Byju’s Practice Workshop

Topic covered:

 Mole Concept

1. An ideal gaseous mixture of ethane (C2 H6 ) and ethene (C2 H4 ) occupies 28 litres at 1 atm and
273 K. The mixture reacts completely with 128 g of O2 to produce CO2 and H2 O. The mole
fraction of C2 H6 in the mixture is:
a. 0.6 b. 0.4
c. 0.5 d. 0.8

2. Calculate the molality of a 1 L solution of 80% H2 SO4 (w/V), given that the density of the
solution is 1.80 gmL−1 .
a. 8.16 b. 8.6
c. 1.02 d. 10.8

3. About 6 g of impure NaCl is dissolved in water and then treated with excess of silver nitrate
solution. The weight of silver chloride precipitated was found to be 14 g. The percentage purity
of the NaCl solution would be:
a. 95% b. 85%
c. 75% d. 65%

4. The chief ore of Zn is the sulphide, ZnS. The ore is concentrated by froth floatation process and
then heated in air to convert ZnS to ZnO.
80%
2ZnS + 3O2 → 2ZnO + 2SO2
100%
ZnO + H2 SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2 O
80%
2ZnSO4 + 2H2 O → 2Zn + 2H2 SO4 + O2
The number of moles of ZnS required to produce 2 moles of Zn will be:
a. 3.125 b. 2
c. 2.125 d. 4

5. 342 g of 20% (by mass) of Ba(OH)2 solution (specific gravity= 0.57) reacts with 1200 mL of 2 M
HNO3 . If the resulting density is the same as pure water, then the molarity of the hydronium
ions in the resulting solution is:
a. 0.25 M b. 0.5 M
c. 0.888 M d. None of these

6. Some older emergency oxygen masks containing potassium superoxide (KO2 ) reacts with CO2
and water in exhaled air to produce oxygen according to the given equation.
4KO2 + 2H2 O + 4CO2 → 4KHCO3 + 3O2
If a person exhales 0.667 g of CO2 per minute, how many grams of KO2 are consumed in 5.0
minutes?
a. 10.7 b. 0.0757
c. 1.07 d. 5.38

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7. What weights of P4 O6 and P4 O10 will be produced by the combustion of 31 g of P4 in 32 g of
oxygen assuming complete combustion?
a. 2.75 g, 219.5 g b. 27.5 g, 35.5 g
c. 55 g, 56.77 g d. 17.5 g, 190.5 g

8. A given solution of H2 SO4 is labelled as 49% (w/w), then the correct statement regarding the
solution is (d = 1.3 g/mL)
500 1000
a. m = 51 b. N = 51
c. % w/v = (49 × 1.3)% d. M = 6.5

9. 11.2 L of CH4 and 22.4 L of C2 H6 at STP are mixed. Then the correct statement(s) is/are:
a. Vapour density of the mixture is 12.67
b. Average molecular weight will be less than 16
c. Average molecular weight will be greater than 16 and less than 30
d. Average molecular weight will be greater than 30

10. A Sample of mixture of CaCl2 and NaCl weighing 4.44 g was treated to precipitate all the Ca as
CaCO3 , which was then heated and quantitatively converted to 1.12 g of CaO.
(Atomic weight: Ca= 40, Na= 23, Cl= 35.5)
a. Mixture contains 50% NaCl b. Mixture contains 60% CaCl2
c. Mass of CaCl2 is 2.22 g d. Mass of CaCl2 is 1.11 g

11. Silver (atomic weight = 108 gmol−1 ) has a density of 10.5 gcm−3. The number of silver atoms on
a surface of area 10−12 m2 , can be expressed in scientific notation as y × 10x . The value of x is:

12. One mole of a mixture of N2 , NO2 and N2 O4 has a mean molar mass of 55.4. On heating to a
temperature at which N2 O4 is completely dissociated: N2 O4 → 2NO2 , the mean molar mass
tends to a lower value of 39.57.What is the mole ratio of N2 ∶ NO2 ∶ N2 O4 in the original
mixture?
a. 0.4 : 0.2 : 0.4 b. 0.5 : 0.1 : 0.4
c. 0.6 : 0.2 : 0.2 d. 0.4 : 0.4 : 0.2
13. A Solution of palmitic acid in benzene contains 4.24 g of acid per litre. When this solution is
dropped on a surface, benzene evaporates and palmitic acid forms a unimolecular film on the
surface. If we wish to cover an area of 500 cm2 with a unimolecular film, what volume of
solution (in litres) should be used?
The area covered by one palmitic acid molecule may be taken as 0.21 nm2 .
Molecular weight of palmitic acid= 256
a. 4.38 × 10−5 b. 2.4 × 10−5
c. 4 × 10 −41
d. 5.6 × 105

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ANSWER KEY

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Correct
b a a a c d b a, c, d a, c a, c
Answer

Question No. 11 12 13
Correct
7 b b
Answer

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