Beaconhouse School System

(Cantt Campus)
Subject: Chemistry (Redox Reactions) Class/Section: XC
Name: ___________________________ Total Marks: 30

1. Which reaction is a redox reaction?

A Mg + 2HCl → MgCl 2 + H2

B MgCO3 + 2HCl → MgCl 2 + H2O + CO2 C

MgO + 2HCl → MgCl 2 + H2O
D Mg(OH)2 + 2HCl → MgCl 2 + 2H2O

2 In which reaction is the underlined substance reduced?

A C(s) + CO2(g) → 2CO(g)

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B Cl 2(g) + 2I (aq) → I2(aq) + 2Cl (aq)

C Mg(s) + CuO(s) → MgO(s) + Cu(s)

+ 2+
D Zn(s) + 2H (aq) → Zn (aq) + H2(g)

3 In which equations is the change in the underlined specie is correct?

4 Many reactions involve oxidation and reduction.

Which statement is correct?

A Acidified manganate(VII) ions change colour from colourless to purple when reduced.

B All reactions that involve oxidation also involve reduction.

C During a reaction, oxidising agents lose electrons.

D Reduction is the loss of hydrogen from a compound.

 5. Which equation in the blast furnace extraction of iron is not a redox reaction?

A CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 B 2C + O2 → 2CO

C C + CO2 → 2CO D Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2

6. Small portions of aqueous potassium iodide and of acidified, aqueous potassium

manganate(VII) were added to four solutions. The colour changes seen are shown in the table.

Which solutions contained an oxidizing agent?

A 1 only B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 4 only

7. A colourless gas is passed into each of three different solutions.

The results are shown in the table.

What is the colourless gas?

A acid B alkali C oxidising agent D reducing agent

8. Aqueous potassium iodide, KI(aq), can be used as a test reagent in redox reactions.

Iodide ions are readily ……X…… . A positive result for the test is when the solution changes
colour from
……Y…… to ……Z…… .

Which words correctly complete gaps X, Y and Z?

 9. The equation for a reaction is shown.

10. Which statement is correct?

1. (a) When aqueous iron(II) ions are warmed with aqueous hydrogen peroxide, iron( III) ions are
formed.

(i) Construct an ionic equation for the oxidation of iron( II) ions to iron(III) ions.

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(ii) Describe a chemical test that can be used to confirm that iron( II) ions have been oxidised
to form
iron( III) ions.
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(b) Aqueous hydrogen peroxide was added to acidified aqueous potassium manganate( VII).
The purple solution turned colourless. Aqueous hydrogen peroxide was added to acidified
aqueous potassium iodide. The colourless solution turned brown.

What deductions can you make about hydrogen peroxide from these two observations?
Explain your answer.
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(c) K2FeO4 can be prepared in the laboratory by the reaction between iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3, chlorine, Cl2,
and potassium hydroxide, KOH.
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During the reaction chlorine molecules, Cl2, are converted into chloride ions, Cl . Is this conversion oxidation
or reduction? Explain your answer.

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(d) A few drops of aqueous K2FeO4 are added to a test-tube containing 3 cm of aqueous potassium iodide. The
solution in the test-tube changes from colourless to pale brown. Given this information, what can you deduce
about the chemical properties of K2FeO4?

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2. (a) When magnesium powder is added to aqueous iron(II) sulfate, the following reaction occurs.

2+ 2+
Mg(s) + Fe (aq) Mg (aq) + Fe(s)

(i) Explain, using electron transfer, why iron(II) ions are reduced in this reaction.

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(ii) What would you observe in this reaction?

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(b) An aqueous solution of X is orange.

Suggest which element in X is responsible for the orange colour.

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(c) An acidified aqueous solution of X reacts with aqueous potassium iodide to form iodine.

State and explain what you can conclude about the chemical nature of X.

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(d) Iron(II) sulfate thermally decomposes to form iron(III) oxide, sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide.

2FeSO4(s) Fe2O3(s) + SO2(g) + SO3(g)

(i) Explain how the equation shows that this reaction involves oxidation.

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3. (a) Copper reacts with chlorine to make copper(II) chloride.

Cu + Cl 2 CuCl 2

2+ –
Copper(II) chloride contains Cu and Cl ions.

Explain, in terms of the movement of electrons, how CuCl 2 is formed from copper atoms and chlorine
molecules.
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(b) Copper(II) iodide decomposes to make iodine and copper( I) iodide. The

ionic equation for this reaction is shown.

2+ –
2Cu + 4I 2CuI + I2

(i) Use the information to explain that oxidation takes place.

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(ii) Use the information to explain that reduction takes place.

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(c) Magnesium reacts with aqueous copper(II) sulfate.

Mg(s) + CuSO4(aq) MgSO4(aq) + Cu(s)

(i) Explain by referring to the equation, why this is a redox reaction.

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(ii)Construct the ionic equation for this reaction.

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(iii) Aqueous lactic acid reacts with acidified potassium manganate(VII).

There is a colour change from purple to colourless.

Suggest what happens to the lactic acid in this reaction.

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(iv) Aluminium can also be produced on a small scale by reacting aluminium oxide with magnesium.

Al2O3 + 3Mg 2Al + 3MgO

(i) Use this equation to explain why the Al2O3 is reduced.

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