mole of Cl2 react according to equation,
2– 2– –
Cl2 (g) + S2O 3
 SO 4
+ 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+ + CO 2 + 2H 2O
(A) 54.0 % (B) 27.1 % (C) 42 % (D) 84 %
21. In the reaction CrO5 + H2SO4  Cr2(SO4)3 + H2O + O2 one mole of CrO5 will liberate how many moles of
O2 :-
(A) 5/2 (B) 5/4 (C) 9/2 (D) 7/2
22. One gram of Na3AsO4 is boiled with excess of solid Kl in presence of strong HCl. The iodine evolved is
absorbed in Kl solution and titrated against 0.2 N hyposolution. Assuming the reaction to be
AsO43– + 2H+ + 2I–  AsO33– + H2O + I2,
calculate the volume of thiosulphate hypo consumed. [Atomic weight of As = 75]
(A) 48.1 mL (B) 38.4 mL (C) 24.7 mL (D) 30.3 mL
23. Which of the following samples of reducing agents is/are chemically equivalent to 25 mL of 0.2 N KMnO4
to be reduced to Mn2+ and water :-
(A) 25 mL of 0.2 M FeSO4 to be oxidized to Fe3+ (B) 50 mL of 0.1 M H3AsO3 to be oxidized to H3AsO4
(C) 25 mL of 0.1 M H2O2 to be oxidized to H and O2 (D) 25 mL of 0.1 M SnCl2 to be oxidized to Sn4+
+

24. Find the volume of strength of H2O2 solution prepared by mixing of 250 mL of 3N H2O2 & 750 mL of 1N
H2O 2 solution :-
(A) 1.5 V (B) 8.4 V (C) 5.6 V (D) 11.2 V
25. 25 mL of 0.50 M H 2O 2 solution is added to 50 mL of 0.20 M KMnO 4 in acid solution. Which of the
following statement are true :-
(A) 0.010 mole of oxygen is liberated (B) 0.005 mole of KMnO4 are left
(C) 0.030 g atom of oxygen gas is evolved (D) 0.0025 mole H2O2 does not react with KMnO4
26. Hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution decomposes on warming to give oxygen according to the equation
2H2O2 (aq)  2H2O () + O2 (g)
Under conditions where 1 mole of gas occupies 24 dm3. 100 cm3 of XM solution of H2O2 produces 3 dm3
of O2. Thus X is :-
(A) 2.5 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.25
– 2+ 2+
27. Temporary hardness is due to HCO of Mg 3
and Ca . It is removed by addition of CaO.
Ca(HCO 3) 2 + CaO  2CaCO 3 + H 2O
Mass of CaO required to precipitate 2 g CaCO3 is :-
(A) 2.00 (B) 0.56 g (C) 0.28 g (D) 1.12 g
28. Bottle (A) contain 320 mL of H2O2 solution & labeled with 10 V H2O2 & Bottle (B) contain 80 mL H2O2
having normality 5N. If bottle (A) & bottle (B) mixed & solution filled in bottle (C). Select the correct lable for
bottle (C) in term of volume strength & in term of g / litre. :-
(A) 13.6 "V" & 41.285 g/L (B) 11.2 "V" & 0.68 g/L
(C) 5.6 "V" & 0.68 g/L (D) 5.6 "V" & 41.285 g/L

CHE CK Y OU R G R ASP ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -1

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
An s . C B D D A C D C A C C A B C A
Que. 16 17 1 8 ( i) ( ii) ( iii) ( iv) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
An s . B A A A A D B A D A A,C,D B B A B
Que. 28
An s . A
EXERCISE-02 BRAIN TEASERS
SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THEN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. 1 mol of iron (Fe) reacts completely with 0.65 mol O2 to give a mixture of only FeO and Fe2O3. Mole ratio
of ferrous oxide to ferric oxide is :-
(A) 3 : 2 (B) 4 : 3 (C) 20 : 13 (D) none of these
++ +++
2. The molar ratio of Fe to Fe in a mixture of FeSO4 and Fe2(SO4)3 having equal number of sulphate ion
in both ferrous and ferric sulphate is :-
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 2 : 3 (D) can't be determined
3. If a piece of iron gains 10% of its weight due to partial rusting into Fe2O3. The percentage of total iron that
has rusted is :-
(A) 23 (B) 13 (C) 23.3 (D) 25.67
4. An ore of iron, Wustite has the formula F0.93O1.00. The mole fraction of total iron present in the form of
Fe(II) is :-
(A) 0.82 (B) 0.85 (C) 0.15 (D) 0.37
+
5. HNO3 oxidises NH4 ions to nitrogen and itself gets reduced to NO2. The moles of HNO3 required by 1 mol
of (NH4)2SO4 is :-
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2
6. 25 mL of a 0.1 M solution of a stable cation of transition metal Z reacts exactly with 25 ml of 0.04 mL
acidified KMnO4 solution. Which of the following is most likely to represent the change in oxidation state of
Z correctly :-
(A) Z+  Z2+ (B) Z2+  Z3+ (C) Z3+  Z4+ (D) Z2+  Z4+
7. How many litres of Cl2 at S.T.P. will be liberated by oxidation of NaCl with 10 g KMnO4 :-
(A) 3.54 litres (B) 7.08 litres (C) 1.77 litres (D) none of these
8. During the disproportionation of iodine to iodide and iodate ions, the ratio of iodate and iodide ions formed
in alkaline medium is :-
(A) 1 : 5 (B) 5 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 1 : 3
9. 28 NO3– + 3As2S3 + 4H2O  6AsO43– + 28 NO + 9SO42– + H+
What will be the equivalent mass of As2S3 in above reaction
M.wt. M.wt. M.wt. M.wt.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 24 28
10. When ZnS is boiled with strong nitric acid, the products are zinc nitrate, sulphuric acid and nitrogen dioxide.
What are the changes in the oxidation numbers of Zn, S and N.
(A) +2, +4, –1 (B) +2, +6, –2 (C) 0, +4, –2 (D) 0, +8, –1
11. When arsenic sulphide is boiled with NaOH, sodium arsenite and sodium thioarsenite are formed
y
x As2S3 + y NaOH  Na3AsO3 + x Na3AsS3 + H2O. What are the values of x and y ?
2
(A) 1, 6 (B) 2, 8 (C) 2, 6 (D) 1, 4
12. An element forms two different sulphates in which its weight % is 28 and 37. What is the ratio of oxidation
numbers of the element in these sulphates ?
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 3 : 2
– –
13. CN is oxidised by NO3 in presence of acid :
c
a CN– + b NO3– + c H+  (a + b) NO + a CO2 + H2 O
2
What are the values of a, b, c in that order :
(A) 3,7,7 (B) 3,10,7 (C) 3,10,10 (D) 3,7,10
14. Which of the following solutions will exactly oxidize 25 mL of an acid solution of 0.1 M Fe (II) oxalate :-
(A) 25 mL of 0.1 M KMnO4 (B) 25 mL of 0.2 M KMnO4
(C) 25 mL of 0.6 M KMnO4 (D) 15 mL of 0.1 M KMnO4
15. 4.9 gm of K2Cr 2O7 is taken to prepare 0.1 L of the solution. 10 mL of this solution is further taken to
oxidise Sn2+ ion into Sn4+ ion Sn4+ so produced is used in 2nd reaction to prepare Fe3+ ion then the milli-
moles of Fe 3+ ion formed will be (assume all other components are in sufficient amount) [Molar mass of
K2Cr 2O 7 = 294 g].
(A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 10 (D) none of these
16. The following equations are balanced atomwise and chargewise.
(i) Cr 2O 72– + 8H + + 3H 2O2  2Cr 3+ + 7H 2O + 3O 2
(ii) Cr 2O 72– + 8H + + 5H 2O2  2Cr 3+ + 9H 2O + 4O 2
(iii) Cr 2O 72– + 8H + + 7H 2O 2  2Cr 3+ + 11H 2O + 5O 2
The precise equation/equations representing the oxidation of H2O2 is /are :
(A) (i) only (B) (ii) only (C) (iii) only (D) all the three
17. 35 mL sample of hydrogen peroxide gives of 500 mL of O2 at 27°C and 1 atm pressure. Volume strength
of H2O2 sample will be :-
(A) 10 volume (B) 13 volumes (C) 11 volume (D) 12 volume
18. 20 mL of 0.1 M solution of compound Na2CO 3.NaHCO 3.2H 2O is titrated against 0.05 M HCl, x mL of
HCl is used when phenolphthalein is used as an indicator and y mL of HCl is used when methyl orange is
the indicator in two separate titrations. Hence (y – x) is :-
(A) 40 mL (B) 80 mL (C) 120 mL (D) none of these
19. 0.10 g of a sample containing CuCO3 and some inert impurity was dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid and
volume made up to 50 mL. This solution was added into 50 mL of 0.04 M KI solution where copper
precipitates as CuI and I – is oxidized into I3– . A 10 mL portion of this solution is taken for analysis, filtered
and made up free I3– and then treated with excess of acidic permanganate solution. Liberated iodine re-
quired 20 mL of 2.5 mM sodium thiosulphate solution to reach the end point.
Determine weight percentage of CuCO3 in the original sample.
(A) 7.41 (B) 74.1 (C) 61.75 (D) none of these
20. A 150 mL of solution of I 2 is divided into two unequal parts. I part reacts with hypo solution in acidic
medium. 15 mL of 0.4 M hypo was consumed. II part was added with 100 mL of 0.3 M NaOH solution.
Residual base required 10 mL of 0.3 M H2SO 4 solution for complete neutralization. What was the initial
concentration of I2 ?
(A) 0.08 M (B) 0.1 M (C) 0.2 M (D) none of these
21. A mixture of H2SO4 and H2C2O4 (oxalic acid) and some inert impurity weighing 3.185 g was dissolved in
water and the solution made up to 1 litre, 10 mL of this solution required 3 mL of 0.1 N NaOH for
complete neutralization. In another experiment 100 mL of the same solution in hot condition required
4 mL of 0.02M KMnO4 solution for complete reaction. The wt. % of H2SO4 in the mixture was :-
(A) 40 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 80
22. 0.80 g of sample of impure potassium dichromate was dissolved in water and made upto 500 mL solution.
25 mL of this solution treated with excess of KI in acidic medium and I2 liberated required 24 mL of a
sodium thiosulphate solution. 30 mL of this sodium thiosulphate solution required 15 mL of N/20 solution
of pure potassium dichromate. What was the percentage of K2Cr2O7 in given sample?
(A) 73.5 % (B) 75.3 % (C) 36.75 % (D) none of these

BRAIN TEASER S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -2

Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
An s . B B C B C D A A D D A D D D C
Qu e. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
An s . A B B B B A A
EXERCISE–03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS
TRUE / FALSE
1. In a compound, all the atoms of a particular element have the same oxidation number.
2. In H 2O 2, both oxygen atoms have same oxidation number but in Na2S 2O 3, the two S-atoms do not have
same oxidation number.
3. In the reaction :
3 Cl 2 + 6 NaOH  5 NaCl + NaClO 3 + 3H 2 O, Cl 2 acts purely as an oxidizing agent.
4. In a redox reaction, the oxidation number of an element can either increase or decrease but both cannot
happen simultaneously.
5. In CaOCl 2 both the chlorine atom are in same oxidation state.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Oxidizing agent (or oxidant) is a substance in which oxidation number of one of the atoms ................... .
2. Reducing agent (or reductant) is a substance which .................... electrons.
3. In the reaction 2 H 2O 2  2 H 2O + O 2, hydrogen peroxide is .................... .
4. In the reaction 2 KClO 3  2 KCl + 3 O 2, the element which has been oxidised is .................... and
the element which has been reduced is .................... .
5. The compound YbBa2Cu 3 O 7 which shows superconductivity, has copper in oxidation state ....................
Assume that the rare earth element ytterbium is in the usual + 3 oxidation state.
6. In HCN oxidation number of carbon is .................... .
7. The reaction NH 4NO 2  N 2 + 2H 2O .................... disproportionation reaction.

MATCH THE COLUMN

1. Column-I Column-II
(A) When Bi 2 S 3 converted into Bi 5+ and S (p) 18
3+
(B) When Al 2 (Cr 2O 7) 3 reduced into Cr (q) 11
in acidic medium
(C) When FeS 2 converted into Fe 2O 3 and (r) 2
SO 2
(D) When Mn(NO 3 ) 2 converted into MnO 42– (s) 10
and NO

2. Column-I Column-II

Molecular weight
(A) Eq. wt. = (p) When CrI 3 oxidises into Cr 2O 72– and IO 4–
33
M olecular weight
(B) Eq. wt. = (q) When Fe(SCN) 2 oxidises into Fe 3+ , SO 42– , CO 32–
27
and NO 3–
Molecular weight
(C) Eq. wt. = (r) When NH 4SCN oxidizes into SO 42– , CO 32– and
28
NO 3–
Molecular weight
(D) Eq. wt. = (s) When As 2 S 3 oxidises into AsO 3– and SO 42–
24
3. Column-I Column-II

3M
(A) P 2 H 4  PH 3 + P 4 H 2 (p) E =
4

3M
(B) I 2  I – + IO 3– (q) E =
5

15M
(C) MnO 4– + Mn 2+ + H 2 O  Mn 3 O 4 + H + (r) E =
26

5M
(D) H 3 PO 2  PH 3 + H 3 PO 3 (s) E =
6

ASSERTION & RE ASON

These questions contains, Statement I (assertion) and Statement II (reason).
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true
1. Statement-I : Oxidation involves loss of electrons and reduction involves gain of electrons.
Because
Statement-II : The overall reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously is called redox
reaction.
2. Statement-I : H 2 SO 4 cannot act as reducing agent.
Because
Statement-II : Sulphur cannot increase its oxidation number beyond +6.
3. Statement-I : The oxidation state of superoxide ion in KO 2, CsO 2 and RbO 2 is –1/2.
Because
Statement-II : Since the oxidation state of an alkali metal in any compound is always +1, the oxidation
state of oxygen is –1/2 in the O 2– ion.
4. Statement-I : In the redox reaction
8 H + (aq) + 4 NO 3 – + 6 Cl – + Sn (s)  SnCl 6 2– + 4 NO 2 + 4 H 2 O
the reducing agent is Sn (s),
Because
Statement-II : In balancing half reaction, S 2O 32–  S(s), the number of electrons added on the left is 4.
5. Statement-I : Among Br –, O 22–, H – and NO 3–, the ions that could not act as oxidising agents are Br – and
H–.
Because
Statement-II : Br  and H – could not be reduced.
COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS
Comprehensi on # 1
Oleum is considered as a solution of SO 3 in H 2SO 4, which is obtained by passing SO 3 in solution of
H2SO4. When 100 g sample of oleum is diluted with desired weight of H2O then the total mass of H2SO4
obtained after dilution is known as % labelling in oleum.
For example, a oleum bottle labelled as '109% H 2SO 4' means the 109 g total mass of pure H 2 SO 4 will
be formed when 100 g of oleum is diluted by 9 g of H2O which combines with all the free SO3 present
in oleum to form H 2 SO 4 as SO 3 + H 2O  H 2 SO 4
1. What is the % of free SO 3 in an oleum that is labelled as '104.5 % H 2 SO 4'?
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) none of these
2. 9.0 g water is added into oleum sample labelled as '112% H2SO4' then the amount of free SO3 remaining
in the solution is :
(A) 14.93 L at STP (B) 7.46 L at STP (C) 3.73 L at STP (D) 11.2 L at STP
3. If excess water is added into a bottle sample labelled as '112 % H2SO4' and is reacted with 5.3 g Na2CO3,
then find the volume of CO 2 evolved at 1 atm pressure and 300 K temperature after the completion
of the reaction :
(A) 2.46 L (B) 24.6 L (C) 1.23 L (D) 12.3 L
4. 1 g of oleum sample is diluted with water. The solution required 54 mL of 0.4 N NaOH for complete
neutralization. The % of free SO 3 in the sample is :
(A) 74 (B) 26 (C) 20 (D) none of these
Comprehensi on # 2
The strength of H 2 O 2 is expressed in several ways like molarity, normality, % (w/V), volume strength,
etc. The strength of "10 V" means 1 volume of H 2O2 on decomposition gives 10 volumes of oxygen at
STP or 1 litre of H 2 O 2 gives 10 litre of O 2 at STP. The decomposition of H 2 O 2 is shown as under :

1
H 2O 2 (aq)  H 2 O () + O (g)
2 2
H 2O 2 can acts as oxidising as well as reducing agent, as oxidizing agent H 2O 2 converted into H 2O and
as reducing agent H 2 O 2 converted into O 2, both cases it's n-factor is 2.
 Normality of H 2 O 2 solution = 2 × Molarity of H 2O 2 solution
1. What is the molarity of "11.2 V" of H 2 O 2 ?
(A) 1 M (B) 2 M (C) 5.6 M (D) 11.2 M
2. What is the percentage strength (% w/V) of "11.2 V" H 2O 2 ?
(A) 1.7 (B) 3.4 (C) 34 (D) none of these
3. 20 mL of H 2O 2 solution is reacted with 80 mL of 0.05 M KMnO 4 in acidic medium then what is the
volume strength of H 2O 2 ?
(A) 2.8 (B) 5.6 (C) 11.2 (D) none of these
4. 40 g Ba(MnO4)2 (mol. wt. = 375) sample containing some inert impurities in acidic medium is completely
reacted with 125 mL of "33.6 V" of H 2O 2 . What is the percentage purity of the sample ?
(A) 28.12 % (B) 70.31 % (C) 85 % (D) none of these
Comprehensi on # 3
Molecular weight / Atomic weight
Equivalent weight =
n  factor
n-factor is very important in redox as well as non-redox reactions. With the help of n-factor we can predicts
the molar ratio of the reactant species taking part in reactions. The reaciprocal of n-factor's ratio of the
reactants is the molar ratio of the reactants.
In general n-factor of acid/base is number of moles of H + /OH – furnished per mole of acid/base.
n-factor of a reactant is no. of moles of electrons lost or gained per mole of reactant.
Example 1 :
1 . In acidic medium : KMnO 4 (n = 5)  Mn 2+
2 . In basic medium : KMnO 4 (n = 3)  Mn 2+
3 . In neutral medium : KMnO 4 (n = 1)  Mn 6+
 Example 2 : FeC 2 O 4  Fe 3+ + 2CO 2
Total no. of moles of e – lost by 1 mole of FeC 2 O 4 = 1 + 1 × 2  3
 n-factor of FeC 2 O 4 = 3
1. n-factor of Ba(MnO 4) 2 in acidic medium is :
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) none of these
2. For the reaction,
H 3 PO 2 + NaOH  NaH 2 PO 2 + H 2 O
What is the equivalent weight of H 3 PO 2 ? (mol. wt. is M)
(A) M (B) M/2 (C) M/3 (D) none of these
3. For the reaction, Fe 0.95 O (molar mass : M)  Fe 2 O 3 . What is the eq. wt. of Fe 0.95 O ?

M M M
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
0.85 0.95 0.8075

4. In the reaction, xVO + yFe 2 O 3  FeO + V 2O 5 . What is the value of x and y respectively ?
(A) 1, 1 (B) 2, 3 (C) 3, 2 (D) none of these

M ISCEL L AN E OU S TYP E Q U ESTION ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -3

 Tr u e / Fals e
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F
 F i ll i n t h e B lanks
1. decrease 2. loses 3. oxidized as well as reduced
2– +5 –1
4. oxygen has been oxidised (O  O2°) ; chlorine has been reduced (Cl  Cl )
5. x = +7/3 6. +2 7. is not
 Matc h th e C o lu mn
1. (A) s ; (B) p ; (C)  q ; (D) r
2. (A) q ; (B) p ; (C)  s ; (D) r
3. (A) s ; (B) q ; (C)  r ; (D) p
 A s s er ti o n - R eas o n Qu es ti o ns
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A
 C o mp rehe ns i o n B as ed Qu e st i o ns
C o mp re he n s i o n # 1 : 1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (B)
C o mp re he ns i o n # 2 : 1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (B)
C o mp re he ns i o n # 3 : 1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B)
EXERCISE–04 [A] CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. Calculate the oxidation number of underlined elements in the following compounds :

(a) K[ Co (C 2O 4 ) 2 .(NH 3 ) 2 ] (b) K 4 P 2 O 7 (c) Cr O 2Cl 2
+
(d) Na 2 [ Fe (CN) 5 NO ] (e) Mn 3 O 4 (f) Ca(ClO 2 ) 2
2–
(g) [ Fe (NO)(H 2O) 5]SO 4 (h) ZnO 2 (c) Fe 0.93 O
2. Write balanced net ionic equation for the following reactions in acidic solution.
2– 3+
(a) S 4O 6 (aq) +Al (s)  H 2 S (aq) + Al (aq)
2– 2– 2– 3+
(b) S 2O 3 (aq) + Cr 2 O 7 (aq)  S 4 O 6 (aq) + Cr (aq)
– – – –
(c) ClO 3 (aq) + As 2S 3 (s)  Cl (aq) + H 2AsO 4 (aq) + HSO 4 (aq)
– – –
(d) IO 3 (aq) + Re (s)  ReO 4 (aq) + I (aq)
– –
(e) HSO 4 (aq) + As 4 (s) + Pb 3O 4 (s)  PbSO 4 (s) + H 2 AsO 4 (aq)
–
(f) HNO 2 (aq)  NO 3 + NO (g)
3. Write balanced net ionic equations for the following reactions in basic solution :
2– – 2– –
(a) C 4H 4 O 6 (aq) + ClO 3 (aq)  CO 3 (aq) + Cl (aq)
–
(b) Al (s) + BiONO 3 (s)  Bi (s) + NH 3 (aq) + Al (OH) 4 (aq)
–
(c) H 2O 2 (aq) + Cl 2 O 7 (aq)  ClO 2 (aq) + O 2 (g)

(d) Tl 2O 3 (s) + NH 2OH (aq)  TlOH (s) + N 2 (g)

2+ 2– 2–
(e) Cu(NH 3) 4 (aq) + S 2O 4 (aq)  SO 3 (aq) + Cu (s) + NH 3 (aq)
–
(f) Mn(OH) 2 (s) + MnO 4 (aq)  MnO 2 (s)
n+ – 2+ –3 n+
4. KMnO 4 oxidizes X ion to XO 3 , itself changing to Mn in acid medium. 2.68 × 10 mole of X requires
–3 –
1.61 × 10 mole of MnO 4 . What is the value of n? Also calculate the atomic mass of X, if the weight
of 1g equivalent of XCl n is 56.

5. In a quantitative determination of iron in an ore, an analyst converted 0.40 g, of the ore into its ferrous.
This required 40.00 mL of 0.1 N solution of KMnO 4 for titration.

(i) How many milliequivalents of KMnO 4 does 40.00 mL of 0.1 N solution represent?

(ii) How many equivalents of iron were present in the sample of the ore taken for analysis?

(iii) How many grams of iron were present in the sample?

(iv) What is the percentage of iron in the ore?
(v) What is the molarity of KMnO 4 solution used?
(vi) How many moles of KMnO 4 were used for titration ? (Fe = 56)
6. The mixture of CuS (molar weight = M1) and Cu 2S (molecular weight = M2) oxidised by KMnO 4 (molecular
2+
weight = M3) in acidic medium, the product obtained are Cu , SO 2. Find the equivalent weight of CuS,
Cu 2 S and KMnO 4 respectively.
+ – – – –
7. Consider the reaction H + IO 4 + I  I 2 + H 2O. Find the ratio of coefficients of IO 4 , I and I 2 .
8. A dilute solution of H2SO 4 is made by adding 5 mL of 3N H2SO 4 to 245 mL of water. Find the normality
and molarity of the solution.
9. What volume at NTP of gaseous ammonia will be required to be passed into 30 cc of N – H2SO 4 solution
to bring down the acid strength of the latter to 0.2 N.
10. A solution containing 4.2 g of KOH and Ca(OH 2) is neutralized by an acid. It consums 0.1 equivalent of
acid, calculate the percentage composition of the sample.

11. How many mL of 0.1 N HCl are required to react completely with 1 g mixture of Na 2CO 3 and NaHCO 3
containing equimolar amounts of two?

12. 0.5 g of fuming H 2SO 4 (oleum) is diluted with water. The solution requires 26.7 mL of 0.4N NaOH for
complete neutralization. Find the % of free SO 3 in the sample of oleum.

13. 10 g CaCO3 were dissolved in 250 mL of M HCl and the solution was boiled. What volume of 2 M KOH
would be required to equivalence point after boiling? Assume no change in volume during boiling.

14. H3PO 4 is a tri basic acid and one of its salt is NaH 2PO 4. What volume of 1 M NaOH solution should be
added to 12 g of NaH 2 PO 4 to convert it into Na 3 PO 4 ?

15. 1.64 g of mixture of CaCO3 and MgCO3 was dissolved in 50 mL of 0.8 M HCl. The excess of acid required
16 mL of 0.25 M NaOH for neutralization. Calculate the percentage of CaCO3 and MgCO3 in the sample.

16. 1.5 g of chalk were treated with 10 mL of 4N – HCl. The chalk was dissolved and the solution made
to 100 mL, 25 mL of this solution required 18.75 mL of 0.2 N – NaOH solution for complete neutrali-
sation. Calculate the percentage of pure CaCO 3 in the sample of chalk?

17. A solution contains Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. 20 mL of this solution required 4 mL of 1N – HCl for titration
with Ph indicator. The titration was repeated with the same volume of the solution but with MeOH.
10.5 mL of 1 – N HCl was required this time. Calculate the amount of Na 2CO 3 & NaHCO 3 .

18. A solution contains a mix of Na 2CO 3 and NaOH. Using Ph as indicator 25 mL of mixture required 19.5
mL of 0.995 N HCl for the end point. With MeOH, 25 mL of the solution required 25 mL of the same
HCl for the end point. Calculate g/L of each substance in the mixture.

N
19. 200 mL of a solution of mixture of NaOH and Na 2CO 3 was first titrated with Ph and HCl. 17.5 mL
10
of HCl was required for end point. After this MeOH was added and 2.5 mL of same HCl was again required
for next end point. Find out amounts of NaOH and Na 2CO 3 in the mix.

20. A solution contains Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. 10 mL of this requires 2 mL of 0.1 M H2SO 4 for neutralisation
using Ph indicator. MeOH is then added when a further 2.5 mL of 0.2 M H 2SO 4 was needed. Calculate
strength of Na 2 CO 3 and NaHCO 3 .

21. A sample containing Na 2CO 3 & NaOH is dissolved in 100 mL solution. 10 mL of this solution requires
25 mL of 0.1 N HCl when Ph is used as indicator. If MeOH is used as indicator 10 mL of same solution
requires 30 mL of same HCl. Calculate % of Na 2 CO 3 and NaOH in the sample.
4+ 2+ 4+
22. It required 40.05 mL of 1 M Ce to titrate 20 mL of 1 M Sn to Sn . What is the oxidation state of
the cerium in the product.

23. A volume of 12.53 mL of 0.05093 M SeO2 reacted with exactly 25.52 mL of 0.1 M CrSO4. In the reaction,
2+ 3+
Cr was oxidized to Cr . To what oxidation state was selenium converted by the reaction.

24. Pottasium acid oxalate K 2C 2O 4.3H 2C 2O 4.4H 2O can be oxidized by MnO 4 in acid medium. Calculate the
volume of 0.1 M KMnO 4 reacting in acid solution with one gram of the acid oxalate.
3
25. A 1.0 g sample of H 2O 2 solution containing x% H 2O 2 by mass requires x cm of a KMnO 4 solution for
complete oxidation under acidic conditions. Calculate the normality of KMnO 4 solution.
26. Metallic tin in the presence of HCl is oxidized by K 2 Cr 2O 7 to stannic chloride, SnCl 4. What volume of
deci-normal dichromate solution would be reduce by 1 g of tin.

27. 5 g sample of brass was dissolved in one litre dil. H2SO4. 20 mL of this solution were mixed with KI, liberating
+
I 2 and Cu and the I 2 required 20 mL of 0.0327 N hypo solution for complete titration. Calculate the
percentage of Cu in the alloy.

28. 0.84 g iron ore containing x percent of iron was taken in a solution containing all the iron in ferrous condition.
The solution required x mL of a dichromatic solution for oxidizing the iron content to ferric state. Calculate
the strength of dichromatic solution.

29. The neutralization of a solution of 1.2 g of a substance containing a mixture of H2C2O4.2H2O, KHC 2O4.H2O
and different impurities of a neutral salt consumed 18.9 mL of 0.5 N NaOH solution. On titration with
KMnO 4 solution, 0.4 g, of the same substance needed 21.55 mL of 0.25 N KMnO 4 . Calculate the %
composition of the substance.

30. 50 g of a sample of Ca(OH)2 is dissolved in 50 mL of 0.5 N HCl solution. The excess of HCl was titrated
with 0.3 N – NaOH. The volume of NaOH used was 20cc. Calculate % purity of Ca(OH) 2 .

31. One g of impure sodium carbonate is dissolved in water and the solution is made up to 250 mL. To 50
mL of this made up solution, 50 mL of 0.1 N – HCl is added and the mix after shaking well required
10 mL of 0.16 N – NaOH solution for complete titration. Calculate the % purity of the sample.

32. What amount of substance containing 60% NaCl, 37% KCl should be weighed out for analysis so that
+
after the action of 25 mL of 0.1 N AgNO 3 solution, excess of Ag is back titrates with 5 mL of NH 4SCN
solution. Given that 1 mL of NH 4SCN = 1.1. mL of AgNO 3 .

33. A bottle labelled with "12 V H 2O 2" contain 700 mL solution. If a student mix 300 mL water in it what
is the g/litre strength & normality and volume strength of final solution.

34. 50 mL of an aqueous solution of H 2O 2 were treated with an excess of KI solution and dilute H 2SO 4, the
liberated iodine required 20 mL of 0.1 N Na 2S 2O 3 solution for complete interaction. Calculate the con-
centration of H 2 O 2 in g/.

35. 100 kg hard water contains 5 g MgSO 4 . Find hardness.

36. One litre hard water contains 1 mg CaCl 2 and 1 mg MgSO 4 . Find hardness.

37. Calculate the hardness of water sample which contains 0.001 mol MgSO 4 per litre of water.

38. A solution of a 0.4 g sample of H 2O 2 reacted with 0.632 g of KMnO 4 in the presence of sulphuric acid.
Calculate the percentage purity of the sample of H 2O 2 .

39. 5 litre of a solution of H 2O 2 with x N strength is diluted to 5.5 litre. This 5.5 litre H 2O 2 solution gives
28 litre O 2 at NTP. Find the value of x.

40. Calculate the amount of lime Ca(OH)2 required to remove the hardness in 60 litre of pond water containing
1.62 mg of calcium bicarbonate per 100 mL of water.

41. 10 g sample of bleaching powder was dissolved into water to make the solution one litre. To this solution
35 mL of 1.0 M Mohr salt solution was added containing enough H2SO4. After the reaction was complete,
the excess Mohr salt required 30 mL of 0.1 M KMnO 4 for oxidation. Find out the % of available Cl 2
approximately is (mol wt. 71).
 –2
42. Calculate the amount (in milligrams) of SeO 3 in solution on the basis of following data 20 mL of M/60
–2
solution of KBrO 3 was added to a definite volume of SeO 3 solution. The bromine evolved was removed
by boiling and excess of KBrO 3 was back titrated with 5 mL of M/25 solution of NaAsO 2. The reactions
are given below. (Atomic mass of K = 39, Br = 80, As = 75, Na = 23, O = 16, Se = 79)
–2 – + –2
(a) SeO 3 + BrO 3 + H  SeO 4 + Br 2 + H 2 O
– – – –3 +
(b) BrO 3 + AsO 2 + H 2 O  Br + AsO 4 + H
43. A 1.0 g sample of Fe 2O 3 solid of 55.2% purity is dissolved in acid and reduced by heating the solution
with zinc dust. The resultant solution is cooled and made upto 100.0 mL. An aliquot of 25.0 mL of this
solution requires 17.0 mL of 0.0167 M solution of an oxidant for titration. Calculate the number of moles
of electrons taken up by the oxidant in the reaction of the above titration.

CON CEP TUAL SU BJ ECTIVE E X ER CISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-4(A)

1. (a) +3 (b) +5 (c) +6 (d) +2 (e) 8/3 or (2 and 3)

(f) +3 (g) +2 (h) +2 (i) 200/93 = 2.15

2– + 3+
2. (a) S4O6 (aq) + 6Al (s) + 20 H  4 H2S (aq) + 6Al (aq) + 6H2O
2– 2– + 2– 3+
(b) 6S2O3 (aq) + Cr2O7 (aq) + 14 H  3 S4O6 (aq) + 2 Cr (aq) + 7H2O
– – – – +
(c) 14ClO3 (aq) + 3As2S3 (s) + 18 H2O  14 Cl (aq) + 6H2AsO4 (aq) + 9HSO4 (aq) + 15H
– – – +
(d) 7IO3 (aq) + 6Re (s) + 3H2O  6 ReO4 (aq) + 7I (aq) + 6H
– + –
(e) 30HSO4 (aq) + As4 (s) + 10 Pb3O4(s) + 26H  30 PbSO4 (s) + 4H2AsO4 (aq) + 24H2O
(f) 3HNO2 (aq)  HNO3 + 2NO (g) + H2O
2– – – 2– –
3. (a) 3C4H4O6 (aq) + 5ClO3 (aq) + 18 OH  12 CO3 (aq) + 5 Cl (aq) + 15H2O
– –
(b) 11Al (s) + 3BiONO 3 (s) + 21H 2O + 11OH  3Bi (s) + 3NH 3 (aq) + 11Al (OH) 4 (aq)
– –
(c) 4H 2O 2 (aq) + Cl 2 O 7 (aq) + 2OH  2ClO 2 (aq) + 4O 2 (g) + 5H 2 O
(d) Tl 2 O 3 (s) + 4NH 2 OH (aq)  2TlOH (s) + 2N 2 (g) + 5H 2 O
2+ 2– – 2–
(e) Cu(NH 3 ) 4 (aq) + S 2O 4 (aq) + 4OH  2SO 3 (aq) + Cu (s) + 4NH 3 (aq) + 2H 2 O
– –
(f) 3Mn(OH) 2 (s) + 2MnO 4 (aq)  5MnO 2 (s) + 2H 2 O + 2OH
4. 2, 41
5. (i) 4.0, (ii) 0.0040, (iii) 0.224, (iv) 56.00%, (v) 0.02M, (vi) 0.0008 mol
M1 M 2 M 3
6. , , 7. 1 : 7 : 4 8. 0.06 N and 0.03 M 9. 537.6 mL
6 8 5
10. KOH = 35%, Ca(OH) 2 = 65% 11. V = 157.89 mL 1 2 . 20.72 %
13. V = 25 mL 14. 200 mL 15. MgCO 3 = 51.22%, CaCO 3 = 48.78 %
16. 83.33 17. 0.424 g ; 0.21g 18. 23.2 g, 22.28 g 1 9 . 0.06 g ; 0.0265 g
20. 4.24 g/L ; 5.04 g/L 21. 39.85% ; 60.15% 22. + 3
23. zero 24. V = 31.68 mL 25. 0.588 N 2 6 . 337 mL
27. 41.53 % 28. 0.15 N 29. H 2 C 2 O 4 .2H 2 O = 14.36%, KH 2 O 4 .H 2 O=81.71%
30. 1.406 % 31. 90.1% 32. 0.1281 g
33. 25.5 g/L, 1.5 N, 8.4 V 34. 0.68 g/L 3 5 . 41.66 ppm
36. 1.734 ppm 37. 100 ppm 38. 85% 39. x = 1
40. 0.444 g 41. 7.1% 42. 84mg 43. 6
EXERCISE–04 [B] BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE
1. 1.2475 g of crystalline copper sulphate was dissolved in water and excess of KI was added. The liberated
iodine consumed 50 mL N/10 Na 2S 2 O 3 solution to reach the end point of the titration. Calculate the
number of water molecules of hydration in crystalline copper sulphate salt.
2. A 1g sample of K2Cr2O7 containing some inert material was entirely reduced with conc. HCl. The chlorine
liberated was passed through hot solution of NaOH at 800C, and it completely diproportionates to form
ClO3 and Cl. This NaClO3 was isolated and its reduction with KI (aq) liberated iodine, giving Cl.The iodine
thus liberated required 100 mL of decinormal hypo solution for complete titration. What is the percentage
purity of the dichromate sample?
3. 2.5g of mixture of crystalline oxalic acid (H2C 2O 4. 2H 2O) and sodium oxalate (Na2C2O 4) was dissolved in
100 mL of water. 50 mL of this solution was titrated against N/10 NaOH solution when 119.05 mL of the
base was found necessary to reach the end point with phenolphthalein as the indicator. 1g of the mixture
was dissolved in water and the solution titrated against N/10 KMnO4 in the presence of dil. H2SO4. What
is the volume of KMnO4 needed for getting the end point with 0.5g of the mixture?
4. 25 mL of a solution containing HCl was treated with excess of M/5 KIO 3 and KI solution of unknown
concentration where I2 liberated is titrated against a standard solution of 0.021 M Na2S2O3 solution whose
24 mL were used up. Find the strength of HCl and volume of KIO 3 solution consumed :
5. 0.6213 g of sample contains an unknown amount of As 2O 3. The sample was treated with HCl resulting
information of AsCl 3 (g) which was distilled into a beaker of water. The hydrolysis reaction is as follows :
AsCl 3 + 2H 2 O  HAsO 2 + 3H + + 3Cl –
The amount of HAsO 2 was determined by titration with 0.04134 M I2, requiring 23.04 mL to reach the
equivalence point. The redox products in the titration were H 3AsO 4 and I –. Find the amount of KMnO 4
needed to oxidize As in As 2O 3 to its maximum possible oxidation state in acidic medium.
6. A sample of steel weighing 0.6 g and containing S as an impurity was burnt in a stream of O 2, when
S was converted to its oxide SO 2 .SO 2 was then oxidized to SO 4– – by using H 2 O 2 solution containing
30 mL of 0.04 M NaOH. 22.48 mL of 0.024 M HCl was required to neutralize the base remaining after
oxidation. Calculate the % of S in the sample :
7. In the presence of fluoride ion, Mn2+ can be titrated with MnO4–, both reactants being converted to a complex
of Mn(III). A 0.545 g sample containing Mn3O 4 was dissolved and all manganese was converted to Mn2+.
Titration in the presence of fluoride ion consumed 31.1 mL of KMnO4 that was 0.177 N against oxalate.
(a) write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction, assuming that the complex is MnF 4– .
(b) what was the % of Mn 3O 4 in the sample ?
8. A mixture of two gases, H2S and SO2 is passed through three beakers successively. The first beaker contains
Pb 2+ ions, which absorbs S 2– forming PbS. The second beaker contains 25 mL of 0.0396 N I2 to oxidize
SO 2 to SO 42–. The third contains 10 mL of 0.0345 N thiosulphate solution to retain any I2 carried over
from the second absorber. A 25 L gas sample was passed through the apparatus followed by an additional
amount of N2 to sweep last traces of SO2 from first and second absorber. The solution from the first absorber
was made acidic and treated with 20 mL of 0.0066 M K 2Cr 2O 7 which converted S 2– to SO 2. The excess
dichromate was reacted with solid KI and the liberated iodine required 7.45 mL of 0.0345 N Na 2S 2 O 3
solution. The solutions in the second and third absorbers were combined and the resultant iodine was titrated
with 2.44 mL of the same thiosulphate solution. Calculate the concentrations of SO 2 and H 2 S in
mg/L of the sample :
9. 1 g of a moist sample of a mixture of KClO 3 and KCl was dissolved in water and made upto
250 mL. 25 mL of this solution was treated with SO 2 to reduced chlorate into chloride and the excess
SO2 was boiled off. When the total chloride was precipitated, 0.1435 g of AgCl was obtained. In another
experiment 25 mL of the original solution was treated with 30 mL of 0.2 N solution of FeSO4 and unreacted
FeSO 4 required 37.5 mL of 0.08 N solution of an oxidizing agent for complete oxidation. Calculate the
molar ratio of chlorate and chloride in the given mixture. Fe2+ reacts with ClO 3– according to equation :
ClO 3– + 6Fe 2+ + 6H +  Cl – + 6Fe 3+ + 3H 2 O
Also calculate the mass percent of moisture present in the moist sample.
10. A steel sample is to be analysed for Cr and Mn simultaneously. By suitable treatment the Cr is oxidized
to Cr 2O 72– and the Mn to MnO 4–. A 10.00 g sample of steel is used to produce 250.0 mL of a solution
containing Cr 2O 72– and MnO 4–. A 10.00 mL portion of this solution is added to a BaCl 2 solution and by
proper adjustment of the acidity, the chromium is completely precipitated as BaCrO4 ; 0.0549 g is obtained.
A second 10.00 mL portion of this solution requires exactly 15.95 mL of 0.0750 M standard Fe2+ solution
for its titration (in acid solution). Calculate the % of Mn and % of Cr in the steel sample.
11. 1.16 g CH3(CH2)nCOOH was burnt in excess air and the resultant gases (CO2 and H2O) were passed through
excess NaOH solution. The resulting solution was divided in two equal parts. One part required 50 mL
of 1 N HCl for neutralization using phenolphthalein as indicator. Another part required 80 mL of 1 N
HCl for neutralization using methyl orange as indicator. Find the value of n and the amount of excess NaOH
solution taken initially.
12. A 1.5 g sample containing oxalic acid and some inert impurity was dissolved in enough water and volume
made up to 250 mL. A 20 mL portion of this solution was then mixed with 30 mL of an alkali solution.
The resulting solution was then treated with stoichiometric amount of CaCl 2 just needed for precipitation
of oxalate as CaC2O4. Solution was filtered off and filtrate was finally titrated against 0.1 M HCl solution.
8.0 mL of acid was required to reach the equivalence point. At last, the above neutral solution was treated
with excess of AgNO 3 solution and AgCl obtained was washed, dried and weighed to be 0.4305 g. De-
termine mass percentage of oxalic acid in the original sample :
13. A 1 g sample containing NaOH as the only basic substance and some inert impurity was left exposed to
atmosphere for a very long time so that part of NaOH got converted into Na2CO 3 by absorbing CO2 from
atmosphere. The resulting sample was dissolved in water and volume made upto 100 mL. A 20 mL portion
of this solution required 16 mL 0.25 M HCl solution to reach the equivalence point when methyl orange
was used as indicator. In a separate analysis, 20 mL portion of the same solution was taken along with
phenolphthalein indicator and mixed with 50 mL of 0.1 M HCl solution. An additional 9.00 mL 0.1 M
Ba(OH) 2 solution was required to just restore the pink colour of solution. Determine mass percentage of
NaOH in the original sample and mass percentage of Na2CO3 in the sample after exposure to atmosphere.

BRAIN STOR MIN G SUBJ ECTIVE E X ER CISE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-4(B)

1. 5 2. 58.8% 3. 77.45 mL
4. VKIO 3  0.42 m L , [HCl] = 0.0168 N 5. 0.06 g 6. 1.76 %
7. 40.77% 8. 0.12 mg H 2S/L, 0.718 mg SO 2/L
– –
9. ClO3 /Cl = 1, 1.5% moisture by mass 10. Cr = 2.821% , Mn = 1.498%
11. n = 4, NaOH = 6.4 g 12. 82.5 1 3 . 80, 36.05 %
EXERCISE–05 [A] PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

1. MnO4– is good oxidising agent in different medium changing to - [AIEEE-02]

MnO 4 – Mn 2+
MnO 42–
MnO 2
Mn 2O 3
Changes in oxidation number respectively are -
(1) 1, 3, 4, 5 (2) 5, 4, 3, 2 (3) 5, 1, 3, 4 (4) 2, 6, 4, 3

2. Oxidation number of Cl in CaOCl2 (bleaching powder is ) [AIEEE-02]

(1) Zero, since it contains Cl2
(2) –1, since it contains Cl–
(3) +1, since it contains ClO–
(4) +1 and –1 since it contains ClO– and Cl–

3. Which of the following is a redox [AIEEE-02]

(1) 2NaAg(CN) 2 + Zn  Na 2Zn (CN) 4 + 2 Ag (2) BaO 2 + H 2SO 4  BaSO 4 + H 2O 2
(3) N2O 5 + H 2O  2HNO 3 (4) AgNO3 + KI  AgI + KNO 3

4. In the coordination compound, K4[Ni (CN)6], the oxidation state of nickel is [AIEEE-03]

(1) +1 (2) +2 (3) –1 (4) 0

5. The oxidation state of Cr in [Cr(NH3)4Cl2] + is - [AIEEE-05]

(1) +2 (2) +3 (3) 0 (4) +1

6. The oxidation state of chromium in the final product formed by the reaction between Kl and acidified

potassium dichromate solution is - [AIEEE-05]

(1) +6 (2) +4 (3) +3 (4) +2

7. Which of the following chemical reaction depicts the oxidizing behaviour of H2SO4 ? [AIEEE-06]

(1) Ca(OH) 2 + H 2SO 4  CaSO 4 + 2H 2O

(2) NaCl + H2SO 4  NaHSO4 + HCl

(3) 2PCl5 + H 2SO 4  2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO 2Cl 2

(4) 2HI + H2SO4  I2 + SO2 + 2H2O

P RE VIOU S Y EARS QU E STION S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -5 [A]

Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A ns 3 4 1 2 2 3 4
EXERCISE–05 [B] PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
1. The oxidation number of phosphorus in Ba(H 2 PO 2 ) 2 is : [JEE 1990]
(A) +3 (B) +2 (C) +1 (D) –1
2. The number of electrons to balance the following equation :- [JEE 1991]
– + –
NO3 + 4H + e  2H2O + NO is
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2
3. What is the volume strength of 1.5 N H 2O 2 : [JEE 1991]
(A) 4.8 (B) 8.4 (C) 3.0 (D) 8.0
4. The oxidation states of the most electronegative element in the products of the reaction of BaO 2 with
dilute H 2SO 4 . [JEE 1991]
(A) 0 and –1 (B) –1 and –2 (C) –2 and 0 (D) –2 and +2
5. For the redox reaction, [JEE 1992]
– 2– + 2+
MnO 4 + C 2 O 4 + H  Mn + CO 2 + H 2 O
the correct coefficients of the reactants for the balanced reaction are :
– 2– +
MnO 4 C2O4 H
(A) 2 5 16
(B) 16 5 2
(C) 5 16 2
(D) 2 16 5
6. The number of mole of KMnO 4 that will need to react completely with one mole ferrous oxalate in acidic
solution is : [JEE 1997]
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1
7. The number of mole of KMnO4 that will be needed to react with one mole of sulphite ion in acidic solution
is : [JEE 1997]
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1
8. The equivalent mass of MnSO 4 is half its molecular mass when it is converted to : [JEE 1998]
– 2–
(A) Mn 2 O 3 (B) MnO 2 (C) MnO 4 (D) MnO 4
9. The oxidation number of sulphur in S 8, S 2F 2 and H 2 S respectively are : [JEE 1999]
(A) 0, +1 and –2 (B) +2, +1 and –2
(C) 0, +1 and +2 (D) –2, +1 and –2
10. The normality of 0.3 M phosphorus acid (H 3 PO 3) is : [JEE 1999]
(A) 0.1 (B) 0.9 (C) 0.3 (D) 0.6
11. Among the following species in which oxidation state of the element is +6 : [JEE 2000]
– 3– 2–
(A) MnO 4 (B) Cr(CN) 6 (C) NiF 6 (D) CrO 2Cl 2
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12. Oxidation number of iron in Na 2 [Fe(CN) 5 NO ] is : [JEE 2001]
(A) +2 (B) +3 (C) +8/3 (D) none of these
13. An aqueous solution of 6.3 g of oxalic acid dihydrate is made upto 250 mL. The volume of 0.1 N NaOH
required to completely neutralise 10 mL of this solution is : [JEE 2001]
(A) 40 mL (B) 20 mL (C) 10 mL (D) 4 mL
14. How many moles of electron weigh one kilogram : [JEE 2002]
1 6.023 1
(A) 6.023 × 10
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(B)  10 31 (C)  10 54 (D)  10 8
9.108 9.108 9.108  6.023
15. Which has maximum number of atoms : [JEE 2003]
(A) 24 g of C (12) (B) 56 g of Fe (56) (C) 27 g of Al (27) (D) 108 g of Ag (108)
– – –
16. In basic medium I oxidises by MnO 4 . In this process I replaces by : [JEE 2004]
– – –
(A) IO3 (B) I2 (C) IO4 (D) IO
17. Amongst the following, the pair having both the metals in their highest oxidation state is :[JEE 2004]
3– 3– –
(A) [Fe(CN) 6] and [Co(CN) 6] (B) [CrO 2Cl 2] and [MnO 4 ]
2– –2
(C) TiO2 and MnO2 (D) [MnCl4] and [NiF6]
18. O 3 does not oxidise : [JEE 2005]
(A) KI (B) FeSO 4 (C) KMnO 4 (D) K 2 MnO 4
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19. A 5.0 cm solution of H2O2 liberates 0.508 g of iodine from an acidified KI solution. Calculate the strength
of H 2 O 2 solution in terms of volume strength at STP. [JEE' 1995]
20. A 3.00 g sample containing Fe3O4, Fe2O3 and an inert impure substance, is treated with excess of KI solution
2+
in presence of dilute H2SO4. The entire iron is converted into Fe along with the liberation of iodine. The
resulting solution is diluted to 100 mL. A 20 mL of the diluted solution require 11 mL of 0.5 M Na2S 2O 3
solution to reduce the iodine present. A 50 mL of diluted solution after complete extraction of the iodine
2+
requires 12.80 mL of 0.25 KMnO 4 solution in dilute H 2SO 4 medium for the oxidation of Fe . Calculate
the percentages of Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 3O 4 in the original sample. [JEE 2000]
21. One litre of a mixture of O 2 and O 3 at NTP was allowed to react with an excess of acidified solution of
KI. The Iodine liberated required 40 mL of M/10 sodium thiosulphate solution for titration. What is the
percent of ozone in the mixture ? Ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 300 nm can decompose ozone. Assuming
that one photon can decompose one ozone molecule, how many photons would have been required for
the complete decomposition of ozone in the original mixture? [JEE 97,5]
2– – 2+
22. A sample of hard water contains 96 ppm of SO 4 and 183 ppm of HCO 3 , with Ca as the only cation.
–
How many moles of CaO will be required to remove HCO 3 from 1000 kg of this water? If 1000 kg of
this water is treated with the amount of CaO calculate above, what will be the concentration (in ppm) of
2+ 2+
residual Ca ions (Assume CaCO 3 to be completely insoluble in water)? If the Ca ions in one litre of
the treated water are completely exchanged with hydrogen ions, what will be its pH (one ppm means one
part of the substance in one million part of water, weight / weights)? [JEE' 1997]
23. An aqueous solution containing 0.10 g KIO3 (formula wt. 214.0) was treated with an excess of KI solution.
The solution was acidified with HCl. The liberated I2 consumed 45.0 mL of thiosulphate solution to decolourise
the blue starch – iodine complex. Calculate the molarity of the sodium thiosulphate solution.[JEE 1998]
24. How many millilitre of 0.5 M H 2SO 4 are needed to dissolve 0.5 g of copper II carbonate ?[JEE 1999]
25. Hydrogen peroxide solution (20 mL) reacts quantitatively with a solution of KMnO4 (20 mL) acidified with
dilute H2SO4. The same volume of KMnO4 solution is just decolorized by 10 mL of MnSO4 in neutral medium
simultaneously forming a dark brown precipitate of hydrated MnO 2. The brown precipitate is dissolved
in 10 mL of 0.2 M sodium oxalate under boiling condition in the presence of dilute H 2SO 4. Write the
balanced equations involved in the reactions and calculate the molarity of H 2 O 2 . [JEE 2001]

P RE VIOU S Y EARS QU E STION S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -5 [B]

Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
An s . C C B B A B A B A D D A A D A
Qu e. 16 17 18
An s . A B C

19. 4.48 20. Fe 2O 3 = 49.33 %, Fe 3 O 4 = 34.8%

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21. 6.57% O3 (by weight), 1.2 × 10 photons 22. 1.5, 40 ppm, pH = 2.6989

23. 0.0623 M 24. 8.097 mL

25. 0.1 M