REDOX REACTIONS

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Equivalent Weight, Disproportionation, Comproportionation
1. For the reaction

3Br2  6OH  Br   BrO3  3H2O

Equivalent weight of Br2 (molecular weight M) is

M M M M M
(a) (b) (c)    (d)  
2 10  2 10   6
2. Wich of the following examples does not represent disproportionation ?
(a) MnO2 + 4HCl 
 MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O (b) 2H2O2 
 2H2O + O2
(c) 4KClO3 
 3KClO4 + KCl (d) 3Cl2 + 6NaOH 
 5NaCl + NaClO3 + 3H2O
3. The equivalent weight of FeC2O4 in the change

FeC 2 O 4 
 Fe 3  CO 2 is
(a) M/3 (b) M/6 (c) M/2 (d) M/1
4. When N2 is converted into NH3 , the equivalent weight of nitrogen will be :
(a) 1.67 (b) 2.67 (c) 3.67 (d) 4.67
5. When HNO3 is converted into NH3 , the equivalent weight of HNO3 will be : (M = molecular weight of HNO3)
(a) M/2 (b) M/1 (c) M/6 (d) M/8
6. In the ionic equation 2K+BrO3 – + 12 H+ + 10e – Br2 + 6H2O + 2K+ , the equivalent weight of KBrO3 will be :
(where M = molecular weight of KBrO3)
(a) M/5 (b) M/2 (c) M/6 (d) M/4
7. If molecular weight of KMnO4 is ‘M’ , then its equivalent weight in acidic medium would be
(a) M (b) M/2 (c) M/5 (d) M/4

8. When white phosphorus (P4) is boiled in alkaline medium, it disproportionates as

P4 + NaOH  PH3 + NaH2PO2

In the above redox reaction, NaH 2PO2 and PH3 are produced in the molar ratio of

(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 2 : 1

9. Which reaction does not represent auto redox or disproportionation reaction :
(a) Cl 2 + OH –  Cl– + ClO3 – + H2O (b) 2H2O2  H2O + O2
(c) 2Cu +  Cu2+ + Cu (d) (NH4)2Cr2O7  N2 + Cr2O3 + 4H2O
10. In the reaction X – + XO3 – + H+  X2 + H2O, the molar ratio in which X – and XO3 – react is :
(a) 1: 5 (b) 5 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
11. The values of x and y in the following redox reaction, x Cl2 + 6OH 
 ClO + yCl + 3H2O are
–
3
– –

(a) x = 2, y = 4 (b) x = 5, y = 3 (c) x = 3, y = 5 (d) x = 4, y = 2

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12. H
Cr2O72–   Cr , Eq. wt of Cr2O7 is
3+ 2–

(a) mol. wt/6 (b) mol. wt/3 (c) mol. wt/4 (d) mol. wt/1

Answer Key

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (d)

6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a)

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