Oxidation numbers and balancing equations multiple choice questions

Question 1) 2H2O + 4MnO4 + 3ClO2 4MnO2 + 3ClO4 + 4OH

Which species acts as an oxidizing agent in the reaction represented above?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

H2
ClO4
ClO2
MnO2
MnO4

Question 2) An oxidizing agent is:

a)
b)
c)
d)

Reduced as it loses electrons.

Reduced as it gains electrons.
Oxidized as it loses electrons.
Oxidized as it gains electrons.

Question 3) Consider the following redox reaction N2 + 6Na 2Na3N. In this

reaction, nitrogen:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Loses electrons and increases in oxidation number.

Gains electrons and increases in oxidation number.
Loses electrons and decreases in oxidation number.
Gains electrons and decreases in oxidation number.

Question 4) In a redox reaction, ClO- was converted to Cl- in a acidic solution. The
balanced half-reaction for this process is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

ClO- + H+ + 2e- Cl- + 2OHClO- + 2H+ Cl- + H2O + 2eClO- + H2O + 2e- Cl- + 2e- + 2OHClO- + 2H+ + e- Cl- + H2O

Question 5) What is the oxidation number of copper in Cu+2?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

0
+1
+2
-1
-2

Question 6) What is the oxidation number of Br in the BrO3- ion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

-1
+1
+5
-5
+7

Question 7) What kind of reaction is Cl2 Cl- + ClO2 (aside from unbalanced)?
a) Elimination
b) Oxidation
c) Redox

d) Ionic precipitation
Question 8) What is wrong with the redox reaction 2Br - +2Cl- Cl2 + Br2?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Nothing
Nothing is being oxidized
Nothing is being reduced
Chloride can not be oxidized
Bromide can not be oxidized

Question 9) What are the oxidation numbers of the V, O and Cl atoms in VOCl3?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

-5, -2, -1
-5, +2, -1
+5, -2, +1
+4, -1, -1
+5, -2, -1

Question 10) Which of these chemical reactions is a redox reaction?

a) Fe + S FeS
b) AgNO3 + NaCl AgCl + NaNO3

c) CO2 + H2O H2CO3

d) H2SO4 + 2NaOH Na2SO4 + 2H2O
Question 11) What happens to the oxidizing agent in a redox reaction?
a)
b)
c)
d)

It is oxidized as it gains electrons.

It is reduced as it gains electrons.
It is oxidized as it loses electrons.
It is reduced as it loses electrons.

Question 12) In which substance does bromine have an oxidation number of +1?
a) Br2
b) HBr
c) HBrO
d) HBrO2
Question 13) What are the oxidation states of vanadium in the ions VO2+ and VO43respectively?
a)
b)
c)
d)

+4 and +5
+4 and +8
+6 and +5
+6 and +8

Question 14) Which one of the following reactions is a redox reaction?

a) Pb2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) PbCl2(s)

b) NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

c) AgNO3(aq) + HCl(aq) AgCl(s) + HNO3(aq)

d) 2Al(s) + 3Cl2(g) 2AlCl3(s)

Question 15) In which of the following does sulphur have an oxidation number of +7?
a) HSO3b) SO3
c) H2SO4
d) H2S2O8