CHEMISTRY

Comprehension I
100 gm FeC2O4 is strongly & completely oxidised by acidified KMnO4, the CO2 gas liberated passed
through NaOH for complete neutralisation.
Q1. The equivalent weight of FeC2O4 is
(A) 144/2 (B) 144/3 (C) 144/1 (D) 144/4

Q2. Equivalent weight of CO2 is

(A) 44/1 (B) 44/2 (C) 44/3 (D) 44/8

Q3. If the number of equivalent of KMnO4 used are X, the number of equivalent of Fe3+ & CO2 obtained
respectively are
(A) X/2, X/2 (B) X/3, X/3 (C) X/3, 2X/3 (D) 3X/4, X/4

Q4. Weight of NaOH used up is

(A) 55.55g (B) 27.78g (C) 100.00g (D) 111.11g
Comprehension IV
A mixture of two gases, H2S and SO2 is passed through three flasks successively. The first flask contains
Pb2+ ions, which absorbs S2– forming PbS. The second flask contains 10 ml of 0.0396 N I2 to oxidize
SO2 to SO42– . The third contains 10 ml 0.0345 N Na2S2O3 solution to retain any I2 carried over from
the second flask. A 25 litre gas sample was passed through the apparatus followed by an additional
amount of N2 to sweep last traces of SO2 from frist and second absorber. The solution from the first
absorber was made acidic and treated with 20 ml of 0.0066 M - K2Cr2O7 which converted S2– to
SO2. The excess dichromate was reacted with solid KI and the liberated iodine required 7.45 ml of
0.0345 N Na2S2O3 solution. The solutions in the second and third absorbers were combined and the
resultant iodine was titrated with 1.44 ml of the same thio-sulphate solution.

Q5. The number of millimoles of K2Cr2O7 reacting with solid KI during the analysis of the constituents of Ist
beaker is:
(A) 0.257 m moles (B) 0.129 m moles
(C) 4.284 × 10–2 m moles (D) 0.257 m moles

Q6. The number of millimoles of K2Cr2O7 used up during its reaction with PbS in the acidic medium is:
(A) 0.132 m moles (B) 8.916 × 10–2 m moles
(C) 4.284× 10–2 m moles (D) 0.257 m moles

Q7. The number of m moles of H2S in the original sample of gas is:
(A) 8.916 × 10–2 m moles (B) 0.132 m moles
–4
(C) 6.60 × 10 m moles (D) 0.257 m moles

Q8. The number of m moles of SO2 in the original sample of gas is:
(A) 6.60 × 10–4 m moles (B) 8.916 × 10–2 m moles
–3
(C) 1.320 × 10 m moles (D) 1.320 m moles
Q9. The number of milligrams of H2S per ml of the original sample is
(A) 1.213 x 10-4 mg/ml (B) 1.795 × 10–4 mg/ml
–7
(C) 8.976 × 10 mg/m (D) 3.495 × 10–4 mg/ml

Q10. The number of milligrams of SO2 per ml of the original sample is

(A) 1.690 × 10–6 mg/ml (B) 2.282 × 10–4 mg/ml
(C) 3.379 × 10–6 mg/ml (D) 3.379 × 10–3 mg/ml

Q11. A one gram sample containing CaBr2, NaCl and some inert impurity was dissolved in enough water and
treated with excess of aqueous silver nitrate solution where a mixed precipitate of AgCl and AgBr
weighing 1.94 g was obtained. Precipitate was washed, dried and shaken with an aqueous solution of
NaBr where all AgCl was converted into AgBr. The new precipitate which contain only AgBr now
weighed to be 2.4g. Determine mass percentage of CaBr2 and NaCl in the original sample.

Q12. A sample of clay contain 15% moisture, and rest are CaCO3 and nonvolatile SiO2. This on heating loses
part of its moisture, but CaCO3 is completely converted into CaO. The partially dried sample now
contain 7.35% moisture and 51.5% SiO2. Determine mass percentage of CaCO3 in the original sample.

Q13. A 1.5 g sample containing oxalic acid and some inert impurity was dissolved in enough water and volume
made up to 250 mL. A 20 mL portion of this solution was then mixed with 30 mL of an alkali solution.
The resulting solution was then treated with stoichiometric amount of CaCl2 just needed for precipitation
of oxalate as CaC2O4. Solution was filtered off and filtrate was finally titrated against 0.1 M HCl solution.
8.0 mL of acid was required to reach the equivalence point. At last, the above neutral solution was
treated with excess of AgNO3 solution and AgCl obtained was washed, dried and weighed to be 0.4305
g. Determine mass percentage of oxalic acid in the original sample.

Q14. A 1.5 g sample containing P2O3 and some inert impurity was dissolved in enough water and boiled gently
where P2O3 disproportionated quantitatively into PH3 and H3PO4. The solution was further boiled for
some time to let off all PH3(g) and finally cooled to room temperature and diluted to 100mL. A 10 mL
portion of this solution was then mixed with 20 mL 0.3 M NaOH solution. Excess alkali required 11.0
mL 0.05 M H2SO4 solution for back titration. Determine mass percentage of P2O3 in the original sample.

Q15. 2.5 g of a mixture containing CaCO3, Ca(HCO3)2 and NaCl was dissolved in 100 mL water and its 10
mL portion required 10 mL 0.05 M H2SO4 solution to reach the phenolphthalein end point. An another
10 mL portion of the same stock solution required 32.35 mL of the same acid solution to reach the
methyl orange end point. Determine mass percentage of CaCO3 and Ca(HCO3)2 in the original mixture.

Q16. An amino acid isolated from a piece of animal tissue was believed to be glycine. A 0.05 g sample was
treated in such a way that all nitrogen in it was converted into ammonia. This ammonia was added to 50
mL of 0.05 M HCl solution. The excess acid remaining in the solution required to 30.57 mL 0.06 M
NaOH solution for complete neutralization. What was the percentage by mass of nitrogen? How does
this mass compare with percentage mass of nitrogen calculated from glycine (H2NCH2COOH)?

Q17. An equal volume of a reducing agent is titrated separately with 1M KMnO4 in acid, neutral and alkaline
media. The volumes of KMnO4 required are 20 ml in acid, 33.4 ml in neutral and 100 ml in alkaline
media. Find out the oxidation state of manganese in each reduction product. Give the balanced equations
for all the three half reactions. Find out the volume of 1M K2Cr2O7 consumed, if the same volume of the
reducing agent is titrated in acid medium. [ JEE’89, 5 ]
Q18. A mixture of H2C2O4 (oxalic acid) and NaHC2O4 weighing 2.02g was dissolved in water and the solution
made upto one litre. Ten milliliters of the solution required 3.0 ml of 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution for
complete neutralization. In another experiment, 10.0 ml of the same solution, in hot dilute sulphuric acid
medium, required 4.0 ml of 0.1N potassium permanganate solution for complete reaction. Calculate the
amount of H2C2O4 and NaHC2O4 in the mixture.

Q19. 5.0 g of bleaching powder was suspended in water and volume made up to half a litre. 20 ml of this
suspension when acidified with acetic acid and treated with excess of potassium iodide solution liberated
iodine which required 20 ml of a decinormal hypo solution for titration. Calculate the percentage of
available chlorine in bleaching powder.

Q20. A 1.0 g sample of Fe2O3 solid of 55.2 percent purity is dissolved in acid and reduced by heating the
solution with zinc dust. The resultant solution is cooled and made upto 100.0 ml. An aliquot of 25.0 ml of
this solution requires 17.0 ml of 0.0167M solution of an oxidant for titration. Calculate the number of
electrons taken up by the oxidant in the reaction of the above titration.
Q21. A solution of 0.2g of a compound containing Cu2+ and C2O42 ions on titration with 0.02M KMnO4 in
presence of H2SO4 consumes 22.6 ml of the oxidant. The resultant solution is neutralized with Na2CO3,
acidified with dil. acetic acid and treated with excess KI. The liberated iodine requires 11.3 ml of 0.050M
Na2S2O3 solution for complete reduction. Find out the mole ratio of Cu2+ to C2O42 in the compound.
Write down the balanced redox reactions involved in the above titrations.

Q22. One gram of commercial AgNO3 is dissolved in 50 ml of water. It is treated with 50 ml of a KI solution.
The silver iodide thus precipitated is filtered off. Excess of KI in the filtrate is titrated with (M/10) KIO3
solution in presence of 6M HCl till all I ions are converted into ICI. It requires 50 ml of (M/10) KIO3
solution. Twenty milliliters of the same stock solution of KI requires 30 ml of (M/10) KIO3 under similar
conditions. Calculate the percentage of Ag NO3 in the sample.
(Reaction : KIO3 + 2KI + 6HCI = 3ICI + 3KCI + 3H2O)
Q23. A 0.56 gm sample of limestone is dissolved in acid and the calcium is precipitated as calcium oxalate.
The precipitate is filtered, washed with water and dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid. This solution required
40 ml of 0.25 N KMnO4 solution for titration. Calculate the percentage of CaO in this limestone sample.
(At. wt. of Ca = 40) (Mol. wt. of KMnO4=158)

Q24. In an ore the only oxidizable material is Sn2+. This ore is titrated with a dichromate solution containing
2.5g of K2Cr2O7 in 0.50 litre. A 0.40g sample of the ore required 10.0 cm3 of titrant to reach equivalence
point. Calculate the percentage of tin in ore. (K = 39.1, Cr = 52, Sn = 118.7)

Q25. A 0.5g sample containing MnO2 is treated with HCl, liberating Cl2. The Cl2 is passed into a solution of
KI and 30.0cm3 of 0.1 M Na2S2O3 are required to titrate the liberated iodine. Calculate the percentage
of MnO2 in the sample. ( At. wt. of Mn = 55)

Q26. A 5.0 cm3 solution of H2O2 liberates 0.508g of iodine from an acidified KI solution. Calculate the
strength of H2O2 solution in terms of volume strength at STP.

Q27. 0.5g mixture of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4 was treated with excess of KI in acidic medium. Iodine liberated
required 100 cm3 of 0.15N sodium thiosulphate solution for titration. Find the percent amount of each
in the mixture. (At. wt., K = 39, Cr = 52, Mn = 55, Na = 23, S = 32)
Q28. 1.6g of pyrolusite ore was treated with 50 cm3 of 1.0 N, oxalic acid and some sulphuric acid. The
oxalic acid left undecomposed was raised to 250 cm3 in a flask. 25 cm3 of this solution when titrated
with 0.1N, KMnO4 required 32 cm3 of this solution. Find out the percentage of pure MnO2 in the
sample and also the percentage of available oxygen. (Atomic weight of Mn = 54.9)

Q29. A 3.00g sample containing Fe3O4, Fe2O3 and an inert impure substance, is treated with excess of KI
solution in presence of dilute H2SO4. The entire iron is converted into Fe2+ along with the liberation of
iodine. The resulting solution is diluted to 100 ml. A 20 ml of the diluted solution require 11.0 mlof 0.5 M
Na2S2O3 solution to reduce the iodine present. A 50 ml of the diluted solution, after complete extraction
of the iodine requires 12.80 ml of 0.25 M KMnO4 solution in dilute H2SO4 medium for the oxidation of
Fe2+. Calculate the percentages of Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 in the original sample.

Q30. One litre of a mixture of O2 and O3 at NTP was allowed to react with an excess of acidified solution of
KI. The iodine liberated required 40 ml of M/10 sodium thiosulphate solution for titration. What is the
percent of ozone in the mixture? Ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 300 nm can decompose ozone.
Assuming that one photon can decompose one ozone molecule, how many photons would have been
required for the complete decomposition of ozone in the original mixture?

Q31. A sample of magnesium was burnt in air to give a mixture of MgO and Mg3N2. The ash was dissolved
in 60 meq of HCl and the resulting solution back titrated with NaOH. 12 meq of NaOH were required
to reach the end point. An excess of NaOH was then added and the solution distilled. The ammonia
released was then trapped in 10 meq of second acid solution. Back titration of this solution required 6
meq of the base. Calculate the percentage of magnesium burnt to the nitride.

Q32. An aqueous solution containing 0.10g KIO3 (formula wt. = 214.0) was treated with an excess of KI
solution. The solution was acidified with HCl. The liberated I2 consumed 45.0 ml of thiosulphate solution
to decolourise the blue starch  iodine complex. Calculate the molarity of the sodium thiosulphate
solution.

Q33. Hydrogen peroxide solution (20 mL) reacts quantitatively with a solution of KMnO4 (20 mL) acidified
with dilute H2SO4. The same volume of the KMnO4 solution is just decolorized by 10mL of MnSO4 in
neutral medium simultaneously forming a dark brown precipitate of hydrated MnO2. The brown precipitate
is dissolved in 10mL of 0.2M sodium oxalate under boiling condition in the presence of dilute H2SO4.
Write the balanced equations involved in the reactions and calculate the molarity of H2O2.
 ANSWERS

Q1. B Q2. A Q3. C Q4. D Q5. C Q6. B Q7. A

Q8. A Q9. A Q10. A

Q11. wt. of NaCl = 0.605g; wt. of CaBr2 = 0.243g; %NaCl = 60.5%; %CaBr2 = 24.3%

Q12. %CaCO3 = 49.975% Q13. %H2C2O4 = 24.750% Q14. wt. of P2O3 = 1.198g; 79.852% - P2O3

Q15. 40% CaCO3; 40% Ca(HCO3)2; 20% NaCl Q16. 18.642% N(observed); 18.667% N(calculated)

Q17. V(K2Cr2O7) = 16.67 mL Q18. m(H2C2O4) = 0.9g, m(NaHC2O4) = 1.12g

Q19. 35.5% Q20. 6 electrons Q21. Cu2+ : C2O42- = 1 : 2 Q22. 85% AgNO3

Q23. 50% Q24. 15% Sn Q25. 26.1% MnO2 Q26. 4.48 volume

Q27. K2Cr2O7 = 14.6%, KMnO4 = 85.4%

Q28. MnO2 = 48.88%, 9% available oxygen Q29.Fe2O3 = 49.33%, Fe3O4 = 34.8%

Q30. 6.57% O3(by weight), 1.2 x 1021 photons Q31. 27.27% Q32. 0.0623M

Q33. 0.1M