Questions based on Chemical Reactions

Q1.

1.84g of a mixture of CaCO3 and MgCO3 is strongly heated till no further loss of mass
take place. The residue weights 0.96 g. Calculate the percentage composition of the
mixture.
(Ans. % CaCO3 = 54.35 , % MgCO3 = 45.65)

Q2.

1.0 g of a mixture of carbonates of calcium and magnesium gave 240 cm3 of CO2 at
STP. Calculate the percentage composition of the mixture.
(Ans. % CaCO3 = 62.5 , % MgCO3 = 37.5)

Q3.

What volume of oxygen at STP is required to affect complete combustion of 200 cm3
of acetylene and what would be the volume of CO2 formed?(Ans. 500 Cm3 , 400 Cm3)

Q4.

In the commercial manufacture of nitric acid, how many mole of NO2 produce 10 mol
of HNO3 in the reaction :
3NO2 + H2O

2HNO3 + NO

(Ans. 15 moles)

Q5.

How much Fe can be theorietically obtained by the reduction of 1 Kg Fe2O3?

(Ans. 700 g)

Q6.

Calculate the mass of 60% H2SO4 required to decompose 50g calcium carbonate
(Chalk).
(Ans. 81.67 g)

Q7.

Excess of AgNO3 solution was added to 2.2 g commercial sample of common salt
dissolved in water. The mass of dried precipitate of silver chloride was 2.11 g.
Calculate the percentage purity of common salt?
(Ans. 39.10)

Q8.

Calculate the mass of graphite that must be burnt to produce 13.2g CO2. (Ans. 3.6 g)

Q9.

One gram of a mixture of potassium and sodium chloride on treatment with excess of
silver nitrate gave 2g of AgCl. What was the composition of the two salts in the
original mixture?
(Ans. NaCl = 14% , KCl = 86%)

Q10.

5.6 L of methane gas are ignited in oxygen gas. Calculate the number of moles of CO2
formed.
(Ans. 0.25)

Q11.

Calculate the volume of air containing 21% oxygen by volume at STP required to
convert 294 cm3 of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide under the same conditions.
(Ans. 700 Cm3)

Q12.

1.5g of an impure sample of sodium sulphate dissolved in water was treated with
excess of barium chloride solution when 1.74 g of BaSO4 were obtained as dry
precipitate. Calculate the percentage purity of the sample.
(Ans. 70.67)

Q13.

Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide at STP evolved by strong heating of 20g
CaCO3.
(Ans. 4.48 L)

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Questions based on Chemical Reactions

Q14.

Sulphur trioxide is prepared by the following two reactions :

S8 + 8O2

8SO2

SO2 + O2

2SO3

How many gram of SO3 are produced form 1 mole of S8?

Q15.

Q16.

(Ans. 640g)

How many kilogram of pure H2SO4 could be obtained from 1kg of iron pyrites (FeS2)
according to the following reactions?
4FeS2 + 11O2

2Fe2O3 + 8CO2

SO3 + H2O

H2SO4

2SO2 + O2

2SO3
(Ans. 1.633 Kg)

A mixture of 3L of propane and butane on complete combustion at 25oC produced 10L

of CO2. What is the composition of gas mixture?
(Ans. 2L = C3H8 , 1L = C4H10)

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