Anglo−Chinese School (Independent)

Year 5 (2022) IBDP Chemistry HL

Topic 1: Stoichiometric Relationships

Assignment 1b (Titrations and Redox)

Name : Jeremy Kek ( 10 ) Mark :

Class : 5.13 Date : 5 / 3 /2022

Section A: MCQ
Fill in your answers for MCQ in the squares provided

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer
Question 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer

1. 1200 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid was well mixed with 800 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm−3 NaOH.
What is the concentration of H+ ions in the resulting solution?

A. 0.5 mol dm−3

B. 1.0 mol dm−3
C. 1.6 mol dm−3
D. 2.0 mol dm−3

2. The concentration of nitrate ions in 0.500 dm3 of 0.30 mol dm−3 Fe(NO3)3 solution is

A. 0.30 mol dm−3

B. 0.45 mol dm−3
C. 0.60 mol dm−3
D. 0.90 mol dm−3

3. In order to dilute 40.0 cm3 of 0.600 mol dm−3 HCl to 0.100 mol dm−3, the volume of water
which must be added is

A. 120 cm3
B. 160 cm3
C. 200 cm3
D. 240 cm3

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 4. How many grams of AgCl would be precipitated if an excess of AgNO3 solution were added
to 55.0 cm3 of 0.200 mol dm−3 KCl solution? [Molar mass of AgCl = 143.32 g mol−1]

A.. 1.10 g
B. 1.58 g
C. 6.42 g
D. 7.80 g

5. During titration, 30.00 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm−3 HCl was added to 25.0 cm3 of NaHCO3
before the end–point was reached. What is the concentration of the NaHCO3 in
mol dm−3?

A. 30.00 C. 25.0
× 0.100 × 0.100
25.00 1000
B. 25.0 D. 30.00
× 0.100 × 0.100
30.00 1000

6. A solution which is formed by combining 600 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm−3 KOH with 400 cm3 of
0.20 mol dm−3 HNO3 has a H+ concentration of

A. 0.020 mol dm−3

B. 0.060 mol dm−3
C. 0.080 mol dm−3
D. 0.200 mol dm−3

7. What is the volume of 0.250 mol dm−3 nitric acid, HNO3, required to react with 3.70 g of
calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2?

A. 400 cm3
B. 200 cm3
C. 164 cm3
D. 25.0 cm3

8. Vanadium is a transition metal. Two of the common ores from which vanadium is extracted
are vanadinite, Pb5(VO4)3Cl and patronite, V(S2)2.
In patronite, each S2 molecule can be assumed to have a charge of −2, while lead(II) and
chloride ions are present in vanadinite.
Using the information provided above, deduce the oxidation states of vanadium in both
ores.

Oxidation number of Oxidation number of

vanadium in patronite vanadium in vanadinite
A. +2 +5
B. +4 +5
C. +2 +7
D. +4 +7

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 9. Molybdenum (Mo) was discovered in 1778 in a mineral known as molybdenite (MoS2).
Besides molybdenite, some of the other compounds found to contain molybdenum are
wulfenite (PbMoO4) and molybdic acid (H2MoO4).
What is the oxidation state of molybdenum in each of these compounds?

molybdenite wulfenite molybdic acid

(MoS2) (PbMoO4) (H2MoO4)

A. +2 +7 +2
B. +2 +6 +6
C. +4 +6 +6
D. +4 +7 +2

10. When the following equation is balanced, what is the coefficient for Ce4+?

_SO32– + _H2O + _Ce4+ → _SO42– + _H+ + _Ce3+

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

11. In which reaction does chromium undergo a change in oxidation number?

A. Cr2O3 + 3H2SO4 → Cr2(SO4)3 + 3H2O

B. Cr2(SO4)3 + 6NaOH → 2Cr(OH)3 + 3Na2SO4
C. K2Cr2O7 + 4H2SO4 + 6HCl → Cr2(SO4)3 + K2SO4 + 7H2O + 3Cl2
D. 2K2CrO4 + H2SO4 → K2Cr2O7 + K2SO4 + H2O

The information given below pertains to Questions 12 and 13.

Two solutions containing iodate(V) ions and aqueous iron(II) iodide are mixed together. The
reaction that occurs in the mixture is shown in the unbalanced chemical equation below:

xIO3− (aq) + yFeI2 (aq) + H+ (aq) → zI2 (aq) + H2O (l) + Fe3+ (aq)

12. What are the correct values of x, y and z when the chemical equation above is balanced?

x Y z
A. 2 5 10
B. 2 10 11
C. 6 10 11
D. 6 10 13

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 13. Which of these conclusions with regards to the reaction is correct?

A. The iodate(V) ions are the reducing agent as the oxidation number of iodine
decreases from +5 to 0.
B. The oxidation number of oxygen in iodate(V) changes during the reaction.
C. FeI2 is oxidised to Fe3+ and I2 in this reaction.
D. H+ ions act as an oxidising agent in this experiment.

14. In which one of the following reactions is there an oxidation in the oxidation state of the
underlined element?

A. NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O

B. Na2CO3 + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + H2O + CO2
C. H2O2 + 2I − + 2H+ → 2H2O + I2
D. I2 + 2Na2S2O3 → 2NaI + Na2S4O6

15. A 50 cm3 solution of 0.1 mol dm−3 HF is treated with 20 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm−3 NaOH. The
concentration of HF remaining in the solution after addition of NaOH is

A. (50−20)(0.1) mol dm−3.

B. (50−20) / 0.1 mol dm−3.
C. (50−20)(0.1) / 70 mol dm−3.
D. (50−20) / (0.1)(70) mol dm−3.

16. The equation for the redox reaction between acidified dichromate and iodide ions is shown
below.

Cr2O72− (aq) + 6I− (aq) + 14H+ (aq) → 2Cr3+ (aq) + 3I2 (aq) + 7H2O (l)

Which is the reduction half–equation?

A. 6I− (aq) + 6e− → 3I2 (aq)

B. 6I− (aq) → 3I2 (aq) + 6e−
C. Cr2O72− (aq) + 14H+ (aq) + 6e− → 2Cr3+ (aq) + 7H2O (l)
D. Cr2O72− (aq) + 14H+ (aq) → 2Cr3+ (aq) + 7H2O (l) + 6e−

17. 12.5 cm3 of 0.10 mol dm−3 KClO4 (aq) required 50.0 cm3 of 0.20 mol dm−3 TiCl3 (aq) to
reach the end–point. Given that the Ti(III) ion is oxidised to Ti(IV) in this reaction, which
one of the following formulae correctly represents the reduction product of the ClO4− ion?

A. Cl−
B. ClO2
C. OCl−
D. ClO3−

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 18. An element Q can exist in a few oxidation states. 25.00 cm3 of an aqueous solution of Q2+
of concentration 0.400 mol dm−3 needed 40.00 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm−3 acidified
KMnO4 (aq) for a complete reaction. What is the final oxidation state of Q?

A. +2
B. +4
C. −2
D. −4

19. Nitrogen dioxide reacts with iodide ions under acidic conditions according to the equation
shown.
NO2 + 2I− + 2H+ → NO + I2 + H2O

How many moles of electrons are gained by two moles of nitrogen dioxide?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

20. 20.00 cm3 of 0.0200 mol dm−3 bromate(V), BrO3–, was found to react completely with
80.00 cm3 of 0.0100 mol dm−3 hydroxylamine, NH2OH. BrO3– ions are reduced as follows:

BrO3− + 6e– + 6H+ → Br− + 3H2O

Which of the following could be the half–equation for the oxidation of hydroxylamine?

A. NH2OH → NO + 3H+ + 3e−

B. NH2OH + H2O → NO2− + 5H+ + 4e−
C. 1 1
NH2OH → N2O + 2H+ + H2O + 2e−
2 2
D. NH2OH + 2H2O → NO3− + 7H+ + 6e−

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Section B: Structured Questions

1. The amount of sulfur dioxide in air may be determined by bubbling a sample of air through
aqueous NaOH, where it reacts according to the following equation:

SO2 (g) + 2NaOH (aq) → Na2SO3 (aq) + H2O (l)

The concentration of the unreacted NaOH can be determined by titration against a standard
solution of HCl.

A sample of air was bubbled through 200 cm3 of 1.00 M aqueous NaOH. The resultant
solution was diluted to 1 dm3 with water, and 25.0 cm3 of this diluted solution was neutralised
by 20.40 cm3 of 0.100 M HCl.

(a) Calculate the total amount of unreacted NaOH in the diluted solution.

(b) Calculate the number of moles of SO2 in the sample of air.

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2. 4.30 g of an impure sample of ammonium chloride was warmed with 100.0 cm3 of
1.00 mol dm−3 of sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture was boiled until all the ammonia
was driven off. The excess sodium hydroxide in the mixture required 50.0 cm3 of
0.250 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid for neutralisation. Calculate the percentage purity of the
ammonium chloride sample.

3. (a) The various changes that have been made to the definitions of oxidation and reduction
show how scientists often broaden similarities to general principles.
Combustion is also a redox type of reaction.

CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2H2O (l)

With reference to the combustion reaction of methane, explore two different definitions
of oxidation, choosing one which is valid and one which may be considered not valid.

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 (b) The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to form water and oxygen is a redox
reaction.
(i) Deduce the oxidation numbers of oxygen present in each of the species below.

Species Oxidation number of oxygen

H2O2
H2O
O2

(ii) State two half–equations for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

4. In a standardisation of Na2S2O3 solution, 25.0 cm3 of 0.0204 M KMnO4 was added to an

excess of acidified KI solution. The iodine liberated required 24.40 cm3 of sodium thiosulfate
for reduction. Calculate the concentration of Na2S2O3 in mol dm−3.

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5. 12.0 g of iron(II) ammonium sulfate crystals were made up to 250 cm3 with aqueous sulfuric
acid. 25.0 cm3 of this solution required 25.50 cm3 of 0.0200 M K2Cr2O7 (aq) for oxidation.
Find the value of x in the formula of the salt, FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.xH2O.

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