REDOX REACTION

REDOX REACTION
EXERCISE - 2

1. All questions marked “S” are single choice questions

2. All questions marked “M” are multiple choice questions
3. All questions marked “C” are comprehension based questions
4. All questions marked “A” are assertion–reason type questions
(A) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(D) If reason is true but assertion is false.
5. All questions marked “X” are matrix–match type questions
6. All questions marked “I” are integer type questions

5. (M) Which of the following can act both as an oxidising as

Oxidizing/Reducing Agents
well as reducing agent :
1. (S) In the reaction, 2FeCl3 + H2S 
o 2FeCl2 + 2HCl + S (a) HNO2 (b) H2O2
(a) FeCl3 acts as an oxidizing agent (c) H2S (d) SO2
(b) Both H2S and FeCl3 are oxidized Oxidation Number
(c) FeCl3 is oxidised while H2S is reduced
6. (A) Assertion : MnO2 can act as an oxidizing agent as well
(d) H2S acts as an oxidizing agent as reducing agent.
2. (S) When KMnO4 reacts with acidified FeSO4 Reason : Oxidation state of Mn lies between highest
and lowest oxidation state.
(a) Only FeSO4 is oxidised
(a) A (b) B
(b) Only KMnO4 is oxidised
(c) C (d) D
(c) FeSO4 is oxidised and KMnO4 is reduced
7. (S) The oxidation number of cobalt in K3\[Co(NO2)6] is
(d) None of the above
3. (S) Which of the following is a redox reaction? (a) 0 (b) + 4

(a) H2SO4 with NaOH (c) + 3 (d) + 6

(b) In atmosphere, O3 from O2 by lightning 8. (S) Phosphorus has the oxidation state of + 3 in

(c) Nitrogen oxides from nitrogen and oxygen by (a) Phosphorous acid (b) Orthophosphoric
lightning
(c) Hypophosphorous acid (d) Metaphosphoric acid
(d) Evaporation of H2O
9. (I) It requires 40 mL of 1 M Ce4 + to titrate 20 mL of 1M
4. (M) Which of the following reactions do not involve Sn2 + to Sn4+. What is the oxidation state of the Cerium
oxidation or reduction: in the product?

(a) 2 Rb + 2H2O 
o 2 RbOH + H2 10. (M) When Cl2 reacts with aqeous NaOH in cold condition
then oxidation number of chlorine changes from 0 to:
(b) 2CuI2 
o 2 CuI + I2
(a) -1 (b) +1
(c) NH4Cl + NaOH 
o NaCl + NH3 + H2 O (c) -2 (d) +2
(d) 4 KCN + Fe(CN)2 
o K4[Fe(CN)6]
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Comprehension 18. (S) For the redox reaction,

The valency of carbon is generally 4, but its oxidation MnO 4  C2 O42   H  o Mn 2  CO2  H 2 O
state may be -4, -2, 0, 2, -1 etc. In the compounds
containing C, H and O, the oxidation number of C is the correct coefficients of the reactions for the balanced
calculated as reaction are respectively MnO 4  , C2 O 4  , H :

2n O  n H (a) 2, 5, 16 (b) 16, 3, 12

Oxidation number of C =
nC (c) 15, 16, 12 (d) 2, 16, 5
19. (S) In a chemical reaction
where nO, nH, nC are the number of oxygen, hydrogen,
and carbon atoms, respectively.
K2Cr2O7  xH2SO4  ySO2 o K2SO4  Cr2 (SO4 )3  zH2O;
11. (C) In which of the following compounds is the valency of
C two? the value of x, y and z respectively are:
(a) Ketenes (b) Alkenes (a) x = 1, y = 3, z = 1 (b) x = 4, y = 1, z = 4

(c) Allenes (d) Carbenes (c) x = 3, y = 2, z = 1 (d) x = 2, y = 2, z = 1

20. (X) Column I Column II
12. (C) In which of the following compounds is the oxidation
state of C highest? (Redox reaction) (molar ratio of
reducing to oxidising
(a) HCOOH (b) HCHO
agent)
(c) CH3OH (d) CH4
(A) CIO  Fe(OH)2 o Cl  Fe(OH)3 (p) 3 : 2
13. (C) In which of the following compounds is the oxidation
state of C a fraction?
(B) Cr2 O7 2   FeC2 O4 o Cr 3  CO 2  Fe3 (q) 2 : 1
(a) CO (b) CO2
(C) H 2 O2  Cr(OH)3 o CrO4 2   H 2 O (r) 1 : 3
(c) Carbon suboxide (d) All
14. (A) Assertion : KO2 is superoxide. (D) N 2 H 4  Cu(OH) 2 o N 2 O  Cu (s) 2 : 3
Reason : Oxidation state of oxygen of KO2 is – 2. (E) MnO4   C2 O4 2 o MnO2  CO2
(a) A (b) B
21. (X) Match the reaction in column 1 with the coefficients x
(c) C (d) D and y given in column II.
15. (I) Oxidation number of chlorine in NOClO4 is ............... Column I Column II
(Reaction) (The coefficients
Balancing of Redox Reactions
of x and y are)
16. (I) In the redox reaction,
(A) xCu  yHNO3 o Cu(NO3 ) 2  NO (p) 2 and 6
xNO3   y As 2S3  zH 2 O o   AsO43     NO  NO 2  H 2 O
   SO 4 2     H 
†
H
(B) xKI  yBaCrO 4 o I2  CrCl3 (q) 6 and 2
x
What is the value of ?
z (C) xAs 2 S3  yNO 3  o AsO 4 3  NO (r) 3 and 28
2
17. Dichromate ion in acidic medium oxidizes stannous  SO 4
ion as:
(D) 4P  3OH   3H 2O o xPH 3  yH 2 PO 2 (s) 1 and 3
2 2  4 3
xSn  yCr2 O 7  zH o aSn  bCr  cH 2 O
(E) xKI  yH 2SO 4 o I2  H 2S  K 2SO 4 (t) 8 and 5
(a) the value of x:y is 1 : 3 (b) the value of x+y+z is 18
(c) a:b is 3 : 2 (d) the value of z-c is 7
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22. (M) In the reaction 26. (X) Column I Column II

I 2  C2 H5OH  OH o CHI3  HCOO   H 2O  I  (A) P2 H 4 o PH 3  P4 H 2 (p) E

3M
4
which of the following statements is/are correct?
  3M
(B) I 2 o I  IO3 (q) E
(a) The coefficients of OH and I  in the given in 5
balanced equation are, respectively, 6 and 5.
(C) MnO 4   Mn 2  H 2 O (r) E 15M
(b) The coefficients of OH and I in the given 26
balanced equation are, respectively, 5 and 6. o Mn 3O 4  H 

(c) C2 H 5 OH is oxidised to CHI3 and HCOO (D) H3PO2 o PH 3  H3PO3 (s) E

5M
6
(d) The number of electrons in the conversion of
27. (M) When a equimolar mixture of Cu2S and CuS is titrated
C2 H 5 OH to CHI3 and HCOO is 8. with Ba(MnO4)2 in acidic medium, the final product’s
contains Cu2+, SO2 and Mn2+. If the mol. wt. of Cu2S,
Equivalent Weight CuS and Ba(MnO4)2 are M1, M2 and M3 respectively
then:
23. (I) When BrO3 ion react with Br– ion in acidic medium,
M1
Br2 is liberated. Calculate the ratio of molecular weight (a) eq. wt. of Cu2S is
and equivalent weight of KBrO3. 8

24. (I) A volume of 12.5 mL of 0.05 M SeO2 reacts with 25mL M2

(b) eq. wt. of CuS is
of 0.1M CrSO4 which is oxidised to Cr3+. To what 6
oxidation state was the selenium converted by the
reaction? M3
(c) eq. wt. of Ba(MnO4)2 is
5
25. (X) Column I Column II
(d) Cu 2S and CuS both have same equivalents in
Molecular weight mixture
(A) Eq. wt. (p) When CrI 3 oxidises
33 Comprehension
into Cr2 O7 2  and IO4  Molecular weight / Atomic weight
Equivalent weight =
n  factor
Molecular weight
(B) Eq. wt. (q) When Fe(SCN)2 oxidises n-factor is very important in redox as well as non-redox
27
reactions. With the help of n-factor we can predicts the
into Fe3+, SO4 2 , CO32  , molar ratio of the reactant species taking part in
reactions. The reciprocal of n-factor’s ratio of the
and NO3 reactants is the molar ratio of the reactants.
In general n-factor of acid/base is number of moles of
Molecular weight
(C) Eq. wt. (r) When NH4SCN oxidizes H+/OH– furnished per mole of acid/base. n-factor of a
28 reactant is no. of moles of electrons lost or gained per
into SO 4 2 , CO32 and mole of reactant.
Example 1 :
NO3
1. In acidic medium : KMnO 4 (n 5) o Mn 2
Molecular weight
(D) Eq. wt. (s) When As 2 S 3 oxidises
24 2. In neutral medium : KMnO 4 (n 3) o Mn 2
into AsO3 and SO4 2
3. In basic medium : KMnO 4 (n 1) o Mn 6
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Example 2 : 34. (M) Identify the correct statements with reference to the

FeC 2O 4 o Fe3  2CO 2 given reaction, P4  3OH   H2 O o PH3  3H 2 PO2 

(a) Phosphorus is undergoing reduction only

Total no. of moles of e– lost by 1 mole of FeC2O4
(b) Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation only
=1+1×2 Ÿ 3
(c) Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation as well as
? n-factor of FeC2O4 = 3 reduction.
28. (C) n-factor of Ba(MnO4)2 in acidic medium is (d) Hydrogen is undergoing neither oxidation nor
(a) 2 (b) 6 reduction

(c) 10 (d) None of these 35. (A) Assertion : White phosphorous reacts with aqueous
caustic soda to form PH 3 and NaH 2PO 2 . It is
29. (C) For the reaction, disproportionation reaction.
H 3 PO 2  N OH o N H 2 PO2  H 2 O Reason : In the reaction of disproportionation, same
substance is oxidised as well as reduced simultaneously.
What is the equivalent weight of H3PO2? (mol. wt. is
M) (a) A (b) B

(a) M (b) M/2 (c) C (d) D

(c) M/3 (d) None of these Titrations

30. (C) For the reaction, Fe0.95 O (molar mass: M) o Fe2O3. 36. (S) 1 mole of equimolar mixture of ferric oxalate and
What is the eq. wt. of Fe0.95 O ? ferrous oxalate will require x mole of KMnO4 in acidic
medium for complete oxidation, x is:
M M
(a) (b) (a) 0.5 mole (b) 0.9 mole
0.85 0.95
(c) 1.2 mole (d) 4.5 mole
M
(c) (d) None of these 37. (S) 20 mL of 0.2 M NaOH (aq) solution is mixed with 35
0.8075 mL of 0.1 M NaOH (aq) solution and the resultant
31. (S) In the reaction between SO2 and O3 , the equivalent solution is diluted to 100 mL. 40 mL of this diluted
weight of ozone is : solution reacted with 10% impure sample of oxalic acid
(H2C2O4). The weight of impure sample is:
(a) The same as its molecular weight
(a) 0.15 gram (b) 0.135 gram
(b) Half the molecular weight
(c) 0.59 gram (d) None of these
(c) One–third of the molecular weight
38. (S) A mixture of FeO and Fe2O3 is completely reacted with
(d) One–fourth of the molecular weight 100 mL of 0.25 M acidified KMnO4 solution. The
resultant solution was then titrated with Zn dust which
32. (I) In the reaction : Na2S2O3 + 4Cl2 + 5H2O o Na2SO4 converted Fe3+ of the solution of Fe2+. The Fe2+ required
+ H2SO4 + 8HCl, the equivalent weight of Na2S2O3 will 1000 mL of 0.10 M K2Cr2O7 solution. Find out the
be : (M = molecular weight of Na2S2O3) weight % Fe2O3 in the mixture.
Disproportionation (a) 80.85 (b) 19.15

33. (A) Assertion : F2 does not undergo disproportionation (c) 50 (d) 89.41
reactions. 39. (S) 2 mole, equimolar mixture of Na2C2O4 and H2C2O4
Reason : Fluorine shows only 0 and – 1 oxidation required V1L of 0.1 M KMnO4 in acidic medium for
states. complete oxidation. The same amount of the mixture
required V2L of 0.2 M NaOH for neutralization. The
(a) A (b) B ratio of V1 to V2 is:
(c) C (d) D (a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 4 : 5 (d) 5 : 4