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STOICHIOMETRY- SHEET : 1
(Oxidation Number)
LEVEL - 1
1. Determine the average oxidation no. of following elements given in bold letters :
(a) H2S2O8 (b) K4Fe(CN)6 (c) OsO4
(d) HNC (e) CrO5 (f) Fe3O4
(g) NH2.NH2 (h) FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O (i) NOClO4
2. Determine the oxidation number of the following elements given in bold letters :
(a) Ba2XeO6 (b) C3O2 (c) V(BrO2)2
(d) Cs4Na(HV10O28)

3. Find the oxidation number of Fe in Fe3O4 and in Fe(III) 4[Fe(II)(CN)6]3.

4. One mole of N2H4 loses 10 mole electrons to form a new compound Y. Assuming that all the N2
appears in new compound, what is oxidation state of N in Y? There is no change in oxidation
state of H.

5. The composition of a sample of wustite is Fe0.93O. What percentage of iron is preent in the form
of Fe III?

6. Identify the substane acting as oxidant or reductant reduced if any in the following
ii) BaCl2 + Na2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2NaCl
ii) 3I2 + 6NaOH → NaIO3 + 5NaI + 3H2O

7. Arrange the following in order of:

a) Increasing oxidation no.: MnCl2, MnO2, Mn(OH)3, KMnO4
b) Decreasing oxidation no.: HXO4, HXO3, HXO2, HXO
c) Increasing oxidation no.: I2, HI, HIO4, ICl

8. Which of the following are oxidants and which are reductants? Justify your answer with half
equations.
Fe3+, SO3, NO3– , I– , Na

9. HNO3 acts only as oxidant whereas, HNO2 acts as reductant and oxidant both. Explain?

10. Indicate in each reaction which of the reactant is oxidizd or reduced if any:
i) CuSO4 + 4KI → 2CuI + I2 + 2K2SO4
ii) 2Na2S + 4HCl + SO2 → 4NaCl + 3S + 2H2O
iii) 2NaBr + Cl → 2NaCl + Br2
iv) NH4NO2  ∆
→ N2 + 2H2O
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LEVEL - 2
11. Find the oxidation number of bold lettered atoms :
(a) N in NH3, NH2OH, NaN3, NH4NO2
(b) Cl in Cl2, HOCl, Cl2O, ClO2, KClO3, Cl2O7
12. Determine the oxidation number of bold lettered atoms in the following :
(a) 8 KClO3 + 24 HCl → 8 KCl + 12 H2O + 9Cl2 + 6ClO2
(b) 3I2 + 6NaOH → NaIO3 + 5NaI + 3H2O
13. Find the oxidation number of bold lettered atoms :
(a) SnS3–2 (b) S2O3–2 (c) S2O7–2 (d) NH4+
– –4
(e) ClO2 (f) P2O7 (g) O2–2 (h) C2O4–2
(i) Cr2O7–2 (j) MnO4– (k) Be3N2 (l) Na3Fe(CN)5NO
(m) KCrO3.Cl (n) F2H2 (o) Co(NH3)6+3 (p) CuH
(q) O2F2

14. Oxidation number of iodine varies from-

(A) –1 to +1 (B) –1 to +7 (C) +3 to +5 (D) –1 to +5

15. Phosphorous has the oxidation state of +3 in –

(A) Phosphorus acid (H3PO 3) (B) Ortho phosphoric acid (H3PO 4)
(C) Meta phosphoric acid (HPO 3) (D) Pyro phosphoric acid (H4P2O 7)
16. Which statement is wrong-
(A) Oxidation number of oxygen is +1 in peroxides
(B) Oxidation number of oxygen is +2 in oxygen difluoride
1
(C) Oxidation number of oxygen is − in superoxides
2
(D) Oxidation number of oxygen is –2 in most of is compound

17. The oxidation number and covalency of sulphur in the sulphur molecule (S8) are respectively-
(A) 0 and 2 (B) +6 and 8 (C) 0 and 8 (D) +6 and 2
no of electron shared during bond formation
18. 3H3PO2 PH3 + 2H3PO3 . In this reaction :
(A) H3PO2 undergoes disproportionation (B) H3PO2 undergoes oxidation
(C) H3PO2 undergoes reduction (D) None of the above

19. Which among the following are examples of autoredox reactions?

(A) P4 + OH– → H2PO4– + PH3 (B) S2O32– → SO42– + S
(C) H2O2 → H2O + O2 (D) AgCl + NH3 → [Ag(NH3)2]Cl

20. The reaction, 3ClO– (aq) → ClO3– (aq) + 2Cl–(aq) is an example of

(A) oxidation reaction (B) reduction reaction
(C) disproportion reaction (D) decomposition reaction
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ANSWER KEY - 1
LEVEL - 1
1 (a) (+6) (b) (+2) (c) (+8) (d) (+2)
(e) (+6) (f) (+8/3) (g) (–2) (h) (+2)
(i) (+7)
2 (a) (+8) (b) (+4/3) (c) (+2) (d) (+5)
3. +8/3 , +3 , +2
4. a = +3
5. 15.05%
6. i) None is oxidant or reductant
ii) I2 acts as oxidatn and reducatnt both
7. a) MnCl2 < Mn(OH)3 < MnO2 < KMnO4
b) HXO4 > HXO3 > HXO2 > HXO
c) HI < I 2 < ICl < HIO4
8. Oxidants: Fe3+, NO3– , SO3
Fe3+ + 3e → Fe
N5+ + 2e → N3+
S6+ + 2e → S 4+
Reductants : I– , Na
Na → Na+ + e
2I– → I 2 + 2e
9. HNO3: Ox. no. of N is + 5 in HNO3
Maximum ox. no. of N is + 5
Minimum ox. no. of N is –3
Thus, ox. no. of N in HNO3 is maximum and it can decrease only.
That is why HNO3 acts as oxidant only.
HNO2 : Ox. no. of N is + 3 in HNO2
Maximum ox. no. of N is +5
Minimukm ox. no. of N is –3
Thus, ox. no. of N (in HNO2) can show an increae or decrease as the cae may be. That is why
HNO2 acts as oxidant and reductant both.
10. Oxidized : KI, Na2S, NaBr, NH4+
Reduced : CuSO4, SO2, Cl2, NO2–

LEVEL - 2
11. (a) [–3, –1, –1/3, –3, +3]
(b) [0, +1, +1, +4, +5, +7]
12. (a) [+5, –1, 0, +4] (b) [0, +5, –1]
13. (a) (+4) (b) (+2) (c) (+6) (d) (–3)
(e) (+3) (f) (+5) (g) (–1) (h) (+3)
(i) (+6) (j) (+7) (k) (+2) (l) (+1)
(m) (+6) (n) (–1) (o) (+3) (p) (+1)
(q) (+1)
14. B 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. ABC 19. ABC 20. C