PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Daily Practice Problems

CLASS : XII DPP. NO.-1
Q1. A glass vessel weighed 20.2376 gm when empty and 20.3102 gm when filled to an etched mark with
water at 40C. The same vessel was then dried and filled to the same mark with a solution at 40C. The
vessel was now found to weight 20.3300 gm. What is density of the solution. [1.273gm/ml]
Q2. Calculate the number of molecules in 11.2 litres of SO2 gas at NTP.. [0.5NA]

Q3. From 200 mg of CO2 ,1021 molecules are removed. How many moles of CO2 are left? [2.885 x 10-3]
Q4. In 4 gm-atoms of Ag, calculate
(a) weight of Ag (b) weight of one atom of Ag [(a) 432 gm (b) 1.8 x 10-22 gm]
Q5. How many mole and molecules of O2 are there in 64 g O2 ? [2,2NA]
What is the mass of one molecules of O2 ? [2.66 x 10-23gm]
Q6. Number of sulphate ions in 39.2 g of chromium sulphate are ___________. [0.3NA]
Q7. A clay was dried partially dried and then contained 50% silica and 7% water. The original clay contained
12% water. What is the % of silica in the original sample ? [47.3%]
Q8. A granulated sample of aircraft alloy (Al, Mg, Cu) weighing 8.72 g was first treated with alkali to
dissolved Al, then with very dilute HCl to dissolve Mg, leaving a residue of Cu. The residue after alkali
boiling weighed 2.10 g, and the acid insoluble residue from this weighed 0.69 gm. What is the compo-
sition of the alloy ? [75.9%Al,16.2%Mg,7.9%Cu]
Q9. The atomic weight of two elements A and B are 20 and 40 respectively. If x gm of A contains atoms, how
many atoms are present in 2x gm of B. [y atoms]
Q10. How much calcium is in the amount of calcium nitrate that contains 20 gm of nitrogen. [28.6 gm]
Q11. Two element P and Q form P2O3 and PQ2 . If 0.15 mole of P2Q3 weight 15.9 gm and 0.15 mole of
PQ2 weigh 9.3 gm. Find at . wt. of P and Q. [P=26 amu,Q=18 amu]
Q12. Which of the following sample contains the smallest number of atoms
(A) 1 g O2 (B) 1 g C8 H 18 (C) 1 g LiF (D) 1 g B4 H10 [A]
Q13. Calculate the following :
23
(a) number of atoms in 2.3 kg 11 Na (Na = 23)
(b) niumber of atims in 32.0 g Br2 (Br = 80)
(c) number of molecules in 51.0 g of NH 3 (N = 14, H = 1)
(d) number of formula units in 159 g PbCrO4 ((Pb = 206, Cr = 52)
(e) number of SO4 2  ions in 14.3 g of Cr2 SO4 3 (O = 16, S = 32)
[(a) 100 NA (b) 0.4NA (c) 3NA (d) 0.45 NA (e) 0.1095NA]

Q14. Calculate the number of oxygen atoms in 0.2 mole of Na2CO3 .10 H 2O. [2.6NA]

Q15. Calculate the total number of atoms in 0.5 moles of K 2Cr2O7 . [5.5NA]
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Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.-2
Q1. A piece of Al weighing 2.7 gm is treated with 75 ml of H2SO4 (sp. gravity 1.18 containing 24.7%
H2SO4 by weight). After the metal is completely dissolved, the solution diluted to 400 ml. Calculate the
molarity of free H2SO4 in the resulting solution. [0.1825 M]

Q2. Chlorine gas can be produced in the laboratory by the reaction.

K2Cr2O7 + 14HCl  2KCl + 2CrCl3 + 7H2O + 3Cl2
If 68 gm sample that is 96% K2Cr2O7 is allowed to react with 320 ml of HCl solution having density of
1.15 gm/ml and containing 30% by wt. HCl, what mass of Cl2 generated. [46.015 gm]

Q3. A mixture of HCOOH & H2C2O4 is heated with conc. H2SO4. The gas produced is collected & on
treating with KOH solution the volume of gas decreases by 1/6 th. Calculate molar ratio of two acids in
original mixture. [4 : 1]

Q4. In an industrial process for producing acetic acid, oxygen gas is bubbled into acetaldehyde CH3CHO,
containing Mn(II) acetate as catalyst under pressure at 600C.
2CH3CHO(l) + O2(g)  2CH3COOH (l)
In a laboratory test of this reaction 20 gm of CH3CHO and 10gm of O2 were put into a reaction vessel.
(a) How many gm of acetic acid can be produced by this reaction from the given amount of reactants.
[27.273 gm]
(b) How many amount of the excess reactant retained after the reaction is complete? [2.7264 gm]

Q5. Methyl benzoate is prepared by the reaction between Benzoic acid and methanol according to the
reaction C6H5COOH + CH3OH  C6H5COOCH3 + H2O
In an experiment 24.4 gm of benzoic acid were reacted with 70 ml of CH3OH. The density of CH3OH
is 0.79 gm/ml. The methyl Benzoate produced has a mass of 21.6 gm. What was the yield of the
product? [79.3%]

Q6. Ethyl alcohol is made by the fermentation of glucose as indicated by the equation
C6H12O6  2C2H5OH + 2CO2. How many kg of alcohol can be made from 300 kg of glucose.
[153.34 gm alcohol]

Q7. A sample of chalk contained as impurity a form of clay which loses 14.5% of its weight of water on
prolong heating. 5 gm of chalk on heating shows a loss in wt. (due to evolution of CO2 and water) by
1.507 gm. Calculate % of chalk in the sample. [35.55%]
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Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.-3
Q1. The following process has been used to obtain iodine from oil field brines in California.
NaI + AgNO3  AgI + NaNO3
2AgI + Fe  FeI2 + 2Ag
2FeI2 + 3Cl2  2FeCl3 + 2I2
How many grams of AgNO3 are required in the first step for every kg I2 produced in the third step.
[1338.58gm]

Q2. 1000 ml of oxygen at NTP were passed through Siemens ozonizer when the resulting volume was 888
ml at NTP. This quantity of ozonized oxygen is passed through excess of potassium iodide solution?
Calculate wt. of iodine liberated?
3O2 2O3
O3 + 2KI + H2O  2KOH + I2 + O2 [2.54 gm]

Q3. 5 gm of K2SO4 were dissolved in 250 ml of solution. How many ml of this solution should be used so
that 1.2 gm of BaSO4 may be precipitated from BaCl2 solution?
K2SO4 + BaCl2  BaSO4 + KCl [44.8 ml]

Q4. A piece of Al weighting 2.7 gm is heated with 75 ml of H2SO4 (sp. gr. 1.18 containing 24.7% H2SO4 by
mass). After the metal is carefully dissolved the solution is diluted to 400 ml. What is the molarity of the
free H2SO4 in the resulting solution. [0.183 M]

Q5. What volume of 3.00 M HNO3 can react completely with 15.0 gm of a brass (90% Cu, 10% Zn)
according to following reaction:
Cu + 4H+ (aq) + 2NO3– (aq)  2NO2 (g) + Cu2+ + 2H2O
4Zn + 10H+ (aq) + NO3–(aq)  NH4+ (aq) + 4Zn+2 + 3H2O
What volume of NO2 gas at 250C and 1.00 atm pressure would be produced. [10.4 L]

Q6. A mixture of NaHCO3 and Na2CO3 weighted 1.0235 gm. The dissolved mixture was reacted with
excess Ba(OH)2 to form 2.0128 gm BaCO3. By the reaction
Na2CO3 + Ba(OH)2  BaCO3 + 2NaOH
NaHCO3 + Ba(OH)2  BaCO3 + NaOH + H2O
Calculate the % of NaHCO3 in the mixture. [39.6 %]

Q7. A 10.0 gm sample of a mixture of CaCO3 (s). (F.W. = 100) and glass beads liberate 2.20 gm of CO2
(Mwt = 44.0) upon treatment with excess HCl (Mwt = 36.5). (Glass does not react with HCl)
(i) Calculate the wt. of CaCO3 in the original mixture.
(ii) Calculate the wt% of calcium in the original mixture. [(i) 5 gm CaCO2 (ii) 20% Ca]

Q8. In a process following reactions are required to remove sulphur from coal prior to combustion.
x–s–y + 2NaOH  x–o–y + Na2S + H2O
CaCO3  CaO + CO2
Na2S + CO2 + H2O  Na2CO3 + H2S
CaO + H2O  Ca(OH)2
Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2  CaCO3 + 2NaOH
In the processing of 300 metric tonn of a coal having a 1.0% sulphur content, how much limestone
(CaCO3) must be decomposed to provide enough Ca(OH)2 to regenerate the NaOH used in the original
leaching step. [9.375 metric ton
CaCO3 ]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 4
Q1. Determine the value of the equilibrium constant for this reaction
2NOCl(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g) + Cl2(g)
From the K values of the following reaction.
2NOCl(g) 2NO(g) + Cl2 (g) Kp = 1.7 × 10–2
2NO2(g) 2NO(g) + O2 (g) Kp = 5.9 × 10

Q2. For the reaction

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3 + x (x > 0) K.cal
(A) Concentration of NH3 will be increased if temperature is decreased.
(B) On decreasing the volume of container amount of N2 will decrease.
(C) KC will increase on increase in temperature.
(D) Kp will decrease on increase of temperature.
(E) On introducing inert gas adjusting total pressure same as in absence of inert gas, ammonia will
decrease in amount.

Q3. 6.75 gm of SO2Cl2 is added to 1 litre container having Cl2(g) at 1 atm pressure at 375 K and allowed to
reach equilibrium. Calculate the partial pressures of all the components at equilibrium, given that Kp for
the reaction
SO2Cl2(g) SO2(g) + Cl2(g) is 2.40
Ans: PSO 2Cl 2  0.673atm ; PSO 2  0.86sq. atm; PCl 2  1.8659atm 

Q4. A mixture of 4 volumes of A2(g) and 1 volume of xyz (g) initially at a pressure of 1.25 atm at 1400 K is
allowed to reach equilibrium the pressure of the system becomes equal to 912 mm of Hg. Calculate Kc
for the reaction. 3A2(g) + xy2 (g) 2A2y (g) + A2x (g)
If initially the pressure exerted by A2(g), xy2 (g), A2y(g) and A2x (g) respectively are 4 atm, 7 atm, 1.25
atm, 1.2 atm then find the percent by which the amount of A2(g) will get changed when state is reached.

Q5. The equilibrium concentration of A & B at a certain temperature for the reaction
2A (g) + B (g) 2C(g) + D(s)
are 15 M & 30 M respectively. When the volume was made four fold and the reaction was allowed to
reach equilibrium the concentration of ‘B’ was found to be 8M. Find the concentration of ‘C’ at first
equilibrium and at second equilibrium.

Q6. PCl5(g) dissociates according to the reaction PCl5(g) PCl3 + Cl2(g)

0
at 250 C, Kp = 1.78. Find the density of equilibrium mixture at a total pressure of 2 atm.

Q7. If the decomposition reaction 4HNO3 (g) 4NO2(g) + 2H2O(g) + O2(g) is started with pure HNO3,
 
1024 PO 2
7

then show that K = where P is total pressure at equilibrium.

pP  7P  O2
4

Q8. For the gaseous reaction of XO with O2 to form XO2, the equilibrium constant at 398K is 1.0 × 10–4 lit/
mol. If 1 mol of XO & 2 mol of O2 are placed in 1.0 L vessel and allowed to come at equilibrium. What
will be the equilibrium concentration of each of the following species.
Ans: [XO] = 0.985 M; [O2] = 1.992 M; [XO2] = 0.0141 M.
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Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 5
PART A
For Prob no. 1 to 7
Cc0 Dd0
For a reaction aA + bB cC + dD, the reaction quotient Q =
Aa0 Bb0 ; where [A]0,[B]0, [C]0, [D]0
Cc0 Dd0
are initial concentration. Also KC = where [A], [B], [C], [D] are equilibrium concentration.
Aa0 Bb0
The reaction proceeds in forward directions if Q < Kc and in backward direction if Q > KC. The
K C2 H  T2  T1 
variation of KC with temperature is given by : 2.303 log K = R  T T  : For a gaseous phase
C1  1 2 
reactions KP = KC(RT)n where n = moles of gaseous product – moles of gaseous reactants. Also
–G0 = 2.303 RT log10KC.
Q1. A hydrated salt show efforscent nature by losing water molecules under what pressure of moisture in
CuSO4·5H2O will show efforescence nature if CuSO4·5H2O(s) CuSO4·3H2O + 2H2O(V) ; Kp =
2
62.72 mm
(A) PH' 2 O > 62.72 mm (B) PH' 2 O < 62.72 mm (C) PH' 2 O < 7.92 mm (D) PH' 2 O > 7.92 mm

Q2. The moisture content of a gas is often expressed as dew point the temperature at which if gas is cooled
becomes saturated with vapour pressure of water at that temperature. Dew point of H2O is 430C having
v.p.l 0.07 torr. If CaCl2·2H2O(s) CaCl2(s) + 2 H2O (g) ; The equilibrium constant should
2
not be more than .................. (atm) if CaCl2 is to be used as desiccant.
(A) 8.5 × 10–9 (B) 8.5 (C) 8.5 × 10–3 (D) 4.9 M 10–3

Q3. The equilibirium constants for the reactions : CaCl2  5O2 2CaCO 3 (s)  2CO 2 (g ) are given by
(s ) (g)

CO 2 2 nCO 2 2  P  3
(A) KC = (B) Kb =
O 2 5 nO 2 5 ×   n 
pCO 2 2
(C) Kp = (D) either of these
pO2 5

Q4. For the reactions: 2H2O(g) 2H2(g) + O2(g)

K C1 = 2.1 × 10–13 & 2CO2(g) 2CO(g) + O2(g) ; K C 2 = 1.4 × 10–12
The equilibrium for H2(g) + CO2(g) H2O(g) + CO(g) at the same temperature would be
(A) 2.58 (B) 0.066 (C) 15 (D) 0.38

Q5. The equilibrium constant KC for A(g) B(g) is 1.1. The gas having concentration > 1 is
(A) [B] if [A] = 0.91 (B) [B] if 0.9 < [A] < 1
(C) Both [A] and [B] if [A] > 1 (D) all of these are correct
Q6. Which reaction is correct
  H 0  S0
(A) 2.303 log10K =  (B) G = G0 + 2.303 RT log10Q
RT R
(C) K = Ae  H 0 / RT (D) All of these are correct

Q7. The heat of reaction for an endothermic reaction in equilibirum is 1200 cal. at constant volume is more
than at constant pressure at 300 K. The ratio of Kp/Kc is :
(A) 1.648 × 10–3 (B) 16.48 × 10–3 (C) 606.6 (D) 60.66

PART B

Q1. At 4600C, KC = 85 for the reaction. SO2(g) + NO2(g) NO(g) + SO3(g). A mixture of these gases
has the following concentration of the reactants and products.
[SO2] = 0.04 M [NO2] = 0.50 M
[NO] = 0.30 M [SO3] = 0.02 M
Is the system at equilibrium? If not, in which direction must the reaction proceed to reach equilibrium.
What will be the molar concentration of four gases at equilibrium.
[Ans: (NO) Right direction]

Q2. At 6270C and one atmosphere SO3 is partially dissociated into SO2 & O2 as follows:
SO3(g) SO2(g) + ½ O2(g)
The density of equilibrium mixture is 0.925 gm/lit. What is the degree of dissociation. [Ans: 34.12%]

Q3. Some amount of commercial AgNO3 of 50% purity is dissolved in 50 ml of water. It is treated with 50
ml of KI solution. The AgI thus precipitated in filtered off. Excess of KI in fiterate is titrated with 50 ml
M/10 KIO3 solution in presence of Conc. HCl, when all the Iodine is converted to ICl. 25 ml of same
stock solution of KI requires 30 ml of M/10 KIO3 under similar conditions. Calculate the amount of
AgNO3 taken. [Ans: 0.68 gm]

Q4. One litre of O2 at STP was passed through an ozonizer when all resulting volume was 888 ml at STP.
This quantity of ozonized oxygen was passed through KI solution. Calculate the weight of I2 liberated.
O3 + 2KI + H2O  2KOH + I2 + O2. [Ans: 2.54 gm]

Q5. Find the total volume of gaseous evolved (measured at STP) on heating of an equimolar mixture of
NaNO3(s), Pb(NO3)2(s), Mn(NO3)2(s). The total number of nitrate ions in the aq. solution of mixture is
6.023 × 1024, assuming complete ionization in aq. solution. [224 lit.]

Q6. A vessel of capacity 0.2 litres contains CO2 and CO with pressures 1 atm and 2 atm respectively at
270C. At a temperature of 27270C the reaction 2CO(g) CO2(g) + C(s)
occurs and equilibrium is attained. If equilibrium pressure is 2.5 atm then find the value of Kp. If at 270C;
0.2 moles of inert gas are introduced in the vessel then find the steady pressure at 27270C.
[Ans: 31 atm]

Q7. A mixture of 4 volume of A2(g) and 1 volume of XY2(g) initially at a pressure of 1.25 atm at 1400 K is
allowed to reach equilibrium, the pressure of the system becomes equal to 912 mm of Hg. Calculate Kc
for the reaction A2(g) + XY2(g) A2Y (g) + A2X(g)
If initially the pressure exerted by A2(g), XY2(g) A2Y(g) and A2X(g) respectively are 4 atm, 7 atm, 1.25
atm & 1.2 atm, the find the percent by which the amount of A2(g) will get changed when steady state is
reached. [Ans: 0.319%]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 6
PART A
Q1. In a system A(s) 2B(g) + 3C(g), which of the following does not hold good?
1
(A) On doubling the equation come of C, the concentration of B becomes times of original value.
2 2
(B*) Kp = Kc/(RT)5 (C) Kp > Kc (D) low pressure
Q2. Consider the reaction HCN(aq) H+ (aq) + CN–(aq) at equilibrium the addition of CN–(aq) would
(A) reduce HCN(aq) concentration (B*) decrease the H+ ion concentration
(C) increase the equilibrium concentration (D) decrease in equation constant
Q3. For the reaction N2O4 (g) 2NO2(g)
the degree of dissociation () of N2O4 (g) with its equilibrium constant KP is
1/ 2 1/ 2
Kp / P Kp  K p / P   K p 
(A)  = 4  K / P (B)  = 4  K (C*)  =   (D)  =  
p p  4  K p / P   4  K p 

Q4. For the homogeneous gas reaction 4NH3 + 5O2 4NO + 6H2O
(g) (g) (g) (g)
Kc has the unit of
(A) (conc)+10 (B*) (conc.)+1 (C) (conc)–1 (D) unit less
Q5. XY2 dissociates as follows
XY2(g) XY(g) + Y(g)
Initial pressure of XY2 is 600 mm of Hg. The total pressure at equilibrium is constant, the value of Kp is
(A) 50 (B*) 100 (C) 200 (D) 400
PART B
Q1. At some temperature and under a pressure of 4 atm. PCl5 is 10% dissociated . Calculate the pressure at
which PCl5 is 20% dissociated. Temperature remains constant.
Q2. The vapour density of N2O4 at certain temperature is 30. Calculate the % dissociation of N2O4 at this
temperature N2O4 (g) 2NO2(g).
Q3. The euqilibrium mixture SO2(g) + NO2(g) SO3(g) + NO(g) was found to contain 0.6 mol of SO3,
0.40 mol of NO, 0.8 mol of SO2 & 0.1 mol of NO2 in a 1 L vessel. One mol of NO was then forced into
the reaction vessel with V & T constant. Calculate the amount of each gas in the new equilibrium mixture.
Q4. A gas mixture of volumetric composition 45% CO, 50% CO2 & 5% N2 was passed at 1380 over ZnO
so that Zn vapour was produced according to the reaction ZnO(s) + CO(g) Zn (g) + CO2(g).
Under steady state conditions the rate of input gas flow (STP) is 0.224 lit/min. the rate of loss of mass of
ZnO is 5 × 10–4 mol/min. P = 770 torr. Find Kp (atm) at 1380 K. (Assume ideal gas behaviour)
Q5. The equilibrium constant for the following reaction at 1395 K.
2H2O 2H2 + O2 K1 = 2.1 × 10–13
2CO2 2CO + O2 K2 = 1.4 × 10–12
Calculate the value of K for the reaction.
CO2 + H2 CO + H2O (All are in gaseous phase)
Q6. Calculate the vapour density of PH3 at 300 K & 2.5 atm, when it shows 40% dissociation to attain
equilibrium. 4PH3(g) P4(g) + 6H2(g) [Ans; 13.076]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 7
Q1. The wavelength of blue light is 480 nm. Calculate the frequency and wave no. of this light.

Q2. What is the equivalent of energy in joules associated with a photon of 1.00 cm-1?

Q3. Suppose 10-17 J of light energy is needed by the interior of human eye to see an object. How many
photons of Green light (  =550 nm) are needed to generate this maximum amount of energy?

Q4. A photon is X region is more energetic as compared to visible region. Thus X region is 
(A) Infra-Red (B) U.V. (C) Micro Wave (D) Radio Wave

Q5. Two hydrogen atoms collide head on and end up with zero kinetic energy. Each then emits a photon with
a wavelength 121.6 nm. How fast were the hydrogen atoms travelling before collision?

Q6. How many photons of light having a wavelength 4000Å are necessary to provide 1.0 J of energy?

Q7. Infrared lamps are used in restaurants and cafeteria to keep the food worm. The Infra-Red Radia-
tion is stronly absorbed by water raising its temparature and that of food in which it is corporated.
How many photons per second of Infra-Red Radiation are produced by an infra-red lamp that
consumes energy at the rate of 100 watt and is 12% efficient in converting this energy to Infra-red
radiation? Assume that the radiation has a wavelength of 1500 nm.

Q8. A mixtre contains atoms of Fluorine and Chlorine. The removal of an electron from each atom of
the sample absorbs 284 kJ while the addition of an electron to each atom of the mixture releases
68.8 kJ. Determine the percentage composition of the mixture, given that the ionization energies of
F and Cl are 27.91 x 10–22 and 20.77 x 10–22 kJ/atom respectively and that the electron affinities
are 5.53 x 10–22 and 5.78 x 10–22 kJ/atom respectively.

Q9. The photochemical dissociation of oxygen results in the production of two oxygen atoms, one in the
ground state and one in the excited state O2 
h O + O* . The maximum wavelength , needed
for this is 174 nm. If the excited energy O  O· is 3.15 x 10–19 J how much energy in kJ/mol is
needed for the dissociation of one of oxygen into normal (i.e. ground state) atoms?

Q10. Chlorine atoms are ionised by striking photons. How many chlorine atoms can be ionised in the process 
Cl  Cl+ + e- by the energy liberated from the following process
Cl + e-  Cl- for 6.023 x 1023 atoms
Given that electron affinity of chlorine is 3.61eV/atom and ionisation energy of chlorine is17.422 eV/atom.
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 8
Q1. Calculate the mass equivalent of one photon having its radiation wavelength equal to 1Å.

Q2. If the energy difference between the ground state of an atom and its excited state is 4.4 x 10-19 J. What
is the wavelength of the photon required to produce this transition?

Q3. 1.0 gm of Mg atoms in the vapour phase absorb 50.0 kJ of kinetic energy. Find the composition of the
final mixture, if the first and second ionisation energies of Mg are 740 and 1450 kJ/mol respectively.

Q4. Hydride ion is iso electronic with

(a) Li (b) He+ (c) He (d) Be

Q5. In a measurement of Quautum eficiency of photosynthesis in Green plants, it was found that 8 quanta of
red light at 6850 Å were needed to evolve one molecule of O2. The avg. energy storage in the
photosynthetic process is 112 kcal/mole O2 evolved. What is the energy conversion efficiency in this
experiment.

Q6. The dye acriflavine, when dissolved in water has its maximum light absorption at 4530 Å and its maximum
fluoroscence emission at 5080 Å. The no. of flouroscence Quanta is, on the average 53% of the Quanta
absorbed.Using the wavelength of maximum absorption and emission what percentage of absorbed
energy emitted out as fluoroscence?

Q7. It has been found that gaseous Iodine molecules dissociate into separated atoms after absorption of light
of wavelength less than 4500 Å. If each Quantum is absorbed by one iodine molecule, what is the
minimum input in KJ/mol that can be given to dissociate I2 by this photochmical process. Also calculate
the total kinetic energy and kinetic energy of each iodine atom.(Bond energy of I2=240kJ/mol)

Q8. Fill in the blanks

(a) The e- in an atom are 11 and its atomic mass is 23. The no. of neutrons in the nucleus of the atom are
_______________.
(b) Sodium ion is isoeletronic with ______________ atom.
(c) h/  is the angular momentum of the e- in the __________ orbit of He+.
(d) The angular momentum of the e- in the 4th energy shell in the hydrogen atom is ___________.

Q9. Specify True/False

(a) In anions no. of es- are more than the no. of protons.
(b) When the sodium atom changes to sodium ion, the composition of the nucleus does also change.
(c) The atomic mass is the sum of no. of protons and neutrons in the atom. Thus, the atomic mass of an
atom is always a whole number.

Q10. From the  -particle scattering experiment, Ruther ford concluded that
(a)  -particle can come with in a min. distance of the nucleus.
(b) the radius of nucleus is nearly equal to 10-15m.
(c) Scattering follows coloumb’s Law.
(d) The positively charged parts of the atom move with extremely high velocities.
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 9
Q1. With what vel. should an  -particle travel towards the nucleus for a copper atom so as to arrive at a
distance of 10-13m. from the nucleus of copper atom.

Q2. es- is an atom are held by

(A) coloumbic forces (B) nuclear forces (C) gravitation forces (D) Vander-waal’s forces

Q3. As per Rutherford the space between proton and e- is hydrogen atom is
(A) filled with air (B) empty (C) filled with magnetic radiation (D) none

Q4. Which particle may be removed from a stable neutral atom with least energy change?
(A) An  -particle (B) neutron (C) proton (D) electron

Q5. Rutherford created a theoritical picture of the atom based on

(A) stars in galaxy (B) model of planets revolving round the sun
(C) behaviour of waves in the oceans (D) clouds in the sky that move & mix with changing shapes

Q6. In Rutherford’s experiment, a few in millions of  -particle suffer 180o concluded that
(A) e-s revolve removed the nucleus (B) space between es- & nucleus is empty
(C) nucleus occupies much smaller volume than that of atom
(D) all the above

Q7. When  -particles are sent thru a thin metal foil most of them go straight thru the foil because:
(A)  -particles are much heavier than es- (B)  -particles are the charged
(C) most of the part of atom is empty space (D)  -particles more with high speed

Q8.  -particles which come closer to nuclei

(A) are deflected more (B) aer deflected less (C) make more collisions (D) none

Q9. The velocity of photon is:

(A) Independent of its wavelength (B) Depends on its wavelength
(C) Depends on its source (D) Equal to the square of its amplitude

Q10. Which is not characterishics of planek’s quantum theory of radiation?

(A) Radiation is associated with energy
(B) Energy is not absorbed or emitted in whole no. or multiples of quantum
(C) The magnitude of energy associated with a quantum is proportional to the frequency.
(D) Radiation energy is neither emitted nor absorbed continuously but in small packets called quantam.
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 10
Q1. 100 mL of pH=6 (acidic) is diluted to 1000 mL by H2O. pH will increase approximately by:
(A) 9 unit (B) 1 unit (C*) 0.7 unit (D) - 0.7 unit
Q2. pH of Ca(OH)2 is 12. Milliequivalents of Ca(OH)2 present in 100 mL solution will be:
(A*) 1 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.05 (D) 5
Q3. Which is the set of amphiprotic species:
(A) H3O+, HPO42-, HCO3- (B) H2O, HPO32-, H2PO2-
(C*) HSO4-, H2PO4-, H2PO3- (D) all
Q4. Maximum pH will be of:
(A) 0.005 M HCl (B) 0.005 N H2SO4 (C*) 0.005M CH3COOH (D) equal

Q5. (Aspirin) is a pain reliever with pKa=2. Two tablets each containing 0.09 g of asprin

are dissolved in 100 mL solution. pH will be:

(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 0.0 (D*) 2.0
Q6. A mono acid base is 10% ionised at 1 M. Hence Kb is:
(A) 1.0 x 10-2 (B*) 1.1 x 10-2 (C) 1.0 x 102 (D) 1.0 x 10-4
Q7. At equal concentration which base has mamimum pH:
(A*) BOH (Kb = 102) (B) BOH (Kb=10-3) (C) BOH(Kb=10-5) (D) equal
Q8. Number of (OH)- in 1 mL solution of pH = 13 is:
(A) 1 x 10-13 (B) 6.00 x 107 (C) 6.00 x 1013 (D*) 6.02 x 1019
Q9. 100mL of 1M of a monobasic acid (pKa=5) is neutralised by Ca(OH)2.pH at the equivalent point is:
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C*) 9.5 (D) 4.5
Q10. The pH of 10-8N-HCl is approximately:
(A) 8 (B) 7.02 (C) 7 (D*) 6.96
Q11. How much water must be added to 300 ml of a 0.2 M solution of CH3 COOH for the degree of
dissociation of the acid to double? (Ka of CH3 COOH = 1.8 x 10–5 .) [900 ml]
Q12. The degree of dissociation of pure water at 180 C is found to be 1.8 x 10–9 . Find the ionic product
of water and its dissociation constant at 180 C. [l.8 x 10-16 mole/litre]
Q13. For the reaction Ag(CN)2– = Ag+ + 2CN– , the equilibrium constant at 250C is 4 x 10–19. Calculate
the Ag+ concentration in a solution which was originally 0.1 Molar in KCN and 0.03 Molar in
AgNO3. [7.5 x 10–18 mole/litre]
Q14. The dissociation constant of a weak acid HA is 4.9 x 10–8 . After making the necessary
approximations, calculate (i) percentage ionisation, (ii) pH, (iii) OH concerntration in a decimolar
solution of the acid. Water has a pH of 7.
[(i) 7 x 10–4; (ii) 7 x 10–5 mole/litre; (iii) 1.43 x 10–10 mole/litre]
Q15. The pH of an aqueous solution of ammonia is 11.5. Find the molarity of the solution. Kb(NH4OH)
= 1.8 x 10–5 . [0.57 M]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 11
Q1. Autoionisation of liquid NH3 is 2NH3 NH4+ + NH2- with K NH 3 = [NH4+][NH2-] = 10-30 at
-50oC Number of amide ions NH2-, present per mm3 of pure liquid NH3 is:
(A*) 600 (B) 300 (C) 200 (D) 100

Q2. BOH is a weak base. Molar concentration of BOH that provides a [OH-] of 1.5 x 10-3M [Kb(BOH) =
1.5 x 10-5 M] is:
(A*) 0.15 M (B) 0.1515 M (C) 0.0015 M (D) 1.5 x 10-5M

Q3. pH of the solution containing 50.0 mL of 0.3 M HCl and 50.0 mL of 0.4 M NH3 is:
[pKa (NH4+) = 9.26]
(A) 4.74 (B) 9.26 (C*) 8.78 (D) 4.63

Q4. Which of the following solutions will have pH of 4.74:

(A) 100 mL of 1 M CH3COOH (pKa = 4.74) at the equivalent point using NaOH
(B) 50 mL of 1 M CH3COONa + 25 mL of 1 M HCl
(C) 50 mL of 1 M CH3COOH + 25 mL of 1 M NaOH (D*) B,C true

Q5. pH at which an acid indicator with Ka = 1 x 10-5 changes colour when the indicator is 1 x 10-3 M is:
(A*) 5 (B) 3 (C) 8 (D) 4

Q6. A weak base, B, has basicity constant Kb = 2 x 10-5. The pH of any solution in which (B) = (BH+) is:
(A) 4.7 (B) 7.0 (C*) 9.3 (D) 9.7

Q7. Which of the following mixtures will be a buffer solution when dissolved in 500.00 mL of water?
(A) 0.200 mol of aniline and 0.200 mol of HCl (B) 0.200 mol of aniline and 0.400 mol of NaOH
(C) 0.200 mol of NaCl and 0.100 mol of HCl (D*) 0.200 mol of aniline and 0.100 mol of HCl
Q8. A buffer solution contains 100 mL of 0.01 M CH3COOH and 200 mL of 0.02 M CH3COONa. 700
mL of water is added. pH before and after dilution are: (pKa = 4.74)
(A) 5.04, 5.04 (B) 5.04, 0.504 (C) 5.04, 1.54 (D*) 5.34, 5.34

Q9. H2O + H3PO4 H3O+ + H2PO4- ; pK1 = 2.15

H2O + H2PO4- H3O+ + HPO42-; pK2 = 7.20
Hence pH of 0.01 M NaH2PO4 is:
(A) 9.35 (B*) 4.675 (C) 2.675 (D) 7.350

Q10. To prepare a buffer of pH 8.26, amount of (NH4)2SO4 to be added into 500 mL of 0.01 M NH4 OH
solution [pKa(NH4+) = 9.26]:
(A) 0.05 mol (B*) 0.025 mol (C) 0.10 mol (D) 0.005 mol
Q11. pH of a mixture of 1 M benzoic acid (pKa = 4.20) and 1 M sodium benzoate is 4.5. In 300 mL buffer,
benzoic acid is:
(A) 200 mL (B) 150 mL (C*) 100 mL (D) 50 mL

Q12. pH of a mixture of HA and A- buffer is 5. Kb of A- = 10-10. Hence [HA]/[A-] will be:

(A) 1 (B) 10 (C*) 0.1 (D) 100
Q13. The following reaction occurs in the body CO2 + H2O H2CO3 H+ + HCO3-. If CO2
escapes from the system:
(A) pH will decrease (B*) hydrogen ion concentration will decrease
(C) H2CO3 concentration remains unaltered (D) forward reaction will be promoted

Q14. pKa of lactic acid ( ) is 5. pH of 0.005 M calcium lactate solution is:

(A) 10.5 (B*) 8.5 (C) 5.0 (D) 9.7

Q15. Lemon juice normally has a pH of 2. If all the acid in the lemon juice is citric acid and there are no citrate
salts present, then what will be the citric acid concentration [H. Cit] in the lemon juice? (Assume that
only the first hydrogen of citric acid is important).
H. Cit H+ + Cit- (Ka = 8.4 x 10-4 mol lit-1)
(A) 8.4 x 10 M -4 (B) 4.2 x 10-4 M (C) 16.8 x 10-4 (D*) 12.0 x 10-2 M
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 12
Q1. Calculate pH of a buffer prepared by adding 10 mL of 0.10 M acetic acid 20 mL of 0.01 M
sodium acetate. pKa (CH3COOH) = 4.74 [5.04]

Q2. Calculate the pH of solution prepared by adding 25 mL of 0.10 M NaOH to 30 mL of 0.20 M

CH3COOH. pKa(CH3COOH) = 4.74 [4.59]

Q3. A buffer solution is 0.20M in CH3COOH and in CH3COONa. Calculate the change in pH upon
adding 1.0 mL of 0.10 M HCl to 10 mL of this buffer. [0.043]

Q4. A buffer of pH 9.26 is made by dissolving x moles of ammonium sulphate and 0.1 mole of ammonia
into 100 mL solution. If pKb of ammonia is 4.74, calculate the value of x. [0.05 mol]

Q5. The ionization constant of dimethylamine (DMA) is 5.4 x 10–4.

(a) Calculate the degree of ionization of 0.02 M solution
(b) What percentage of dimethylamine is ionized if the solution is 0.1 M in NaOH?
[(a) 0.164; (b) 5.4 x 10–3 ]

Q6. Calculate pH change when 0.01 mol CH3COONa solution is added to one litre of 0.01 M
CH3COOH solution. Ka(CH3COOH) = 1.8 x 10–5, pKa = 4.74 [1.37]

Q7. Which of the following reagents affects the percent dissociation of HNO2?
(A*) NaNO2 (B) NaCl (C*) HCl (D*) Ba(NO2)2

Q8. Which of the following reagents affect the pH of an aqueous solution?

(A*) KOH (B*) NH4NO3 (C*) NH4Br (D) KBr

Q9. Does the pH increase, decrease or remain the same on addition of each of the following?
(a) LiF to HF solution (b) KI to HI solution
(c) NH4Cl to NaHCO3 solution (d) NaCN to HCN solution
[Ans: (a) increase; (b) no change; (c) decrease; (d) increase]

Q10. Calculate the percent dissociation of 0.1 M HN3 (hydrozoic acid, Ka = 1.9 x 10–5). Recalculate the
percent dissociation of 0.10 M HN3 in presence of 0.10 M HCl. [1.38%; 0.019%]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII DPP. NO.- 13
Q1. Ksp of AgCl is (s) 1.8 x 10–10. Calculate the molar solubility in
(a) 1 M AgNO3 and (b) 0.01 M KCl [(a) 1.8 x 10–10 ; (b) 1.8 x 10–9 M]

Q2. Ksp of Ag2 CrO4 is 1.1 x 10–12. What is the solubility of Ag2CrO4 in
(a) aqueous solution (b) 1 M AgNO3 (c) 1 M K2 CrO4
[(a) 6.5 x 10–5 M; (b) 1.1 x 10–12 M; (c) 5.24 x 10–7 M]

Q3. A particular saturated solution of silver chromate, Ag2 CrO4 , gas [Ag+] = 5.0 x 10–5 and
[CrO4 2– ] = 4.4 x 10–4 M. What is the value of Ksp for Ag2 CrO4 ? [1.1 x 10–12 ]

Q4. Ksp of Al(OH)3 is 1.0 x 10–15 M. At what pH does 1.0 x 10–3 M Al3+ precipitate on the addition of
buffer of NH4Cl and NH4 OH solution? [pH of 10]

Q5. Will a precipitate form when 0.150 L of 0.10 M Pb(NO3 )2 and 0.100 L of 0.20 M NaCl are
mixed? Ksp (PbCl2 ) = 1.2 x 10–5 [Yes]

Q6. Calculate the molar solubility of Fe(OH)3 in a buffer solution that 0.10 M in NH4Cl and 0.10 M in
NH3 . Kb (NH3 ) = 1.8 x 10–5 ; Ksp [Fe(OH)3 ] = 2.6 x 10–39 . [4.46 x 10–25 M]

Q7. Ksp of AgCl is 1.8 x 10–10. 100 mL of saturated AgCl solution is titrated with 1 x 10–5 M NH4SCN.
Calculate the volume of 1 x 10–5 M NH4SCN required to precipitate all Ag+ from saturated AgCl
solution as AgSCN. [134 mL]

Q8. A 100 mL sample is removed from water solution saturated with CaSO4 at 250 C. The water is
completely evaporated from the sample and a deposit of 0.29 g CaSO4 is obtained. What is Ksp of
CaSO4 at 250 C? [3.114 x 10–4 ]

Q9. Will a precipitate form on mixing equal volumes of the following solutions?
Ksp (BaCO3 ) = 2.6 x 10–9
(a) 3 x 10–3 M BaCl2 and 2 x 10–3 M Na2 CO3
(b) 1 x 10–5 M Ba(NO3 )2 and 4 x 10–5 M Na2 CO3
[(a) BaCO3 precipitates; (b) no precipitation]

Q10. What is the molar solubility of Mg(OH)2 in a solution that has a pH of

(a) 12.0 (b) 9.00
Ksp [Mg(OH)2 ] = 5.6 x 10–12 . [(a) S = 5.6 x 10–8M; (b) S = 5.6 x 10–2 M]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) TIME: 30 Min. DPP. NO.-14
Q.1 Which of the following statements is (are) true. Justify your answers.
1
(a) Graph between vs P for 1 mole of gas at 300 K has a slope between 0 & 1.
V
(b) Isobar between log V vs log T has varying slope depending upon the values of n & P.
(c) Isobars between log V vs log T has varying intercepts on y & x axis depending upon the values of n & P.
(d) Isochore between PT vs P for constant n is a straight line.

Q.2 P vs V curves were plotted for three different samples containing same masses of H2,
O2 & N2 at same temperature. Markout which graph is applicable for
which sample.

Q.3 At the top of the mountain the thermometer reads 0°C and the barometer reads 710 mm Hg. At the
bottom of the mountain the temperature is 30°C and presure is 760 mm Hg. Ratio of density of air at the
top with that at the bottom is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1.04 : 1 (C) 1 : 1.04 (D) 1 : 1.5

Q.4 A gas at a pressure of 5.0 atm is heated from 0° to 546°C and simultaneously compressed to
one-third of its original volume. Hence final pressure is
(A) 10.0 atm (B) 30.0 atm (C) 45.0 atm (D) 5.0 atm

Q.5 A quantity of hydrogen gas occupies a volume of 30.0 mL at a certain temperature and pressure. What
volume would half this mass of hydrogen occupy at triple the absolute temperature if the pressure were
one-ninth that of the original gas?
(A) 270 mL (B) 90 mL (C) 405 mL (D) 135 mL

Q.6 A certain mountain is 14,100 feet above sea-level. The pressure at the top is 17.7 inches of Hg. If you
blew up a balloon at sea level, where the pressure measured to be 29.7 inches and carried it to the top
of the mountain, by what factor would its volume change w.r.t. final volume
(A) 29.7 – 17.7 (B) 29.7 / 17.7 (C) 17.7 / 29.7 (D) 12 / 29.7

Q.7 A sample of air contains only N2, O2 and H2O. It is saturated with water vapours and total pressure is
640 torr. The vapour pressure of water is 40 torr and the molar ratio of N2 : O2 is 3 : 1. The partial
pressure of N2 in the sample is
(A) 540 torr (B) 900 torr (C) 1080 torr (D) 450 torr

Q.8 A 3gm sample of gas assumed to be either NO or N2O or a mixture was found to exert 1.642 atm &
occupying 1.132 lit. at 300 K. Calculate the composition of mixture by volume & by weight.

Q.9 Calculate the total pressure in a mixture of 4g O2 & 2gH2 confined in a bulb of 1 litre at 0°C. What will be the
pressure if the mixture is sparked to cause complete reaction & final temperature is kept at 27°C. What will
happen if temperature is kept at 127°C.[Aq. tension of water at 27°C = 12 mm of Hg]

Q.10 A mixture of H2 and CH4 has a density 0.25 times as the density of O2 at the same T and P. Find
the % of CH4 by mole in the mix. [Ans.42.85 %]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) TIME: 30 Min. DPP. NO.-15
Q.1 An open vessel containing air is heated from 300 K to 400 K. The fraction of air which goes out of it of
the originally present is
(A) 3/4 (B*) 1/4 (C) 2/3 (D) 1/8

Q.2 The pressure P of a gas is plotted against its absolute temperature T for two different constant volumes,
V1 and V2. (for same no. of moles) When V1 > V2, the correct statement is
(A) Curves have the same slope and do not intersect
(B) Curve must intersect at same point other than T = 0
(C) Curve for V2 has a greater slope than that for V1.
(D*) Curve for V1 has a greater slope than that for V2.

Q.3 What volume of 40 gm air occupy at 200 C and 745 mm Hg pressure. Air is 78% N2 and
22% oxygen by volume. [Ans.34 L]

Q.4 Two liters Duma’s bulb contains n moles N2 at 0.5 atm and T Kelvin. On adding 0.01 mole O2 gas, it is
necessary to cool bulb to a temp of 100C to maintain the same pressure. Calculate n and T.
[Ans.0.033, 368.6 K]
Q.5 At what temp. in Kelvin, will a pure sample of an ideal gas not only exhibit a pressure of one atm but also
has a concentration 1 mole/dm3. [ Ans.12 K]

Q.6 A good vacuum produced in common lab apparatus corresponds to 10–6 torr at 250C. Calculate number
of molecules per cubic centimeter at this T and P. [ Ans.3.23 × 1010 ]

Q.7 When 2 gm of a gas A is introduced into an initially evacuated flask at 25°C, the pressure is
1 atmp. The flask is evacuated and 3 gm of B gas is introduced and the pressure is 0.5 atmp at 25°C.
Calculate ratio of molecular masses of A and B. [Ans.1 : 3]

Q.8 An ideal gas at 650 Torr occupies a bulb of unknown volume. A certain amount of gas is withdrawn and
found to occupy 1.52 cm3 at one atmp. The pressure of the gas remaining in the bulb is
600 Torr. Calculate the volume of the bulb taking temperature constant. [Ans.23.1 mL]

Q.9 How much kg of water vapour is contained in a cubic room 4 m long along an edge, if the
RH = 50%, temperature 27°C. The vapour pressure of water at 27°C is 26.7 torr.
Partial Pr essure of H 2O
[R.H. = Aq. tension of H O that temp. ] [Ans.0.82 kg]
2

Q.10 A diver at a depth of 10 m exhales a bubble of air of volume 24.63 ml. The bubble catches an organism
which survives on the exhaled air trapped in the bubble. Find out what will be the volume of the bubble
when it reaches the surface after 10 min. The organism just inhales the air at the rate of 0.05 millimoles
per minute & exhales nothing. Also find out the average rate which organism should inhale so that volume
of bubble remains constant at the depth & the surface.
[Given : P atm =1 atmp; d H2O = 1 gm / cm3; g = 1000 cm / s2; TH O = 300 K(throughout)]
2

[Ans. 36.95 ml ; 0.1 millimoles/min.]

 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) DPP. NO.-16
Q.1 Which one of these graphs for an ideal gas having a fixed amount the arrow indication is incorrectly
marked.

(A) (B)

(C) (D*)

Q.2 For a fixed mass of a gas at constant volume, which of the following statements is/are not correct?
(A*) Plot of pressure versus Celsius temperature is linear with intercept zero
(B*) Plot of pressure versus kelvin temperature is linear with a nonzero intercept
(C*) Plot of p/T versus T is linear with a positive slope
(D) Plot of p versus T is linear with a positive slope
Q.3 A balloon filled with ethyne is pricked with a sharp pointed needle and quickly dropped in a tank of H2
gas under identical conditions. After a while the balloon will be
(A) shrunk (B*) enlarged
(C) completely collapsed (D) remain unchanged in size
Q.4 A meteorological balloon had a radius 1m. When released from sea level (pressure & temperature
1 atmosphere and 300 K) and expanded to a radius of 3m, it has risen to a altitude where temperature
is – 20°C. Find pressure inside the balloon at this height. [Ans.0.031 atmp]
Q.5 One litre flask contains air, water vapour and a small amount of liquid water at a pressure of
200 mm Hg. If this is connected to another one litre evacuated flask, what will be the final pressure of the
gas mixture at equilibrium. Assume T = 50°C , aqueous tension at 50°C is 93 mm Hg.
[Ans.146.5 mm of Hg]
Q.6 A mixture of 0.5 mole CO and 0.5 mole CO2 is taken in a vessel and allowed to effuse into another
vessel which has vacuum. If total a moles have effused out in time t. Show that
M1A + M2 (1 – A) = 36
Where M1, M2 are mean molar masses of mixture that has effused out and the mixture still remaining in
vessel respectively.
Q.7 A vertical hollow cylinder height 1.52 m is fitted with a movable piston of negligible mass and thickness.
The lower half of the cylinder contains ideal gas and upper half is filled with Hg. The cylinder is initially at
300 K. When the temperature is raised half of the mercury comes out of cylinder. Find the temperature
(assume no thermal expansion for Hg). [Ans. 337.5 K]
Q.8 A hydrogen gas balloon which is inflated to half its maximum volume is left to move vertically upwards.
Calculate at which height it would burst if air assumed to be a homogenous mixture of gas with average
molecular wt. = 29 gm, g = 1000 cm/s2 & Temp = 300 K. [Ans. 5.962 km]
Q.9 A 10 cm column of air is trapped by a column of Hg 8 cm long in a capillary tube of uniform bore when
the tube is held horizontally in a room at 1 atmp. What will be the length of air column when the tube is
held
(i) vertically with open end up (ii) vertically with the open end down
0
(iii) at a 45 angle from vertical with the open end up. [Ans.9.04 cm, 11.17 cm, 9.3 cm]
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) DPP. NO.-17
Q.1 A tank of volume V is required to contain sufficient amount of gas so as to use it at sea level where the
temperature is T2. Calculate the pressure of the tank if it is filled at a temperature T1 and the number of
moles consumed at sea level are n1 .
n1RT2 n1RT1
(A) Preq = +1 (B) Preq =
V V
 n1RT2  T1  n1RT1  T2
(C*) Preq =  V  1 T (D) Preq =  V  1 T
  2   1

Q.2 If 4 moles of A2 (g) & 2 moles of B4 (g) at 300 K are reacted in a closed container so that none of the
reactants are remained & only one product & that too in gaseous phase is formed & temperature
reaches 450 K then which option would be correct
(I) Product is A4B4 if ratio of initial & final pressure is 2 : 1
(II) Product is A2B2 if ratio of initial & final pressure is 1 : 1
(III) Product is A2B4 if ratio of initial & final pressure is 2 : 1
(IV) Product is A B if ratio of initial & final pressure is 1 : 2
(A) only (I) is correct (B) all are correct
(C*) only (III) is incorrect (D) only (IV) is incorrect

Q.3 Graph of ln P vs ln V for one mole of an ideal gas has a y intercept of 1.0986. What would be the
temperature of the gas. [R = 0.0821]
(A*) 36.54°C (B) – 236.46°C (C) 24.36 K (D) none of these

Q.4 Pure phosphine was prepared by complete decomposition of 1.0 g of Ca3P2 with excess acid (HCl).
This gas (dry) was heated to 400 °C to decompose it into the gaseous element, P2 and H2. The final
volume was 1.060 liter at 400 °C and 1 atm pressure. What is the exact formula of the gaseous
phosphorous?
Q.5 A mixture of CH4 and C2H2 occupied a certain volume at a total pressure of 63 mm. The sample was
burnt. CO2 and H2O, and the CO2 alone was collected and its pressure found to be 96 mm in the same
volume and at the same temperature as the original mixture. What fraction of the gas was methane?

Q.6 The closed cylinder has a freely moving weightless piston separating chambers 1 and 2. Chambers 1
contains 25 mg N2 and chamber 2 contains 40 mg He. When equilibrium is established, what will be the
ratio of L1 / L2? What is the ratio of number of moles of N2 to the number of moles of He.
[Ans.0.089, 0.089]

Q.7 An ideal gas is subjected to the following changes. Answer the following questions
(a) A curve showing the dependence of pressure on absolute temperature was
obtained for a certain gas. Does compression or expansion take place when the
gas is being heated [constant moles].

(b) Use the volume temperature curve to find graphically the nature of change in the
pressure of a gas during heating [constant moles].
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) DPP. NO.-18
Q.1 NH3 gas when sparked continuously for a long time in a closed rigid container to cause its complete
dissociation it was found that pressure inside the container was 4 atm. In another similar container (same
volume and same temperature) same amount of NH3 gas was sparked for small time and the pressure
was 3 atm. Calculate
(i) Initial pressure of NH3 taken.
(ii) Pressure of each gas in the second container at the given condition.
[Ans. (i) 2 atm, (ii) NH3– 1 atm, N2– 1/2 atm, H2 – 3/2 atm]
Q.2 A mixture of NH3 and N2H4 in a closed vessel at 300 K. The total pressure is 0.5 atmp. The vessel is
heated to 1200 K at which both decompose completely
2NH3  N2 + 3H2; N2H4  N2 + 2H2;
and final pressure of mixture becomes 4.5 atmp. Find mol % of hydrazine in the original mixture.
[Ans.25%]
Q.3 In a 100 lt flask 1 mole of A2B2 are taken initially at a temperature of 300K. At 300K, A2B2 does not
dissociate. However when the temp is raised to 600 K. A2B2 starts dissociating at the rate of 10-2 mole /
minute. Calculate the partial pressure at A2B2, A2 & B2 after (a) 10 minutes (b) 100 minutes respectively.
Q.4 A piece of soild carbon di-oxide, with a mass of 5.6g, is placed in a 4.0 litre otherwise empty container at
270C.What is the pressure in the container after all of the carbon di-oxide vaporises If 5.6 g of solid
carbon di-oxide were placed in the same container but it already contained air at 740 torr. what would be
the partial pressure of carbon di-oxide and the total pressure in the container after the corbon dioxide
vaporises? [0.783 atm, 0.446 atm, 1.156 atm]
Q.5 The pressure in a vessel that contained pure oxygen dropped from 2000 torr to 1500 torr in 55 min as the
oxygen leaked through a small hole into a vacuum. When the same vessel was filled with another gas the
pressure dropped from 2000 torr to 1500 torr in 85 min. What is the molecular weight of the second gas?
[76]
Q.6 A large cylinder of helium has a small thin Orifice through which helium escaped into an evacuated space
at the rate of 6.4 mmol/hr. How long would it take for 10mmol of CO to leak through a similar Orifice if the
CO were confined at the same pressure? [4.134 hr]

Q.7 A porous cup filled with hydrogen Gas at atmospheric pressure is connected to a
glass tube which has one end immersed in water as shown in Figure. Explain
why the water rises in the Glass tube.

Q.8 At room temperature, ammonia gas at 1 atm pressure and hydrogen chloride gas at P atm pressure are
allowed to effuse through identical pin holes from opposite ends of a glass tube of one metre length and of
uniform cross section. Ammonium chloride is first formed at a distance of 60 cm from the end through
which HCl gas is sent in. What is the value of P? [P = 2.2 atm]
Q.9 At 270C, hydrogen is leaked through a tiny hole into a vessel for 20 minutes as that of hydrogen leaked
through the same hole for 20 minute. After the effusion of the gases the mixture exerts a pressure 6 atm.
The hydrogen content of the mixture is 0.7 mole. If the volume of the container is 3 litre. What is the
molecular mass of the unknown gas? [1088]
Q.10 A teacher enters a classroom from front door while a student from back-door. There are 13 equidistant
rows of benches in the classroom. The teacher releases N2O, the laughing gas, from the first bench while
the student releases the weeping gas (C6H11OBr) from the last bench. At which row will the students start
laughing & weeping simultaneously? [9th from front]
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Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) DPP. NO.-19
Q1. If the ratio of molecular weight of two gases is 1:4, what would be the ratio of their root mean square
velocities at the same temperature
(A) 1:2 (B*) 2:1 (C) 1:4 (D) none of these
Q2. The temperature of an ideal gas is increased from 140 K to 560 K. If at 140 K the root-mean square
velocity of the gas molecles is V, at 560 K it becomes
(A) 5V (B*) 2V (C) V/2 (D) V/4
Q3. The average kinetic of a molecule of SO2 at 270C is E. What would be the average kinetic energy of a
molecule of CO2 at the same temperature
E  64 E  44
(A) (B) (C) E (D*) 22  E
44 64
Q4. Two flasks X and Y have capacity 1 litre and 2 litre respectively. Each of them contains 1 mole of a gas.
The temperature of the flask are so adjusted that the average speed of molecules in X
is twice as that in Y. The pressure in flask X would be
(A) 8 times of that in Y (B) twice of that in Y (C) same as that in Y (D*) half of that in Y
Q5. For a monoatomic gas kinetic energy = E. The relation with rms velocity is
1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2
 2E   3E   E   E 
(A*) u    (B) u    (C) u    (D) u   
 m   2m   2m   3m 

Q6. A gas bulb of 1 litre capacity contains 2 x 1021 molecules of Nitrogen exerting a pressure of 7.57 x 103 N/
m2. Calculate the rms velocity and temperature of the gas molecules. If the ratio of most probable speed to
the rms speed is 0.82, calculate the most probable speed of these molecules at this temperature.
[C = 494.22 m/s,  = 405.3 m/sec]
Q7. A flask contains 1 mol of N2 molecules at 100K. How many molecules have a velocity in the range of 300
to 300.1 m/sec.? Calculate the ratio of the number of molecules within the 0.1 m/sec. range of velocity at
300m/sec. to that it 500m/sec.

Q8. According to the figure, calculate the value of speed at which the
two curves cross each other.

Q.9 Let the most probable velocity of hydrogen molecules at a temperature t0C is V0. Suppose all the molecules
dissociate into atoms when temperature is raised to (2t + 273)0C then the new r.m.s velocity is
(A) 2 / 3 V0 (B) 3(2  273 / t ) V0 (C) 2 3 V0 (D*) 6 V0
Q.10 For the following problem carefully examine the
figure and information provided with figure which
describes set up of a experiment under isothermal
conditions.
The figure shows initial conditions of experiment
with frictionless pistons A and B held in shown
position by mechanical stoppers.
If the mechanical stopper holding A and B as shown
in figure is removed
(a) Pressure developed in each compartment in final state.
(b) What will be the final positions of A and B (with respect to far left end of container)
[Ans. (a) Final pressure Ar 4.5 atm; Final pressure Ne 4.5 atm ; Final pressure He 4.5 atm
(b) Final Position of A 44.44 cm; Final Position of B 77.77 cm]
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Daily Practice Problems
CLASS : XII(F) DPP. NO.-20
Q.1 Choose the correct alternative (more than one may be correct) (B.M.C.= Bimolecular collision)
(at constant P) (n- is constant throughout)
(A)  is constant (B) BMC for 1 collision is directly proportional to T.
(C) BMC for all the molecules per unit volume is directly proportional to T2.
(D*) None of these
Q.2 Suppose that we change URMS of gas in a closed container from 5 × 10–2 cm/sec to 10 × 10–2 cm/sec,
which one of the following might correctly explain how this change was accomplished
(A) By heating the gas we double the temperature
(B) By removing 75% of the gas at constant volume we decrease the pressure to one quarter of its
original value
(C) By heating the gas we quadruple the pressure
(D) By pumping in more gas at constant temperature we quadruple the pressure.
Q.3 Choose the correct alternative (more than one may be correct) (B.M.C.= Bimolecular collision)
(at constant V) (n- is constant throughout)
(a)  is constant
(b) BMC for 1 collision is directly proportional to P .
(c) BMC for all the molecules per unit volume is directly proportional to T 3/2.
Q.4 Choose the correct alternative (more than one may be correct) (B.M.C.= Bimolecular collision)
(at constant T) (n- is constant throughout)
(a)  is directly proportional to V
(b) BMC for 1 collision is directly proportional to V2.
(c) BMC for all the molecules per unit volume is directly proportional to P2.
Q.5 Two bulbs A and B of equal capacity are filled with He and SO2 respectively at same temperature.
(i) How will the URMS be affected if volume of B becomes 4 times that of A at constant temperature.
(ii) How will the URMS be affected if half of the molecules of SO2 are removed at constant temperature.
[Ans.No change in both]
Q.6 Find the ratio of molecules possesing velocities in the given range
From Ump to Ump + 0.005 Ump and From Ump – 0.04 Ump to Ump + 0.04 Ump.[Ans. 1/16]
Q.7 For oxygen at 25°C, the collision diameter is 0.361 nm. What is the mean free path for oxygen molecules
at (a) 1 atm pressure and (b) 0.1 Pa pressure?
Q.8 Pressure in a bulb dropped from 2000 to 1500 mm in 47 minute when the contained Oxygen leaked through
a small hole. The bulb was then completely evacuated. A mixture of oxygen and another Gas of molecular
weight 79 in molar ratio 1 : 1 at a total pressure of 4000 mm was introduced. Find the molar ratio of two
gases remaining in the bulb after a period of 74 minute. [1/1.24]
Q.9 Calculate the minimum volume of a hot air balloon, which can lift a payload of 1000 kg. The density of air
is 1 gm/litre. The temperature of air 300 K and air inside the balloon can be heated upto 400 K. The mass
of balloon is 0.2 kg/m3. [Ans. 2 × 104 m3]
Q.10 A container having very small orfice contained Helium gas at pressure of 2000 mmHg. The Helium gas
leaked slowly and it took 5000 second, when the pressure of He gas dropped to 1000 mmHg. How much
time it will take for pressure of methane gas to drop from 2000 mmHg to 1500 mmHg if filled in same
container under identical conditions. Consider effect of variation of pressure on rate of diffiusion. Use
Pi
equation ln = (constant) × t [Given log 3 = 0.5 & log 2 = 0.3] [Ans. Time = 3333.33 sec.]
Pf