UNIT - 10

REDOX REACTIONS
Multiple Choice Questions

1. The oxidation number of C in sucrose (C12 H 22O11 ) is

(a) + 4 (b) + 3 (c) + 2 (d) zero.

2. The oxidation number of C in HCN and HNC respectively are:

(a) + 2, + 2 (b) + 2, + 4 (c) + 4, +4 (d) -2, -2.

3. Oxidation number of Carbon in carbon suboxide (C 3 O 2 ) is

(a) + 2/3 (b) + 4/3 (c) + 4 (d) – 4/3.

4. The change in the oxidation number of Pb and Cl in the reaction,

Pb O 2 + Cl - ® ClO - + Pb (OH)3- respectively are
(a) + 2, + 2 (b) -2, + 2 (c) + 2, - 1 (d) -2, +1.

5. In which of the following compounds, iron has the lowest oxidation number?
(a) Fe(CO)5 (b) Fe 2 O 3 (c) K 4 [Fe(CN)6 ] (d) FeSO 4 .(NH 4 )2 SO 4 .6H 2 O.

6. In which of the following reactions, the underlined substance has been

oxidized?
(a) Br2 + H 2S ® 2HBr + S (b) 2HgCl2 + SnCl2 ® Hg 2 Cl 2 + SnCl4
(c) Cl2 + 2KI ® 2KCl + I 2 (d) 2Cu 2+ + 4I- ® Cu 2 I 2 + I 2.

7. In which of the following reactions, the underlined substance has been

reduced?
(a) CO + CuO ® CO 2 + Cu (b) CuO + 2HCl ® CuCl2 + H 2 O
(c) 4H 2O(g) + 3Fe ® 4H 2 ( g ) + Fe3O 4 (d) C + 4HNO3 ® CO 2 + 2H 2 O +4NO2

8. Which of the following represents a redox reaction?

(a) Na OH + HCl ® Na Cl + H 2 O (b) Ba Cl 2 + H 2 SO 4 ® Ba SO 4 + 2HCl
(c) Cu SO 4 + 2H 2 O ® Cu (OH)2 + H 2 SO 4 (d) Zn + 2HCl ® Zn Cl 2 + H 2

9. Which of the following represents a disproportionation reaction?

(a) Cl 2 + 2OH - ® ClO - + Cl - + H 2 O (b) Cu 2 O + H + ® Cu + Cu 2 + + OH -
d ilu tion
(c) 2HCu Cl 2 ¾¾¾¾¾
with H 2 O
® Cu + Cu 2 + + 4Cl - + 2H +
(d) All the three above.

10. Equivalent weight of N 2 in the change N2 ® 2NH 3 is

(a) 28/6 (b) 28 (c) 28/2 (d) 28/3.
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11. In alkaline medium, KMnO 4 reacts as follows:
2KMnO 4 + 2KOH ® 2K 2 MnO 4 + H 2O + O Therefore, the equivalent weight of
KMnO 4 will be
(a)31.6 (b) 52.7 (c) 79.0 (d) 158.0

12. Equivalent weight of I 2 in the reaction, I 2 + 5Cl 2 + 6H 2O ® 2HIO3 + 10HCl is

(a) M (b) M/2 (c) M/5 (d) M/10

13. Equivalent weight of KMnO4 when it is converted into MnSO 4 is

(a) M/5 (b) M/6 (c) M/3 (d) M/2

14. The value of n in MnO-4 + 8H + + ne ® Mn 2+ + 4H 2 O is

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2.

15. The number of electrons lost or gained during the change Fe + H 2O ® Fe3O 4 + H 2
is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8.

16. For the redox reaction, Zn + NO3- ® Zn 2+ + NH 4 + in basic medium, coefficients of

Zn, NO 3- and OH– in the balanced equation respectively are
(a) 4, 1, 7 (b) 7, 4, 1 (c) 4, 1, 10 (d) 1, 4, 10.

17. The ratio of coefficients of HNO3, Fe(NO3)2 and NH4NO3 in the following redox
equation, Fe + HNO 3 ® Fe(NO 3 )2 + NH 4 NO 3 + H 2 O in the balanced form will be
(a) 10 : 1 : 4 (b) 10 : 4 : 1 (c) 4 : 10 : 1 (d) 4 : 1 : 10.

18. Cr ( OH )3 + ClO - + OH - ® ? + Cl- + H 2O

The missing ion is
(a) Cr2 O 72- (b) Cr 3+ (c) CrO 2-
4 (d) Cr2O3.

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19. A solution of 10 ml FeSO 4 was titrated with KMnO 4 solution in acidic
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medium. The amount of KMnO 4 used will be:
(a) 5 ml of 0.1 M (b) 10 ml of 0.1 M
(c) 10 ml of 0.5 M (d) 10 ml of 0.02 M

20. The volume of 0.05 M KMnO4 solution required to oxidize completely 2.70 g of
oxalic acid (H2C2O4) in acidic medium will be
(a) 120 cm3 (b) 240 cm3 (c) 360 cm3 (d) 480 cm3

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21. The weight of hypo [Na2S2O3.5H2O] required to make 100 cm3 of 0.2 N solution
for use in the reaction 2S 2 O 32 - + I 2 ® S 4 O62- + 2I - will be
(a) 1.49 g (b) 2.98 g (c) 5.96 g (d) 8.94 g

22. When SO 2 is passed through an acidified solution of potassium

dichromate, the oxidation state of S changes from
(a) + 4 to 0 (b) + 4 to +2 (c) + 4 to + 6 (d) + 6 to + 4.

23. When SO 2 is passed through a solution of potassium iodate, the oxidation state
of iodine changes from
(a) + 5 to 0 (b) + 5 to – 1 (c) – 5 to 0 (d) – 7 to – 1.

24. The oxidation number of phosphorus in Ba(H2PO2)2 is

(a) + 3 (b) + 2 (c) + 1 (d) –1.

25. Consider the reaction, Zn + Cu 2+ ® Zn 2+ + Cu With reference to the above, which

one of the following is the correct statement?
(a) Zn is reduced to Zn2+ (b) Zn is oxidised to Zn2+
(b) Zn2+ is oxidised to Zn (d) Cu2+ is oxidised to Cu.

26. The number of electrons required to balance the following equation,

NO3- + 4H + + e - ® 2H 2O + NO is
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2.

27. The equivalent weight of MnSO 4 is half its molecular weight when it is converted
into
(a) Mn2O3 (b) Mn O 4- (c) MnO2 (d) Mn O 24 - .

28. Oxidation state of nitrogen is correctly given for

Compound Oxidation state
(a) [CO(NH 3 )5 Cl]Cl 2 0
(b) NH2OH +1
(c) (N2H5)2SO4 +2
(d) Mg3N2 –3

29. The oxidation state of chromium in Cr(CO)6 is

(a) 0 (b) + 2 (c) -2 (d) +6.

30. Which of the following is not a redox reaction?

(a) Ca CO 3 ® Ca O + CO 2 (b) O 2 + 2H 2 ® 2H 2O
(c) Na + H 2O ® NaOH + 1/2H 2 (d) MnCl3 ® MnCl2 + 1/2Cl 2 .

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31. In which of the following pairs, there is greatest difference in the oxidation
number of the underlined elements?
(a) NO 2 and N 2O 4 (b) P 2O5 and P 4O10
(c) N 2O and NO (d) SO 2 and SO3 .

32. Which substance serves as reducing agent in the following reaction?

14H + + Cr2O72- + 3Ni ® 2Cr 3+ + 7H 2O + 3Ni 2+
(a) H2O (b) Ni (c) H+ (d) Cr2 O 72 -

33. Phosphorus has the oxidation state of +3 in

(a) Phosphorous acid (b) Orthophosphoric acid
(c) Hypophosphorous acid (d) Metaphosphoric acid.

34. In which of the compounds does manganese exhibit highest oxidation number?
(a) MnO2 (b) Mn3O4 (c) K2MnO4 (d) MnSO4.

35. Which of the following reactions depicts the oxidising property of SO 2 ?

(a) SO 2 + H 2O ® H 2 SO3 (b) 2H 2 S + SO 2 ® 3S + 2H 2 O
(c) Cl2 + SO 2 ® SO 2 Cl 2
(d) 2Mn O 4- + 5 SO 2 + 2H 2 O ® 5 SO 24 - + 2Mn 2 + + 4H +

36. The equivalent weight of Mohr’s salt, FeSO 4 .(NH 4 )2 SO 4 .6H 2 O is equal to
(a) its molecular weight (b) Atomic weight
(c) half-its molecular weight (d) One-third its molecular weight.

37. In which of the following reactions, there is no change in valency ?

(a) 4KClO 3 ® 3KClO 4 + KCl (b) SO 2 + 2H 2S ® 2H 2O + 3S
(c) BaO 2 + H 2SO 4 ® BaSO 4 + H 2 O 2 (d) 2BaO + O 2 ® 2BaO 2 .

38. Nitric oxide acts as a reducing agent in the reaction

(a) 4NH 3 + 5O 2 ® 4NO + 6H 2O (b) 2NO + 3I 2 + 4H 2O ® 2NO3- + 6I- + 8H +
(c) 2NO + H 2SO3 ® N 2O + H 2SO 4 (d) 2NO + H 2S ® N 2O + S + H 2O.

39. In which of the following compounds, nitrogen has an oxidation state of -1 ?

(a) N2O (b) NO -2 (c) NH2OH (d) N2H4.
40. The oxide which cannot act as a reducing agent is
(a) SO2 (b) NO2 (c) CO2 (d) ClO2

41. In the reaction, 2FeCl3 + H 2S ® 2FeCl 2 + 2HCl + S

(a) FeCl 3 acts as an oxidizing agent
(b) Both H 2 S and FeCl 3 are oxidized
(c) FeCl 3 is oxidised while H 2 S is reduced
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 (d) H 2 S acts as an oxidizing agent.

42. In the reaction, 3Br2 + 6CO32 - + 3H 2O ® 5Br - + BrO3- + 6HCO3-

(a) Bromine is oxidised and carbonate is reduced
(b) Bromine is reduced and water is oxidised
(c) Bromine is neither reduced nor oxidised.
(d) Bromine is both reduced and oxidised.

43. Which of the following is a redox reaction?

(a) H2SO4 with NaOH
(b) In atmosphere, O 3 from O 2 by lightning
(c) Nitrogen oxides from nitrogen and oxygen by lightning
(d) Evaporation of H 2 O.

44. For the redox reaction, MnO -4 + C2O 42- + H + ® Mn 2+ + CO 2 + H 2O the correct
coefficients of the reactants for the balanced reaction are:
MnO 4- C 2 O 24- H+
(a) 2 5 16
(b) 16 5 2
(c) 5 16 2
(d) 2 16 5

45. Which of the following elements has least oxidation number?

(a) Ni(CN)4 (b) Ni(CO)4 (c) Fe2O3 (d) SF6.

46. The brown ring complex is formulated as [Fe(H 2O)5 NO + ]SO 4 . The oxidation
number of iron is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0.

47. In which of the following complexes, oxidation state of metal is zero?

(a) [Pt(NH2)2Cl2] (b) [Cr(CO)6] (c)[Cr(NH3)3Cl3] (d)[Cr (en)2Cl2].

48. The oxidation number of sulphur in S8, S2F2, H2S respectively, are
(a) 0, + 1 and -2 (b) +2, + 1 and -2
(b) 0, + 1 and +2 (d) -2, + 1 and -2.
49. In which of the following, transition metal has zero oxidation state?
(a) [Fe(CO)5] (b) NH2.NH2 (c) NOClO4 (d) CrO5.

50. The equivalent weight of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) in the reaction:

NaOH + H 3PO 4 ® NaH 2 PO 4 + H 2O is
(a) 59 (b) 49 (c) 25 (d) 98.

51. The oxidation state of osmium (Os) in OsO 4 is

(a) + 7 (b) +6 (c) +4 (d) +8.
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52. What is the coefficient of oxalate ion in the following reaction?
MnO-4 + C2O 42- + H + ® Mn 2+ + CO 2 + H 2O
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5.

53. Consider the following reaction, 5H 2O 2 + xClO 2 + 2OH - ® xCl - + yO 2 + 6H 2O

The reaction is balanced if
(a) x = 5, y = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 5
(c) x = 4, y = 10 (d) x = 5, y = 5.

54. Which of the following is not a reducing agent?

(a) SO2 (b) H2O2 (c) CO2 (d) NO2.

55. Equivalent mass of oxidising agent in the reaction,

SO 2 + 2H 2S ® 3S + 2H 2O is
(a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 8.

56. Among the following, identify the species with an atom in +6 oxidation state
(b) Cr ( CN ) 6
3-
(a) Mn O 4- (c) NiF62 - (d) CrO2Cl2

57. The oxidation number of iron in Fe3O4 is

(a) + 2 (b) + 3 (c) 8/3 (d) 2/3.

58. In standardization of Na2S2O3 using K2Cr2O7 by iodometry, the equivalent

weight of K2Cr2O7 is
(a) (molecular weight)/2 (b) (molecular weight)/6
(c) (molecular weight)/3 (d) Same as molecular weight.

59. The set of numerical coefficients that balances the equation

K 2 CrO 4 + HCl ® K 2 Cr2 O 7 + KCl + H 2O, is
(a) 1, 1, 2, 2, 1 (b) 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 (c) 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 (d) 2, 2, 1, 2, 1
(e)2, 2, 2, 1, 1

60. HNO3 acts as

(a) acid (b) oxidizing agent
(c) reducing agent (d) both a and b

61. When KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent and ultimately forms

MnO -42 , MnO 2 , Mn 2O3 and Mn +2 , then the number of electrons transferred in each
case respectively is
(a) 4, 3, 1, 5 (b) 1, 5, 3, 7 (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 3, 5, 7, 1

62. Which of the following is a redox reaction?

(a) NaCl + KNO3 ® NaNO3 + KCl
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 (b) CaC2O 4 + 2HCl ® CaCl 2 + H 2C 2O 4
(c) Mg ( OH )2 + 2NH 4Cl ® MgCl2 + 2NH 4OH
(d) Zn + 2AgCN ® 2Ag + Zn ( CN )2

63. The oxidation states of sulphur in the anions SO32- , S2 O 42- and S2 O62- follow the
order
(a) S2 O 42- < SO32- < S2 O 62- (b) SO32- < S2 O 42- < S2 O 62-
(c) S2 O 42- < S2 O62- < SO32- (d) S2 O62- < S2 O 42- < SO32-

64. In the reaction 2KMnO 4 + 16HCl ® 5Cl 2 + 2MnCl 2 + 2KCl + 8H 2O the reduced
product is
(a) Cl2 (b) MnCl2 (c) H2O (d) KCl (e)HCl

65. A mole of N 2 H 4 loses ten moles of electrons to form a new compound Y.

Assuming that all the nitrogen appears in the new compound, what is the
oxidation state of nitrogen in Y? (there is no change in the oxidation number of
hydrogen)
(a) -1 (b) -3 (c) +3 (d) + 5.

66. For the reaction, M x+ + MnO -4 ® MO3- + Mn 2+ + 1/2O 2 if one mole of Mn O 4- oxidises
1.67 moles of M x + to MO 3- , then the value of x in the reaction is
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1.

67. A student states that burning of lime is an oxidation process. The reason he
cites is that an oxide of metal is produced on burning. Which of the following
statement about the above reaction is correct?
(a) Both the statement and reason are correct and reason is the correct
explanation of the statement
(b) Both statement and reason are correct but the reason is not the correct
explanation of the statement
(c) The statement is correct but the reason is incorrect
(d) The statement is incorrect but the reason is correct.

68. The oxidation state of the most electronegative element in the products of the
reaction between BaO 2 and H2SO4 are
(a) 0 and -1 (b) -1 and -2 (c) -2 and 0 (d) -2 and +1.

69. Number of moles of KMnO4 required to oxidise one mole of Fe(C2O4) in acidic
medium is
(a) 0.6 (b) 1.67 (c) 0.2 (d)0.4.

70. In a reaction, 4 moles of electrons are transferred to one mole of HNO3. The
possible product obtained due to reduction is
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 (a) 0.5 mole of N 2 (b) 0.5 mole of N 2 O
(c) 1 mole of NO 2 (d) 1 mole of NH 3 .

71. Equivalent weight of MnO -4 in acidic, basic and neutral media are in the ratio of
(a) 3 : 5 : 15 (b) 5 : 3 : 1 (c) 5 : 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 5 : 5.

72. The equivalent weight of barium in BaCrO4 used as an oxidising agent in acidic
medium is (At. wt. of Ba = 137.34)
(a) 137.34 (b) 45.78 (c) 114.45 (d) 68.67.

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 UNIT - 10
REDOX REACTIONS
Answer key

Q. ANS. Q. ANS. Q. ANS. Q. ANS. Q. ANS.

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. A
11. D 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. D
16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B
21. C 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. B
26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A
31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. B
36. A 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. C
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B
46. A 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. D
51. D 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. C
56. D 57. C 58. B 59. D 60. D
61. C 62. D 63. A 64. B 65. C
66. C 67. D 68. B 69. A 70. B
71. D 72. B

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