Chapter 8

Redox Reactions

SECTION - A

Straight Objective Type

This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer,
out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. FeC2O4 solution of same concentration is titrated with KMnO4 in presence of HCl and in presence of H2SO4
separately. If VHCI and VH2SO4 represent volume of oxidising agent consumed in the two cases respectively,,
then which of the options is correct ? (Ignore the reaction between FeC2O4 and Cl2)

(A) VHCI = VH2SO4 (B) VHCI > VH2SO4

1 1
(C) VHCI < VH2SO4 but VHCI  VH SO (D) VHCI = VH SO
2 2 4 2 2 4

2. H2O2 acts as both oxidising as well as reducing agent. As oxidising agent, its product is H2O, but as reducing
agent, its product is O2. Volume strength has great significance for chemical reactions.

1
The strength of ‘10V’ means 1 volume (or litre) of H2O2 on decomposition (H2O2  H2O + O2 ) gives
2
10 volumes (or litre) of oxygen at NTP.

15 gm Ba(MnO4)2 sample containing inert impurity is completely reacting with 100 ml of ‘11.2V’ H2O2, in acidic
medium then what will be the % purity of Ba(MnO4)2 in the sample?

(Atomic mass Ba = 137, Mn = 55)

(A) 5% (B) 10% (C) 50% (D) none

3. To a 10mI 1 M aqueous solution of Br2, excess of NaOH is added so that all Br2 is disproportionated to Br–
and BrO3 . The resulting solution is freed from Br–, by extraction and excess of OH– neutralised by acidifing
the solution. The resulting solution is sufficient to react with 1.5 gm of impure CaC2O4(M=128 gm/mol) sample.
The % purity of Oxalate sample is

The relevant reaction are Br2 (aq.) + OH–  Br– (aq.) + BrO3

BrO3 + C2O24  Br– + CO2

(A) 71% (B) 12.5% (C) 90% (D) 50%

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SECTION - B

Multiple Correct Answer Type

This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer,
out of which ONE OR MORE is/are correct.

4. Which of the following compound does not decolourise an acidified solution of KMnO 4 ?

(A) SO2 (B) FeCl3 (C) H2O2 (D) FeSO4

5. In which of the following reaction, hydrogen is acting as an oxidising agent ?

(A) With iodine to give hydrogen iodide (B) With lithium to give lithium hydride

(C) With nitrogen to give ammonia (D) With sulphur to give hydrogen sulphide

6. The oxide which cannot act as a reducing agent is

(A) SO2 (B) NO2 (C) CO2 (D) ClO2

7. Which of the following change represents a disproportionation reaction ?

(A) Cl2 + 2OH–  ClO + Cl– + H2O (B) Cu2O + 2H+  Cu + Cu2+ + H2O

(C) 2HCuCl2  Cu + Cu2+ + 4Cl– + 2H+ (D) PCl5  PCl3 + Cl2

8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding the change CN–  CNO– ?

(A) Carbon is losing two electrons per atom

(B) The oxidation state of carbon changes from +2 to +4

(C) Oxidation state of nitrogen is not changing.

(D) Oxidation state of nitrogen changes from –3 to –1

9. The oxidation state of sulphur is +6 in

(A) peroxomonosulphuric acid (B) peroxodisulphuric acid

(C) pyrosulphuric acid (D) thiosulphuric acid

SECTION - C

Linked Comprehension Type

This section contains paragraphs. Based upon this paragraph, some multiple choice questions have to be answered.
Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of which ONE/MORE is/are correct.

Paragraph for Question Nos. 10 to 12

A steel sample is to be analysed for Cr and Mn simultaneously. By suitable treatment Cr is oxidized as

Cr2O72 and the Mn to MnO4 .

Cr  Cr2O72

Mn  MnO4

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A 10gm sample of steel is used to produce 250.0 mL of a solution containing Cr2O72 and MnO4 . A 10 mL
portion of this solution is added to a BaCI2 solution and by proper adjustment of the acidity, the chromium
is completely precipitated as BaCrO4, weighing 0.0549 g.

H
Cr2O72– 
 BaCrO4

A second 10 mL portion of this solution requires exactly 15.95 mL of 0.0750M standard Fe2+ solution for its
titration (in acid solution). Mass of Ba = 137 g, Cr = 52 g, Fe = 56 g

10. % of chromium in the steel sample

(A) 1.496 (B) 2.82 (C) 1.96 (D) 5

11. Equivalent of Fe2+ required for reduction of MnO4 is

(A) 5.44 × 10–4 (B) 0.544 × 10–2 (C) 1.196 × 10–5 (D) 11.96 × 10–4

12. Amount of BaCI2 required for conversion of Cr2O72 to BaCrO4 in steel sample

(A) 0.045 (B) 0.0549 (C) 1.125 (D) 2.82

SECTION-D

Matrix-Match Type

This Section D have “match the following” type question. Question contains two columns, Col-I and Col-II. Match the
entries in Col-I with the entries in Col-II. One or more entries in Col-I may match with one or more entries in Col-II.

13. In column I, some reactions are given and in column II, the type of some reactions on the basis of oxidation
and reduction processes are given. Match the reaction with their correct type.

Column I Column II

(A) 3CaO + 2P2O5  Ca3(PO4)2 (p) Disproportionation

(B) 2Cu+  Cu + Cu2+ (q) Comproportionation

(C) NH4NO2  N2 + 2H2O (r) Non-redox

(D) CH4 + 2O2  CO2 + 2H2O (s) Combustion

(t) Redox

14. In column - I, 1.0 mole of some oxidising agents are given. Match them with the given moles of the reducing
agents given in column - II.

Column I Column II

(A) KMnO4 (H+) (p) 3.0 mole of FeSO4

(B) KMnO4 (weakly alkaline) (q) 0.5 mole of I2 to HIO3

(C) MnO2 (H+) (r) 1.0 mole of K2C2O4

(D) K2CrO4 (H+) (s) 1.5 mole of K2SO3

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15. Some redox reactions are given in column I. Match them with the correct mole ratios of oxidising to reducing
agents given in column II.

Column I Column II

(A) MnO4– + C2O42–  MnO2 + CO2 (p) 2 : 1

(B) ClO– + Fe(OH)3  Cl– + FeO42– (q) 1 : 3

(C) HO2– + Cr(OH)3–  CrO42– + OH– (r) 2:3

(D) N2H4 + Cu(OH)2  N2O + Cu (s) 3 : 2

SECTION-E

Integer Answer Type

This section contains Integer type questions. The answer to each of the questions is a single digit integer, ranging
from 0 to 9. The appropriate bubbles below the respective question numbers in the ORS have to be darkened. For
example, if the correct answers to question numbers X, Y and Z(say) are 6, 0 and 9, respectively, then the correct
darkening of bubbles will look like the following :

X Y Z
0 0 0
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9

16. 22.21 ml solution of HIO3 is reacted with excess of aqueous solution of SO2. The excess of SO2 and I2 formed
are removed by heating the solution. The remaining solution is neutralized by 35.5 ml of 0.16 (N) NaOH solution.
The strength of HIO3 in gm/lt. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number) is

17. In alkaline H2O2 medium Cr2O72– changes to CrO83–. What is the oxidation number of Cr in CrO83– ?

SECTION - F

Reasoning Type

This section contains reasoning type questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which
ONLY ONE is correct.

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18. STATEMENT-1: In ammonium nitrite (NH4NO2), nitrogen is in +3 as well as –3 oxidation states.

and

STATEMENT-2: In ammonium nitrite different nitrogen atoms are present in different ions and hence different
surrounding atoms.

(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1

(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False

(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

19. STATEMENT-1: When chlorine gas is dissolved in water in presence of sun light, it disproportionates to HCl
and HOCl.

and

STATEMENT-2: In disproportionation reaction, same species is oxidised as well reduced.

(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1

(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False

(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

20. STATEMENT-1: In redox reaction, H2O2 may behave as oxidising as well as reducing agent, depending upon
the other reactants.

and

STATEMENT-2: In H2O2, oxygen is in –1 oxidation state, which may be increased to zero or decreased to –2.

(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1

(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False

(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

21. STATEMENT-1: I– can never act as oxidising agent.

and

STATEMENT-2: Oxidising agent undergo reduction.

(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1

(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False

(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

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22. STATEMENT-1: In propane, all carbon atoms are in the same oxidation state.

and

STATEMENT-2: The oxidation state is –8/3 per carbon atom.

(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1

(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False

(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

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