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EXERCISE (O-I)
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH ATOMIC & MOLECULAR MASS
1. The mass of 3.2 × 105 atoms of an element is 8.0 ×10–18 g. The atomic mass of the element is
about (NA = 6 × 1023)
(A) 2.5 × 10–22 (B) 15 (C) 8.0 × 10–18 (D) 30
2. How many moles of proton weigh 1 gm?
Given: Mass of 1 proton = 1 a.m.u
1
(A) 103 (B) NA (C) (D) 1
NA
3. How many moles of proton weigh 1 kg? Given: Mass of 1 proton = 1 a.m.u
1
(A) 103 (B) NA (C) × 103 (D) 1
NA
4. Molar mass of electron is nearly (NA = 6 × 1023)
Given: Mass of 1 e– = 9.1 × 10–31 kg
(A) 9.1 × 10–31 kg mol–1 (B) 9.1 × 10–31 gm mol–1
(C) 54.6 × 10–8 gm mol–1 (D) 54.6 × 10–8 kg mol–1
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH INTERCONVERSION OF MOLE, MASS AND NUMBER
5. The number of molecules of CO2 present in 44 g of CO2 is :
(A) 6.0 1023 (B) 3  1023 (C) 12  1023 (D) 3  1010
6. The number of mole of ammonia in 4.25 g of ammonia is :
(A) 0.425 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.236 (D) 0.2125
7. The weight of a molecule of the compound C60H22 is :
(A) 1.09 × 10–21 g (B) 1.24 × 10–21 g (C) 5.025 × 10–23 g (D) 16.023 × 10–23 g
8. The number of electrons in 3.1 mg NO3– is -
(A) 32 (B) 1.6 × 10–3 (C) 9.6 × 1020 (D) 9.6 × 1023
9. The charge on 1gram of Al3+ is : (NA = Avogadro number, e = charge on one electron)
1 1 1
(A) ×NA × e (B) × NA× e (C) × NA× e (D) 3 × NA× e
27 3 9
10. The weight of 1  1022 molecules of CuSO4. 5H2O is :
(A) 41.59 g (B) 415.9 g (C) 4.159 g (D) 2.38 g
11. The number of carbon atoms present in a signature, if a signature written by carbon pencil
weights 1.2 × 10–3 gm is
(A) 12.04 × 1020 (B) 6.02 × 1019 (C) 3.01 × 1019 (D) 6.02 × 1020
12. An iodized salt contains 0.5 % of NaI. A person consumes 3 gm of salt every day. The number of
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(A) 10–4 (B) 6.02 ×10–4 (C) 6.02 × 1019 (D) 6.02 × 1023
13. Which of the following has the Maximum mass ?
1
(A) 1 g-atom of C (B) mole of CH4
2
(C) 10 mL of water (D) 3.011 × 1023 atoms of oxygen
14. Which of the following contain largest number of carbon atoms?
(A) 15 gm ethane, C2H6 (B) 40.2 gm sodium oxalate, Na2C2O4
(C) 72 gm glucose, C6H12O6 (D) 35 gm pentene, C5H10
15. The number of hydrogen atoms in 0.9 gm glucose, C6H12O6, is same as
(A) 0.048 gm hydrazine, N2H4 (B) 0.17 gm ammonia, NH3
(C) 0.30 gm ethane, C2H6 (D) 0.03 gm hydrogen, H2
16. The atomic weights of two elements A and B are 40 and 80 respectively. If x g of A contains y
atoms, how many atoms are present in 2x g of B?
y y
(A) (B) (C) y (D) 2y
2 4
17. A sample of aluminium has a mass of 54.0 g. What is the mass of the same number of magnesium
atoms? (At. wt. Al = 27, Mg = 24)
(A) 12 g (B) 24 g (C) 48 g (D) 96 g.
18. A gaseous mixture contains CO2 (g) and N2O (g) in a 2 : 5 ratio by mass. The ratio of the number
of molecules of CO2 (g) and N2O (g) is
(A) 5 : 2 (B) 2 : 5 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 5 : 4
19. Ethanol, C2H5OH, is the substance commonly called alcohol. The density of liquid alcohol is 0.8
g/ml at 293 K. If 1.2 mole of ethanol are needed for a particular experiment, what volume of
ethanol should be measured out?
(A) 55 ml (B) 58 ml (C) 69 ml (D) 79 ml
20. A compound possess 8% sulphur by mass. The least molecular mass is :
(A) 200 (B) 400 (C) 155 (D) 355
21. Cortisone is a molecular substance containing 21 atoms of carbon per molecule. The mass
percentage of carbon in cortisone is 69.98%. Its molar mass is :
(A) 176.5 (B) 252.2 (C) 287.6 (D) 360.1
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH MOLE AND PV = NRT
22. How many moles are there in 2.24m3 of any gas at 190 torr and 273ºC.
(A) 1.25 moles (B) 12.5 moles
(C) 1.25 × 10–3 moles (D) 1.25 × 103 mole
23. 80 gm of SOx gas occupies 15 litre at 2 atm & 300 K . The value of x is -
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(Given : R = 0.08 L-atm/K-Mole)
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) None
24. 112.0 ml of NO2 at 1atm & 273 K was liquefied, the density of the liquid being 1.15 gm/ml.
Calculate the volume of and the number of molecules in the liquid NO2.
(A) 0.10 ml and 3.01 × 1022 (B) 0.20 ml and 3.01 × 1021
(C) 0.20 ml and 6.02 × 1023 (D) 0.40 ml and 6.02 × 1021
25. While resting, an average 70 kg human male consumes 16.628 L of oxygen per hour at 27°C and
100 kPa. How many moles of oxygen are consumed by the 70 kg man while resting for 1 hour?
(A) 0.67 (B) 66.7 (C) 666.7 (D) 67.5
26. At same temperature and pressure, two gases have the same number of molecules. They must
(A) have same mass (B) have equal volumes
(C) have a volume of 22.7 dm3 each (D) have an equal number of atoms
27. Equal volumes of oxygen gas and a second gas weigh 1.00 and 2.375 grams respectively under
the same experimental conditions. Which of the following is the unknown gas?
(A) NO (B) SO2 (C) CS2 (D) CO
28. Four 1-1 litre flasks are separately filled with the gases H2, He, O2 and O3 at the same temperature
and pressure. The ratio of total number of atoms of these gases present in different flask would
be :
(A) 1 : 2 :3 : 4 (B) 2 : 1 :2 : 4 (C) 2 : 1 :2 : 3 (D) 2 : 1 :2 : 3
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH BALANCING OF REACTION
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH STOCHIOMETRY AND ONE REACTANT PROBLEM
29. For the reaction 2P + Q → R, 8 mol of P and excess of Q will produce :
(A) 8 mol of R (B) 5 mol of R (C) 4 mol of R (D) 13 mol of R
30. If 1.5 moles of oxygen combine with Al to form Al2O3, the weight of Al used in the reaction is:
(A) 27 g (B) 40.5 g (C) 54g (D) 81 g
31. Volume of O2 obtained at 2 atm & 546K, by the complete decomposition of 8.5 g NaNO 3 is
2NaNO3 → 2NaNO2 + O2 (Atomic mass of NO. =23)
(A) 2.24 lit (B) 1.12 lit (C) 0.84 lit (D) 0.56 lit
32. Automotive air bags are inflated when a sample of sodium azide (NaN3) is very rapidly
decomposed [2NaN3(s) → 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)] then what mass of sodium azide is required to
produce 368 litre of N2(g) with density 1.12 g/L
(A) 0.638 kg (B) 1.2 kg (C) 1.5 kg (D) 5 kg
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH LIMITING REACTANT
33. The mass of Mg3N2 produced if 48 gm of Mg metal is reacted with 34 gm NH3 gas is
Mg + NH3 ⎯→ Mg3N2 + H2

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200 100 400 150
(A) gm (B) gm (C) gm (D) gm
3 3 3 3

34. The mass of P4O10 produced if 440 gm of P4S3 is mixed with 384 gm of O2 is
P4S3 + O2 ⎯→ P4O10 + SO2
(A) 568 gm (B) 426 gm (C) 284 gm (D) 396 gm
35. Mass of sucrose C12H22O11 produced by mixing 84 gm of carbon, 12 gm of hydrogen and 56 lit.
O2 at 1 atm & 273 K according to given reaction, is
C(s) + H2(g) + O2 (g) ⎯→ C12H22O11(s)
(A) 138.5 (B) 155.5 (C) 172.5 (D) 199.5
36. 0.5 mole of H2SO4 is mixed with 0.2 mole of Ca (OH)2. The maximum number of moles of CaSO4
formed is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.4 (D) 1.5
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH MIXTURE
37. 12.46g of a mixture of MgO and MgCO3 on strong heating lost 4.4g in weight what is the % MgO
in the initial mixture.
(A) 32.58 (B) 64.42 (C) 17.79 (D) 82.21
38. Mixture of MgCO3 & NaHCO3 on strong heating give CO2 & H2O in 3 : 1 mole ratio. The weight %
of NaHCO3 present in the mixture is:
(A) 30% (B) 80% (C) 40% (D) 50%
39. A mixture containing 3 moles each of C4H8 and C6H6 undergoes complete combustion with O2 to
form CO2 and H2O. Calculate total mass of CO2 produced
(A) 1320 gm (B) 610 gm
(C) 528 gm (D) 792 gm
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH % YIELD AND % PURITY
40. Aluminium reacts with sulphur to form aluminium sulphide. If 5.4 gm of Aluminium reacts with
12.8gm sulphur gives 12gm of aluminium sulphide, then the percent yield of the reaction is-
(A) 100 % (B) 95 % (C) 80 % (D) 75 %
41. Percent yield of NH3 in the following reaction is 80%:-

NH2CONH2 + 2NaOH ⎯⎯ → Na2CO3 + 2NH3
How much NH3 form when 6 g NH2CONH2 reacts with 8 g NaOH ?
(A) 3.4 g (B) 2.72 g (C) 4.25 g (D) 11.2 g
42. Two successive reactions, A → B and B → C, have yields of 90% and 80%, respectively. What is
the overall percentage yield for conversion of A to C?
(A) 90% (B) 80% (C) 72% (D) 85%

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43. Hydrazine N2H4 (used as a fuel in rocket system) can be produced according to the following
reaction.
CINH2 + 2NH3 → N2H4 + NH4Cl
When 1.0 kg CINH; is reacted with excess of NH3, 473 g of N2H4 is produced. What is the
percentage yield?
(A) 76.12 (B) 67.21 (C) 26.17 (D) 16.72
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH SEQUENCE OF REACTION / PARALLEL REACTION
44. What weight of CaCO3 must be decomposed to produce the sufficient quantity of carbon dioxide
to convert 21.2 kg of Na2CO3 completely in to NaHCO3.
[Atomic mass Na = 23, Ca = 40]
CaCO3 ⎯⎯
→ CaO + CO2

Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O ⎯⎯

→ 2NaHCO3

(A) 100 Kg (B) 20 Kg (C) 120 Kg (D) 30 Kg

45. The following process has been used to obtain iodine from oil-field brines in California.
NaI + AgNO3 ⎯⎯
→ AgI + NaNO3 ;
2AgI + Fe ⎯⎯
→ Fel2 + 2Ag

2FeI2 + 3Cl2 ⎯⎯
→ 2FeCl3 + 2I2

How many grams of AgNO3 are required in the first step for every 254 kg 2 produced in the third
step?
(A) 340 kg (B) 85 kg (C) 68 kg (D) 380 kg
46. 10 g of a sample of a mixture of CaCl2 and NaCl is treated to precipitate all the calcium as CaCO3.
This CaCO3 is heated to convert all the Ca to CaO and the final mass of CaO is 1.62 g . The percent
by mass of CaCl2 in the original mixture is:
(A) 32.1 % (B) 16.2 % (C) 21.8 % (D) 11.0 %
47. 25.4 g of iodine and 14.2g of chlorine are made to react completely to yield a mixture of Cl and
Cl3. Calculate he number of moles of Cl and Cl3 formed.
(A) 0.1 mole, 0.1 mole (B) 0.1 mole, 0.2 mole
(C) 0.5 mole, 0.5 mole (D) 0.2 mole, 0.2 mole
48. What weights of P4O6 and P4O10 will be produced by the combustion of 31g of P4 in 32g of oxygen
leaving no P4 and O2.
(A) 2.75 g, 219.5 g (B) 27.5 g, 35.5 g (C) 55 g, 71 g (D) 17.5 g, 190.5 g

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PROBLEMS RELATED WITH AVERAGE MOLECULAR MASS AND DEGREE OF DISSOCIATION/
MASS, % BY MASS AND % BY MOLE

49. In chemical scale, the relative mass of the isotopic mixture of X atoms (X20, X21, X22) is

approximately equal to : (X20 and X21 are 99% and 0.5% by mole)
(A) 20.002 (B) 21.00 (C) 22.00 (D) 20.00
50. The percentage by mole of NO2 in a mixture of NO2(g) and NO(g) having average molecular mass
34 is :
(A) 25% (B) 20% (C) 40% (D) 75%
51. Average mol. wt. of a gaseous mixture which contains 80% by mole N2 & rest O2 gas is-
(A) 28 (B) 30.6 (C) 28.8 (D) 29.2
52. The vapour density of a sample of SO3 gas is 28. Its degree of dissociation into SO2 and O2 is
(A) 1/7 (B) 1/6 (C) 6/7 (D) 2/5
53. Calculate percentage change in Mavg of the mixture, if PCl5 undergo 50% decomposition in a
closed vessel. PCl5 ⎯→ PCl3 + Cl2
(A) 50% (B) 66.66 % (C) 33.33 % (D) Zero
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH EMPIRICAL AND MOLECULAR FORMULA
54. The empirical formula of a compound of molecular mass 120 is CH2O. The molecular formula of
the compound is :
(A) C2H4O2 (B) C4H8O4 (C) C3H6O3 (D) all of these
55. An organic compound contain 40% carbon and 6.67% hydrogen by mass. Which of the following
represents the empirical formula of the compound?
(A) CH2 (B) CH2O (C) C2H4O (D) CH3O
56. A compound contains elements X and Y in 1 : 4 mass ratio. If the atomic masses of X and Y are in
1 : 2 ratio, the empirical formula of the compound should be
(A) XY2 (B) X2Y (C) XY4 (D) X4Y
57. A quantity of 1.4 g of a hydrocarbon gives 1.8 g water on complete combustion. The empirical
formula of hydrocarbon is
(A) CH (B) CH2 (C) CH3 (D) CH4
58. 74 gm of a sample on complete combustion gives 132 gm CO2 and 54 gm of H2O.
The molecular formula of the compound may be
(A) C5H12 (B) C4H10O (C) C3H6O2 (D) C3H7O2
59. Calculate the molecular formula of compound which contains 20% Ca and 80% Br (by wt.)
if molecular weight of compound is 200. (Atomic wt. Ca = 40, Br = 80)
(A) Ca1/2Br (B) CaBr2 (C) CaBr (D) Ca2Br
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EXERCISE (S-I)
1. Find the molar mass of the following molecules:
Given : Atomic mass : O = 16, N = 14, S = 32, C = 12, Cu = 63.5
(i) O2 (ii) N2 (iii) NO2 (iv) H 2O
(v) NH3 (vi) N2O4 (vii) SO2 (viii) H2SO4
(ix) CO2 (x) Glucose (C6H12O6)
(xi) Acetic acid (CH3COOH) (xii) Sucrose (C12H22O11)
(xiii) Blue vitriol (CuSO4.5H2O)
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH INTERCONVERSION OF MOLE, MASS AND NUMBER
2. Find the number of moles of the following :
(i) 28 g of N2 (ii) 28 g of N (iii) 64 g of O2 (iv) 64 g of O
(v) 54 mg of H2O (vi) 48 mg of CH4 (vii) 23 mg of NO2 (viii) 15 mg of CH3COOH
3. Find the following for 180 gm of glucose:
Give: Glucose (C6H12O6)
Atomic weight : C = 12 , H = 1 , O = 16
(i) Number of mole of glucose (ii) Number of molecules of glucose
(iii) Number of moles of carbon atom (iv) Number of moles of hydrogen atom
(v) Number of moles of oxygen atom
(vi) Number of atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
(vii) Total number of atoms
4. For 49 g of H2SO4, Find the following:
(i) Number of moles of H2SO4
(ii) Number of moles of hydrogen, sulphur and oxygen atom
(iii) Number of molecules of H2SO4
(iv) Number of atoms of hydrogen, sulphur and oxygen
(v) Total number of atoms
5. Find:
(i) No. of moles of Cu atom in 1020 atoms of Cu.
(ii) Mass of 200 atoms of 16
8 O
in amu
(iii) Mass of 100 atoms of 14
7 N
in gm.
(iv) No. of molecules & atoms in 54 gm H2O.
(v) No. of atoms in 88 gm CO2.
6. What is the mass of one 12C atom in gram?
7. Calculate the weight of 12.046 × 1023 atoms of carbon.
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8. Calculate mass of O atoms in 6 gm CH3COOH?
9. Calculate mass of water present in 499 gm CuSO4.5H2O?
(Atomic mass – Cu = 63.5, S = 32, O = 16, H = 1)
10. What mass of Na2SO4.7H2O contains exactly 6.023 × 1022 atoms of oxygen?
11. Find the total number of nucleons present in 12 gm of 12C atoms.
12. Calculate the number of electrons, protons and neutrons in 1 mole of 16O–2 ions.
13. The density of liquid mercury is 13.6 g/cm3. How many moles of mercury are there in 1 litre of
the metal? (Atomic mass of Hg = 200.)
14. A sample of ethane has the same mass as 10.0 million molecules of methane. How many C 2H6
molecules does the sample contain?
15. How much time (in seconds) would it take to distribute one Avogadro number of wheat grains
if 1010 grains are distributed each second?
16. Hemoglobin contains 0.25% iron by mass. The molecular mass of of Hemoglobin is 89600 then
the number of iron atoms per molecule of Hemoglobin (Atomic mass of Fe = 56)
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH PV = nRT
17. For the ideal gas, find the missing parameter in each part among P, V, T and n:
(i) P = 0.8314 Pa V = 6000 m3 T = 300 K
(ii) P = 5 atm V = 8.21 L T = 200 K
(iii) P = 831.4 Pa V = 5000 L T = 250 K
(iv) V = 8.21 L T = 500 K n = 10
(v) V = 100 m3 T = 300 K n=3
(vi) P = 831.4 Pa V = 1000 L n = 0.1
(vii) P = 22.4 atm T = 273 K n=2
(viii) V = 45.4 m3 T = 2730 K n=5
18. Find the volume of ideal gas at STP:
(i) 2 moles of PCl5
(ii) 0.25 moles of NH3
(iii) 0.5 moles of NO2
(iv) 4 moles of N2
19. Find the moles of ideal gas at STP:
(i) 22.7 L of O2 (ii) 45.4 L of N2
(iii) 45.4 mL of NO2 (iv) 11.35 mL of NH3
(v) 2.27 dm3 of SO3 (vi) 113.5 m3 of CO2

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PROBLEMS RELATED WITH BALANCING OF REACTION
20. Balance the following reactions:
(a) C3H8 + O2 ⎯→ CO2 + H2O
(b) C2H6 + O2 ⎯→ CO2 + H2O
(c) CaSiO3 + HF ⎯→ SiF4 + CaF2 + H2O
(d) Cl2 + Ca(OH)2 ⎯→ Ca(ClO3)2 + CaCl2 + H2O
(e) KMnO4 + HCl ⎯→ KCl + MnCl2 + H2O + Cl2
21. Calculate the volume of O2 needed for combustion of 1.2 kg of carbon at STP.
Reaction: C + O2 ⎯⎯

→ CO2.

22. Methyl-t-butyl ether, C5H12O, is added to gasoline to promote cleaner burning. How many moles
of oxygen gas, O2 are required to burn 1.0 mol of this compound completely to form carbon
dioxide and water?
23. Aluminum carbide (Al4C3) liberates methane on treatment with water:
Al4C4 + 12H2O ⎯⎯
→ 3CH4 + 4Al(OH)3.

Find mass of aluminum carbide required to produce 11.35 L of methane under STP conditions.
24. Calculate mass of phosphoric acid required to obtain 53.4g pyrophosphoric acid.
2H3PO4 ⎯⎯
→ H4P2O7 + H2O

25. Nitric acid is manufactured by the Ostwald process, in which nitrogen dioxide reacts with water.
3 NO2 (g) + H2O (l) ⎯⎯
→ 2 HNO3 (aq.) + NO (g)

How many grams of nitrogen dioxide are required in this reaction to produce 25.2 gm HNO3?
26. Fluorine reacts with uranium to produce uranium hexafluoride, UF6, as represented by this
equation
U(s) + 3F2(g) ⎯⎯
→ UF6(g)

How many fluorine molecules are required to produce 2.0 mg of uranium hexafluoride, UF6, from
an excess of uranium? The molar mass of UF6 is 352 gm/mol.
27. Calculate the percent loss in weight after complete decomposition of a pure sample of potassium
chlorate.
KClO3(s) ⎯→ KCl(s) + O2(g)
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH LIMITING REACTANT
28. 50 g of CaCO3 is allowed to react with 73.5 g of H3PO4. Calculate:
(i) Amount of Ca3(PO4)2 formed (in moles)
(ii) Amount of unreacted reagent (in moles)
29. Reaction 4A + 2B + 3C ⎯⎯
→ A4 B2 C3 , is started from 2 moles of A, 1.2 moles of
B & 1.44 moles of C. find number of moles of product formed.
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30. Potassium superoxide, KO2, is used in rebreathing gas masks to generate oxygen:
KO2(s) + H2O(l) ⎯⎯
→ KOH (s) + O2 (g)

If a reaction vessel contains 0.158 mole KO2 and 0.10 mole H2O, how many moles of O2 can be
produced?
31. A chemist wants to prepare diborane by the reaction
6 LiH + 8BF3 ⎯→ 6Li BF4 + B2H6
If he starts with 2.0 moles each of LiH & BF3. How many moles of B2H6 can be prepared?
32. Carbon reacts with chlorine to form CCl4. 36 gm of carbon was mixed with 142 g of Cl2. Calculate
mass of CCl4 produced and the remaining mass of reactant.
33. Sulphuric acid is produced when sulphur dioxide reacts with oxygen and water in the presence
of a catalyst: 2SO2(g) + O2 (g) + 2 H2O(l) ⎯⎯
→ 2 H2SO4 . If 5.6 mol of SO2 reacts with 4.8 mol of

O2 and a large excess of water, what is the maximum number of moles of H2SO4 that can be
obtained?
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH MIXTURE
34. One gram of an alloy of aluminium and magnesium when heated with excess of dil. HCl forms
magnesium chloride, aluminium chloride and hydrogen. The evolved hydrogen collected at 0°C
has a volume of 1.12 litres at 1 atm pressure. Calculate the composition of (% by mass) of the
alloy.
35. 92 g mixture of CaCO3, and MgCO3 heated strongly in an open vessel. After complete
decomposition of the carbonates, it was found that the weight of residue left behind is 48 g. Find
the mass of MgCO3 in grams in the mixture.
36. When 4 gm of a mixture of NaHCO3 and NaCl is heated, 0.66 gm CO2 gas is evolved. Determine
the percentage composition (by mass) of the original mixture.
PROBLEMS RELATED WITH PERCENTAGE YIELD AND PERCENTAGE PURITY
37. 200 g impure CaCO3 on heating gives 11.35 L CO2 gas at STP. Find the percentage of calcium in
the lime stone sample.
38. A power company burns approximately 474 tons of coal per day to produce electricity.
If the sulphur content of the coal is 1.30 % by weight, how many tons SO 2 are dumped into the
atmosphere each day?
39. A sample of calcium carbonate is 80% pure, 25 gm of this sample is treated with excess of HCl.
How much volume of CO2 will be obtained at 1 atm & 273 K?
40. Cyclohexanol is dehydrated to cyclohexene on heating with conc. H2SO4. Find %yield of this
reaction, if 61.5 gm cyclohexene is obtained from 100 g of cyclohexanol?

C6H12O ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ → C6H10 + H2O

2 con.H SO
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41. If the yield of chloroform obtainable from acetone and bleaching powder is 75%. What is the
weight of acetone required for producing 30 gm of chloroform?
2CH3COCH3 + 6CaOCl2 ⎯→ Ca(CH3COO)2 + 2CHCl3 + 3CaCl2 + 2Ca(OH)2
42. Sulphur trioxide may be prepared by the following two reactions :
S8 + 8O2(g) → 8SO2(g)
2SO2(g) + O2(g) → 2SO3(g)
How many grams of SO3 will be produced from 1 mol of S8?
43. 2PbS + 3O2 → 2PbO + 2SO2
3SO2 + 2HNO3 + 2H2O → 3H2SO4 + 2NO
According to the above sequence of reactions, how much H2SO4 will 1075.5 gm of PbS produce?
44. Potassium superoxide, KO2, is utilized in closed system breathing apparatus. Exhaled air
contains CO2 and H2O, both of which are removed and the removal of water generates oxygen
for breathing by the reaction
4KO2(s) + 2H2O(l) → 3O2(g) + 4KOH(s)
The potassium hydroxide removes CO2 from the apparatus by the reaction:
KOH (s) + CO2 (g) → KHCO3(s)
(a) What mass of KO2 generates 20 gm of oxygen?
(b) What mass of CO2 can be removed from the apparatus by 100 gm of KO2 ?
45. Calculate the atomic mass (average) of chlorine using the following data:
% Natural Abundance Molar Mass
35Cl 75.77 34.9689
37Cl 24.23 36.9659
46. Average atomic mass of Magnesium is 24.31 amu. This magnesium is composed of 79 mole
% of 24Mg and remaining 21 mole % of 25Mg and 26Mg. Calculate mole % of 26Mg.
47. A gaseous mixture contains 70% N2 and 30% unknown gas by volume. If the average molecular
mass of gaseous mixture is 37.60, then the molecular mass of unknown gas is
48. A sample of ozone gas is found to be 40% dissociated into oxygen. The average molecular mass
of sample should be
49. The vapour density of N2O4 and NO2 mixture at a certain temperature is 30. Calculate the
percentage dissociation of N2O4 at this temperature. N2O4(g) 2NO2 (g)
50. A moth repellent has the composition 49% C, 2.7% H and 48.3% Cl. Its molecular weight is 147
gm. Determine its molecular formula

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51. An organic compound contains carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. If weight ratio of C, H, N (in same
order) is 9 : 1 : 3.5 and molar mass of compound is 216 gm/mole and number of atoms present
x
in 1 molecule of compound are x then calculate value of .
4
52. A compound has carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in 3 : 3 : 1 atomic ratio. If the number of moles in
1 g of the compound is 6.06 × 10–3, then the molecular formula of the compound will be
53. A 60 gm sample of organic compound having empirical formula CxHyO on complete combustion
gives 88 gm of CO2 & 36 gm of H2O. The value of (x + y) is.

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EXERCISE (S-II)
PART-I (MOLE CONCEPT)
1. What total volume, in litre at 600°C and 1 atm, could be formed by the decomposition of 16 gm
of NH4NO3 ?
2 NH4NO3 ⎯⎯
→ 2N2 + O2 + 4H2O(g).

2. Calculate maximum mass of CaCl2 produced when 2.4 × 1024 atoms of calcium is taken with 96 L
of Cl2 gas at 380 mm pressure and at 27ºC.
[R : 0.08 atm L/mole-K & NA = 6 × 1023]
3. Consider the given reaction
H4P2O7 + 2NaOH → Na2H2P2O7 + 2H2O
If 534 gm of H4P2O7 is reacted with 30 × 1023 molecules of NaOH then total number of molecules
produced in the product is
4. Titanium, which is used to make air plane engines and frames, can be obtained from titanium
tetrachloride, which in turn is obtained from titanium oxide by the following process:
3 TiO2(s) + 4C (s) + 6Cl2 (g) ⎯→ 3TiCl4(g) + 2CO2(g) + 2CO (g)
A vessel contains 4.32 g TiO2, 5.76 g C and; 7.1 g Cl2, suppose the reaction goes to completion as
written, how many gram of TiCl4 can be produced? (Ti = 48)
5. P4S3 + 8O2 ⎯→ P4O10 + 3SO2
Calculate minimum mass of P4S3 is required to produce at least 1 gm of each product.
6. Determine the percentage composition (by mass) of a mixture of anhydrous sodium carbonate
and sodium bicarbonate from the following data:
wt. of the mixture taken = 2g
Loss in weight on heating = 0.11 gm.
7. The percent yield for the following reaction carried out in carbon tetrachloride (CCI4) solution
is 80%
Br2 + CI2 ⎯→2BrCI
(a) What amount of BrCI would be formed from the reaction of 0.025 mole Br2 and 0.025 mole
CI2?
(b) What amoumt of Br2 is left unchanged?
8. Sodium chlorate, NaClO3, can be prepared by the following series of reactions:
2KMnO4 + 16 HCl → 2 KCl + 2 MnCl2 + 8H2O + 5 Cl2
6Cl2 + 6 Ca(OH)2 → Ca(ClO3)2 + 5 CaCl2 + 6H2O
Ca(ClO3)2 + Na2SO4 → CaSO4 + 2 NaClO3

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What mass of NaClO3 can be prepared from 100 ml of concentrated HCl (density 1.18 gm/ml and
36% by mass)? Assume all other substances are present in excess amounts.
9. By the reaction of carbon and oxygen, a mixture of CO and CO2 is obtained. What is the
composition (% by mass) of the mixture obtained when 20 grams of O2 reacts with 12 grams of
carbon ?
10. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) are the main nutrients in plant fertilizers.
According to an industry convention, the numbers on the label refer to the mass % of N, P 2O5,
and K2O, in that order. Calculate the N : P : K ratio of a 30 : 10 : 10 fertilizer in terms of moles of
each element, and express it as x : y : 1.0. Find y.
11. A mixture of Ferric oxide (Fe2O3) and Al is used as a solid rocket fuel which reacts to give Al2O3
and Fe. No other reactants and products are involved. On complete reaction of 1 mole of Fe 2O3,
200 units of energy is released.
(a) Write a balance reaction representing the above change.
(b) What should be the ratio of masses of Fe2O3 and Al taken so that maximum energy per unit
mass of fuel is released?
(c) What would be energy released if 16 kg of Fe2O3 reacts with 2.7 kg of Al.
12. 5.33 mg of salt [Cr(H2O)5Cl].Cl2. H2O is treated with excess of AgNO3(aq.) then mass of AgCl
precipitate obtained will be : Given : [Cr = 52, Cl = 35.5]
13. If mass % of oxygen in monovalent metal carbonate is 48%. Then find the number of atoms of
metal present in 5mg of this metal carbonate sample is (NA = 6.0 × 1023)
14. To find formula of compound composed of A & B which is given by AxBy, it is strongly heated in
oxygen as per reaction-
AxBy + O2 → AO + Oxide of B
If 2.5gm of AxBy on oxidation gives 3gm oxide of A, Find empirical formula of AxBy,
[Take atomic mass of A = 24 & B = 14]
15. In a determination of P an aqueous solution of NaH2PO4 is treated with a mixture of ammonium
and magnesium ions to precipitate magnesium ammonium phosphate Mg(NH4)PO4. 6H2O. This
is heated and decomposed to magnesium pyrophosphate, Mg2P2O7 which is weighed. A solution
of NaH2PO4 yielded 1.054 g of Mg2P2O7. What weight of NaH2PO4 was present originally?

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EXERCISE (O-II)
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEM
1. If the mass of neutron is double and that of proton is halved, the molecular mass of H2O containing
only H1 and O16 atoms will
(a) increase by about 25%
(b) decrease by about 25%
(c) increase by about 16.67%
(d) decrease by about 16.67%
2. The mass of CO2 produced from 620 gm mixture of C2H4O2 & O2, prepared to produce maximum
energy is (Combustion reaction is exothermic)
(A) 413.33 gm (B) 593.04 gm (C) 440 gm (D) 320 gm
3. X gm A atoms on combining with Y atoms of B form 5 molecules of a compound containing A &
B. Find the molecular weight of compound formed. (Atomic weight of B = M)
 X + MYN A 
(A) ( A
XN + MY ) X+M X + MY
(B) (C) (D)  
5 5 5  5 

4. The minimum mass of mixture of A2 and B4 required to produce at least 1 kg of each product is:
(Given At. mass of 'A' = 10 ; At. mass of 'B' = 120)
5A2 + 2B4 ⎯⎯→ 2AB2 + 4A2B
(A) 2120 gm (B) 1060 gm (C) 560 gm (D) 1660 gm
5. In the quantitative determination of nitrogen, N2 gas liberated from 0.42 gm of a sample of
100
organic compound was collected over water. If the volume of N2 gas collected was mL at total
11

pressure 860 mm Hg at 250 K, % by mass of nitrogen in the organic compound is

[Aq. tension at 250 K is 24 mm Hg and R = 0.08 L atm mol–1 K–1 ]
10 5 20 100
(A) % (B) % (C) % (D) %
3 3 3 3

6. 40 gm of a carbonate of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal containing some inert impurities
was made to react with excess HCl solution. The liberated CO2 occupied 12.315 lit. at 1 atm &
300 K. The correct option is
(A) Mass of impurity is 1 gm and metal is Be
(B) Mass of impurity is 3 gm and metal is Li
(C) Mass of impurity is 5 gm and metal is Be
(D) Mass of impurity is 2 gm and metal is Mg

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(PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY) MOLE CONCEPT
7. Industrially TNT (C7H5N3O6, explosive material) is synthesized by reacting toluene
(C7H8) with nitric acid in presence of sulphuric acid. Calculate the maximum weight of C7H5N3O6
which can be produced by 140.5 gm of a mixture of C7H8 and HNO3.
C7H8 + 3HNO3 ⎯→ C7H5N3O6 + 3H2O
140.5
(A) 140.5 (B) 113.5 (C) (D) 140.5 – (3 × 18)
2

8. One gram of the silver salt of an organic dibasic acid yield, on strong heating, 0.5934 g of silver.
If the weight percentage of carbon in it 8 times the weight percentage of hydrogen and one-half
the weight percentage of oxygen, determine the molecular formula of the acid.
[Atomic weight of Ag = 108]
(A) C4H6O4 (B) C4H6O6 (C) C2H6O2 (D) C5H10O5
ONE OR MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT
9. Select the correct statement(s) for (NH4)3PO4.
(A) Ratio of number of oxygen atom to number of hydrogen atom is 1 : 3
(B) Ratio of number of cation to number of anion is 3 : 1
(C) Ratio of number of gm-atom of nitrogen to gm-atoms of oxygen is 3 : 2
(D) Total number of atoms in one mole of (NH4)3PO4 is 20.
10. 12 g of Mg was burnt in a closed vessel containing 32 g oxygen. Which of the following is not
correct?
(A) 2 gm of Mg will be left unburnt.
(B) 0.75 gm-molecule of O2 will be left unreacted.
(C) 20 gm of MgO will be formed.
(D) The mixture at the end will weight 44 g.
11. 50 gm of CaCO3 is allowed to react with 68.6 gm of H3PO4 then select the correct option(s)-
3CaCO3 + 2H3PO4 ⎯→ Ca3(PO4)2 + 3H2O + 3CO2
(A) 51.67 gm salt is formed (B) Amount of unreacted reagent = 35.93 gm
(C) nCO2 = 0.5 moles (D) 0.7 mole CO2 is evolved
12. 'A' reacts by following two parallel reaction to give B & C If half of 'A' goes into reaction I and
other half goes to reaction-II. Then , select the correct statement(s)
A+N ⎯⎯
I
→ B+L
1 1
A+N ⎯⎯
II
→ B+ C+L
2 2

(A) B will be always greater than C

(B) If 2 mole of C are formed then total 2 mole of B are also formed
(C) If 2 mole of C are formed then total 4 mole of B are also formed
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(D) If 2 mole of C are formed then total 6 mole of B are also formed
13. Silver metal in ore is dissolved by potassium cyanide solution in the presence of air by the
reaction
4 Ag + 8 KCN + O2 + 2H2O ⎯→ 4 K[Ag (CN)2] + 4 KOH
(A) The amount of KCN required to dissolve 100 g of pure Ag is 120 g.
(B) The amount of oxygen used in this process is 0.742 g (for 100 g pure Ag)
(C) The amount of oxygen used in this process is 7.40 g (for 100 g pure Ag)
(D) The volume of oxygen used at STP is 5.20 litres.
14. Given following series of reactions:
(I) NH3 + O2 ⎯→ NO + H2O
(II) NO + O2 ⎯→ NO2
(III) NO2 + H2O ⎯→ HNO3 + HNO2
(IV) HNO2 ⎯→ HNO3 + NO + H2O
Select the correct option(s):
(A) Moles of HNO3 obtained is half of moles of Ammonia used if HNO2 is not used to produce
HNO3 by reation (IV)
100
(B) % more HNO3 will be produced if HNO2 is used to produce HNO3 by reaction (IV) than if
6

HNO2 is not used to produce HNO3 by reaction (IV)

1 th
(C) If HNO2 is used to produce HNO3 then of total HNO3 is produced by reaction (IV)
4

(D) Moles of NO produced in reaction (IV) is 50% of moles of total HNO3 produced.
COMPREHENSION 15 TO 17
NaBr, used to produce AgBr for use in photography can be self prepared as follows :
Fe + Br2 ⎯→ FeBr2 ....(i)
FeBr2 + Br2 ⎯→ Fe3Br8 ....(ii) (not balanced)
Fe3Br8 + Na2CO3 ⎯→ NaBr + CO2 + Fe3O4 ....(iii) (not balanced)
15. Mass of iron required to produce 2.06 × 103 kg NaBr
(A) 420 gm (B) 420 kg (C) 4.2 × 105 kg (D) 4.2 × 108 gm
16. If the yield of (ii) is 60% & (iii) reaction is 70% then mass of iron required to produce
2.06 × 103 kg NaBr
(A) 105 kg (B) 105 gm (C) 103 kg (D) None
17. If yield of (iii) reaction is 90% then mole of CO2 formed when 2.06 × 103 gm NaBr is formed
(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 40 (D) None

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(PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY) MOLE CONCEPT
COMPREHENSION 18 TO 19
Preparation of cobalt Metaborate involves the following steps of reactions:
(i) Ca2B6O11 + Na2CO3 (aq) ⎯→CaCO3 (insoluble) + Na2B4O7 + 2NaBO2
(ii) Na2B4O7 ⎯→NaBO2 + B2O3
(iii) CoO + B2O3 ⎯→Co(BO2)2.
(Atomic weight : B = 11, Co = 59)
18. Mass of Ca2B6O11 in kg required to produce 14.5 kg of Co(BO2)2 , assuming 100% yield of each
reaction is
(A) 32.2 (B) 40 (C) 28.2 (D) 30
200
19. If the yield of reaction (i), (ii) & (iii) is 60%, % & 32.2 % respectively, then mass of Ca2B6O11
3

in kg required to produce 14.5 kg of Co(BO2)2 is

(A) 250 (B) 200 (C) 190 (D) 150
COMPREHENSION 20 TO 22
Water is added to 3.52 grams of UF6. The products are 3.08 grams of a solid [containing only U,
O & F] and 0.8 gram of a gas only. The gas [containing fluorine and hydrogen only], contains 95
% by mass fluorine.
[Assume that the empirical formula is same as molecular formula.]
20. The empirical formula of the gas is
(A) HF2 (B) H2F (C) HF (D) HF3
21. The empirical formula of the solid product is
(A) UF2O2 (B) UFO2 (C) UF2O (D) UFO
22. The percentage of fluorine of the original compound which is converted into gaseous compound
is
(A) 66.66 % (B) 33.33 % (C) 50 % (D) 89.9 %
MATCH THE COLUMN
23. One type of artificial diamond (commonly called YAG for yttrium aluminium garnet) can be
represented by the formula Y3Al5O12.[Y = 89, Al =27]
Column I Column II
Element Weight percentage
(P) Y (1) 22.73%
(Q) Al (2) 32.32%
(R) O (3) 44.95%

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24. The recommended daily dose is 17.6 milligrams of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) having formula
C6H8O6. Match the following. Given : NA = 6 × 1023
Column I Column II
(A) O-atoms present (P) 10–4 mole
(B) Moles of vitamin C in 1 gm of vitamin C (Q) 5.68 × 10–3
(C) Moles of vitamin C that should be consumed daily (R) 3.6 × 1020
25. Matching list type :
Column-I Column-II
(mass of product)
(P) 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O (1) 1.028 g
1g 1g
(Q) 3H2 + N2 → 2NH3 (2) 1.333 g
1g 1g
(R) H2 + Cl2 → 2HCl (3) 1.125 g
1g 1g
(S) 2H2 + C → CH4 (4) 1.214 g
1g 1g
Code :
P Q R S
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 3 1 4

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EXERCISE (JEE MAIN)
1. CNG is an important transportation fuel. When 100 g CNG is mixed with 208 oxygen in vehicles,
it leads to the formation of CO2 and H2O and produces large quantity of heat during this
combustion, then the amount of carbon dioxide, produced in grams is________. [nearest integer]
[Assume CNG to be methane] [JEE Main, June 2022]

2. 116 g of a substance upon dissociation reaction, yields 7.5 g of hydrogen, 60g of oxygen and 48.5
g of carbon. Given that the atomic masses of H, O and C are 1, 16 and 12 respectively. The data
agrees with how many formulae of the following? [JEE Main, June 2022]
(A) CH3COOH (B) HCHO
(C) CH3OOCH3 (D) CH3CHO

3. On complete combustion 0.30 g of an organic compound gave 0.20 g of carbon dioxide and 0.10
g of water. The percentage of carbon in the given organic compound is ________ (Nearest integer).
[JEE Main, June 2022]

4. 1 mol of an octahedral metal complex with formula MCl3 · 2L on reaction with excess of AgNO3
gives 1 mol of AgCl. The denticity of Ligand L is ________ . (Integer answer)
[JEE Main, August 2021]

5.

Consider the above reaction where 6.1 g of benzoic acid is used to get 7.8 g of m-bromo
benzoic acid. The percentage yield of the product is_____.
(Round off to the Nearest integer)
[Given : Atomic masses : C = 12.0u, H : 1.0u, O : 16.0u, Br = 80.0 u]
[JEE Main, March 2021]

6. NaClO3 is used, even in space crafts, to produce O2. The daily consumption of pure O2 by a person
is 492 L at 1 atm, 300 K. How much amount of NaClO3, in grams is required to produce O2 for the
daily consumption of a person at 1 atm, 300 K ? _________.
NaClO3(s) + Fe(s) → O2(g) + NaCl(s) + FeO(s)
R = 0.082 L atm mol–1 K–1 [JEE Main, 2020]

7. 5 moles of AB2 weigh 125 × 10–3 kg and 10 moles of A2B2 weigh 300 × 10–3 kg. The molar mass
of A (MA) and molar mass of B (MB) in kg mol–1 are:
(A) MA = 5 × 10–3 and MB = 10 × 10–3 (B) MA = 50 × 10–3 and MB = 25 × 10–3
(C) MA = 25 × 10–3 and MB = 50 × 10–3 (D) MA = 10 × 10–3 and MB = 5 × 10–3
[Jee Main, April 2019]

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(PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY) MOLE CONCEPT
 For a reaction,
N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⎯→ 2NH3(g); identify dihydrogen (H2) as a limiting reagent in the following
reaction mixtures. [Jee Main, April 2019]
(A) 28 g of N2 + 6 g of H2 (B) 56 g of N2 + 10 g of H2
(C) 14 g of N2 + 4 g of H2 (D) 35 g of N2 + 8 g of H2

9. The reaction of mass percent of C and H of an organic compound (CX HYOZ) is 6 : 1 , If one molecule
of the above compound (CXHYOZ)contains half as much oxygen as required to burn on molecule
of compound CXHY completely to CO2 and H2O. The empirical formula of compound CXHYOZ is:
[JEE(Main)-2018]
(A) C2H4O3 (B) C3H 6O3 (C)C2H4O (D) C3H4O2

10. 1 gram of a carbonate (M2CO3) on treatment with excess HCl produces 0.01186 mole of CO2. the
molar mass of M2CO3 in g mol–1 is : [JEE(Main)-2017]
(A) 1186 (B) 84.3 (C) 118.6 (D) 11.86

11. The most abundant elements by mass in the body of a healthy human adult are :
Oxygen (61.4%) ; Carbon (22.9%), Hydrogen (10.0%) ; and Nitrogen (2.6%).
The weight which a 75 kg person would gain if all 1H atoms are replaced by 2H atoms is
[JEE(Main)-2017]
(A) 15 kg (B) 37.5 kg (C) 7.5 kg (D) 10 kg

12. In Carius method of estimation of halogens, 250 mg of an organic compound give 141 mg of AgBr.
The percentage of bromine in the compound is : (at. mass Ag = 108; Br = 80)
[JEE(Main)-2015]
(A) 24 (B) 36 (C) 48 (D) 60

13. The molecular formula of a commercial resin used for exchanging ions in water softening is
C8H7SO3Na (Mol. Wt. 206) What would be the maximum uptake of Ca 2+ ions by the resin when
expressed in mole per gram resin? [JEE(Main)-2015]
1 1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
103 206 309 412

14. The ratio of masses of oxygen and nitrogen in a particular gaseous mixture is 1 : 4. The ratio of
number of their molecule is : [JEE(Main)-2014]
(A) 1 : 8 (B) 3 : 16 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 7 : 32
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15. A gaseous hydrocarbon gives upon combustion 0.72 g of water and 3.08 g of CO2. The empirical
formula of the hydrocarbon is [JEE(Main)-2013]
(A) C2H4 (B) C3H4 (C) C6H5 (D) C7H8
16. The ratio of number of oxygen atoms (O) in 16.0g ozone (O3), 28.0 g carbon monoxide (CO) and
16.0g oxygen (O2) is :-
(Atomic mass : C = 12, O = 16 and Avogadro's constant NA = 6.0 × 1023 mol–1)
[AIEEE 2012 (Online)]
(A) 3 : 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 1 : 2 (C) 3 : 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 1 : 1

17. A transition metal M forms a volatile chloride which has a vapour density of 94.8. If it contains
74.75% of chlorine the formula of the metal chloride will be [AIEEE 2012 (Online)]
(A) MCl2 (B) MCl4 (C) MCl5 (D) MCl3

18. How many moles of magnesium phosphate, Mg3(PO4)2 will contain 0.25 mole of oxygen atoms?
(A) 3.125 × 10–2 (B) 1.25 × 10–2 (C) 2.5 × 10–2 (D) 0.02 [AIEEE 2006]

19. If we consider that 1/6, in place of 1/12, mass of carbon atom is taken to be the relative atomic
mass unit, the mass of one mole of the substance will : [AIEEE-2005]
(A) be a function of the molecular mass of the substance
(B) remain unchanged
(C) increase two fold
(D) decrease twice

20. In an organic compound of molar mass 108 g mol–1 C, H and N atoms are present in 9 : 1 : 3.5
by weight. Molecular formula can be : [AIEEE 2002]
(A) C6H8N2 (B) C7H10N (C) C5H6N3 (D) C4H18N3

21. The weight of 2.01 × 1023 molecules of CO is– [AIEEE 2002]

(A)9.3g (B)7.2g (C)1.2g (D)3g

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EXERCISE (JEE-ADVANCED)
1. Calculate the amount of Calcium oxide required when it reacts with 852 g of P4O10.
6CaO + P4O10 ⎯→ 2 Ca3 (PO4)2 [JEE 2005]
2. 𝟐𝟎% surface sites have adsorbed 𝐍𝟐 . On heating 𝐍𝟐 gas evolved from sites and were collected at
𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟏 𝐚𝐭𝐦 and 𝟐𝟗𝟖 𝐊 in a container of volume is 𝟐. 𝟒𝟔 𝐜𝐦𝟑 . Density of surface sites is
𝟔. 𝟎𝟐𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟒 /𝐜𝐦𝟐 and surface area is 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐦𝟐 , find out the no. of surface sites occupied per
molecule of 𝐍𝟐 . [JEE 2005]
3. Given that the abundances of isotopes 54Fe, 56Fe and 57Fe are 5%, 90% and 5%, respectively, the
atomic mass of Fe is : [JEE 2009]
(A) 55.85 (B) 55.95 (C) 55.75 (D) 56.05
4. Galena (an ore) is partially oxidized by passing air through it at high temperature. After some
time, the passage of air is stopped, but the heating is continued in a closed furnace such that the
contents undergo self-reduction. The weight (in 𝐤𝐠 ) of 𝐏𝐛 produced per 𝐤𝐠 of 𝐎𝟐 consumed is
_______.
(Atomic weights in 𝐠𝐦𝐨𝐥−𝟏 : 𝐎 = 𝟏𝟔, 𝐒 = 𝟑𝟐, 𝐏𝐛 = 𝟐𝟎𝟕 ) (2018)
Hint: 𝐏𝐛𝐒 + 𝐎𝟐 → 𝐏𝐛 + 𝐒𝐎𝟐

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ANSWER KEY
Exercise (S-1)
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (B)
8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (D)
15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (B) 21. (D)
22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (A) 26. (B) 27. (C) 28. (C)
29. (C) 30. (C) 31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (B) 35. (B)
36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (C) 41. (B) 42. (C)
43. (A) 44. (B) 45. (A) 46. (A) 47. (A) 48. (B) 49. (A)
50. (A) 51. (C) 52. (C) 53. (C) 54. (B) 55. (B) 56. (A)
57. (B) 58. (C) 59. (B)
Exercise (O-I)
1. (i) 32 g (ii) 28 g (iii) 46 g (iv) 18 g (v) 17 g (vi) 92g
(vii) 64 g (viii) 98g (ix) 44 g (x) 180 g (xi) 60 g (xii) 342 g
(xiii) 249.5 g
2. (i) 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 2 (iv) 4 (v) 3 × 10–3 (vi) 3 × 10–3
(vii) 0.5 × 10–3 (viii) 0.25 × 10–3
3. (i) 1 (ii) 1 × NA (iii) 6 (iv) 12 (v) 6
(vi) 6NA , 12NA , 6NA (vii) 24NA
4. (i) 0.5 (ii) 1, 0.5, 2 (iii) 0.5NA (iv) NA, NA/2, 2NA (v) 3.5NA

5. (i) 10 20 moles, (ii) 3200 amu, (iii) 1400 × 1.66 × 10–24 g

NA

(iv) 3NA, 9NA , (v) 6NA

6. 1.99  10-23 g 7. 24g 8. 3.2 g 9. 180 g

10. 2.5 g 11. 7.227 × 1024
12. 10 × 6.023 × 1023, 8 × 6.023 × 1023, 8 × 6.023 × 1023
13. 68 mole 14. 5.34 × 106 15. 6.023 1013 16. 4
17. (i) n = 2 (ii) n = 2.5 (iii) n = 2 (iv) P = 50 atm (v) P = 74.8 Pa
(vi) T = 1000 K (vii) V = 2 L (viii) P = 2500 Pa
18. (i) 45.4 L (ii) 5.675 L (iii) 11.35 L (iv) 90.8 L
19. (i) 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 2 × 10–3 (iv) 5 × 10–4 (v) 0.1
(vi) 5000

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(PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY) MOLE CONCEPT
20. (a) C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
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(b) C2H6 + O2 → 2CO2 + 3H2O
2
(c) CaSiO3 + 6HF → SiF4 + CaF2 + 3H2O
(d) 6Cl2 + 6Ca(OH)2 → Ca(ClO3)2 + 5CaCl2 + 6H2O
(e) 2KMnO4 + 16HCl → 2KCl + 2MnCl2 + 8H2O + 5Cl2
21. 2270 L 22. 7.5 moles 23. 24 24. 58.8 g
25. 27.6 gm 26. 1.0 ×1019 27. 39.18
28. (i) 1/6 mole (ii) 5/12 mole 29. 0.48 30. 0.1185
31. 0.25 mole 32. wc = 24 gm ; WCCl4 = 154 gm 33. 5.6

34. Al = 60%; Mg = 40% 35. 42 g 36. 63 % , 37%

37. 10 % 38. 12.3 39. 4.48 litre 40. 75
41. 19.4 gm 42. 640.0 43. 441 gm
44. (a)59.17 gm (b) 61.97 gm 45. 35.4527 46. 10 47. 60
48. 40 50. 53.33 % 51. C6H4Cl2 52. (8) 53. C9H9O3

54. (3)
Exercise (S-II)
1. 50.1 litre
2. 222 gm
3. 7.5 × Na
4. 9.5
5. 1.1458
6. NaHCO3 = 14.9 %; Na2CO3 = 85.1 %

7. (a) 0.050 mol , (b) 0.050 mol

8. 12.9 gm
9. % CO = 65.625 ; % CO2 = 34.375

10. 10 : 0.66 : 1
11. (i) Fe2O3 + 2 Al ⎯→ Al2O3 + 2Fe; (ii) 80 : 27; (iii)10,000 units
12. 5.74 gm
13. 6 × 1019
14. (A3B2)
15. 1.14 gm

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(PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY) MOLE CONCEPT
Exercise (O-II)
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (B)
8. (B) 9. (AB) 10. (A) 11. (ABC) 12. (AD)
13. (ACD) 14. (ACD) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A)
20. (C) 21. (A) 22. (A)
23. (A)→R, (B)→P, (C)→Q
24. (A)→R; (B)→Q; (C)→P
25. (A)
EXERCISE (JEE MAINS)
1. (143) 2. (2) 3. (18) 4. (2) 5. (78)
6. (2120 to 2140) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (A)
11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (D) 16. (D)
17. (D) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (B) 21. (A)
EXERCISE (JEE-ADVANCED)
1. (B) 2. (2) 3. (1008) 4. (6.47)

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