CHEMISTRY

Q1. X gm of a certain oxide of nitrogen was slowly passed over heated copper to yield CuO and N2 gas. The
increase in the weight of copper was 5.33 gm 4 litre of N2 gas at 140C and 754 mm of Hg was also
obtained. What is the formula of the oxide.
(A) N2O5 (B) NO2 (C) NO (D) N2O

Q2. CN– is oxidised by NO3– in presence of acid :

c
aCN– + bNO3– + cH+  (a + b) NO + aCO2 + HO
2 2
What are the values of a, b, c in that order.
(A) 3, 7, 7 (B) 3, 10, 10 (C) 3, 10, 7 (D) 3, 7, 10

Q3. One gram of Na3AsO4 is boiled with excess of solid KI in presence of strong HCl. The iodine evolved
is absorbed in KI solution and titrated against 0.2 N hypo solution. Calculate the volume of thiosulphate
hypo used. (At. wt. of As = 75)
(A) 48.1 ml (B) 24.7 ml (C) 38.4 ml (D) 30.3 ml

Q4. How many grams of Zn of 90% purity would be needed to reduce 8.5 gm of NaNO3 in presence of
alkali. (At. wt. of Zn = 65.4)
(A) 32.2 gm (B) 19.8 gm (C) 29.1 gm (D) 23.11 gm

Q5. 7gm of a mixture of KClO3 and KCl are strongly heated, 2.50gm of O2 is produced. The residue on
analysis proves to be only KCl. Calculate the weight fraction of KCl in the original mixture.
(A) 0.0886 (B) 0.123 (C) 0.886 (D) 0.213

Q6. S2O32– ion is oxidised by S2O82– ion, the products are S4O6– – and SO4– – ions. What volume of 0.25 M
thiosulphate solution would be needed to reduce 1 gm of K2S2O8.
(A) 36.92 ml (B) 32.69 ml (C) 29.63 ml (D) 62.93 ml

Q7. An element forms two different sulphates in which its weight % is 28 and 37. What is the ratio of
oxidation numbers of the element in these sulphates.
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 3 : 2

Q8. 12 gm urea (NH2CONH2) was treated with excess nitrous acid. The following reaction occurred.
NH2CONH2 + 2HNO2  CO2 + 2N2 + 3H2O
The gases evolved were passed through aqueous KOH solution and the final volume of the remaining gas
was measured at STP. The volume of the remaining gas will be
(A) 44.8 ml (B) 89.6 ml (C) 134.4 ml (D) 13.4 ml

Q9. The reaction between Yttrium metal and dilute HCl produces H2(g) and Y3+ ions. The molar ratio of Y
used to hydrogen produced is
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2

Q10. The number of moles of Cr2O72– needed to oxidize 0.136 equivalents of N2H5+ by the reaction is –
N2H5+ + Cr2I7 – –  N2 + Cr3+ + H2O
(A) 0.136 (B) 0.272 (C) 0.816 (D) 0.0227

Q11. The density of liquid ethanol is 0.7893 g/ml at 200C. If 1.2 mol of ethanol are needed for a particular
experiment, what volume of ethanol should be measured out.
(A) 55 ml (B) 58 ml (C) 70 ml (D) 79 ml
Q12. A 10gm sample of a mixture of Calcium chloride and sodium chloride is treated with Na2CO3 to precipitate
the calcium as calcium carbonate. When CaCO3 is ignited 1.62 gm CaO is obtained. The % by mass of
CaCl2 in the original mixture is
(A) 15.2% (B) 32.1% (C) 21.8% (D) 11.07%

Q13. The moles of Ammonium sulphate needed to react with one mole of MnO2 in acidic medium in a reaction
giving MnSO4 and (NH4)2S2O8 is
(A) 2 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 1/3

Q14. In a reaction FeS2 is oxidised by O2 to Fe2O3 and SO2. If the equivalent of O2 consumed are X, then the
equivalents of Fe2O3 and SO2 produced are
X X 10 X 10 X X
(A) X and X (B)and X (C) and (D) and
2 11 11 11 11
Q15. 100 ml of 0.6 N H2SO4 and 200 ml of 0.3 N HCl were mixed together. The normality of the resulting
solution will be
(A) 0.1N (B) 0.2N (C) 0.3N (D) 0.4N

Q16. 1g of carbonate of a metal was dissolved in 25ml of N HCl. The resulting liquid required 5 ml of N -
NaOH for neutralization. The eq. wt. of the metal carbonate is
(A) 50 (B) 30 (C) 20 (D) none

Q17. 5 ml of N – HCl, 20 ml of N/2 – H2SO4 and 30ml of N/3 – HNO3 are mixed together and the volume
made to 1 litre.
(i) The normality of the resulting solution is
(A) N/5 (B) N/10 (C) N/20 (D) N/40
(ii) The wt. of pure NaOH required to neutralize the above solution is
(A) 10 g (B) 2 g (C) 1 g (D) 2.5 g

Q18. If 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.20 mol of Na3PO4, the maximum amount of Ba3(PO4)2 that can be
formed is
(A) 0.70 mol (B) 0.50 mol (C) 0.20 mol (D) 0.10mol

Q19. The equivalent mass of MnSO4 is half of its molar mass when it is converted to
(A) Mn2O3 (B) MnO2 (C) MnO4– (D) MnO42–

Q20. The anion nitrate can be converted into ammonium ion. The equivalent mass of NO3– ion in this reaction
would be
(A) 6.20g (B) 7.75g (C) 10.5g (D) 21.0 g

Q21. The equivalent mass of Na2S2O3 in its reaction with I2 is equal to

molar mass molar mass molar mass
(A) molar mass (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4

Q22. A solution of KMnO4 is reduced to MnO2. The normality of solution is 0.6. The molarity is :
(A) 1.8 M (B) 0.6 M (C) 0.1M (D) 0.2 M

Q23. When one gram of KMnO4 reacts with HCl, the volume of chlorine liberated at NTP will be
(A) 11.2 litres (B) 22.4 litres (C) 44.8 litres (D) 56.0 litres
Q24. 8g of sulphur are burnt to form SO2 which is oxidised by Cl2 water. The solution is treated with BaCl2
solution. The amount of BaSO4 precipitated is
(A) 1 mol (B) 0.5 mol (C) 0.24 mol (D) 0.25 mol

Q25. In an experiment 50 ml of 0.1M solution of a salt reacted with 25 ml of 0.1M solution of sodium
sulphite. The half equation for the oxidation of sulphite ion is:
SO32– (aq.) + H2O (l)  SO42–(aq.) + 2H+ (aq.) + 2e–
If the oxidation number of metal in the salt was 3, what would be the new oxidation number of
metal?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

Q26. When BrO3– ion reacts with Br– ion in acid solution Br2 is liberated. The equivalent weight of KBrO3 in
this reaction is
(A) M/8 (B) M/3 (C) M/5 (D) M/6
where M is its molar mass.

Q27. Hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution decomposes on warming to give oxygen according to the equation
2H2O2(aq.)  2H2O(l) + O2(g) under conditions where one mole of gas occupies 24 dm3, 100cm3
of X M solution of H2O2 produces 3 dm3 of O2 X is thus
(A) 2.5 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.25

Q28. One mole of a mixture of CO and CO2 requires exactly 20 grams of NaOH in solution for complete
conversion of all the CO2 into Na2CO3. How many extra grams of NaOH would it require for
conversion into Na2CO3 if the mixture (one mole) is completely oxidized to CO2
(A) 60 grams (B) 80 grams (C) 40 grams (D) 20 grams

Q29. A solution containing both Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 was treated with excess of CaCl2 solution and filtered.
The precipitate weighed m1 grams. On adding NaOH in drops to the filtrate avoiding excess, a further
m2 grams was precipitated. If after adding excess CaCl2, the solution (had not been filtered but) was
simply boiled and then filtered, what would be the total weight of the precipitate?
 m2 
(A) (m1 + m2) grams (B)  m1   grams
2 

 m1  m 2   m1 
(C)   grams
 (D)  m 2   grams
2 2 

Q30. One gram of a mixture of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 consumes y gram equivalents of HCl for complete
neutralization. One gram of the mixture is strongly heated, then cooled and the residue treated
with HCl. How many grams equivalents of HCl would be required for complete neutralization?
(A) 2 y gram equivalent (B) y gram equivalents
(C) 3y/4 gram equivalents (D) 3y/2 gram equivalents

Q31. The oxidation states of the most electronegative element in the products of the reaction, BaO2 with dilute
H2SO4 are
(A) 0 and –1 (B) –1 and –2 (C) –2 and 0 (D) –2 and +1

Q32. A solution contains Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. 10ml of the solution required 2.5 ml of 0.1M H2SO4 for
neutralization using phenolphthalein as indicator. Methyl orange is then added when a further 2.5 ml of
0.2 M H2SO4 was required. The amount of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 in 1 litre of the solution is
(A) 5.3 g & 4.2g (B) 3.3 g & 6.2 g (C) 4.2 g & 5.3g (D) 6.2 g & 3.3 g
Q33. 0.5g of fuming H2SO4 (Oleum) is diluted with water. This solution is completely neutralized by 26.7 ml of
0.4 N NaOH. The percentage of free SO3 in the sample is
(A) 30.6% (B) 40.6% (C) 20.6% (D) 50%

Q34. 34g of hydrogen peroxide is present in 1120 ml of solution. This solution is called
(A) 10 vol solution (B) 20 vol solution (C) 30 vol solution (D) 32 vol solution

Q35. A 2g sample of xenon reacts with fluorine. The mass of the compound produced is 3.158g. The empirical
formula of the compound is
(A) XeF2 (B) XeF4 (C) XeF5 (D) XeF6

Q36. In which of the following redox reaction ‘n’ factor of every reactant is non fractional
(A) CsBr + Br2  CsBr3 (B) Mn3O4  Mn++
(C) KI + I2  KI3 (D) NaNH2 + N2O  NaN3 + H2O

Q37. For 1.34 x 10–3 moles of KBrO3 to reduce into bromide 4.02 x 10–3 mole of Xn+ ion is needed. New
oxidation state of X is
(A) n + 2 (B) n – 2 (C) 2 (D) –2

Q38. The iodide content of a solution was determined by titration with cerium (IV) sulfate in the presence of
HCl, in which I– is converted to ICI. A 250 ml sample of the solution required 20ml of 0.05 N Ce4+
solution. What is the iodide concentration in the original solution, in g/litre
(A) 0.254 g/lit (B) 2.54 g/lit (C) 0.508 g/lit (D) 5.08 g/lit

Q39. 0.218g of an alkaline earth metal when dissolved in dilute HCl evolved 218.2 cc of hydrogen at 170C
and 754.4 mm collected over water. Tension of aqueous vapour at 170C = 14.4 mm. The equivalent
weight of metal is
(A) 12.22 (B) 24.22 (C) 23.93 (D) 11.96

Q40. 1 mole of Fe2S3, 2 moles of H2O and 3 moles of O2 are allowed to react according to the equation
2Fe2S3(s) + 6H2O(l) + 3O2(g)  4Fe(OH)3(s) + 6S(s)
The number of moles of Fe(OH)3(s) that can be produced is
(A) 1.34 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 3

Q41. The equivalent weight of Cl2 in the following two reactions are
MnO2 + 4HCl  MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O
6NaOH + 3Cl2  5NaCl + NaClO3 + 3H2O
(A) 35.5 & 35.5 (B) 35.5 & 71 (C) 35.5 & 14.2 (D) 35.5 & 42.6

Q42. 0.3 g of a sample of an oxalate salt is dissolved in 100cc of water. It required 90 cc of N/20 KMnO4
solution for complete oxidation. The percentage of oxalate (C2O42–) in the given sample is
(A) 66 (B) 33 (C) 68 (D) 64

Q43. Two acids (A) and (B) are titrated separately each time with 25 ml of 1N Na2CO3 solution and required
10ml and 40 ml respectively for complete neutralization. The volumes of acid (A) and (B) require to mix
to produce one litre of 1N acid solution are respectively,
(A) 200 ml of (A) and 800 ml of (B) (B) 800 ml of (A) and 200 ml of (B)
(C) 400 ml of (A) and 400 ml of (B) (D) 600 ml of (A) and 400 ml of (B)
Q44. In a reaction, Cu2S is oxidized by reacting with oxygen to give Cu2+ and SO2. If the equivalents of O2
used were x, the equivalents of Cu2+ and SO2 produced w.r.t. Cu2S would be
(A) x and x (B) x and 0.25 x (C) 0.25x and 0.75 (D) 0.75x and 0.25x

Q45. When those compounds are used as reducing agents, the equivalent weight of KHC2O4, H2C2O4·2H2O
each is
(A) the same as its molecular weight (B) half of its molecular weight
(C) 1/4 of its molecular weight (D) 1/8 of its molecular weight

Q46. A hydrate of iron(III) thiocynate, Fe(SCN)3 was found to contain 19% H2O. The empirical formula of
the hydrate is
(A) Fe(SCN)3·H2O (B) Fe(SCN)3·2H2O (C) Fe(SCN)3·3H2O (D) Fe(SCN)3·4H2O

Q47. Manganese forms non-stoichiometric oxide having the general formula MnOx. The value of x for a
compound that contained 63.7% Mn, is
(A) 2.08 (B) 1.958 (C) 1.858 (D) 2.18

Q48. A sample, supposed to be pure CaCO3, is used to standardize a solution of HCl. The substance was
actually a mixture of MgCO3 and BaCO3, but the standardization was corect in spite of erroneous
assumption. The percentage of MgCO3 in the mixture would be
(A)30.2% (B) 72.1% (C) 27.9% (D) 69.8%

Q49. An oleum sample containing 40% SO3 is diluted with sufficient H2O. The % labelling of this oleum
sample would be
(A) 105% (B) 107% (C) 109% (D) 111%

Q50. 6 equivalent of FeC2O4 on treatment with 2 mole of K2Cr2O7 in acidic medium evolves x litre of CO2
gas at STP. The value of x would be
(A) 22.4 l (B) 44.8 l (C) 67.2 l (D) 89.6 l