ISC PRACTICAL

1. What is a standard solution?

2. What is the equivalent mass of KMnO4 when it acts as oxidizing agent in

acidic medium?
(A) 158/5 (B) 158 (C)158/2 (D)158/7

3. What volume of 10M HCl must be diluted with water to get 1L of 1M HCl?
(A) 0.1L (B)1L (C)10L (D)100l
4. What is the principle of volumetric analysis?

5. It is customary to read lower meniscus in case of colourless and

transparent solutions and upper meniscus in case of highly coloured
solutions, why?

6. What is a molar solution?

7. Why the last drop of solution must not be blown out of a pipette?

8. Which is an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent in the reaction between

KMnO4 and FeSO4?

9. What is the indicator used in KMnO4 titration?

10.Why does KMnO4 act itself as an indicator?

11. What is the end point in KMnO4 titrations?

12.

Why are a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid added while preparing a
standard solution of Mohr’s salt?

13.Why should you heat the oxalic acid solution to about 60-70°C before
titrating with KMnO4 solution?

14.Name the acid radicals detected with dil. H2SO4.

Carbonate, Sulphite
15.Name the acid radicals detected by cone. H2SO4.
Chloride, Nitrate
16.How is sodium carbonate extract prepared?
Refer to practical notes
17.NO2 and Br2 both are brown in colour. How will you distinguish between
them?
By acidified ferrous sulphate solution
18.What is Tollen’s reagent?
Refer to text book
19.Why a dark brown ring is formed at the junction of two layers in ring test
for nitrates?
Sulphuric acid is heavier than salt sol + ferrous sulphate
So two layers are formed
Refer to text book for equations
20.Why acetic acid is added before adding lead acetate solution?

21.What is the formula of Sodium nitroprusside?

22.Name group reagents for different groups.

23.. Why is it essential to add dil. HCl before proceeding to the test for the
basic radicals of group II?
Refer to application of Solubility product from ionic equilibrium Chapter
(class XI)
24.Why is the O.S. boiled with cone. HNO3, in III group?

25.Why is NH4Cl added along with NH4OH in III group?

Refer to application of Solubility product from ionic equilibrium Chapter
(class XI)
26.What is blue lake?

27.The presence of NH4Cl is quite essential before the addition of (NH4)2CO3 in

group V. Explain why?
Refer to application of Solubility product from ionic equilibrium Chapter
(class XI)
28.Can we use ammonium sulphate in place of ammonium chloride in group
III precipitation?

29.Can we add ammonium hydroxide before ammonium chloride first for

group III analysis?
Refer to application of Solubility product from ionic equilibrium Chapter
(class XI)
30. Why is it necessary to boil off hydrogen sulphide gas before group III
analysis? Refer to application of Solubility product from ionic equilibrium
Chapter (class XI)
31. Black ppt in group IV indicates which cations?
Nickel
32.Why do we get a red ppt. in Fehling’s test?
Refer to text (carbonyl compounds)

33.Why do we get a shining mirror in Tollen’s test?

Refer to text (carbonyl compounds)
34.Name some reducing and non-reducing sugars
Refer to text (carbohydrates)
35.How will you distinguish between sucrose and glucose?
Refer to text (carbohydrates)
36.What is the role of tartarate ions in Fehling’s reagent?
. It acts as complexing agent and prevents the precipitation of copper (II)
hydroxide.
37.What is the role of citrate ions in Benedict’s solution?
. It acts as complexing agent and prevents the precipitation of copper (II)
hydroxide.
38.Explain why does fructose reduce Fehling’s solution and Tollen’s reagent
inspite of the presence of ketonic group?
In alkaline medium fructose rearranges to glucose and the two are
equilibrium with each other
39.What are Fehling A and Fehling B solutions?
Refer to text (carbonyl compounds).
40. Name a reagent used to detect carbonyl group in a compound.